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Apocryphon of James

Jesus Addresses Peter and James
Gnostic trans. Marvin Meyer and Willis Barnstone • c. 1st-2nd century CE
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Now, the twelve students were all sitting together, recalling what the savior had said to each of them, whether in a hidden or an open manner, and organizing it in books. I was writing what is in my book. Look, the savior appeared, after he had left us, while we were watching for him.
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Five hundred fifty days after he rose from the dead, we said to him, "Did you depart and leave us?"
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Jesus said, "No, but I shall return to the place from which I came. If you want to come with me, come."
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They all answered and said, "If you order us, we shall come."
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He said, "I tell you the truth, no one will ever enter the kingdom of heaven because I ordered it, but rather because you yourselves are filled. Leave James and Peter to me that I may fill them."
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When he called the two of them, he took them aside and commanded the rest to keep doing what they were doing.
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The savior said, "You have been treated kindly,
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. . . have not understood.
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Do you not want to be filled?
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Your hearts are drunk.
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Do you not want to be sober?
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You ought to be ashamed.
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"From now on, awake or asleep, remember that you have seen the human son and have spoken with him and have listened to him.
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"Shame on those who have seen the human son.
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"Blessings will be on you who have not seen him, or associated with him, or spoken with him, or listened to anything from him. Yours is life.
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"Understand that he healed you when you were sick, that you might reign.
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"Shame on those who have found relief from their sickness, for they will relapse into sickness.
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"Blessings on you who have not been sick, and have known relief before getting sick. The kingdom of god is yours.
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"So I tell you: Be filled and leave no space in you empty, or he who is coming will mock you."