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The
Testimony of Jesus Side
by Side with The
Book of Revelation In
this study, both corresponding and contrasting phrases from each column
have been highlighted with similar colours to compare spiritual with
spiritual. May we all be strengthened and grow to maturity as we ponder
the words of Jesus. John
writes in various ways about a little scroll having the true sayings of
God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. This everlasting gospel is the
very gospel of Christ and the word of God, and is reminiscent of the
scroll of life, and can even be thought of as the revelation of Jesus
Christ which God gave unto him to shew unto his servants. This little
scroll is first opened by Jesus. He then gives it to his servants
who must then take it to the world. |
The
Book of Revelation is all about this little scroll, and the marriage of
bridegroom and the bride. Has
that little book, the original gospel now been given back to
us? What could this mean? The surprising implication of this
comparative study is that it may suggest that "The Book of Revelation"
was a vision that John saw while meditating on the sayings of Jesus...
and that this original gospel may be the scroll scribed down by
Thomas? When
thoughtful prayerful meditation upon the words and the sayings of Jesus
found in this little scroll are seen and understood together with the
life, words, and actions of his messengers, then these words which are
spirit and life may also similarily so move us. This is the spirit of
prophecy at work. May
God prosper the publication and proclamation of his word among
all nations, and may God send forth messengers. |
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The
Gospel of Thomas |
The
Book of Revelation |
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The
Thomas Prologue |
The
Revelation of the Prologue |
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These are the secret sayings which the living Jesus spoke and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down. |
1:1
The Revelation
of
Jesus Christ,
which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants
things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by
his angel
unto his servant John:
1:2 Who bare record
of the word of
God, and of the testimony
of Jesus Christ,
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Thomas
Saying 1 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 1 |
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And he said, "Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death." |
1:2a
and of all things that he
saw. 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that
hear the words
of this prophecy,
and keep those things
which are written
therein: for the time is
at hand. |
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Thomas
Saying 2 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 2 |
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Jesus
said, "Let him who seeks
continue
seeking until
he finds.
When he
finds, he will
become
troubled.
When he becomes
troubled,
he will be astonished, and he will rule
over the All." |
1:4
John to the seven churches which are in |
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Thomas
Saying 3 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 3 |
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Jesus
said, "If those who lead
you say to you, 'See, the kingdom
is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say
to you, 'It
is in the
sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom
is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come
to know
yourselves,
then you will become
known, and you will realize
that it is you who are
the sons
of the living
father.
But if you will not know
yourselves,
you dwell in
poverty and it
is you who
are that poverty." |
1:5
And from Jesus Christ,
who is the
faithful witness,
and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince
of the kings
of the earth.
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from
our sins in
his own blood,
1:6 And hath made us kings
and
priests
unto God and his Father;
to him be glory and dominion
for ever and
ever. Amen. 1:7
Behold,
he cometh with
clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they
also which pierced him: and all kindreds of
the earth shall
wail because of
him. Even so, Amen. |
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Thomas
Saying 4 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 4 |
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Jesus
said, "The man old
in days
will not hesitate to ask a small child
seven days old
about the place of
life, and he will
live.
For many who are first
will become last, and they
will become one
and the same." |
1:8
I am Alpha
and Omega,
the beginning
and the ending,
saith the Lord, which is, and
which was, and
which is to
come, the Almighty. |
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Thomas
Saying 5 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 5 |
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Jesus
said, "Recognize what is
in your sight,
and that which is
hidden from you
will become plain to you . For there is nothing
hidden which will
not become manifest." |
1:9
I John, who also am your brother, and
companion in
tribulation, and in the kingdom
and patience of Jesus Christ,
was in the isle that is called
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Thomas
Saying 6 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 6 |
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His
disciples questioned him and said to him, "Do you want us to fast? How
shall we pray? Shall we give
alms? What diet shall
we
observe?"
(C.f.
Ephesus =
“permitted”
with
Do not do.
Pergamos
= “height or elevation” with heaven.
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1:11
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a
book, and send it
unto
the seven churches which are in Asia; unto 1:12
And I turned to see the voice
that spake with
me. And being turned,
I saw seven
golden candlesticks;
1:13 And in the midst
of the seven
candlesticks one like
unto the Son
of man,
clothed with a
garment down to the
foot, and girt about
the paps with a golden girdle. |
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Thomas
Saying 7 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 7 |
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Jesus
said, "Blessed is the lion which becomes man
when consumed
by man;
and cursed is the
man
whom the lion consumes,
and the lion becomes man." |
1:14
His head
and his hairs
were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes
were as a flame of
fire; 1:15 And his feet
like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a
furnace; |
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Thomas
Saying 8 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 8 |
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And
he said, "The man is like a wise fisherman who cast his net into the sea
and drew it up from the sea
full of small fish. Among them the wise fisherman found a fine large
fish. He threw all the small fish back into the sea
and chose the large fish without difficulty. Whoever has ears
to hear, let
him hear." |
1:15b
and his voice as
the sound
of many waters. |
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Thomas
Saying 9 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 9 |
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Jesus
said, "Now the sower
went out, took a handful
(of
seeds), and scattered them.
Some fell on the road; the birds
came and gathered them up. Others fell on the rock, did not take root
in the soil, and did not produce ears. And others fell on thorns; they
choked the seed(s) and worms ate them. And others fell on the good soil
and it produced good fruit: it bore sixty per measure and a hundred and
twenty per measure." |
1:16
And he had in
his right hand
seven stars:
and out of his
mouth went a sharp twoedged
sword: |
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Thomas
Saying 10 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 10 |
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Jesus
said, "I have cast fire
upon the world, and see,
I am guarding
it until
it blazes." |
1:16b
and his countenance was as the sun shineth
in his strength.
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Thomas
Saying 11 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 11 |
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Jesus
said, "This heaven
will pass away,
and the one above it will pass away.
The dead
are not alive,
and the living
will not die.
In the days
when you consumed
what is dead,
you made it
what is
alive.
When you come
to dwell in
the light,
what will you
do? On the day
when you were one
you became two.
But when you become
two, what will you
do?" |
1:17b
I fell at his feet as dead.
And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the
first and the
last: 1:18 I am he that liveth,
and was dead;
and, behold, I am alive
for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell
and of death. 1:19
Write the things which
thou hast seen,
and the things which
are, and the things which
shall be hereafter;
1:20 The mystery
of the seven
stars
which thou sawest
in my right hand, and the seven golden
candlesticks. The seven stars
are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven
candlesticks
which thou sawest are the seven churches. |
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Thomas
Saying 12 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 12 |
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The
disciples said to Jesus,
"We know that
you will
depart from us. Who is to
be our leader?"
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2:1
Unto the angel
of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars
in his right hand, who walketh in the
midst of the seven golden
candlesticks; 2:2 I know thy
works, and thy
labour,
and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are
evil: and thou hast tried
them which say
they are apostles,
and are not,
and hast found them
liars: 2:3 And hast
borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and
hast not fainted. 2:4
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left
thy first love. 2:5
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the
first works; or else I will come
unto thee quickly,
and will remove thy candlestick
out of his place, except thou repent. 2:6
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes,
which I also hate. |
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Thomas
Saying 13a |
The
Revelation of
Saying 13a |
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Jesus
said to his disciples, "Compare me to someone and tell me
whom I am
like." |
2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith
unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of
life, which is in the
midst of the paradise of God. 2:8
And unto the angel of
the church
in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was
dead, and is alive; 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty,
(but thou art rich) and I know
the blasphemy
of them which
say they are
Jews, and are
not, but are the
synagogue of Satan. |
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Thomas
Saying 13b |
The
Revelation of
Saying 13b |
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Because
you have drunk, you have become intoxicated from the bubbling spring
which I have measured out." (
C.f. "You are like
a righteous angel,"
Thomas 13a with “The angel of
the church“
Revelation 12:12. ) |
2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil
shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may
be tried;
and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful
unto death,
and I will give thee a crown of life. 2:11
He that hath
an ear, let
him hear
what the Spirit
saith unto the
churches; He that
overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. 2:12
And to the angel of
the church
in Pergamos write; These things saith
he which hath
the sharp sword
with two edges;
2:13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat
is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even
in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr,
who was slain
among you,
where Satan dwelleth. |
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Thomas
Saying 14 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 14 |
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Jesus
said to them, "If you fast,
you will give
rise to sin
for yourselves;
and if you pray, you will be condemned; and if you give alms,
you will do harm
to your spirits.
When you go
into any land
and walk about
in the districts,
if they receive you, eat
what they will
set before you,
and heal the sick among them. For what goes into your mouth
will not defile you, but that which issues
from your mouth
- it is that which will
defile you." |
2:14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that
hold the doctrine
of Balaam,
who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock
before the children
of 2:15
So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine
of the Nicolaitanes,
which thing I hate. 2:16
Repent; or else I will
come unto thee
quickly, and will fight against
them with the sword
of my mouth. 2:17
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I give
to eat
of the hidden
manna, and will give
him a white
stone, and in the
stone
a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. |
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Thomas
Saying 15 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 15 |
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Jesus
said, "When you see one who
was not born
of woman,
prostrate yourselves
on your faces
and worship him.
