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Hands tighten a belt around a travel-worn tunic.
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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 21:4

    Ready Against Robbers

    Readiness, Relinquishment, and Harvest · Gospel of Thomas 21

    Story guide: The tightened belt gives concrete form to the warning’s call for readiness, without inventing an encounter with robbers.

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    4"But you, keep watch against the world. Gird yourselves upon your loins with great power, so that the robbers will not find a way to come to you. Because the advantage you expect will be found.

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