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A smiling Jesus approaches disciples praying over bread at a lamp-lit table.
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Historical Library · Other Early Christian Apocrypha
Jesus Criticizes the Disciples

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Source and translation notes

Anonymous. The title attributes the narrative to Judas, but the work does not establish Judas Iscariot as its historical author.

Codex Tchacos 3 · Coptic (source-language review pending)

English witness: Mark M. Mattison. Public domain witness.

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English translation witness

Gospel of Judas 2:1

Prayer over Bread

Jesus Criticizes the Disciples · Gospel of Judas 2

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1One day Jesus was with his disciples in Judea. He found them sitting together, practicing their piety. When he [came up to] his disciples sitting together and praying over the bread, [he] laughed.

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