The Word of the Father Appears (23, 17-25, 25)

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As for the Word,

his wisdom [16] meditates on it,

his teaching utters it,

his knowledge has revealed it,

his patience is a crown upon it,

his joy is in harmony with it,

his glory has exalted it,

his character has revealed it,

his rest has conceived it,

his love has incarnated it,

his faith has embraced it.

 

Thus the Father's Word goes out in the All as the fruition of his heart and

expression of his will. It supports all and chooses all. It also takes the

expression of all and purifies it, bringing it back to the Father, to the

Mother, Jesus of infinite sweetness. [17]

 

The Father opens his bosom, and his bosom is the Holy Spirit. He reveals his

hidden self, and his hidden self is his Son, so that through the Father's mercy

the eternal realms may know him, end their wearying search for the Father, and

rest in him, knowing that he is rest. For he has filled what was deficient and

has done away with its appearance. The mere appearance of what was deficient is

the world, and mere appearance serves in the world.

 

For where there is envy and strife there is deficiency, but where there is unity

there is completeness. Since deficiency came about because the Father was not

known, from the moment when the Father is known, deficiency will cease to be. As

one's ignorance about another vanishes when one gains knowledge, and as darkness

departs when light comes, so also deficiency disappears in completeness. From

then on the world of appearance will no longer be evident, but rather it will

disappear in the harmony of unity.

 

Now the works of all lie scattered. In time unity will make the heavenly places

complete, and in unity all individually will come to themselves. By means of

knowledge [gnosis] they will purify themselves from multiplicity into unity,

devouring matter within themselves like fire, darkness by light, death by life.

 

Since these things have happened to each of us, it is right for us to see to it

above all that this house be holy and silent for the sake of unity.

 

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures (The International Edition)

Edited by Marvin Meyer; Advisory Board: Wolf-Peter Funk, Paul-Hubert Poirier,

James M. Robinson; Introduction by Elaine H. Pagels

The Gospel of Truth, p.39-40

HarperCollins Publishers - New York

ISBN:978-0-06-052378-7

ISBN-10: 0-06-052378-6

 

Notes:

 

[16] Sophia

 

[17] Cf. 1 Peter 2:2-3.