Gospel of Thomas Saying 94
BLATZ
(94) Jesus [said:] He who seeks will find, [and he who knocks], to him will be opened.
LAYTON
(94) Jesus [said], “One who seeks will find. The door will be opened to one [who knocks].”
DORESSE
98 [94]. Jesus [says:] “He who seeks will find, [and to whomever wishes to enter (?)] it will be opened.”
Scholarly Quotes |
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J. D. Crossan writes: “There is a lacuna in this text because the left bottom center of the manuscript page is missing. But the restoration is probably as certain as such things can be. The restored ‘[he who knocks]‘ presumes the Coptic [pettohm e]hun (literally, ‘knocks inward,’ see Crum: 458b), and this is still residually visible in phe final tip of the -h- and the complete -un. And ‘will be let in’ is, literally, ‘they will open to him,’ which is normal circumlocation for Coptic’s absent passive voice (see Guillaumont, 1959:49; Wilson, 1973:520).” (In Fragments, p. 100) |
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