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8. "'Give heed that thou save me, O Light, for thy mercy endureth for ever.
9. "'As to my transgression, which I have committed from the beginning in my

ignorance, put it not to my account, O Light, but rather save me through thy
great mystery of the forgiveness of sins because of thy goodness, O Light.
10. "'For good and sincere is the Light. For this cause will it grant me my way, to be
saved out of my transgression;
11. "'And for my powers, which are diminished through the fear of the material
emanations of Self-willed, will it draw near after its commandment, and will

teach my powers, which are diminished because of the merciless, its gnosis.
12. "'For all gnoses of the Light are saving means and are mysteries for all who seek
the regions of its Inheritance and its mysteries.
13. "'For the sake of the mystery of thy name, O Light, forgive my transgression, for

it is great.
14. "'To every one who trusteth in the Light it will give the mystery which suiteth
him;
15. "'And his soul will abide in the regions of the Light and his power will inherit the
Treasury of the Light.
16. "'The Light giveth power to them who have faith in it; and the name of its

mystery belongeth to those who trust in it. And it will show them the region of
the Inheritance, which is in the Treasury of the Light.
17. "'But I have ever had faith in the Light, for it will save my feet from the bonds of
the darkness.

18. "'Give heed unto me, O Light, and save me, for they have taken away my name
from me in the chaos.
19. "'Because of all the emanations my afflictions and my oppression have become
exceedingly manifold. Save me out of my transgression and this darkness.
20. "'And look upon the grief of my oppression and forgive my transgression.
21. "'Give heed to the rulers of the twelve æons, who have hated me through

jealousy.
22. "'Watch over my power and save me, and let me not remain in this darkness, for
I have had faith in thee.
23. "'And they have made of me a great fool for having had faith in thee, O Light.
24. "'Now, therefore, O Light, save my powers from the emanations of Self-willed, by

whom I am oppressed.'
25. "Now, therefore, who is sober, let him be sober."
26. When then Jesus had spoken this unto his disciples, Thomas came forward and said:
"My Lord, I am sober, I am plentifully sober, and my spirit is ready in me, and I rejoice
exceedingly that thou hast revealed these words unto us. But indeed I have borne with

my brethren until now, so that I should not anger them; nay rather I have borne with