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The Abridged Gospel of Thomas

What is the Gospel of Thomas?

A series of sayings attributed to Jesus, independent of the canonical gospels.

Summary - Top

Pt 1

Ch 1.

Summary and Background

Stats

Other Names
Tom

Author
Pseudapigrapha by Thomas the Apostle

Setting Range
31CE

Categories
Alternate Gospels Gnosticism

Academic Composition Range
50CE-140CE

Historical Preservation
Nearly Complete

Public Domain Translations
PDT

Abridged Status
Finished- 0% Remaining

Original Verse Count
114

Original Word Count
4,643

Abridged Word Count
2,956

Abridged Length
64%

Part 1

Chapter 1

1:1. These are the secrets for eternal life.

1:1. And he said, 'Whoever discovers the meaning of these sayings won't taste death.'

1:2. Jesus said, "Keep going until you've gone too far. When you've gone too far, then you will be surprised, and you'll rule over the All."

1:2. Jesus said, 'Whoever seeks shouldn't stop until they find. When they find, they'll be disturbed. When they're disturbed, they'll be […] amazed, and reign over the All.'

1:3. Jesus said, "Heaven is inside of you as well as outside of you. Know yourself completely and you will know Heaven, that you are a child of the One God."

1:3. Jesus said, 'If your leaders tell you, 'Look, the kingdom is in heaven,' then the birds of heaven will precede you. If they tell you, 'It's in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is within you and outside of you.\n'When you know yourselves, then you'll be known, and you'll realize that you're the children of the living Father. But if you don't know yourselves, then you live in poverty, and you are the poverty.'

1:4. Jesus said, "If you are old and wise, then you understand the wisdom of the innocent. The biggest and baddest are not the happiest and most blessed, in fact, sometimes, it's the other way around."

1:4. Jesus said, 'The older person won't hesitate to ask a little seven-day-old child about the place of life, and they'll live, because many who are first will be last, and they'll become one.'

1:5. Jesus said, "The truth is hidden in plain sight- and there is nothing that any human has ever known that you cannot come to know yourself."

1:5. Jesus said, 'Know what's in front of your face, and what's hidden from you will be revealed to you, because there's nothing hidden that won't be revealed.'

1:6. His friends asked, "What rituals and rules should we follow?"
Jesus said, "Don't lie, and don't go against your own heart, it's truly that easy. Everything you long for will come to you, and everything you are meant to know; you will know."

1:6. His disciples said to him, 'Do you want us to fast? And how should we pray? Should we make donations? And what food should we avoid?'\nJesus said, 'Don't lie, and don't do what you hate, because everything is revealed in the sight of heaven; for there's nothing hidden that won't be revealed, and nothing covered up that will stay secret.'

1:7. Jesus said, "It is better to be a human aware of and in control of their wild side, than it is to be a wild side trying to force themselves to be human."

1:7. Jesus said, 'Blessed is the lion that's eaten by a human and then becomes human, but how awful for the human who's eaten by a lion, and the lion becomes human.'

1:8. Jesus said, "Learn how to open your mind to anything, all the possibilities, while focusing on the most important things as they pop up."

1:8. He said, 'The human being is like a wise fisher who cast a net into the sea and drew it up from the sea full of little fish. Among them the wise fisher found a fine large fish and cast all the little fish back down into the sea, easily choosing the large fish. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!'

1:9. Jesus said, "Be like a wise gardener- plant seeds of wisdom in others, but only do it in fertile ground, otherwise your efforts will be wasted."

1:9. Jesus said, 'Look, a sower went out, took a handful of seeds, and scattered them. Some fell on the roadside; the birds came and gathered them. Others fell on the rock; they didn't take root in the soil and ears of grain didn't rise toward heaven. Yet others fell on thorns; they choked the seeds and worms ate them. Finally, others fell on good soil; it produced fruit up toward heaven, some sixty times as much and some a hundred and twenty.'

1:10. Jesus said, "The spiritual process has already begun."

1:10. Jesus said, 'I've cast fire on the world, and look, I'm watching over it until it blazes.'

1:11. Jesus said, "Your perspectives and worldviews will be annihilated. Something that is dead is gone, but souls will never die. Your personal sacrifices purified your own soul.
When you see this truth, you will be given a choice.
The Truth is Oneness; yet Oneness must resolve to duality.
So, when you realize you are two-in-one, what do you think you will do?"

1:11. Jesus said, 'This heaven will disappear, and the one above it will disappear too. Those who are dead aren't alive, and those who are living won't die. In the days when you ate what was dead, you made it alive. When you're in the light, what will you do? On the day when you were one, you became divided. But when you become divided, what will you do?'

1:12. His friends asked, "So who do you think should lead everything when you're gone?"
Jesus said, "Probably James the Just I guess."

