"And remember likewise how thou hast promised to him not to renounce him until thy dying day, and yet thou didst renounce him thrice when they led him away. The same of me. "And remember likewise how crowed the cock, and thou hast gone forth and wept bitterly. The same of me. Not for thee 'tis to refuse me entrance." And the voice from behind the gates of heaven was hushed. And after standing some time, again knocked the sinner, and asked admittance into the kingdom of heaven. And from behind the doors there was heard another voice which spake: "Who is this, and how has he lived on earth?" And the voice of the accuser gave answer, and repeated all the evil deeds of the sinner; and of the good deeds he named none. And the voice from behind the door called: "Get thee hence. Sinners such as thou cannot live with us in Paradise." Said the sinner: "Lord, thy voice I hear, but thy face I see not, and thy name I know not." And the voice said unto him: "I am David, the king and the prophet." But the sinner despaired not, nor went he away from the gates of heaven, but spake as follows: "Have mercy upon me, King David, and think of the weakness of man and the mercy of God. God loved thee and raised thee up before men. Thine was all,--a kingdom, and glory, and riches, and wives, and children; yet when thou didst espy from thy roof the wife of a poor man, sin betook thee, and thou hast taken the wife of Uriah, and himself hast thou slain by the sword of the Ammonites. Thou, a rich man, hast taken his last lamb from the poor man, and hast slain the owner himself. The same of me! "And think further how thou hast repented, and said: 'I confess my guilt, and repent of my sin.' The same of me. Not for thee 'tis to refuse me entrance." And the voice behind the door was hushed. And after standing some time, again knocked the sinner, and asked admission into the kingdom of heaven. And from behind the doors was heard a third voice which spake: "Who is this, and how hath he lived on earth?" And for the third time the voice of the accuser recounted the evil deeds of the man, but of the good he named none. And the voice from behind the door gave in answer: "Get thee hence! The kingdom of heaven not by a sinner can be entered." And replied the sinner: "Thy voice I hear, but thy face I see not, and thy name I know not." Answered the voice: "I am John, the beloved disciple of Christ."