Gospel of Thomas (Greek fragments) (complete)
Pseudonymous: Ascribed in its prologue to Didymus Judas Thomas; the real author is unknown. The Greek fragments are three Oxyrhynchus papyri (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655; third century). The complete text survives only in Coptic (Nag Hammadi Codex II), which is not given here.
Greek text: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (Greek: Grenfell and Hunt's reconstruction (1904); Tesseract OCR made for this site. The editors' English translations and notes are not reproduced.).English: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), public domain (CC0).
Prologue (P.Oxy. 654)
0Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 12
τοῖοι οἱ λόγοι οἱ […] οὓς ἐλάλησεν Ἰη(σοῦ)ς ὁ ζῶν κ[ύριος] […] καὶ Θωμᾷ καὶ εἶπεν [αὐτοῖς]·
toioi hoi logoi hoi […] hous elalēsen Iē(sou)s ho zōn k[yrios] […] kai Thōmą kai eipen [autois];
These are the … words which Jesus the living [Lord] spoke … and to Thomas, and he said [to them]:
Notes and citation
Summary: The opening of the collection says that these are the words the living Jesus spoke to Thomas and another disciple.
- The papyrus begins with οἱ before τοῖοι; Grenfell–Hunt print the first οἱ in braces as an error and suggest that τοῖοι ("such") stands for οὗτοι ("these"). Their restoration κ[ύριος] ("Lord") is marked by them as very doubtful, and the name of the second recipient before "and to Thomas" is lost. Square brackets in the translation mark the editors' restorations; letters restored inside a partly preserved word are not marked.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR lost the second printed line of the edition (page 12); restored from the page image; closing bracket supplied as printed): οὓς ἐλά[…] καὶ Θωμᾷ καὶ εἶπεν [αὐτοῖς· → οὓς ἐλάλησεν Ἰη(σοῦ)ς ὁ ζῶν κ[ύριος] […] καὶ Θωμᾷ καὶ εἶπεν [αὐτοῖς]·.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. pref. (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/0).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 1
1Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 12
πᾶς ὅστις ἂν τῶν λόγων τούτ[ων ἀκούσῃ] θανάτου οὐ μὴ γεύσηται.
pas hostis an tōn logōn tout[ōn akousę̄] thanatou ou mē geusētai.
Everyone who [hears] these words will never taste death.
John 8:52 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Whoever hears these sayings will not taste death.
- Grenfell–Hunt restore ἀκούσῃ ("hears"). Compare John 8:52.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (editors' restoration brackets lost in OCR (page 12 image)): τούτων ἀκούσῃ → τούτ[ων ἀκούσῃ].
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 1 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 12; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/1).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 2
2Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 13
[λέγει Ἰησοῦς·] μὴ παυσάσθω ὁ ζητῶν […] ἕως ἂν εὕρῃ καὶ ὅταν εὕρῃ [θαμβηθήσεται καὶ θαμ]βηθεὶς βασιλεύσει κα[ὶ βασιλεύσας] ἀναπαήσεται.
[legei Iēsous;] mē pausasthō ho zētōn […] heōs an heurę̄ kai hotan heurę̄ [thambēthēsetai kai tham]bētheis basileusei ka[i basileusas] anapaēsetai.
[Jesus says:] Let the one who seeks not stop … until he finds; and when he finds, [he will be astonished, and having been] astonished he will reign, and [having reigned] he will rest.
Textual problem in this passage: see the notes.
Matt 7:7 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The seeker must not stop until he finds; finding leads to astonishment, reigning, and rest.
- The words in brackets are Grenfell–Hunt's restorations; the gap after "seeks" is of uncertain length. ἀναπαήσεται is the papyrus's form of the future "will rest".
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (editors' restoration brackets lost in OCR (page 13 image)): θαμβηθήσεται καὶ θαμβηθεὶς βασιλεύσει καὶ βασιλεύσας → [θαμβηθήσεται καὶ θαμ]βηθεὶς βασιλεύσει κα[ὶ βασιλεύσας].
