52 “Now I’ve spoken (my) last word to you, and I’ll leave you, because a chariot of the Spirit has taken me up, and from now on I’ll strip myself so that I may clothe myself. But pay attention: Blessed are those who’ve proclaimed the Son before his coming down so that when I’ve come, I might go up. Blessed three [15]times over are those who [were] proclaimed by the Son before they came to be, so that you may have a portion with them.” (SJM)
Secret Book of James 1:52
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