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Gospel of Judas · 7 of 8
The Betrayal
Jesus said, “Truly I say [to you], this baptism [which they’ve received in] my name […] will destroy the whole generation of the earthly Adam. Tomorrow they’ll torture the one who bears me. Truly I [say] to you, no hand of a mortal human [will fall] upon me. Truly [I say] to you, Judas, those who offer sacrifices to Saklas […] everything that’s evil. But you’ll do more than all of them, because you’ll sacrifice the human who bears me. Your horn has already been raised, your anger has been kindled, your star has ascended, and your heart has [strayed]. Truly [I say to you], your last [… and] the [… the thrones] of the realm have [been defeated], the kings have grown weak, the angelic generations have grieved, and the evil [they sowed …] is destroyed, [and] the [ruler] is wiped out. [And] then the [fruit] of the great generation of Adam will be exalted, because before heaven, earth, and the angels, that generation from the realms exists. Look, you’ve been told everything. 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.”
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, “[… the] great [generation… ] and [… ].” And Judas didn’t see Jesus anymore.
Immediately 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.
And they approached Judas and said to him, “What are you doing here? Aren’t you Jesus’ disciple?”
Then he answered them as they wished. Then Judas received some money and handed him over to them.
The Gospel of Judas
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Why does Jesus tell Judas he'll 'sacrifice the human who bears me' before Judas hands him over?
Jesus frames Judas’ act as necessary for freeing the divine self from the flawed human body: he says Judas will “sacrifice the human who bears me,” and that through this act “the evil… is destroyed” and the “fruit of the great generation of Adam will be exalted.” The chapter presents the betrayal as part of a cosmic plan where removing the mortal vessel undoes the earthly Adam’s hold and defeats the rulers who sowed evil.
Judas’ entry into the luminous cloud immediately after Jesus’ word makes his role ritual and revelatory rather than merely treacherous; the voice from the cloud and Jesus’ assurance—“no hand of a mortal human [will fall] upon me”—frame Judas’ handing over as coordinated with heavenly purposes. This reading resonates with other Gnostic texts, like the Gospel of Philip, which also treats death or separation of flesh and spirit as salvific rather than solely tragic.
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