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The Gospel of Thomas 1 · 1

Whoever finds the meaning

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ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓϯⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ·

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ⲁⲩⲱauōandⲡⲉϫⲁϥpejafhe saidϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉjepetnahewhoever findsⲉⲧϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲉⲓⲁethermēneiathe interpretationⲛⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉnneishajeof these wordsϥⲛⲁϫⲓϯⲡⲉfnajitipewill tasteⲁⲛannotⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩmpmoudeath·

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The first saying is the book’s promise and its dare: the reward is not belief but interpretation. Whoever reads these sayings and finds what they mean will not taste death.

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