themselves all that Incorruptible (ones), being twelve Places, and
because of what they placed them being distributed one after another in
one only array, and because of what also they separated them and they
made them diverse arrays, being themselves Uncontainable (ones) and
Boundless (ones), and because of what they proceeded out of the
Fatherless (ones). And that Mystery [206^a] indeed is that which knoweth
because of what despoiled themselves the Boundless (ones) and because of
what they set them up being twelve Boundless Spaces, and they placed
them being three arrays of Spaces according to the arrangement of the
Only One, the Ineffable, and because of what they proceeded out of the
Fatherless (ones). And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because
of what despoiled themselves the twelve Uncontainable (ones) these which
belong to (the) arrays of the Only One, the Ineffable One, and because
of what indeed they proceeded out of the Fatherless (ones), until they
bring them indeed unto the Space of the First Mystery, namely, the
second Space. And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of
what despoiled themselves [206^b] the twenty-four ten thousand of
hymners, and because of what indeed they distributed them outside of the
Veil of the First Mystery, namely, the twin Mysteries of the Only One,
the Ineffable, that (One) which looketh inward and that (One) which
looketh outward, and because of what indeed they proceeded out of the
Fatherless (ones). And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because
of what despoiled themselves all the Uncontainable (ones), these whom I
finished saying, these which (are) in the Places of the second Space of
the Ineffable, namely, the Space of the First Mystery, and because of
what those Uncontainable (ones) with those Boundless (ones) proceeded
out of the Fatherless (ones). And that Mystery indeed is that which
knoweth because of [207^a] what despoiled themselves, the twenty-four
Mysteries of the first Triple spirit, and because of what they called
them, The twenty-four Spaces of the first Triple spirit, and because of
what they proceeded out of the second Triple spirit. And that Mystery
indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the
twenty-four Mysteries of the second Triple spirit, and because of what
they proceeded out of the third Triple spirit. And that Mystery indeed
is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the
twenty-four Mysteries of the third Triple spirit, namely, the
twenty-four Spaces of the third Triple spirit, and [207^b] because of
what they proceeded out of the Fatherless (ones). And that Mystery
indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the
five Trees of the first Triple spirit, and because of what they
distributed them standing one after another, and also being bound in
unto one another, with all their arrays, and because of what they
proceeded out of the Fatherless (ones). And that Mystery indeed is that
which knoweth because of what despoiled themselves the five Trees of the
second Triple spirit, and because of what they proceeded out of the
Fatherless (ones). And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because
of what despoiled themselves the five Trees of the third Triple spirit,
and because of what they proceeded [208^a] out of the Fatherless (ones).
And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled
themselves the Pre-Uncontainable (ones) of the first Triple spirit, and
because of what they proceeded out of the Fatherless (ones). And that
Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled
themselves the Pre-Uncontainable (ones) of the second Triple spirit, and
because of what they proceeded out of the Fatherless (ones). And that
Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled
themselves all the Pre-Uncontainable (ones) of the third Triple spirit,
and because of what they proceeded out of the Fatherless (ones). And
that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth because of what despoiled
himself [208^b] the first Triple spirit from below this, which belongeth
to the arrays of the Only One, the Ineffable, and because of what they
proceeded out of the second Triple spirit. And that Mystery indeed is
that which knoweth because of what despoiled himself the third Triple
spirit, namely, the first Triple spirit from the Height, and because of
what he proceeded out of the twelfth Triple spirit, this which (is) the
last Place of the Fatherless (ones). And that Mystery indeed is that
which knoweth because of what were distributed all the Places, which
(are) in the Space of the Ineffable, and with those who are in them all,
and because of what they proceeded out of the last member [209^a] of the
Ineffable One. And that Mystery indeed is that which knoweth his own
self, because of what he despoiled himself, for him to proceed out of
the Ineffable who is he who ruleth over all of them, and it is he who
