What may be the Original Gospel of Christ commonly known as The Gospel
of Thomas
is aligned with 2 Timothy comparing connections in thought, word, and
rhetoric.
Deeper insights are then revealed through
the comparison, the contrast, and the relationship
between these two aligned scriptures.
(2)
Jesus said, "Let him
who seeks
continue seeking until he finds.
When he finds, he will become troubled.
When he becomes troubled,
he
will be astonished, and he
will rule over the All."
[1:2]
To Timothy,
my
dearly
beloved son:
Grace, mercy, and peace,
(3)
Jesus said, "If those who
lead
you say to you, 'See, the
kingdom is
in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to
you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the
kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When
you come to
know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that
it is you who
are the sons
of the living
father. But if you will not
know yourselves, you
dwell in poverty and it is youwhoare that
poverty."
[1:2b]
from Godthe Father
and Christ Jesus
our Lord.
[3]
I thank God,
whomI serve
(4)
Jesus said, "The
man old in
days will not hesitate to ask a small
child seven days old about the
place of life, and he will live. For many who are first
will become
last, and they will become one and the same."
[1:3b] from my forefathers
with pure
conscience,
that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers
(5)
Jesus said, "Recognize
what is in your sight,
and that which is
hidden
from you will become
plain to you . For there is nothing hidden
which will not become
manifest."
[1:3c] night
and
day;
[4] Greatly desiring to see
thee, being
mindful
(6) His
disciples questioned him and said to him, "Do you want us to fast? How
shall we pray?
Shall we give alms? What diet shall we observe?"
Jesus said, "Do not tell lies,
and do not do
what you hate, for all
things are plain in the sight of heaven. For nothing hidden will
not
become manifest, and nothing covered
will remain without being
uncovered."
[1:4b]
of thy tears, that
I may be filled
with joy;
[5]
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is
in thee,
Fast
Tears
Pray
Be
filled with joy
Lies...
do not do what you hate
Unfeigned
faith
All
things are plain in the sight of heaven... hidden... covered
(8) And
he said, "The man is like a
wise fisherman
who cast his net
into the sea and drew
it up from the sea full of small fish. Among them
the wise
fisherman found a fine large fish. He threw all the small
fish
back into the sea and chose the large fish without
difficulty. Whoever
has ears to hear, let him hear."
[1:6]
Wherefore I
put thee in remembrance
that thou stir
up the gift of God,
(9)
Jesus
said, "Now the sower went out, took a handful (of
seeds), and scattered
them. Some fell on the road; the birds
came and gathered them up.
Others fell on the rock, did not take
root in the soil,
and did not
produce ears. And others fell on thorns; they choked the seed(s) and
worms ate them. And others fell on the good soil
and it produced good
fruit: it bore sixty per measure and a hundred and twenty per measure."
[1:6b]
which is in thee by
the putting on of my hands.
[7] For God hath not
given us the
spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
(11)
Jesus said, "This heaven will pass away,
and the one above it will
pass away.
The dead are not alive, and the living
will not die. In the
days when you
consumed what is dead, you made it what is alive. When
you come to dwell in the
light, what will you do? On the day when you
were one you became two. But when you become two, what will you do?"
[1:8b]
nor of me
his
prisoner: but be
thou partaker of the afflictions
of the gospel
according to the power of God;
(12) The
disciples said to Jesus, "We know
that you will depart from us. Who is to be our leader?"
Jesus said to them, "Wherever you are, you are to go to James the
righteous, for whose sake heaven and earth came into
being."
[1:9]
Who hath
saved us,
and called us
with an holy
calling,
(13)
Jesus said to his disciples, "Compare
me to someone and tell me whom
I am like."
Simon Peter said to him, "You are
like a righteous
angel."
Matthew said to him, "You are like a
wise philosopher."
Thomas said to him, "Master, my mouth is
wholly incapable of saying whom
you are like."
Jesus said, "I am not your master. Because you have drunk, you have
become intoxicated from the bubbling spring which I have measured out."
