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A merchant’s brown-sleeved hands rest beside cloth and clay goods.
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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 76:1

    A Merchant’s Goods

    The Merchant and the Pearl · Gospel of Thomas 76

    Story guide: The consignment begins the parable before its exchange for the pearl.

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    1Jesus said, “The Reign of the Father is like a merchant. He had a consignment of goods, and he found a pearl. The merchant was prudent: he sold the consignment and bought the one pearl for himself. You too, seek his treasure that does not fail, that endures—the place where no moth comes in to eat it, and no worm destroys.”

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