# Gospel of Thomas (Greek fragments)

- Author: Anonymous
- Latin title: *Evangelium Thomae (fragmenta Graeca)*
- Date: ca. 100–200 (disputed)
- Source: Bernard P. Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus and Fragment of a Lost Gospel from Oxyrhynchus (London: Henry Frowde, 1904), 11–19, 37–38, 40–41 (P.Oxy. 654, 1, 655), with the Logia of 1897 reprinted there (Greek: Grenfell and Hunt's reconstruction (1904); Tesseract OCR made for this site. The editors' English translations and notes are not reproduced.)

- Translation: Claude, from the original text, unless a passage says otherwise; each passage below gives the translator
- Editions and translations: Harold W. Attridge, in Bentley Layton, ed., Nag Hammadi Codex II,2–7 (Leiden: Brill, 1989), 95–128 (cited only); Grenfell and Hunt, The Oxyrhynchus Papyri 1 (1898), 654 and 655 in vol. 4 (1904)
- Work page: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/
- Passages: 19

## Gospel of Thomas, Prologue (P.Oxy. 654)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-0
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: The opening of the collection says that these are the words the living Jesus spoke to Thomas and another disciple.

### Greek text

τοῖοι οἱ λόγοι οἱ […] οὓς ἐλάλησεν Ἰη(σοῦ)ς ὁ ζῶν κ[ύριος] […] καὶ Θωμᾷ καὶ εἶπεν [αὐτοῖς]·

### English translation (Claude)

These are the … words which Jesus the living [Lord] spoke … and to Thomas, and he said [to them]:

### Translation notes

- 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.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 1 (P.Oxy. 654)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-1
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 12
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: Whoever hears these sayings will not taste death.

### Greek text

πᾶς ὅστις ἂν τῶν λόγων τούτ[ων ἀκούσῃ] θανάτου οὐ μὴ γεύσηται.

### English translation (Claude)

Everyone who [hears] these words will never taste death.

### Scripture references

- John 8:52: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Grenfell–Hunt restore ἀκούσῃ ("hears"). Compare John 8:52.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 2 (P.Oxy. 654)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-2
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 13
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: The seeker must not stop until he finds; finding leads to astonishment, reigning, and rest.

### Greek text

[λέγει Ἰησοῦς·] μὴ παυσάσθω ὁ ζητῶν […] ἕως ἂν εὕρῃ καὶ ὅταν εὕρῃ [θαμβηθήσεται καὶ θαμ]βηθεὶς βασιλεύσει κα[ὶ βασιλεύσας] ἀναπαήσεται.

### English translation (Claude)

[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.

### Scripture references

- Matt 7:7: echo, low confidence

### Translation notes

- 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".

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 3 (P.Oxy. 654)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-3
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 15
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

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.

### Greek text

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[…]

### English translation (Claude)

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 …

### Scripture references

- Luke 17:21: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- 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.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 4 (P.Oxy. 654)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-4
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 18
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: A man will not hesitate to ask about the place, and many who are first will be last and the last first.

### Greek text

[λέγει Ἰησοῦς·] οὐκ ἀποκνήσει ἄνθρωπος […] ἐπερωτῆσαι […] περὶ τοῦ τόπου τῆς […]σετε ὅτι πολλοὶ ἔσονται πρῶτοι ἔσχατοι καὶ οἱ ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι καὶ […]σιν.

### English translation (Claude)

[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 …

### Scripture references

- Mark 10:31: quotation, high confidence
- Matt 19:30: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- 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.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 5 (P.Oxy. 654)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-5
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 18
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: Everything hidden will be revealed, and nothing buried will fail to be raised.

### Greek text

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].

### English translation (Claude)

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].

### Scripture references

- Mark 4:22: allusion, high confidence
- Matt 10:26: allusion, medium confidence
- Luke 8:17: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- 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.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 6 (P.Oxy. 654)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-6
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 19
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: The disciples ask Jesus about fasting, prayer and observances; his answer survives only in fragments.

### Greek text

[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 […]

### English translation (Claude)

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 …

### Scripture references

- Matt 6:1–18: echo, low confidence

### Translation notes

- 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.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 26 (second part) (P.Oxy. 1)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-26
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: Only then will you see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

### Greek text

[…] καὶ τότε διαβλέψεις ἐκβαλεῖν τὸ κάρφος τὸ ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου.

### English translation (Claude)

… and then you will see clearly to cast out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

### Scripture references

- Luke 6:42: quotation, high confidence
- Matt 7:5: quotation, high confidence

### Translation notes

- The first part of the saying is lost. Compare Matt 7:5; Luke 6:42.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 27 (P.Oxy. 1)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-27
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: Fasting from the world and keeping a true sabbath are conditions for finding the kingdom and seeing the Father.

### Greek text

λέγει Ἰησοῦς, ἐὰν μὴ νηστεύσητε τὸν κόσμον οὐ μὴ εὕρητε τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ· καὶ ἐὰν μὴ σαββατίσητε τὸ σάββατον οὐκ ὄψεσθε τὸν πατέρα.

### English translation (Claude)

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.

### Translation notes

- "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".