And he
took him and withdrew
and told him three things. When
Thomas
returned to his companions, they asked him, "What did Jesus say
to you?"
Thomas said to them, "If I tell you one of the things which he told me,
you will pick up stones and throw them at me; a fire will come out of
the stones and burn
you up."
[1:9b]
not
according to our works, but according to his
own purpose and grace,
which was
given us in Christ Jesus
before the
world began,
[10] But is now
made manifest by the
appearing of our
Saviour Jesus
Christ, who
hath abolished death,
(14)
Jesus said
to them, "If you fast, you will give rise to sin for yourselves; and if
you pray, you will be
condemned; and if you give alms, you will do harm
to your spirits.
When you go
into any land and walk about in the
districts, if they receive you, eat what they will set
before you, and
heal the
sick among them. For what goes into your mouth will not
defile
you, but that which issues from your mouth - it is that which will
defile you."
[1:10b]
and hath brought
life
and immortality
to light through the
gospel:
[11] Whereunto I am appointed a preacher,
(16)
Jesus said, "Men think, perhaps, that it is peace which I have come to
cast upon the world. They do not know that it is dissensionwhich I
have come to cast upon the earth: fire, sword, and war.
For there will
be five in a house: three will be against two, and two against three,
the father
against the son, and the son against the
father. And they
will stand solitary."
[1:12]
For the
which cause I also sufferthese things:
nevertheless I am not
ashamed:
(17)
Jesus said, "I
shall give you what no eye
has seen and what
no ear has heard and what
no hand has
touched and what
has never occurred
to the human mind."
[1:12b]
for I know
whom I
have believed,
and am persuaded
that he is
able to keepthat whichI have
committed
(18) The
disciples said to Jesus, "Tell
us how
our end
will be."
Jesus said, "Have you discovered, then, the beginning,
that you look
for the end?
For where the
beginning is, there will the end be. Blessed
is he who will take
his place in the
beginning; he will know the end
and will not experience death."
[1:12b]
unto him against that day.
[13] Hold fast
the form of sound
words, which thou
hast heard of me,
Tell
us
Sound
words... thou hast heard
Our end... the beginning... the end... where the beginning is,
there will the end be... the
beginning... the end... death
(19)
Jesus
said, "Blessed is he who came into being
before he came into
being. If
you become my disciples and listen to my words,
these
stones will
minister to you. For there are five trees for you in Paradise
which
remain
undisturbed summer and winter and whose leaves do not
fall.
Whoever becomes
acquainted with them will
not experience death."
[1:13b] in
faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
[14] That good
thing which was committed unto theekeep
(20) The
disciples said to Jesus, "Tell
uswhat
the kingdom of
heaven is like."
He said to them, "It is like a mustard seed. It is the smallest of all
seeds. But when it falls on
tilled soil, it
produces a great plant and
becomes a
shelter for birds of the sky."
[1:14b]
by the
Holy Ghost which
dwelleth in us.
[15] This thou
knowest, that all
they which are in Asiabe turned
away from me;
(21)
Mary said to Jesus, "Whom
are your disciples
like?"
He said, "They are like children who have settled in a field which is
not theirs. When
the owners of the field come, they will say, 'Let us
have back our field.' They (will) undress in their presence
in order to
let them have back their field and to give it
back to them. Therefore I
say, if the
owner of a house knows that the thief
is coming, he will
begin his vigil before he comes and will not let him dig through into
his house
of his domain to carry
away his goods. You, then, be on your
guard against the world. Arm
yourselves with great strength lest the
robbers find a way to come to you, for the difficulty
which you expect
will (surely) materialize. Let there be among you a man of
understanding. When
the grain ripened, he came quickly with his sickle
in his hand and reaped it. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
[1:15b]
of whom are Phygellus and
Hermogenes.
[16] The Lord give
mercy unto the
house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed
of my chain:
[17] But, when
he was in Rome,
(22)
Jesus saw infants being suckled. He
said to his
disciples, "These
infants being suckled are like those who enterthe kingdom."
