ANCIENT SOURCES ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL THE PRAYER OF THE APOSTLE PAUL (Nag Hammadi Library 1.1[flyleaf A-B]) [tr. adapted from J.Robinson ed, NHL] 01[...] 02[...] 03[your] light, give me your [mercy. My] _ [PEKOU]AEI,N, MA+, N,H,I, MP,E,K,[NAE PA]_ 04 redeemer, redeem me, for _ [REVS]WTE SWT,[E] M-MAEI JE 05[I am] yours: from you have I come _ [ANAK] P,ETE PWK@ P,[ENT]A,?I"EI ABAL; 06 forth. You are [my] mind: bring me forth! _ [?]I,T,O,[OTK] N-,TAK P[E PAN]OUS MAJPAI" 07 You are my treasure-house: open for me! You _ N,-TAK PE P,AE?O O,UH,[N] N,H,I" N-TAK 08[are] my fullness (plhrwma): take me to you! _ [P]E P,APLHRWMA $APT- ARAK N-_ 09 You are repose (anapausis): give me _ [TAK] PE TANAPAUSIS MA+ NHEI M-_ 10[the] perfection that cannot be grasped! _ [PT]ELEION PETEMAROU$ AMA?_ 11 I invoke you, the one who is _ [TE] M-MAV +TWB?- M-MAK PET$W_ 12 and preexisted, by the name _ [OP] A,UW PET$RP- $OOP ?M- PREN 13 [which is] exalted above every name, through Jesus Christ _ [ETJ]A,SI AREN NIM ?I"TN IH{SOU}S PEX{RISTO}S 14[the Lord] of Lords, the king of the ages (aiwn): _ [PJAEI]S; N-NIJAEIS, PR-RO N-NAIWN, 15 give me your gifts which you do not begrudge _ [MA+] N,HI" NNEK+; ETEMAKR- ?THK 16 through the son of man, _ [ARAOU] ?I"TN- P,$HRE M-PRWME 17 the spirit (pneuma), the paraclete (paraklhtos) of _ [PEPNE]UMA PPARAKLHTOS N-_ 18[truth.] Give me authority (ecousia) _ [TME M]A,[ ]+ NHEI N-TEKCOUSIA 19[when I] ask you; give _ [EEI]R- AI,T,I, M-MAK; MA+ N-NOU_ 20 healing for my body (swma) when I ask _ [TAL]*O M-PASWMA; ?WS E,EI,R,- AITI 21 you through the evangelist (euaggelisths), _ [MMA]K; ?I"TN- PEUAG;GELISTHS 22[and] redeem my eternal light-soul (yuxh) _ [NG]SWTE N-TAYUXH; N-OUAEIN 23 and my spirit (pna). And the _ [$A E]NH?E MN- PAPN{EUM}A AUW P$[RP] 24[first-]born of the pleroma (plhrwma) of grace (xaris) -- _ [MM]I,SE M-PPLHRWMA; N-T,XA,RI[S] 25[reveal] him to my mind (nous)! Grant(xarize) _ [*AL]P,V APANOUS; ERI XARIZE N-_ 26 what no eye of an angel (aggelos) has _ [TAK] M-PETEN-PEBEL N-AG; GELO,S, 27[seen] and no ear of an _ [NE]U, ARAV AUW PETEM-ME$JE 28 archon (arxwn) heard and what _ [NA]RXWN SATMEV AUW PETE_ 29[has not] entered into the human heart, _ M[P]V-EI_ A?RHI ?M- FHT; N-RWME 30 which came to be angelic (aggelos) and (came to be) _ N-TA?$WPE N-AGGELOS AUW 31 after (kata) the image of the psychic (yuxikos) God _ KATA M-PNOUTE M-YU_ 32 when it was formed (plasse) _ XIKOS N-TAROUPLASSE M-MAV, 33 in the beginning, since I have _ JIN N-$ARP- ?WS EOUNTHEI 34 faith (pistis) and hope (elpis). _ M-MEU N-TPISTIS N-QELPIS 35 And place upon me your _ N,-GOUW? ATOOT; M-PEKMEGE_ 36 beloved (agaphtos) elect (eklektos), _ QOS N-AGAPHTOS N-EKLE_ 37 and blessed (euloghtos) greatness, the first _ KTOS N-EULOGHTOS P$RP- 38 born, the first begotten (genos), _ M-MISE P$RP- N-GENOS; _ 01[...] 02[...] 03 and the [wonderful] mystery (musthrion) _ MN P,MU,STH,R,I,ON, [N-$PH]_ 04 of your house; [for] _ RE; M-[P]EKHEI A[BAL JE] 05 yours is the power [and] _ PWK [P]E, PEMA?,T,[E] A,[UW] 06 the glory and the blessing (omologhsis) _ PEA,U, AUW TE,KCOM,[O]_ 07 and the [greatness] _ LOGHSIS MN- TMN-TN,[A]*, 08 for ever and ever. [Amen.(?)] _ $A ENH?E N-ENH?E, [?AMHN] [lines 9-10 in Greek] 09 Prayer of Paul _ PROSEUXH PA[ULOU] 10 (the) Apostle, in Peace, Christ is holy _ APOSTOLOU EN EIRHNH, O XR{ISTOS} AGIOS _NP rak 2/23/84