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unto you in a similitude, saying: 'Not only unto seven times, but unto seventy times
seven.'

4. "Now, therefore, forgive him many times and every time give him the mysteries which
are in the first space which is from without. Perchance ye win the soul of that brother
and he inheriteth the Light-kingdom.

5. "Amēn, amēn, I say unto you: He who shall keep in Life and save only one soul, besides
the dignity which he possesseth in the Light-kingdom, he will receive yet another dignity

for the soul which he hath saved, so that he who shall save many souls, besides the
dignity which he possesseth in the Light he will receive many other dignities for the
souls which he hath saved."

CHAPTER 105
1. When then the Saviour had said this, John started forward and said: "My Lord, bear with
me if I question thee, for from now on I will begin to, question thee on all things

concerning the manner, how we are to herald it to mankind.
2. "If, therefore, I give that brother a mystery out of the mysteries of the beginning which
are in the first space from without, and if I give him many mysteries and he doeth not
what is worthy of the kingdom of heaven,--desirest thou that we let him pass through to

the mysteries of the second space? Perchance we win the soul of that brother, and he
turneth, repenteth and inheriteth the Light-kingdom. Desirest thou that we let him pass
through to the mysteries [which are in the second space] or not?"

3. And the Saviour answered and said unto John: "If it is a brother who is not play-acting,
but in truth longeth after God, if ye have given him many times the mysteries of the

beginning and because of the necessity of the elements of the Fate he hath not done
what is worthy of the mysteries of the Light-kingdom, then forgive him, let him pass
through and give him the first mystery which is in the second space. Perchance ye win
the soul of that brother.

4. "And if he hath not done what is worthy of the mysteries of the Light and hath
committed transgression and divers sins, and thereafter hath turned; again and been in
great repentance and hath renounced the whole world and ceased from all the sins of
the world, and ye know with certainty that he doth not play-act but in truth longeth
after God, then turn ye anew, forgive him, let him pass on through and give him the
second mystery in the second space of the First Mystery. Perchance ye win the soul of

that brother and he inheriteth the Light-kingdom.
5. "And again if he hath not done what is worthy of the mysteries, but hath been in
transgression and divers sins, and thereafter again hath turned and been in great