Gospel of JudasGnostic / Alternative Early ChristianAlternative Early ChristianCoptic translation of Greek traditionsShareGospel of Judas 2Mark M. Mattison - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableMark M. MattisonLanguageEnglishEspañol‹Gospel of Judas 1Gospel of Judas 2Gospel of Judas 3Gospel of Judas 4Gospel of Judas 5Gospel of Judas 6›Gospel of Judas: Jesus Criticizes the DisciplesGospel of Judas 2ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1One day he was with his disciples in Judea. He found them sitting together practicing their piety. When he [came up to] his disciples sitting together praying over the bread, [he] laughed. 2The disciples said to him, "Master, why are you laughing at [our] prayer? What have we done? [This] is what's right." 3He answered and said to them, "I'm not laughing at you. You're not doing this because you want to, but because through this your God [will be] praised." 4They said, "Master, you [...] are the Son of our God!" 5Jesus said to them, "How do [you] know me? Truly [I] say to you, no generation of the people among you will know me." 6When his disciples heard this, [they] started to get angry and furious and started to curse him in their hearts. 7But when Jesus noticed their ignorance, [he said] to them, "Why are you letting your anger trouble you? Has your God within you and [his stars] become angry with your souls? If any of you is [strong enough] among humans to bring out the perfect Humanity, stand up and face me." 8All of them said, "We're strong enough." But their spirits weren't brave enough to stand before [him] – except Judas Iscariot. He was able to stand before him, but he couldn't look him in the eye, so he looked away. 9Judas [said] to him, "I know who you are and where you've come from. You've come from the immortal realm of Barbelo, and I'm not worthy to utter the name of the one who's sent you." 10Then Jesus, knowing that he was thinking about what's exalted, said to him, "Come away from the others and I'll tell you the mysteries of the kingdom. Not so that you'll go there, but you'll grieve much because someone else will replace you to complete the twelve [elements] before their God." 11Judas said to him, "When will you tell me these things, and when will the great day of light dawn for the generation [...]?" 12But when he said these things, Jesus left him. ‹Previous chapterGospel of Judas 1Next chapterGospel of Judas 3›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Translation committed to the public domain by Mark M. Mattison