Gospel of Thomas Commentary

Gospel of Thomas Search

This site explores modern interpretations of the Gospel

according to Thomas, an ancient text preserved in a Coptic
translation at Nag Hammadi and Greek fragments at
Oxyrhynchus. With no particular slant, this commentary
gathers together quotations from various scholars in order to
elucidate the meaning of the sayings, many of which are
rightly described as "obscure."
Don't forget to bookmark the Gospel of Thomas Commentary to come back later.
○ Gospel of Thomas Prologue - Jesus spoke and Thomas wrote
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 1 - Importance of interpreting the obscure sayings
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 2 - Seek until you find
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 3 - The kingdom is within us
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 4 - The first will be last
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 5 - The obscure will become disclosed
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 6 - True fasting, prayer, and charity
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 7 - The lion and the human being
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 8 - A parable of an intelligent fisherman
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 9 - A parable of a sower
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 10 - Jesus has cast fire
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 11 - The living will not die
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 12 - The disciples will come to James
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 13 - The disciples tell Jesus what he resembles
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 14 - True fasting, prayer, and charity
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 15 - One not born of woman
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 16 - Jesus has come to impose divisions
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 17 - Jesus will bestow what has not been perceived
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 18 - The end is where the beginning is
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 19 - The preexistent is blessed, Five trees in paradise
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 20 - A parable of a mustard seed
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 21 - A parable of children living in a plot of land
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 22 - Those who enter the kingdom resemble little ones
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 23 - Few are chosen
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 24 - A person of light enlightens the whole world
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 25 - Love your sibling
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 26 - The speck and the beam
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 27 - Abstinence from the world
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 28 - The world is intoxicated
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 29 - Independence of spirit and body
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 30 - Jesus dwells where there are two or more
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 31 - Prophets and physicians are not accepted at home
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 32 - A city on a hill cannot be hidden
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 33 - No one hides a lamp
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 34 - The blind cannot lead the blind
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 35 - No one robs the strong without subduing them
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 36 - What we wear is unimportant
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 37 - The disciples must strip off their garments
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 38 - Jesus' sayings have long been awaited
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 39 - Pharisees and Scribes impede acquaintance
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 40 - A parable of a grapevine
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 41 - The person who has will receive
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 42 - We should be passersby
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 43 - Disciples should recognize Jesus in his sayings
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 44 - On blasphemy
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 45 - Grapes do not come from thorns
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 46 - Little ones are more exalted than John the Baptist
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 47 - Opposites cannot coexist
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 48 - The power of unity
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 49 - Solitaries have come from the kingdom
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 50 - We have come from the light
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 51 - Arrival of repose and a new world
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 52 - The twenty-four prophets of Israel
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 53 - True circumcision
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 54 - The poor
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 55 - We should hate our family
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 56 - The world is a corpse
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 57 - A parable of wheat and tares
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 58 - The laborer
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 59 - We should meditate on the one who is alive
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 60 - A parable of a Samaritan and a lamb
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 61 - Jesus on Salome's couch
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 62 - Jesus tells his secrets to the worthy
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 63 - A parable of a rich man who died
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 64 - A parable of a dinner for out-of-town guests
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 65 - A parable of the murder of a vineyard owner's son
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 66 - The rejected building stone
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 67 - Any deficiency is utter deficiency
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 68 - The persecuted are blessed
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 69 - The internally persecuted and the compassionate are blessed
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 70 - Our salvation is within us
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 71 - Destruction of "this building"
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 72 - Jesus is not an arbitrator of possessions
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 73 - Workers for the harvest
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 74 - The cistern is empty
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 75 - Solitaries will enter the bridal chamber
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 76 - A parable of a merchant and a pearl
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 77 - Jesus is the entirety and is everywhere
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 78 - The goal of coming out to the countryside
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 79 - Those who have kept the father's utterance are blessed
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 80 - The world is like the body
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 81 - The rich should reign and renounce
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 82 - Fire and the kingdom are with Jesus
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 83 - Light is hidden by images
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 84 - Our encounter with our preexistent images
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 85 - Adam was not worthy of us
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 86 - The son of man has nowhere to lay his head
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 87 - Soul should be independent of body
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 88 - We should give to messengers and prophets
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 89 - We should wash not only the outside
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 90 - Jesus' yoke is easy
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 91 - Recognition of Jesus' presence
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 92 - We do not seek what Jesus wishes to tell us
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 93 - Do not give the holy to dogs
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 94 - Seekers will enter
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 95 - We should not lend at interest
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 96 - A parable of a woman baking bread
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 97 - A parable of a woman with a jar of meal
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 98 - A parable of an assassination
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 99 - Jesus' true family
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 100 - Give unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 101 - We should hate our family and love our true family
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 102 - Pharisees impede nourishment
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 103 - A parable of a landowner and brigands
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 104 - Do not pray or fast while the bridegroom is present
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 105 - Acquaintance with the father and the mother
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 106 - The power of wholeness
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 107 - A parable of a lost sheep
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 108 - Assimilation to Jesus
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 109 - A parable of a hidden treasure
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 110 - The rich should renounce
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 111 - The living will not die
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 112 - Soul should be independent of flesh
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 113 - The kingdom is already spread over the earth
○ Gospel of Thomas Saying 114 - The female element must make itself male
Find information on other ancient texts here:
Early Christian Writings - New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers
High quality online discussion of biblical and other topics:
Ancient Mediterranean Cultures Forum - Christian Apocrypha section
This web site is copyright © 2006 Peter Kirby <E-Mail>.