They said to him, "Shall we then, as
children, enterthe kingdom?"
Jesus said to them, "When
you make
the two one,
and when
you makethe
inside like the
outside and the
outside like the
inside, and the
above
like the below,
and when
you makethe male
and the femaleone
and the
same, so that the
male not be male nor the female
female; and when
you
fashioneyes
in the place of an
eye, and a
hand in place of a hand, and
a foot
in place of a
foot, and a
likeness in place of a likeness;
then
will you enterthe kingdom."
[1:17b]
he
sought me out very diligently, and found me.
[18]
The Lord
grant unto him that he may find
mercy of the
Lordin
that day:
and in how many
things he ministered
unto me at Ephesus,
His
disciples
Ministered
Enter... enter
He
sought me... find
The
kingdom... the kingdom... the kingdom
The
Lord... the Lord
Then...
When... when... when... when... then
In
that day
Make... make... make... fashion
Ministered
("ministered, and knit together," Colossians
2:19)
Two
one... one
How
many
The
inside... the outside... the outside... the
inside... the above... the below... the male... the female... the
male... the female... eyes... an eye... a hand... a
hand... a foot... a foot... a likeness... a likeness
(24) His
disciples said to him, "Show us the place where you
are, since it
is necessary for us to seek it."
He said to them, "Whoever
has ears, let him hear. There is light within
a man of light, and he lights up the whole world.
If he does not shine,
he is darkness."
[2:1b]
unto me at Ephesus,
be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
[2]
And the things
that thou hast heard
of me
(26)
Jesus said, "You see the mote in your brother's
eye, but you do
not see the beam in your own eye. When you cast the beam out of your
own eye, then you will see
clearly to cast the mote from your brother's
eye."
[2:2c]
the
same commit thou to faithful
men,who shall be able to teach others
also.
Your
brother's... your brother's
Faithful
men
See
clearly to cast the mote from your brother's
eye
(27)
<Jesus said,> "If you do not
fast as
regards the world, you will
not find the kingdom. If you
do not
observe the Sabbath as a Sabbath, you will
not see the
father."
[2:3]
Thou
therefore endure
hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
(28) Jesus said, "I took my place in the midst of the world,
and I
appeared to them in flesh. I found all of them intoxicated;
I found
none of them thirsty. And my soul became afflicted for the sons of men,
because they are blind in their hearts and do not have sight; for empty
they came
into the world, and empty too they seek to leave the world.
But for the moment they are intoxicated.
When they shake off their
wine, then they will repent."
[2:4]
No man
that warreth entangleth
himself with the
affairs of this life;
that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
The
midst of the world... they came into the world
(29) Jesus
said, "If the
flesh came into being because of spirit, it
is a wonder.
But if spirit
came into being because of the body, it is
a wonder of
wonders. Indeed, I am amazed at how this great wealth
has made its
home
in this poverty."
[2:5] And if a man
also strive for masteries,
yet is he not crowned,
except he strive lawfully.
If
the flesh... if spirit
If
a man
Flesh... spirit... spirit... body... this great
wealth... made its home
in this poverty
(33) Jesus said, "Preachfrom your housetopsthat which
you will hear
in your ear. For no one lights a lamp and puts it under a bushel,
nor
does he put
it in a hidden
place, but rather he sets it on
a lampstand
so that
everyone who enters and leaves will see its light."
[2:8b] that
Jesus Christ of the seed of
David was
raised from the dead according to my gospel:
Preach
My
gospel
From
your housetops
From
the dead
That
which you will hear
in your ear
That
Jesus Christ... my gospel
A lamp...
light
My
gospel
Puts...
under a bushel... put...
in a hidden place
(35)
Jesus said, "It is not possible for
anyone to enter the house of a
strong man and take it by force unless he binds his hands;
then he will
(be able to) ransack his house."
[2:9b]
as an evil doer,
even unto bonds;
but the word of
God is not bound.