1:12. The disciples said to Jesus, 'We know you're going to leave us. Who will lead us then?'\nJesus said to them, 'Wherever you are, you'll go to James the Just, for whom heaven and earth came into being.'

1:13. Jesus said, "What do you think I am?"
Peter said, "You're a magnificent angel."
Matthew said, "You're a wise teacher."
Thomas said, "I'm literally speechless, Lord."
Jesus said, "Exactly. You finally got it. Come with me."
Jesus took Thomas to the side and told him three secrets.
The other friends wanted Thomas to share the secrets.
But Thomas said, "If I did, you would think I was crazy or lying or something and would probably want to kill me."

1:13. Jesus said to his disciples, 'If you were to compare me to someone, who would you say I'm like?'\nSimon Peter said to him, 'You're like a just angel.'\nMatthew said to him, 'You're like a wise philosopher.'\nThomas said to him, 'Teacher, I'm completely unable to say whom you're like.'\nJesus said, 'I'm not your teacher. Because you've drunk, you've become intoxicated by the bubbling spring I've measured out.'\nHe took him aside and told him three things. When Thomas returned to his companions, they asked, 'What did Jesus say to you?'\nThomas said to them, 'If I tell you one of the things he said to me, you'll pick up stones and cast them at me, and fire will come out of the stones and burn you up.'

1:14. Jesus said to them, "Fuck the rules. Wander freely. Eat whatever you want. Food isn't evil. Speech can be evil, though."

1:14. Jesus said to them, 'If you fast, you'll bring guilt upon yourselves; and if you pray, you'll be condemned; and if you make donations, you'll harm your spirits.\n'If they welcome you when you enter any land and go around in the countryside, heal those who are sick among them and eat whatever they give you, because it's not what goes into your mouth that will defile you. What comes out of your mouth is what will defile you.'

1:15. Jesus said, "Keep an eye out for the true God."

1:15. Jesus said, 'When you see the one who wasn't born of a woman, fall down on your face and worship that person. That's your Father.'

1:16. Jesus said, "I come to shake things up."

1:16. Jesus said, 'Maybe people think that I've come to cast peace on the world, and they don't know that I've come to cast divisions on the earth: fire, sword, and war. Where there are five in a house, there'll be three against two and two against three, father against and son and son against father. They'll stand up and be one.'

1:17. Jesus said, "I know a bunch of cool secrets."

1:17. Jesus said, 'I'll give you what no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard, no hand has ever touched, and no human mind has ever thought.'

1:18. His friends said, "We want to know how we're going to die."
Jesus said, "What was it like before you were born? If you think about that, you'll realize you will never die, and you will live forever."

1:18. The disciples said to Jesus, 'Tell us about our end. How will it come?'\nJesus said, 'Have you discovered the beginning so that you can look for the end? Because the end will be where the beginning is. Blessed is the one who will stand up in the beginning. They'll know the end, and won't taste death.'

1:19. Jesus said, "God bless one who has eternal life. You can draw wisdom from anything if you learn to listen to and apply my words. There is a garden prepared for you in Heaven."

1:19. Jesus said, 'Blessed is the one who came into being before coming into being. If you become my disciples and listen to my message, these stones will become your servants; because there are five trees in paradise which don't change in summer or winter, and their leaves don't fall. Whoever knows them won't taste death.'

1:20. His friends said, "What is Heaven like?"
Jesus said, "Think of how a little seed grows into a giant tree that becomes a home for birds."

1:20. The disciples asked Jesus, 'Tell us, what can the kingdom of heaven be compared to?'\nHe said to them, 'It can be compared to a mustard seed. Though it's the smallest of all the seeds, when it falls on tilled soil it makes a plant so large that it shelters the birds of heaven.'

1:21. Mary said to Jesus, "How do you think your friends should act?"
He said, "They are like people who are camping on someone else's land. They will leave peacefully when asked.
If you know a thief is coming, you will be on extra guard. A lot of jerks are like thieves that will steal your vibe. Pay attention and harvest crops quickly upon maturity."

1:21. Mary said to Jesus, 'Whom are your disciples like?'\nHe said, 'They're like little children living in a field which isn't theirs. When the owners of the field come, they'll say, 'Give our field back to us.' They'll strip naked in front of them to let them have it and give them their field.\n'So I say that if the owner of the house realizes the bandit is coming, they'll watch out beforehand and won't let the bandit break into the house of their domain and steal their possessions. You, then, watch out for the world! Prepare to defend yourself so that the bandits don't attack you, because what you're expecting will come. May there be a wise person among you!\n'When the fruit ripened, the reaper came quickly, sickle in hand, and harvested it. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!'

1:22. Jesus saw infants being fed. He said, "Just like Heaven."
His friends asked, "So just be like children?"
Jesus said, "Well, ascend duality, and realize the outside is the inside, the above is like the below, and the male is like the female. Then make the male and the female one in the same, and create a new body- eyes, hands, feet, and personality- then- you will enter Heaven."

