14. After the fast of forty days, Iesus chooseth twelve apostles.
Iesus descended from the mount, and passed alone by night to the farther side of Jordan, and fasted forty days and forty nights, not eating anything day nor night, making continual supplication to the Lord for the salvation of his people to whom God had sent him. And when the forty days were passed he was an hungered. Then appeared Satan unto him, and tempted him in many words, but Iesus drove him away by the power of words of God. Satan having departed the Angels came and ministered unto Iesus that whereof he had need.
Iesus, having returned to the region of Jerusalem, was found again (of the people) with exceeding great joy, and they prayed him that he would abide with them; for his words were not as those of the scribes, but were with power, for they touched the heart.
Iesus, seeing that great was the multitude (of them) that returned to their heart for to walk in the law of God, went up into the mountain, and abode all night in prayer, and when day was come he descended from the mountain, and chose twelve (whom he called apostles) among whom is Judas (who was slain upon the cross). Their names are:
Andrew and Peter (his brother) fisherman;
Barnabas (who wrote this), with
Matthew (the publican) who sat at the receipt of custom;
John and James (sons of Zebedee);
Thaddaeus and Judas;
Bartholomew and Philip;
James, and Judas Iscariot (the traitor).
To these he always revealed the divine secrets; but the Iscariot Judas he made his dispenser of that which was given in alms, but he stole the tenth part of everything.