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the original text (c 60-100 CE). The text bears parallels to Luke and other synoptic gospels, yet it is far earlier than any surviving synoptic text.

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His disciples said to Him, “When will the Kingdom come?”

Jesus said, “It will not come by waiting for it. It will not be a matter of saying ‘Here it is’ or 'There it is.’ Rather, the Kingdom of the Father is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it.”

—The Gospel of Thomas, v 113

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Jesus said, “If they say to you, ‘Where did you come from?’,
say to them, ‘We came from the light, the place where the light
came into being on its own accord and established (itself) and
became manifest through their image.’ 

If they say to you, ‘Is it you?’, say,
‘We are its children, we are the elect of the Living Father.’ 

If they ask you, ‘What is the sign of your father in you?’,
say to them, ‘It is movement and repose.’"


—The Gospel of Thomas

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