That one is
your father." |
2:18
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of
God, who hath
his eyes like unto a flame of fire,
and his feet
are like fine brass; 2:19 I know thy works, and charity, and service,
and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more
than the first. 2:20
Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou
sufferest that woman Jezebel,
which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants
to commit fornication,
and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. |
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Thomas
Saying 16 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 16 |
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Jesus
said, "Men think,
perhaps, that it is peace
which I have come
to cast upon
the world.
They do not
know that it is dissension
which I have come
to cast
upon the earth: fire, sword, and
war. For there will
be
five in a house:
three will be against two, and two against three, the father
against the son,
and the son against the father.
And they will stand
solitary." (C.f.
peace is the making of two into one; i.e. fornication, adultery ) |
2:21
And I gave her space to repent of her fornication;
and she repented not. 2:22
Behold, I will cast
her into a
bed, and them that
commit adultery
with her into great tribulation,
except they repent
of their deeds. 2:23
And I will kill
her children with death;
and all the churches
shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give
unto every one of
you according to your
works. 2:24
But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many
as have not this doctrine, and which have not
known the depths of
Satan, as they speak; I will put
upon you
none other burden. 2:25
But that which ye have already hold fast till
I come. 2:26
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power
over the nations: 2:27 And he shall
rule them with a rod
of
iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even
as I received
of my Father. |
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Thomas
Saying 17 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 17 |
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Jesus
said, "I shall give
you what no eye has
seen and what no ear has
heard and what no hand has
touched and what
has never occurred
to the human
mind." |
2:28
And I will give
him the morning star. 2:29
He that hath
an ear, let
him hear
what the Spirit
saith unto the
churches. 3:1
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he
that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy
works, that thou hast
a
name that thou livest, and art dead. 3:2
Be watchful,
and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I
have not found thy works perfect before God. 3:3
Remember therefore how thou hast received
and heard,
and hold fast,
and repent. If
therefore thou shalt not
watch,
I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not
know what hour
I will come
upon thee. |
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Thomas
Saying 18 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 18 |
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The
disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us how
our end will
be." |
3:4
Thou hast a few names even in 3:5
He
that overcometh, the same shall be clothed
in white raiment;
and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will
confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 3:6
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches. 3:7
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things
saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David,
he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
3:8 I know thy works: behold,
I have set
before thee an
open door, and
no man can
shut it:
for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not
denied my name. 3:9
Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are
Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and
worship before thy feet, and to know that I
have loved thee. 3:10
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee
from the hour
of temptation,
The key of David
(The Key into the Kingdom) |
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Thomas
Saying 19 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 19 |
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Jesus
said, "Blessed is he who came into
being before he came into
being. If you become my disciples
and listen to
my words,
these stones will
minister to you.
For there are five trees for you in |
3:10b
which shall come upon all
the world,
to try them
that dwell upon
the earth. 3:11
Behold, I come quickly:
hold that fast
which thou hast,
that no man take thy crown. 3:12
Him that overcometh
will I make
a pillar in
the temple of
my God,
and he shall go
no more out:
and I will write
upon him
the name
of my God, and the name of the city of
my God, which
is new |
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Thomas
Saying 20 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 20 |
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The
disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us
what the kingdom of heaven
is like." |
3:12b
which cometh down out of heaven
from my God: and I will write
upon him
my new name. 3:13
He that hath
an ear, let
him hear what
the Spirit saith
unto the churches. 3:14
And unto the angel of
the church
of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and
true witness, |
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Thomas
Saying 21a |
The
Revelation of
Saying 21a |
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Mary
said to Jesus, "Whom are your
disciples like?"
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3:14b
the beginning of the creation of
God; 3:15
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert
cold or hot. 3:16
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will
spue thee out of my mouth. 3:17
Because thou
sayest, I am rich, and increased
with
goods,
and have need of nothing; and knowest not that
thou art wretched,
and miserable, and
poor, and blind,
and naked:
3:18 I counsel thee
to buy of me
gold tried in
the fire,
that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment,
that thou mayest
be clothed, and
that the shame
of thy nakedness
do not appear;
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Thomas
Saying 21b |
The
Revelation of
Saying 21b |
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You,
then, be on your
guard against the
world. Arm
yourselves
with great strength
lest the robbers
find a way
to come to
you, for the difficulty
which you expect
will (surely) materialize.
Let there be
among you a
man of understanding.
When the grain ripened, he came quickly
with his sickle in his hand and reaped it. Whoever has ears
to hear, let
him hear." |
3:18b and anoint
thine eyes with
eyesalve, that thou
mayest see. 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and
repent. 3:20
Behold, I stand at
the door, and knock:
if any man
hear my voice,
and open the
door, I will
come in to
him, and will
sup with him,
and he with
me. 3:21
To him that
overcometh will I
grant to sit
with me in
my throne, even as I also overcame,
and am
set down with my
Father in his throne. 3:22
He that hath
an ear, let
him hear what
the Spirit saith
unto the churches. |
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Thomas
Saying 22a |
The
Revelation of
Saying 22a |
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Jesus
saw infants being
suckled.
He said to his disciples, "These infants being suckled are like
those who enter the kingdom."
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4:1
After this I looked, and,
behold, a door was
opened in heaven:
and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking
with me; which said, Come up hither,
and I will shew
thee things which
must be hereafter. 4:2
And immediately I was in
the spirit:
and, behold,
a throne was
set in heaven,
and one sat
on the throne. 4:3
And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper
and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow
round about the
throne, in sight
like unto an
emerald. (C.f.
I was in
the spirit with the inside
Thomas
22b.) |
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Thomas
Saying 22b |
The
Revelation of
Saying 22b |
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Jesus
said to them, "When you make the two
one, and when you
make the inside
like the outside
and the outside
like
the inside,
and the above
like
the below,
and when you make the male
and the female one and the
same, so that the
male
not be male nor the female female; and when you fashion eyes
in the place
of an eye,
and a hand
in place of
a hand,
and a foot in place of
a foot, and a likeness
in place of
a likeness;
then will you enter the kingdom." |
4:4
And round about the
throne were four and
twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white
raiment; and they had
on their heads
crowns of gold. 4:5
And out of the throne
proceeded lightnings and thunderings
and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne,
which are the seven Spirits of God. 4:6
And before
the throne
there was a sea of glass like unto crystal:
and in the midst
of the throne,
and round about
the throne,
were four beasts full of eyes
before and behind. 4:7
And the first beast was like a lion,
and the second beast like a calf,
and the third beast had a face as a man,
and the fourth beast was like a flying
eagle. 4:8
And the four beasts had each of them six wings
about him; and they were full of eyes
within:
and they rest not
day and night,
saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was,
and is, and is to
come. 4:9
And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne,
who liveth for ever and ever, 4:10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne,
and worship him that
liveth for ever
and ever, and
cast their crowns
before the throne,
saying, |
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Thomas
Saying 23 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 23 |
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Jesus
said, "I shall choose
you, one out of a
thousand, and two
out of ten
thousand, and they shall stand
as a single
one." |
4:11
Thou art worthy,
O Lord,
to receive glory and
honour and power:
for thou hast
created all things,
and
for thy pleasure
they are and
were created. |
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Thomas
Saying 24 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 24 |
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His
disciples said to him, "Show us the
place where you
are, since it is necessary
for us to seek it."
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5:1
And I saw
in the right hand of him that sat
on the throne
a book
written within and on
the backside, sealed
with seven seals. 5:2
And I saw a strong angel
proclaiming with a
loud voice,
Who is worthy
to open the book,
and to loose the seals
thereof? 5:3 And no man in
heaven, nor in
earth, neither under
the earth, was
able to open the book,
neither to look thereon. 5:4
And I wept much,
because no man was
found worthy to
open and to
read
the book,
neither to look thereon. |
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Thomas
Saying 25 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 25 |
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Jesus
said, "Love
your brother
like your soul,
guard him
like the pupil of your eye." (The
pupil and
the
The Book are
both like mirrors) |
5:5
And one of the
elders saith unto
me, Weep not: behold,
the Lion of
the tribe of
Juda, the Root
of David,
hath prevailed
to open the book,
and to loose the seven seals
thereof. |
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Thomas
Saying 26 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 26 |
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Jesus
said, "You see
the mote in
your brother's
eye,
but you do not see
the beam
in
your own eye.
When you cast
the beam
out
of your own eye,
then you will see
clearly to cast
the mote from
your brother's
eye." (C.f.
Eye
and see
are
mentioned seven times, or the
seven eyes) |
5:6
And I beheld, and, lo, in
the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in
the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb
as it had
been slain,
having seven horns and seven eyes,
which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into
all the earth. 5:7
And he came and took the book
out of the right hand
of him that sat upon the throne. 5:8
And when he had taken the book,
the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb,
having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which
are the prayers of saints. 5:9
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book,
and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain,
|
|
Thomas
Saying 27 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 27 |
|
<Jesus
said,> "If you do not fast as regards the world,
you will not find the kingdom.