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 2 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 13; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/2).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 3
3Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 15
λέγει Ἰησοῦς· […] τίνες οἱ ἕλκοντες ἡμᾶς [εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν εἰ] ἡ βασιλεία ἐν οὐρανῷ ἐστιν; […] τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῶν θηρίων ὅτι ὑπὸ τὴν γῆν ἐστιν ἢ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ οἱ ἰχθύες τῆς θαλάσσης οὗτοι οἱ ἕλκοντες ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐντὸς ὑμῶν ἐστι [καὶ ὅστις ἂν ἑαυτὸν γνῷ ταύτην εὑρήσει] […] ἑαυτοὺς γνώσεσθε [καὶ εἰδήσετε ὅτι υἱοὶ ἔστε ὑμεῖς τοῦ πατρὸς τοῦ] […] γνώσεσθε ἑαυτοὺς ἐν […] καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐστὲ ἡ πτο[…]
legei Iēsous; […] tines hoi helkontes hēmas [eis tēn basileian ei] hē basileia en ouranǭ estin? […] ta peteina tou ouranou kai tōn thēriōn hoti hypo tēn gēn estin ē epi tēs gēs kai hoi ichthyes tēs thalassēs houtoi hoi helkontes hymas, kai hē basileia tōn ouranōn entos hymōn esti [kai hostis an heauton gnǭ tautēn heurēsei] […] heautous gnōsesthe [kai eidēsete hoti huioi este hymeis tou patros tou] […] gnōsesthe heautous en […] kai hymeis este hē pto[…]
Jesus says: … Who are those who draw us [to the kingdom, if] the kingdom is in heaven? … the birds of heaven, and of the beasts whatever is under the earth or upon the earth, and the fish of the sea: these are the ones who draw you. And the kingdom of heaven is within you; [and whoever knows himself will find it] … you will know yourselves, [and you will know that you are sons of the Father who …] … you will know yourselves in … and you are the …
Luke 17:21 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Against those who place the kingdom in heaven, Jesus says the kingdom is within the hearers, and self-knowledge is the way to find it and to know that they are the Father's sons.
- Bracketed words are Grenfell–Hunt's restorations; the line ends are lost throughout. The last word survives only as ἡ πτο[…], which the editors leave unrestored; the later Coptic version of the saying ends with "poverty". "Within you" (ἐντὸς ὑμῶν) matches Luke 17:21.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR dropped the surviving letters πτο of the last line (page 15 image)): ἐστὲ ἡ […] → ἐστὲ ἡ πτο[…].
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 3 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 15; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/3).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 4
4Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 18
[λέγει Ἰησοῦς·] οὐκ ἀποκνήσει ἄνθρωπος […] ἐπερωτῆσαι […] περὶ τοῦ τόπου τῆς […]σετε ὅτι πολλοὶ ἔσονται πρῶτοι ἔσχατοι καὶ οἱ ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι καὶ […]σιν.
[legei Iēsous;] ouk apoknēsei anthrōpos […] eperōtēsai […] peri tou topou tēs […]sete hoti polloi esontai prōtoi eschatoi kai hoi eschatoi prōtoi kai […]sin.
[Jesus says:] A man will not hesitate … to ask … concerning the place of the … You will [know] that many who are first will be last, and the last first, and …
Textual problem in this passage: see the notes.
Mark 10:31 (quotation, high confidence) · Matt 19:30 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: A man will not hesitate to ask about the place, and many who are first will be last and the last first.
- Much of each line is lost. Grenfell–Hunt think "the place of the kingdom" likely and supply a verb meaning "know" before ὅτι; both are uncertain. The saying ends with a lost verb (…σιν), possibly "they will have eternal life" according to the editors. Compare Mark 10:31; Matt 19:30.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 4 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 18; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/4).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 5
5Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 18
λέγει Ἰησοῦς· [πᾶν τὸ μὴ ἔμπροσ]θεν τῆς ὄψεώς σου καὶ [τὸ κεκρυμμένον] ἀπὸ σοῦ ἀποκαλυφθήσεταί σοι. οὐ γάρ ἐστιν κρυπτὸν ὃ οὐ φανε[ρὸν γενήσεται] καὶ τεθαμμένον ὃ ο[ὐκ ἐγερθήσεται].
legei Iēsous; [pan to mē empros]then tēs opseōs sou kai [to kekrymmenon] apo sou apokalyphthēsetai soi. ou gar estin krypton ho ou phane[ron genēsetai] kai tethammenon ho o[yk egerthēsetai].
Jesus says: [Everything that is not before] your face, and [what is hidden] from you, will be revealed to you. For there is nothing hidden that will not become [manifest], and buried that [will not be raised].
