Codex XI, Text 2d — Nag Hammadi Library

We give thanks and offer the eucharist, O Father, remembering your Son.

We give thanks to you and we
offer the eucharist, O Father, remembering
your Son, the teacher, the Anointed
One, that they come forth [...]
[...] invisible [...]
[...] your [...]
[...]
[...] his love
[...]
[...] to knowledge.

[...] they do your will
through the name of the teacher, the Anointed One,
and they shall do your will
now and at all times, fulfilled
with every grace and every purity.
Glory to you, through your Son
and your offspring, the teacher, the Anointed
One, from now forever.

Amen.

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On the Eucharist A is the fourth of five liturgical sub-texts appended to A Valentinian Exposition in Codex XI. It occupies page 43 (lines 20–38). This is one of the earliest surviving eucharistic prayers from any Gnostic community. The prayer gives thanks to the Father, remembers the Son, and asks that the will of the Father be done through the name of the Anointed One.

Source: Coptic (Sahidic) text from Nag Hammadi Codex XI, page 43. Translation: Good Works Translation, New Tianmu Anglican Church.
Scribe: Kavi

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Source Text — Sahidic Coptic

Page 43

43.20 ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡ ϩⲙⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲛⲧⲛ̅ⲣ
43.21 ⲉⲩⲝⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲓ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲩⲉ
43.22 ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲝⲣⲏ
43.23 ⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ
43.24 [ 8- ⲁϩⲟⲣⲁⲧⲟⲛ
43.25 [ 6- ⲛϣ[
43.26 [ 6-
43.27 [ 7- .ⲧϥ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ
43.28 [ 6- ⲁⲧ[
43.29 [ 6- ⲙ[
43.30 [ 8- .ⲉⲩ ⲁⲧⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ
43.31 ⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲉ
43.32 ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲝⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ
43.33 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲉ
43.34 tⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲏⲕ
43.35 ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲝⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ
43.36 ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏ
43.37 ⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ̅ ⲡⲝⲣⲏ
43.38 ⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛ tⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ

Source Colophon

Sahidic Coptic text of On the Eucharist A, Nag Hammadi Codex XI, pages 43. Transcription from codex photographs and critical editions.

Source: Milan Konvicka / Marcion Project (GPL v2).

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