If you do not observe the Sabbath
as a Sabbath, you will not see
the father." |
5:9b
and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and
tongue, and people,
and nation;
5:10 And hast made us unto
our God kings
and priests: and
we shall reign
on the earth. 5:11
And I beheld,
and I heard the voice of many angels round
about the throne
and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand
times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; |
|
Thomas
Saying 28 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 28 |
|
Jesus
said, "I took my
place in the midst
of the world,
and I appeared to them in flesh.
I found all
of them intoxicated;
I found none of them thirsty. And my soul became
afflicted for the
sons of men,
because they are blind in their
hearts and do not
have
sight; for empty they came into
the world,
and empty too they seek to leave the world. But for the moment
they are intoxicated. When
they shake off their
wine, then they will
repent." |
5:12
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the
Lamb that was
slain to receive
power,
and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and
blessing. 5:13
And every creature
which is in heaven,
and
on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the
sea, and all that are
in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be
unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb
for ever and
ever. 5:14
And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and
twenty elders fell
down and worshipped
him
that liveth for ever and
ever. 6:1
And I saw when
the Lamb
opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of
thunder, one of the
four beasts saying, |
|
Thomas
Saying 29 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 29 |
|
Jesus
said, "If the flesh
came into being
because of spirit, it is a wonder. But if spirit came into being
because of the body,
it is a wonder of wonders. Indeed, I am amazed at how this great wealth
has made its home in this poverty." |
6:1b
Come and see. 6:2
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow;
and a crown was
given unto him:
and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 6:3
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast
say, Come and see. 6:4
And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given
to him
that sat thereon to take peace from the earth,
and that they should kill one another: and there was
given unto him
a great sword. 6:5
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast
say, Come and see.
And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair
of balances in his hand. 6:6
And I heard a voice in the midst of the
four beasts
say, A measure of
wheat for a
penny, and three
measures of barley for a penny;
and see thou hurt not the oil and
the wine. 6:7
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the
fourth beast
say, Come and see. |
|
Thomas
Saying 30 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 30 |
|
Jesus
said, "Where there are
three gods,
they are gods.
Where there are
two or one, I am with
him." |
6:8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was
Death, and Hell
followed with him.
And power was given
unto them
over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger,
and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 6:9
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar
the souls of
them that were
slain for the word of
God, and for the testimony which they held: 6:10 And they cried
with a loud voice, saying,
How long, O
Lord,
holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that
dwell on the earth? |
|
Thomas
Saying 31 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 31 |
|
Jesus
said, "No prophet is
accepted in his
own village;
no physician
heals
those who know him." |
6:11
And white robes were
given unto every
one of them;
and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little
season, until their fellowservants
also and
their brethren,
that should be killed
as they were,
should be fulfilled. 6:12
And I beheld
when he
had opened
the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun
became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; |
|
Thomas
Saying 32 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 32 |
|
Jesus
said, "A city being
built on a high mountain
and fortified
cannot fall,
nor can it
be hidden." |
6:13
And the stars of
heaven fell
unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she
is shaken of a mighty wind. 6:14
And the heaven
departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;
and every mountain
and island were moved out of their places.
|
|
Thomas
Saying 33 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 33 |
|
Jesus
said, "Preach from your
housetops that which
you will hear in your ear. For no one lights
a lamp and puts it under
a bushel,
nor does he put it in a hidden place,
but rather he sets it on a lampstand
so that everyone who enters and leaves will see its light." |
6:16
And said to the
mountains and rocks,
Fall on us,
and hide us
from the face of him that sitteth on the throne,
and from the wrath of the Lamb: 6:17
For the great day
of his wrath is come; |
|
Thomas
Saying 34 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 34 |
|
Jesus
said, "If a blind man
leads
a blind man,
they will both
fall
into a pit." |
6:17b
and who shall be
able to stand?
7:1 And after these things I saw
four angels standing
on the four corners
of the earth,
holding the four winds of the earth,
that the wind should not blow on the earth,
nor on the sea,
nor on any tree. 7:2
And I saw
another angel
ascending from the east, having the seal
of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels,
to whom it was given to hurt the earth
and the sea, 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth,
neither the sea,
nor the trees,
till we have
sealed the servants
of our God
in their foreheads. |
|
Thomas
Saying 35a |
The
Revelation of
Saying 35a |
|
Jesus
said, "It is not possible for anyone to enter the house
of a strong man
and take it by force unless he binds his
hands; then he will (be
able to) ransack
his house." (C.f.
He
binds his hands
with
Nephthalim
= “wresting”, Rev 7:6 and Benjamin
= "son
of the right
hand",
Rev 7:8. Ransack
with
Issachar
= “reward”. House
with Zebulun
= "a habitation", Rev 7:8) |
7:4
And I heard the number of them which were
sealed: and there were sealed
an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the
tribes of the children of
7:5
Of the tribe
of Juda were sealed
twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Reuben were sealed
twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Gad were sealed
twelve thousand. 7:6
Of the tribe
of Aser were sealed
twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Nephthalim
were sealed
twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Manasses were sealed
twelve thousand. 7:7
Of the tribe
of Simeon were sealed
twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Levi were sealed
twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Issachar
were sealed
twelve thousand. 7:8
Of the tribe
of Zabulon
were sealed
twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Joseph were sealed
twelve thousand. Of the tribe
of Benjamin
were sealed
twelve thousand. |
|
Thomas
Saying 35b |
The
Revelation of
Saying 35b |
|
Jesus
said, "It is not
possible for anyone
to enter
the house of a strong man
and take it by force
unless he binds his
hands; then he will (be able
to) ransack his house." |
7:9
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man
could
number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood
before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their
hands; 7:10 And cried
with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our
God which sitteth
upon the throne,
and unto the
Lamb. 7:11
And all the angels stood
round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell
before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 7:12 Saying,
Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour,
and power,
and might, be
unto
our
God
for ever and ever. Amen. |
|
Thomas
Saying 36 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 36 |
|
Jesus
said, "Do not be
concerned from morning until evening
and from evening
until morning
about what you will
wear." |
7:13
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which
are arrayed in white
robes? and whence
came
they? 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These
are they
which came out of
great tribulation,
and have washed their robes,
and made them
white in the blood of
the Lamb. 7:15
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night
in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 7:16
They shall hunger no more,
neither thirst any more;
neither shall the sun light
on them, nor any heat. |
|
Thomas
Saying 37 |
Revelation of
Saying 37 |
|
His
disciples said, "When will you become revealed
to us
and when shall we
see you?"
|
7:17
For the Lamb which
is in the
midst of the
throne shall feed
them,
and shall lead them
unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe
away all tears
from their eyes. |
|
Thomas
Saying 38 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 38 |
|
Jesus
said, "Many times
have
you desired to
hear these words which
I am saying
to you,
and you have no
one else to
hear them from.
There will be
days when
you will look
for me
and will not
find me." |
8:1
And when he had
opened the seventh
seal, there was silence
in heaven
about the space
of half an
hour. 8:2
And I saw the
seven angels which
stood before God;
and to them were
given seven trumpets. |
|
Thomas
Saying 39 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 39 |
|
Jesus
said, "The pharisees and
the scribes
have
taken the keys
of knowledge
(gnosis) and hidden them. They themselves have
not entered, nor
have they allowed
to enter
those who wish
to. You, however, be
as wise
as serpents and as innocent as doves." |
8:3
And another angel
came and stood at the
altar, having a golden
censer; and there was given
unto him much incense,
that he should offer
it with the prayers of
all saints |
|
Thomas
Saying 40 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 40 |
|
Jesus
said, "A grapevine has
been planted outside
of the father,
but
being unsound, it will be
pulled up by its roots and
destroyed." |
8:3b
upon the golden
altar which was
before the throne.
8:4 And
the smoke of
the incense,
which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God |
|
Thomas
Saying 41 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 41 |
|
Jesus
said, "Whoever has something
in his hand
will receive more,
and whoever has nothing
will be deprived
of even the
little he has." |
8:4b
out of the
angel's hand. 8:5
And the angel took
the censer, and
filled it with
fire of the
altar, and cast it
into the earth:
and there were voices,
and thunderings, and
lightnings, and an
earthquake. 8:6
And the seven angels
which had the
seven trumpets
prepared themselves to sound. 8:7
The first angel sounded, and there followed hail
and fire mingled
with blood,
and they were cast
upon the earth:
and the third
part of trees
was burnt up,
and all green
grass was burnt
up. |
|
Thomas
Saying 42 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 42 |
|
Jesus
said, "Become passers-by." An
alternate translation: Jesus
said, "Passing away, come
into being." |
8:8
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning
with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became
blood; 8:9
And the third part of the creatures which
were in the sea, and had life, died;
and the third part of the ships
were destroyed. |
|
Thomas
Saying 43 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 43 |
|
His
disciples said to him, "Who are you,
that you should
say these things
to us?"
|
8:10
And the third angel
sounded, and there fell a great star from
heaven, burning as it
were a lamp,
and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains
of waters; 8:11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood:
and the third part of the waters became
wormwood;
and many men
died of the
waters, because they
were made bitter. 8:12
And the fourth angel
sounded, and the third part
of the sun was smitten,
and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as
the third part of them was darkened,
and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. |
|
Thomas
Saying 44 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 44 |
|
Jesus
said, "Whoever
blasphemes against
the father
will be forgiven,
and whoever
blasphemes against
the son
will be forgiven,
but whoever
blasphemes
against the holy spirit
will not be
forgiven either on earth
or in
heaven." |
8:13
And I
beheld, and heard
an angel
flying through the midst
of heaven,
saying with a
loud voice,
Woe, woe, woe,
to the inhabiters
of the
earth
by reason
of the other
voices of the
trumpet of the three angels,
which are yet
to sound!
|
|
Thomas
Saying 45 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 45 |
|
Jesus
said, "Grapes
are not harvested from
thorns,
nor are figs
gathered from
thistles,
for they do not
produce fruit.