distributed all of them according to their arrays. These therefore all I
shall say unto you in the Distribution of the Universe, in one word, all
the (things) which I said unto you, those which will happen, with those
which will come, these which emanate and which proceed, and with those
which (are) outside of them, and with those which are implanted in them,
these which will contain the Place (coptic) of the First Mystery, and
with those which (are) in the Space of the Ineffable, these which I
shall say unto you, because that I shall reveal them to you, and I shall
say them unto [209^b] you according to Places and according to arrays in
the Distribution of the Universe. And I shall reveal to you all their
mysteries which rule over them all, with their pre-triple spirits, with
their hyper-triple spirits, these which rule over their mysteries with
their arrays. Now therefore the Mystery of the Ineffable is he who
knoweth because of what all these became, of those which I said, and in
boldness, because of which all these became. And he is the Mystery which
(is) in all these, and he is all their coming out, and he is all their
catching up, and he is all their setting up. And the Mystery of the
Ineffable, he is the Mystery which is in all these, which I said unto
[210^a] you, and with those which I shall say unto you in the
Distribution of the Universe, and he is the Mystery which is in all
these: and he is the only Mystery of the Ineffable, and the knowledge of
all these (things) which I said to you, and with those which I shall say
unto you: with those which I said not unto you, all these I shall say
unto you in the Distribution of the Universe, with all their knowledge
one upon another, because of what they became. That is the one word of
the Ineffable. And I shall say unto you the Distribution of all their
mysteries, with the type of each of them, with the manner of their
completing in all their figures, and I shall say unto you the mystery of
the Only One [210^b], the Ineffable, with all its (his, MS thus again)
types, with all its figures; and with all its arrangements, because of
what indeed it proceeded out of the last limb of the Ineffable, because
that mystery is all their setting up. And that mystery of the Ineffable
is also (the) one only word which also becometh in the language of the
Ineffable, and that is the arrangement of the explanation of every word
which I said unto you. And he who will receive the one word of that
mystery, this which I shall say unto you now with all its (his, MS thus
again) types with all its figures, with the manner of completing its
mystery: because that ye are the perfect of all-perfect. And ye are that
which will complete all knowledge [211^a] of that mystery with all its
arrangement with its...: because ye are those to whom they entrusted
every mystery. Hear therefore now, that I may say unto you that mystery
which is this, He who will receive therefore the one word of the
mystery, this which I said unto you, whenever he should come out the
body of the matter of the Rulers, and should come the Receivers of
Contentious (ones), and they should loosen him out of the body of the
matter of the Rulers of the Receivers of Contentious (ones), namely,
they are wont to loosen every soul which cometh out of the body. If
therefore the Receivers of Contentious (ones) should loosen the soul
which received this one mystery of the Ineffable this which I finished
saying unto you now [211^b] and in the hour they will loosen it from the
body of the matter it will become a great effluence of light in the
middle of those Receivers and will fear greatly the Receivers before the
light of that soul, and will be weakened the Receivers and fall and be
silent altogether, out of the fear of the great light which they saw.
And the soul which receiveth this mystery of the Ineffable will fly unto
the Height becoming a great effluence of light. And will not seize it
the Receivers, and they will not know what is the road in which it will
go, because that it became a great Beam of light, and it flieth unto the
Height: and not [212^a] any power is wont to be able to hold it down at
all, nor indeed shall they be able to approach it at all; but it is wont
to pass through all the Places of the Rulers, with all the Places of the
emanations of the Light, and it is not wont to give answer in any Place,
nor is it wont to give defence, nor is it wont to give symbol: for not
even shall any power of the Rulers be able, nor shall any power of the
emanations of the Light, they shall not be able to approach that soul,
but all the Places of the Rulers, with all the Places of the emanations
of the Light are wont each to hymn unto it in their Places, being in
fear before the Light of the effluence which envelopeth the soul, even
until [212^b] it passeth through them all, and goeth unto the Place of
the Inheritance of the mystery which it received, namely, the mystery of
the Only One, the Ineffable and it becometh joined in unto his members.
