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Two travelers assist one another along a path approaching a shallow excavation.
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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 34:1

    A Guide Without Sight

    The Guide and the Pit · Gospel of Thomas 34

    Story guide: The approaching hazard sets up the parable’s warning about guidance; the travelers are treated with dignity rather than ridicule.

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    1Jesus said, “If a blind person leads a blind person, both of them fall down into a pit.”

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