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Empty open hands rest in natural light against rough linen.
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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

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 17:1

    Beyond the Senses

    Story guide: The empty hands leave the promised gift unpictured, accompanying the saying’s language about what the senses have not encountered.

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    1Jesus said, “I will give you what eye has not seen, and what ear has not heard, and what hand has not touched—and it has not arisen upon the human heart.”

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