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Pistis Sophia 115

Wisdom of Faith

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Mary Magdalene started forward and said: "My Lord, if a soul hath fallen into the dungeons of the dragon of the outer darkness, is there any way of salvation for it, or will it be destroyed for ever?"

2The Saviour answered and said unto Mary: "If a soul is in the dragon of the outer darkness, and if its brethren or kinsmen who are in the body accomplish the third mystery of the Ineffable on its behalf,

3"Then will the receivers hasten and snatch that soul out of the mouth of the dragon of the outer darkness, and they will bring it before the Virgin of Light.

4"And the Virgin of Light will seal it with the higher seal and cast it into a righteous body which will find the mysteries of the Light and inherit the Light-kingdom."

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About Pistis Sophia

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. English text: Pistis Sophia (London: J. M. Watkins), G. R. S. Mead, 1921 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

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