Gospel of JudasGnostic / Alternative Early ChristianAlternative Early ChristianCoptic translation of Greek traditionsShareGospel of Judas 3Mark 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: Another GenerationGospel of Judas 3ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1The next morning, he appeared to his disciples. [And] they said to him, "Master, where did [you] go and what did you do when you left us?" 2Jesus said to them, "I went to another great and holy generation." 3His disciples said to him, "Lord, what great generation is better and holier than us, that's not in these realms?" 4Now when Jesus heard this, he laughed. He said to them, "Why are you wondering in your hearts about the strong and holy generation? Truly I say to you, no one born [of] this realm will see that [generation], no army of angels from the stars will rule over it, and no person of mortal birth will be able to join it, because that generation doesn't come from [...] that has become [...] the generation of the people among [them] is from the generation of the great people [...] the powerful authorities who [...] nor the powers [...] those by which you rule." 5When his disciples heard these things, they were each troubled in their spirit. They couldn't say a thing. 6The Disciples' Vision 7Another day Jesus came up to them. They said to him, "Master, we've seen you in a dream, because we had great [dreams last] night." 8But Jesus said, "Why [...] hidden yourselves?" 9And they [said, "We saw] a great [house, with a great] altar [in it, and] twelve people – we'd say they were priests – and a name. And a crowd of people was waiting at the altar [until] the priests [finished receiving] the offerings. We kept waiting too." 10[Jesus said], "What were they like?" 11And they said, "[Some] fast [for] two weeks. Others sacrifice their own children; others their wives, praising and humbling themselves among each other. Others sleep with men; others murder; yet others commit many sins and do criminal things. [And] the people standing [before] the altar invoke your [name]! And in all their sacrificing, they fill the [altar] with their offerings." When they said this, [they] fell silent because they were troubled. 12Jesus said to them, "Why are you troubled? Truly I say to you, all the priests standing before that altar invoke my name. And [again], I say to you, my name has been written on this [house] of the generations of the stars by the human generations. [And they] have shamefully planted fruitless trees in my name." Jesus said to them, "You're the ones receiving the offerings on the altar you've seen. That's the God you serve, and you're the twelve people you've seen. And the animals you saw brought in to be sacrificed are the crowd you lead astray before that altar. [Your minister] will stand up and use my name like that, and [the] generations of the pious will be loyal to him. After him, another person will present [those who sleep around], and another those who murder children, and another those who sleep with men, and those who fast, and the rest of impurity, crime, and error. And those who say, 'We're equal to the angels' – they're the stars that finish everything. It's been said to the human generations, 'Look, God has accepted your sacrifice from the hands of priests,' that is, the minister of error. But the Lord who commands is the Lord over everything. 13On the last day, they'll be found guilty." 14Jesus said [to them], "Stop [sacrificing animals]. You've [offered them] over the altar, over your stars with your angels where they've already been completed. So let them become [...] with you and let them [become] clear." 15His disciples [said to him], "Cleanse us from our [sins] that we've committed through the deceit of the angels." 16Jesus said to them, "It's not possible [...], nor [can] a fountain quench the fire of the entire inhabited world. Nor can a [city's] well satisfy all the generations, except the great, stable one. A single lamp won't illuminate all the realms, except the second generation, nor can a baker feed all creation under [heaven]." 17And [when the disciples heard] these [things], they said to [him], "Master, help us and save us!" 18Jesus said to them, "Stop struggling against me. Each one of you has his own star, [and ...] of the stars will [...] what belongs to it [...] I wasn't sent to the corruptible generation, but to the strong and incorruptible generation, because no enemy has ruled [over] that generation, nor any of the stars. Truly I say to you, the pillar of fire will fall quickly and that generation won't be moved by the stars." ‹Previous chapterGospel of Judas 2Next chapterGospel of Judas 4›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