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Wind bends reeds beside an open wilderness watercourse.
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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 78:1

    A Reed in the Wind

    Reeds and Soft Garments · Gospel of Thomas 78

    Story guide: The reeds accompany the question about what the hearers went out to see without assigning a named identity.

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    1Jesus said, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? And a person in soft clothing, with garments put on him? Look: those in soft clothing are in the house of your king and your magnate, and they are not able to know the truth."

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