The Dialogue of the Savior - Part 5

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Who Seeks, Who Reveals? (126,5-127,19)

 

(p.303) His disciples [said, " Master], who seeks and [who] reveals? "

 

[The master] said [to them], " One who seeks [also] reveals. "

 

Matthew [said to him again, " Master], when I [listen to you] and I speak, who is

it who [speaks and] who listens? "

 

The [master] said, " One who speaks also [listens], and one who can see also

reveals. "

 

Mary [18] said, " Master, look, [while I] wear a body, where do my tears come

from, where does my laughter come from? "

 

The master said, " [The body] weeps because of its works [and what] remains to be

done. The mind laughs [because of the fruits [19] of] the spirit. Whoever does

not [stand] in darkness will [not] be able to see [the light]. [20] I tell you,

[what has no] light is darkness, [and whoever does not] stand in [darkness will]

not [be able] to see the light. [The children of] falsehood, however, were taken

out....You will put on light, and [so you will live] forever....[if]..., [21]

then [all] the powers above and below will treat you harshly. In that place

[there will] be weeping and [gnashing] of teeth over the end of all. "

 

The Nag Hammadi Scriptures (The International Edition)

Edited by Marvin Meyer; Advisory Board: Wolf-Peter Funk, Paul-Hubert Poirier,

James M. Robinson; Introduction by Elaine H. Pagels

The Wisdom of Jesus Christ, p.303

HarperCollins Publishers - New York

ISBN:978-0-06-052378-7

ISBN-10: 0-06-052378-6

 

Notes:

 

[19] Or restore to read " [the strength]. " On the fruits of the spirit, cf.

'Galatians' 5:22-23.

 

[20 It is also possible to restore this sentence without the negative, but cf. a

few lines below, and 'Dialogue of the Savior' 133.

 

[21] Here Petersen and Bethge, in 'Nag Hammadi Deutsch', 1.389, restore to read,

" [if you resemble] one [who never existed]. "