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5. Mary answered and said: "My Lord, a man who hath received mysteries up to two or
three in the second or third space, and he hath not transgressed, but is still in his faith in

uprightness and without play-acting, [what will befall him]?"
6. And the Saviour answered and said unto Mary: "Every man who hath received mysteries
in the second and in the third space, and hath not transgressed, but is still in his faith
without play-acting, it is lawful for such an one to receive mysteries in the space which
pleaseth him, from the first to the last, because they have not transgressed."

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1. Mary continued again and said: "My Lord, a man who hath known the godhead and hath
received of the mysteries of the Light, and hath turned and transgressed and done
lawlessly and hath not turned to repent, and a man on the other hand who hath not
found the godhead nor known it, and that man is a sinner and moreover impious, and
they both have come out of the body,--which of them will get more suffering in the
judgments?"

2. The Saviour answered again and said unto Mary: "Amēn, amēn, I say unto thee: The
man who hath known the godhead and hath received the mysteries of the Light, and
sinned and hath not turned to repent, he will get suffering in the chastisements of the
judgments in great sufferings and judgments exceedingly far more in comparison with

the impious and law-breaking man who hath not known the godhead. Now, therefore,
who hath ears to hear, let him hear."
3. When then the Saviour had said this, Mary started forward and said: "My Lord, my light-
man hath ears, and I have understood the whole word which thou hast spoken.
Concerning this word then thou hast spoken unto us in a similitude:
4. 'The slave who knew the will of his lord and made not ready nor did the will of his lord,

will receive great blows; but he who knew not and did not, will be deserving of less. For
from every one to whom more is entrusted, of him will more be demanded, and to
whom much is handed over, of him much is required,'--that is, my Lord: He who knew
the godhead and hath found the mysteries of the Light and hath transgressed, will be

chastized in a far greater chastisement than he who hath not known the godhead. This,
my Lord, is the solution of the word."