According to the following passage, Jesus talked to Barnabas and gave him a secret: Jesus, weeping, said: "O Barnabas, it is necessary that I should reveal to you great secrets, which, after that I shall be departed from the world, you shall reveal to it."
Menurut kutipan berikut ini, Yesus berbicara kepada Barnabas dan memberikan kepadanya sebuah "rahasia": Sambil menangis Yesus berkata: "O Barnabas, aku harus menyingkapkan kepadamu rahasia-rahasia besar, yang, setelah aku meninggalkan dunia ini, harus engkau singkapkan kelak."