48 But in response to these comments Peter said, “Sometimes you urge us on to the kingdom of heaven, and again at other times you turn us away, Lord. Sometimes you persuade and draw us to faith and promise us life, and again at other times you cast us out of the kingdom of heaven.” (SJM)
Secret Book of James 1:48
Semantically similar passages
Luke 22:31–33
31 Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” 33 “Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
Secret Book of James 1:13–15
13a In [response the Savior] said, “That’s why I [told] you [‘be full’] – so that you won’t [be lacking. Those who are lacking] won’t [be saved]. It’s good to be full [and] bad [to be lacking]. So just as it’s good for you to be lacking and bad for you to be full… (SJM)
Secret Book of James 1:6–8
6 They all replied and said, “We’ll come if you tell us to.” (SJM) 7 He said, “Truly I tell you, no one will ever enter the kingdom of heaven because I ordered it, but because you yourselves are full. Leave James and Peter to me so that I may fill them.” (SJM) 8 After he called… (SJM)
2 Clement 5:2–4
2 For the Lord saith, Ye shall be as lambs in the midst of wolves. (2CL) 3 But Peter answered and said unto Him, What then, if the wolves should tear the lambs? (2CL) 4 Jesus said unto Peter, Let not the lambs fear the wolves after they are dead; and ye also, fear ye not them th… (2CL)
Matthew 19:26–28
26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 27 “Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?” 28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all thin…
Secret Book of James 1:35–37
35 “Truly I tell you, if I had been sent (only) to those who would listen to me and had spoken to them (alone), I wouldn’t ever have gone up from the earth. Now, then, be ashamed for these things! (SJM) 36 “Look, I’ll leave you and go away. I don’t want to continue with y… (SJM)
Mark 14:69–71
69 There the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This man is one of them.” 70 But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.” 71 But he bega…
Mark 8:32–34
32 He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” 34 Then Je…
Search the collection All books and codes Translations and sources