Gospel of Philip 14

1When Eve was [in] Adam, death did not exist. When she separated from him, death came into being. If he [enters] again and receives it for himself, there will be no death.

2“[My] God, my God, why, Lord, [have] you forsaken me?” He said this on the cross because he was divided in that place. […] that he was begotten through that which […] from God. The […] from the dead […] exists, but […] he is perfect […] of flesh, but this […] is true flesh […] is not true, [but …] image of the true.

3A bridal chamber is not for animals, servants, or the impure, but for free people and virgins.

4We are begotten again through the Holy Spirit, but we are begotten through Christ by two things. We are anointed through the Spirit. When we were begotten, we were united.

5Without light, no one can see themselves in water or in a mirror. Nor can you see in light without water or a mirror. Because of this, it is necessary to be baptized in both: in the light and in the water. But the light is the chrism.

6There were three houses of offering in Jerusalem. The one that opens to the west is called “the Holy.” The other, which opens to the south, is called “the Holy of the Holy.” The third, which opens to the east, is called “the Holy of the Holies,” the place where the high priest enters alone. Baptism is “the Holy” house. [Redemption] is “the Holy of the Holy.” “The [Holy] of the Holies” is the bridal chamber. The [baptism] includes the resurrection [with] the redemption. The redemption is in the bridal chamber. But [the] bridal chamber is better than […] You will not find its […] those who pray […] Jerusalem. […] Jerusalem who [… Jerusalem], being seen […] these that are called “[the Holies] of the Holies” [… the] veil torn […] bridal chamber except the image [… which] [is above. So] its veil was torn from top to bottom, because it was necessary for some from below to go up above.

7The powers cannot see those who have put on the perfect light, and they cannot bind them. But one will put on that light in the mystery of the union.

8If the female had not been separated from the male, she would not have died with the male. His separation was the beginning of death. Because of this, Christ came to repair the separation that had existed since the beginning by uniting the two again. He will give life to those who died as a result of the separation by uniting them. Now the wife unites with her husband in the bridal chamber, and those who have united in the bridal chamber will no longer be separated. Because of this, Eve separated from Adam, because she did not unite with him in the bridal chamber.

9It was through a breath that Adam’s soul came into being. Its partner was the spirit. That which was given to him was his mother. His soul was [taken], and he was given [life] (Eve) in its place. When he was united […] words that were better than the powers, and they envied him […] spiritual partner […] hidden […] that is, the […] themselves […] bridal chamber so that […] Jesus appeared [… the] Jordan, the [fullness of the kingdom] of heaven. He who [was begotten] before everything was begotten again. He [who was anointed] first was anointed again. He who was redeemed was redeemed again.

10If it is necessary to speak of a mystery: the Father of everything united with the virgin who came down, and a fire enlightened him on that day. He revealed the great bridal chamber, so his body came into being on that day. He came out of the bridal chamber like the one who came into being from the groom and the bride. That is how Jesus established everything within himself. It is also necessary for each of the disciples to enter into his rest through these things.

11Adam came into being from two virgins: from the Spirit and from the virgin earth. So Christ was begotten from a virgin to rectify the fall that occurred in the beginning.

12There are two trees growing in Paradise. One begets [animals], and the other begets humans. Adam [ate] from the tree that begot animals, [and he] became an animal and begot [animals]. So Adam’s children worship the [animals]. The tree […] is fruit […] this they […] ate the […] fruit of the […] beget humans […] of the human of […] God makes the human, [… humans] make [God]. That is what it is like in the world: humans make gods and worship their creation. It would be better for the gods to worship humans!

13The truth is that the work of humankind comes from their power, so they are called “the powers.” Their works are their children, who come into being through rest. So their power exists in their works, but the rest is revealed in their children. And you will find that this extends to the image. This is the person in the image: they do their works through their power, but they beget their children through rest.

14In this world, servants work for the free. In the kingdom of heaven, the free will serve the servants. The children of the bridal chamber will serve the children of the [marriage. The] children of the bridal chamber have a [single] name: “Rest.” [Being] together, they do not need to take form, [because they have] contemplation […] they are many […] with those who are in the […] the glories of the […] not […] them […] go down to the [water …] they will redeem themselves […] that is, those who have […] in his name, because he said: “[That is the way] we will fulfill all righteousness.”