Lost scriptures: books that did not make it into the New Testament by [edited by] Bart D. Ehrman Page A

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    receiving blows themselves, or they have
    the Father begets. Then, when they refallen from high places, or they take off ceive form by his knowledge, though
    into the air though they do not even have
    truly within him, they do not know him.
    wings. Again, sometimes (it is as) if peo
    But the Father is perfect, knowing every
    ple were murdering them, though there
    space within him. If he wishes, he manis no one even pursuing them, or they ifests whomever he wishes by giving him
    themselves are killing their neighbors, for
    form and giving him a name, and he gives
    they have been stained with their blood.
    a name to him and brings it about that
    When those who are going through all
    those come into existence who, before
    these things wake up, they see nothing,
    they come into existence, are ignorant of
    they who were in the midst of all these
    him who fashioned them.
    disturbances, for they are nothing. Such
    I do not say, then, that they are nothing
    is the way of those who have cast igno
    (at all) who have not yet come into exrance aside from them like sleep, not istence, but they are in him who will wish
    esteeming it as anything, nor do they
    that they come into existence when he
    esteem its works as solid things either,
    wishes, like the time that is to come.
    but they leave them behind like a dream
    Before all things appear, he knows what
    in the night. The knowledge of the Father
    he will produce. But the fruit which is
    they value as the dawn. This is the way
    not yet manifest does not know anything,
    each one has acted, as though asleep at
    nor does it do anything. Thus, also, every
    the time when he was ignorant. And this

space which is itself in the Father is from
    is the way he has �come to knowledge�,

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    as if he had awakened. {and} Good for
    ninety-nine sheep which were not lost.
    the one who will return and awaken. And
    He went searching for the one which had
    blessed is he who has opened the eyes of
    gone astray. He rejoiced when he found
    the blind.
    it, for ninety-nine is a number that is in
    And the Spirit ran after him, hastening
    the left hand which holds it. But when
    from waking him up. Having extended
    the one is found, the entire number passes
    his hand to him who lay upon the ground,
    to the right (hand). As that which lacks
    he set him up on his feet, for he had not
    the one—that is, the entire right (hand)—
    yet risen. He gave them the means of
    draws what was deficient and takes it
    knowing the knowledge of the Father and
    from the left-hand side and brings (it) to
    the revelation of his Son. For, when they
    the right, so too the number becomes one
    had seen him and had heard him, he
    hundred. It is the sign of the one who is
    granted them to taste him and to smell
    in their sound; it is the Father. Even on
    him and to touch the beloved Son.
    the Sabbath, he labored for the sheep
    When he had appeared instructing
    which he found fallen into the pit. He
    them about the Father, the incomprehengave life to the sheep, having brought it sible one, when he had breathed into
    up from the pit in order that you might
    them what is in the thought, doing his
    know interiorly—you, the sons of intewill, when many had received the light, rior knowledge—what is the Sabbath, on
    they turned to him. For the material ones
    which it is not fitting for salvation to be
    were strangers and did not see his likeidle, in order that you may speak from ness and had not known him. For he came
    the day from above, which has no night,
    by means of fleshly form, while nothing
    and from the light which does not sink
    blocked his course because incorruptibilbecause it is perfect.
    ity is irresistible, since he, again, spoke
    Say, then, from the heart that you are
    new things, still speaking about what is
    the perfect day and in you dwells the
    in the heart of the Father, having brought
    light that does not fail. Speak of the truth
    forth the flawless word.
    with those who search for it