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unto that soul, and cometh out [305^a] of them a portion out of my power, according as I finished saying unto you. And is wont the portion of that power, it is wont to remain within the soul, that should be able to stand (upright) the soul, and they are wont to put the counterfeit spirit outside of the soul, being vigilant unto her and imparted unto her. And are wont the Rulers to bind it in unto the soul with their seals with their bonds, and they are wont to seal it in unto her, that it should compel her at every time, that it should make their passions with their unlawfulnesses with all their sins which are continued, that she should be slave to them at every time, and remain under their subjection at every time in the changes of the body: and they are wont to seal it in unto her, for her to become in every sin with every lust of the World. Because of this therefore of this [305^b] kind I brought the mysteries unto the World, these which are wont to loosen all the bonds of the counterfeit spirit and with all the seals, these which bind in unto the soul, these (mysteries) which are wont to make the soul free, and they are wont to redeem her from her Ruler parents, and they are wont to make her pure Light, and take her

up unto the kingdom of her Father the First of coming, the First Mystery unto age. Because of this therefore I said unto you once, He who will not forsake father and mother and come and follow me, this (one) is not worthy of me. I said therefore once, Ye shall forsake your Ruler parents, that I may make you for son of the First Mystery for unto age.

But these having said them the Saviour, sprang up forward Salome, said she, My Lord, if our parents are the Rulers, then how (is it) written in the Law of [306^a] Moyses, He who will forsake his father with his mother, in a death let him die? Then did not the law speak of it? But these having said them Salome, the power of light which (is) in Maria the Magdalene boiled up within her, said she to the Saviour, My Lord, command to me that I may speak with my sister Salome, that I may say unto her the explanation of the word which she said. It happened therefore, the Saviour having heard these words, saying them Maria, he called her happy greatly greatly. Answered the Saviour, said he to Maria: I command to thee Maria for to say the explanation of the word which said Salome. But these having said them the Saviour, Maria sprang up toward Salome she saluted her, said she, My sister Salome because of the word [306^b] which thou saidst, It is written in the Law of Moyses, He who will forsake his father with his mother in a death let him die. Now therefore my sister Salome, the Law did not say this concerning the soul, nor concerning the body, nor concerning the counterfeit spirit, for these all the sons are of the Rulers, and ones out of them are, but the Law

did say this concerning the power which came out of the Saviour, this which is Light-dweller within us to-day. The Law also said, Every one who will remain outside of the Saviour with his mysteries, his parents, not only that in a death he will die, but in a perishing he will perish. These therefore having said them Maria, Salome sprang up toward Maria, she saluted her again, said she, Salome, There is a power [307^a] of the Saviour making me understanding as thee also. It happened the Saviour having heard the words of Maria he called her happy greatly greatly. Answered also the Saviour, said he to Maria in the midst of the disciples. Hear therefore Maria, Who it is who compelleth the man, even until he should do sin. Now therefore are wont the Rulers, they are wont to seal the counterfeit spirit in unto the soul, that it should not shake her at every hour, for her to do every sin with every unlawfulness: and also they are wont to order unto the counterfeit spirit, saying to it, Whenever the soul (psykikon, MS) should come out of the body, shake her not, being imparted unto her, convicting her in all the Places of the judgments, according to Places, because of all the sins which thou causedst her to do, that they should punish her in all the Places [307^b] of the judgments, that she should not be

able to go unto the Light, that she should cause them to turn her in unto the change of the body, in one word, they are wont to order the counterfeit spirit, Do not shake her at all in any hour except she should say mystery and loosen all the seals with all the bonds, in which we bound thee in unto her. And whenever she should say the mysteries and loosen all her seals with all the bonds with the defence of the Place, and whenever she should go, allow her to come, she having been reckoned unto those of the Light of the Height, and she was alien unto us and unto thee, and thou wilt be able to lay hold on her from that hour. If indeed she should not say the mysteries of the loosening of thy bonds with thy seals with the defence of the Place, lay hold on her, dismiss her not, thou shalt convict [308^a] her in the punishments with all the Places of the judgments concerning every sin which thou caused her to do: and after these take them (close) to the Virgins of the Light, this who is wont to dispatch them unto the cycle another time. These (commands) are those which are wont the Rulers of the great Destiny of the Aeons they are wont to deliver them (him, MS) to the counterfeit spirit: and are wont the Rulers, they

are wont to call the Ministers of the Aeons amounting to (filling, MS) 365, who are wont to give to them the soul and (of, or to, MS) the counterfeit spirit, being bound in unto one another, the counterfeit spirit being outside of the soul, the mixture of the power being the inward of the soul, being within them both, that they should be able to stand up both: and are wont the Rulers, they are wont to order unto the Ministers, saying to them, This is the type [308^b] which ye will put in the body of the matter of the World. They are wont to say indeed to them: Put the mixture of the power the innermost of them all, that they should be able to stand up, because it is their setting up; and after the soul place the counterfeit spirit: this is the manner which they are wont to order unto their Ministers, that they should put them down in the bodies of the anti-type: and after this form are wont the Ministers of the Rulers, they are wont to bring the power with the soul with the counterfeit spirit, they are wont to bring them (all) three down unto the World, and they are wont to pour (them) out unto the World of the Rulers of the Middle. Are wont also the Rulers of the Middle, they are wont to consider the counterfeit spirit with

the Fate also, whose name is “the Moira” he is wont to conduct the man, until he cause them to kill him in the death which is reckoned unto him: [309^a] this (fate) which bound in unto the soul the Rulers of the great Destiny; and are wont the Ministers of the Sphere, they are wont to bind (together) the soul with the power with the counterfeit spirit and with the Fate, they are wont to divide them all, and put them in two parts, and go round after the man with the woman in the World, these to whom they gave sign that they (we, MS) will send them in unto them. And they are wont to give (one) part to the male and (one) part to the woman in meat of the World or in a breath of the air, or in water or in some thing (form, MS) which they are wont to drink. All these I shall say unto you the kind of each soul with the types which are wont to go in unto the bodies, either man or bird or beast, or wild-beast or creeping thing or every form which is on the World, I shall say unto you [309^b] their types in what type they are wont to go in unto the men, I shall say them unto you in the Distribution of the Universe. Now therefore whenever the Ministers of the Rulers,

whenever they should cast the part in unto the woman and the part also in unto the male, in the way which I said unto you, even if they are at (a) distance from one another, in a distance which is much, are wont the Ministers to compel them in concealment that they should harmonise with one another in the harmony of the World: and is wont the counterfeit spirit which is in the male, it is wont to come unto the part which is deposited unto the World in the matter of his body, he is wont to take it away and cast it unto the womb of the woman being deposited unto the seed of the wickedness: and immediately are wont the three hundred (and) sixty five Ministers of the Rulers, they are wont to go into her belly and [310^a] lodge in it. Are wont the Ministers to bring the two parts to one another, and also are wont the Ministers to hold back the blood of every meat of the woman which she will eat, with the (things) which she drinketh, they are wont to hold them back in the belly of the woman, even until forty days: they are wont to knead the blood of the power of the meats, they are wont to knead it well in the womb of the woman: after the forty days they are wont to spend thirty other days

