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moreover to guide her in the regions of the chaos, out of which she was to be led.

12. "It came to pass then, when the angels had come down into the chaos, they and the
light-stream, and moreover [when] all the emanations of Self-willed and the emanations
of Adamas had seen the light-stream, how it shone very exceedingly and there was no
measure for the light about it, that they became terror-stricken and quitted Pistis
Sophia. And the great light-stream surrounded Pistis Sophia on all sides of her, on her
left and on her right and on all her sides, and it became a light-wreath round her head.

13. "It came to pass then, when the light-stream had surrounded Pistis Sophia, that she took
great courage, and it ceased not to surround her on all her sides; and she was no longer
in fear of the emanations of Self-willed which are in the chaos, nor was she any more in
fear of the other new power of Self-willed which he had cast down into the chaos as a

flying arrow, nor did she any more tremble at the demon power of Adamas which had
come out of the æons.

14. "And moreover by commandment of myself, the First Mystery which looketh without,
the light-stream which surrounded Pistis Sophia on all her sides, shone most
exceedingly, and Pistis Sophia abode in the midst of the light, a great light being on her

left and on her right, and on all her sides, forming a wreath round her head.
15. And all the emanations of Self-willed [could] not change their face again, nor could they
bear the shock of the great light of the stream, which was a wreath round her head.
16. And all the emanations of Self-willed,--many of them fell at her right, because she shone

most exceedingly, and many others fell at her left, and were not able at all to draw nigh
unto Pistis Sophia because of the great light; but they fell all one on another, or they all
came near one another, and they could not inflict any ill on Pistis Sophia, because she
had trusted in the Light.

17. "And at the commandment of my Father, the First Mystery which looketh within, I

myself went down into the chaos, shining most exceedingly, and approached the lion-
faced power, which shone exceedingly, and took its whole light in it and held fast all the
emanations of Self-willed, so that from now on they went not into their region, that is
the thirteenth æon. I took away the power of all the emanations of Self-willed, and they
all fell down in the chaos powerless.

18. I led forth Pistis Sophia, she being on the right of Gabriēl and Michaēl. And the great
light-stream entered again into her. And Pistis Sophia beheld with her eyes her foes,
that I had taken their light-power from them.
19. I led Pistis Sophia forth from the chaos, she treading under foot the serpent-faced
emanation of Self-willed, and moreover treading under foot the seven-faced-basilisk

emanation, and treading under foot the lion- and dragon-faced power.