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A rear-view traveler carries a full clay jar along a dusty path.
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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 97:1

    A Full Jar on the Road

    The Jar Found Empty · Gospel of Thomas 97

    Story guide: The full jar starts the parable before the unnoticed loss.

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    1Jesus said, "The kingdom of the Father is like a woman carrying a jar full of meal. While she was walking on the road, still far away, the handle of the jar broke. The meal emptied out behind her on the road. She did not know it; she had not noticed the trouble. When she reached her house, she set the jar down and found it empty."

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