Amen I say to you, It will become in all the Places in the time of a man
shooting an arrow. Now therefore also, Amen I say to you, Every man who
will receive that Mystery of the Ineffable and is complete or fulfilleth
(it) in all its types with all its figures, is a man being in the World,
but he excelleth all Angels and he will excel more than they all, he is
a man being upon the World, but he excelleth all the Archangels, and he
will excel more than they all. [213^a] He is a man being upon the World,
but he excelleth all the Tyrants, and he will be exalted over them all.
He is a man being upon the World, but he excelleth all the Lords, and he
will be exalted over them all. He is a man being upon the World, but he
excelleth all the Gods, and he will be exalted over them all. He is a
man being upon the World, but he excelleth all the luminaries (phoster),
and he will be exalted over them all. He is a man being upon the World,
but he excelleth all the pure (lights), and he will be exalted over them
all. He is a man being upon the World, but he excelleth all the Triple
powers, and he will be exalted over them all. He is a man being upon the
World, but he excelleth all the Forefathers, and he will be exalted
[213^b] over them all. He is a man being upon the World, but he
excelleth all the Invisibles, and he will be exalted over them all. He
is a man being upon the World, but he excelleth the great Forefather
invisible, and he will also be exalted over him. He is a man being upon
the World, but he excelleth all those of the Middle, and he will be
exalted over them all. He is a man being upon the World, but he
excelleth the emanations of the Treasury of the Light, and he will be
exalted over them all. He is a man being upon the World, but he
excelleth the Confusion, and he will be exalted over all of it. He is a
man being upon the World, but he excelleth the whole Place of the
Treasury, and he will be exalted over all of it. He is a man being upon
the World, but he will become King with me in my kingdom. He is a man
[214^a] being upon the World, but he becometh King in the Light. He is a
man being upon the World, but not one (out) of the World is he, and Amen
I say to you, That man is I and I am that man: and in the dissolution of
the World, namely, whenever the Universe should be caught-up and
whenever should be caught-up all the number of the perfect souls, and I
become ruling in the midst of the last Helpers, ruling over all the
emanations of the Light, and ruling over the seven Amens, with the five
Trees, with the three Amens, with the nine Guards, and ruling over the
child of the child, namely the [214^b] Twin-saviours, and ruling over
the twelve Saviours, with all the number of the perfect souls, these
which will receive the mystery of the Light. And every man who will
receive the mystery in the Ineffable will become fellow-King with me,
they will sit on my right (hand) and on my left in my kingdom. And Amen
I say to you, Those men are I, and I am those. Because of this therefore
I said unto you once, Ye will sit upon your thrones on my right (hand)
and on my left in my Kingdom and ye will reign with me. Because of this
therefore I did not spare, nor was I ashamed, calling you, My brothers
and my [215^a] friends, because that ye will become fellow-Kings with me
in my kingdom.
These therefore I am saying them unto you, I am knowing that I shall
give to you the Mystery of the Ineffable, which Mystery is I, and I am
that Mystery. Now therefore not only ye will reign with me, but every
man who will receive the Mystery of the Ineffable, they will become
ruling with me in my kingdom, and I am them, and they are I: but my
throne will become more excellent than they, because that ye will suffer
in the World beyond every man, even until ye preach every word which I
shall say unto you: but your thrones will become fastened unto mine in
my kingdom. Because of this I said [215^b] unto you once, The place in
which I shall become, will become with me also my twelve Deacons: but
Maria the Magdalene with Iohannes the Virgin will become excelling all
my disciples. And every man who will receive Mystery of the Ineffable,
they will become on my left and on my right, and I am they and they are
I. And they will be equal with you in every thing. But nevertheless your
thrones will become excelling theirs, and my throne even mine will
become excelling yours. And every man who will find the word of the
Ineffable, Amen I say unto you, The men will know that word, they will
know the knowledge of all these words which I said unto you, those of
the depth and those of the height, those of the length with those of
[216^a] the breadth, in one word, they will know the knowledge of all
these words which I said unto you, and those which I said not unto you,
these I shall say unto you according to Place and according to array in
the Distribution of the Universe. And Amen I say unto you, They will
know in what sort the World is placed, and they will know in what type
all the things of the Height are placed, and they will know because of
what thing the Universe became.
