The Gospel of Barnabas · Chapter 218
The Body of Judas Is Stolen
Then returned each man to his house. He who writeth, with John and James his brother, went with the mother of Jesus to Nazareth.
Those disciples who did not fear God went by night and stole the body of Judas and hid it, spreading a report that Jesus was risen again; whence great confusion arose.
The high priest then commanded, under pain of Anathema, that no one should talk of Jesus of Nazareth. And so there arose a great persecution, and many were stoned and many beaten, and many banished from the land, because they could not hold their peace on such a matter.
The news reached Nazareth how that Jesus, their fellow-citizen, having died on the cross was risen again. Whereupon, he that writeth prayed the mother of Jesus that she would be pleased to leave off weeping, because her son was risen again. Hearing this, the Virgin Mary, weeping, said: 'Let us go to Jerusalem to find my son. I shall die content when I have seen him.'
Then everyone returned home. The writer, together with John and his brother James, accompanied Jesus's mother to Nazareth.
Those disciples who did not fear God went by night, stole Judas's body, and hid it. They spread the report that Jesus had risen again, and great confusion followed.
The high priest then commanded, under penalty of anathema, that no one speak about Jesus of Nazareth. A great persecution followed: many were stoned, beaten, or banished from the land because they could not remain silent about the matter.
News reached Nazareth that Jesus, their fellow citizen, had died on the cross and risen again. The writer therefore begged Jesus's mother to stop weeping because her son had risen. The Virgin Mary answered through tears: 'Let us go to Jerusalem to find my son. Once I have seen him, I will die content.'
Then returned each man to his house. He who writeth, with John and James his brother, went with the mother of Jesus to Nazareth.
Those disciples who did not fear God went by night and stole the body of Judas and hid it, spreading a report that Jesus was risen again; whence great confusion arose.
The high priest then commanded, under pain of Anathema, that no one should talk of Jesus of Nazareth. And so there arose a great persecution, and many were stoned and many beaten, and many banished from the land, because they could not hold their peace on such a matter.
The news reached Nazareth how that Jesus, their fellow-citizen, having died on the cross was risen again. Whereupon, he that writeth prayed the mother of Jesus that she would be pleased to leave off weeping, because her son was risen again. Hearing this, the Virgin Mary, weeping, said: 'Let us go to Jerusalem to find my son. I shall die content when I have seen him.'