When the soldiers with Judas drew near to the place where Jesus was, he heard the approach of many people, and withdrew into the house, while the eleven were sleeping.

At this moment, Almighty God commanded Gabriel, Michael, Rafael, and Uriel, his ministers, to take Jesus out of the world and place him to the third heaven in the company of angels.

Judas entered impetuously before all into the chamber whence Jesus had been taken up, and the disciples were sleeping. Whereupon, the wonderful God acted wonderfully, insomuch that Judas was so changed in speech and in face to be like Jesus.

Judas awakened disciples and asked them about Jesus. The disciples marvelled and answered, "You, Lord, are our master; have you now forgotten us?" He smiling, said, "Now are you foolish that do not know me to be Judas Iscariot!" As he was saying this the soldiery entered, and laid their hands upon Judas, because he was in every way like to Jesus. The disciples fled when they saw the multitude of soldiers.

The soldiers took Judas and bound him, not without derision, for he truthfully denied that he was Jesus, and the soldiers, mocking him, said, "Sir, do not be scared, for we are come to make you king of Israel, and we have bound you because we know that you do refuse the kingdom." Judas answered, "Now have you lost your senses! You are come to take Jesus of Nazareth, with arms and lanterns as against a robber; and you have bound me that have guided you, to make me king!"

Then the soldiers lost their patience, and with blows and kicks, they began to flout Judas. They led him with fury into Jerusalem. John and Peter followed the soldiers afar off and they saw all the examination that was made of Judas by the high priest, and by the council of the Pharisees, who were assembled to put Jesus to death.

The soldiers scourged Judas so grievously that his body rained blood. Thereupon, in mockery they clad him in an old purple garment, saying, "It is fitting to our new king to clothe him and crown him." Therefore, they gathered thorns and made a crown, like those of gold and precious stones which kings wear on their heads, and put this crown of thorns upon Judas' head.

Then the chief priests with the scribes and Pharisees condemned him with two robbers to the death of the cross. Therefore, they led him to Mount Calvary, where they used to hang malefactors, and there they crucified him naked, for the greater ignominy.

The voice, the face, and the person of Judas were so like to Jesus, that his disciples and believers entirely believed that he was Jesus. Wherefore, some departed from the doctrine of Jesus, believing that Jesus had been a false prophet and that by art magic he had done the miracles, which he did, for Jesus had said that he should not die until near the end of the world and at that time he shall be taken away from the world.

However, they who stood firm in the doctrine of Jesus were so encompassed with sorrow, seeing him (who was entirely like to Jesus) is dead. They forgot what Jesus had said. They went to Mount Calvary, and were present at the death of Judas, weeping continually. They obtained from the governor the body of Judas to bury it. Whereupon, they took him down from the cross with such weeping, as assuredly no one would believe, and they buried him in the new sepulchre of Joseph, having wrapped him up in a hundred pounds of precious ointments.

Then each man returned to his house. However, those disciples who did not fear God went by night, stole the body of Judas, and hid it. Then they spread a report that Jesus was raised again. Whence, a great confusion arose.

The high priest then commanded, under pain of anathema that no one should talk of Jesus of Nazareth. Therefore, there arose a great persecution, and many were stoned and many beaten, and many banished from the land, because they could not hold their peace on such a matter.

The news reached Nazareth how that Jesus, their fellow citizen, having died on the cross was raised again; whereupon, Barnabas, James and John went to Jerusalem.