building (up) his members in the image of the body of the man, is wont each to build (up) a member, these (of) which I shall say unto you which Dekans will build it, I shall say them unto you in the Distribution of the Universe. If therefore it should happen after these, the Ministers should complete all the body with all its members in [310^b] seventy days. And after these, are wont the Ministers they are wont to call in unto the body which they built (up): first indeed they are wont to call the counterfeit spirit, afterwards they are wont to call the soul within them, and afterwards they are wont to call the mixture of the power in unto the soul: and the Fate they are wont to put it outside of all (but) not mixing in with them, following them at a distance after them: and after these are wont the Ministers, they are wont to seal them in unto one another with all the seals which gave to them the Rulers, and they are wont to seal (added in lower margin) on the day (in) which they settled in the belly of the woman, they are wont to seal him in unto the left hand of the (human) form; and they are wont to seal on the day in which they completed the body on the right hand: and they are wont to seal on

the day in which the Rulers delivered them unto them in the middle of the skull of the body of the (human) form: and they are wont to seal on the [311^a] day (in) which the soul cometh out of the Rulers, they are wont to seal him on the skull of the (human) form. And they are wont to seal on the day (in) which they kneaded the members, and separated unto (one) soul, they are wont to seal him in the skull on right (hand) of the form. And the day (in) which they bound the counterfeit spirit unto her (the soul) they are wont to seal him behind the head of the form: and the day in which breathed the power in unto the body the Rulers, they sealed him on the cerebellum which is in the middle of the head of the form, and also on the heart of the form: and also the number of years which will spend the soul in the body, they are wont to seal him on the forehead, this which is in the form: so that all these seals they are wont to seal on [311^b] the form: all these seals I shall say their name unto you at the Distribution of the Universe. And after the Distribution of the Universe I shall say unto you because of what thing all these became. And if ye wish to understand, I

am that Mystery. Now therefore are wont the Ministers, they are wont to complete the whole man, and all these seals in which they sealed the body; are wont the Ministers, they are wont to bring the whole speciality, and take them to all the Contentious Rulers, these which are over all the punishments of the judgments, and they are wont to give them to their Receivers who (and, MS) being their souls out of the body: these are wont to give to them the speciality of the seals, that they should know the time (in) which they will bring the souls out of (the) bodies; [312^a] And that they should know the time in which they will bring forth the body, that they should dispatch them to their Ministers and stand (up) and follow after the soul and become witness of every sin which she will do, they with the counterfeit spirit concerning the manner (in) which they will punish her in the judgments. And whenever the Ministers, whenever they should give the speciality of the seals to the Contentious Rulers, they are wont to withdraw unto the arrangement of their works which are prescribed for them by the Rulers of the great Destiny. And whenever should be completed the number of month of begetting children, they are wont to bring forth the child, being small in him the mixture of the power, and being small in him the

soul, and being made small in him the counterfeit spirit. (But) the Fate indeed [312^b] being great, being not mixed in unto the body of the arrangement, but following after the soul with the body with the counterfeit spirit, even until the time in which the soul is coming out of the body, because of the type of the death by which she will kill him, according to that which is reckoned unto him by the Rulers of the great Destiny: or being about to die by a wild-beast, is wont the Fate to bring the wild-beast toward him until he killeth him: or being about to die by a creeping thing: or being about to fall unto a pit by a chance: or being about to strangle himself: or indeed being about to die by water, or by these of this kind, or indeed by other death worse than these or better, (good, MS) in one word the Fate is (that) which compelleth his death toward him. This is the work of the Fate, and she hath not other work except this, and is wont the Fate to follow after that man [313^a] until the day of his death.

Answered Maria, said she, Then every man who (is) on the World, then every work which is reckoned unto them by the Destiny either good or evil, or sin or death or life, in one word, every thing which is reckoned unto them by the Ruler of the Destiny will happen to them. Answered the Saviour, said he to Marihamme, Amen, I say unto you, Every thing which is reckoned to each by the Destiny, either every good (deed) or every sin, in one word every thing which is reckoned unto them, they are wont to go on them. Because of this therefore I brought the key of the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens; or otherwise there was no flesh (which) will be saved upon the World, for without mysteries there is not any (who) will go unto the kingdom of the Light either righteous (or) when he had done sin. Because of this therefore of this kind, I brought the keys of the mysteries [313^b] unto the World, that I should unloose the sinners, these who will believe me, and who will hearken to me, that I should unloose them from the bonds with the seals of the Aeons of the Rulers and bind them in unto the seals (added in upper margin) with the vestures with the arrays of the Light, that he whom I shall loosen upon the World from the bonds with the seals

of the Aeons of the Rulers, they shall loosen him in the Height from the bonds with the seals of the Aeons of the Rulers, and he whom I shall bind upon the World in unto the seals with the vestures with the arrays of the Light, they (will) bind him in the land of the Light in unto the arrays of the inheritances of the Light. Because of the sinners I despoiled myself at this time, I brought the mysteries to them, that I should unloose them from the Aeons of the Rulers, and bind them in unto the inheritances of the Light: not only (for) the sinners but also the righteous, that I should give to them the mysteries, [314^a] and they (will) take them unto the Light: for without mystery it is not possible to take them unto the Light: 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. Because of this therefore Iohannes the baptist prophesied about me, saying, I indeed baptised you in water unto repentance unto the forgiveness of your sins: he who is coming after me [314^b] is more excellent than I, this whose fan (is) in his hand, he is about to purify his threshing-floor, the chaff indeed he is burning it in a fire which is not wont to be quenched, but the wheat he is gathering it in unto his barn. My power which (is) in Iohannes prophesied about me, knowing that I shall bring the mysteries unto the World, and I (shall) purify the sins of the sinners, these who will believe me, and hearken unto me, and I (shall) make them pure light, and take them unto the Light. These therefore having said them Jesus, answered Maria, said she, My Lord, then whenever the men go that they should seek, and come upon teachings of error, by what are they about to know that they are reckoned unto thee or otherwise? Answered the Saviour, said he to Maria, I said unto you once, Be as the wise money-changers, because that which is [315^a] good he taketh it, that which is bad he casteth it out. Now therefore, say to every man who will seek the Godhead, Whenever a wind of north, ye are wont to know that a coolness is that will happen, whenever

a south wind cometh out, ye are wont to know that (added in upper margin) burning-heat with a warmth is that which will happen. Now therefore say unto them, If ye knew the face of the heaven with the earth out of the winds, Whenever some therefore now should come up (close) to you and preach to you a Godhead, and ye know in an exactness that their words agreed and suited (to) all your words, these which I said unto you by witnessings two up to three, and they have agreed in the constitution of the air with the heavens with the cycles with the stars (aster) with the planet (phoster) with all the earth with all which are in it with all the waters also with all which are in them, say unto them, Those who come [315^b] unto you and their words suit and agree in all the knowledge which I said unto you, then receive them (as) belonging unto us. These are the (things) which ye will say unto the men to whom ye preach, that they should keep them(selves) from the teachings of error. Now therefore because of the sinners I despoiled my(self) I came unto the World, that I should deliver them, because that the righteous (ones) indeed, these who did not do any of evil ever, and these who did not do sin at all, it is necessary for them to find the

