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Acts of John 2

Deeds of the Apostle

Jesus then took a cup in his hands, gave thanks and delivered it saying: 'Drink from it, all of you.'

2'Because this is my blood, blood of the covenant, which is to be shed for many for the remission of sins.'

3'I tell you: I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it anew with you in the kingdom of my Father.'

4Before I was seized by them, the Jews who have no law and who had received their imposition from the lawless demon, we gathered together.

5And the Lord formed a circle with us and said: 'Respond Amen to me.'

6He therefore began to sing a hymn and said: 'Glory to you, Father!'

7And we, surrounding him in a circle, responded: 'Amen!'

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About Acts of John

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Published here from a public-domain translation, edited for continuous reading.