Peter protesteth against the women.
Iesus said unto Mary and the women:
"Give opportunity to your men brethren, that they also may question."
2. Of the chastisement of the thief.
Peter answered and said:
"My Lord, a robber and thief (whose sin is this persistently) when he cometh out of the body, what is his chastisement?"
Iesus said:
"If the time of such an one is completed through the sphere, the receivers (of Adōnis) come after him and lead his soul out of the body, and they spend three days circling round with it and instructing it concerning the creatures (of the world).
"Thereafter they lead it down into the Amente before Ariēl and he taketh vengeance on it in his chastisements three months, eight days and two hours.
"Thereafter they lead it into the chaos before Yaldabaōth and his forty-and-nine demons, and every one of his demons taketh vengeance on it another three months, eight days and two hours.
"Thereafter they lead it on to the way (of the midst) and every one of the rulers (of the way of the midst) taketh vengeance on it through his dark smoke and his wicked fire another three months, eight days and two hours.
"Thereafter they lead it up unto the Virgin (of Light who judgeth the righteous and the sinners) that she may judge it. And when the sphere turneth itself, she handeth it over to her receivers, that they may cast it into the æons (of the sphere). And they lead it forth into a water (which is below the sphere); and it becometh a seething fire and eateth into it until it purifieth it utterly.
"Thereafter cometh Yaluham (the receiver of Sabaōth, the Adamas) bringeth the cup of forget-fulness and handeth it unto the soul; and it drinketh it and forgetteth all things and all the regions to which it had gone. And they cast it into a lame, halt and blind body.
"This is the chastisement of the thief."
3. Of the chastisement of the arrogant.
Andrew answered and said:
"An arrogant, overweening man, when he cometh out of the body, what will happen to him?"
Iesus said:
"If the time of such an one is completed through the sphere, the receivers (of Ariēl) come after him and lead out his soul {out of the body} and spend three days travelling round in the world {with it} and instructing it concerning the creatures (of the world).
"Thereafter they lead it down into the Amente before Ariēl; and he taketh vengeance on it with his chastisements twenty months.
"Thereafter they lead it into the chaos before Yaldabaōth and his forty-and-nine demons; and he and his demons, one by one, take vengeance on it another twenty months.
"Thereafter they carry it on to the way (of the midst); and every one of the rulers (of the way of the midst) taketh vengeance on it another twenty months.
"And thereafter they lead it unto the Virgin (of Light) that she may judge it. And when the sphere turneth itself, she handeth it over to her receivers, that they may cast it into the æons (of the sphere). And the servitors (of the sphere) lead it into a water (which is below the sphere); and it becometh a seething fire and eateth into it until it purifieth it.
"And Yaluham (the receiver of Sabaōth, the Adamas) cometh and bringeth the cup with the water (of forgetfulness) and handeth it to the soul; and it drinketh and forgetteth all things and all the regions to which it had gone. And they cast it up into a lame and deformed body, so that all despise it persistently.
"This is the chastisement of the arrogant and overweening man."
4. Of the chastisement of the blasphemer.
Thomas said:
"A persistent blasphemer, what is his chastisement?"
Iesus said:
"If the time of such an one is completed through the sphere, the receivers (of Yaldabaōth) come after him and bind him by his tongue to a great demon with a horse's face; they spend three days travelling round with him in the world, and take vengeance on him.
"Thereafter they lead him into the region (of the cold and of the snow) and take vengeance on him there eleven years.
"Thereafter they lead him down into the chaos before Yaldabaōth and his forty-and-nine demons, and every one (of his demons) taketh vengeance on him another eleven years.
"Thereafter they lead him into the outer darkness until the day when the great ruler with the dragon's face (who encircleth the darkness) shall be judged. And that soul becometh frozen up {?} and destroyed and dissolved.
"This is the judgment of the blasphemer."