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“Your rulers and your dignitaries are those who are clad in plush garments, and they shall not be able to recognize the truth.”

Thomas the Apostle Apostle of Jesus Christ

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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Thomas the Apostle photo
Thomas the Apostle photo
Thomas the Apostle photo
Thomas the Apostle photo
Thomas the Apostle photo

“I have cast fire upon the world — and behold, I guard it until it is ablaze.”

Thomas the Apostle Apostle of Jesus Christ

10; as quoted in Studies in the Gospel of Thomas (1960) by Robert McLachlan Wilson http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/thomas/gospelthomas10.html <br class="br">Variant translations: <br class="br">I have cast fire upon the world, and see, I am watching over it until it blazes. <br class="br">As translated by Bentley Layton <br class="br">Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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“He who knows the All but fails to know himself lacks everything.”

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“This heaven will pass away, and the one above it will pass away. The dead are not alive, and the living will not die.”

Thomas the Apostle Apostle of Jesus Christ

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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“The person old in days will not hesitate to ask a little child of seven days concerning the place of life.”

Thomas the Apostle Apostle of Jesus Christ

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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“Behold the Living-One while you are alive, lest you die and seek to perceive him and be unable to see.”

Thomas the Apostle Apostle of Jesus Christ

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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“Thou art like a philosopher of the heart.”

Thomas the Apostle Apostle of Jesus Christ

13, Matthew’s words to Yeshua
Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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“Whoever has found the world and become enriched, let him renounce the world.”

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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“Woe to the flesh which depends upon the soul, woe to the soul which depends upon the flesh!”

Thomas the Apostle Apostle of Jesus Christ

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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Thomas the Apostle photo

“Whoever has recognized the world has found the body; yet whoever has found the body, of him the world is not worthy.”

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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“Within a person of light there is light, and he illumines the entire world. When he does not shine, there is darkness.”

Thomas the Apostle Apostle of Jesus Christ

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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“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.”

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Context: 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."