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APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.

ministers of Hades said with us, Holy, holy, holy is He who was in the beginning in the highest! And the powers shouted aloud, Lord, thou art manifest in heaven and upon earth, sending joy to the world; and greater than such a gift, delivering thine own handywork from death by the invisible counsel of of ages.

CHAPTER V.

Having seen these things, as I went into Galilee with Jesus and the robber, Jesus was transfigured, and was not as formerly before he was crucified, but was altogether light, and angels continually ministered unto him; and Jesus talked with them. And I passed three days with him; and no one of his disciples was with him save only the robber.

And when the feast of unleavened bread arrived, his disciple John came, and we no longer saw the robber, whatever became of him.[1] And John asked Jesus, Who is he that thou hast not caused me to be seen by him? And Jesus answered him nothing. And falling before him, he said, Lord, I know that thou hast loved me from the beginning; and wherefore dost thou not reveal this man to me? Jesus saith to him, Why dost thou seek after hidden things? Art

  1. It would appear from the subsequent revelations of the robber and his honours, that he was gone back to Paradise.