(37) His
disciples said, "When will
you become revealed
to us and when shall
wesee
you?"
Jesus said, "When you disrobe without being ashamed and take up
your
garments and place them under your feet like little children and tread
on them, then will
yousee
the son of the living one, and you will
not
be afraid"
[2:10b]
that they may
also
obtainthe
salvation which is in Christ Jesus with
eternal glory.
(38)
Jesus said, "Many times have
you desired to hear
these words which I am saying to you, and you have
no one else to hear
them from. There will be days when you will look
for me and will not find me."
[2:11]
It is a
faithful saying:
For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with
him:
Hear
these words which I am saying to you... hear them
(39)
Jesus
said, "The pharisees and the scribes have taken the keys of knowledge
(gnosis) and hidden them. They themselves have not entered, nor have
they allowed to enter those who wish to. You, however, be as wise
as
serpents and as innocent
as doves."
[2:12]
If we suffer,
we shall also reign
with him: if we deny
him, he also will deny
us:
(43) His
disciples said to him, "Who
are you, that you
should say these things to us?"
<Jesus said to them,> "You do not realize
who I am from what I
say to you,
but you have
become like the Jews, for they (either) love
the tree and hate its fruit (or) love the fruit and hate the tree."
[2:14c]
but to the subverting of
the hearers.
[15] Study to
shew thyself approved unto God,
Who
are you, that you should say these things to us?
(44)
Jesus said, "Whoeverblasphemesagainst
the
father will be
forgiven, and whoeverblasphemesagainstthe son
will be forgiven,
butwhoeverblasphemesagainst
the holy spirit will not
be forgiven either
on earth or in heaven."
[2:15b]
a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing
the word of truth.
[16] But shun
profane
(45)
Jesus said,
"Grapes
are not harvested from thorns,
nor are figs
gathered from
thistles,
for they
do not produce fruit. A good man brings forth good
from his storehouse; an evil man brings forth evil things
from his evil
storehouse, which is in his heart, and says evil things.
For out of the
abundance of the heart he brings forth evil things."
[2:16b]
and vain
babblings:
for they
will increase unto more ungodliness.
[17] And their
word will eat
as doth a canker:
(46)
Jesus said, "Among
those born of women,
from Adam until John the
Baptist, there is no one so superior to John the Baptist that his eyes
should not be lowered (before him). Yet I have said, whichever one of
you comes to be a child will be acquainted with the
kingdom and will
become superior to John."
[2:17b]
of
whom is Hymenaeus
and Philetus;
[18] Who
concerning the truth have erred,
(47)
Jesus said,
"It is impossible for a
man to mounttwo horses
or to stretchtwo bows.
And it is impossible for a
servant to serve two masters; otherwise, he
will honor the one and treat the other contemptuously. No man
drinks
old wine
and immediately
desires to drink new
wine. And new
wine is not
put into old
wineskins, lest they burst; nor
is old wine
put into a new
wineskin, lest it spoil it. An old patch
is not sewn onto a
new
garment, because a tear would
result."
[2:18b]
saying that the
resurrection is pastalready;
and overthrowthe faith
of some.
A man...
a servant... No man
Some
Two
horses... old wine... old wineskins... new
wineskin... old wine... new wine... new wine...An old patch... a new
garment
(50)
Jesus said, "If they say to you, 'Where
did you come from?', say
to them, 'We came from the light, the place where
the light came into
being on its own accord and established itself and became manifest
through their
image.' If they say to you, 'Is it you?', say, 'We are
its children,
we are the elect
of the living father.'
If they ask you,
'What is the sign of your father
in you?', say to them, 'It is movement
and repose.'"
[2:20]
But in a great
house
there are
not only vessels
of gold
and of silver,
(51) His
disciples said to him,
"When will the repose of the
dead come about, and when will the new
world come?"
He said to them, "What you look forward
to has already come, but you
do not recognize it."
[2:20b]
but also of wood
and of
earth;
and some to honour, and some
to dishonour.
