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Historical Library · Nag Hammadi

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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

Source edition: Coptic Scriptorium — Paul Dilley, 2025 (v6.2.0) · CC-BY 4.0

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

    Gospel of Thomas 103:1

    Ready Beforehand

    Story guide: The preparation accompanies foresight before entry rather than an invented attack.

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    1Jesus said, “Blessed is the man who knows in which part the robbers are coming in, so that he will arise, gather his kingdom, and gird his loins beforehand, before they come in.”

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