1:22. Jesus saw some little children nursing. He said to his disciples, 'These nursing children can be compared to those who enter the kingdom.'\nThey said to him, 'Then we'll enter the kingdom as little children?'\nJesus said to them, 'When you make the two into one, and make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and so make the male and the female a single one so that the male won't be male nor the female female; when you make eyes in the place of an eye, a hand in the place of a hand, a foot in the place of a foot, and an image in the place of an image; then you'll enter [the kingdom].'

1:23. Jesus said, "I will pick one out of thousand to stand as a single team."

1:23. Jesus said, 'I'll choose you, one out of a thousand and two out of ten thousand, and they'll stand as a single one.'

1:24. His friends said, "Where did you come from? I want to go there."
Jesus said, "There is a light within every human – and every human has the ability to light up the whole world. If they choose not to, then they are darkness."

1:24. His disciples said, 'Show us the place where you are, because we need to look for it.'\nHe said to them, 'Anyone who has ears to hear should hear! Light exists within a person of light, and they light up the whole world. If they don't shine, there's darkness.'

1:25. Jesus said, "Love one another like yourself, protect each other like you would your most sensitive areas."

1:25. Jesus said, 'Love your brother as your own soul. Protect them like the pupil of your eye.'

1:26. Jesus said, "You see the tiny flaw in your neighbor, but do not see the giant flaw of your own. Fix all of your own flaws, then you can help others with theirs."

1:26. Jesus said, 'You see the speck that's in your brother's eye, but you don't see the beam in your own eye. When you get the beam out of your own eye, then you'll be able to see clearly to get the speck out of your brother's eye.'

1:27. Jesus said, "If you do not love the entire creation, you will not find Heaven. If you do not take a break, you will never see the Truth of God."

1:27. If you don't fast from the world, you won't find the kingdom. If you don't make the Sabbath into a Sabbath, you won't see the Father.'

1:28. Jesus said, "I came to them personally- when they were all overcome with bliss. My soul ached for them, because their hearts were blind. They came into this world with nothing and planned to leave that way. But they are just overcome for the moment- when they start thinking clearly, they will change their ways."

1:28. Jesus said, 'I stood in the middle of the world and appeared to them in the flesh. I found them all drunk; I didn't find any of them thirsty. My soul ached for the children of humanity, because they were blind in their hearts and couldn't see. They came into the world empty and plan on leaving the world empty. Meanwhile, they're drunk. When they shake off their wine, then they'll change.'

1:29. Jesus said, "Which came first- the chicken or the egg- the spirit or the body? Either way- I myself simply marvel at the mystery."

1:29. Jesus said, 'If the flesh came into existence because of spirit, that's amazing. If spirit came into existence because of the body, that's really amazing! But I'm amazed at how [such] great wealth has been placed in this poverty.'

1:30. Jesus said, "Where there is Threeness, there is One God. Where there is Twoness or Oneness, I am."

1:30. Jesus said, 'Where there are three deities, they're divine. Where there are two or one, I'm with them.'

1:31. Jesus said, "A prophet is not accepted in their own hometown, and a psychologist would be wise not to see their own family."

1:31. Jesus said, 'No prophet is welcome in their own village. No doctor heals those who know them.'

1:32. Jesus said, "A big castle is strong, but cannot be hidden easily."

1:32. Jesus said, 'A city built and fortified on a high mountain can't fall, nor can it be hidden.'

1:33. Jesus said, "Preach only what you know. No one should create a great piece of art just to hide it. Show it to everyone who wants to see."

1:33. Jesus said, 'What you hear with one ear, listen to with both, then proclaim from your rooftops. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket or in a hidden place. Rather, they put it on the stand so that everyone who comes and goes can see its light.'

1:34. Jesus said, "If one person leads and directs another without knowing where to go, they will both end up lost."

1:34. Jesus said, 'If someone who's blind leads someone else who's blind, both of them fall into a pit.'

1:35. Jesus said, "It's difficult to rob someone's house without tying them up first."

1:35. Jesus said, 'No one can break into the house of the strong and take it by force without tying the hands of the strong. Then they can loot the house.'

1:36. Jesus said, "Don't spend all day and night and then all night and day worrying over silly shit."

1:36. Jesus said, 'Don't be anxious from morning to evening or from evening to morning about what you'll wear.'

1:37. His friends said, "When will you visit us?"
Jesus said, "Strip naked and dance on top your clothes like children, then you will see the light, and no longer be afraid."

1:37. His disciples said, 'When will you appear to us? When will we see you?'\nJesus said, 'When you strip naked without being ashamed, and throw your clothes on the ground and stomp on them as little children would, then [you'll] see the Son of the Living One and won't be afraid.'

1:38. Jesus said, "You have wanted to hear these things from me- no one else is saying them. There will be a time when you will look for me and cannot find me."