Mark 4:22 (allusion, high confidence) · Matt 10:26 (allusion, medium confidence) · Luke 8:17 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Everything hidden will be revealed, and nothing buried will fail to be raised.
- Bracketed words are Grenfell–Hunt's restorations. Compare Mark 4:22; Matt 10:26; Luke 8:17. "Buried … raised" has no parallel in the Gospels.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (editors' restoration brackets lost in OCR (page 18 image); editors' restoration brackets misplaced in OCR (page 18 image)): [πᾶν] τὸ μὴ ἔμπροσθεν → [πᾶν τὸ μὴ ἔμπροσ]θεν; ὃ οὐ φανερὸν γενήσεται → ὃ οὐ φανε[ρὸν γενήσεται]; ὃ οὐκ ἐγερθήσεται → ὃ ο[ὐκ ἐγερθήσεται].
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 5 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 18; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/5).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 6
6Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 19
[ἐξ]ετάζουσιν αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ [λέ]γουσιν· πῶς νηστεύ[σομεν καὶ πῶς] […]μεθα καὶ πῶς […] καὶ τί παρατηρήσ[ομεν …]· λέγει Ἰησοῦς […] μὴ ποιεῖτε […] τῆς ἀληθείας ἀν[…] […]ν ἀ[π]οκεκρυ[…] [… μα]κάριός ἐστιν […]
[ex]etazousin auton hoi mathētai autou kai [le]gousin; pōs nēsteu[somen kai pōs] […]metha kai pōs […] kai ti paratērēs[omen …]; legei Iēsous […] mē poieite […] tēs alētheias an[…] […]n a[p]okekry[…] [… ma]karios estin […]
His disciples question him and say: How shall we fast, [and how] … and how … and what shall we observe …? Jesus says: … do not do … of truth … hidden … blessed is …
Matt 6:1–18 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: The disciples ask Jesus about fasting, prayer and observances; his answer survives only in fragments.
- The papyrus is badly broken here; Grenfell–Hunt judge the saying beyond recovery. The lost verb after "and how" (…μεθα) may have concerned prayer. Compare the teaching on fasting, prayer and almsgiving in Matt 6:1–18.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (OCR dropped surviving letters of printed lines 38–39 (page 19 image)): τῆς ἀληθείας […] [… μα]κάριός → τῆς ἀληθείας ἀν[…] […]ν ἀ[π]οκεκρυ[…] [… μα]κάριός.
Topics: Fasting
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 6 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 19; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/6).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 26
26Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37
[…] καὶ τότε διαβλέψεις ἐκβαλεῖν τὸ κάρφος τὸ ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου.
[…] kai tote diablepseis ekbalein to karphos to en tǭ ophthalmǭ tou adelphou sou.
… and then you will see clearly to cast out the speck that is in your brother's eye.
Luke 6:42 (quotation, high confidence) · Matt 7:5 (quotation, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Only then will you see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
- The first part of the saying is lost. Compare Matt 7:5; Luke 6:42.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 26 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/26).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 27
27Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37
λέγει Ἰησοῦς, ἐὰν μὴ νηστεύσητε τὸν κόσμον οὐ μὴ εὕρητε τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ· καὶ ἐὰν μὴ σαββατίσητε τὸ σάββατον οὐκ ὄψεσθε τὸν πατέρα.
legei Iēsous, ean mē nēsteusēte ton kosmon ou mē heurēte tēn basileian tou theou; kai ean mē sabbatisēte to sabbaton ouk opsesthe ton patera.
Jesus says: Unless you fast to the world, you will never find the kingdom of God; and unless you keep the sabbath as a sabbath, you will not see the Father.
Notes and citation
Summary: Fasting from the world and keeping a true sabbath are conditions for finding the kingdom and seeing the Father.
- "Fast to the world" renders the unusual νηστεύειν τὸν κόσμον (accusative), probably "abstain from the world". "Keep the sabbath as a sabbath" renders σαββατίζειν τὸ σάββατον, literally "sabbatize the sabbath".
