(51) His
disciples said
to him, "When will the repose of the dead come about, and when will the
new world come?" What you
look forward to
has already come, but you do not recognize it The
climax of the
inner male structure
is: A
Realized Eschatology |
(51) His
disciples said
to him, "When will the repose of the dead come about, and when will the
new world come?" What you
look forward to
has already come, but you do not recognize it The
climax of the
inner male structure
is: A
Realized Eschatology |
(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.'" If they
say to you say to
them If they
say to you say to
them |
(52) His
disciples said
to him, "Twenty-four prophets
in
spoke in
spoke in you |
|
|
(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."
Elect |
53) His
disciples said to him, "Is
circumcision beneficial or
not?" circumcision |
(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
mountain,
(or division)
'Move Away |
(54)
Jesus said, "Blessed
are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven." Blessed
are the poor
yours is the kingdom of heaven |
(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 |
(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."
Whoever
does not hate his
father and his mother cannot become a disciple to me |
(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." those
born of women, from
Adam until John the Baptist |
(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."
(The
world before /
without Christ) Whoever has come to understand the world |
Grapes
are not harvested
from thorns, nor are figs gathered from
thistles Grapes,
figs Thorns,
thistles harvested |
(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."
sowed
weeds harvest |
(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.
will not
be forgiven
either on earth or in heaven |
(58)
Jesus
said, "Blessed
is the man who has suffered and found life." Life(58)
connects with Living/Alive(59) (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."
lest you
die and seek to
see him and be unable to do so |
(43) His
disciples said
to him, "Who are you, that you should say these things to us?" you have
become like the
Jews |
(60)
<They saw> a
Samaritan carrying a lamb on his way to
While it
is alive, he
will not eat it |
(42)
Jesus said, "Become
passers-by." (Passing
away,
come into being) Passing
away |
(60b)
They said to him,
"He cannot do so otherwise." Become a
corpse |
(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 whoever
has nothing will
be deprived of even the little he has |
(61)
Jesus said, "Two
will rest on a bed: the one will die, and the other will live." I was
given some of the
things of my father but if he is divided, he will be filled with darkness |
(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." planted |
(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." “those
who are
worthy”(62)
Connects with “a
rich man”(63) (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." plant |
(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."
allowed to enter |
(64)
Jesus
said, "A man had received visitors. And when he had prepared the
dinner, he sent his servant to invite the guests. will not enter |
(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."
|
|
(37) His
disciples said, "When
will you become revealed
to us and when shall
we see you?"
|
(66)
Jesus said, "Show
me the stone
which the builders have
rejected. That one is the cornerstone." Show me the stone |
(36)
Jesus said, "Do
not be concerned
from morning until evening and
from evening until morning about what you will wear." Do not
be concerned |
(67)
Jesus said, "If one
who knows the all still feels
a personal deficiency,
he is completely deficient." feels a
personal
deficiency |
(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 |
(68)
Jesus said, "Blessed
are you when you are hated and persecuted. Wherever you have been
persecuted they will find no place." persecuted (68)
joins with persecuted
(69) (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." within (69)
connects with within (70) (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." within
themselves… bring it
forth |
(34)
Jesus said, "If a
blind man leads a blind man,
they will both fall
into a pit." a blind
man leads a blind
man |
(72) A
man said to him,
"Tell my brothers to divide my father's possessions with me." I am not
a divider |
(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."
|
(75)
Jesus said, "Many
are standing at the door,
but it is the
solitary who will enter the bridal chamber." Many are
standing at the
door |
(32)
Jesus said, "A
city
being built on a high mountain and
fortified cannot fall, nor
can it be hidden." city (32) connects
with village (31) (31)
Jesus said, "No
prophet is accepted in his own village; no physician heals those who
know him." can
(not)… be
hidden |
(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." The
kingdom… discovered
a pearl |
|
|
(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): This is a significant matching as an early monk moved the end of verse 30 to the end of verse 77 in the Coptic Text perhaps as a clue to the chiastic structure.
