91 They said to him, "Tell us who you are so that we may trust you." He said to them, "You read the face of the sky and the earth, but you don't know the one right in front of you, and you don't know how to read the present moment." (THO) 92 Jesus said, "Look and you'll find. I didn't answer your questions before. Now I want to give you answers, but you aren't looking for them." (THO) 93 "Don't give what's holy to the dogs, or else it might be thrown on the manure pile. Don't throw pearls to the pigs, or else they might […]" (THO) 94 Jesus [said], "Whoever looks will find, [and whoever knocks], it will be opened for them." (THO)
Gospel of Thomas 1:91–94
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