mysteries, these which (are) in the Book of Ieou, these which I caused Enokh to write in the paradisos, while speaking with him out of the Tree of the Knowledge and out of the Tree of the life. And I caused him to put them in the rock of Ararad. And I put Kalapatauroth, the Ruler who (is) over Ghemmout, this (one) upon whom are the feet [316^a] of Ieou, and he it is who goeth round all the Aeons with the Destinies. That Ruler I put him being vigilant unto the Books of Ieou because of the Flood, and that no Ruler should envy them and should destroy them. These which I shall give to you whenever I finish saying unto you the Distribution of the Universe. These therefore having said them the Saviour, answered Maria, said she, My Lord, then who therefore also is the man who is upon the World, who sinned not at all, this (one) being sound from unlawfulness? For whenever he should be sound from one he will not be able to be sound from another, that he should find the mysteries which are in the Books of Ieou. For I say that there is not man upon the World who will be able to be sound from sin. For whenever he should be able to be sound from one he would not be able to be sound from another. Answered the Saviour, said

he to Maria, I [316^b] say to you that they will find one in thousand, two in ten thousand because of the completion of the mystery of the First Mystery, these which I shall say whenever I should finish Distributing to you the Universe. Because of this therefore I despoiled my(self) I brought the mysteries unto the World, because they become all under the sin, and they all come short of the free-gift of the mysteries. Answered Maria, said she to the Saviour, My Lord, before that thou camest unto the Place of the Rulers, and before that thou camest into the World did no soul go unto the Light? Answered the Saviour said he to Maria, Amen amen I say unto you, Before that I came unto the world not any soul went in unto the Light. And now therefore I having come, I opened the gates of the Light, and I opened the roads which take in unto the Light. And now therefore [317^a] he who will do that which is worthy of the mysteries, let him receive the mysteries and go unto the Light. Added also Maria, said she, My Lord, but I heard that the prophets went unto the Light. Added also the Saviour said he to Maria, Amen amen I say to thee, Not any prophet went unto the Light. But the Rulers of the Aeons who spake with them out of the Aeons, they

gave to them the mystery of the Aeons; and I having come unto the Place of the Aeons, Helias—I turned him, I dispatched him unto the body of Iohannes the baptist. But the rest also I turned them unto righteous bodies, these who will find the mysteries of the Light, and go unto the Height and inherit the kingdom of the Light, Abraham indeed with Isaak with Iakob, I forgave to them all their sins with all their unlawfulnesses, and I gave to them the mysteries of the Light in the Aeons, and I put [317^b] them in the Place of Iabraoth with all the Rulers who repented: and while I go unto the Height, and come, being about to go unto the Light, I shall take away their souls with me unto the Light. But Amen I say to thee Maria: He (they, MS) will not go unto the Light, I not having taken away thy soul, thine with that of all thy brothers unto the Light. But the rest also of the patriarchs with the righteous since the time of Adam even until now, those who are in the Aeons with all the arrays of the Rulers: I having come unto the Place of Aeons, I caused these, the Virgin of the Light to turn them unto all bodies being about to become righteous (ones), these (are those) who will find all the mysteries of the Light and

go in and inherit the kingdom of the Light. Answered Maria, said she, We are happy beyond every man for these greatnesses which thou revealedst to us. Answered the Saviour, said he to [318^a] Maria with all the disciples. Yet I shall reveal to you all the greatnesses of the Height from inward part of the inward parts even until the outward part of the outward parts, that ye may become being complete in every knowledge and with every pleroma with the height of the heights with the depth of the depths. Continued also Maria, said she to the Saviour, My Lord, behold, we knew in boldness in an exactness plainly that thou broughtest the keys of the Mysteries of the kingdom of the Light, these which are wont to forgive the sins of the souls and purify them, and make them pure light and take them unto the Light.

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A PART OF THE BOOKS OF THE SAVIOUR [318^b] It happened therefore, they having crucified our Lord Jesus, He rose out of those who are dead on his third day, gathered unto him his disciples, they prayed him, saying, Our Lord be compassionate to us, because we forsook father and mother with all the World, we followed thee.

Then Jesus stood (up) with his disciples at the water of the Ocean and he invoked with this prayer saying, Hear me, my Father, the Father of every fatherhood, the boundless Light: a e ē i o u ō i a o a o i ō i a psinother— ther(i)nops—nōpsither—zagourē—pagouri—nethmomaoth— nepsiomaoth—marakhakhtha—thobarraban—tharnakhakhan— zorokothora—Ieou—sabaoth: But these saying them Jesus, Thomas with Andreas with Iakobos with Simon the Kananites they were being on the west, their faces being turned unto the east. [319^a] But Philippos with Bartholomaios, they were being on the south, being turned unto north. But the remainder of disciples with the women disciples, they were standing behind Jesus. But Jesus was standing at the altar, and cried out Jesus, turned him(self) about it unto the four corners of the World with his disciples, all being wrapped in linen garments, saying, i a o i a o (written above) i a o. This is its (his, MS) interpretation i ō t a, The Universe came out alpha, They will turn them. ō, Will become the completion of all the completions. But these he having said them Jesus, said he, Iaphtha iaphtha mounaēr, mounaēr, ermanouēr, ermanouēr, which is this, O Father of every fatherhood of the Boundless Ones, thou shalt hear me concerning my disciples whom I brought into thy presence, because that they shall believe every word of thy truths: [319^b] and do thou everything which I shall cry up unto

thee concerning them: because I know the name of the Father of the Treasury of the Light. Again also cried out Jesus, who Aberamenthō is, saying the name of the Father of the Treasury of the Light, and said he, Let all the mysteries of the Rulers with the authorities, with the Angels with the Archangels, with every power, with every work of the invisible God ag(x corrected)rammakhamar(inserted)ei with the Barbēlo the bdella, let them draw near apart and separate them(selves) on (the) right (hand). But at that hour all the heavens came unto the west with all the Aeons with the Sphere with their Rulers with all their powers, they ran all unto the west on (the) left (hand) of the disk of the sun with the disk of the moon. But the disk of the sun was being a great dragon with his tail within his mouth, being mounted on [320^a] seven powers of the Left, and drawing under him viz.: four powers being in the likeness of white horses: but the going (basis, MS) of the moon was being of the type of a ship, with a dragon male with a dragon female being for rudder unto it, with two calves of white drawing under it, with the likeness of a child behind the moon steering the dragons who rob the light of the Rulers from them: with a face of cat in front of him. And

all the World with the mountains with the seas ran all of them unto the west unto the left. And Jesus with his disciples remained in the midst of the aëry Place in the roads of the road of the Middle, this which is below the Sphere. And they came unto the first array of the road (added in margin, MS) which is in the Middle. But Jesus stood (up) in the air of her (of the road) Place with his disciples. Said the disciples of Jesus to him, What is this Place in which we are? [320^b] Said Jesus, These are the Places of the road of the Middle: for it happened, having been disorderly the Rulers of the Adamas, they continued working intercourse, begetting Rulers and Archangels and Angels and Ministers and Dekans. Came out on (the) Right Ieou the Father of my Father, he bound them in a Destiny of the Sphere: for there are twelve Aeons becoming, Sabaoth the Adamas ruling over six, and Iabraoth his brother ruling over other six. Then therefore Iabraoth believed the mysteries of the Light with his Rulers, and he worked in the mysteries of the Light, he forsook the mysteries of the intercourse. But Sabaoth indeed the Adamas remained working in the intercourse with his Rulers. And Ieou the Father of my father, having seen, that believed Iabraoth, he took him away with all the Rulers who believed [321^a] with

