*' ' 8. The Lord is gracious and sincere; there- fore will he instruct sinners in the way.
'' * 9. He will guide the tender-hearted | in the 8i. judgment and will teach the tender-hearted his ways.
'' ' 10. All the ways of the Lord are grace and truth for them who seek his righteousness and his testimonies.
68 PISTIS SOPHIA ** ' 11. For thy name's sake, 0 Lord, forgive me my sin, [for] it is exceedingly great.
" ' 12. Who is the man who feareth the Lord? For him will he establish laws in the way which he hath chosen.
" ' 13. His soul will abide in good things and his seed will inherit the land.
" * 14. The Lord is the strength of them who fear him; and the name of the Lord belongeth to them who fear him, to make known unto them his covenant.
'' ' 15. Mine eyes are raised ever unto the Lord, for he will draw my feet out of the snare.
** ' 16. Look down upon me and be gracious unto me, for I am an only-begotten; I am wretched.
'* ' 17. The afflictions of my heart have in- creased; bring me out of my necessities.
'' * 18. Look upon my abasement and my woe, and forgive me all my sins.
*' ' 19. Look upon mine enemies, how they have increased themselves and hated me with unjust hatred.
'* ' 20. Preserve my soul and save me; let me 82. not I be put to shame, for I have hoped on thee.
*' ' 21. The simple and sincere have joined themselves to me, for I have waited on thee, 0 Lord.
'' * 22. 0 God, deliver Israel from all his afflictions.' " Jesus com- And when Jesus had heard the words of Thomas, he said unto him: '' Well said, Thomas, and finely. This is the solution of the seventh repen- tance of Pistis Sophia. Amen, amen, I say unto mendeth Thomas.
FIRST BOOK 69 you: All generations of the world shall bless you on earth, because I have revealed this unto you and ye have received of my spirit and have become understanding and spiritual, under- standing what I say. And hereafter will I fill you full with the whole light and the whole power of the spirit, so that ye may understand from now on all which shall be said unto you and which ye shall see. Yet a little while and I will speak with you concerning the height without within and within without."
Jesus continued again in the discourse and said chap. 47. unto his disciples: '* It came to pass then, when Jfsusiead- ^ ■•■ ' eth Sophia Pistis Sophia had uttered the seventh repentance to a less in the chaos, that the commandment through region, but the First Mystery had not come to me | to save ^^^^and^° her and lead her up out of the chaos. Neverthe- mentof tho ^ First Mysless of myself out of compassion without com- tery. mandment I led her into a somewhat spacious ^^ region in the chaos. And when the material emanations of Self-willed had noticed that she had been led into a somewhat spacious region in the chaos, they ceased a little to oppress her, for they thought that she would be led up out of the chaos altogether. When this then took place, Pistis Sophia did not know that I was her helper; nor did she know me at all, but she continued and persisted withal singing praises to the Light of the Treasury, which she had seen aforetime and on which she had had faith, and she thought that it [sc. the Light] also was her helper and it was the same to which she had sung praises, thinking it was the Light in truth. But as indeed she had had faith in the Light which belongeth to the Treasury in truth, therefore will she be led up out 70 PISTIS SOPHIA The emana. tions of SeH-wiUed cease for a time to oppress Sophia.
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The eighth repentance of Sophia.
of the chaos and her repentance will be accepted from her. But the commandment of the First Mystery was not yet accomplished to accept her repentance from her. But hearken now in order that I may tell you all things which befell Pistis Sophia.
*' It came to pass, when I had led her unto a somewhat spacious region in the chaos, that the emanations of Self-willed ceased entirely to oppress her, thinking that she would be led up out of the chaos altogether. It came to pass then, when | the emanations of Self-willed had noticed that Pistis Sophia had not been led up out the chaos, that they turned about again all to- gether, oppressing her vehemently. Because of this then she uttered the eighth repentance, because they had not ceased to oppress her, and had turned about to oppress her to the utmost. She uttered this repentance, saying thus: *' ' 1. On thee, 0 Light, have I hoped. Leave me not in the chaos; deliver me and save me according to thy gnosis.
" ' 2. Give heed unto me and save me. Be unto me a saviour, 0 Light, and save me and lead me unto thy light.
'* * 3. For thou art my saviour and wilt lead me unto thee. And because of the mystery of thy name lead me and give me thy mystery.
*' ' 4. And thou wilt save me from this lion- faced power, which they have laid as a snare for me, for thou art my saviour.
