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The Betrayal
Provisional translation of the available English witness, not a summary. Images interpret this text’s portrayal and reported visions; they do not establish historical events or a definitive moral verdict on Judas.
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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Gospel of Judas 7:3
Watching the Guest Room
The Betrayal · Gospel of Judas 7
Open this scene in the reader →3Immediately there was a disturbance among [the] Jews, more than […] Their high priests grumbled because he'd gone into the guest room to pray. But some scribes were there watching closely so they could arrest him during his prayer, because they were afraid of the people, since they all regarded him as a prophet.
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