1:38. Jesus said, 'Often you've wanted to hear this message that I'm telling you, and you don't have anyone else from whom to hear it. There will be days when you'll look for me, but you won't be able to find me.'

1:39. Jesus said, "Some jerks have taken the Sacred Keys of Understanding and hidden them. They haven't used them, and won't let anyone else use them, either. However, be as wise as a snake and as innocent as a bird."

1:39. Jesus said, 'The Pharisees and the scholars have taken the keys of knowledge and hidden them. They haven't entered, and haven't let others enter who wanted to. So be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.'

1:40. Jesus said, "Anything not willed by God will wither away."

1:40. Jesus said, 'A grapevine has been planted outside of the Father. Since it's malnourished, it'll be pulled up by its root and destroyed.'

1:41. Jesus said, "If you have anything, it will be multiplied. If you have nothing, you will lose everything you have."

1:41. Jesus said, 'Whoever has something in hand will be given more, but whoever doesn't have anything will lose even what little they do have.'

1:42. Jesus said, "Just observe and watch and keep out of shit, keep moving."

1:42. Jesus said, 'Become passersby.'

1:43. Some strangers said, "Who the fuck do you think you are?"
Jesus said, "Really? Can't you tell from the things I'm saying? Too many love the tree and hate the fruit or love the fruit and hate the tree."

1:43. His disciples said to him, 'Who are you to say these things to us?'\n'You don't realize who I am from what I say to you, but you've become like those Judeans who either love the tree but hate its fruit, or love the fruit but hate the tree.'

1:44. Jesus said, "Whoever says "fuck God" will be okay, and whoever says "fuck Jesus" will be okay, but if you say "fuck the Holy Spirit", then fuck you.

1:44. Jesus said, 'Whoever blasphemes the Father will be forgiven, and whoever blasphemes the Son will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, neither on earth nor in heaven.'

1:45. Jesus said, "You cannot eat thorns or sticks, they are not fruit. Good people produce good fruit, and bad people produce thorns from their heart, by saying evil things."

1:45. Jesus said, 'Grapes aren't harvested from thorns, nor are figs gathered from thistles, because they don't produce fruit. [A person who's good] brings good things out of their treasure, and a person who's [evil] brings evil things out of their evil treasure. They say evil things because their heart is full of evil.'

1:46. Jesus said, "John the Baptist is the best and coolest person ever. Period. But if you make yourself innocent and become like a child, you will come to know Heaven, and will become better than John."

1:46. Jesus said, 'From Adam to John the Baptizer, no one's been born who's so much greater than John the Baptizer that they shouldn't avert their eyes. But I say that whoever among you will become a little child will know the kingdom and become greater than John.'

1:47. Jesus said, "You cannot drive two cars at once, or live in two houses at once. You cannot serve two masters, otherwise one will take priority. No one drinks good wine and then wants to drink bad wine. You do not put good food on dirty dishes or use good dishes to hold moldy food. No one makes repairs with bad materials."

1:47. New Wine in Old Wineskins, and New Patch on Old Cloth\nJesus said, 'It's not possible for anyone to mount two horses or stretch two bows, and it's not possible for a servant to follow two leaders, because they'll respect one and despise the other.\n'No one drinks old wine and immediately wants to drink new wine. And new wine isn't put in old wineskins, because they'd burst. Nor is old wine put in new wineskins, because it'd spoil.\n'A new patch of cloth isn't sewn onto an old coat, because it'd tear apart.'

1:48. Jesus said, "If two people make peace with each other, they will have the faith and confidence to move mountains with only their speech."

1:48. Jesus said, 'If two make peace with each other in a single house, they'll say to the mountain, 'Go away,' and it will.'

1:49. Jesus said, "Hermits and lone souls will find Heaven. They are from Heaven- and will return to it."

1:49. Jesus said, 'Blessed are those who are one – those who are chosen, because you'll find the kingdom. You've come from there and will return there.'

1:50. Jesus said, "If they ask where you're from, say to them, 'We came from the light, where it decided to manifest itself.'
If they ask if you are the light, say, 'We are its children, aware of the living God.'
If they ask you how you know God is in you, say to them, 'Movement and peace.'"

1:50. Jesus said, 'If they ask you, 'Where do you come from?' tell them, 'We've come from the light, the place where light came into being by itself, [established] itself, and appeared in their image.'\n'If they ask you, 'Is it you?' then say, 'We are its children, and we're chosen by our living Father.'\n'If they ask you, 'What's the sign of your Father in you?' then say, 'It's movement and rest.''

1:51. His friends said to him, "When will the end of the world come, and Heaven come to earth?"
Jesus said, "It's already happened, you just didn't notice it."

1:51. His disciples said to him, 'When will the dead have rest, and when will the new world come?'\nHe said to them, 'What you're looking for has already come, but you don't know it.'