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 28 (P.Oxy. 1)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-28
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: Jesus came in the flesh and found humanity drunk and without thirst, blind in heart, and grieves over them.

### Greek text

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 […]

### English translation (Claude)

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 …

### Scripture references

- 1 Tim 3:16: echo, low confidence

### Translation notes

- The end of the saying is lost. "In the flesh I appeared" recalls 1 Tim 3:16.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 29 (fragment) (P.Oxy. 1)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-29
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 37
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: Only the last words, about poverty, survive.

### Greek text

[…] τὴν πτωχείαν.

### English translation (Claude)

… the poverty.

### Translation notes

- Only the final words survive; the Coptic version of this saying ends with the same thought.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 30 (P.Oxy. 1)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-30
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: Where disciples are gathered, or even one alone, Jesus is with them.

### Greek text

λέγει Ἰησοῦς, [ὅπ]ου ἐὰν ὦσιν [β̄ οὐκ] εἰσιν ἄθεοι, καὶ [ὅπου] εἷς ἐστιν μόνος, [λέ]γω, ἐγώ εἰμι μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ·

### English translation (Claude)

Jesus says: Wherever there are [two, they are not] without God; and where there is one alone, I say, I am with him.

### Scripture references

- Matt 18:20: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- 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.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 31 (P.Oxy. 1)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-31
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: A prophet is not accepted at home, nor does a physician heal those who know him.

### Greek text

λέγει Ἰησοῦς, οὐκ ἔστιν δεκτὸς προφήτης ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ, οὐδὲ ἰατρὸς ποιεῖ θεραπείας εἰς τοὺς γινώσκοντας αὐτόν.

### English translation (Claude)

Jesus says: A prophet is not acceptable in his own country, nor does a physician perform cures on those who know him.

### Scripture references

- Luke 4:24: allusion, high confidence
- Mark 6:4: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Compare Luke 4:23–24; Mark 6:4.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 32 (P.Oxy. 1)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-32
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: A firmly built city on a high mountain can neither fall nor be hidden.

### Greek text

λέγει Ἰησοῦς, πόλις ᾠκοδομημένη ἐπ᾽ ἄκρον ὄρους ὑψηλοῦ καὶ ἐστηριγμένη οὔτε πεσεῖν δύναται οὔτε κρυβῆναι.

### English translation (Claude)

Jesus says: A city built on the top of a high mountain and made firm can neither fall nor be hidden.

### Scripture references

- Matt 5:14: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Compare Matt 5:14 and, for the city that cannot fall, Matt 7:24–25.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 33 (first part) (P.Oxy. 1)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-33
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: The hearer listens with one ear and has closed the other.

### Greek text

λέγει Ἰησοῦς, ἀκούεις εἰς τὸ ἓν ὠτίον σου, τὸ [δὲ ἕτερον συνέκλεισας].

### English translation (Claude)

Jesus says: You hear with one of your ears, [but the other you have closed].

### Translation notes

- The second half is Grenfell–Hunt's restoration. Literally "you hear into your one ear".

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 36 (P.Oxy. 655)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-36
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 41
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

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.

### Greek text

[…] 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.

### English translation (Claude)

… 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.

### Scripture references

- Matt 6:25–30: allusion, high confidence
- Luke 12:22–28: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- 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.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 37 (P.Oxy. 655)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-37
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 41
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: Asked when they will see him, Jesus answers that it will be when they strip and are not ashamed.

### Greek text

λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ· πότε ἡμῖν ἐμφανὴς ἔσει καὶ πότε σε ὀψόμεθα; λέγει· ὅταν ἐκδύσησθε καὶ μὴ αἰσχυνθῆτε […]

### English translation (Claude)

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 …

### Scripture references

- Gen 2:25: echo, low confidence

### Translation notes

- The rest of the saying is lost here. "Not ashamed" recalls Gen 2:25.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 39 (second part) (P.Oxy. 655)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-39
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 41
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: Jesus rebukes those who hid the key of knowledge and neither entered nor let others in.

### Greek text

[…] ἔλεγε· τὴν κλεῖδα τῆς γνώσεως ἐκρύψατε· αὐτοὶ οὐκ εἰσήλθατε, καὶ τοῖς εἰσερχομένοις οὐκ ἀνεῴξατε.

### English translation (Claude)

… he said: You have hidden the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and to those who were entering you did not open.

### Scripture references

- Luke 11:52: allusion, high confidence
- Matt 23:13: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Compare Luke 11:52; Matt 23:13. The first part of the saying is lost.

### Citation (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).

## Gospel of Thomas, Logion 77 (second part) (P.Oxy. 1)

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/gospel-thomas-greek/0/#p-77
- Source: Grenfell–Hunt, New Sayings of Jesus (1904), 38
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-05

Summary: Jesus is present under the lifted stone and in the split wood.

### Greek text

ἔγειρον τὸν λίθον κἀκεῖ εὑρήσεις με, σχίσον τὸ ξύλον κἀγὼ ἐκεῖ εἰμι.

### English translation (Claude)

Lift the stone, and there you will find me; split the wood, and I am there.

### Translation notes

- In the papyrus these words follow directly on Logion 30 as part of one saying; in the Coptic version they belong to Logion 77.

### Citation (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).