** * 5. And in thy hands will I lay the purifi- cation of my light; thou hast saved me, 0 Light, according to thy gnosis.
*' ' 6. Thou art become wroth with them who FIRST BOOK 71 keep watch over me and will not be able to lay- hold of me utterly. But I have had faith in the Light.
*' ' 7. I will rejoice and will sing praises that thou hast had mercy upon me and hast heeded and saved me from the oppression in which I was. And thou wilt set free my power out of the chaos.
** ' 8. And thou hast not left me in the hand of the lion-faced power; but thou hast led me into a region which is not oppressed.' " When then Jesus had said this unto his dis- chap. 48. ciples, he answered again and said unto them: ^^LTf^^^" *' It came to pass then, when the lion-faced Seif-wiued power had noticed that ristis bopma had not again, been led up altogether out of the chaos, | that it 85. came again with all the other material emanations of Self-willed, and they oppressed Pistis Sophia again. It came to pass then, when they oppressed her, that she cried out in the same repentance, saying: *' ' 9. Have mercy upon me, 0 Light, for they She conhave oppressed me agam. Because ot tny com- repentance, mandment, the light in me is distracted and my power and my understanding.
** * 10. My power hath begun to wane whiles I am in these afflictions, and the number of my time whiles I am in the chaos. My light is diminished, for they have taken away my power from me, and all the powers in me are tossed about.
** ' 11. I am become powerless in the presence of all the rulers of the seons, who hate me, and in the presence of the four-and-twenty emanations, in whose region I was. And my brother, my 72 PISTIS SOPHIA pair, was afraid to help me, because of that in which they have set me.
** ' 12. And all the rulers of the height have counted me as matter in which is no light. I am become as a material power which hath fallen out of the rulers, '' ' 13. And all who are in the aeons said: She hath become chaos. And thereafter all the pitiless powers encompassed me together and proposed to take away the whole light in me.
" ' 14. But I have trusted in thee, 0 Light, and said: Thou art my saviour.
" ' 15. And my commandment, which thou hast decreed for me, is in thy hands. Save me out of the hands of the emanations of Self-willed, which oppress me and persecute me.
'* * 16. Send thy light over me, for I am as 86. naught before thee, | and save me according to thy compassion.
** * 17. Let me not be despised, for I have sung praises unto thee, 0 Light. Let chaos cover the emanations of Self-willed, let them be led down into the darkness.
** ' 18. Let the mouth of them be shut up, who would devour me with guile, who say: Let us take the whole light in her, — although I have done them no ill.' " CHAP. 49. And when Jesus had spoken this, Matthew came forward and said: " My Lord, thy spirit hath stirred me and thy light hath made me sober to proclaim this eighth repentance of Pistis Sophia. For thy power hath prophesied thereof afore- time through David in the thirtieth Psalm, saying: *' * 1, On thee, 0 Lord, have I hoped. Let FIRST BOOK 73 me never be put to shame; save me according Matthew in- ,., • 1, terpreteth to thy righteousness. the eighth '''2. IncKne thine ear unto me, save nie [^P^^^p^^^^ quickly. Be thou unto me a protecting God and ^xx. a house of refuge to save me.
'' * 3. For thou art my support and my refuge; for thy name's sake thou wilt guide me and feed me.
*' ' 4. And thou wilt draw me out of this snare, which they have laid privily for me; for thou art my protection.
** * 5. Into thy hands I will render my spirit; I thou hast redeemed me, 0 Lord, God of Truth. 87.
** * 6. Thou hast hated them who hold to vain emptiness; but I have trusted.
*' * 7. And I shall rejoice because of my Lord and make merry over thy grace. For thou hast looked down upon my humbleness and saved my soul out of my necessities.
** ' 8. And thou hast not shut me up in the hands of my foes; thou hast set my feet on a broad space.
'* * 9. Be gracious unto me, 0 Lord, for I am afflicted; my eye is distracted in the wrath and my soul and my body.
'' ' 10. For my years have wasted away in sad- ness and my life is wasted in sighing. My power is enfeebled in misery and my bones are distracted.
*' ' 11. I am become a mockery for all my foes and my neighbours. | I am become a fright 88. for my acquaintances, and they who saw me, are fled away from me.
'* * 12. I am forgotten in their heart as a corpse, and I have become as a ruined vessel.