A good man
brings forth good
from
his storehouse;
an evil man
brings forth
evil things
from
his evil storehouse,
which is in his heart,
and says evil things.
For out of
the abundance of the heart
he brings forth
evil things." |
9:1
And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from
heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 9:2
And he opened the bottomless pit;
and there arose a smoke
out of
the pit,
as the smoke
of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke
of the pit. 9:3
And there came out of
the smoke locusts
upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions
of the earth have power. 9:4
And it was commanded them that they should not
hurt the grass
of the earth,
neither any green
thing, neither any
tree; |
|
Thomas
Saying 46 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 46 |
|
Jesus
said, "Among those born
of women,
from Adam until John
the Baptist, there is no
one so superior to John
the Baptist that his eyes should
not be lowered
(before him). Yet I have said,
whichever one of you
comes to be a child
will be acquainted with
the kingdom
and will become superior to John." (John
= "Jehovah is a gracious giver" with it was given Rev 9:5) |
9:4b
but only those men
which have not the seal of
God in their
foreheads. 9:5
And to them it was given
that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented
five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh
a man. |
|
Thomas
Saying 47 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 47 |
|
Jesus
said, "It is impossible for a man
to mount two
horses
or to stretch two
bows. And it is impossible
for a servant
to serve two
masters; otherwise, he will honor
the one
and treat the other
contemptuously. No man
drinks old wine and immediately desires to drink new wine. And new wine
is not put into old wineskins,
lest they burst; nor is old wine put into a new wineskin, lest it spoil
it. An old patch is not sewn onto a new garment,
because a tear would
result." |
9:6
And in those days shall men
seek death, and
shall not find
it; and shall
desire to die,
and death shall
flee from them. 9:7
And the shapes of
the locusts were like unto horses
prepared unto battle;
and on their heads
were as it
were crowns like
gold, and their faces
were as the faces of men. 9:8
And they had hair
as the hair
of women, and
their teeth were
as the teeth
of lions. 9:9
And they had breastplates,
as it were breastplates
of iron; and the sound of
their wings was
as the sound
of chariots
of many horses
running to battle. 9:10
And they had tails
like unto scorpions,
and there were stings
in their tails:
and their power was to
hurt men
five months. |
|
Thomas
Saying 48 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 48 |
|
Jesus
said, "If two
make peace
with each other
in this one
house, they will say
to the mountain,
'Move Away,' and
it will move
away." |
9:11
And they had a
king over them, which
is the angel of the bottomless
pit, whose name in
the Hebrew
tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek
tongue hath his name Apollyon.
9:12
One woe is past; and, behold,
there come two
woes more hereafter. 9:13
And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a
voice from the four
horns of the golden altar which is before God, 9:14 Saying to the sixth
angel which had the trumpet, Loose
the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. 9:15
And the four angels were loosed,
which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year,
for to slay the third part
of men. 9:16
And the number
of the army
of the horsemen
were two
hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the
number of them. (C.f.
Apollyon =
Destroy [the division] make peace or make one ) |
|
Thomas
Saying 49 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 49 |
|
Jesus
said, "Blessed are the
solitary and elect,
for you will find
the kingdom.
For you are from it,
and to it you will return." |
9:17
And thus I saw
the horses in
the vision,
and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth,
and brimstone: and the heads
of the horses were as the heads
of lions; and out of their mouths issued
fire and smoke and brimstone. 9:18
By these three was the third part
of men killed,
by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out
of their mouths. 9:19
For their power
is in their mouth, and in their tails:
for their tails
were like unto serpents, and had heads,
and with them they do hurt. 9:20
And the rest
of the men
which were not
killed by these
plagues yet repented
not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils,
and idols of gold, and silver,
and brass, and
stone, and of
wood: which neither can see,
nor hear,
nor walk: 9:21 Neither repented
they of their murders, nor of their sorceries,
nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. |
|
Thomas
Saying 50 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 50 |
|
Jesus
said, "If they say to you, 'Where did
you come from?',
say to them,
'We came from the light,
the place where the light
came into being on its own accord and
established itself
and became manifest
through their image.'
If they say to you,
'Is it you?', say,
'We are its children, we are the elect of the living father.' If they ask
you, 'What is the
sign of your father
in
you?', say to them,
'It is movement
and repose.'" (
C.f. It is movement
and repose, with those things which
the seven thunders
uttered, Rev 10:4, together with Work
& Rest in the Seven days of Creation, Gen
1, & the message in the Little Book:
Make the Two into One, Thomas 22, 106 ) |
10:1
And I saw another
mighty angel come
down from heaven,
clothed with a
cloud: and a
rainbow was upon
his head,
and his face
was as
it were the sun,
and
his feet as
pillars of
fire:
10:2 And he had in his hand a little book
open: and he set his right
foot upon the
sea, and his
left foot on
the earth,
10:3 And cried with
a loud
voice, as
when
a lion roareth: and when he had cried,
seven thunders
uttered their voices. 10:4
And when the seven thunders
had uttered their voices,
I was about to write:
and I heard a
voice from heaven saying unto me,
Seal up those things which
the seven thunders
uttered, and write them not. |
|
Thomas
Saying 51 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 51 |
|
His
disciples said to him, "When will the
repose of the
dead come about,
and when will the
new world come?"
|
10:5
And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth
lifted up his hand to heaven, 10:6 And sware by him that liveth for
ever and ever, who created heaven,
and the things that therein are, and the earth,
and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are
therein, that there should be
time no longer:
10:7 But in the days
of the voice
of the seventh
angel, when he
shall begin to
sound, the mystery of
God should be
finished, as he hath
declared to his
servants the prophets. |
|
Thomas
Saying 52 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 52 |
|
His
disciples said to him, "Twenty-four prophets spoke
in |
10:8
And the voice which
I heard from
heaven spake
unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book
which is open
in the hand
of the angel
which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 10:9
And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the
little book.
And he said unto me, Take it, and
eat it up;
and it shall
make thy belly
bitter, but it
shall be in
thy mouth sweet
as honey. 10:10
And I took the little book
out of the
angel's hand,
and ate it up; and it was in my mouth
sweet as honey:
and as soon as I had
eaten it, my
belly was bitter. 10:11
And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again
before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. 11:1
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood,
saying, Rise, and measure the 11:2
But the court which
is without the
temple leave out,
and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy
city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. |
|
Thomas
Saying 53 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 53 |
|
His
disciples
said to him, "Is circumcision
beneficial or not?"
|
11:3
And I will give power unto my two witnesses,
and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days,
clothed in sackcloth. 11:4
These are the
two olive trees,
and the two
candlesticks standing
before the God of
the earth. 11:5
And if any man
will hurt them,
fire proceedeth
out of their
mouth, and devoureth
their enemies:
and if any man
will hurt them,
he must in
this manner be
killed. |
|
Thomas
Saying 54 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 54 |
|
Jesus
said, "Blessed are the
poor, for yours is the kingdom
of heaven." |
11:6
These have power
to shut
heaven,
that it rain not in the days of their prophecy:
and have power
over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth
with all plagues, as often as they will. |
|
Thomas
Saying 55 |
Revelation of
Saying 55 |
|
Jesus
said, "Whoever does not hate his father
and his mother cannot become a disciple to me. And whoever does not hate his brothers
and sisters
and take up his
cross in my way
will not be worthy
of me." |
11:7
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that
ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against
them, and shall
overcome them, and kill them. 11:8
And their dead bodies
shall lie in the street
of the great city, which spiritually is called |
|
Thomas
Saying 56 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 56 |
|
Jesus
said, "Whoever has come
to understand
the world
has found
(only) a corpse,
and whoever
has found
a corpse
is superior to
the world." |
11:9
And they
of the people and
kindreds and tongues
and nations
shall see
their dead bodies
three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies
to be put in
graves. 11:10
And they that dwell
upon the earth
shall rejoice over
them, and make merry,
and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets
tormented them that
dwelt on
the earth. |
|
Thomas
Saying 57 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 57 |
|
Jesus
said, "The kingdom of
the father is
like a man
who had good seed.
His enemy came
by night
and sowed weeds
among the good seed.
The man did not allow them to pull up
the weeds;
he said to them, 'I am afraid
that you will go intending to pull up
the weeds
and pull up
the wheat
along with them.' For on the day
of the harvest
the weeds
will be plainly
visible, and they
will
be pulled up and
burned." |
11:11
And after three days and an half the spirit of
life from God
entered into them,
and they stood upon
their feet;
and great fear fell
upon them which
saw them. 11:12
And they heard a great voice
from heaven saying
unto them, Come up hither.
