“I have cast fire upon the world, and see, I am guarding it until it blazes.”
Jesus (-7–30 BC) Jewish preacher and religious leader, central figure of Christianity
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Gnostic Gospels, Gospel of Thomas (c. 2nd century AD manuscript)
“I have cast fire upon the world — and behold, I guard it until it is ablaze.”
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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