Topics: Fasting
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 27 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/27).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 28
28Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37
λέγει Ἰησοῦς, ἔστην ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ κόσμου καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ ὤφθην αὐτοῖς, καὶ εὗρον πάντας μεθύοντας καὶ οὐδένα εὗρον διψῶντα ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ πονεῖ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπὶ τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅτι τυφλοί εἰσιν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶν καὶ οὐ βλέπουσιν […]
legei Iēsous, estēn en mesǭ tou kosmou kai en sarki ōphthēn autois, kai heuron pantas methyontas kai oudena heuron dipsōnta en autois, kai ponei hē psychē mou epi tois huiois tōn anthrōpōn, hoti typhloi eisin tę̄ kardią autōn kai ou blepousin […]
Jesus says: I stood in the midst of the world, and in the flesh I appeared to them, and I found all drunk, and I found none among them thirsting; and my soul is grieved for the sons of men, because they are blind in their heart and do not see …
1 Tim 3:16 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Jesus came in the flesh and found humanity drunk and without thirst, blind in heart, and grieves over them.
- The end of the saying is lost. "In the flesh I appeared" recalls 1 Tim 3:16.
Topics: Christology
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 28 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/28).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 29
29Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37
[…] τὴν πτωχείαν.
[…] tēn ptōcheian.
… the poverty.
Notes and citation
Summary: Only the last words, about poverty, survive.
- Only the final words survive; the Coptic version of this saying ends with the same thought.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 29 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/29).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 30
30Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38
λέγει Ἰησοῦς, [ὅπ]ου ἐὰν ὦσιν [β̄ οὐκ] εἰσιν ἄθεοι, καὶ [ὅπου] εἷς ἐστιν μόνος, [λέ]γω, ἐγώ εἰμι μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ·
legei Iēsous, [hop]ou ean ōsin [b ouk] eisin atheoi, kai [hopou] heis estin monos, [le]gō, egō eimi met᾽ autou;
Jesus says: Wherever there are [two, they are not] without God; and where there is one alone, I say, I am with him.
Matt 18:20 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Where disciples are gathered, or even one alone, Jesus is with them.
- Grenfell–Hunt restore the numeral β̄ ("two"); the Coptic version of the saying has "three". "Without God" renders ἄθεοι. In the papyrus this saying runs straight on into the words now counted as Logion 77. Compare Matt 18:20.
Notes on the original text
- Digital text corrected (editors' bracket closes after λέ (page 38 image); the staged text did not follow the edition, which prints [β̄ οὐκ] (page 38 image)): [ὅπου ἐὰν ὦσιν τρεῖς,] οὐκ εἰσιν → [ὅπ]ου ἐὰν ὦσιν [β̄ οὐκ] εἰσιν; [λέγω, ἐγώ εἰμι μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ· → [λέ]γω, ἐγώ εἰμι μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ·.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 30 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/30).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 31
31Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38
λέγει Ἰησοῦς, οὐκ ἔστιν δεκτὸς προφήτης ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ, οὐδὲ ἰατρὸς ποιεῖ θεραπείας εἰς τοὺς γινώσκοντας αὐτόν.
legei Iēsous, ouk estin dektos prophētēs en tę̄ patridi autou, oude iatros poiei therapeias eis tous ginōskontas auton.
Jesus says: A prophet is not acceptable in his own country, nor does a physician perform cures on those who know him.
Luke 4:24 (allusion, high confidence) · Mark 6:4 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: A prophet is not accepted at home, nor does a physician heal those who know him.
- Compare Luke 4:23–24; Mark 6:4.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 31 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/31).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 32
32Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38
λέγει Ἰησοῦς, πόλις ᾠκοδομημένη ἐπ᾽ ἄκρον ὄρους ὑψηλοῦ καὶ ἐστηριγμένη οὔτε πεσεῖν δύναται οὔτε κρυβῆναι.
legei Iēsous, polis ǭkodomēmenē ep᾽ akron orous hypsēlou kai estērigmenē oute pesein dynatai oute krybēnai.
Jesus says: A city built on the top of a high mountain and made firm can neither fall nor be hidden.
Matt 5:14 (allusion, high confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: A firmly built city on a high mountain can neither fall nor be hidden.
- Compare Matt 5:14 and, for the city that cannot fall, Matt 7:24–25.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 32 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/32).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 33
33Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38
λέγει Ἰησοῦς, ἀκούεις εἰς τὸ ἓν ὠτίον σου, τὸ [δὲ ἕτερον συνέκλεισας].
legei Iēsous, akoueis eis to hen ōtion sou, to [de heteron synekleisas].
Jesus says: You hear with one of your ears, [but the other you have closed].
Notes and citation
Summary: The hearer listens with one ear and has closed the other.
- The second half is Grenfell–Hunt's restoration. Literally "you hear into your one ear".