(52) His
disciples said to him, "Twenty-four
prophets spoke in
Israel, and all of them spoke in you."
He said to them, "You have omittedthe one living
in your presence and have spoken (only) of the dead."
[2:21]
If a man
therefore
purge
himself from these, he shall be a vessel
unto honour, sanctified,
and meet for the
master's use,
(53) His
disciples said to him, "Is
circumcision beneficial
or not?"
He said to them, "If it were beneficial,
their father would beget them
already circumcised from their mother. Rather, the true circumcision in
spirit has become completely profitable."
[2:21b]
and prepared unto every good work.
[22]
Flee also youthful lusts:
(55)
Jesus said, "Whoever does not hate his father and his
mother
cannot become a
disciple to me. And whoever does not hate his brothers
and sisters and take up his cross in my way will not be worthy of me."
[2:22c]
with them
that call on the
Lord out of a
pure heart.
Hate
his father and his mother... hate his father and his
mother... be worthy of me
(57)
Jesus said, "The kingdom of the
father is like a man who had good seed.
His enemy came by night and
sowed weeds among the good seed. The man did not allow
them to pull up
the weeds; he said to them, 'I am afraid that you
will go intending to
pull up the weeds and pull up the wheat along with them.'
For on the
day of the harvest the weeds will be plainly visible, and they will be
pulled up and burned."
[2:24]
And the servant
of the Lord
must not strive;
but be gentle
unto all men, apt to teach,
The
father
The
Lord
A man... The man
All
men
A man
who had good seed
The
servant of the Lord
The
man did not allow them to pull up
the weeds
Not
strive
I
am afraid that you will go intending to
pull up the weeds
(60)
<They saw> a Samaritan
carrying a lamb on his way to Judea.
He said to his disciples, "That
man is round about the lamb."
They said to him, "So that he may kill it and
eat it."
He said to them, "While
it is alive, he will not eat it, but only when
he has killed it
and it has become
a corpse."
They said to him, "He cannot do so
otherwise."
He said to them, "You too, look
for a place for yourself within repose,
lest you become
a corpse and be eaten."
[2:26]
And that they
may recover
themselves out
of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive
by him at his will.
[3:1] This know also, that in
the last daysperilous
times shall come.
That
man is round about the lamb
They...
themselves
out of the snare of the devil
While
it is alive
In
the last daysperilous
times shall come
Kill
it... killed it... become a
corpse... become a corpse
(61)
Jesus said, "Two
will rest on a bed:
the one will die, and the other will live."
Salome said, "Who are you, man, that
you ... have come up on my couch and eaten from my table?"
Jesus said to her, "I am he who exists
from the undivided. I was given some of the things of my father."
<...> "I am your disciple."
<...> "Therefore I say, if he is destroyed, he will be
filled
with light, but if he is divided, he will be filled with
darkness."
[3:2]
For men
shall be lovers
of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient
to parents, unthankful, unholy,
[3] Without natural
affection,
Two
will rest on a bed: the one will die, and the other will live
(62)
Jesus said, "It is to those who are
worthy of my mysteries that I
tell my mysteries. Do not let your left (hand) know what
your right
(hand) is doing."
(63)
Jesus said, "There was
a rich man
who had much money. He said, 'I shall put my money to use
so
that I may sow, reap, plant, and fill my storehouse with produce, with
the result that I shall lack nothing.' Such were his
intentions, but
that same night he died. Let him who has ears hear."
[3:3c]
despisers of those
that are good,
[4] Traitors, heady, highminded,
A rich
man who had much money
Those
that are good
Such
were his intentions, but
that same night he died
Highminded
Greek: to blind with pride or conceit, to render
foolish or stupid
(64)
Jesus said, "A man had received
visitors. And when he had prepared
the dinner, he sent his servant to invite the guests.
He went to the first one and said to him, 'My master invites you.' He
said, 'I have claims against some merchants. They are coming to me
this
evening. I must go and give them my orders. I ask to be excused from
the dinner.'
