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The Gospel of Thomas 4 · 4

First and last, one and the same

ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϥⲛⲁϫⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉϥϩⲛⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲣϩⲁⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ

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ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥpejeiēsousJesus saidϥⲛⲁϫⲛⲁⲩfnajnauwill hesitate to askⲁⲛannotⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉnchiprōmethe manⲛϩⲗⲗⲟnhllooldϩⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩhnnefhoouin his daysⲉϫⲛⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓejneoukouia little oneⲛϣⲏⲣⲉnshērechildϣⲏⲙshēmsmallⲉϥϩⲛⲥⲁϣϥ̅efhnsashf̅who is of sevenⲛϩⲟⲟⲩnhooudaysⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥetbeptoposabout the placeⲙⲡⲱⲛϩmpōnhof lifeⲁⲩⲱauōandϥⲛⲁⲱⲛϩfnaōnhhe will liveϫⲉⲟⲩⲛϩⲁϩjeounhahfor manyⲛϣⲟⲣⲡnshorpwho are firstⲛⲁⲣϩⲁⲉnarhaewill become lastⲁⲩⲱauōandⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉnseshōpethey will becomeⲟⲩⲁouaoneⲟⲩⲱⲧouōtand the same

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A riddle of reversal: the old man learns life from a newborn, the first become last, and the many resolve into a single one.

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