him: he received (him) unto him(self) from the Sphere, he took him unto a (Place of) air, which was purified in the presence of the light of the sun, between the Places of those of the Middle, and between the Places of the invisible God. He put him there with the Rulers who believed him. And he took away Sabaoth the Adamas with his Rulers, these who worked not in the mysteries of the Light, but who continued working in the mysteries of the intercourse. He bound them in unto the Sphere. He bound eighteen hundred Rulers in every Aeon: he put three hundred and sixty over them. He put another five great Rulers ruling over the three hundred sixty and over all the Rulers who are bound, these whom they are wont to call in all the World of the mankind by these names: the first they are wont to call him, Kronos; the second, Ares; the third, The hermes; the fourth, The aphrodite; the fifth, [321^b] The zeus. Continued further Jesus, said he, Hear also that I may say unto you their mystery. It happened therefore, Ieou, having bound them thus, he drew a power out of the great Invisible, he bound it in this which they are wont to call it, Kronos. And also he drew another power out of Ipsantakhounkhainkhoukheokh, who is one among the three triple-powered gods, he bound it in Ares: and he drew

a power out of Khainkhōōōkh, being one also among the three triple-powered gods. He bound it in the hermes. Again also he drew a power out of the Pistis the Sophia, the daughter of the Barbēlōs, he bound it in Aphrodite. And also he noticed that they needed a rudder for him to steer the World and (with, MS) the Aeons of the Sphere, that they should not destroy it in their evil doing, he went up unto the Middle, he drew a power out of [322^a] the Little Sabaoth the good, he of the Middle, he bound it in Zeus, because that good is (he), for him to steer them in his goodness. And he arranged the turning about of his array thus, for him to spend thirteen months in Aeon (after) Aeon standing still, that every Ruler upon whom he cometh should liberate (from) the wickedness of their evil doing. And he gave to him the two Aeons for dwellingplace in the presence of those of the hermes. I said unto you at the first time the names of these five great Rulers, these in which are wont the men of the World to call them: hear also now that I may say unto you also their incorruptible names, which are these, Orimuth for Kronos, Munikhunaphōr for Ares, Tarpetanuph for Hermes, Khōsi for the aphrodite, Khōnbal for Zeus, namely their incorruptible names. But having heard [322^b] these (words)

the disciples, they prostrated, they worshipped Jesus, said they, Happy are we, we, beyond every man, because thou revealedst to us these great wonders. They added also, they prayed him, saying, We pray thee, reveal to us, About (in, MS) what also are these roads. Drew near in unto him Mariham, she prostrated, she worshipped unto his feet, and she kissed his hands, said she, Yea, my Lord, reveal to us, What is the need of the roads of the Middle: for we heard thee that they are put over great punishments: what therefore is the manner, our Lord, (in) which we shall escape? or (in) which we shall be quit of them? or are they wont to lay hold on the souls in what manner? or are they (the souls) wont to spend how much time in their punishments. Have compassion upon us, our Lord, our Saviour, that should not take away our souls the Receivers of the judgments of the roads of the Middle. And that they should not judge [323^a] us, in their punishments which are evil, that we may inherit also the Light of thy Father, that we should not become being poor and cut away from thee. These therefore saying them Mariham weeping, answered Jesus in great compassion, said he to them, Truly, my brothers and my beloved, these who have forsaken father and mother because of my name, that I should give to you

every mystery with every knowledge, I shall give to you the mystery of the twelve Aeons of the Rulers with their seals with their tickets with the manner of invoking them to go unto their Places. And I shall give to you the mystery of the thirteenth (thirteen, MS) Aeon with the manner of invoking to go unto its Place (their Places, MS). And I shall give to you their tickets with their seals. And I shall give to you the mystery of the baptism of those of the Middle with the manner of invoking to go unto their Place and their [323^b] tickets with their seals, I shall show to you them. And I shall give to you the baptism of those of the Right, our Place, with his tickets with his seals, and with the manner of invoking to go thither. And I shall give to you the great mystery of the Treasury of the Light and with the manner of invoking to go thither. I shall give to you every mystery with every knowledge, that they should call you, The sons of the Pleroma which is complete in every knowledge and every mystery. Ye are happy indeed beyond every man who (is) upon the earth, because the sons of the Light came in your time.

Added also in the word Jesus, said he, It happened therefore after these (things), came the Father of my Father, namely, Ieou, he took away other three hundred with sixty Rulers among the Rulers also of the Adamas, these who did not believe the mysteries of the Light: he bound them in these [324^a] aery Places in which we are now below the Sphere, he placed five other great Rulers over them, namely, those who become upon the road of the Middle. The first Ruler of the road of the Middle (added in upper margin) they are wont to call him The (feminine) Paraplex a Ruler being of shape of woman, with her (his, MS) hair reaching down upon her (his, MS) feet: with fifteen arch-demons under her (his, MS) authority ruling over many other demons: and those demons they are those which are wont to go in unto the men, and cause them to be angry and curse and slander. And they are those which are wont to take away the souls by robbery, and send them through their smoke of darkness with their evil punishments. Said she, Mariham, I shall not fail in seeking from thee, Be not angry with me, while I am seeking after every thing. Said Jesus, Seek [324^b] after that which thou wilt. Said she, Mariham, My Lord, reveal to us in what manner are they wont to take away the souls by robbery,

that my brothers also should understand it (them, MS). Said Jesus, namely, Aberamentho, Since the Father of my Father, namely, Ieou, he is the Provider of all the Rulers with the Gods with the powers, these which became in the matter of the Light of the Treasury. And Zorokothora Melkhisedek he also is the Legate of all the Lights which are purified among the Rulers, taking them in unto the Treasury of the Light. These two only are the great Lights, their business being this, for them to come down unto the Rulers and purify them. And Zorokothora Melkhisedek took away the purification of the Lights which they purified among the Rulers, and took it unto the Treasury [325^a] of the Light, whenever should become the ticket, and with the time of their array, for them to come down unto the Rulers and oppress them and afflict them, taking away the purification from the Rulers. But in the hour in which they release them from the oppression of the afflicting, and withdraw unto the Places of the Treasury of the Light, when they should reach unto the Places of the Middle, is wont Zorokothora Melkhisedek, he is wont to take away the lights, and take them into the gate of those of the Middle, and take them unto the Treasury of the Light. And is wont Ieou also to withdraw him(self) unto the Places of those on the Right until

the time also of the ticket for them to come out. Are wont the Rulers therefore to be disorderly through the anger of their evil doing. Immediately they are walking up with the Lights, because that they (Ieou and M.) are not with them at that hour. And they are wont to take away the souls which they will be able to carry off by robbery [325^b] and waste them away by their smoke of darkness and their evil fire. Then therefore the souls the quick-tempered (ones) with the cursers with the slanderers, is wont to take them away the authority called the Paraplex with the demons which are under her and send them through the smoke of darkness and destroy them by her evil fire, and they begin to be consumed and to be dissolved. They (the souls) are wont to spend hundred thirty three years with nine months in the punishment of her Places, while she tormenteth them in the fire of her evil doing. It is wont to happen therefore after all these times, whenever the Sphere should turn round and the little Sabaoth the Zeus cometh unto the first of the Aeons of the Sphere, this (one) whom they are wont to call in the World the Ram of the Bubasti, namely the Aphrodite. [326^a] Whenever (Aphrodite) should come unto the seventh House of the Sphere, namely, the Balance, they are wont to draw (away) the

veils which are between those on the Left with those on the Right, and is wont to look out of the Height among those on the Right the great Sabaoth the good, and all the World with all the Sphere (are troubled) before that he looked: and he looked down upon the Places of the Paraplex, and her Places dissolved and perished. And all the souls which (are) in her punishments, they are wont to take them away and throw them back unto the Sphere another time, because that they were (being) destroyed in the punishments of the Paraplex.

