He is Wisdom.

He is Wisdom and also the Word.

His is the life, the power, and the door.

He is the light, the angel, and the good shepherd.

Entrust yourself to this one who became all for your sake. Knock on your inner self as upon a door, and walk within yourself as on a straight road. For if you walk on the road, you won’t be able to go astray. And if you knock on this one, you knock on hidden treasures.

Since he is Wisdom, he makes the foolish person wise. She is a holy kingdom and a shining robe. Having much gold, she gives you great honor.

The Wisdom of God became for your sake a foolish form, that she might pick you up, O foolish one, and make you wise.

And the life died for you when he was powerless, so that through his death he might give life to you who once were dead.

Entrust yourself to the Word, and remove yourself from animality. It is clear what an animal is: one who lacks reason. For many think they have reason, but if you take a good look at them, their speech is animality.

 

– “The Teachings of Silvanus”, The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, ed. by Marvin Meyer, p 514-515