He went to another and said to him,
'My master has invited you.' He said to him, 'I have just bought a
house and am required for the day. I shall not have any
spare time.'
He went to another and said to him, 'My master invites you.' He said to
him, 'My friend is going
to get married, and I am to prepare the
banquet. I
shall not be able to come. I ask to be excused from
the
dinner.'
He went to another and said to him, 'My
master invites you.' He said to him, 'I have just bought a farm, and I
am on my way to collect the rent. I shall not be able to
come. I
ask to
be excused.'
The servant returned and said to his
master, 'Those
whom you invited to the dinner have asked to be
excused.' The master said to his servant, 'Go outside
to the streets
and bring back
those whom you happen to meet, so that they may dine.'
Businessmen and merchants will not enter the places of my
father."
[3:4b]
lovers
of pleasures more than lovers of God;
[5] Having a form of godliness, but denying the
power thereof: from such turn
away.
[6] For of this
sort are they
which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women
laden with sins, led away
with divers lusts,
[7] Ever
learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
The
guests
Lovers
of pleasures more than lovers of God
Ask... ask... ask... asked
Denying
I
ask to be excused from
the dinner... I ask to be excused from
the
dinner... I ask to
be excused... asked to be
excused...I
am on my way... Go outside
Turn
away... led away
I
have just bought a
house
They
which creep into houses
I
shall not have any spare time
Ever
learning, and never able
Going
to get married
Lead captive silly women
They are coming to me
this
evening. I must go... They are coming to me
this
evening... I shall not be able to
come... I shall not be able to
come
(65) He
said, "There was
a good man
who owned a vineyard. He leased it
to tenant farmers so that they might work it and he might collect the
produce from them. He sent his servant so that the tenants might give
him the produce of the vineyard. They seized his servant and beat him,
all but killing him. The servant went back and told his master. The
master said, 'Perhaps he did not recognize them.' He sent
another
servant. The tenants beat this one as well. Then the owner sent his son
and said, 'Perhaps they will show respect to my son.'
Because the
tenants knew that it was he who was the heir to
the vineyard, they
seized him and killed him. Let him who has ears hear."
[3:8]
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so
do these also resist
the
truth: men of corrupt
minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
[9] But they
shall proceed no further:
(69)
Jesus said, "Blessed are they who have
been persecuted
within
themselves. It is they who have truly come to
know the father. Blessed
are the hungry, for the belly of him who desires will be filled."
[3:11]
Persecutions,
afflictions, which came
unto me at Antioch,
(70)
Jesus said, "That which you have will
save you if you bring it
forth from yourselves. That
which you do not have within you will kill
you if you do not have it within you."
[3:11b]
at Iconium,
at Lystra; what
persecutions I endured:
(72) A
man said to him, "Tell my
brothers
to divide my
father's possessions with me."
He said to him, "O man, who has made mea divider?"
He turned to his disciples and said to
them, "I am nota divider,
am I?"
[3:12]
Yea,
and all that
will live godly
in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
(76)
Jesus said, "The kingdom of the father
is like a
merchant who had
a consignment of merchandise and who discovered
a pearl. That merchant
was shrewd. He sold the merchandise and bought the pearl alone for
himself. You too, seek his unfailing and enduring treasure where no
moth comes near to devour and no worm destroys."
[3:14b]
knowing of
whom thou hast learned
them;
[15]
And
that from a child thou
hast known
A merchant
who had... and who discovered
Of
whom thou hast learned... And... thou hast known
(77)
Jesus said, "It is I who am the light
which is above them all. It
is I who am the
all. From me did the all
come forth, and unto
me did
the all extend. Split a piece of wood,
and I am there.
Lift up
the
stone, and you will find me there."
[3:15b]
the
holy scriptures, which are
able to
make thee wiseunto salvation through
faith which is
inChrist
Jesus.
