Thomas the Apostle Quotes (27 quotes) | Quotes of famous people

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?)

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

Thomas the Apostle

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

“I found them all drunk, I found no one among them athirst in his heart. And my soul was grieved for the sons of men, for they are blind in their minds and do not see that empty they have come into the world and that empty they are destined to come forth from the world.”

Thomas the Apostle

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

“His disciples say to him, … when will the New World come? He says to them: That which you look for has already come, but you do not recognize it.”

Thomas the Apostle

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

Thomas the Apostle Quotes

“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.”

Thomas the Apostle

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)
Context: If those who lead you say, '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.

“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.”

Thomas the Apostle

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

“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.”

Thomas the Apostle

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)
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."

“Thou art like a philosopher of the heart.”

Thomas the Apostle

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

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

Thomas the Apostle

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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

Thomas the Apostle

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

“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

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)