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The Gospel of Thomas

Mark M. Mattison

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114 sayings and prologue (Nag Hammadi Codex II,2)

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Mark M. Mattison, public-domain translation from Coptic, as retrieved 2026-09-14.
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  • Nag Hammadi Codex II,2
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Work: gospel-thomas · edition: gospel-thomas-mattison. Reviewed 14 September 2026.

Contents

Headings and locators follow this edition. Large sections continue across labelled reading parts. Commentary is identified separately.

Opening and sections
  1. Opening · Edition commentary
  2. Prologue · Translated text
  3. Saying 1: True Meaning · Translated text
  4. Saying 2: Seek and Find · Translated text
  5. Saying 3: Seeking Within · Translated text
  6. Saying 4: First and Last · Translated text
  7. Saying 5: Hidden and Revealed · Translated text
  8. Saying 6: Public Ritual · Translated text
  9. Saying 7: The Lion and the Human · Translated text
  10. Saying 8: The Parable of the Fish · Translated text
  11. Saying 9: The Parable of the Sower · Translated text
  12. Saying 10: Jesus and Fire (1) · Translated text
  13. Saying 11: Those Who Are Living Won't Die (1) · Translated text
  14. Saying 12: James the Just · Translated text
  15. Saying 13: Thomas' Confession · Translated text
  16. Saying 14: Public Ministry · Translated text
  17. Saying 15: Worship · Translated text
  18. Saying 16: Not Peace, but War · Translated text
  19. Saying 17: Divine Gift · Translated text
  20. Saying 18: Beginning and End · Translated text
  21. Saying 19: Five Trees in Paradise · Translated text
  22. Saying 20: The Parable of the Mustard Seed · Translated text
  23. Saying 21: The Parables of the Field, the Bandits, and the Reaper · Translated text
  24. Saying 22: Making the Two into One · Translated text
  25. Saying 23: Those Who are Chosen (1) · Translated text
  26. Saying 24: Light · Translated text
  27. Saying 25: Love and Protect · Translated text
  28. Saying 26: Speck and Beam · Translated text
  29. Saying 27: Fasting and Sabbath · Translated text
  30. Saying 28: The World is Drunk · Translated text
  31. Saying 29: Spirit and Body · Translated text
  32. Saying 30: Divine Presence · Translated text
  33. Saying 31: Prophet and Doctor · Translated text
  34. Saying 32: The Parable of the Fortified City · Translated text
  35. Saying 33: The Parable of the Lamp · Translated text
  36. Saying 34: The Parable of Those Who Can't See · Translated text
  37. Saying 35: The Parable of Binding the Strong · Translated text
  38. Saying 36: Anxiety · Translated text
  39. Saying 37: Seeing Jesus · Translated text
  40. Saying 38: Finding Jesus · Translated text
  41. Saying 39: The Keys of Knowledge · Translated text
  42. Saying 40: A Grapevine · Translated text
  43. Saying 41: More and Less · Translated text
  44. Saying 42: Passing By · Translated text
  45. Saying 43: The Tree and the Fruit · Translated text
  46. Saying 44: Blasphemy · Translated text
  47. Saying 45: Good and Evil · Translated text
  48. Saying 46: Greater than John the Baptizer · Translated text
  49. Saying 47: The Parables of Divided Loyalties, New Wine in Old Wineskins, and New Patch on Old Cloth · Translated text
  50. Saying 48: Unity (1) · Translated text
  51. Saying 49: Those Who Are Chosen (2) · Translated text
  52. Saying 50: Our Origin and Identity · Translated text
  53. Saying 51: The New World · Translated text
  54. Saying 52: Twenty-Four Prophets · Translated text
  55. Saying 53: True Circumcision · Translated text
  56. Saying 54: Those Who Are Poor · Translated text
  57. Saying 55: Discipleship (1) · Translated text
  58. Saying 56: The World is a Corpse · Translated text
  59. Saying 57: The Parable of the Weeds · Translated text
  60. Saying 58: Finding Life · Translated text
  61. Saying 59: The Living One · Translated text
  62. Saying 60: Don't Become a Corpse · Translated text
  63. Saying 61: Jesus and Salome · Translated text
  64. Saying 62: Mysteries · Translated text
  65. Saying 63: The Parable of the Rich Fool · Translated text
  66. Saying 64: The Parable of the Dinner Party · Translated text
  67. Saying 65: The Parable of the Sharecroppers · Translated text
  68. Saying 66: The Rejected Cornerstone · Translated text
  69. Saying 67: Knowing Isn't Everything · Translated text
  70. Saying 68: Persecution · Translated text
  71. Saying 69: Those Who Are Persecuted · Translated text
  72. Saying 70: Salvation is Within · Translated text
  73. Saying 71: Destroying the Temple · Translated text
  74. Saying 72: Not a Divider · Translated text
  75. Saying 73: Workers for the Harvest · Translated text
  76. Saying 74: The Empty Well · Translated text
  77. Saying 75: The Bridal Chamber · Translated text
  78. Saying 76: The Parable of the Pearl · Translated text
  79. Saying 77: Jesus is the All · Translated text
  80. Saying 78: Into the Desert · Translated text
  81. Saying 79: Listening to the Message · Translated text
  82. Saying 80: The World is a Body · Translated text
  83. Saying 81: Riches and Renunciation (1) · Translated text
  84. Saying 82: Jesus and Fire (2) · Translated text
  85. Saying 83: Light and Images · Translated text
  86. Saying 84: Our Previous Images · Translated text
  87. Saying 85: Adam Wasn't Worthy · Translated text
  88. Saying 86: Foxes and Birds · Translated text
  89. Saying 87: Body and Soul · Translated text
  90. Saying 88: Angels and Prophets · Translated text
  91. Saying 89: Inside and Outside · Translated text
  92. Saying 90: Jesus' Yoke is Easy · Translated text
  93. Saying 91: Reading the Signs · Translated text
  94. Saying 92: Look and Find · Translated text
  95. Saying 93: Don't Throw Pearls to Pigs · Translated text
  96. Saying 94: Knock and It Will Be Opened · Translated text
  97. Saying 95: Giving Money · Translated text
  98. Saying 96: The Parable of the Yeast · Translated text
  99. Saying 97: The Parable of the Jar of Flour · Translated text
  100. Saying 98: The Parable of the Assassin · Translated text
  101. Saying 99: Jesus' True Family · Translated text
  102. Saying 100: Give to Caesar What Belongs to Caesar · Translated text
  103. Saying 101: Discipleship (2) · Translated text
  104. Saying 102: The Dog in the Feeding Trough · Translated text
  105. Saying 103: The Parable of the Bandits · Translated text
  106. Saying 104: Prayer and Fasting · Translated text
  107. Saying 105: Knowing Father and Mother · Translated text
  108. Saying 106: Unity (2) · Translated text
  109. Saying 107: The Parable of the Lost Sheep · Translated text
  110. Saying 108: Becoming Like Jesus · Translated text
  111. Saying 109: The Parable of the Hidden Treasure · Translated text
  112. Saying 110: Riches and Renunciation (2) · Translated text
  113. Saying 111: Those Who are Living Won't Die (2) · Translated text
  114. Saying 112: Flesh and Soul · Translated text
  115. Saying 113: The Kingdom is Already Present · Translated text
  116. Saying 114: Peter and Mary · Translated text