Thomas the Apostle: Quotes about the world

Thomas the Apostle was Apostle of Jesus Christ. Explore interesting quotes on world.
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“Unless ye fast from the world, ye shall not find the Sovereignty; unless ye keep the entire week as Sabbath, ye shall not behold the Father.”

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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

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“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?)

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

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

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

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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?)

“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.”

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“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.”

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Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)