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A harvester gathers ripe grain with a small sickle.
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Historical Library · Nag Hammadi

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Source and translation notes

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 21:5

    The Ripe Harvest

    Readiness, Relinquishment, and Harvest · Gospel of Thomas 21

    Story guide: The ripe crop and sickle illustrate the final harvest image, keeping the saying’s emphasis on timely understanding.

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    5"Let there be among you a person of understanding. When the fruit ripened, he came quickly, his sickle in his hand; he harvested it. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."

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