He added also in the word, said he, (The Ruler of) the second array they are wont to call him Ariuth the Ethiopian-woman, being a woman Ruler being quite black, with fourteen other demons under her, they ruling over many other demons. [326^b] And these demons which are there, who are under Ariuth the Ethiopian-woman, they are those which are wont to go in unto the men quarrelsome, until they excite the wars and killings which happen; and give hardness to their heart and anger, for killings to happen. And the souls, which this authority will take away by robbery are wont to spend hundred with thirteen years in her Places, she is tormenting them by her smoke of darkness with her evil fire, and they draw near unto destruction. And after these (things) whenever the Sphere should turn round, and (should) come the little Sabaoth the good, this whom they are wont to call in the World Zeus; whenever he should come unto the fourth Aeon of the Sphere which the Crab is, and (should) come the Bubasti, this whom they are wont to call in the World, The aphrodite, and she (should) come unto the [327^a] tenth House (Aeon, MS) of the Sphere, this which they are wont to call, The He-goat, then they are wont to draw (back) the veils which are between those of the Left with those of the Right, and Ieou (should) look out

on the Right and all the World should be disturbed, and (should) be moved with all the Aeons of the Sphere and (should) look upon the dwelling places of Ariuth the Ethiopian-woman and her Places (should) be dissolved and be destroyed, and they should take away all the souls which are in her punishments, and (they) should throw them (back) unto the Sphere another time, because that they perished by her smoke of darkness with her evil fire. Added also said he, The (Ruler of the) third array they are wont to call, The hecate the three of face, but there are twenty seven other demons under her authority: they are those which are wont to go in unto the men and they cause them to swear false(ly) and [327^b] they lie, and love that which is not their own. The souls therefore which will take away by robbery the hekate, she is wont to deliver them unto her demons which are under her to torment them by her smoke of darkness with her evil fire: they are afflicting them greatly by the demons, and they are wont to spend hundred with five years with six months punishing them in her punishments evil. But they are wont to begin to be destroyed and to perish. And after these (things) whenever the Sphere should turn round and (should) come the little Sabaoth the good, he of the Middle, this (one) whom

they are wont in the World to call, Zeus, and he (should) come unto the eighth House (Aeon, MS) of the Sphere, this which they are wont to call, The scorpion, and (should) come the Bubasti, this whom they are wont to call, The aphrodite, and she (should) come unto the second House (Aeon, MS) of the Sphere, this which they are wont to call, [328^a] The bull, they are wont to draw (back) the veils between those of the Left with those of the Right, and (to) look out of the Height the Zorokothora Melkhisedek, and the World is (wont to) be moved with the mountains, and the Rulers are (wont to) be disturbed: and he is (wont to) look out upon all the Places of the hecate, and her Places are (wont to) be dissolved and perish; and they take away all the souls which (are) in her punishments, and throw them (back) unto the Sphere another time, because that they were destroyed in the fire of her punishments.

He added also, said he, The (Ruler of the) fourth array which they are wont to call, The Assessor of the Typhon, being a strong Ruler, becoming under his authority thirty two demons: they are those who are wont to go into the men and cause them to lust and fornicate and commit adultery and to become doing [328^b] the intercourse continually. The souls therefore which will take away by robbery this Ruler, they are wont to spend hundred thirty eight years in his Places, are tormenting them his demons by his smoke of darkness with his evil fire, and they begin to be wasted away and to perish. It is wont to happen therefore whenever the Sphere should turn (round), and (should) come the little Sabaoth, the good, he of the Middle, this whom they are wont to call, Zeus, whenever he should come unto the ninth Aeon of the Sphere, this which they are wont to call, The archer, and the Bubasti, this whom they are wont to call in the World, The aphrodite and she (should) come unto the third Aeon of the Sphere, this which they are wont to call, The twin, they are wont to draw (back) the veils which are between those of the Left with those of the Right, and is (wont to) look out [329^a] Zarazaz, this whom the Rulers are wont to call in the name of a strong Ruler of

their Places, Maskelli. And he is (wont to) look upon the dwelling places of the Assessor the Typhon, and his Places are (wont to) be dissolved and perish: and they take away all the souls which (are) in his punishments and throw them (back) unto the Sphere another time, because that they were diminished by his (her, MS) smoke of darkness and by his evil fire. Again also he added in the word, said he to his disciples, The fifth array, of which they are wont to call its Ruler, Iakhthanabas, being a strong Ruler, being under him many other demons: they are those who are wont to go in unto the men, and cause them to become acceptors of person, wronging the righteous, and they are accepting person of the sinners, receiving gifts against [329^b] the true judgment, they are destroying it (judgment), they are forgetting the poor with those who are in want, they are increasing the forgetfulness in their soul with the care in which there is not profit, that they should not remember their life, that whenever they should come out of the body they should take away by robbery the souls: (and those) which will take away by robbery this Ruler, they are wont to become in his punishments for hundred fifty years with eight months; and they are wasted away by his smoke of darkness with his evil fire, afflicting them greatly by the

flame of his fire. And whenever the Sphere should turn round, and (should) come the little Sabaoth, the good, this whom they are wont to call in the World, Zeus, unto the eleventh Aeon of the Sphere, this which they are wont to call, The water-bearer, and (should) come the Bubasti unto the fifth Aeon [330^a] of the Sphere, this which they are wont to call, The lion, they are wont to draw (back) the veils, which are between those of the Left with those of the Right, and (is wont) to look out of the height the great Iao, the good, he of the Middle, down upon the Places of Iakhthanabas whose Places dissolve and perish, and they take away all the souls which are in his punishments, and they throw them back unto the Sphere again, because that they were destroyed by his punishments. These therefore are the actions of the roads of the Middle of which ye sought (from) me.

But having heard these (things) the disciples, they prostrated, they worshipped to him, saying, Help us, our Lord, and have compassion upon us, that we should be saved from these punishments which are evil, which are prepared for the sinners! Woe to them, Woe to them, the sons of men, because they are being [330^b] like to blind (men) groping in the darkness and seeing not! Have compassion on us, O Lord, in this great blindness in which we are in, and have mercy on all the race of the mankind, because they laid snares for the souls as the lions for a prey, which they prepare for food for their punishments by the forgetfulness and the ignorance which is in them. Have compassion therefore upon us, our Lord, our Saviour, and have mercy on us and deliver us in this great bewilderment. Said Jesus to his disciples, Be of good cheer, fear not because ye are happy: because I shall make you for lord over all these, and I shall make them all subject to you. Remember that I finished saying to you before that they crucified me, that I shall give to you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens. Now also I say to you [331^a] that I shall give them to you.