These therefore having said them the Saviour, sprang up Maria the
Magdalene, said she, My Lord bear with me, and be not angry with me
seeking after every thing in an exactness with a certainty. Now
therefore, my Lord, then is one the word of the Mystery of the Ineffable
and one the word of the knowledge of the Universe [216^b]? Answered the
Saviour, said he, Yea one (is) the Mystery of the Ineffable and one is
the word the knowledge of the Universe. But also answered Maria, said
she to the Saviour, My Lord, bear with me, seeking from thee, and be not
angry with me. Now therefore, my Lord, except we live and know all the
word of the Ineffable, shall we not be able to inherit the kingdom of
the Light? But answered the Saviour, said he to Maria, Yea, for every
one who will receive the Mystery of the kingdom of the Light, each will
go and inherit even unto the Place unto which he received mystery; but
he will not know the knowledge of the Universe because of what all these
(things) became, except he should know the one word of the Ineffable
namely, the knowledge of the Universe. And also openly [217^a] I am the
knowledge of the Universe. And also it is impossible to know the one
word of the knowledge, except forsooth he receive the First Mystery of
the Ineffable: but every man who will receive mystery in the Light will
go each and inherit unto the Place unto which he received mystery.
Because of this I said unto you once, He who believeth a prophet will
receive the reward of a prophet, and he who believeth a righteous (man)
will receive the reward of a righteous man, namely, even unto the Place
which each receiveth mystery he will go unto it. He who receiveth, being
prepared is going to inherit the mystery which is less, and he who will
receive mystery being more excellent he is going to inherit the Places
which are exalted. And each will remain in his Place in the Light of my
kingdom. And each will be the authority unto the array which is below
him; but [217^b] he will not be the authority to go unto the array which
is above him, but he is going to remain in the Place of the Inheritance
of the Light of my kingdom, becoming in a great light for which there is
not measure by the Gods with all the Invisibles, and he (will) become in
great joy with great delight.
Now therefore also hear that I may speak with you concerning the glory
of those who will also receive the mystery of the First Mystery. He who
will receive therefore the mystery of that First Mystery, will become at
the time (at) which he cometh out of the body of the matter of the
Rulers, come the Receivers of the Contentious (ones), and bring the soul
of that man out of the body; and that soul will become a great overflow
of light among the Receivers of Contentious (ones): and those Receivers
will fear before [218^a] the light of that soul, and that soul will go
unto the Height, and pass through all the Places of the Rulers, with all
the Places of the emanations of the Light: and it will not give answer
nor defence nor symbol in any Place of the Light, nor in any Place of
the Rulers; but it will pass through in all the Places and it will
surpass all, and go and reign over all the Places of the First Saviour.
Likewise also he who will receive the second mystery of the First
Mystery with the third with the fourth even until he receive the twelfth
mystery of the First Mystery, whenever he should become in the time (at)
which they come out of the body of the matter of the Rulers, come the
Receivers [218^b] of Contentious (ones) and bring the soul of that man
out of the body of the matter, and those souls will become a great
overflow of light among the Receivers of Contentious (ones). And those
Receivers will fear before the light of that soul, and they will be
weakened and fall upon their face. And those souls will fly unto the
Height at the hour and pass over all the Places of the Rulers, and in
all the Places of the emanations of the Light, and they will not give
answer nor defence in any Place nor symbol: but it will pass through in
all the Places and they surpass all within, and they will reign over all
the Places of the twelve Saviours, so that those who receive the second
[219^a] mystery of the First Mystery will reign over all the Places of
the second Saviour in the Inheritances of the Light. Likewise also those
who receive the third mystery of the First Mystery with the fourth with
the fifth with the sixth even until the twelfth, each will reign over
all the Places of the Saviour, who received the mystery unto him. And he
who will receive twelve (twelfth, MS) mysteries one after (upon, MS)
another of the First Mystery, namely, the absolute Mystery, this
concerning which I speak with you. And he who will receive therefore
those twelve (twelfth, MS) mysteries these which are reckoned unto the
First Mystery, whenever he should come out of the World, he will pass
through all the Places of the Rulers, with all the Places of the Light,
being with a great effluence of the Light [219^b]. And also he will
reign over all the Places of the twelve Saviours. But they will not be
equal with those who receive the one Mystery of the Ineffable, but he
who will receive that Mystery will remain in those arrays, because that
they surpass, and he will remain in the arrays of the twelve Saviours.
