The Gospel of Barnabas · Chapter 211
Jesus Comforts His Disciples at Nicodemus’s House
Jesus, being in the house of Nicodemus beyond the brook Cedron, comforted his disciples, saying: 'The hour is near that I must depart from the world; console yourselves and be not sad, seeing that where I go I shall not feel any tribulation.
'Now, shall ye be my friends if ye be sad at my welfare? Nay, assuredly, but rather enemies. When the world shall rejoice, be ye sad, because the rejoicing of the world is turned into weeping; but your sadness shall be turned into joy and your joy shall no one take from you; for the rejoicing that the heart feeleth in God its creator not the whole world can take away. See that ye forget not the words which God hath spoken to you by my mouth. Be ye my witnesses against every one that shall corrupt the witness that I have witnessed with my gospel against the world, and against the lovers of the world.'
While Jesus was in Nicodemus's house beyond the Brook Cedron, he comforted his disciples, saying: 'The hour is near when I must leave the world. Take comfort and do not be sad, for where I am going I will suffer no tribulation.'
'Would you be my friends if you were saddened by my well-being? Certainly not; you would be acting as enemies. When the world rejoices, be sorrowful, for the world's rejoicing turns to weeping. But your sorrow will turn to joy, and no one will take your joy from you, for the whole world cannot take away the joy a heart finds in God its Creator. Take care not to forget the words God has spoken to you through my mouth. Be my witnesses against everyone who corrupts the testimony I have given through my gospel against the world and those who love it.'
Jesus, being in the house of Nicodemus beyond the brook Cedron, comforted his disciples, saying: 'The hour is near that I must depart from the world; console yourselves and be not sad, seeing that where I go I shall not feel any tribulation.
'Now, shall ye be my friends if ye be sad at my welfare? Nay, assuredly, but rather enemies. When the world shall rejoice, be ye sad, because the rejoicing of the world is turned into weeping; but your sadness shall be turned into joy and your joy shall no one take from you; for the rejoicing that the heart feeleth in God its creator not the whole world can take away. See that ye forget not the words which God hath spoken to you by my mouth. Be ye my witnesses against every one that shall corrupt the witness that I have witnessed with my gospel against the world, and against the lovers of the world.'