Saying 42: Passing By

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Work: Gospel of Thomas

Passage referenceSaying 42: Passing By

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Gospel of Thomas — Mark M. Mattison, author-dedicated English

Saying 42: Passing By Jesus said, "Become passersby."

Source: Gospel of Thomas — Mark M. Mattison, author-dedicated English
Rights: Public domain
Reading language: eng
Source language: eng
Completeness: Nag Hammadi CodexII,2; complete supplied114sayings and prologue. Modern MarkM.Mattison English translation, not historical printing or original Coptic witness. Source translation text, modern section/saying headings, prologue/colophon, manuscript gaps, author editorial corrections and insertion sigla preserved unchanged. Author advertising, unrelated site material and separate Notes on Translation are excluded. No missing manuscript text is invented.
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Recorded provenance: Nag Hammadi CodexII,2; complete supplied114sayings and prologue. Modern MarkM.Mattison English translation, not historical printing or original Coptic witness. Source translation text, modern section/saying headings, prologue/colophon, manuscript gaps, author editorial corrections and insertion sigla preserved unchanged. Author advertising, unrelated site material and separate Notes on Translation are excluded. No missing manuscript text is invented.

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