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(Prologue)
These
are
the secret
sayings which the
living Jesus
spoke and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down.
the
living Jesus
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(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."
a
living spirit
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(1) And
he
said,
"Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not
experience death."
not
see death
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(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."
not see
it (i.e, the kingdom)
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(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."
he will
become troubled
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(112)
Jesus
said, "Woe to the flesh that depends on the soul; woe
to the soul that
depends on the flesh."
woe to
the soul
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(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 you who are that poverty."
When you
come to know yourselves
dwell in
poverty
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(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?"
world
(111)
Connects
with
world
(110)
(110)
Jesus
said, "Whoever finds the world and becomes
rich,
let him renounce the world."
Whoever
finds himself
becomes
rich
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(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."
The man
a small
child
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(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."
a man
his son
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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.”
nothing
hidden which will not become
manifest.
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(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."
the
things that are hidden will be
revealed
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(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."
nothing
covered will remain without
being uncovered.
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(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.'"
looked
for that one until he found
it.
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(7)
Jesus said, "Blessed
is the lion which becomes man
when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes,
and the lion
becomes man."
Interesting
eating connection
Fast,
consume (6-7)
Fast,
drink (104, 108)
Blessed
is the lion which becomes man
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(106)
Jesus
said, "When you make the two one, you
will become the sons of man,
and when you say, 'Mountain, move away,'
it will move away."
you will
become the sons of man
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(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."
chose
the large fish
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(105)
Jesus
said, "He who knows the father and the mother will be called
the son
of a harlot."
Interesting
animal connections
Lion,
fish, birds, worms (7-9)
Sheep
(107)
called
the son
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(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."
Sower
scatters seeds
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(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."
bridegroom
(sows seed)
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(10)
Jesus said, "I
have cast fire upon the world, and see, I am guarding
it until it
blazes."
guarding
it until
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(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."
arm
himself before
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(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?"
consumed
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(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."
eat
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(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."
Who is
to be our leader?
James
the righteous
(spiritual brothers)
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(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."
hate his
father and his mother
love his
father and his mother
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(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."
Compare
me to someone.., whom I am
like."
his
companions
a fire
will come out of the stones
and burn you up
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(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."
(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."
Also
Interesting:
In the Odes
of Solomon,
“The gold
coin of light is the sun.” Song 16:15 translated
by Willis Barnestone
The
image
and likeness
of
Caesar, (Luke 20:
)
Your
brothers
It is
they who will enter the kingdom
of my father.
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(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."
give
rise to sin for yourselves,
you
will do harm to your spirits.
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(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."
kill a
powerful man
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(15)
Jesus said, "When
you see one who was not
born of woman,
prostrate yourselves on your faces and worship him. That one is your
father."
not born
of woman
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(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."
like a
certain woman
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(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 dissension which 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."
Fire
upon earth
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(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."
(Cooked)
dough
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(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."
Give
you
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(95)
Jesus
said, "If you have money, do not lend it at interest, but give
it
to one from whom you
will not get it back."
Give
it
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(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."
Have you
discovered
he
who
will take his place
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(94)
Jesus
said, "He who seeks
will find,
and he
who
knocks will be let in."
seeks
will find
he who
knocks will be let in
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(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."
these
stones will minister to you
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(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 [...]."
pearls
to swine
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(20) The
disciples said to
Jesus, "Tell
us what 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."
Tell us
what the kingdom of
heaven is like.
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(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."
what you
asked me about in former
times
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(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."
Whom are
your disciples like?
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(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."
you
have not recognized the one who is before you
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(22)
Jesus saw infants
being suckled. He said to his disciples, "These
infants being suckled
are like those who enter
the
kingdom."
They said to him, "Shall we then, as children, enter the kingdom?"
These
infants being suckled
enter
the
kingdom
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(90)
Jesus
said, "Come
unto me, for my yoke
is easy and my lordship is mild, and you will find repose for yourselves."
for my
yoke is easy
and my lordship is mild, and you will find repose for yourselves
Come
unto me
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Jesus
said to them,
"When you make the two one, and when you make the inside
like the outside
and the outside
like the inside,
and the above like the
below, and when you make the male and the female one and the same, so
that the
male not be male nor the female female; and when you fashion eyes 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 enter the
kingdom."
Inside…
outside
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(89)
Jesus
said, "Why do you wash the outside
of the cup? Do you not realize that he who made the inside
is the same one who made the outside?"
Outside…
inside
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(23)
Jesus said, "I
shall choose you, one out
of a
thousand, and two out of ten thousand,
and they shall stand as a
single one."
one out
of a thousand, and two out
of ten thousand
a single
one
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(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?'"
