Secret Book of JamesGnostic / Alternative Early ChristianAlternative Early ChristianCoptic translation of Greek traditionsShareSecret Book of James 10Mark M. Mattison - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableMark M. MattisonLanguageEnglishEspañol‹Secret Book of James 1Secret Book of James 2Secret Book of James 3Secret Book of James 4Secret Book of James 5Secret Book of James 6Secret Book of James 7Secret Book of James 8Secret Book of James 9Secret Book of James 10Secret Book of James 11Secret Book of James 12›Secret Book of James: Final WordsSecret Book of James 10ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1But in response to these comments Peter said, “Sometimes you urge us on to the kingdom of heaven, and again at other times you turn us away, Lord. Sometimes you persuade and draw us to faith and promise us life, and again at other times you cast us out of the kingdom of heaven.” 2But in response the Lord told us, “I’ve given you faith many times. Moreover, I’ve revealed myself to you, James, and you haven’t known me. Now again, I see you rejoicing often. And when you’re delighted about the promise of life, nevertheless you’re sad and depressed when you’re taught about the kingdom. 3“But through faith and knowledge, you’ve received life. Despise rejection when you hear it, but when you hear the promise, rejoice all the more. Truly I tell you, whoever will receive life and believe the kingdom will never leave it – not even if the Father wants to banish them! 4“This is all I’m going to tell you up to this point, but now I’ll go up to the place from which I came. But when I was eager to go, you cast me out, and instead of accompanying me, you’ve chased me away. But be attentive to the glory that awaits me, and when you’ve opened your hearts, listen to the hymns that await me up in heaven, because today I need to sit at the right hand of the Father. 5“Now I’ve spoken (my) last word to you, and I’ll leave you, because a chariot of the Spirit has taken me up, and from now on I’ll strip myself so that I may clothe myself. But pay attention: Blessed are those who’ve proclaimed the Son before his coming down so that when I’ve come, I might go up. Blessed three times over are those who [were] proclaimed by the Son before they came to be, so that you may have a portion with them.” ‹Previous chapterSecret Book of James 9Next chapterSecret Book of James 11›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