The
light
The
holy scriptures
Unto
me did
the all extend
Unto
salvation
Split
a piece of wood... Lift up the
stone
Able
to make thee wise
I
am there
Which
is inChrist
Jesus
The
light... the all... the all... the all... a piece of wood... the
stone
(78)
Jesus said, "Why have you come out into the desert? To see a reed
shaken by the wind? And to see a man clothed in fine garments
like your
kings and your great men? Upon them are the fine garments,
and they are
unable to discern
the truth."
[3:16] All scripture is given
by inspiration of God, and is
profitable
for doctrine,
(79) A
woman
from the crowd said to him, "Blessed are the womb which bore you and
the breasts which nourished you."
He said to her,
"Blessed are
those who have heard the word of the father and have truly
kept it. For there will be days when you will say,
'Blessed are the
womb which has not conceived and the breasts which have not given
milk.'"
[3:16b]
for reproof,
for correction,
for instruction
in righteousness:
[17] That the
man of God may be perfect,
Blessed
are those who have heard the word of the father and have truly
kept it ( Luke
11:28 includes"Yea rather" to emphasize the reproof and
correction in Jesus words"
Reproof... correction... instruction
in righteousness:
(83)
Jesus said, "The images are manifest to
man, but the light in them
remains concealed
in the image of the
light of the father. He will
become manifest, but his image will remain concealed
by his light."
[4:1c]
at his appearing
and his kingdom;
[2] Preach the
word;
Manifest... concealed... He will
become manifest... concealed
(84)
Jesus said, "When
you
see your likeness, you rejoice. But when you
see your images which came into being before you, and which neither die
not become manifest, how
much you will have to bear!"
[4:2b]
be instant
in season, out of
season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with alllongsuffering
and doctrine.
(85)
Jesus said, "Adam came into being from
a great power and a great
wealth, but he
did not become worthy of you. For had he been worthy, he
would not have experienced death."
[4:3]
For the time will come when they will not endure
sound doctrine;
(88)
Jesus said, "The angels and the
prophets will come to you and give
to you those
things you (already) have. And you too, give them those
things which you have, and say to yourselves, 'When will
they come and
take what is theirs?'"
[4:4b]
and shall be turned unto fables.
[5] But watch thou in all
things, endure afflictions,
Those
things you (already) have... those
things which you have
(91)
They said to him, "Tell us who you are
so that we may believe in you."
He said to them, "You read
the face of the sky and of the earth, but
you have not recognized
the one who is before you, and you do not know
how to read this
moment."
[4:7]
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course,
I have kept the
faith:
Read
the face of the sky and of the earth... this moment
(92)
Jesus said,
"Seek and you will find. Yet, what you asked me about
in former times
and which I did not tell you then, now I
do desire to tell, but you do
not inquire after it."
[4:8]
Henceforth
there is laid up for me a
crown of righteousness,
(93)
<Jesus
said,> "Do not give
what is holy to dogs, lest they throw them on
the dung-heap. Do not throw the pearls to swine, lest they [...] it
[...]."
[4:8b]
which the
Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at
that day:
(96)
Jesus said, "The
kingdom of the father
is like a certain woman.
She took a little leaven, concealed it in some dough,
and made it into
large
loaves. Let him who has ears hear."
[4:10]
For Demas
hath forsaken me, having loved this present world,
(97)
Jesus said, "The kingdom of the father
is like a certain woman who
was carrying a
jar full of meal. While she was walking
on the road,
still some distance from home, the handle of the jar
broke and the meal
emptied out behind her on the road. She did not realize it;
she had
noticed no accident. When she reached her house, she set the jar
down
and found it empty."
[4:10b]
and is
departed unto Thessalonica;
Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
A jar... the jar
Dalmatia
= a priestly robe
Was
walking
Is
departed
She
did not realize it; she had
noticed no accident
(98)
Jesus said, "The
kingdom of the father is like a certain man who wanted to kill a
powerful man. In his own house he drew his sword and stuck
it into the
wall in order to find out whether his hand could carry through. Then he
slew the
powerful man."
