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The Gospel of Thomas, Selected Sayings
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| Early Christian teachings |
Contents
Supporting "well medleys" are presupposed
throughout:Sayings from the Gospel of Thomas
Tell of the wholeness no toiling
worm is said to have found
There is light within a person of light [24].Love and protect . . . your own soul [25].
Do not fret [so much] [36].
Don't lie, and don't do what you hate [6].
Seek his treasure that is unfailing, that . . . no worm destroys [76].
Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find . . . they will
[disturbedly] marvel, and will reign over all. (And after they have reigned they will rest.)
[2].
Congratulations to the person who has toiled and has found life [58].
Congratulations to those who have been persecuted in their hearts [69].
Congratulations to those who know where the rebels are going to attack [103].
Be prepared before the rebels arrive [103].
I have come to cast conflicts upon the earth [16].
Disciples . . . are like little children living in a field that is not theirs [21].
Be on guard against the world. Prepare yourselves with great strength, so the robbers
can't find a way to get to you [21].
I am the one who comes from what is whole . . . if one is whole, one will be filled with
light [61].
"Is circumcision useful or not?" - If it were useful, their father would produce children
already circumcised from their mother [51].
Buyers and merchants (will) not enter the places of my Father [64] (2).
The wise people of the coast
learnt to store up much fish, and so they become easily greater
Be prepared before the rebels arrive [103] (3).
A wise fisherman . . . cast his net into the sea and drew it up from the sea full of
little fish. Among them the wise fisherman discovered a fine large fish. He threw all the
little fish back into the sea, and easily chose the large fish [8] (4).
Lucky is the lion that the human will eat, so that the lion becomes human [7].
Good persons produce good from what they've stored up [45].
Whoever among you becomes a child will recognize the kingdom and will become greater than
John [46].
Congratulations to you who
have become so wealthy that you can disclose mysteries of kings
Whoever has come to know the world has discovered the body, and whoever has discovered
the body, of that one the world is not worthy [80] (5).This heaven will pass away, and the one above it will pass away [11].
Congratulations to you when you are hated and persecuted [68].
Human beings have no place to lay down and rest [86].
Congratulations to those who are alone and chosen, for you will find the kingdom. For you
have come from it, and you will return there again [49] (6).
The end will be where the beginning is [18].
Know how to examine the present moment [91].
Those who are alone will enter the bridal suite [75].
When you strip without being ashamed . . . then (you) will see the son of the living one
[37].
Let one who has found the world, and has become wealthy, renounce the world [110].
Let one who has become wealthy reign [81].
If you pray, you will be condemned [14].
The Father's kingdom is like a person who wanted to kill someone powerful . . . he killed
the powerful one [98].
I disclose my mysteries to those of mysteries [62] (7).
The kingdom is within you and it is outside you [3].
Nursing babies are like those who enter the kingdom . . . make the two into one . . .
then you will enter [22].
If you give to charity, you will harm your spirits [14].
Seek for yourselves a place for rest, or you might become a carcass [at least worn down
too soon] [60] (8).
Congratulations to the one who came into being before coming into being [19].
Summary
- Tell of the wholeness no toiling worm is said to have found.
- The wise people of the coast learnt to store up much fish, and so they become easily greater.
- Congratulations to you who have become so wealthy that you can disclose mysteries of kings.
The wholeness of wise people of the west coast of Scandinavia turned them into storers of
dried and salted fish, and live salmon too, and exporters of the fish to Latin countries and
further. They are now very wealthy exporters. (And this is a practical handle against
goody-goody prattle).
Professor melancholy
A certain university professor was about to depart on his sabbatical and addressed a few
parting words to his students. "This parting is very melancholy to me. I wish there might be
a window in my breast that you might see the innermost recesses of my heart.""Professor," called a young man from the class, "would a pane in the stomach do?"
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