1What, then, did he want them to think of themselves?

2He wanted to them to think, “I’ve come into being like the shadows and phantoms of the night.” When the light shines on the terror which they received, they know that it’s nothing.

3In this way, they were ignorant of the Father, whom they didn’t see.

4Since it was terror and disturbance and instability and doubt and division, many illusions were at work among them, and vain ignorance, like they were deep in sleep and found themselves in nightmares.

5Either they’re running somewhere, or unable to run away from someone; or they’re fighting, or being beaten; or they’ve fallen from heights, or fly through the air without wings.

6Sometimes, too, it’s like someone is killing them, even though no one’s chasing them; or they themselves are killing those around them, covered in their blood.

7Until those who are going through all these nightmares can wake up, they see nothing, because these things are nothing.

8That’s the way it is with those who’ve cast off ignorance like sleep.

9They don’t regard it as anything, nor do they regard its other works as real, but they abandon them like a dream in the night.

10They value the knowledge of the Father like they value the light.

11The ignorant have acted like they’re asleep; those who’ve come to knowledge have acted like they’ve awakened.

12Good for the one who returns and awakens!

13Blessed is the one who’s opened the eyes of those who can’t see!

14The Holy Spirit hurried after them to revive them.

15Having given a hand to the one who lay on the ground, it set them up on their feet, because they hadn’t yet arisen.

16It gave them the knowledge of the Father and the revelation of the Son, because when they saw him and heard him, he granted them to taste him and to grasp the beloved Son.