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Judas Iscariot quotes

The best-known lines of Judas Iscariot from The Gospel of Judas, The Gospel of Peter, each with the book and section it comes from, so you can read it in context.

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    “Judas 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 am not worthy to utter the name of the one who has sent you.’”
    The Gospel of Judas, Chapter 1Ask about this line
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    “Then Jesus, knowing that Judas was thinking about what is exalted, said to him, ‘Come away from the others, and I will tell you the mysteries of the kingdom. Not so that you will go there, but because you will grieve greatly, for someone else will replace you to complete the twelve before their God.’”
    The Gospel of Judas, Chapter 1Ask about this line
  3. 3
    “Each one of you has his own star, and each of the stars will receive what belongs to it.”
    The Gospel of Judas, Chapter 3Ask about this line
  4. 4
    “Jesus said, It is not possible to sow on rock and harvest its fruit.”
    The Gospel of Judas, Chapter 4Ask about this line
  5. 5
    “Jesus answered and said, ‘You will become the thirteenth, and you will be cursed by the other generations, and yet you will come to rule over them. In the last days they will curse you, and you will not ascend to the holy generation.’”
    The Gospel of Judas, Chapter 4Ask about this line
  6. 6
    “Lift up your eyes and see the cloud with the light in it and the stars around it. And the star that leads the way is your star.”
    The Gospel of Judas, Chapter 6Ask about this line
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    “But when Jesus noticed their ignorance, he said to them, ‘Why are you letting your anger trouble you? Has your God within you provoked anger in your souls? If any of you is strong enough among humans to bring out the perfect Humanity, let him stand up and face me.’”
    The Gospel of Judas, Chapter 1Ask about this line
  8. 8
    “The animals you saw brought in to be sacrificed are the crowd you lead astray before that altar.”
    The Gospel of Judas, Chapter 3Ask about this line
  9. 9
    “Then Judas looked up and saw the luminous cloud, and he entered it. Those standing on the ground heard a voice from the cloud saying, ‘Great and holy!’ And Judas saw Jesus no more.”
    The Gospel of Judas, Chapter 6Ask about this line

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