These therefore having said them Jesus, he hymned in the great name. Were hidden the Places of the road of the Middle and Jesus with his disciples remained upon air of light which is much greatly. Said Jesus to his disciples, Draw near unto me. And they drew near unto him: he turned unto the four corners of the World, he said the great name over their head: he blessed them, he breathed in unto their eyes. Said Jesus to them, Look up, see what ye see. And they took away their eyes up, they saw a great light which is much greatly, native of earth shall not be able to speak of it. Said he also to them again, Look out on the Light, see what ye see. Said they, We are seeing a fire with water with wine with blood. Said [331^b] Jesus, who Aberamentho is, toward his disciples, Amen I say to you, I brought not anything unto the World, while coming, except this fire with this water with this wine with this blood. I brought the water with the fire from the Place of the Light of the Lights from the Treasury of the Light. I brought the wine with the blood from the Place of the Barbelos, and after a little time my Father dispatched to me the spirit which is holy in the type of a dove: but the fire with the water with the wine they became unto a purifying of the world. The blood also became to me for sign, because of the body of the mankind, this which I took from the Place of the Barbelos, the great power of the Invisible God. The spirit also is drawing in front of every soul, taking them [332^a] 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: Thou wast asking him and he (would) give to thee water living, and it (would) become to thee for a fountain in thee, springing up unto a life of unto age. And also because of this I took a cup of wine, I blessed it I gave it to you, because this is the blood, the Covenant which they will shed for you unto the forgiving of your sins. And also because of this they thrust the spear in unto my side, came out water with blood. But these are the mysteries of the Light which are wont to forgive sins, which are those, the appellations and (with, MS) [332^b] the names of the Light.

It happened therefore after these (things), commanded Jesus, Let all the powers of the Left (hand) come unto their Places. And Jesus with his disciples remained upon the mountain of the Galilaia. Added also the disciples, they prayed him, How long therefore dost not thou cause them to forgive our sins which we did with our unlawfulness, and make us worthy of the kingdom of thy Father. But Jesus, said he to them, Amen I say to you, Not only shall I purify your sins, but I shall make you worthy of the kingdom of my Father. And I shall give to you the mystery of the forgiving of sin upon the earth, that that which ye will forgive upon the earth, they shall forgive to him in the heavens, and that which ye will bind upon the earth it will become being bound in the heavens. I shall give to you the mystery of the kingdom of the heavens that ye also [333^a] shall do them to the men. But Jesus, said he to them, Bring to me fire with some wood of vine. They brought them to him, he offered up the Oblation: he put the two jars of wine one on the right hand and the other on the left of the Oblation. He put the Oblation in front of them. He put a cup of water by the vessel of wine which (is) on the right,

and he put a cup of wine by the vessel of wine which (is) on the left, and he put some cakes according to the number of the disciples in the midst of the cups. He put a cup of water behind the cakes. Stood (up) Jesus in front of the Oblation: he put the disciples behind him, all being wrapped in garment of linen, with the ticket of the name of the Father of the Treasury of the Light in their hands. He cried out thus, saying, Hear me, my [333^b] Father, the Father of every fatherhood, the boundless Light Iao iuo iaō aoi uia psinother theropsin (n)opsither nephthomaoth nephiomaōth marakhakhtha marmarakhtha ieanamenaman amaneitououranou israi amen amen soubaibai appaap amen amen deraaraiapaou amen amen sarsasartou amen amen koukiaminmiai amen amen iai iai touap amen amen amen main mari marie marei amen amen amen. Hear me, my Father, the Father of every kingdom, I invoke you also the forgivers, the purifiers of the unlawfulness, forgive the sins of the souls of these disciples who followed me, and purify their unlawfulness, and cause them to be worthy of being numbered in unto the kingdom of my [334^a] Father, the Father of the Treasury of the Light, because they followed me and kept my commandments. Now therefore my Father, Father of every fatherhood, let come the forgivers, whose names are these ghiphirepsnijiet—zenei berimou—sokhabrikher euthari nanei dieis balmerikh Meuni poskhirie entair mouthiour cmour

peukher oouskhous minionor isokhobor tha. Hear me invoking you, forgive the sins of these souls and blot out their unlawfulness: let them be worthy of being numbered in unto the kingdom of my Father the Father of the Treasury of the Light: because I know thy great powers and I invoke them Ayer bebrō athroni eoureph eone souphen knitou sokhreoph mayoubi mneyor sououi khokheteoph khōkhe [334^b] eteoph memōkh aneuph. Forgive the sins of these souls, blot out their unlawfulness, those which they did knowing, and those which they did not knowing, those which they did in fornication with adultery even until to-day: forgive them to them, and cause them to be worthy of being numbered in unto the kingdom of my Father, and be worthy of receiving out of this Oblation, my Father who (art) holy. If therefore my Father thou heardest me and forgavest the sins to these souls and blottedst out their unlawfulness, and thou causedst them to be worthy of being numbered in unto thy kingdom, thou shalt give to me a sign in this Oblation. 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 [335^a] and ye were numbered in unto the kingdom of my Father.

But these having said them, the disciples rejoiced in great joy, said Jesus to them, This is the manner and this is the mystery which ye will do for the men who will believe you, having not guile in them, and hearkening to you in every word which is good. And their sins with their unlawfulness they will blot them out unto the day (in) which ye did this mystery. But hide this mystery, give it not to every man except him who will do every thing which I said to you in my commandments. This therefore is the mystery of the truth of the baptism of those who will forgive their sins, and those who will cover over their unlawfulnesses. This is the baptism of the First Oblation which guideth in unto the Place of the truth, and in [335^b] unto the Place of the Light. After these (things) also said they his disciples, Rabbei reveal to us the mystery of the Light of thy Father, since we knew thee while thou sayest, that there is also baptism of Fire, and there is also baptism of Spirit, being holy, of the Light, and there is a spiritual anointing, these which are wont to take the souls unto the Treasury of the Light. Say therefore unto us their mystery, that we may inherit also the kingdom of thy Father. Said Jesus to them, These mysteries after which ye seek? There

is not mystery more excellent than they, which is about to take your souls unto the Light of the Lights, unto the Places of the truth with the goodness, of the Place of him who is holy of all those who are holy, unto the Place in which there is not woman, nor is there male, nor is there shape in that Place, but [336^a] a light is being steadfast ineffable: there is not that which is more excellent therefore than those mysteries after which ye seek, except the mystery of the Seven Voices with their forty nine powers, and their tickets, and with the Name which is more excellent than all of them, the Name in which is becoming every name, and every light and every power. He who knoweth that Name, whenever he should come out of the body of the matter, shall not any smoke nor any darkness nor authority nor Ruler of the Sphere of the Destiny, nor Angel nor Archangel nor power, they shall not be able to hold back the soul which knoweth that Name. But whenever he should come out of the World and (should) say that Name unto the fire, it is wont to be quenched, and is wont the darkness to withdraw. And whenever he should say unto the demons with the Receivers [336^b] of the Darkness which is outer, with their Rulers with their authorities with their powers, they will

all perish and their flame burn and they (will) cry out, Thou art holy, thou art holy, he who is holy of all those who are holy. And whenever they should say that Name unto the Receivers of the judgments which are evil, with their authorities with all their powers, and the Barbelo also with the Invisible God with the three Triple-powered Gods, at the hour in which they will say this Name in those Places, they will fall all of them one upon another and be dissolved and perish, and they (will) cry out, O Light of every Light which becometh in the Boundless Light, remember us also and purify us.