'* ' 13. For I have heard the scorn of many who 74 PISTIS SOPHIA CHAP. 50.
Jesus com- mendeth Matthew and pro- miseth his disciples that they shall sit on thrones with him.
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Mary inter- preteth the words of Jesus.
encompass me round about. Massing themselves together against me, they took counsel to take away my soul from me.
" ' 14. But I have trusted in thee, 0 Lord. I said: Thou art my God.
** ' 15. My lots are in thy hands. Save me from the hand of my foes and free me from my persecutors.
" * 16. Eeveal thy face over thy slave, and free me according to thy grace, 0 Lord.
*' ' 17. Let me not be put to shame, for I have cried unto thee. Let the impious be put to shame and turn towards hell.
*' * 18. Let the crafty lips be struck dumb, which allege iniquity against the righteous in pride and scorn.' " And when Jesus had heard these words, he said: *' Finely [said], Matthew. Now, therefore, amen, I say unto | you: When the perfect number is completed and the universe is raised hence, I will take my seat in the Treasury of the Light, and ye yourselves will sit on twelve light-powers, until we have restored all the orders of the twelve saviours to the region of the inheritances of every one of them."
And when he had said this, he said: " Under- stand ye what I say? " Mary came forward and said: "0 Lord, concerning this matter thou hast said to us aforetime in similitude: ' Ye have awaited with me in the trials, and I will bequeath unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath bequeathed it unto me, that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on twelve thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.' " FIRST BOOK 75 FIRST BOOK 75 He said unto her: " Well said, Mary." Jesus continued again and said unto his dis- ciples: "It came to pass then thereafter, when the emanations of Self-willed oppressed Pistis Sophia in the chaos, that she uttered the ninth repentance, saying: '''1. 0 Light, smite down them who have The ninth taken away my power irom me, and take away of Sophia. the power from them who have taken away mine from me.
" * 2. For I am thy power and thy light. I Come and save me. ^^• *' * 3. Let great darkness cover my oppressors. Say unto my power: I am he who will save thee.
" ' 4. Let all those who would take away my light from me utterly, lack their power. Let them face about unto the chaos and become powerless, who would take away my light from me utterly.
" ' 5. Let their power be as dust, and let Yew, thy angel, smite them.
" * 6. And if they would go into the height, let darkness seize upon them and let them slip down and turn to the chaos. And let thy angel Yew pursue them and cast them down into the darkness below.
** ' 7. For they have set a lion-faced power as a trap for me, although I have done them no ill, from which its light will be taken; and they have oppressed the power in me, which they will not be able to take away.
'* ' 8. Now, therefore, 0 Light, take away the purification from the lion-faced power without its knowing it, — the thought which Self-willed hath 76 PISTIS SOPHIA thought, to take away my hght; take away his own and let the hght be taken away from the hon-faced power, which set the trap for me.
** * 9. But my power will exult in the Light and rejoice that he will save it.
'' ' 10. And all the portions of my power shall say: There is no saviour but thee. For thou wilt save me out of the hand of the lion-faced power, which hath taken away my power from me, and thou savest me out of the hands of them who have taken away my power and my light from me.
** * 11. For they have risen up against me, 91. lying against me and saying | that I know the mystery of the- Light which is in the height, [the Light] in which I have had faith. And they have constrained me, [saying:] Tell unto us the mystery of the Light in the height, — that which I know not.
" ' 12. And they have requited me with all this ill because I have had faith in the Light of the height; and they have made my power hghtless.
*' ' 13. But when they constrained me, I sat in the darkness, my soul bowed down in mourning.
'' ' 14. And do thou, 0 Light — for that reason sing I praise to thee — save me. I know that thou wilt save me because I fulfilled thy will ever since I was in my seon. I fulfilled thy will, as the invisibles who are in my region, and as my pair. And I mourned, looking unceasingly and searching for the Light.
'' ' 15. Now, therefore, have all the emanations of Self-willed surrounded me and rejoiced over me and sore oppressed me without my knowing FIUS^ BOOK 77 [them]. And they have fled away and ceased from me but have had no pity upon me.
*' * 16. They have returned again and made trial of me and they have oppressed me in great oppression and ground their teeth against me, desiring to take away my hght from me utterly.
" ' 17. How long, therefore, 0 Light, dost thou suffer them, that they oppress me? Save my power from their evil thoughts and save me from the hand of the lion-faced power; for I alone of the invisibles am in this region.
