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Jesus replies with an empty hand directed toward ordinary sunlit ground.
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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 51:2

    Already Present, Unrecognized

    Expectation and Unrecognized Presence · Gospel of Thomas 51

    Story guide: The everyday ground accompanies the reply about unrecognized presence without turning it into a staged cosmic event.

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    2He said to them, "That which you are expecting has come, but you yourselves do not know it."

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