But having finished saying these words Jesus, cried out all his disciples, they wept in a great cry, saying, (Four leaves wanting.)

(Title and eight pages wanting) [345^a] fire and punish her in them for six other months with eight days. After these (things) they (will) take her upon the road of the Middle, and each of the Rulers of the road of the Middle (will) punish her in his punishments for six other months with eight days. After these things they (will) take her to the Virgin of the Light, this who is wont to judge the good and (with, MS) the evil, that she may judge her. And whenever the Sphere should turn round she is wont to deliver them up to her Receivers, that they may cast her unto the Aeons of the Sphere. And are wont the Ministers of the Sphere to take her out unto water which is below the Sphere; and it is (wont) to become a fire boiling and eating into her, until it purifieth her entirely. And is wont to come Ialouham (Eight lines wanting)

the Receiver of Sabaoth, the Adamas, this who is wont to give the cup of forgetfulness to the souls, and to bring a [345^b] cup being full of the water of the forgetfulness and give it to the soul: and she (is wont to) drink it and forget every place (coptic word) with every Place unto which she went: and cast her into a body, which is about to spend its time (in which) he is wont to pain his heart continually. This is the punishment of the man who curseth. Added further Mariham, said she, My Lord Jesus, then the man (a) slanderer continually, whenever he should come out of body whither is he about to go, or what is his punishment? Said Jesus, A man (a) slanderer continually, whenever should be completed his time by the Sphere for him to come out of body, are wont to come after him Abiout with Kharmon the Receivers of Ariel, and they bring his soul out of body, and spend three days going with her teaching her the creatures of the World. And after these (things) [346^a] they take her down unto Amente (close) to Ariel, and he (is wont) to punish her in his punishments eleven months with twenty one days. And afterwards they take her unto the Chaos (close) to Ialdabaoth with his forty nine demons, and each one of his demons goeth out upon her for another eleven

months with other twenty one days, scourging her with whips of smoke. And after these they take her into the rivers of smoke with seas of fire boiling, and they punish her in them other eleven months with twenty one days. And after these they are wont to take her away upon the road of the Middle, and each of the Rulers in the road of the Middle punisheth her in his punishments other eleven months with twenty one days. After [346^b] these they are wont to take her away to the Virgin of the Light, this who is wont to judge the righteous with the sinners, that she may judge her. And whenever the Sphere should turn round, she is wont to deliver her up to her Receivers, that they may cast her out unto the Aeons of the Sphere. And the Ministers of the Sphere take her out unto water below the Sphere, and it becometh a smoke boiling and it eateth in at her, until it purifieth her entirely. And bringeth the cup of forgetfulness Ialouham, the Receiver of Sabaoth, the Adamas, and he giveth it to the soul: and she drinketh it and forgetteth every place (coptic word) with every thing with every Place unto which she went: and they give her into a body being about to spend his time being oppressed. This is the judgment of the man, (the) slanderer. Said she, Mariham, Woe

woe to the sinners. Answered [347^a] also Salome, said she, My Lord, Jesus, a man, murderer having not done sin ever except killing, whenever he should come out of body, what is his punishment? Answered Jesus, said he, A man killer, having not done sin ever except killing, whenever his time should be completed by the Sphere for him to come out of body, are wont to come the Receivers of Ialdabaoth, and bring his soul out of body, and bind her by her feet behind a great demon of face of horse, and he spendeth three days going round with her in the World. After these (things) they are wont to take her out unto the Place of the cold with the snow and punish her there for three years with six months. After these they (are wont to) take her down unto the Chaos (close) to Ialdabaoth with his forty nine demons, and scourge [347^b] her his demons other three years for each (demon) with six months. After these (things) they are wont to take her unto the Chaos (close) to the Persephone, and punish her in her punishments other three years with six months. After these (things) they are wont to take her away upon the road of the Middle, and each of the Rulers of the road of the Middle punisheth her in the punishments of his Places for other three years with six months. And

after these they take her to the Virgin of the Light, this who is wont to judge the righteous with the sinners that she may judge her, and whenever the Sphere should turn round she is wont to command, that they cast her unto the Darkness which is outer, until the time (in) which they will take away the Darkness of the Middle she is wont to be destroyed and dissolved. This is the punishment of the man, (a) killer. Said he, Petros, My Lord, [348^a] Let the women be content unto seeking, that we also may seek. Said Jesus to Mariham with the women, Leave the place for your brothers, (the) male that they also may seek. Answered Petros said he, My Lord, then a man, (a) thief, (a) robber, his sin being this continually, whenever he should come out of body, what is his punishment? Said Jesus, This of this kind whenever his time should be completed by the Sphere, are wont to come after him the Receivers of Adonis, and bring his soul out of body and spend three days going round with her teaching her the creatures of the World. After these (things) they are wont to take her down unto Amente (close) to Ariel that he may punish her in his punishments for three months with eight days with hours two. [348^b] And after these (things) they take (her) unto the Chaos (close) to Ialdabaoth,

with his forty nine demons, that each of his demons should punish her other three months with eight days with hours two. After these (things) they are wont to take her down upon the road of the Middle, that each of the Rulers of the road of the Middle should punish her by his smoke of darkness with his evil fire for other three months with eight days with hours two. After these (things) they are wont to take her up to the Virgin of the Light, this who is wont to judge the righteous and the sinners, that she may judge her. And whenever should the Sphere turn round, she is wont to give her to her Receivers, that they may cast her unto the Aeons of the Sphere, that the Ministers of the Sphere may take her unto water being below the Sphere, that it may become [349^a] smoke boiling, that it may eat in at her, until it purify her entirely. After these (things) is wont to come Ialouham the Receiver of Sabaoth, the Adamas, and he bringeth the cup of the forgetfulness, and he giveth it to the soul that she may drink it, and she forgetteth every thing with every Place unto which she went: and they cast her unto a body lame and maimed and blind. This is the punishment of the man, (a) robber.

Answered Andreas, said he, A man proud, (a) despiser whenever he should come out of body, what will they do to him? Said Jesus, This of this kind whenever his time should be completed by the Sphere, are wont to come after him the Receivers of Ariel and take his soul, and they spend three days going about in the World teaching her the creatures of [349^b] the World. After these (things) they are wont to take her down unto Amente, up to Ariel that he may punish her in his punishments for twenty months. After these (things) they are wont to take her unto the Chaos up to Ialdabaoth with his forty nine demons, and that he may punish her with his demons one by one for other twenty months. After these (things) they are wont to take her up on the road of the Middle, that each of the Rulers of the road of the Middle may punish her for other twenty months. And after these (things), they are wont to take her to the Virgin of the Light that she may judge her. And whenever should the Sphere turn round, she is wont to give her to her Receivers, that they may cast her unto Aeons of the Sphere. And are wont the Ministers of the Sphere to take her out unto water being underneath the Sphere, that it may become a smoke boiling that it may eat in [350^a] at her until it purifieth her. And is wont to come Ialouham the Receiver of Sabaoth, the Adamas, and bringeth the cup of forgetfulness, and he giveth it to the soul that she may drink it, and she forgetteth every thing with every Place unto which she went: and they cast her down unto a body dumb, deformed, that every one may remain despising him. This is the punishment of the man proud (a) despiser.