And they
ascended up
to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies
beheld them. 11:13
And the same hour
was there a
great earthquake,
and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain
of men seven thousand: and the remnant
were affrighted,
and gave glory to the God of heaven. 11:14
The second woe is past; and, behold,
the third woe cometh quickly. 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in
heaven, saying, The kingdoms
of this world
are become the
kingdoms of our
Lord, and of
his Christ; and
he shall reign
for ever and
ever. 11:16
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their
faces, and worshipped
God, 11:17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art,
and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great
power, and hast reigned. 11:18 And
the nations
were angry,
and thy wrath
is come,
|
|
Thomas
Saying 58 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 58 |
|
Jesus
said, "Blessed
is the man who
has suffered
and found life." |
11:18b
and the time of the dead,
that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward
unto thy servants the
prophets, and to
the saints,
and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy
them which destroy the earth. 11:19
And the |
|
Thomas
Saying 59 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 59 |
|
Jesus
said, "Take heed of
the living one
while you are
alive, lest you die
and
seek to see
him and be unable to
do so." |
12:1
And there appeared a
great wonder in
heaven; a woman clothed
with the sun,
and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve
stars: 12:2
And she being
with child
cried, travailing in
birth, and pained
to be delivered. |
|
Thomas
Saying 60 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 60 |
|
<They
saw> a Samaritan carrying a lamb
on his way to |
12:3
And there appeared another
wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red
dragon, having seven
heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 12:4
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast
them to the earth: and the dragon
stood before the woman which
was ready to
be delivered,
for to devour her child
as soon as
it was born. 12:5
And she brought forth a man child,
who was to
rule all nations
with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his
throne. 12:6
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath
a place prepared
of God,
that they should feed her
there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. |
|
Thomas
Saying 61 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 61 |
|
Jesus
said, "Two will rest
on a bed:
the one will
die, and the
other will live."
|
12:7
And there was war
in heaven:
Michael and his
angels fought against
the dragon; and
the dragon fought
and his angels,
12:8 And prevailed
not; neither was their
place found any
more in heaven. 12:9
And the great dragon
was cast out,
that old serpent,
called the Devil,
and Satan,
which deceiveth the whole
world: he was cast
out into the
earth, and his
angels were cast
out with him. 12:10
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come
salvation, and strength,
and the kingdom of
our God,
and the power
of his Christ: for the accuser
of our brethren
is cast down,
which accused them before our God day and night. 12:11
And they overcame him
by the blood
of the Lamb,
and by the word of
their testimony;
and they loved not
their
lives
unto the
death. |
|
Thomas
Saying 62 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 62 |
|
Jesus
said, "It is to those who are
worthy of my mysteries
that I tell my
mysteries. Do not
let your left (hand)
know
what your right (hand)
is doing." |
12:12
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and
ye that dwell
in them.
Woe to the inhabiters of
the earth and
of the sea!
for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth
that he hath but a short time. 12:13
And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth,
he persecuted the woman
which brought forth the man child. 12:14
And to the woman
were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the
wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and
times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 12:15
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman,
that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 12:16
And the earth helped the woman,
and the earth opened
her mouth, and
swallowed up the
flood which the
dragon
cast out of his mouth. 12:17
And the dragon was wroth with the woman,
and went to make war with the remnant of
her seed,
which keep the commandments
of God,
and have the testimony of
Jesus Christ. |
|
Thomas
Saying 63a |
The
Revelation of
Saying 63a |
|
Jesus
said, "There was a
rich man who
had much money.
He said, 'I shall put
my money to
use so that
I may sow,
reap, plant,
and fill my storehouse with
produce, with the result that I shall
lack nothing.'
Such were his
intentions, but that same night he died. Let him who has ears hear." |
13:1
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast
rise up out of the sea, having seven heads
and ten horns,
and upon his
horns ten crowns,
and upon his
heads the name
of blasphemy. 13:2
And the beast
which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a
bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon
gave him
his power,
and his seat, and great authority. |
|
Thomas
Saying 63b |
The
Revelation of
Saying 63b |
|
Jesus
said, "There was a
rich man who
had much money.
He said, 'I shall
put my money to use so that I may sow, reap, plant, and fill my storehouse
with produce,
with the result that I shall
lack nothing.'
Such were his
intentions, but
that same night
he died.
Let him who
has ears hear." |
13:3
And I saw one
of his heads
as it were
wounded to death;
and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 13:4
And they worshipped the dragon
which gave power
unto the beast:
and they worshipped the beast,
saying, Who is like unto the beast?
who is able to make war with him? 13:5 And there was given unto him a
mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given
unto him
to continue forty and two
months. 13:6
And he opened his
mouth in blasphemy
against God,
to blaspheme
his name,
and his tabernacle,
and them that dwell in heaven. 13:7
And it was given
unto him to
make war with
the saints, and
to overcome them:
and power was given
him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 13:8
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are
not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain
from the foundation of the world. 13:9
If any man
have an ear,
let him hear. |
|
Thomas
Saying 64 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 64 |
|
Jesus
said, "A man had
received visitors.
And when he had
prepared the dinner,
he sent his
servant to invite
the guests.
|
13:10
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth
with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the
patience and the
faith of the
saints. 13:11 And I
beheld another beast
coming up out of the earth; and he had two
horns like a
lamb, and he
spake as a
dragon. 13:12 And he exerciseth
all the power
of the first beast
before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to
worship the first
beast, whose deadly
wound was healed. 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire
come down from
heaven on the
earth in the
sight of men,
13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those
miracles which he
had power to do in the sight of the beast;
saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image
to the beast,
which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 13:15 And he had power
to give life
unto the image of
the beast,
that the image of
the beast
should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of
the beast
should be killed. 13:16 And he causeth all,
both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark
in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 13:17 And that no man might
buy or sell,
save he that
had the mark, or
the name of the
beast, or the number of
his name.
13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that
hath understanding count
the number of the
beast: for it is the
number of a man; and
his number
is Six hundred threescore and six. |
|
Thomas
Saying 65 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 65 |
|
He
said, "There was a good man
who owned a
vineyard. He leased it
to tenant farmers
so that they might work it and he might collect the produce from them. He sent his
servant so that the
tenants might give him the produce
of the vineyard.
They seized his servant and beat him, all but killing him. The servant
went back and
told his master.
The master said, 'Perhaps he did
not recognize them.'
He sent another
servant. The tenants
beat this one as well. Then the owner sent
his son
and said, 'Perhaps they will
show respect to
my son.'
Because the tenants knew that it was he who was the heir to
the vineyard,
they seized him and killed him. Let him who
has ears hear." |
14:1
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood
on the 14:2
And I heard a
voice from heaven,
as the voice
of many waters,
and as the
voice of a
great thunder: and
I heard the
voice of harpers
harping with their
harps: 14:3 And they sung
as it were
a new song
before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no
man could learn that song
but the hundred
and forty and
four thousand,
which were redeemed from the
earth. 14:4
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins.
These are they
which follow the
Lamb whithersoever he
goeth. These were redeemed
from among men,
being
the firstfruits
unto God and
to the Lamb. 14:5
And in their mouth
was found no
guile: for they are
without fault before the throne of God. 14:6
And I saw another
angel fly in
the midst of
heaven, having the
everlasting gospel to
preach unto
them that dwell on the earth, and
to every nation,
and kindred, and tongue, and people, 14:7 Saying with a
loud voice, Fear
God, and give
glory to him;
for the hour
of his judgment
is come: and
worship him
that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. |
|
Thomas
Saying 66 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 66 |
|
Jesus
said, "Show me the
stone which the builders
have
rejected.
That one is
the cornerstone." |
14:8
And there followed another angel, saying, 14:9
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man
worship the beast and his image,
and receive his mark
in his forehead, or in his hand, 14:10 The same shall
drink of the
wine of the
wrath of God,
which is poured
out without mixture
into the cup
of his indignation;
and he shall
be tormented
with fire and brimstone
in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever:
and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image,
and whosoever receiveth the mark
of his name. |
|
Thomas
Saying 67 |
The Revelation of
Saying 67 |
|
Jesus
said, "If one who knows
the all
still feels a
personal deficiency,
he is completely
deficient." |
14:12
Here is the patience of the saints:
here are they that keep
the commandments of
God, and the
faith of Jesus. 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which
die in the
Lord from henceforth:
Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their
works do follow them. 14:14
And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like
unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand
a sharp sickle. 14:15
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a
loud voice
to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the
time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of
the earth is
ripe. 14:16
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the
earth was reaped. 14:17
And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also
having a sharp sickle. 14:18
And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire;
and cried with a
loud cry
to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle,
and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. |
|
Thomas
Saying 68 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 68 |
|
Jesus
said, "Blessed are you
when you are
hated and persecuted.
Wherever you have
been persecuted
they will find
no place." |
14:19
And the angel thrust
in his sickle
into the earth,
and gathered the
vine of the
earth, and cast
it into the
great winepress of
the wrath of
God. 14:20
And the winepress was
trodden without the city,
and blood came out
of the winepress,
even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred
furlongs. |
|
Thomas
Saying 69 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 69 |
|
Jesus
said, "Blessed are they
who have been
persecuted within themselves.
It is they
who have truly come to know the father.
