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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
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 57:1
Seed and the Night Visitor
Seed, Restraint, and Harvest · Gospel of Thomas 57
Story guide: The nocturnal sowing illustrates the parable’s stated action without identifying the enemy or turning the figure into a supernatural being.
Open this scene in the reader →1Jesus said, "The kingdom of the Father is like a man who has good seed. His enemy came by night and sowed a weed on the good seed. The man did not allow them to pull up the weed. He said to them, 'Lest you say, "We will pull up the weed," and pull up the wheat along with it. For on the day of the harvest, the weeds will appear; they will be pulled up and burned.'"
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