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Jesus speaks from a shaded doorway with a restrained raised hand.
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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 14:1

    Practice and Speech

    Practice, Hospitality, and Speech · Gospel of Thomas 14

    Story guide: The speaking figure accompanies the saying’s challenging words about practice and speech without enacting divine condemnation.

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    1Jesus said to them, "If you fast, you will acquire a sin for yourselves; and if you pray, you will be condemned; and if you give alms, you will do evil to your spirits. And if you go into any land and walk in the regions, if they receive you, eat what they set before you, and heal the sick among them. For what goes into your mouth will not defile you, but what comes out of your mouth, that is what will defile you."

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