[4:11]
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark,
and
bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
(99) The
disciples said to him, "Your
brothers and your mother are standing outside."
He said to them, "Those
here who do the will of my father are my
brothers and my mother. It is they who will enter
the kingdom of my
father."
[4:12]
And Tychicus
have I sent to Ephesus.
[13]
The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus,
(100) They
showed Jesus a gold coin and said to him, "Caesar's men demand taxes
from us."
He said to them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what
belongs to God, and give me what is mine."
[4:13b]
when thou comest, bring
with thee, and the
books, but especially the parchments.
(101)
<Jesus said,> "Whoever
does not hate
his father and his
mother as I do cannot become a disciple to me. And whoever
does not
love his father and his mother as I do cannot become a disciple to me.
For my mother [...], but my true mother gave me life."
[4:14]
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil:
(102)
Jesus said, "Woe
to the
pharisees, for they are like
a dog
sleeping in the manger of oxen, for neither does he eat nor
does he let
the oxen eat."
[4:14b]
the
Lord reward himaccording to his works:
Woe
The
Lord reward him
Like
a dog
sleeping... neither does he eat nor
does he let
the oxen eat
(103)
Jesus said, "Fortunate
is the man who
knows where the brigands will enter, so that he may get
up, muster his
domain, and arm
himself before they invade."
[4:15]
Of whombe thou
ware
also; for he
hath greatly withstood our words.
(104)
They said to Jesus, "Come, let us pray
today and let us fast."
Jesus said, "What is the sin that I have committed, or wherein have I
been defeated? But when the
bridegroom leaves the bridal chamber, then
let them fast and pray."
[4:16]
At my first answer no man stood with
me, but all men
forsook me: I
pray God
(107)
Jesus said, "The kingdom is like a
shepherd who had a
hundred
sheep. One
of them, the
largest, went astray. He left the ninety-nine
sheep and looked
for that one
until he found it. When he had gone to
such trouble, he said to the
sheep, 'I care for you more than the
ninety-nine.'"
[4:17b]
and that all the Gentiles
might
hear:
and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
A hundred
sheep
All
One
of them... the largest... the sheep... that one
(108)
Jesus said, "He
who will
drink from my mouth will
become like me. I myself shall become he,
and
the things
that are hidden will be revealed to him."
[4:18]
And the
Lord shall deliver me from every evil work,
(109)
Jesus said, "The
kingdom
is like a man who had a
hidden treasure
in his field without knowing it. And after he died,
he left it to his
son. The son did not know (about the treasure).
He inherited the field
and sold it. And the
one who bought it went plowing and found the
treasure. He
began to lend money
at interest to whomever
he wished."
[4:18b]
and will preserve me
unto
his
heavenly kingdom: to whom be gloryfor ever and ever.
Amen.
The kingdom
His
heavenly kingdom
He
died
Preserve
me
After
he died... He began
For
ever and ever
A hidden
treasure... the treasure... the treasure... money
(111)
Jesus said, "The
heavens and the earth
will be rolled up in your
presence. And the one who lives
from the living one will not see
death." Does not Jesus say, "Whoever finds himself is superior
to the
world?"
[4:19b]
and the household
of Onesiphorus.
[20] Erastus abode
at Corinth:
(113) His disciples
said to him, "When
will the kingdom come?"
<Jesus said,> "It will not come by waiting
for it. It will not be
a matter of saying 'here it is' or 'there it is.' Rather, the kingdom
of the father is spread out upon the earth, and men do not
see it."
[4:21]
Do thy
diligence to come
before winter. Eubulus
greeteth thee, and Pudens,
and Linus,
and Claudia,
(114)
Simon Peter
said to him, "Let Mary leave
us, for women are not worthy of life."
Jesus said, "I
myself shall lead her in order to make her male, so
that
she too may become
a living spirit resembling you males.
For every
woman who will make herself male will
enter the kingdom of
heaven."
[4:21b]
and
all the brethren.
[22] The Lord
Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.
Amen.