Blessed are the
hungry, for the belly
of him who
desires will be
filled." |
15:1
And I saw another sign in
heaven,
great and marvellous, seven angels having
the seven last
plagues;
for in
them
is
filled up the
wrath of God. 15:2
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them
that had gotten
the victory
over the beast, |
|
Thomas
Saying 70 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 70 |
|
Jesus
said, "That which you
have will save
you if you bring it forth
from yourselves.
That which you
do not have
within you will kill
you if you
do not have
it within you." |
15:2b
and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name,
stand on the sea of glass, having the harps
of God. 15:3
And they sing the
song of Moses
the servant of God, and the song
of the Lamb,
saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and
true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 15:4
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only
art holy: for all
nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made
manifest. 15:5
And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of
the tabernacle of
the testimony in heaven
was opened:
15:6 And
the seven angels
came out of
the temple,
having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having
their breasts girded with golden girdles. |
|
Thomas
Saying 71 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 71 |
|
Jesus
said, "I shall destroy
this house,
and
no one
will be able
to build
it
[...]." (
C.f. Jesus answered and said unto them, “Destroy this temple,
and in three days I
will raise it up,” John 2:19 ) |
15:7
And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden
vials full of the wrath of
God, who liveth for
ever and ever. 15:8
And the temple
was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man
was able
to enter into
the temple,
till the seven
plagues of the
seven angels were
fulfilled. |
|
Thomas
Saying 72 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 72 |
|
A
man said to him, "Tell my brothers
to divide
my father's possessions
with me."
|
16:1
And I heard a
great voice out
of the temple
saying to
the seven angels,
Go your ways,
and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 16:2
And the first went,
and poured out his
vial upon the
earth; and there fell
a
noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast,
and upon them which worshipped his image. 16:3
And the second angel
poured out his
vial upon the
sea; and it became as
the blood of
a dead man: and every
living soul died
in the sea. 16:4
And the third angel
poured out his
vial upon the
rivers and fountains
of
waters; and they became blood. 16:5
And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which
art, and wast,
and shalt be,
because thou hast
judged thus. |
|
Thomas
Saying 73 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 73 |
|
Jesus
said, "The harvest is
great but the laborers
are few. Beseech the Lord,
therefore, to send
out laborers
to the harvest." |
16:6
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 16:7
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty,
true and righteous
are thy judgments. |
|
Thomas
Saying 74 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 74 |
|
He
said, "O Lord, there
are many around
the drinking trough,
but
there is nothing
in the cistern." |
16:8
And the fourth angel
poured out his
vial upon the sun;
and
power was given unto him to scorch men
with fire. 16:9
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God,
which hath power over these plagues: and they repented
not to give him glory. 16:10
And the fifth angel
poured out his
vial upon the seat of
the beast; and his kingdom
was full of
darkness; and they
gnawed their tongues
for pain,
16:11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their
sores, and repented not of their deeds. |
|
Thomas
Saying 75 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 75 |
|
Jesus
said, "Many are standing
at the door,
but it is the solitary
who will enter the
bridal chamber." |
16:12
And the sixth angel
poured out his
vial upon the great
river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way
of the kings of
the east
might be prepared. 16:13
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of
the mouth
of the dragon, and out of the
mouth of the beast,
and
out of the
mouth of the false
prophet. |
|
Thomas
Saying 76 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 76 |
|
Jesus
said, "The kingdom of
the father
is like a merchant
who had a consignment of merchandise and who discovered a
pearl. That merchant
was shrewd. He sold the merchandise and bought the pearl alone for himself.
You too, seek
his unfailing and
enduring treasure
where no moth
comes near to devour
and no worm
destroys." |
16:14
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth
unto the kings of
the earth and
of the whole
world, to gather them
to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 16:15
Behold, I come
as a thief.
Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments,
lest he walk
naked, and they see
his
shame. 16:16
And he gathered
them together
into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. |
|
Thomas
Saying 77 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 77 |
|
Jesus
said, "It is I
who am
the light
which is above
them all.
It is I
who am
the all. From me did
the all come
forth, and unto me
did
the all extend. Split a piece
of wood,
and I am
there. Lift up the
stone, and you will find me there." |
16:17
And the seventh angel
poured out his
vial into the air;
and there came a
great voice out
of the temple
of heaven,
from the throne,
saying, It is done. 16:18
And there were
voices, and thunders,
and lightnings;
and there was
a great earthquake, |
|
Thomas
Saying 78 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 78 |
|
Jesus
said, "Why have you
come out into
the desert?
To see a reed shaken by the
wind? And to see a
man
clothed in fine garments like your kings and your great men? Upon
them are the
fine garments,
and they are unable
to discern the
truth." |
16:18b
and there was a great earthquake,
such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an
earthquake, and so
great. 16:19
And the great city
was divided
into three parts, and the cities of
the nations fell:
and great 16:20
And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 16:21
And there fell upon men a
great hail
out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men
blasphemed God because of the
plague of the hail; for the plague thereof
was exceeding great. 17:1
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and
talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew
unto thee |
|
Thomas
Saying 79 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 79 |
|
A
woman from the
crowd
said to him, "Blessed
are the womb which
bore you
and the breasts which
nourished you."
|
17:1b
the judgment
of the great whore
that sitteth upon
many waters:
17:2 With whom the kings of
the earth have
committed fornication,
and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the
wine of her fornication. 17:3
So he carried me
away in the
spirit into the
wilderness: and I saw a woman
sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having
seven heads and ten horns. 17:4
And the woman
was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and
precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup
in her hand
full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE
GREAT, THE MOTHER OF
HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH. 17:6
And I saw the woman
drunken with the
blood of the saints,
and with the blood
of the martyrs of
Jesus: and when I saw
her, I wondered with great admiration. 17:7
And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou
marvel? I will tell
thee the mystery
of the woman,
and of the
beast that carrieth
her, which hath
the seven heads
and ten horns. |
|
Thomas
Saying 80 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 80 |
|
Jesus
said, "He who has
recognized the world
has found the body,
but he who has found
the body
is superior
to the world." (
C.f. He who has found ”the
book of life”...
”has
found the body“
and
“the
mind which hath
wisdom“...
The One Body) |
17:8
The beast that
thou sawest was,
and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit,
and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth
shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of
life from the
foundation of the world,
when they behold the beast
that was, and is not, and yet is. 17:9
And here is
the mind which
hath wisdom.
The seven heads
are seven mountains,
on which the woman
sitteth. |
|
Thomas
Saying 81 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 81 |
|
Jesus
said, "Let him who
has grown rich
be king,
and let him who
possesses power renounce
it." |
17:10
And there are seven kings:
five are fallen, and one is, and the other is
not yet come;
and when he
cometh, he must
continue a short
space. 17:11
And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of
the seven, and goeth into perdition. 17:12
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have
received no kingdom
as yet;
but receive power as kings
one hour with the beast. 17:13
These have one mind, and shall give
their power and strength unto the
beast. |
|
Thomas
Saying 82 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 82 |
|
Jesus
said, "He who is
near me
is near the fire,
and he who is
far from me
is far from
the kingdom." |
17:14
These shall make
war with the
Lamb, and the Lamb
shall overcome them: for he is Lord
of lords, and
King of kings:
and they that are
with him
are called, and chosen, and faithful. 17:15
And he saith unto me, The waters
which thou sawest, where the whore
sitteth, are peoples, and
multitudes, and nations,
and tongues. 17:16
And the ten horns
which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall
make her desolate
and naked,
and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with
fire. 17:17
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom
unto the beast,
until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 17:18
And the woman which
thou sawest is
that great city,
which reigneth over
the kings of
the earth. |
|
Thomas
Saying 83 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 83 |
|
Jesus
said, "The images are
manifest to man,
but the light in
them remains concealed
in the image of
the
light of the father.
He will become
manifest, but
his image will
remain concealed
by
his light." |
18:1
And after these things I saw another
angel come down
from heaven,
having great power; and the earth was
lightened with his
glory. 18:2
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great
is fallen, is
fallen, and is
become the habitation
of devils,
and the hold of every foul
spirit, and a cage of
every unclean and hateful bird. 18:3
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her
fornication, and the kings of the earth
have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth
are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 18:4
And I heard
another voice from
heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people,
that ye be not partakers of her
sins, and that ye receive not of
her
plagues. 18:5
For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her
iniquities. |
|
Thomas
Saying 84 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 84 |
|
Jesus
said, "When you see
your likeness, you
rejoice. But when you see
your images
which came into
being before you, and
which neither
die
not become manifest,
how much you
will have to
bear!" |
18:6
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double
according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her
double. 18:7
How much she
hath glorified herself,
and lived deliciously,
so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit
a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 18:8
Therefore shall her plagues
come in one
day, death,
and mourning,
and famine;
and she shall be
utterly burned with
fire: for strong is
the Lord God
who judgeth her. |
|
Thomas
Saying 85 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 85 |
|
Jesus
said, "Adam came into
being from a
great power and
a great wealth,
but he did not
become worthy of
you. For had he
been worthy,
he would not
have experienced death." |
18:9
And the kings of
the earth,
who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her,
shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of
her burning,
18:10 Standing afar off
for the fear
of her torment,
saying, Alas, alas
that great city
Babylon, that mighty
city! for in one hour
is thy judgment
come. |
|
Thomas
Saying 86 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 86 |
|
Jesus
said, "The foxes have
their holes
and the birds have
their nests,
but
the son of
man has no place
to lay his head
and rest." |
18:11
And the merchants
of the earth
shall weep and mourn over her; for no man
buyeth
their merchandise
any more: 18:12
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of
pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all
thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of
most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 18:13
And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine,
and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts,
and sheep,
and horses,
and chariots, and slaves, and souls of
men. 18:14
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which
were dainty and
goodly are departed
from thee,
and thou shalt find them no more
at all. 18:15
The merchants
of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand
afar off for the fear
of her torment, weeping and wailing, |
|
Thomas
Saying 87 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 87 |
|
Jesus
said, "Wretched is
the body
that is dependant
upon a body,
and wretched is
the soul
that is dependent
on these two." |
18:16
And saying, Alas, alas
that great city,
that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked
with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 18:17
For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster,
and all the company
in ships,
and sailors,
and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
18:18 And cried
when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is
like unto this
great city!