1:52. His friends said, "There are 24 ancient prophets who spoke of you."
Jesus said, "Maybe, but they're dead. You're forgetting the one living and speaking in your presence."

1:52. His disciples said to him, 'Twenty-four prophets have spoken in Israel, and they all spoke of you.'\nHe said to them, 'You've ignored the Living One right in front of you, and you've talked about those who are dead.'

1:53. His friends said, "Is it worth it to get circumcised?"
Jesus said, "If it were, you would already be born that way. But- there is a spiritual circumcision that is worth discussion."

1:53. His disciples said to him, 'Is circumcision useful, or not?'\nHe said to them, 'If it were useful, parents would have children who are born circumcised. But the true circumcision in spirit has become profitable in every way.'

1:54. Jesus said, "The poor will be blessed in Heaven."

1:54. Jesus said, 'Blessed are those who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven.'

1:55. Jesus said, "If you don't hate your family and take up the cross in the same way I did, you cannot become my friend."

1:55. Jesus said, 'Whoever doesn't hate their father and mother can't become my disciple, and whoever doesn't hate their brothers and sisters and take up their cross like I do isn't worthy of me.'

1:56. Jesus said, "Whoever understands reality finds only death; and whoever finds death conquers reality."

1:56. Jesus said, 'Whoever has known the world has found a corpse. Whoever has found a corpse, of them the world isn't worthy.'

1:57. Jesus said, "Heaven is like a field of good crops overgrown with weeds. It is wise to wait until harvest to try to pull weeds- otherwise you might accidentally pull up the crops too early and kill them on accident, too."

1:57. Jesus said, 'My Fathers' kingdom can be compared to someone who had [good] seed. Their enemy came by night and sowed weeds among the good seed. The person didn't let anyone pull out the weeds, 'so that you don't pull out the wheat along with the weeds,' they said to them. 'On the day of the harvest, the weeds will be obvious. Then they'll be pulled out and burned.''

1:58. Jesus said, "God bless the person who has suffered and found meaning."

1:58. Jesus said, 'Blessed is the person who's gone to a lot of trouble. They've found life.'

1:59. Jesus said, "Seek God while you have the opportunity, don't wait until you really need something."

1:59. Jesus said, 'Look for the Living One while you're still alive. If you die and then try to look for him, you won't be able to.'

1:60. They all saw someone carrying a lamb.
Jesus asked his friends where they thought he was going.
They said, "To kill it and eat it, most likely."
Jesus said, "He will not eat it until after he kills it."
They said, "Yeah, no duh."
Jesus said, "So then you better watch out or else the same will happen to you- someone will kill you and eat you."

1:60. They saw a Samaritan carrying a lamb to Judea. He said to his disciples, 'What do you think he's going to do with that lamb?'\nThey said to him, 'He's going to kill it and eat it.'\nHe said to them, 'While it's living, he won't eat it, but only after he kills it and it becomes a corpse.'\nThey said, 'He can't do it any other way.'\nHe said to them, 'You, too, look for a resting place, so that you won't become a corpse and be eaten.'

1:61. Jesus said, "Out of two people- one will die- and the other will live."
Salome said, "Wait- who are you?"
Jesus said to her, "I am One. I was given things by God."
She said, "Can I be your friend then? "
Jesus said, "Only if you are destroyed and filled with light. Otherwise, you are divided and will be filled with darkness."

1:61. Jesus said, 'Two will rest on a couch. One will die, the other will live.'\nSalome said, 'Who are you, Sir, to climb onto my couch and eat off my table as if you're from someone?'\nJesus said to her, 'I'm the one who exists in equality. Some of what belongs to my Father was given to me.'\n'I'm your disciple.'\n'So I'm telling you, if someone is /equal\, they'll be full of light; but if they're divided, they'll be full of darkness.'

1:62. Jesus said, "I only speak to those who will listen. Do not let one hand know what the other is doing."

1:62. Jesus said, 'I tell my mysteries to [those who are worthy of my] mysteries. Don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.'

1:63. Jesus said, "Someone had a bunch of money with a bunch of plans to build things with it. Then he died. The end. Listen up and pay attention."

1:63. Jesus said, 'There was a rich man who had much money. He said, 'I'll use my money to sow, reap, plant, and fill my barns with fruit, so that I won't need anything.' That's what he was thinking to himself, but he died that very night. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!'

1:64. Jesus said, "Someone wanted to throw a really awesome party. They sent out invitations, but all of the fancy people had things to do related to work and business. So they just made it open invitation to strangers and everyone had a great time. Fuck those who only care about money."

