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Coins lie on a table before an empty wooden seat.
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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 81:1

    Riches and Rule

    Rule and Renunciation · Gospel of Thomas 81

    Story guide: The coins and vacant seat accompany the command about riches and rule without staging a coronation.

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    1Jesus said, "Whoever has become rich, let him be king; and whoever has power, let him renounce it."

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