--- title: "Pistis Sophia" author: "Anonymous (Gnostic)" translator: "G. R. S. Mead" languages: [en] shelf: "Hermetica & Gnostics" section: 76 of 132 url: https://scriptura.si/works/pistis-sophia-mead/76/ cite: "Anonymous (Gnostic), tr. G. R. S. Mead, Pistis Sophia, section 76. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pistis-sophia-mead/76/" --- # Pistis Sophia *Anonymous (Gnostic), tr. G. R. S. Mead* The risen Jesus teaches his disciples the fall and rescue of Sophia, in Mead's 1921 translation. ## 76. Second Book · Chapter 93 Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pistis-sophia-mead/76/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pistis-sophia-mead/76/#p-N [¶0] Jesus continued again and said unto his disciples: "Yet further, O my disciples and companions and brethren, let every one be sober in the spirit which is in him, let him understand and comprehend all the words which I shall say unto you; for from now on will I begin to discourse with you concerning all the gnoses of that Ineffable. [¶1] "That mystery knoweth why the west hath arisen and why the east hath arisen. [¶2] "And that mystery knoweth why the south hath arisen and why the north hath arisen. [¶3] Yet further, O my disciples, hearken and continue to be sober and hearken to the total gnosis of the mystery of the Ineffable. [¶4] "That mystery knoweth why the demons have arisen and why mankind hath arisen. [¶5] "And that mystery knoweth why the heat hath arisen and why the pleasant air hath arisen. [¶6] "And that mystery knoweth why the stars have arisen and why the clouds have arisen. [¶7] "And that mystery knoweth why the earth became deep and why the water came thereon. [¶8] "And that mystery knoweth why the earth became dry and why the water came thereon. [¶9] "And that mystery knoweth why famine hath arisen and why superfluity hath arisen. [¶10] "And that mystery knoweth why the hoar-frost hath arisen and why the healthful dew hath arisen. [¶11] "And that mystery knoweth why the dust hath arisen and why the delightsome freshness hath arisen. [¶12] "And that mystery knoweth why the hail hath arisen and why the pleasant snow hath arisen. [¶13] "And that mystery knoweth why the west wind hath arisen and why the east wind hath arisen. [¶14] ("And that mystery knoweth why the fire of the height hath arisen and why the waters have arisen. [¶15] "And that mystery knoweth why the east wind hath arisen. [? miscopied.]) [¶16] "And that mystery knoweth why the south wind hath arisen and why the north wind hath arisen. [¶17] "And that mystery knoweth why the stars of the heaven and the disks of the light-givers have arisen and why the firmament with all its veils hath arisen. [¶18] "And that mystery knoweth why the rulers of the spheres have arisen and why the sphere with all its regions hath arisen. [¶19] "And that mystery knoweth why the rulers of the æons have arisen and why the æons with their veils have arisen. [¶20] "And that mystery knoweth why the tyrant rulers of the æons have arisen and why the rulers who have repented have arisen. [¶21] "And that mystery knoweth why the servitors have arisen and why the decans have arisen. [¶22] "And that mystery knoweth why the angels have arisen and why the archangels have arisen. [¶23] "And that mystery knoweth why the lords have arisen and why the gods have arisen. [¶24] "And that mystery knoweth why the jealousy in the height hath arisen and why concord hath arisen. [¶25] "And that mystery knoweth why hate hath arisen and why love hath arisen. [¶26] "And that mystery knoweth why discord hath arisen and why concord hath arisen. [¶27] "And that mystery knoweth why avarice hath arisen and why renunciation of all hath arisen and love of possessions hath arisen. [¶28] "And that mystery knoweth why love of the belly hath arisen and why satiety hath arisen. [¶29] "And that mystery knoweth why the paired have arisen and why the unpaired have arisen. [¶30] "And that mystery knoweth why impiety hath arisen and why fear of God hath arisen. [¶31] "And that mystery knoweth why the light-givers have arisen and why the sparks have arisen. [¶32] "And that mystery knoweth why the thrice-powerful have arisen and why the invisibles have arisen. [¶33] "And that mystery knoweth why the fore-fathers have arisen and why the purities have arisen. [¶34] "And that mystery knoweth why the great self-willed hath arisen and why his faithful have arisen. [¶35] "And that mystery knoweth why the great triple-powerful hath arisen and why the great invisible forefather hath arisen. [¶36] "And that mystery knoweth why the thirteenth æon hath arisen and why the region of those of the Midst hath arisen. [¶37] "And that mystery knoweth why receivers of the Midst have arisen and why the virgins of the light have arisen. [¶38] "And that mystery knoweth why the ministers of the Midst have arisen and why the angels of the Midst have arisen. [¶39] "And that mystery knoweth why the light-land hath arisen and why the great receiver of the light hath arisen. [¶40] "And that mystery knoweth why the guards of the region of the Right have arisen and why the leaders of them have arisen. [¶41] "And that mystery knoweth why the gate of life hath arisen and why Sabaōth, the Good, hath arisen. [¶42] "And that mystery knoweth why the region of the Right hath arisen and why the light-land, which is the treasury of the light, hath arisen. [¶43] "And that mystery knoweth why the emanations of the light have arisen and why the twelve saviours have arisen. [¶44] "And that mystery knoweth why the three gates of the treasury of the light have arisen and why the nine guards have arisen. [¶45] "And that mystery knoweth why the twin-saviours have arisen and why the three Amēns have arisen. [¶46] "And that mystery knoweth why the five Trees have arisen and why the seven Amēns have arisen. [¶47] "And that mystery knoweth why the Mixture which existeth not, hath arisen and why it is purified."