18:19
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and
wailing, saying, Alas,
alas that great city,
wherein were made rich all that had
ships in the sea by
reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made
desolate. |
|
Thomas
Saying 88 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 88 |
|
Jesus
said, "The angels and
the prophets
will come to you and give to you
those things
you (already) have. And you too, give them those
things which you
have,
and say to yourselves, 'When will they
come and take what is
theirs?'" |
18:20
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles
and prophets;
for God hath avenged you on her.
|
|
Thomas
Saying 89 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 89 |
|
Jesus
said, "Why do you
wash the outside
of the cup?
Do you not
realize that he who made
the inside
is the same one
who made
the outside?" |
18:21b
and cast it into
the sea,
saying, Thus with violence shall that great city 18:22
And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters,
shall be heard
no more at
all in thee;
and no craftsman,
of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found
any more
in thee;
and the sound of a millstone
shall be heard
no more at
all in thee;
18:23 And the light of
a candle shall
shine no more
at all
in thee;
|
|
Thomas
Saying 90 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 90 |
|
Jesus
said, "Come unto me,
for my yoke
is easy
and my lordship
is mild,
and you will
find repose for yourselves." |
18:23b
and the voice of
the bridegroom
and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy
merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy
sorceries were all
nations deceived. 18:24
And in her was
found the blood
of prophets, and
of saints, and
of all that
were slain upon
the earth. 19:1
And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven,
saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the
Lord our God:
19:2
For true and
righteous are his
judgments: for he hath
judged the great
whore, which did
corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of
his servants
at her hand. 19:3
And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. 19:4
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and
worshipped God that
sat on the
throne, saying, Amen;
Alleluia. |
|
Thomas
Saying 91 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 91 |
|
They
said to him, "Tell us who
you are so that we
may believe in
you." |
19:5
And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God,
all ye his
servants, and ye
that fear him,
both small and great. 19:6
And I heard as it were the voice of
a great multitude,
and as the
voice of many
waters, and as
the voice of
mighty thunderings,
saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 19:7
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour
to him:
for the marriage
of the Lamb
is come,
and his wife hath
made herself ready. |
|
Thomas
Saying 92 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 92 |
|
Jesus
said, "Seek and you
will find.
Yet, what you asked
me about in
former times
and which
I did not
tell you then,
now I do desire
to tell,
but
you do not
inquire after it." |
19:8
And to her was
granted that she
should be arrayed
in fine linen,
clean and white:
for the fine linen
is the righteousness
of saints. 19:9
And he saith unto me, Write,
Blessed are they
which are called
unto the marriage
supper of the
Lamb. And he saith
unto
me, These are the
true sayings of
God.
|
|
Thomas
Saying 93 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 93 |
|
<Jesus
said,> "Do not give
what is holy
to dogs,
lest they throw them
on the dung-heap.
Do not throw the pearls
to swine, lest they [...] it
[...]."
|
19:10b
I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren
that have the testimony
of Jesus: worship God:
for the testimony of
Jesus is the spirit of
prophecy. |
|
Thomas
Saying 94 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 94 |
|
Jesus
said, "He who seeks
will find,
and
he who knocks
will be let
in." |
19:11
And I saw
heaven opened,
and
behold a white
horse; and he that
sat
upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. |
|
Thomas
Saying 95 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 95 |
|
Jesus
said, "If you have
money, do not
lend it at
interest, but give it to
one from whom you
will
not get it back." (C.f Borrowing the name of Christ and his
teaching for personal gain is like borrowing money at interest – You
have to pay it back, and more.) |
19:12
His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and
he had a
name written, that
no man knew,
but he himself. 19:13
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is
called The Word
of God. 19:14
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 19:15
And out of his
mouth goeth a
sharp sword,
that with it he should smite the nations:
and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the
winepress of the fierceness and
wrath of Almighty
God. |
|
Thomas
Saying 96 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 96 |
|
Jesus
said, "The kingdom of
the father
is like a certain
woman. She took a
little leaven, concealed
it in some
dough, and made it
into large loaves.
Let him who
has ears hear." |
19:16
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS,
AND LORD OF
LORDS.
|
|
Thomas
Saying 97 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 97 |
|
Jesus
said, "The kingdom
of the father is like a certain woman
who was carrying a jar
full of meal.
While she was walking on the road, still some distance from home, the
handle of the jar
broke and the meal
emptied out behind her on the road. She did not realize it; she had
noticed no accident. When she reached her house,
she set the jar
down and found it empty." |
19:18
That ye may eat
the flesh
of kings,
and the flesh
of captains, and the flesh
of mighty men, and the flesh
of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh
of all men, both
free and bond,
both small and
great. |
|
Thomas
Saying 98 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 98 |
|
Jesus
said, "The kingdom of
the father
is like a certain man who wanted to
kill a powerful
man. In his own house
he drew his sword
and stuck it
into the wall
in order to find out whether his hand
could carry through.
Then he slew the
powerful man." |
19:19
And I saw the beast, and the kings of
the earth,
and their armies, gathered
together to make
war against him
that sat on the horse, and against his army. 19:20
And the beast was
taken, and with him
the
false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had
received the mark
of the beast, and
them that worshipped
his image.
These both were
cast alive into
a lake of
fire burning with
brimstone. 19:21
And the remnant
were slain
with the sword of
him that sat upon the
horse, which sword
proceeded out of
his mouth:
and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. |
|
Thomas
Saying 99 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 99 |
|
The
disciples said to him, "Your brothers and
your mother
are standing outside."
|
20:1
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the
bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 20:2
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and
Satan, and bound
him a thousand years, 20:3 And cast
him into the bottomless
pit, and shut
him up,
and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more,
till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be
loosed a little season. 20:4
And I saw thrones,
and they sat upon
them, and judgment
was given unto
them: and I saw the
souls of them
that were beheaded
for the witness
of Jesus, and
for the word
of God,
|
|
Thomas
Saying 100 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 100 |
|
They
showed Jesus a gold coin
and said to him, "Caesar's men
demand
taxes from us." |
20:4b
and which had not worshipped the beast,
neither his image,
neither had received
his mark
upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and
reigned with Christ
a thousand years. 20:5
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were
finished. This is the first resurrection. 20:6
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection:
on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be
priests of God
and of Christ,
and shall reign
with him a
thousand years. |
|
Thomas
Saying 101 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 101 |
|
<Jesus
said,> "Whoever does not
hate his father
and his mother
as I do
cannot become a disciple
to me. And whoever does not
love his father and his mother
as I do
cannot become
a disciple
to me. For my mother
[...], but my true mother
gave me life." |
20:7
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan
shall be loosed out of his prison, 20:8 And shall go out to deceive the nations
which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog,
to gather them together to battle: the number of
whom is as
the sand of
the sea.
|
|
Thomas
Saying 102 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 102 |
|
Jesus
said, "Woe to the
pharisees, for they
are
like a dog
sleeping in the
manger of oxen,
for neither does he
eat nor does he let the oxen
eat." |
20:09b
and devoured them. 20:10
And the devil that
deceived them
was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and
the false prophet
are, and shall be tormented
day and night for ever and ever. |
|
Thomas
Saying 103 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 103 |
|
Jesus
said, "Fortunate is the
man who knows
where the brigands
will enter,
so that he may get up,
muster his domain,
and arm himself
before they invade." |
20:11
And I saw a
great white throne,
and him that
sat on it,
from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found
no place for
them. 20:12
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God;
and the books were
opened: and another
book was opened,
which is the
book of life:
and the dead were judged out of those things which
were written in
the books,
according to their
works. 20:13
And the sea gave
up the dead
which were in it; and death and hell
delivered up the dead
which were in
them: and they were judged
every man according to their
works. 20:14
And death and hell
were cast into
the lake of fire. This is the second death. 20:15
And whosoever was
not found
written in the
book of life
was cast into
the lake of fire. |
|
Thomas
Saying 104 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 104 |
|
They
said to Jesus, "Come, let us
pray today and
let us fast."
|
21:1
And I saw a
new heaven and
a new earth:
for the
first heaven and
the first earth
were passed away;
and there was no more sea. 21:2
And I John saw the
holy city, new
Jerusalem,
coming
down from God
out of heaven,
prepared
as
a bride
adorned
for her
husband. |
|
Thomas
Saying 105 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 105 |
|
Jesus
said, "He who knows
the father
and the mother will
be called the son
of a harlot." |
21:3
And I heard a
great voice out
of heaven
saying, Behold, the tabernacle
of God is with
men, and he
will dwell with
them, and they
shall be his
people, and God himself shall
be with them,
and be their
God. 21:4
And God shall wipe
away all tears
from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither
shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. |
|
Thomas
Saying 106 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 106 |
|
Jesus
said, "When you make the two
one, you will
become the sons
of man,
and
when you say,
'Mountain, move away,'
it will move
away." |
21:5
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things
new. And
he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha
and Omega, the
beginning and the
end. I will give unto
him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 21:7
He that overcometh
shall inherit all
things; and I
will be his
God, and he shall be
my son. |
|
Thomas
Saying 107 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 107 |
|
Jesus
said, "The kingdom
is like a shepherd who had a hundred sheep.