The
angels and the prophets
those
things
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(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."
a man of
light, and he lights up the
whole world
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(87)
Jesus
said, "Wretched is the
body that
is dependant upon a body,
and wretched is the soul that is dependent on
these two."
the body
that is dependant upon a
body
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(25)
Jesus said, "Love
your brother like your soul,
guard him like the pupil of your eye."
Love
your brother like your soul
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(86)
Jesus
said, "The foxes have their holes and the birds have their nests, but the
son of man has no place to lay his
head and rest."
the son
of man has no place to lay
his head and rest
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(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."
Note: Eye
is single (a single eye) is also mentioned together with God and mammon
and two
masters in Matthew’s gospel, Matthew
6:22,23,24
your
brother's eye
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(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."
Is the light
in the eye being darkened by love of money?
a great
wealth
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(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."
fast
observe the
Sabbath
you will
not see the father
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(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!"
rejoice
see your
likeness
neither…
become manifest
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(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."
blind in
their hearts and do not
have sight
leave
the world.
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(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."
the
light (83)
connects
with
the
fire
(82)
(82) Jesus
said, "He who is near
me
is near the fire,
and he who
is far from me is far from the kingdom."
the
light in them remains concealed
…
near me
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(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."
great
wealth…
this
poverty
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(81)
Jesus
said, "Let him who has grown
rich
be king, and let him who possesses power renounce
it."
grown
rich…
renounce
it
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(30)
Jesus said,
"Where there are three gods, they are gods. Where there are two or one,
I
am with him."
(From a Greek text):
Split (open) a
piece of wood, and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you
will find me there."
[This
phrase ending the Greek text of verse 30 is moved to the end
of the Coptic text of verse 77
by an ancient scribe perhaps trying to connect these two verses
by using the word
for “split open”. See verse 77.]
I am
with him…
you will
find me there
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(80)
Jesus
said, "He who has recognized the world has found the body, but he who
has
found the body
is superior to the world."
he
…has found the body
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(31)
Jesus said, "No
prophet is accepted in his own
village;
no physician heals those who know him."
No
prophet is accepted
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(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.'"
heard
the word…
and have truly kept it
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(32)
Jesus said, "A
city
being built on a high
mountain and fortified cannot fall, nor
can it be hidden."
A city
nor can
it be hidden
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(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."
the
desert
unable
to discern the truth
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(33)
Jesus said,
"Preach from your housetops that 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."
[ Note:
(39) The scribes take the keys of knowledge (gnosis) and hide them.
The
word and
idea connections between subsequent sayings within Thomas may be
another useful
clue in identifying and matching the left hand text to the text on the
right.
For
example:
The end
of
verse 30 in the Greek is moved to the end of verse 77 in the Coptic
text by an ancient
scribe. These two verses are linked perhaps by the word connection
“split
open”. Is this a clue? See also verses 110-111, 74-75, 82-83,
36-37.
For
no
one lights a lamp and puts it
under a bushel... sets
it on a lampstand
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(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
open).
split
open ( 77)
Connects
with
Split open
(33 and 77)
(From
the
Coptic text:)
Split (open) a
piece of wood,
and I am there. Lift up the stone, and you
will find me there."
The
above
phrase is
found in
Greek verse 30 and Coptic verse 77
It is I
who am the light which is
above them all
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(34)
Jesus said, "If a
blind man
leads a blind man,
they will both fall
into a pit."
a blind
man
fall
into a pit
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(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."
a
merchant
where…
worm destroys
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(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."
enter
the house
binds
his hands
ransack
his house
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(75)
Jesus
said, "Many are standing
at the
door,
but it
is the solitary
who will enter
the bridal chamber."
standing
at the door
it is
the solitary
enter
the bridal chamber
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(36)
Jesus said, "Do
not be concerned
from morning
until evening and from evening until morning about what you will wear."
Concerned
(about lack)
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Many
(74)
connects
with
Many
(75)
(74) He
said, "O Lord, there are many around the drinking trough, but there is nothing
in the cistern."
nothing
in the cistern
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Wear
(36) connects
with Clothes(37)
(37) His
disciples said,
"When
will you become revealed
to us and when shall we see 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 you see the son of the living one, and you
will not be afraid"
When
will you become revealed to us
and when shall we see you?
like
little children and tread on
them
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(73)
Jesus
said, "The
harvest is great
but the laborers are few. Beseech the Lord, therefore, to send
out laborers to the harvest."
The
harvest is great (now)
send
out laborers to the harvest
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(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."
you
desired to hear
these
words
which I am saying to you
you will
look for me and will not find me."
