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A roughly squared limestone block lies apart from construction offcuts.
AI-generated artwork interprets the Gospel of Thomas. Text is quoted from the People's Open Bible Historical Library; imagery does not establish historical events. Interpretive visual essay of this saying, not a historical reconstruction.

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 66:1

    The Discarded Stone

    The Rejected Cornerstone · Gospel of Thomas 66

    Story guide: The discarded block and foundation corner accompany the saying’s reversal without turning the stone into a human portrait.

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    1Jesus said, "Show me this stone that the builders threw out; it is the cornerstone."

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