Pistis Sophia quotes

… being of different kinds, and it was being of different types (reaching) from below to above, one being more excellent than one at a time in a great glory of light immeasurable, it was reaching from below on the earth even up to the heavens.

And the disciples having seen that light, they became in great fear and in great disturbance.

It happened therefore when the power of that light came upon Jesus, it surrounded him entirely (by) little (and) little. Then Jesus mounted up, or flew, unto the Height having enlightened greatly greatly in light for which there is not measure.

It happened therefore, Jesus having heard Mariham saying [53a] these words, said he to her,

Well (done) Mariham the happy, the Pleroma, or the all-blessed of Pleroma, this (woman) whom they will call happy in every generation.

Added also Jesus in the word, said he, Added also the Pistis Sophia she hymned in a second Repentance saying thus, O Light of the Lights I believed thee, leave me not in the darkness even unto the completion of my time, help me and …

And Jesus helped Martha, he said he to her,

Happy is every man who is wont to humble himself, because he is he on whom they will have mercy.

Now therefore Martha thou art happy. Nevertheless therefore utter the explanation of the meaning of the repentance of the Pistis Sophia.

because they shall call you the perfect (ones) who are completed with every Pleroma.

Amen, amen I say to you, The Place in which I shall become in the kingdom of my Father ye also shall become there with me.

And if should be fulfilled the perfect number for the Confusion to be dissolved, I shall command that they shall bring all the tyrant Gods these who gave not the purification of their light.

But these having said them, said he to them, Understand ye in what manner I am speaking with you? Sprang up again Mariham, said she, Yea, O Lord, This is that which thou saidst to us once,

The last (ones) will be first, and the first (will) be last.

The first (ones) therefore (are those) whom they fashioned before us, the Invisibles. Since they it is, who became before the mankind, they with the Rulers, and the men who will receive mysteries, will be first (before) them in unto the kingdom of the heavens.

[213a] He is a man being upon the World, but he excelleth all the Tyrants, and he will be exalted over them all. He is a man being upon the World, but he excelleth all the Lords, and he will be exalted over them all.

He is a man being upon the World, but he excelleth all the Gods, and he will be exalted over them all.

He is a man being upon the World, but he excelleth all the luminaries (phoster), and he will be exalted over them all.

but the race of the mankind, they are those who need them, because material dregs they are. Because of this therefore, preach to all the race of the mankind,

Desist not from seeking in the day with the night, even until ye should find the mysteries of purification.

And say to the race of the mankind, Renounce all the World with all the matter which is in it:

They prostrated all one after (upon, MS) another at the feet of Jesus, they cried out, they wept, they besought the Saviour, saying, O Lord, forgive the sin of the ignorance of our brother.

Answered the Saviour, said he, I forgive and I shall forgive.

Because of this therefore dispatched me the First Mystery for me to forgive the sins of everyone.

They prostrated all one after (upon, MS) another at the feet of Jesus, they cried out, they wept, they besought the Saviour, saying, O Lord, forgive the sin of the ignorance of our brother. Answered the Saviour, said he, I forgive and I shall forgive.

Because of this therefore dispatched me the First Mystery for me to forgive the sins of everyone.

[Half this last line is ornament: more ornament follows, and the title of the Third Document finishes the column.]

Say unto them, Do love of man, and be worthy of the mysteries of the Light, and go unto the Height of the kingdom of the Light.

Say unto them, Be meek and receive the mysteries of the Light, and go unto the Height unto the kingdom of the Light.

Say unto them, Be peaceable and receive the mysteries of the Light, and go unto the Height unto the kingdom of the Light.

Because of the word which thou saidst unto us once saying,

Good is the salt, whenever the salt insipid becometh in what are they about to salt it?

[278b] It is not wont to be profitable unto dunghill nor unto the land, but they are wont to cast it out, namely, happy is every soul who will receive from the mysteries of the Ineffable, but whenever they should transgress once, they are not …

Because of this therefore I hid not it, but I cried out plainly, and I separated not the sinners: but I cried out, and I said unto all men the sinners with the righteous (ones), saying,

Seek that ye may find, knock that they may open to you: for every one who seeketh in truth will find, and he who knocketh they will open to him.

For I said unto every man that they should seek after the mysteries of the kingdom of the Light, these which will purify them and make them pure (Light), and they (will) take them unto the Light.

The spirit also is drawing in front of every soul, taking them [332a] unto the Place of the Light. Because of this I said to you,

I came to cast a fire upon the earth, which is this, that I came to purify the sins of all the World in fire.

And because of this I said to the Samaritan woman, Thou wast not knowing the free-gift of God, and who it is who saith to thee, Give me that I may drink:

And happened the sign which Jesus said. Said Jesus toward his disciples,

Rejoice and be glad; because they forgave your sins, they blotted out your unlawfulness

[335a] and ye were numbered in unto the kingdom of my Father.