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6. The Saviour answered and said unto Mary in the midst of the disciples: "If to-day a king
who is a man of the world, giveth a gift to men of his like, and also forgiveth murderers

and those who have intercourse with males, and the rest of the very grievous sins which
are deserving of death,--if it becometh him who is a man of the world, to have done
this, much more then have the Ineffable and the First Mystery, who are the lords of the
universe, the authority to act in all things as it pleaseth them, that they forgive every
one who shall receive mysteries.
7. "Or if on the other hand a king to-day investeth a soldier with a royal vesture and

sendeth him into foreign regions, and he committeth murders and other grievous sins
which are deserving of death, then they will not impute them to him, and are not able
to do him any evil because he is invested with the royal vesture,--how much more then
those who wear the mysteries of the vestures of the Ineffable and those of the First

Mystery, who are lords over all those of the height and all those of the depth!"

CHAPTER 122
1. Thereafter Jesus saw a woman who came to make repentance. He had baptized her
three times, and yet she had not done what was worthy of the baptisms. And the
Saviour desired to try Peter, to see if he was compassionate and forgiving, as he had
commanded them. He said unto Peter: "Lo, three times have I baptized this soul, and

yet at this third time she hath not done what is worthy of the mysteries of the Light.
2. Wherefor then cloth she make her body good for nothing? Now, therefore, Peter,
perform the mystery which cutteth off the souls from the inheritances of the Light;
perform that mystery in order that it may cut off the soul of this woman from the
Inheritance of the Light."

3. When then the Saviour had said this, he tried [Peter] to see whether he was
compassionate and forgiving.
4. When then the Saviour had said this, Peter said: "My Lord, let her yet this time, that we
may give her the higher mysteries; and if she is fit, then hast thou let her inherit the

Light-kingdom, but if she is not fit, then hast thou [to] cut her off from the Light-
kingdom."
When then Peter had said this, the Saviour knew that Peter was compassionate as he
and forgiving.

5. When then all this was said, the Saviour said unto his disciples: "Have ye understood all

these words and the type of this woman?"