Nag Hammadi

Gospel of Thomas

Sayings collected 1st–2nd century; Coptic book found 1945

A gospel of 114 sayings. Jesus speaks of a kingdom already within and among you, and of a love as careful as your own eyesight.

Gospel of Thomas 25

Jesus said, Love your brother as your own soul. Guard him like the pupil of your eye.

Related readings

  • Gospel of Thomas 25

    Jesus said, Love your brother as your own soul. Guard him like the pupil of your eye.

  • Gospel of Thomas 77

    Jesus said, I am the light that is over all things. I am all: from me all came forth, and to me all has reached. Split a piece of wood: I am there. Lift the stone, and you will find me there.

  • Gospel of Thomas 3

    Jesus said, If those who lead you say, ‘See, the kingdom is in the sky,’ then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say, ‘It is in the sea,’ then the fish will precede you. Rather, the kingdom is inside you and it is outside you.

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