Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-07-08
For the Journal
Extracts from tie Gospel of Nicodemus,
TRANSLATED BY j. NJ. R.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER I.

John and Caiphas, Dathan Cana
liel, Judas, Levi, Napthalim, Alex
ander, and Cyrus and other Jews>and
chief rulers of the Jews, brought
Jesus before the governor Pontius
Plate, who commanded them to bind
him and take him to Caiphas, fol
Pilates house was near to Caiphas.
They, however, came again to PLATE
as he sat in the door of the Judge.
ment hall, surrounded by his soldiers,
and made numerous complaints
against Jesus, saying: "We know
this sorcerer. He is the son of 10
seph the carpenter, and Mary, and we
know all his brethren, and now lie
says he is the Son of God and the
King of the Jews, and he disturbs
and belittles our Sabbath, the law OF
the fathers, as. well as ourselves. -
Then Plate asked the Jews, chow
does he destroy and disturb your
laws?" The Jews answered ''in the
law we have a command, that men
shall not labor on the Sabbath day,
but this person heals the blind, the
deaf, lame, crippled, and those pos
sessed with the devil, with his sorce-
ry and evil deeds, on the Sabbath
day." Plate asked, did he do evil
in these things2 They answered,
che is blasphemer, and casts out
devils through the chief of devils,
beelzebub, and all things are subject
to him."
Plate said unto them, Gas / learn
from you, he does not cast out these
devils through unclean spirits, bat
through the power of God, therefore
he is no blasphemer, and that he
heals is evidence that he Is an accom-.
plished physician" " The Jews then
requested Plate to command Jesus
to come into his presence that he
might hear him for himself. Plate
answered, "shall l, who am but your
ruler, judge your king?" The Jews
answered, 1--WE do not say that he is
the king of the Jews, but that he
says he Is the king of the Jews, and
the Son of God" Plate
then commands an officer to bring
Jesus before him with gentleness.
The officer spread a cloth before
Jesus, for him to walk on. Ofthis
the Jews made complaint, and the
officer, when asked by Plate why he
had done this, said that lie had wit
messed the entrance of Jesus into
Jerusalem, where he was honored in
this way.
Jesus was made to advance with
out the cloth, but when he stepped
between the soldiers who held the
standards, the eagles bowed down to
do him honor. The Jews raised
their voices in anger, at the standard
bearers. Plate called them before
him and inquired why they had done
this; they answered him, that they,
as pagans, had no reason for honor
ing Jesus, but the standards had done
it of themselves. Then Plate left it
to the chief of the Jews to make
trial for their own satisfaction. They
selected twelve Of their bravest and
strongest men, AMI gave them two
standards, each to company of six,
to hold them before Pitate They
are threatened with death if they
allow the standards to bow. But
when the officers bring in Jesus the
standards bow as before and worship
him. The Jews now complain that
Jesus is magician; that his birth
was Infamous, that he was born in
Bethlehem. and was the cause Of the
massacre there; that he had profaned
the Sabbath, and that his parents
fled to Egypt for fear of the people.
During this tumult Plate asked
Jesus, "what is truth?' Jesus an
swered, "truth is from heaven. :"
Plate asked, sis there no truth on
earth?" Jesus answered, "see how
those who have the truth on earth,
are judged by those who have the
nOwpr on earth -