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 33 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/33).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 36
36Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 41
[…] ἀπὸ πρωὶ ἕως ὀψὲ μήτε ἀφ᾽ ἑσπέρας ἕως πρωὶ μήτε τῇ τροφῇ ὑμῶν τί φάγητε μήτε τῇ στολῇ ὑμῶν τί ἐνδύσησθε. πολλῷ κρείσσονές ἐστε τῶν κρίνων ἅτινα αὐξάνει οὐδὲ νήθει. […] ἓν ἔχοντες ἔνδυμα τί ἐν […] καὶ ὑμεῖς; τίς ἂν προσθείη ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν ὑμῶν; αὐτὸς δώσει ὑμῖν τὸ ἔνδυμα ὑμῶν.
[…] apo prōi heōs opse mēte aph᾽ hesperas heōs prōi mēte tę̄ trophę̄ hymōn ti phagēte mēte tę̄ stolę̄ hymōn ti endysēsthe. pollǭ kreissones este tōn krinōn hatina auxanei oude nēthei. […] hen echontes endyma ti en […] kai hymeis? tis an prostheiē epi tēn hēlikian hymōn? autos dōsei hymin to endyma hymōn.
… from morning until evening, nor from evening until morning, neither for your food, what you will eat, nor for your clothing, what you will put on. You are far better than the lilies, which grow and do not spin. … having one garment, what … you too? Who could add to your stature? He himself will give you your garment.
Matt 6:25–30 (allusion, high confidence) · Luke 12:22–28 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Do not worry day or night about food and clothing; you are worth more than the lilies, and God will give you your clothing.
- The opening (probably a command not to be anxious) is lost. Much of the column is restored by Grenfell–Hunt; the line beginning "having one garment" is broken. "Stature" (ἡλικία) may also mean "span of life". Compare Matt 6:25–30; Luke 12:22–28.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 36 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 41; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/36).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 37
37Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 41
λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ· πότε ἡμῖν ἐμφανὴς ἔσει καὶ πότε σε ὀψόμεθα; λέγει· ὅταν ἐκδύσησθε καὶ μὴ αἰσχυνθῆτε […]
legousin autǭ hoi mathētai autou; pote hēmin emphanēs esei kai pote se opsometha? legei; hotan ekdysēsthe kai mē aischynthēte […]
His disciples say to him: When will you be manifest to us, and when shall we see you? He says: When you strip yourselves and are not ashamed …
Gen 2:25 (echo, low confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Asked when they will see him, Jesus answers that it will be when they strip and are not ashamed.
- The rest of the saying is lost here. "Not ashamed" recalls Gen 2:25.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 37 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 41; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/37).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 39
39Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 41
[…] ἔλεγε· τὴν κλεῖδα τῆς γνώσεως ἐκρύψατε· αὐτοὶ οὐκ εἰσήλθατε, καὶ τοῖς εἰσερχομένοις οὐκ ἀνεῴξατε.
[…] elege; tēn kleida tēs gnōseōs ekrypsate; autoi ouk eisēlthate, kai tois eiserchomenois ouk aneǭxate.
… he said: You have hidden the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and to those who were entering you did not open.
Luke 11:52 (allusion, high confidence) · Matt 23:13 (allusion, medium confidence)
Notes and citation
Summary: Jesus rebukes those who hid the key of knowledge and neither entered nor let others in.
- Compare Luke 11:52; Matt 23:13. The first part of the saying is lost.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 39 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 41; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/39).
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Translation: Translated by Claude from the Greek fragments (P.Oxy. 1, 654, 655) as printed and restored by Grenfell and Hunt (1897, 1904); doubtful readings checked against the page images; compared afterwards with Grenfell and Hunt's own English.
Chapter 77
77Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38
ἔγειρον τὸν λίθον κἀκεῖ εὑρήσεις με, σχίσον τὸ ξύλον κἀγὼ ἐκεῖ εἰμι.
egeiron ton lithon kakei heurēseis me, schison to xylon kagō ekei eimi.
Lift the stone, and there you will find me; split the wood, and I am there.
Notes and citation
Summary: Jesus is present under the lifted stone and in the split wood.
- In the papyrus these words follow directly on Logion 30 as part of one saying; in the Coptic version they belong to Logion 77.
Cite (SBL): Gos. Thom., Gos. Thom. 77 (Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/gospel-thomas-greek/77).
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