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Pistis Sophia

G R S Mead

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1. Page 69. n heads. And she is trampling upon the power of face of lion, with the face of dragon
2. Page 70. But these while the First Mystery is saying unto the disciples, he answered saying, U
3. Page 70. l cry up unto me, and I, I shall hear him, I am with him in his affliction, and I sha
4. Page 70. f light prophesied by David, The truth will surround thee as armour (a weapon, MS), t
5. Page 70. cause it came out of the Chaos, namely, the night, and it came out of the twelve Aeon
6. Page 70. ith them, they fell upon one another in the Chaos, but she saw [135b] also their reco
7. Page 70. the word that when the Pistis Sophia came, coming up from the Chaos, she trampled upo
8. Page 74. It happened therefore, the First [137a] Mystery having heard these words said he: Wel
9. Page 74. eliver at every time. This is the Repentance which said the Pistis Sophia, she having
10. Page 74. t me. And I was justified in thy kindness, because thy rest becometh ever unto age of
11. Page 74. heavy with them [141a]. And the word also which thy power said, And became to me a po
12. Page 74. h were oppressing me. And the word which thy power of light said by Solomon, And I wa
13. Page 77. It happened therefore, the First Mystery having heard Thomas saying these words, said
14. Page 77. f the light of the Height. And thou directedst the way for them. And the light of thy
15. Page 77. [144b] This again is the second hymn which said the Pistis Sophia. He who understande
16. Page 77. ildest thy richness on them, and they became a dwelling being holy. This therefore, m
17. Page 77. gh my hands. And thou settest me up upon his matter, thou destroyedst him that his se
18. Page 77. vest to them a light of life from thy Height. And the word which thy power said, Thy
19. Page 80. It happened therefore, the First Mystery having heard these words, saying them Mathai
20. Page 80. It happened therefore, the First Mystery having finished saying these words unto the
21. Page 80. mourning for me unto joy, he rent asunder my sackcloth he girded me with gladness. Bu
22. Page 81. [152a] Came again forward Maria, said she, My Lord, concerning these words with which
23. Page 81. arkness below of all the matter. And he brought me up, he put me in an Aeon being exa
24. Page 81. the Adamas the tyrant, that thou ceasedst being with me, and to know that becometh no
25. Page 81. aid I to her, Whenever thou wilt see the gate of the Treasury of the great Light, thi
26. Page 81. Now therefore whenever they should oppress thee at that time, hymn up unto the Light,
27. Page 85. But he added also, said he to them, But it happened also [158a] after all these (thin
28. Page 85. And he fashioned a Place of darkness in his Place, that he should oppress the Sophia
29. Page 85. take away my light from me, all these [160b] Rulers who persecute me, and they shall
30. Page 86. It happened therefore, the First Mystery having heard these words, saying them Iakkob
31. Page 86. ich fashioned the Adamas, she feared and she cried up unto the Light saying, O Light,
32. Page 87. Came also forward Martha, said she, My Lord, I am sober [163b] in my spirit, and I un
33. Page 88. Added again in the word Jesus, said he to his disciples, It happened therefore after
34. Page 88. dwelling. I shall manifest to thee, O Light, because thou deliveredst me, and (for) t
35. Page 88. h I did with her, and wishing for them to know that I went unto the World of the mank
36. Page 88. eir necessity, he brought them out of the darkness with the shadow of the death, and
37. Page 91. It happened therefore, Jesus having heard these words, saying them Philippos, said he
38. Page 91. Now therefore, my Lord, be not angry with me, but reveal to me the word about which I
39. Page 91. to you another time. And there is not any light in this World being preferable unto t
40. Page 91. t greatly greatly, with the great size which it is great(er) than it greatly. And whe
41. Page 91. with you, from the great distance which the Place of those of the Right (hand) are di
42. Page 94. It happened therefore, Jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples, s
43. Page 94. nswered Jesus, said he to Maria, Fairly, however, at least thou seekest after everyth
44. Page 94. in the Inheritances of the Light. And the fifth [sic] Saviour of the fifth Voice of t
45. Page 94. y of the First Mystery in the Inheritances of the Light. And the seven (seventh, MS)
46. Page 94. t of the pure light choice greatly of the third Tree with the fourth in the Treasury
47. Page 97. These therefore, all which I said to you will not happen in this time, but they are a
48. Page 97. their seal of their mysteries, and all (will) make their entry, and go unto the Place
49. Page 98. It happened therefore, Jesus having finished saying these words sprang [184a] up Mari
