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7. "'And thou wert with me, giving me power in all this, and thy light surrounded
me in all regions, and through thee hast thou made all the emanations of Self-

willed powerless.
8. "'For thou hast taken the power of their light from them and made straight my
way to lead me out of the chaos.
9. "'And thou hast removed me from the material darknesses and taken from them
all my powers, from which the light had been taken.
10. "'Thou hast put into them purified light and unto all my limbs, in which was no

light, thou hast given purified light from the Light of the Height.
11. "'And thou hast made straight the way for them [sc. my limbs], and the light of
thy face hath become for me life indestructible.
12. "'Thou hast led me forth above the chaos, the region of chaos and

extermination, in order that all the matters in it which are in that region, might
be unloosed and all my powers be renewed in thy light, and thy light be in them
all.
13. "'Thou hast deposited the light of thy stream in me and I am become purified
light.'

14. "This again is the second song which Pistis Sophia hath uttered. Who then hath
understood this repentance, let him come forward and speak it."

CHAPTER 71
1. It came to pass then, when the First Mystery had finished saying these words, that
Matthew came forward and said: "I have understood the solution of the song which
Pistis Sophia hath uttered. Now, therefore, give commandment unto me, that I speak it

in openness."
2. And the First Mystery answered and said: "I give commandment unto thee, Matthew, to
set forth the interpretation of the song which Pistis Sophia hath uttered."
3. And Matthew answered and said: "Concerning the interpretation of the song which

Pistis Sophia hath uttered, thus thy light-power prophesied aforetime thereon through
the Ode of Solomon:
4. "'He who hath led me down out of the higher regions which are above, hath led
me up out of the regions which are in the bottom below.
5. "'Who hath there taken those in the midst, he hath taught me concerning them.
6. "'Who hath scattered my foes and my adversaries, he hath bestowed power on

me over the bonds, to unloose them.
7. "'Who hath smitten the serpent with the seven heads with my hands, he hath set
me up above its root, that I may extinguish its seed.