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Pistis Sophia 71

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And Jesus continued again in the discourse and said unto his disciples: It came to pass then, when Pistis Sophia had finished saying these words, that the time was fulfilled that she should be led out of the chaos. And of myself, without the First Mystery, I dispatched out of myself a light-power, and I sent it down to the chaos, that it might lead Pistis Sophia forth from the deep regions of the chaos, and lead her to the higher regions of the chaos, until the command should come from the First Mystery that she should be led entirely forth out of the chaos.

2And my light-power led Pistis Sophia up to the higher regions of the chaos. It came to pass then, when the emanations of Self-willed had noticed that Pistis Sophia was being led forth into the higher regions of the chaos, that they also ran after her upwards, desiring to bring her again into the lower regions. And my light-power, which I had sent to lead Sophia up out of the chaos, was shining most exceedingly.

3It came to pass then, when the emanations of Self-willed ran after Sophia, when she had been led into the higher regions of the chaos, that she again sang praises and cried out unto me, saying:

4I will sing praises unto thee, O Light, for I have desired to come unto thee. I will sing thee praises, O Light, for thou art my deliverer.

5Leave me not in the chaos. Save me, O Light of the Height, for it is thou that I have praised.

6Thou hast sent me thy light through thyself and hast saved me. Thou hast led me to the higher regions of the chaos.

7Let the emanations of Self-willed which pursue after me, fall down into the lower regions of the chaos, and let them not come to the higher regions of the chaos to see me.

8And let great darkness cover them and let a gloom come over them. And let them not see me in the light of thy power, which thou hast sent unto me to save me, that they may not again get dominion over me.

9And let not the counsel which they have counselled, to take away my power, hold good for them. And as they have spoken of me, to take away my light, take rather from them their own instead of mine.

10For they have counselled to take away my light, and have not been able to take it, for thy light-power was with me.

11Because they have counselled without thy commandment, O Light, therefore have they not been able to take away my light.

12Because I have had faith in the Light, I shall not be afraid; and the Light is my deliverer and I shall not fear.

13Now, therefore, let him whose power is exalted, come forward and say the solution of the words which Pistis Sophia hath uttered.

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Source: Pistis Sophia (London: J. M. Watkins), G. R. S. Mead (1921) · public domain