114 sayings in the gospel of thomas

The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of sayings attributed to Jesus, believed to have been written in the 2nd century. Here are a few sayings from the Gospel of Thomas:

1. "Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death."

2. "If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you."

3. "The Kingdom of God is inside you and all around you, not in buildings of wood and stone. Split a piece of wood and I am there, lift a stone and you will find me."

4. "If you do not fast from the world, you will not find the Kingdom of God."

5. "When you make the two one, and when you make the inside like the outside and the outside like the inside, and the above like the below, and when you make the male and the female one and the same, so that the male not be male nor the female female."

6. "Blessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes man."

7. "I am the light that is over all things. I am all: from me all came forth, and to me all attained. Split a piece of wood; I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there."

8. "If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you."

9. "Blessed are the solitary and elect, for you will find the Kingdom. For you are from it, and to it you will return."

10. "The Kingdom of the Father is like a man who had good seed. His enemy came by night and sowed weeds among the good seed. The man did not allow them to pull up the weeds; he said to them, 'I am afraid that you will go intending to pull up the weeds and pull up the wheat along with them.' For on the day of the harvest the weeds will be plainly visible, and they will be pulled up and burned."

11. "The Kingdom of the Father is like a woman who was carrying a jar full of meal. While she was walking on a distant road, the handle of the jar broke and the meal spilled behind her on the road. She did not know it; she had not noticed a problem. When she reached her house, she put the jar down and found it empty."

12. "The Kingdom of the Father is like a man who wanted to kill a powerful man. He drew his sword at home and thrust it into the wall to find out whether his hand would be strong enough. Then he killed the powerful man."

Above is 114 sayings in the gospel of thomas.