Testament of Our Lord

tr. Cooper and Maclean, 1902

12. Book I, Chapter 12

Therefore I say unto you, [ye] children of the light, that the time is at hand, and the harvest is ripe¹ that sinners should be harvested in judgment. And to many the Judge shall arise as one who is kind,² and shall impute to them their own works.³ But when He shall be at hand, a sign shall be given to⁴ the elect, who keep the law of My Father.

Notes

Cf. Rev. xiv. 15 in the Greek. See Note for the reading of C.
Lagarde vocalises the Syriac differently, and renders ὡς ἐν ἐπιθεσίᾳ. This is improbable.
I.e. for merit; lit.: shall raise over them their works, sc. for a shield in the day of trial. In the day of judgment, they shall be justified by their works. Cf. II. 15, and p. 23. Possibly there is a reference to Rev. xiv. 13. See Notes for the Trèves fragm.
Lit.: with.