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second space or of the third,--desirest thou that we give him of the mysteries of the
second space and of the third, before he hath at all received mysteries of the

Inheritance of the Light or not? Desirest thou that we give or not?"
2. And the Saviour answered and said unto John in the midst of the disciples: "If ye know
with certainty that that man hath renounced the whole world and all its cares and all its
associations and all its sins, and if ye know in truth that he is not in deceit, neither that
he was play-acting nor that he was curious to know the mysteries, how they are brought
to pass, but that he longeth after God in truth, hide them not from such an one, but give

him of the mysteries of the second and third space and try even of what mystery he is
worthy; and that of which he is worthy, give him and hide it not from him, for if ye hide
it from him, ye may be guilty of a great condemnation.

3. "If ye give him one [of the mysteries] of the second space or of the third and he turneth
again and sinneth, ye are to continue again the second time up to the third time. If he
still sinneth, ye shall not continue to give him, for those three mysteries will be
witnesses unto him for his last repentance. And amēn, I say unto you: He who shall give
that man anew mysteries of the second space or of the third, is guilty of a great
condemnation. But let him be for you as a transgressor and as a stumbling-block.

4. "Amēn, I say unto you: The soul of that man cannot be cast back into the world from
this moment onwards; but his habitation is in the midst of the jaws of the dragon of the
outer darkness, the region of howling and grinding of teeth. And at the dissolution of
the world his soul will be frozen up [?] and perish in the violent cold and exceedingly

violent fire and will be non-existent eternally.
5. "Even if he yet again turneth and renounceth the whole world and all its cares and all its
sins, and he is in great citizenship and great repentance, no mystery can receive from
him his repentance; nor can it hearken unto him, to have mercy upon him and receive
his repentance and forgive his sins, save the mystery of the First Mystery and the
mystery of the Ineffable. It is these alone which will receive the repentance of that man

and forgive his sins; for in sooth those mysteries are compassionate and merciful-
minded and forgiving of sins at every time."