Jesus Criticizes the Disciples

1One day Jesus was with his disciples in Judea. He found them sitting together, practicing their piety. When he came up to his disciples as they sat 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 is right.”

3He answered them, “I’m not laughing at you. You aren’t 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 began to grow angry and furious, and they began 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, along with his stars, become angry with your souls? If any of you is strong enough among human beings to bring out the perfect Humanity, stand up and face me.”

8All of them said, “We’re strong enough.” But their spirits were not brave enough to stand before him—except for Judas Iscariot. He was able to stand before him, but he could not look him in the eye, so he looked away.

9Judas said to him, “I know who you are and where you have come from. You have come from the immortal realm of Barbelo, and I’m not worthy to utter the name of the one who sent you.”

10Then Jesus, knowing that Judas was thinking about what is 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 greatly 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.