From the Nag Hammadi Library The Apocryphon of James And when we had passed beyond that place, we sent our mind(s) farther upwards and saw with our eyes and heard with our ears hymns and angelic benedictions and angelic rejoicing. And heavenly majesties were singing praise, and we too rejoiced. After this again, we wished to send our spirit upward to the Majesty, and after ascending we were not permitted to see or hear anything, for the other disciples called us and asked us, What did you (pl.) hear from the Master? And what has he said to you? And where did he go? But we answered them, He has ascended and has given us a pledge and promised life to us all and revealed to us children (?) Who are to come after us, after bidding {us} to love them, as we would be {saved} for their sakes And when they heard (this), they indeed believed the revealtion, but were displeased about those to be born. And so, not wishing to given them offense, I sent each one to another place. But I myself went up to peace, praying that I might obtain a portion among the beloved, who will be made manifest And I pray that the beginning may come from you, for thus I shall be capable of salvation, since they will be enlightened through me, by my faith-and through another (faith) that is better than mine. For I would that mine be the lesser. Endeavor earnestly, then, to make yourself like them and pray that you may obtain a portion with them. For because of what I have said, the Savior did not make the revelation to us for their sakes. We do, indeed, proclaim a portion with those for whom the proclamation was made, those whom the has made his sons (End of the Apocryphon of James)
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