Gospel of Thomas (Greek fragments)
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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]:
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.
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.
Chapter 3
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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 …
Chapter 4
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[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 …
Chapter 5
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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].
Chapter 6
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[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 …
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.
Chapter 27
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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.
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 …
Chapter 29
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.
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.
Chapter 32
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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.
Chapter 33
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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].
Chapter 36
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[…] 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.
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 …
Chapter 39
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[…] 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.
Chapter 77
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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.