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Pistis Sophia 57

Wisdom of Faith

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Hearken unto me singing praises unto thee, O Light of lights. Hearken unto me uttering the repentance for the thirteenth aeon, the region out of which I have come down, in order that the thirteenth repentance of the thirteenth aeon may be accomplished,--those aeons which I have overstepped and out of which I have come down.

2Now, therefore, O Light of lights, hearken unto me singing praises unto thee in the thirteenth aeon, my region out of which I have come down.

3Save me, O Light, in thy great mystery and forgive my transgression in thy forgiveness.

4And give unto me the baptism and forgive my sins and purify me from my transgression.

5And my transgression is the lion-faced power, which will never be hidden from thee; for because of it have I gone down.

6Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy great grace; according to the fulness of thy mercy blot out my sin.

7Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity.

8And may my sin be ever present to thee,

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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