The most important text to feature Procla is the Gospel of Nicodemus, also called "The Acts of Pilate", which expands on her mention in Matthew 27:19. In the Gospel of Nicodemus, Pilate's wife sends a messenger to Pilate rather than telling him of her dream herself, and the Jews accuse Jesus of using sorcery to send the dream. Pilate describes Procula, when speaking to the Jews, as pious and as practicing the Jewish religion. In some versions of the text, both Pilate and Procula are depicted as present at the crucifixion, and so saddened by Jesus's death that they cannot eat or drink.