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Jesus teaches with empty hands open near his chest.
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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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 70:1

    What Is Within

    Story guide: The speaking figure leaves the inward contrast and its stark consequences in the saying rather than physicalizing them.

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    1Jesus said, “When you bring it forth within yourselves, this—what you have—will save you; otherwise, poverty is in you. This—what you do not have within yourselves, inside—will kill you.”

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