1 THE SECRET SAYING OF JESUS CHRIST

(Translated by OSCAR BEN)

These are the secret sayings which the living Jesus spoke and which Didymos Judas

Thomas wrote down.

(1) And he said, "Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience

death."

(2) Jesus said, "Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will

become troubled. When he becomes troubled, he will be astonished, and he will rule over

the All."

(3) Jesus said, "If those who lead you say to you, 'See, the kingdom is in the sky,' then the

birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will

precede you. Rather, the kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you

come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you

who are the sons of the living father. But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in

poverty and it is you who are that poverty."

(4) Jesus said, "The man old in days will not hesitate to ask a small child seven days old

about the place of life, and he will live. For many who are first will become last, and they

will become one and the same."

(5) Jesus said, "Recognize what is in your sight, and that which is hidden from you will

become plain to you. For there is nothing hidden which will not become manifest."

(6) His disciples questioned him and said to him, "Do you want us to fast? How shall we

pray? Shall we give alms? What diet shall we observe?"

Jesus said, "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the

sight of heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will

remain without being uncovered."

(7) Jesus said, "Blessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and

cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes man."

(8) And he said, "The man is like a wise fisherman who cast his net into the sea and drew

it up from the sea full of small fish. Among them the wise fisherman found a fine large

fish. He threw all the small fish back into the sea and chose the large fish without

difficulty. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."