scribes hate me, and the priests are minded to kill me, thy servant;
therefore, Lord
God almighty and merciful, in mercy hear the prayers of thy
servant, and save me from their snares, for thou art my salvation. Thou
knowest, Lord, that I thy servant seek thee alone, O Lord, and speak thy
word; for thy word is truth, which endureth for ever.'
When Jesus had spoken these words, behold
there came to him the angel
Gabriel, saying: 'Fear not, O Jesus, for a thousand thousand who dwell
above the heaven guard thy garments, and thou shalt not die till everything
be fulfilled, and the world shall be near its end.'
Jesus fell with his face to the ground, saying: 'O great Lord God, how great is
thy mercy upon me, and what shall I give thee, Lord, for all that thou hast
granted me?'
The angel Gabriel answered: 'Arise, Jesus, and remember Abraham, who
being willing to make sacrifice to God of his only-begotten son Ishmael, to
fulfill the word of God, and the knife not being able to
cut his son, at my
word offered in sacrifice a sheep. Even so therefore shalt thou do, O Jesus,
servant of God.
Jesus answered: 'Willingly, but where shall I find the lamb, seeing I have no
money, and it is not lawful to steal it?'
Thereupon the angel Gabriel showed unto him a sheep, which Jesus offered
in sacrifice, praising and blessing God, who is glorious for ever.
14. After the fast of forty days, Jesus chooseth twelve apostles.
Jesus descended from the mount, and passed alone by night to the farther
side of Jordan, and fasted forty days and forty nights, not eating anything
day nor night, making continual supplication to the Lord for the salvation of
his people to whom God had sent him. And
when the forty days were
passed he was an hungered. Then appeared Satan unto him, and tempted
him in many words, but Jesus drove him away by the power of words of
God. Satan having departed the angels came and ministered unto Jesus that
whereof he had need.
10
Jesus, having returned to the region of Jerusalem, was
found again of the
people with exceeding great joy, and they prayed him that he would abide
with them; for his words were not as those of the scribes, but were with
power, for they touched the heart.
Jesus, seeing that great was the multitude of them that returned to their
heart for to walk in the law of God, went up into
the mountain, and abode
all night in prayer, and when day was come he descended from the
mountain, and chose twelve, whom he called apostles, among whom is
Judas, who was slain upon the cross. Their names are: Andrew and Peter his
brother, fisherman; Barnabas, who wrote this, with Matthew the publican,
who sat at the receipt
of custom; John and James, sons of Zebedee;
Thaddaeus and Judas; Bartholomew and Philip; James, and Judas Iscariot
the traitor. To these he always revealed the divine secrets; but the Iscariot
Judas he made his dispenser of that which was given in alms, but he stole
the tenth part of everything.
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