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The Gospel of Thomas

Mark M. Mattison · Translated text

Saying 7: The Lion and the Human

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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."