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(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 me a divider?"
He turned to his disciples and said to them, "I am
not a divider,
am I?"
Tell
my
brothers
I am not
a divider
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(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."
have
taken the keys of knowledge (gnosis) and hidden them
They
themselves have not entered
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(71)
Jesus
said, "I
shall destroy this
house,
and
no one
will be able to build it [...]."
I shall
destroy this house
no one
will be able to build it
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(40)
Jesus said, "A
grapevine has been planted outside of
the father,
but being unsound, it will be pulled up by its roots and
destroyed."
A
grapevine has been planted outside
of the father
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(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."
That
which you do not have within
you will kill you if you do not have it within you.
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(41)
Jesus said, "Whoever
has something in his hand will
receive more,
and whoever has nothing will be deprived
of even the little he has."
Whoever
has something in his hand
will receive more
deprived
of even the little he has
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(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."
persecuted
within themselves
him who
desires will be filled
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(42)
Jesus said, "Become
passers-by."
(alternate
translation)
Passing
away – come into being
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(68)
Jesus
said, "Blessed
are you when you
are hated and persecuted.
Wherever you have been persecuted they will
find no place."
Blessed
are you when you are hated
and persecuted
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(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."
You do
not realize who I am
you have
become like the Jews
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(67)
Jesus
said, "If
one who knows the all
still feels a personal deficiency, he
is completely deficient."
If one
who knows the all
he
is completely deficient
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(44)
Jesus said,
"Whoever blasphemes against the father will be forgiven, and whoever
blasphemes against the son
will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit will
not be
forgiven either on earth or in heaven."
whoever
blasphemes against the son
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(66)
Jesus
said, "Show me the
stone which
the builders have rejected.
That one is the cornerstone."
the
stone which the builders have
rejected
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(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."
Grapes
are not harvested
A good
man brings forth good from
his storehouse
an evil
man
brings
forth evil
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(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.
a
vineyard
There
was a good man who owned a
vineyard
the
tenants
killed
him
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(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."
John the
Baptist
whichever
one of you comes to be a
child will be acquainted with the kingdom
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(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."
Businessmen
and merchants
Businessmen
and merchants will not
enter the places of my father
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(47)
Jesus said, "It
is impossible for a man to mount two horses or to stretch two 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."
it is
impossible for a servant to
serve two masters
Old
wine, new wine lest burst,
Old patch, new garment lest tear
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(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."
(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."
There
was a rich man who had much
money
Do not
let your left (hand) know
what your right (hand) is doing
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(48)
Jesus said, "If
two make peace with each other in
this one house,
they will say to the mountain,
'Move Away,'
and it will move away."
If two
make peace with each other in
this one house
mountain,
'Move Away’
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(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."
Two will
rest on a bed
filled
with light
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(49)
Jesus said, "Blessed
are the solitary
and
elect, for you will find the kingdom. For you are from it, and to it
you will
return."
Blessed
are the solitary
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(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."
You too,
look for a place for
yourself within repose
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(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.'"
repose
(50)
connects
diagonally with repose
(60)
repose
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(59)
Jesus
said, "Take heed of the living one while you are alive, lest you die
and
seek to see him and be unable to do so."
If these
two verses are both about seeking to see and return to the
living
one in death, then they
are connected (49).
die
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(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."
When
will the repose of the dead
come about
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dead
(51)
connects diagonally with die
(59)
(58)
Jesus
said, "Blessed
is the man who
has suffered and found life."
Blessed
is the man who has suffered
and found life
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(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 omitted the one living in your presence and
have spoken
(only) of the dead."
Twenty-four
prophets spoke
in Israel
spoke in
you
spoken
(only) of the dead.
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(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."
good seed
sowed
weeds
the wheat
the weeds
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(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."
Profitable
(53)
Connects
with
Poor
(54)
(54)
Jesus said, "Blessed are the poor,
for yours is the kingdom of heaven
Circumcision
(Destruction
of the flesh)
the true
circumcision in spirit
become
completely profitable
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(56)
Jesus
said, "Whoever has come to understand the world has
found (only) a corpse,
and whoever has found a corpse is superior
to the world."
(Alternate
translation)
“Is
not worthy of him”
has
found (only) a corpse
superior
to the world
Is not
worthy of him
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(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."
This
Cross is the center and climax of the Gospel of Thomas.
THE
STAUROGRAM CROSS
It
is the key.
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(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."
This
Cross is the center and climax of the Gospel of Thomas.
THE
STAUROGRAM CROSS
It
is the key.
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