Selections from “Pistis Sophia” – Chapters 68-70, Part 2 of 2

Let us continue with selections from Chapters 69-70 of Pistis Sophia, in which Saint Thomas continues explaining Pistis Sophia’s experiences.

CHAPTER 69

“[…] The word which Thy power has spoken: ‘Thou were on my right hand, saving and helping me,’ it is again the word which Pistis Sophia has spoken: ‘Thou became a Light on all sides of me, [saving me] and helping me.’ And the word which Thy light-power has spoken: ‘Thou have hindered my adversaries and they have not been revealed,’ it is the word which Pistis Sophia has spoken: ‘And the emanations of Self-willed which fought against me, Thou have hindered through Thy Light, and they could not come near me.’ And the word which Thy power has spoken: ‘Thy face was with me, saving me in Thy grace,’ it is the word which Pistis Sophia has spoken: ‘Thy Light was with me, saving me in Thy Light-stream.’ And the word which Thy power has spoken: ‘I was despised in the sight of many and cast out,’ it is the word which Pistis Sophia has spoken: The emanations of Self-willed constrained me and took my power from me, and I have been despised before them and cast out into the chaos, with no light in me.’ And the word which Thy power has spoken: ‘I have become as lead in their sight,’ it is the word which Pistis Sophia has spoken: ‘When they had taken my light from me, I became as heavy-weighing matter before them.’ And moreover the word which Thy power has spoken: ‘Through Thee I have gotten a power for me which helped me,’ it is again the word which Pistis Sophia has spoken: ‘And thereafter came a light-power unto me through Thee which saved me.’ And the word which Thy power has spoken: ‘Thou have set lamps on my right and on my left, so that no side of me may be without light,’ it is the word which Pistis Sophia has spoken: ‘Thy power shone on my right and on my left and surrounded me on all sides of me, so that no part of me was without light.’ And the word which Thy power has spoken: ‘Thou have overshadowed me with the shadow of Thy grace,’ it is again the word which Pistis Sophia has spoken: ‘And Thou have covered me with the Light of the stream.’ And the word which Thy power has spoken: ‘I was relieved of the coats of skin,’ it is again the word which Pistis Sophia has spoken: ‘And they have purified me of all my evil matters, and I raised myself above them in Thy Light.’ […]”