It happened, Jesus having finished saying these words unto his
disciples, came forward Maria the Magdalene, she kissed the feet of
Jesus, said she, My Lord, bear with me, and be not angry with me,
seeking from thee, but have mercy on us, my Lord, and reveal to us every
thing which we shall seek after. Now therefore, my Lord, how hath the
First Mystery the twelve mysteries; the Ineffable (only) one mystery is
that which it hath? Answered Jesus said he to her, One (only) mystery
however at least is that which [220^a] it hath, but that mystery doeth
three mysteries being the one (only) mystery, but different type (is) of
each of them. And also it is wont to do five mysteries, being yet one
only, but different (is) the type of each: so that the five mysteries
are equal with one another in the mystery of the kingdom in the
Inheritances of the Light. But different (is) the type of each of them,
and their kingdom excelleth and is being exalted above the whole kingdom
of the twelve mysteries one after (upon, MS) another of the First
Mystery: but they are not equal in the kingdom with the one (first, MS)
mystery of the First Mystery in the kingdom of the Light. Likewise again
the three mysteries are not equal also in the kingdom which (is) in the
Light, but different (is) the type of each of them. And they also again
are not equal in the kingdom [220^b] with the one (only) mystery of the
First Mystery in the kingdom of the Light. And different is the type
also of each of them three, and the type of the figures of each of them
varieth from one to another. The first indeed if thou shouldest complete
its mystery throughout, and stand and complete it well in all its
figures, until thou comest out of the body of the present, and become a
great overflow of light of effluence, and pass (i.e. the soul) through
every Place of the Rulers with all the Place of the Light, all fearing
before the light of that soul, even until it goeth unto the Places of
its kingdom. Also the second mystery of the First Mystery, if thou
shouldst complete its mystery well in all its figures, the man therefore
who will complete [221^a] its mystery, whenever he should say that
mystery over the head of every man who cometh out of the body, and he
(should) say it unto his two ears. If indeed the man who cometh out of
the body of matter having received the mystery another time, and is made
partaker in unto the word of the truth. Amen I say unto you, That man
whenever he should come out of the body of the matter, his soul will
become a great effluence of Light and (will) pass through every Place,
even until it go unto the kingdom of that mystery. But if he, that man
did not receive mystery and (was) not made partaker unto the words of
the truth, he who completeth that mystery, whenever he should say that
mystery over the head of the man who cometh out of the body, this who
did not receive mystery of the Light, and [221^b] who communicated not
in the word of the truth. Amen I say unto you, That man whenever he
should come out of the body, they are not wont to judge him in any Place
of the Rulers, nor will they be able to punish him in any Place, nor the
fire will touch him through the great mystery of the Ineffable, which
becometh with him: and they will hasten quickly, and deliver him up to
one another, and steer him along (from Place to Place) and from array to
array, even until they take him (close) to the Virgin of the Light, all
the Places fearing before the mystery with the sign of the kingdom of
the Ineffable, this which becometh with him: and whenever they should
take it (close) to the Virgin of the Light, the Virgin will see the sign
of the mystery of the kingdom [222^a] of the Ineffable, becoming with
him, is wont to wonder the Virgin of the Light, and she is wont to prove
him. But she is not wont to cause them to take him unto the Light, until
he completeth all the duties (politia) of the Light of that mystery,
which are these the purifications of the renunciation of the World and
with all the matter which is in it. The Virgin of the Light is wont to
seal him with a seal more excellent, which is this, (the form of the
seal is not given), and to cause them to cast him in any month in which
he came out of the body of the matter unto a body being about to become
righteous, this being about to find the Godhead of the truth, with the
mysteries which are high, and (to) inherit them, and (to) inherit the
Light unto age, namely, the free-gifts of the second mystery of the
First Mystery of the Ineffable.