50. Page 99. It happened therefore also after all these words, added Jesus in the word, said he to
51. Page 99. ord, be not angry with me seeking after every thing in an exactness with a certainty,
52. Page 99. is being distant from him greatly greatly in a great (amount) immeasurable by the Ang
53. Page 99. of the Light. Because of this therefore I said unto you once. The Place (in) which yo
54. Page 101. But answered Jesus in great mercy, said he to Iohannes, Thou also, the happy Iohannes
55. Page 101. even unto it, and he will become having the authority to move about in all the arrays
56. Page 101. fable. And he who received the absolute Mystery of the First Mystery of the Ineffable
57. Page 101. ce of the Inheritances of the Light. And that Mystery indeed is that which [192b] kno
58. Page 103. And that Mystery is that which knoweth because of what the Judgments of the Punishmen
59. Page 103. which knoweth because of what the Obedience became, and because of what the Disregard
60. Page 104. It happened therefore, Jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples th
61. Page 104. that which knoweth because of what became the Grass, namely, the Vegetables. And beca
62. Page 104. e over it. And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what the earth dr
63. Page 104. the tyrant Aeons, and because of what became the Rulers who repented. And that Myster
64. Page 107. And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Partners, an
65. Page 107. Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what became the Gate of the life, and
66. Page 108. Added Jesus, said he to his disciples, Yet my disciples, be sober and let each one (a
67. Page 109. It happened therefore, Jesus having heard these words which said Maria, he knew that
68. Page 109. Amen I say to you, That Mystery is fit to understand more than all the Mysteries: and
69. Page 109. e numbering of the Boundless Uncontainable (ones), and because of what he proceeded o
70. Page 109. Fatherless (ones). And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what desp
71. Page 111. And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves al
72. Page 111. e First Mystery, and because of what those Uncontainable (ones) with those Boundless
73. Page 111. eded out of the Fatherless (ones). And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth beca
74. Page 111. them, these which will contain the Place (coptic) of the First Mystery, and with thos
75. Page 111. ast limb of the Ineffable, because that mystery is all their setting up. And that mys
76. Page 111. eivers, and they will not know what is the road in which it will go, because that it
77. Page 111. th all the Gods, and he will be exalted over them all. He is a man being upon the Wor
78. Page 111. ith the five Trees, with the three Amens, with the nine Guards, and ruling over the c
79. Page 116. These therefore I am saying them unto you, I am knowing that I shall give to you the
80. Page 116. These therefore having said them the Saviour, sprang up Maria the Magdalene, said she
81. Page 116. he is going to inherit the Places which are exalted. And each will remain in his Plac
82. Page 117. Now therefore also hear that I may speak with you concerning the glory of those who w
83. Page 117. within, and they will reign over all the Places of the twelve Saviours, so that those
84. Page 118. It happened, Jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples, came forwar
85. Page 118. d pass (i.e. the soul) through every Place of the Rulers with all the Place of the Li
86. Page 118. it (close) to the Virgin of the Light, the Virgin will see the sign of the mystery of
87. Page 120. The third [222b] Mystery also of that Ineffable, the man indeed who will complete tha
88. Page 120. o the kingdom of that mystery, and those three mysteries are equal with one another,
89. Page 121. The Place therefore unto which each will receive mystery in the Space of the Ineffabl
90. Page 122. It happened, Jesus having finished saying these words unto his disciples, came forwar
91. Page 123. These only are the lots of the kingdom of the first Space of the Ineffable, those who
92. Page 123. The remainder therefore of the Mysteries which are lower ye need them not, but ye wil
93. Page 124. Answered the Saviour, said he to him, Seek after that which thou [228b] wishedst, and
94. Page 124. n according to the arrangement of the one only, the Ineffable. And they, they did not
95. Page 124. rified, but the race of the mankind, they (are) those who need them, because that the
96. Page 126. Now therefore, thou also, Andreas with all thy brothers, thy fellow-disciples, concer
97. Page 127. THE THIRD DOCUMENT A PART OF THE BOOKS OF THE SAVIOUR [The Interposed Fragment]
98. Page 127. [233b] and those who are worthy of the Mysteries which dwell in the Ineffable, namely
99. Page 127. equal unto them. He who found also the words of the mysteries, these which I wrote to
100. Page 128. [235a] Continued also Jesus in the word, said he to his disciples, Whenever I should