*' ' 18. I will sing praises unto thee, 0 Light, I in the midst of all who are gathered together 92. against me, and I will cry unto thee in the midst of all who oppress me.
*' ' 19. Now, therefore, 0 Light, let not them who hate me and desire to take away my power from me, rejoice over me — who hate me and flash their eyes against me, though I have not done anything unto them.
*' ' 20. For indeed they have fawned upon me with sweet words, asking me concerning the mysteries of the Light which I know not, and have craftily spoken against me and been enraged against me, because I have had faith in the Light in the height.
'' ' 21. They have opened their chops against me and said: Well indeed, we will take from her her light.
'' ' 22. Now, therefore, 0 Light, thou hast known their guile; suffer them not and let not thy help be far from me.
" ' 23. Quickly, 0 Light, vindicate and avenge me, " ' 24. And give judgment on me according 78 PISTIS SOPHIA 93.
CHAP. 51.
James in- terpreteth the ninth repentance from Psalm xxxiv.
to thy goodness. Now, therefore, 0 Light of hghts, let them not take away my hght from me, 25. And let them not say in their heart: Our power is glutted with her light. And let them not say: We have consumed her power.
'* ' 26. But rather let darkness come upon them, and let those who long to take away my light from me, become powerless, and let them be clothed with chaos and darkness, who say there: We will take away her light and her power.
" ' 27. Now, therefore, save me that I may rejoice, for I long for the thirteenth aeon, the region of Eighteousness, and | I shall say ever- more: May the light of thy angel Yew shine more and more.
*' * 28. And my tongue will sing praises to thee in thy gnosis my whole time in the thirteenth 8eon.' " It came to pass, when Jesus had finished saying these words unto his disciples, that he said unto them: '' Who is sober among you, let him pro- claim their solution."
James came forward, kissed the breast of Jesus and said: '' My Lord, thy spirit hath sobered me, and I am ready to proclaim their solution. Concerning them indeed thy power hath pro- phesied aforetime through David in the thirty- fourth Psalm, saying thus concerning the ninth repentance of Pistis Sophia: " ' 1. Give sentence, 0 Lord, on them who do me injustice, and fight against them who fight against me.
" ' 2. Lay hand on weapon and shield and stand up to help me.
FIRST BOOK 79 *' * 3. Draw forth a sword and conceal it [sic] from my oppressors. Say unto my soul: I am thy salvation.
" * 4. Let them be put to shame and abashed who strive after my soul; let them fall back and be put to shame who imagine evil against me.
" * 5. Let them be as chaff | before the wind, 94< and let the angel of the Lord pursue after them.
*' ' 6. Let their way be darkness and slippery, and let the angel of the Lord oppress them.
** * 7. For without cause have they hid a snare for me for their own spoiling, and they have mocked at my soul in vain.
*' ' 8. Let a snare come upon them which they know not, and let the net which they have hid for me, catch them, and let them fall into this snare.
*' ' 9. But my soul will exult in the Lord and rejoice in its salvation.
*' ' 10. All my bones shall say: 0 Lord, who can be like unto thee? — thou who settest free the wretched from the hand | of him who is 95. stronger than him; and thou savest a wretched and poor [one] from the hands of them who spoil him.
'* * IL Unjust witnesses came forward and have asked me that which I knew not.
** * 12. They have requited me evil for good and childlessness for my soul.
** * 13. But when they molested me, I clothed me in a sack and humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer will return into my breast.
*' ' 14. I was pleasing unto thee, as unto my neighbour and as unto my brother; and I 80 PISTIS SOPHIA humbled myself as one in mourning and as one who is sad.
*' ' 15. They have rejoiced over me, and they are put to shame. Scourges have gathered themselves together against me and I knew not; they were cut off and were troubled.
'' ' 16. They have brought me to trial and mocked me with mocking; they have ground | 96. their teeth against me.
'' * 17. 0 Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? Kestore again my soul from their evil works and save my only one from the hands of the lions.
*' ' 18. I will confess to thee, 0 Lord, in the great assembly, and I will sing praises to thee in the midst of a countless people.
" ' 19. Let not them who unjustly treat me as a foe, rejoice over me, who hate me without a cause and wink with their eyes.
'* ' 20. For indeed they discourse with me with words of peace, though they plot wrath with craft, '* ' 21. They opened their chops wide against me and said: Well indeed, our eyes have filled our sight with him.
