16 No one will hide something great and valuable in a great thing, but often someone has put countless thousands into something worth (only) a penny. It's the same with the soul; a valuable thing came to be in a contemptible body. (GPH)
Gospel of Philip 1:16
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Luke 11:39–41
39 “Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40 You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well? 41 But give as alms the things that are within you, and you w…
Epistle to Diognetus 6:3–5
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Wisdom of Solomon 9:14–16
14 For the thoughts of mortals are unstable, and our plans are prone to fail. (WEB) 15 For a corruptible body weighs down the soul. The earthy tent burdens a mind that is full of cares. (WEB) 16 We can hardly guess the things that are on earth, and we find the things that are close… (WEB)
Epistle to Diognetus 6:7–9
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Wisdom of Solomon 15:16–18
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Testament of Naphtali 1:13–15
13 And I was swift on my feet like the deer, and my father Jacob appointed me for all messages, and as a deer did he give me his blessing. (T12) 14 For as the potter knoweth the vessel, how much it is to contain, and bringeth clay accordingly, so also doth the Lord make t… (T12)
Job 28:15–17
15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. 16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. 17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
Wisdom of Solomon 15:7–9
7 For a potter, kneading soft earth, laboriously molds each article for our service. He fashions out of the same clay both the vessels that minister to clean uses, and those of a contrary sort, all in like manner. What shall be the use of each article of either… (WEB)
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