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Two horses stand beside a rail with two plain bows in the foreground.
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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

Source edition: Coptic Scriptorium — Paul Dilley, 2025 (v6.2.0) · CC-BY 4.0

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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 47:1

    Two Horses and Two Bows

    Divided Demands and Incompatible Things · Gospel of Thomas 47

    Story guide: The paired animals and bows accompany the impossible simultaneous actions without staging a dangerous rider or a combat scene.

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    1Jesus said, "It is impossible for a person to mount two horses and to draw two bows. And it is impossible for a servant to serve two masters, or he will honor the one and insult the other. A person does not drink old wine and immediately desire to drink new wine. And they do not pour new wine into old wineskins, lest they burst. And they do not pour old wine into a new wineskin, lest it ruin it. They do not sew an old patch onto a festal garment, because a tear will result."

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