6. [Greek: Legei Iêsous ouk estin dektos prophêtês en tê patridi
aut[o]u, oude iatpos poiei therapeias eis tous ginôskontas auton].
7. [Greek: Legei Iêsous polisoi kodomêmenê ep' akron [o]rous hypsêlou
kai estêrigmenê oute pe[s]ein dynatai oute kry[b]ênai].
8. [Greek: Legei Iêsous akoueis [e]is to hen ôtion sou to [de eteron
synekleisas]].
Letters in brackets are missing in the original: letters which are
dotted beneath are doubtful.
1. "... and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is
in thy brother's eye."
2. "Jesus saith, Except ye fast to the world, ye shall in no wise find
the kingdom of God; and except ye make the sabbath a real sabbath, ye
shall not see the Father."
3. "Jesus saith, I stood in the midst of the world and in the flesh
was I seen of them, and I found all men drunken, and none found I
athirst among them, and my soul grieveth over the sons of men, because
they are blind in their heart, and see not...."
4. "... poverty...."
5. "Jesus saith, Wherever there are two, they are not without God, and
wherever there is one alone, I say, I am with him. Raise the stone and
there thou shalt find me, cleave the wood and there am I."
6. "Jesus saith, A prophet is not acceptable in his own country,
neither doth a physician work cures upon them that know him."
7. "Jesus saith, A city built upon the top of a high hill and
stablished can neither fall nor be hid."
8. "Jesus saith, Thou hearest with one ear [but the other ear hast
thou closed]."
The "sayings" of 1903 were prefaced by the following introductory
statement:--
[Greek: hoi toioi hoi logoi hoi [... hous elalêsen Iê(sou)s ho zôn
k[yrios? ... kai Thôma kai eipen [autois; pas hostis an tôn logôn
tout[ôn akousê thanatou ou mê geusêtai.]
"These are the (wonderful?) words which Jesus the living (Lord) spake
to ... and Thomas and he said unto (them) every one that hearkens to
these words shall never taste of death."
The "sayings" themselves are as follows:--
(1) [Greek: [legei Iê(sou)s· mê pausasthô ho zê[tôn...
heôs an heurê kai hotan heurê [thambêthêsetai
kai thambêtheis basileusei ka[i basileusas
anapaêsetai.]
(2) [Greek: legei I[ê(sous ... tines ...
hoi helkontes hêmas [eis tên basileian ei
hê basileia en oura[nô estin;
ta peteina tou our[anou kai tôn thêriôn ho
ti hypo tên gên est[in ê epi tês gês kai
hoi ichthyes tês thala[ssês houtoi hoi helkon-
tes hymas kai hê bas[ileia tôn ouranôn
entos hymôn [e]sti [kai hostis an heauton
gnô tautên heurê[sei...
heautous gnôsesthe [kai eidêsete hoti huioi
este humeis tou patros tou t[...
gnôs(es)the heautous en[...
kai hu eis este êpto[]
(3) [Greek: [ legei Iê(sou)s
ouk apoknêsei anth[rôpos...
rôn eperôtêsai pa[...
rôn peri tou topou tê[s...
sete hoti polloi esontai p[rôtoi eschatoi kai
hoi eschatoi prôtoi kai [...
sin.]
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