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A contained flame rises from kindling in a stone fire basin at dusk.
AI-generated artwork interprets the Gospel of Thomas. Text is quoted from the People's Open Bible Historical Library; imagery does not establish historical events. Interpretive visual essay of this saying, not a historical reconstruction.

Historical Library · Nag Hammadi

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Source and translation notes

Anonymous. The prologue attributes the sayings to Didymos Judas Thomas; this is not proof of historical authorship.

Nag Hammadi Codex II (NHAM 02), pp. 32–51 · Sahidic Coptic with Lycopolitan features

English witness: . .

Prologue 0 and sayings 1-114 are retained. Numbered paragraphs within a saying are modern reader units, not ancient verse numbering.

    Gospel of Thomas 10:1

    The Guarded Fire

    Story guide: The small fire is symbolic imagery for the saying’s fire being guarded until it blazes, not a depiction of a destructive historical act.

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    1Jesus said, “I have cast a fire upon the world, and look, I am guarding it until it blazes.”

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