1:64. Jesus said, 'Someone was planning on having guests. When dinner was ready, they sent their servant to call the visitors.\n'The servant went to the first and said, 'My master invites you.'\n'They said, 'Some merchants owe me money. They're coming tonight. I need to go and give them instructions. Excuse me from the dinner.'\n'The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.'\n'They said, 'I've just bought a house and am needed for the day. I won't have time.'\n'The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.'\n'They said, 'My friend is getting married and I'm going to make dinner. I can't come. Excuse me from the dinner.'\n'The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.'\n'They said, 'I've just bought a farm and am going to collect the rent. I can't come. Excuse me.'\n'The servant went back and told the master, 'The ones you've invited to the dinner have excused themselves.'\n'The master said to their servant, 'Go out to the roads and bring whomever you find so that they can have dinner.'\n'Buyers and merchants won't [enter] the places of my Father.'

1:65. Jesus said, "There was a landlord who sent their assistants to collect rent. But they kept getting killed. So they sent their child, hopeful that they would be a friendly face. But they were killed, too. Listen up!"

1:65. He said, 'A [creditor] owned a vineyard. He leased it out to some sharecroppers to work it so he could collect its fruit.\n'He sent his servant so that the sharecroppers could give him the fruit of the vineyard. They seized his servant, beat him, and nearly killed him.\n'The servant went back and told his master. His master said, 'Maybe he just didn't know them.' He sent another servant, but the tenants beat that one too.\n'Then the master sent his son, thinking, 'Maybe they'll show some respect to my son.'\n'Because they knew that he was the heir of the vineyard, the sharecroppers seized and killed him. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!'

1:66. Jesus said, "The most unique unrefined stone will be bad as a brick, but it makes the best piece of art."

1:66. Jesus said, 'Show me the stone the builders rejected; that's the cornerstone.'

1:67. Jesus said, "If you've found the light and still feel lacking, it's your own damn fault."

1:67. Jesus said, 'Whoever knows everything, but is personally lacking, lacks everything.'

1:68. Jesus said, "God bless those who are persecuted for speaking truth."

1:68. Jesus said, 'Blessed are you when you're hated and persecuted, and no place will be found where you've been persecuted.'

1:69. Jesus said, "God bless those who have high standards for themselves. They will come to know God. God bless the spiritually hungry- their desires will be filled. "

1:69. Jesus said, 'Blessed are those who've been persecuted in their own hearts. They've truly known the Father. Blessed are those who are hungry, so that their stomachs may be filled.'

1:70. Jesus said, "Your inner power can save you if you have it and can bring it forward. It can also be used against you."

1:70. Jesus said, 'If you give birth to what's within you, what you have within you will save you. If you don't have that within [you], what you don't have within you [will] kill you.'

1:71. Jesus said, "Fuck this house."

1:71. Jesus said, 'I'll destroy [this] house, and no one will be able to build it […]'

1:72. A stranger said to Jesus, "Can you make my siblings split the inheritance with me?"
Jesus said to the stranger, "Split things up?"
Jesus turned to his friends, "I don't split things, do I?"

1:72. [Someone said to him], 'Tell my brothers to divide our inheritance with me.'\nHe said to him, 'Who made me a divider?'\nHe turned to his disciples and said to them, 'Am I really a divider?'

1:73. Jesus said, "There are many rewards of Heaven to go around, but few to want to give them out. Will you help?"

1:73. Jesus said, 'The harvest really is plentiful, but the workers are few. So pray that the Lord will send workers to the harvest.'

1:74. Jesus said, "There are many people with needs to be met."

1:74. He said, 'Lord, many are gathered around the well, but there's nothing to drink.'

1:75. Jesus said, "Many seek the Innermost Room, but only an independent soul will be able to enter."

1:75. Jesus said, 'Many are waiting at the door, but those who are one will enter the bridal chamber.'

1:76. Jesus said, "Heaven is like selling everything you own to buy one perfect pearl. Look for the eternal, unblemished treasure."

1:76. Jesus said, 'The Father's kingdom can be compared to a merchant with merchandise who found a pearl. The merchant was wise; they sold their merchandise and bought that single pearl for themselves.\n'You, too, look for the treasure that doesn't perish but endures, where no moths come to eat and no worms destroy.'

1:77. Jesus said, "I am the transcendent light. I am the transcendent. From me, everything came, and everything will come back to me. Break a stick, and I'm there. Pick up a rock, and I am there."

1:77. Jesus said, 'I'm the light that's over all. I am the All. The All has come from me and unfolds toward me.\n'Split a log; I'm there. Lift the stone, and you'll find me there.'

1:78. Jesus said, "What are you doing here- what do you want? To see me dance? To see cool clothes? There are those who have plenty of nice clothes, but still do not know the truth."

1:78. Jesus said, 'What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind? A [person] wearing fancy clothes, [like your] rulers and powerful people? They (wear) fancy [clothes], but can't know the truth.'

1:79. A woman from the crowd said to him, "God bless your mother."
He said to her, "God bless those who listen to God. One day you will also bless women who do not give birth."