'' * 22. Thou hast seen, 0 Lord. Keep not silence, 0 Lord, withdraw not thyself from me.
97. '' ' 23. Arise, 0 Lord, | and give heed to my vindication, give heed to my vengeance, my God and my Lord.
*' ' 24. Judge me, 0 Lord, according to thy justice; let them not rejoice over me, my God.
*' * 25. And let them not say: Well done, our soul. Let them not say: We have consumed him.
" ' 26. Let them be put to shame and be scorned, who rejoice at my mischance. Let FIRST BOOK 81 them be clothed with shame and disgrace who speak boastingly against me.
*' * 27. Let them who desire my justification, exult and rejoice and let them who desire the peace of his slave, say: May the Lord be great and arise.
** * 28. My tongue will exult over thy justi- fication and over thy honour all the day long,' " | When James then had said this, Jesus said unto 98. him: "Well said, finely, James. This is the chap. 52. solution of the ninth repentance of Pistis Sophia, mendeth^' Amen, amen, I say unto you: Ye shall be the "^^^^f ^,?* first in the kingdom of heaven before all invisibles the first and all gods and rulers who are in the thirteenth the disciples. seon and in the twelfth aeon; and not only ye, but also every one who shall accomplish my mysteries."
And when he had said this, he said unto them: ** Understand ye in what manner I discourse with you? " Mary started forward again and said: ** Yea, Maryinter- 0 Lord, this is what thou didst say unto us afore- ^o^rds of ^ time: ' The last shall be first and the first shall '^^^^^• be last.' The first then, who were created before us, are the invisibles, for indeed they arose before mankind, they and the gods and the rulers; and the men who shall receive mysteries, will be first into the kingdom of heaven.'* Jesus said unto her: *'Well said, Mary."
Jesus continued again and said unto his dis- The repent- ciples: " It came to pass then, when Pistis Sophia gophk is had proclaimed the ninth repentance, that the^^^^P*^^* ■•- r ^ Jesus IS lion-faced power oppressed her again, desiring sent to to take away all powers from her. She cried out again to the Light, saying: | 82 PISTIS SOPHIA 99. *' ' 0 Light, in whom I have had faith from the beginning, for whose sake I have endured these great pains, help me.'
*' And in that hour her repentance was accepted from her. The First Mystery hearkened unto her, and I was sent off at his command. I came to help her, and led her up out of the chaos, because she had repented, and also because she had had faith in the Light and had endured these great pains and these great perils. She had been deluded through the god-like Self- willed, and had not been deluded through any- thing else, save through a light-power, because of its resemblance to the Light in which she had had faith. For this cause then was I sent forth at the command of the First Mystery to help her secretly. I did not however yet go to the region of the aeons at all; but I passed down through the midst out of them, without any single power knowing it, either those of the interior of the in- terior or those of the exterior of the exterior, save only the First Mystery.
** It came to pass then, when I came into the chaos to help her, that she saw me, that I was understanding and shone exceedingly and was full of compassion for her. For I was not self- willed as the lion-faced power, which had taken away the light-power from Sophia, and had also oppressed her in order to take away from her the whole light in her. Sophia then saw me, that I shone ten-thousand times more than the lion- 100. faced power, | and that I was full of compassion for her. And she knew that I came out of the Height of heights, in whose light she had had faith from the beginning. Pistis Sophia then FIRST BOOK 83 took courage and uttered the tenth repentance, saying: '' * 1. I have cried unto thee, 0 Light of Hghts, The tenth m my oppression and thou hast hearkened unto me. of SopMa.
'' ' 2. 0 Light, save my power from unjust and lawless lips and from crafty traps.
** ' 3. The light which was being taken from me in crafty snaring, will not be brought unto thee.
*' * 4. For the traps of Self-willed and the nooses of the merciless [one] are spread out.
'' ' 5. Woe unto me, that my dwelling was far off, and I was in the dwellings of the chaos.
" ' 6. My power was in regions which are not mine.
'' ' 7. And I entreated those merciless [ones]; and when I entreated them, they fought against me without a cause.' *' When then Jesus had said this unto his dis-CHAP. 53. ciples, he said unto them: " Now, therefore, let him whom his spirit stirreth, come forward and speak the solution of the tenth repentance of Pistis Sophia.''
