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6FALL OF MAN AND THE AEONS27. Again, his disciples said: \the immortal to the world that dies?\28. The perfect Saviour said: \a great androgynous light. His male name is designated 'Saviour, Begetter of All Things'. His female name is designated 'All-Begettress Sophia'. Some call her 'Pistis'.29. \Almighty, that they might be guarded by him. And the bond of his forgetfulness bound him by the will of Sophia, that the matter might be through it to the whole world in poverty, concerning his (Almighty's) arrogance and blindness and the ignorance that he was named. But I came from the places above by the will of the great Light, (I) who escaped from that bond; I have cut off the work of the robbers; I have awakened that drop that was sent from Sophia, that it might bear much fruit through me, and be perfected and not again be defective, but be through me, the Great Saviour, that his glory might be revealed, so that Sophia might also be justified in regard to that defect, that her sons might not again become defective but might attain honor and glory and go up to their Father, and know the words of the masculine Light. And you were sent by the Son, who was sent that you might receive Light, and remove yourselves from the forgetfulness of the authorities, and that it might not again come to appearance because of you, namely, the unclean rubbing that is from the fearful fire that came from their fleshly part. Tread upon their malicious intent.\30. Then Thomas said to him: \the heavens?\31. The perfect Saviour said: \your roots are in the infinities. Now when those whom I have discussed earlier were revealed, he provided ....32. [sections missing in NHC III, replaced here by the corresponding section in the Berlin Gnostic Codex, the beginning of which is somewhat different from the final partial sentence of NHC III 108 (the broken off sentence)]33. [BG 107]: \Father very soon created twelve aeons for retinue for the twelve angels. All these are perfect and good. Thus the defect in the female appeared.\34. And said to him: \infinities?\35. The perfect Saviour said: \of Son of Man, who is called 'First Begetter', who is called 'Saviour', who has appeared. The second aeon (is) that of Man, who is called 'Adam, Eye of Light'. That which