1:79. A woman in the crowd said to him, 'Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that nourished you.'\nHe said to [her], 'Blessed are those who have listened to the message of the Father and kept it, because there will be days when you'll say, 'Blessed is the womb that didn't conceive and the breasts that haven't given milk.''

1:80. Jesus said, "Whoever understands reality finds only death; and whoever finds death conquers reality."

1:80. Jesus said, 'Whoever has known the world has found the body; but whoever has found the body, of them the world isn't worthy.'

1:81. Jesus said, "Let the spiritually rich rule by denouncing power."

1:81. Jesus said, 'Whoever has become rich should become a ruler, and whoever has power should renounce it.'

1:82. Jesus said, "I am near the fire of Heaven."

1:82. Jesus said, 'Whoever is near me is near the fire, and whoever is far from me is far from the kingdom.'

1:83. Jesus said, "You know the images- but the truth is hidden and is within God. God does appear to humanity but is hidden by light."

1:83. Jesus said, 'Images are revealed to people, but the light within them is hidden in the image of the Father's light. He'll be revealed, but his image will be hidden by his light.'

1:84. Jesus said, "Seeing your own soul is joyous, but when you see the infinite light, it is overwhelming."

1:84. Jesus said, 'When you see your likeness, you rejoice. But when you see your images that came into being before you did – which don't die, and aren't revealed – how much you'll have to bear!'

1:85. Jesus said, "Adam was pretty awesome, but he was not quite there, otherwise, he would have never died."

1:85. Jesus said, 'Adam came into being from a great power and great wealth, but he didn't become worthy of you. If he had been worthy, [he wouldn't have tasted] death.'

1:86. Jesus said, "Sometimes the high path is a lonely one."

1:86. Jesus said, '[The foxes have dens] and the birds have nests, but the Son of Humanity has nowhere to lay his head and rest.'

1:87. Jesus said, "Do not rely on your body or your personality. They are flawed."

1:87. Jesus said, 'How miserable is the body that depends on a body, and how miserable is the soul that depends on both.'

1:88. Jesus said, "Angels and prophets will help you realize your gifts. And you will want to give back."

1:88. Jesus said, 'The angels and the prophets will come to you and give you what belongs to you. You'll give them what you have and ask yourselves, 'When will they come and take what is theirs?''

1:89. Jesus said, "Why are you washing the outside of the cup? Do you not realize the inside is the same as the outside?"

1:89. Jesus said, 'Why do you wash the outside of the cup? Don't you know that whoever created the inside created the outside too?'

1:90. Jesus said, "I'm pretty chill friends, I'll make everything easier and help you rest."

1:90. Jesus said, 'Come to me, because my yoke is easy and my requirements are light. You'll be refreshed.'

1:91. Strangers said to Jesus, "Just tell us who you are, already."
He said to them, "You may be able to read the weather and create maps, but you still can't tell who is right in front of your face."

1:91. They said to him, 'Tell us who you are so that we may trust you.'\nHe said to them, 'You read the face of the sky and the earth, but you don't know the one right in front of you, and you don't know how to read the present moment.'

1:92. Jesus said, "Look and you will find. There are no limits if you open your mind."

1:92. Jesus said, 'Look and you'll find. I didn't answer your questions before. Now I want to give you answers, but you aren't looking for them.'

1:93. Jesus said, "This is why we can't have nice things."

1:93. Don't give what's holy to the dogs, or else it might be thrown on the manure pile. Don't throw pearls to the pigs, or else they might […]'

1:94. Jesus said, "If you look, you will find. Knock on the door, I'll answer."

1:94. Jesus [said], 'Whoever looks will find, [and whoever knocks], it will be opened for them.'

1:95. Jesus said, "If you have money, give it freely and do not demand it back."

1:95. [Jesus said], 'If you have money, don't lend it at interest. Instead, give [it to] someone from whom you won't get it back.'

1:96. Jesus said, "Heaven is like someone who used extra yeast to make bread look bigger."

1:96. Jesus [said], 'The Father's kingdom can be compared to a woman who took a little yeast and [hid] it in flour. She made it into large loaves of bread. Anyone who has ears to hear should hear!'

1:97. Jesus said, "Heaven is like someone carrying a jar full of rice, not realizing it has a hole in it. It slowly pours out on the long walk home, and they don't realize until they get there that it is empty."

1:97. Jesus said, 'The Father's kingdom can be compared to a woman carrying a jar of flour. While she was walking down [a] long road, the jar's handle broke and the flour spilled out behind her on the road. She didn't know it, and didn't realize there was a problem until she got home, put down the jar, and found it empty.'

1:98. Jesus said, "Heaven is like practicing an assassination before you go out and actually do it."

1:98. Jesus said, 'The Father's kingdom can be compared to a man who wanted to kill someone powerful. He drew his sword in his house and drove it into the wall to figure out whether his hand was strong enough. Then he killed the powerful one.'

