The Gospel According to Mary Magdalene 27) That is why the

(The Gospel of Mary) Good came into

your midst, to the
essence of every
Chapter 4 nature in order to
restore it to its root.
(Pages 1 to 6 of the
manuscript, 28) Then He
containing chapters continued and said,
1 - 3, are lost. The That is why you
extant text starts on become sick and
page 7...) die, for you are
deprived of the one
. . . Will matter who can heal you.
then be destroyed
or not? 29) He who has a
mind to
22) The Savior understand, let him
said, All nature, all understand.
formations, all
creatures exist in 30) Matter gave
and with one birth to a passion
another, and they that has no equal,
will be resolved which proceeded
again into their from something
own roots. contrary to nature.
Then there arises a
23) For the nature disturbance in its
of matter is whole body.
resolved into the
roots of its own 31) That is why I
nature alone. said to you, Be of
good courage, and
24) He who has if you are
ears to hear, let him discouraged be
hear. encouraged in the
presence of the
different forms of
25) Peter said to
nature.
him, Since you
have explained
everything to us, 32) He who has
tell us this also: ears to hear, let him
What is the sin of hear.
the world?
33) When the
26) The Savior said Blessed One had
There is no sin, but said this, He
it is you who make greeted them
sin when you do all,saying, Peace be
the things that are with you. Receive
like the nature of my peace unto
adultery, which is yourselves.
called sin.
34) Beware that no
one lead you astray
saying Lo here or
 lo there! For the greatness, for He
Son of Man is has prepared us and
within you. made us into Men.

35) Follow after 4) When Mary said

Him! this, she turned
their hearts to the
36) Those who Good, and they
seek Him will find began to discuss
Him. the words of the
Savior.
37) Go then and
preach the gospel 5) Peter said to
of the Kingdom. Mary, Sister we
know that the
Savior loved you
38) Do not lay
more than the rest
down any rules
of woman.
beyond what I
appointed you, and
do not give a law 6) Tell us the words
like the lawgiver of the Savior which
lest you be you remember
constrained by it. which you know,
but we do not, nor
have we heard
39) When He said
them.
this He departed.

7) Mary answered
and said, What is
Chapter 5
hidden from you I
will proclaim to
1) But they were you.
grieved. They wept
greatly, saying,
8) And she began
How shall we go to
to speak to them
the Gentiles and
these words: I, she
preach the gospel
said, I saw the Lord
of the Kingdom of
in a vision and I
the Son of Man? If
said to Him, Lord I
they did not spare
saw you today in a
Him, how will they
vision. He
spare us?
answered and said
to me,
2) Then Mary
stood up, greeted
9) Blessed are you
them all, and said
that you did not
to her brethren, Do
waver at the sight
not weep and do
of Me. For where
not grieve nor be
the mind is there is
irresolute, for His
the treasure.
grace will be
entirely with you
and will protect 10) I said to Him,
you. Lord, how does he
who sees the vision
see it, through the
3) But rather, let us
soul or through the
praise His
spirit?
 11) The Savior 15) And the soul
answered and said, said, Why do you
He does not see judge me, although
through the soul I have not judged?
nor through the
spirit, but the mind 16) I was bound,
that is between the though I have not
two that is what bound.
sees the vision and
it is [...]
17) I was not
recognized. But I
(pages 11 - 14 are have recognized
missing from the that the All is being
manuscript) dissolved, both the
earthly things and
the heavenly.
Chapter 8:
18) When the soul
. . . it. had overcome the
third power, it went
10) And desire upwards and saw
said, I did not see the fourth power,
you descending, which took seven
but now I see you forms.
ascending. Why do
you lie since you 19) The first form
belong to me? is darkness, the
second desire, the
11) The soul third ignorance, the
answered and said, fourth is the
I saw you. You did excitement of
not see me nor death, the fifth is
recognize me. I the kingdom of the
served you as a flesh, the sixth is
garment and you the foolish wisdom
did not know me. of flesh, the
seventh is the
wrathful wisdom.
12) When it said
These are the seven
this, it (the soul)
powers of wrath.
went away
rejoicing greatly.
20) They asked the
soul, Whence do
13) Again it came
you come slayer of
to the third power,
men, or where are
which is called
you going,
ignorance.
conqueror of
space?
14) The power
questioned the
21) The soul
soul, saying,
answered and said,
Where are you
What binds me has
going? In
been slain, and
wickedness are you
what turns me
bound. But you are
about has been
bound; do not
overcome,
judge!
 22) and my desire her? Did He prefer
has been ended, her to us?
and ignorance has
died. 5) Then Mary wept
and said to Peter,
23) In a aeon I was My brother Peter,
released from a what do you think?
world, and in a Do you think that I
Type from a type, have thought this
and from the fetter up myself in my
of oblivion which heart, or that I am
is transient. lying about the
Savior?
24) From this time
on will I attain to 6) Levi answered
the rest of the time, and said to Peter,
of the season, of Peter you have
the aeon, in silence. always been hot
tempered.

Chapter 9 7) Now I see you

contending against
1) When Mary had the woman like the
said this, she fell adversaries.
silent, since it was
to this point that 8) But if the Savior
the Savior had made her worthy,
spoken with her. who are you indeed
to reject her?
2) But Andrew Surely the Savior
answered and said knows her very
to the brethren, Say well.
what you wish to
say about what she 9) That is why He
has said. I at least loved her more
do not believe that than us. Rather let
the Savior said this. us be ashamed and
For certainly these put on the perfect
teachings are Man, and separate
strange ideas. as He commanded
us and preach the
3) Peter answered gospel, not laying
and spoke down any other
concerning these rule or other law
same things. beyond what the
Savior said.
4) He questioned
them about the 10) And when they
Savior: Did He heard this they
really speak began to go forth to
privately with a proclaim and to
woman and not preach.
openly to us? Are
we to turn about
and all listen to The Gospel of Mary