Gospel of Thomas Verse 78-84
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.”
79) A woman from the crowd said to Him, “Blessed are the womb
which bore You and the breasts which nourished You.”
He said to her, “Blessed are those who have heard the word
of the Father and have truly kept it. For there will be days when
you will say, ‘Blessed are the womb which has not conceived and
the breasts which have not given milk.'”
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.”
81) Jesus said, “Let him who has grown rich be king, and let him
who possesses power renounce it.”
82) Jesus said, “He who is near Me is near the fire, and he who
is far from Me is far from the Kingdom.”
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.”
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!”
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