Pistis Sophia

Pistis Sophia — G. R. S. Mead — Section 39

And Jesus said to his disciples : " I am come from that first mystery, which is also what the the last mystery, the four and twen- Jry^^' tieth mystery." For his disciples knew ^ouJis ery. j^ated her, because she had ceased in their mysteries, and because she had desired to go into the height and be above them all. For this cause, therefore, they were enraged against her and hated her. And the great triple power Arrogant, that is to say, the third triple power, who is in the thirteenth 8eon, the dis- obedient one, who had not emanated the purity of the power which was in him, and had not given the purity of his light at the time when the rulers gave their purity, for he wished to rule over all the thirteenth aeon, and those who are below it — (45) " It came to pass, therefore, when the rulers of the twelve aeons were enraged against Pistis Sophia, who is above them, and hated FIRST BOOK. 45 her exceedingly, that the great triple power Arrogant, of whom I have just been telling you, joined himself to the uniteth number of the twelve aeons ; he also wUh the became enraged against Pistis Sophia, [he*^tweive and hated her exceedingly, because she JmanatSh had thought to go towards the light poJ^e^r^tT^ which was above him, so he emanated g^^^/^.^ ' Sophia. from himself a great lion-faced power ; and from the matter which was in him, he eman- ated a host of other material emanations, very violent ; he sent them into the lower regions, into the parts of the chaos, in order that they flight lie in wait for Pistis Sophia, and take away the power that was in her, because she had thought to go to the height which is above them all ; because she had ceased to do their mystery, and continued to lament, seeking the light which she had seen. And the rulers who stand, or remain, in the mystery which they do, hated her, and so also a]l the guardians who are at the gates of the seons.