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1. AND at evening
the Master cometh into the house, and there are gathered with him the Twelve
and their fellows; Peter and Jacob and Thomas and John and Simon and Matthew
and Andrew and Nathanael and James and Thaddeus and Jude and Philip and their
companions ( and there was also Judas Iscariote, who by men was numbered
with the twelve, till the time when he should be manifested).
2. And they were all clad in garments of white linen, pure and clear, for linen
is the righteousness of the saints; and each had the colour of his tribe. But
the Master was clad in his pure white robe, over all, without seam or spot.
3. And there arose contention among them as to which of them should be esteemed
the greatest, wherefore he said unto them, He that is greatest among you let
him be as he that doth serve.
4. And Jesus said, With desire have I desired to eat this Passover with you
before I suffer. and to institute the Memorial of my Oblation for the service
and salvation of all. For behold the hour cometh when the Son of man shall
be betrayed into the hands of sinners.
5. And one of the twelve said unto him, Lord, is it I ? And he answered, He
to whom I give the sop the same is he.
6. And Iscariot said unto him, Master, behold the unleaven bread, the mingled
wine and the oil and the herbs, but where is the lamb that Moses commanded?
(for Judas had bought the lamb, but Jesus had forbidden that it should be killed).
7. And John spake in the Spirit, saying, Behold the Lamb of God, the good Shepherd
which giveth his life for the sheep. And Judas was troubled at these words,
for he knew that he should betray him. But again Judas said, Master, is it
not written in the law that a lamb must be slain for the passover within the
gates?
8. And Jesus answered, If I am lifted up on the cross then indeed shall the
lamb be slain; but woe unto him by whom it is delivered into the hands of the
slayers; it were better of him had he not been born.
9. Verily I say unto you, for this end have I come into the world, that I may
put away all blood offerings and the eating of the flesh of the beasts and
the birds that are slain by men.
10. In the beginning, God gave to all, the fruits of the trees, and the seeds,
and the herbs, for food; but those who loved themselves more than God, or their
fellows, corrupted their ways, and brought diseases into their bodies, and
filled the earth with lust and violence.
11. Not by shedding innocent blood, therefore, but by living a righteous life,
shall ye find the peace of God. Ye call me the Christ of God and ye say well,
for I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.
12. Walk ye in the Way, and ye shall find God. Seek ye the Truth, and the Truth
shall make you free. Live in the Life, and ye shall see no death. All things
are alive in God, and the Spirit of God filleth all things.
13. Keep ye the commandments. Love thy God with all thy heart, and love thy
neighbour as thyself. On these hang all the law and the prophets. And the sum
of the law is this—Do not ye unto others as ye would not that others should
do unto you. Do ye unto others, as ye would that others should do unto you.
14. Blessed are they who keep this law, for God is manifested in all creatures.
All creatures live in God, and God is hid in them.
15. After these things, Jesus dipped the sop and gave it to Judas Iscariot,
saying, What thou doest, do quickly. He then, having received the sop, went
out immediately, and it was light.
16. And when Judas Iscariot had gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man
glorified among his twelve, and God is glorified in him. And verily I say unto
you, they who receive you receive me, and they who receive me receive the Father-Mother
Who sent me, and ye who have been faithful unto the truth shall sit upon twelve
thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
17. And one said unto him, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom
unto Israel? And Jesus said, My kingdom is not of this world, neither are all
Israel which are called Israel.
18. They in every nation who defile not themselves with cruelty, who do righteousness,
love mercy, and reverence all the works of God, who give succour to all that
are weak and oppressed—the same are the Israel of God.
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