One of them,
the largest, went
astray. He left the ninety-nine
sheep and looked for that one until he found
it. When he had
gone to such
trouble, he said
to the sheep,
'I care for
you more
than the ninety-nine.'" |
21:8
But the fearful, and
unbelieving, and the
abominable, and murderers,
and whoremongers, and
sorcerers, and idolaters,
and all liars,
shall have their part
in the lake
which burneth with
fire and brimstone:
which is the
second death. |
|
Thomas
Saying 108 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 108 |
|
Jesus
said, "He who will
drink from my
mouth will become like me.
I myself shall
become he,
and the things that
are hidden will
be revealed to
him." |
21:9
And there came unto me
one of the seven angels which had the seven vials
full of the
seven last plagues,
and talked with
me, saying, Come hither,
I will shew
thee the bride,
the Lamb's wife. |
|
Thomas
Saying 109a |
The
Revelation of
Saying
109a |
|
Jesus
said, "The kingdom
is like a man
who had a hidden treasure
in his field
without knowing
it. And after he
died,
he left it to his son.
The son did not know (about the treasure).
He inherited the field
and sold it. And the one who bought it went plowing and found the treasure.
He began
to lend money
at interest to
whomever he wished." |
21:10
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and
high mountain,
and shewed me
that great city,
the holy 21:11
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most
precious, even like a jasper stone,
clear as crystal; 21:12
And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates
twelve angels, and names written
thereon, which are
the names
of the twelve tribes
of the children
of 21:13
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three
gates; and on the west three gates. |
|
Thomas
Saying 109b |
The
Revelation of
Saying
109b |
|
Jesus
said, "The kingdom
is like a man
who had a hidden treasure
in his field without knowing it. And after he died, he left it to his son. The son did not
know (about the
treasure). He inherited the field and
sold it. And the one who bought it went plowing and found the treasure.
He began to lend money at interest to whomever he wished." |
21:15
And he that talked with me had a golden reed
to measure the city,
and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 21:16
And the city
lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he
measured the city
with the reed,
twelve thousand furlongs. The
length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. 21:17
And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits,
according to the
measure of a
man, that is,
of the angel. 21:18
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper:
and the city
was pure gold, like
unto clear glass. |
|
Thomas
Saying 109c |
The
Revelation of
Saying
109c |
|
Jesus
said, "The kingdom
is like a man who had a hidden treasure
in his field
without knowing it. And after he died, he left it to his son. The son
did not know (about the treasure).
He inherited the
field and sold it.
And
the one who bought it went plowing and found the treasure.
He began to lend money at interest to whomever he wished." |
21:19
And the foundations of the wall of the city
were garnished with all manner of precious stones.
The first foundation was jasper;
the second, sapphire;
the third, a
chalcedony;
the fourth, an emerald;
21:21
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls:
every several gate was of one pearl:
and the street of
the city
was pure gold, as
it were transparent
glass. |
|
Thomas
Saying 110 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 110 |
|
Jesus
said, "Whoever finds the world
and
becomes rich, let
him renounce the world." |
21:22
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are
the temple of it. 21:23
And the city had no need of
the sun, neither
of the moon,
to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is
the light thereof. 21:24
And the nations of
them which are
saved shall walk in
the
light of it: and the kings of
the earth do
bring their glory
and honour into
it. |
|
Thomas
Saying 111 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 111 |
|
Jesus
said, "The heavens and
the earth will
be rolled up
in your presence.
And the one who lives
from the living
one will not see
death." Does not
Jesus
say, "Whoever finds himself
is superior to
the world?" |
21:25
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be
no night there. 21:26
And they shall bring
the glory and
honour of the
nations into it. 21:27
And there shall in
no wise enter
into it any
thing that defileth,
neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are
written in the Lamb's
book of life. (
C.f.
“Written in the…
book
(or
scroll)
of life” with
“will be rolled up“ ) |
|
Thomas
Saying 112 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 112 |
|
Jesus
said, "Woe to
the flesh
that depends on
the soul;
woe to
the soul
that depends on
the flesh." |
22:1
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal,
proceeding out of the throne of
God and of the Lamb. 22:2
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was
there the tree
of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit
every month: and the leaves
of the tree
were for the healing
of the nations. 22:3
And there shall be
no more curse:
but the throne of
God and of the Lamb
shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 22:4 And they shall see
his face; and
his name shall
be in their
foreheads. |
|
Thomas
Saying 113 |
The
Revelation of
Saying 113 |
|
His
disciples said to him, "When will the
kingdom come?"
|
22:5
And there shall be
no night there;
and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God
giveth them light: and they shall reign
for ever and
ever. 22:6
And he said unto me, These
sayings are faithful
and true:
and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his
servants the things which
must shortly be
done. 22:7
Behold,
I come quickly:
blessed is he that keepeth the sayings
of the prophecy
of this book. 22:8
And I John saw
these things,
and heard them. And when I had
heard and seen,
I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel
which shewed me these
things. 22:9
Then saith he unto me, See
thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the
prophets, and of them which keep the sayings
of this book:
worship God. 22:10
And he saith unto
me, Seal not
the sayings of
the prophecy of
this book:
for the time is
at hand. 22:11
He that is unjust, let him be
unjust still:
and he which is filthy, let him be
filthy still:
and he that is righteous, let him be
righteous still:
and he that is holy, let him be
holy still. 22:12
And, behold,
I come quickly;
and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall
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Thomas
Saying 114a |
The
Revelation of
Saying
114a |
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Simon
Peter said to him, "Let Mary leave
us, for women
are not worthy of life."
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22:13
I am Alpha
and Omega, the
beginning and the
end, the first
and the last. 22:14
Blessed are they
that do his
commandments, that
they
may have right to
the tree of
life, and may enter in through
the gates into
the city. 22:15
For without are dogs,
and sorcerers, and
whoremongers, and murderers,
and idolaters,
and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 22:16
I Jesus have
sent mine angel
to testify unto
you these things
in the churches.
I am the
root and the
offspring of David,
and the bright and morning star. |
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Thomas
Saying 114b |
The
Revelation of
Saying
114b |
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Simon
Peter said to him, "Let Mary leave
us, for women
are not worthy
of life."
The
Gospel |
22:17
And the Spirit
and the bride
say, Come.
And let him that
heareth say, Come.
And let him
that is athirst
come. And whosoever will,
let him take
the water of
life freely. 22:18
For I testify unto every man that
heareth the words
of the prophecy
of this book, If any man
shall add unto these
things, God shall add
unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 22:19 And if any man
shall take away from
the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take
away his part out of
the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which
are written in this book. 22:20
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly.
Amen. Even
so, come, Lord Jesus. 22:21
The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with
you all. Amen. |
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The
Addendum The
Original Gospel Received
by Jesus Christ https://takethescroll.blogspot.ca The
basis of this side by side comparison of scripture was the realization
that the Gospel scribed by Thomas could be the original Gospel of Jesus
Christ. The New Testament writings all seemed to be building upon this Testimony of Jesus. Once
the connections and wordplay between the texts were recognized, the
many canonical references to "The Gospel of Christ", "The Testimony of
Jesus", "The Doctrine of
Christ", "His Sayings", "The Preaching of
Jesus Christ", "The Gospel of God", "The Word of God", "The Revelation of
Jesus Christ", "The New Covenant", "The Everlasting
Gospel",
and "The Gospel"
could then be seen as direct references, and veiled references to this
original gospel" |
Thomas
introduces this gospel as “the secret sayings of the living
Jesus.” Though presented openly to all who might listen, this gospel
appears to be a more spiritually-minded message with hidden
insights for those who will seek diligently and is tailored primarily
for those who forsake all to
follow Christ.
It seems like Jesus delivered this "Original Gospel"
to those closest to him, and to those who walked with him in His Way.
Later, writers like James, Paul, Peter, and John appear to
create their own letters following the pattern provided to
them by Jesus within this gospel. The New Testament can be seen as the
apostles applying this Preaching of Jesus
Christ to
the circumstances of their own communities. May
we rightly divide the scriptures, give attendance to reading, and
meditate upon the words of Jesus that our profiting may appear to all. URfriend,
Dean Johnson. |
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