TheLostGospel AccordingtoPeter
1ButoftheJewsnonewashedhishands,neitherHerodnoranyone ofhisjudgesAndwhentheyhadrefusedtowashthem,Pilaterose up.AndthenHerodthekingcommandeththattheLordbetaken sayingtothem,WhatthingssoeverIcommandedyoutodountohim, do
2AndtherewasstandingthereJosephthefriendofPilateandofthe Lord;and,knowingthattheywereabouttocrucifyhim,hecameto PilateandaskedthebodyoftheLordforburialAndPilatesentto HerodandaskedhisbodyAndHerodsaid,BrotherPilate,evenifno onehasaskedforhim,wepurposedtoburyhim,especiallyasthe sabbathdrawethon:foritiswritteninthelaw,thatthesunsetnot upononethathathbeenputtodeath
3Andhedeliveredhimtothepeopleonthedaybeforethe unleavenedbread,theirfeastAndtheytooktheLordandpushed himastheyran,andsaid,LetusdragawaytheSonofGod,having obtainedpoweroverhimAndtheyclothedhimwithpurple,andset himontheseatofjudgment,saying,Judgerighteously,Okingof IsraelAndoneofthembroughtacrownofthornsandputitonthe headoftheLordAndothersstoodandspatinhiseyes,andothers smotehischeeks:othersprickedhimwithareed;andsomescourged him,saying,WiththishonorletushonortheSonofGod 4Andtheybroughttwomalefactors,andtheycrucifiedtheLord betweenthemButheheldhispeace,asthoughhavingnopainAnd whentheyhadraisedthecross,theywrotethetitle:Thisistheking ofIsraelAndhavingsethisgarmentsbeforehimtheypartedthem amongthem,andcastlotsforthemAndoneofthosemalefactors reproachedthem,saying,Wefortheevilsthatwehavedonehave sufferedthus,butthisman,whohathbecometheSaviourofmen, whatwronghathhedonetoyou?Andthey,beingangeredathim, commandedthathislegsshouldnotbebroken,thathemightdiein torment
5Anditwasnoon,anddarknesscameoverallJudæa:andtheywere troubledanddistressed,lestthesunhadset,whilsthewasyetalive: foritiswrittenforthem,thatthesunsetnotonhimthathathbeen puttodeathAndoneofthemsaid,Givehimtodrinkgallwith vinegarAndtheymixedandgavehimtodrink,andfulfilledall things,andaccomplishedtheirsinsagainsttheirownhead.And manywentaboutwithlamps,supposingthatitwasnight,andfell downAndtheLordcriedout,saying,Mypower,mypower,thou hastforsakenmeAndwhenhehadsaidithewastakenupAndin thathourthevailofthetempleofJerusalemwasrentintwain 6AndthentheydrewoutthenailsfromthehandsoftheLord,and laidhimupontheearth,andthewholeearthquaked,andgreatfear arose.Thenthesunshone,anditwasfoundtheninthhour:andthe Jewsrejoiced,andgavehisbodytoJosephthathemightburyit, sincehehadseenwhatgoodthingshehaddoneAndhetookthe Lord,andhim,androlledhiminalinencloth,andbroughthimto hisowntomb,whichwascalledtheGardenofJoseph 7ThentheJewsandtheeldersandthepriests,perceivingwhatevil theyhaddonetothemselves,begantolamentandtosay,Woefor oursins:thejudgmenthathdrawnnigh,andtheendofJerusalem. AndIwithmycompanionswasgrieved;andbeingwoundedinmind wehidourselves:forwewerebeingsoughtforbythemas malefactors,andaswishingtosetfiretothetemple.Anduponall thesethingswefastedandsatmourningandweepingnightandday untilthesabbath
8ButthescribesandPhariseesandeldersbeinggatheredtogether onewithanother,whentheyheardthatallthepeoplemurmuredand beattheirbreastssaying,Ifbyhisdeaththesemostmightysigns havecometopass,seehowrighteousheis,theelderswereafraid andcametoPilatebeseechinghimandsaying,Giveussoldiers,that wemayguardhissepulchreforthreedays,lesthisdisciplescome andstealhimaway,andthepeoplesupposethatheisrisenfromthe deadanddousevil.AndPilategavethemPetroniusthecenturion withsoldierstoguardthetombAndwiththemcameeldersand scribestothesepulchre,andhavingrolledagreatstonetogetherwith
thecenturionandthesoldiers,theyalltogetherwhoweretheresetit atthedoorofthesepulchre;andtheyaffixedsevenseals,andthey pitchedatentthereandguardeditAndearlyinthemorningasthe sabbathwasdrawingon,therecameamultitudefromJerusalemand theregionroundabout,thattheymightseethesepulchrethatwas sealed.
