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Disciples turn from a doorway to question Jesus seated across a courtyard.
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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

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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 12:1

    Who Will Lead?

    Story guide: The questioning disciples frame the concern about leadership; the image does not enact a journey to James or certify the saying’s attribution.

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    1The disciples said to Jesus, "We know that you will depart from us. Who will be great over us?" Jesus said to them, "Wherever you are, you are to go to James the Just—this one, for whose sake heaven and earth came into being."

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