1:99. His friends said, "Your family is outside."
Jesus said, "Those who do the will of God are my family. They will find Heaven."

1:99. The disciples said to him, 'Your brothers and mother are standing outside.'\nHe said to them, 'The people here who do the will of my Father are my brothers and mother; they're the ones who will enter my Father's kingdom.'

1:100. His friends said, "Caesar's guards want to collect taxes."
Jesus said, "Give to Caesar what is his, Give to God what is God's, and give to me what is mine."

1:100. They showed Jesus a gold coin and said to him, 'Those who belong to Caesar demand tribute from us.'\nHe said to them, 'Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give to God what belongs to God, and give to me what belongs to me.'

1:101. Jesus said, "If you don't hate your family like I do, you cannot be my friend. If you don't love your family like I do, you cannot be my friend. My true family gives me life."

1:101. Whoever doesn't hate their [father] and mother as I do can't become my [disciple], and whoever [doesn't] love their [father] and mother as I do can't become my [disciple]. For my mother […], but [my] true [Mother] gave me Life.'

1:102. Jesus said, "Fuck the rules, no one benefits from them. "

1:102. Jesus said, 'How awful for the Pharisees who are like a dog sleeping in a feeding trough for cattle, because the dog doesn't eat, and [doesn't let] the cattle eat either.'

1:103. Jesus said, "Know your weaknesses and prepare."

1:103. Jesus said, 'Blessed is the one who knows where the bandits are going to enter. [They can] get up to assemble their defenses and be prepared to defend themselves before they arrive.'

1:104. Someone asked Jesus, "Do you want to go to church?"
Jesus said, "Wait- what? Why?"

1:104. They said to [Jesus], 'Come, let's pray and fast today.'\nJesus said, 'What have I done wrong? Have I failed?\n'Rather, when the groom leaves the bridal chamber, then people should fast and pray.'

1:105. Jesus said, "If you know the Mother and Father of Heaven, you will be called the Child of a Prostitute."

1:105. Jesus said, 'Whoever knows their father and mother will be called a bastard.'

1:106. Jesus said, "When you experience oneness, you will become a truly living human, and you will be able to move mountains with your speech."

1:106. Jesus said, 'When you make the two into one, you'll become Children of Humanity, and if you say 'Mountain, go away!', it'll go.'

1:107. Jesus said, "Heaven is like having one hundred pets. If you lose one, you will overjoyed to see them when you find them."

1:107. Jesus said, 'The kingdom can be compared to a shepherd who had a hundred sheep. The largest one strayed. He left the ninety-nine and looked for that one until he found it. Having gone through the trouble, he said to the sheep: 'I love you more than the ninety-nine.''

1:108. Jesus said, "Whoever understands this wisdom will become like me. I myself will become them; all things that are hidden will be revealed to them."

1:108. Jesus said, 'Whoever drinks from my mouth will become like me, and I myself will become like them; then, what's hidden will be revealed to them.'

1:109. Jesus said, "Heaven is like someone stumbling upon wealth and creating a money lending business."

1:109. Jesus said, 'The kingdom can be compared to someone who had a treasure [hidden] in their field. [They] didn't know about it. After they died, they left it to their son. The son didn't know it either. He took the field and sold it.\n'The buyer plowed the field, [found] the treasure, and began to loan money at interest to whomever they wanted.'

1:110. Jesus said, "If you find wealth in the world, give it all up.."

1:110. Jesus said, 'Whoever has found the world and become rich should renounce the world.'

1:111. Jesus said, "Whoever lives with God will not see death, and the heavens and earth will unravel before them. Whoever finds and knows themselves is greater than the world."

1:111. Jesus said, 'The heavens and the earth will roll up in front of you, and whoever lives from the Living One won't see death.'\nDoesn't Jesus say, 'Whoever finds themselves, of them the world isn't worthy'?

1:112. Jesus said, "The body should not depend on the soul, nor should the soul depend on the body."

1:112. Jesus said, 'How awful for the flesh that depends on the soul. How awful for the soul that depends on the flesh.'

1:113. His friends said to him, "When will Heaven come to Earth?"
Jesus said, "It won't come if you are waiting on it. You cannot point to Heaven. Rather, it is already spread out everywhere, and humans do not see it."

1:113. His disciples said to him, 'When will the kingdom come?'\n'It won't come by looking for it. They won't say, 'Look over here!' or 'Look over there!' Rather, the Father's kingdom is already spread out over the earth, and people don't see it.'

1:114. Peter said, "Mary isn't like us men, women don't deserve eternal life."
Jesus said, "Fuck you, Peter, I myself vouch for her and all women. All have the ability to find and enter Heaven."

1:114. Simon Peter said to them, 'Mary should leave us, because women aren't worthy of life.'\nJesus said, 'Look, am I to make her a man? So that she may become a living spirit too, she's equal to you men, because every woman who makes herself manly will enter the kingdom of heaven.'

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