9AndinthenightinwhichtheLord'sdaywasdrawingon,asthe soldierskeptguardtwobytwoinawatch,therewasagreatvoicein theheaven;andtheysawtheheavensopened,andtwomendescend fromthencewithgreatlightandapproachthetombAndthatstone whichwasputatthedoorrolledofitselfandmadewayinpart;and thetombwasopened,andboththeyoungmenenteredin 10Whenthereforethosesoldierssawit,theyawakenedthecenturion andtheelders;fortheytoowerehardbykeepingguardAndasthey declaredwhatthingstheyhadseen,againtheyseethreemencome forthfromthetomb,andtwoofthemsupportingone,andacross followingthem:andofthetwotheheadreacheduntotheheaven,but theheadofhimwhowasleadbythemoverpassedtheheavensAnd theyheardavoicefromtheheavens,saying,Thouhastpreachedto themthatsleepAndaresponsewasheardfromthecross,Yea 11Theythereforeconsideredonewithanotherwhethertogoaway andshewthesethingstoPilateAndwhiletheyyetthoughtthereon, theheavensagainareseentoopen,andacertainmantodescendand enterintothesepulchreWhenthecenturionandtheythatwerewith himsawthesethings,theyhastenedinthenighttoPilate,leavingthe tombwhichtheywerewatching,anddeclaredallthingswhichthey hadseen,beinggreatlydistressedandsaying,TrulyhewastheSon ofGodPilateansweredandsaid,Iampurefromthebloodofthe SonofGod:butitwasyewhodeterminedthisThentheyalldrew nearandbesoughthimandentreatedhimtocommandthecenturion andthesoldierstosaynothingofthethingswhichtheyhadseen:For itisbetter,saythey,forustobeguiltyofthegreatestsinbeforeGod, andnottofallintothehandsofthepeopleoftheJewsandtobe stonedPilatethereforecommandedthecenturionandthesoldiersto saynothing
12AndatdawnupontheLord'sdayMaryMagdalene,adiscipleof theLord,fearingbecauseoftheJews,sincetheywereburningwith wrath,hadnotdoneattheLord'ssepulchrethethingswhichwomen arewonttodoforthosethatdieandforthosethatarebelovedby themshetookherfriendswithherandcametothesepulchrewhere hewaslaidAndtheyfearedlesttheJewsshouldseethem,andthey said,Althoughonthatdayonwhichhewascrucifiedwecouldnot weepandlament,yetnowletusdothesethingsathissepulchre.But whoshallrollawayforusthestonethatwaslaidatthedoorofthe sepulchre,thatwemayenterinandsitbyhimanddothethingsthat aredue?Forthestonewasgreat,andwefearlestsomeoneseeus Andifwecannot,yetifwebutsetatthedoorthethingswhichwe bringasamemorialofhim,wewillweepandlament,untilwecome untoourhome
13Andtheywentandfoundthetombopened,andcomingnearthey lookedinthere;andtheyseethereacertainyoungmansittinginthe midstofthetomb,beautifulandclothedinarobeexceedingbright; whosaidtothem,Whereforeareyecome?Whomseekye?Himthat wascrucified?HeisrisenandgoneButifyebelievenot,lookinand seetheplacewherehelay,thatheisnothere;forheisrisenand gonethither,whencehewassentThenthewomenfearedandfled 14Nowitwasthelastdayoftheunleavenedbread,andmanywere goingforth,returningtotheirhomes,asthefeastwasendedButwe, thetwelvedisciplesoftheLord,weptandweregrieved:andeach one,beinggrievedforthatwhichwascometopass,departedtohis homeButISimonPeterandAndrewmybrothertookournetsand wenttothesea;andtherewaswithusLevithesonofAlphæus, whomtheLord