|
(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). (In the
Coptic version) |
(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… in this
poverty |
(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." great
men…
|
(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." all of
them intoxicated When
they shake off their
wine, then they will repent |
(79) A
woman from the
crowd said to him, "Blessed are the womb which bore you and the
breasts which nourished you." the
breasts which
nourished you the
breasts which have
not given milk |
(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 as
regards the world |
(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." recognized the world |
(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." eye (26)
connects with eye
(25) (25)
Jesus said, "Love
your brother like your soul, guard him like the pupil of your eye." cast the
beam out |
(81)
Jesus
said, "Let him who has grown rich be king, and let him who possesses
power renounce it." let him
who possesses
power renounce it |
(24)
His disciples said to him, "Show us the place where you are, since it
is necessary for us to seek it." There is
light within a
man of light
|
(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." images (83)
connects with images
(84) (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!"
but the
light in them
remains concealed how much you will have to bear |
(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 Choose… two |
(87)
Jesus said,
"Wretched is the body that is dependant upon a body, and wretched is
the soul that is dependent
on these two." (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?'" angels
and the prophets dependent
on… two . |
(22)
Jesus saw infants
being suckled. He said to his disciples, "These infants being suckled
are like those who enter the kingdom."
Inside…
outside will you
enter the kingdom |
This is
a
cross over point for both the Cross Chiasm and the Fulfilled
Eschatology Chiasm. The left and the right of the two structures are
one and the same from the Bridal chamber, verses (9/104) until these
verses (22/89). These
saying provide the key to joining the two Chiasms together.
“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,” (22). This happens in “the
bridal chamber,” (104). (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?" (90)
Jesus said, "Come
unto me,
for my yoke is easy and my lordship
is mild, and you will find repose for yourselves." Inside…
outside Come unto me
|
When the
owners…
come the
difficulty which you
expect |
(91)
They said to him,
"Tell us who you are so that we may believe in you." The
expected future becomes the present reality in a realized eschatology.
read
this moment |
(20) The
disciples said
to Jesus, "Tell
us what the kingdom of heaven is like." Tell us what the kingdom of heaven is like.
|
(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."
|
(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 Blessed
is he who came
into being before he came into being. |
(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 [...]." Fulfilled
Eschatology is a perspective above and beyond time (the aons), Ephesian
1:21. Do not
give what is holy
to dogs |
(18) The
disciples said
to Jesus, "Tell us how our end will be."
Have you discovered
he who
will take his place |
(94)
Jesus said, "He who
seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in.
seeks will find
|
(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 |
(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."
|
(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 |
(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."
|
(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
|
(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 |
(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." you will do harm to your spirits. |
(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 |
(13) Jesus said to his
disciples, "Compare
me to someone
and tell me whom
I am like." When Thomas returned to his
companions,
they asked him, "What did Jesus say to you?" Compare me to someone.., whom I am like."
his companions
a fire will come out of the stones and burn you up |
(99) The disciples said
to him, "Your
brothers
and your mother are standing outside." (100)
They showed Jesus a gold
coin
and said to him, "Caesar's
men demand taxes from us." The image and likeness of Caesar, (Luke 20: )
Your brothers
It is they who will enter
the kingdom of
my father. |
(12) The
disciples said to Jesus, "We know that you will depart from us. Who
is to be our leader?" Who is to be our leader? James
the righteous |
(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 |
(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 |
(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 |
(10) Jesus said, "I have cast fire upon the world, and see, I am guarding it until it blazes." guarding
it until |
(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 |
(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." Birds (9) connects with fish
(8) (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." Sower scatters seeds The man is like a wise
fisherman chose the large fish |
(104)
They said to Jesus, "Come, let us pray today and let us fast."
Bridal chamber (104) connects with “mother
and father” (105) (105)
Jesus said, "He
who knows the father and the mother
will be called
the son
of a harlot."
He who knows the father
and the mother called the son |
Blessed
is the lion which
becomes man when consumed by man |
(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." When you
make the two
one, you will become the sons of man |
(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?" What
diet shall we
observe?
nothing
hidden will not
become manifest |
(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." hidden (108)
connects with found
(107) (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.'" He who
will drink from my
mouth
|
(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."
become
plain to you hidden |
(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." found (109)
connects with find
(110) (110)
Jesus said,
"Whoever finds the world and becomes rich, let him renounce the world." The
kingdom
found
the treasure hidden
treasure |
(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
old in
days… will live |
(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?" the one
who lives from
the living one will not see death |
(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. The
birds, the fish 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." Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you |
(112)
Jesus said, "Woe to the
flesh
that depends on the soul; woe to
the soul that depends on the
flesh.” The
flesh, the flesh (113)
His disciples said
to him, "When will the kingdom come?" Rather,
the kingdom of
the father is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it. |
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