18 of the gospel sayings including coptic thomas
The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of sayings attributed to Jesus, believed to have been written in the 2nd century. Here are 18 sayings from the Coptic version of the Gospel of Thomas:
1. "Jesus said, 'Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death.'"
2. "Jesus said, 'Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed.'"
3. "Jesus said, '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.'"
4. "Jesus said, 'Blessed is the lion that the human will eat, so that the lion becomes human. And cursed is the human that the lion will eat, and the lion will become human.'"
5. "Jesus said, 'If you become my disciples and listen to my words, these stones will minister to you.'"
6. "Jesus said, 'I shall choose you, one out of a thousand, and two out of ten thousand, and they shall stand as a single one.'"
7. "Jesus said, 'I am the light that is over all things. I am all: from me all came forth, and to me all attained.'"
8. "Jesus said, 'Split a piece of wood; I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there.'"
9. "Jesus said, 'Whoever drinks from my mouth will become like me; I myself shall become that person, and the hidden things will be revealed to him.'"
10. "Jesus said, 'I am the one who comes from what is whole. I was given from the things of my Father.'"
11. "Jesus said, 'If they say to you, 'Where have you come from?' say to them, 'We have come from the light, from the place where the light came into being by itself, established itself, and appeared in their image.''"
12. "Jesus said, 'The Pharisees and the scribes have taken the keys of knowledge and hidden them. They themselves have not entered, nor have they allowed to enter those who wish to.'"
13. "Jesus said, 'The Father's kingdom is like a person who had a treasure hidden in his field but did not know it. And [when] he died, he left it to his [son]. The son [did] not know about it either. He took over the field and sold it. The buyer went plowing, [discovered] the treasure, and began to lend money at interest to whomever he wished.'"
14. "Jesus said, 'The kingdom of the Father is like a merchant who had a consignment of merchandise and who discovered a pearl. That merchant was shrewd. He sold the merchandise and bought the pearl alone for himself.'"
15. "Jesus said, 'The Father's kingdom is like a shepherd who had a hundred sheep. One of them, the largest, went astray. He left the ninety-nine and looked for that one until he found it. When he had gone to such trouble, he said to the sheep, 'I care for you more than the ninety-nine.'"
16. "Jesus said, '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.'"
17. "Jesus said, 'Whoever blasphemes against the Father will be forgiven, and whoever blasphemes against the Son will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven either on earth or in heaven.'"
18. "Jesus said, 'I have cast fire upon the world, and see, I am guarding it until it blazes.'"
Above is 18 of the gospel sayings including coptic thomas.