Pistis Sophia 24

1E sucedeu que, quando Jesus acabou de proferir estas palavras aos seus discípulos, Maria, a formosa no seu falar e a bem-aventurada, veio à frente, prostrou-se aos pés de Jesus e disse: "Senhor meu, permite-me que fale diante de ti, e não te indignes contra mim, se amiúde te inquieto com as minhas perguntas."

1Mary questioneth him again. It came to pass then, when Jesus had finished saying these words unto his disciples, that Mary, the fair in her discourse and the blessed one, came forward, fell at the feet of Jesus and said: "My Lord, suffer me that I speak before thee, and be not wroth with me, if oft I give thee trouble questioning thee."

2O Salvador, cheio de compaixão, respondeu e disse a Maria: "Profere a palavra que quiseres, e eu ta revelarei com toda a franqueza." Respondeu Maria e disse a Jesus: "Senhor meu, de que modo as almas se detiveram aqui fora, e de que maneira serão elas purificadas com presteza?"

2The Saviour, full of compassion, answered and said unto Mary: "Speak the word which thou willest, and I will reveal it to thee in all openness." Mary answered and said unto Jesus: "My Lord, in what way will the souls have delayed themselves here outside, and in what type will they be quickly purified?"