Peter answered and said: '* 0 Lord, concerning this thy light-power prophesied aforetime through David in the one-hundred-and-nineteenth Psalm, saying: '* ' 1. I cried unto thee, 0 Lord, in my oppres- Peter mter- sion, and thou hearkenest unto me. tenth*re-^^ ** ' 2. 0 Lord, save I my soul from uniust p"**!l^®, lips and from crafty tongues. cxix.
" ' 3i What will be given unto thee or what ^^^* will be added unto thee with a crafty tongue?
" * 4. The arrows of the strong [one] are made sharp with the coal of the desert.
84 PISTIS SOPHIA Jesus commendeth Peter.
CHAP. 54.
The eleventh re- pentance of Sophia.
102.
** * 5. Woe unto me, that my dwelling is far off, and I dwelt in the tents of Kedar, *' ' 6. My soul hath dwelt in many regions as a guest.
*' ' 7. I was peaceful with them who hate peace; if I spake unto them, they fought against me without a cause.'
*' This is now, therefore, 0 Lord, the solution of the tenth repentance of Pistis Sophia, which she hath uttered when the material emanations of Self-willed oppressed her, they and his lion- faced power, and when they oppressed her exceedingly."
Jesus said unto him: '' Well said, Peter, and finely. This is the solution of the tenth repentance of Pistis Sophia."
Jesus continued again in the discourse and said unto his disciples: ''It came to pass then, when this lion-faced power saw me, how I drew nigh unto Pistis Sophia, shining very exceedingly, that it grew still more furious and emanated from itself a multitude of exceedingly violent emanations. When this then befell, Pistis Sophia uttered the eleventh repentance, saying: " ' 1. Why hath the mighty power raised itself in evil?
" * 2. Its plotting taketh away the light from me all the time, and as sharp iron have they taken away power | from me.
" * 3. I chose to descend into the chaos rather than to abide in the thirteenth aeon, the region of Kighteousness.
*' * 4. And they desired to lead me craftily, in order to consume my whole light.
** ' 5. For this cause then will the Light take FIRST BOOK 86 away their whole light, and also their whole matter will be made naught. And it will take away their light and not suffer them to abide in the thir- teenth aeon, their dwelling-place, and will not have their name in the region of those who shall live.
** * 6. And the four-and-twenty emanations will see what hath befallen thee, 0 lion-faced power, and will be afraid and not be dis- obedient, but give the purification of their light.
*' ' 7. And they will see thee and will rejoice over thee and say: Lo, an emanation which hath not given the purification of its light, so that it may be saved, but boasted itself in the abun- dance of the light of its power, because it did not emanate from the power in it, and hath said: I will take away the light from Pistis Sophia, which will now be taken from it.'
*' Now, therefore, let him in whom his power is raised, come forward and proclaim the solution of the eleventh repentance of Pistis Sophia."
Then Salome came forward and said: '^ My Lord, concerning this thy light-power prophesied aforetime through David in the fifty-first Psalm, saying: ** * 1. Why doth the mighty [one] boast him- self in I his wickedness? 103.
** * 2. Thy tongue hath studied unrighteous- Saiome in- ness all the day long; as a sharp razor hast thou Ihe^repen^ practised craft. ancefrom •*■,.rsalm li.
* 3. Thou lovedst wickedness more than good- ness; thou lovedst to speak unrighteousness more than righteousness.
** * 4. Thou lovedst all words of submerging and a crafty tongue.
'* * 5, Wherefor will God bring thee to naught 86 PISTIS SOPHIA 104.
Jesus commendeth Salome.
CHAP. 55.
Self-willed aideth his emanations and they again op- press Sophia.
105.
utterly, and will uproot thee and drag thee out from thy dwelling-place, and will root out thy root and cast it away from the living. (Selah.)
'* * 6. The righteous will see and be afraid, and they will mock at him and say: " ' 7. Lo, a man who made not God for his helper, but trusted to his great riches and was mighty in his vanity.
'' ' 8. But I am as a | fruit-bearing olive-tree in the house of God. I have trusted in the grace of God from all eternity.
'' ' 9. And I will confess unto thee, for thou hast dealt faithfully with me; and I will wait on thy name, for it is auspicious in the presence of thy holy [ones].'
" This then is now, therefore, my Lord, the solution of the eleventh repentance of Pistis Sophia. While thy light-power hath roused me, I have spoken it according to thy desire."
It came to pass then, when Jesus had heard these words which Salome spake, that he said: ** Well said, Salome. Amen, amen, I say unto you: I will perfect you in all mysteries of the kingdom of the Light."