Said he, Thomas, A man blasphemer continually, what is his punishment? Said Jesus, This of this kind whenever should his time be completed by the Sphere, are wont to come after him the Receivers of Ialdabaoth and bind him with his tongue to a great demon with face of horse, and they spend three days going about with him in the World and punish him. After these (things) they are wont to take him [350^b] out unto the place of the cold with the snow to punish him for eleven years. After these (things) they are wont to take him down unto the Chaos (close) to Ialdabaoth with his forty nine demons, that each of the demons may punish him other eleven years. After these (things) they are wont to take him out unto the Darkness which is outer, until the day (in) which they will judge the great Ruler of face of dragon which goeth round the Darkness, and is wont that soul, she is wont to be numbed and to waste away and to be dissolved. This is the judgment of the man blasphemer.

Said Bartholomaios, A man who sleeper with male, What is his punishment? Said he, Jesus: The man sleeping with male with the man who will sleep with him (there shall be the same measure) [351^a] as the man blasphemer: whenever the time therefore should be completed by the Sphere, are wont to come after their souls the Receivers of Ialdabaoth that he may punish them with his forty nine demons for eleven (added in margin) years. After these (things) they are wont to take them out unto rivers of smoke with seas of pitch boiling, full of demons of face of swine, they are wont to eat in at them and punish them in the rivers of smoke for other eleven years. After these (things) they are wont to take them out in the Darkness which is outer, until the day of the judgment (in) which they will Judge the great Darkness, they are wont to be dissolved and perish.

Said Thomas, We heard that there are some upon the earth who are wont to take away the sperma of the males with the menstruum [351^b] of the woman and give them unto a (mess of) lentil and eat it, while they say, We are believing Esau with Iakob. Is it a thing which is right or otherwise? But Jesus was angry with the World at that hour, and said he to Thomas, Amen I say that every sin and every unlawfulness—this sin surpasseth them—these of this kind. They are about to take them immediately unto the Darkness which is outer, nor shall they throw them back unto the Sphere again. But they are not about to be wasted away and destroy them in the Darkness which is outer, the place in which there is not mercy nor is there light, but the weeping is, and the gnashing of the teeth is (there). And every soul which they will take unto the Darkness which is outer, they are not wont to throw them back again, but they are wont to perish and be dissolved.

Answered Iohannes, Then a man [352^a] having not done sin but being become good continually, but having not found thy mysteries for him to pass through the Rulers, whenever he should come out of body, what will they do to him? Said Jesus, The man of this kind whenever should his time be completed by the Sphere, are wont to come after his soul the Receivers of Bainkhoookh, being one among the Triple-powered Gods, that they may take his soul in a joy with a gladness, and spend three days going round with her teaching her the creatures of the World in joy with gladness. After these (things) they are wont to take her down unto Amente and teach her the punishment-places, those which (are) in Amente, but they would not be about to punish her in them, but they are about to teach her only of them. And the steam of the flame of the punishments [352^b] is wont to become touching her only a little. After these (things) they take her away up on the road of the Middle, and teach her the punishments of the roads of the Middle, while the steam of the flame toucheth her a little. And after these (things) they take her to the Virgin of the Light, that she may judge her before the little Sabaoth the good, he of the Middle, until the Sphere should turn round, that Zeus with Aphrodite

may come in the presence of the Virgin of the Light, that the Kronos with Ares may come behind her. Then she is wont to take away that righteous soul and deliver her up to her Receivers and cast her unto the Aeons of the Sphere, that the Ministers of the Sphere may take her out unto water being underneath the Sphere, that it may become a smoke [353^a] boiling, that it may eat in at her until it should purify her entirely. And is wont to come Ialouham the Receiver of Sabaoth, the Adamas, this who is wont to give the cup of forgetfulness to the souls. And he is wont to bring the water of forgetfulness, and give it to the soul and she forgetteth every thing with every Place unto which she went. Afterwards is wont to come a Receiver of the little Sabaoth, the good, he of the Middle, he is wont to bring also a cup, full of the understanding and wiseness and with watchfulness in it, and giveth it to the soul, and they cast her unto a body, that she will not be able to sleep nor will she be able to forget, because of the cup of the watchfulness which they gave to her, but it will become beating her heart continually, seeking after the mysteries of the Light, [353^b] until she find them by the precept of the Virgin of the

Light, and inherit the Light eternal (of-unto-age, MS).

Said Mariham, Then a man having done every sin and every unlawfulness, having not found the mysteries of the Light is he about to receive all his punishments at one time? Said Jesus, Yea, he is about to receive them. If also those which he did (were) three he is about to receive three punishments. Said Iohannes, Then a man having done every sin and every unlawfulness, but at the last he found the mysteries of the Light is it possible for him to be saved? Said Jesus, This of this kind who did every sin and every unlawfulness, and found the mysteries of the Light, and did them and completed them, and did not cease, nor did sin, he is about to inherit the Treasury of the Light.

Said Jesus to his disciples, If should [354^a] the Sphere turn round and (if) Kronos with Ares should come behind the Virgin of the Light; and Zeus with the Aphrodite should come in the presence of the Virgin, being in their own Aeons, they are wont to draw (away) the veils of the Virgin; she is wont to become cheerful in that hour, seeing these two stars of light in her presence. And every soul which she will cast unto the cycle of the Aeons of the Sphere at that hour, for them to come out unto the world, they are wont to become righteous and good, and they are wont to find the mysteries of the Light at this time. (Or if not) she is wont to dispatch them another time, that they may find the mysteries of the Light. If Ares also with Kronos should come to the presence of the Virgin, Zeus with the Aphrodite beg behind her, not seeing them, every soul which she will cast [354^b] unto the creatures of the Sphere at that hour, they are wont to become evil and wrathful, and they are not wont to find the mysteries of the Light.

These therefore while Jesus is saying them to his disciples in the Middle of Amente, cried out, wept the disciples, Woe woe to the men the sinners, these upon whom the neglect lieth and the forgetfulness of the Rulers, until they come out of body and they take them unto these punishments. Have mercy on us, have mercy on us, the Son of him who is holy, and have compassion on us, that we should be saved from these punishments and these judgments, which are prepared for the sinners. Otherwise we did sin, we also, our Lord and our Light.... (Seven lines vacant) [355^a] the righteous (one). They came out (by) three (and) three unto the four regions of the heaven, they preached the evangel of the Kingdom in all the world, the Christ working with them in the word of the strengthening and the signs which follow them and the wonders. And thus they knew the kingdom of the God in all the earth and in all the world of the Israel, unto witness to all the nations, these who become from the places of rising to place of setting: (two lines of ornament, two lines erasure, and two more lines of ornament.)