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Chapter 13  
     
1.
 Jesus said, Why have you come out into the desert?
 
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 To see a reed shaken by the wind? Or to see a man clothed in fine garments like your kings and your great men?
 
3.
 Upon them are the fine garments, and they are unable to discern the truth.
  
4.
 A woman from the crowd said to Him, Blessed are the womb which bore You and the breasts which nourished You.
  
5.
 He said to her, Blessed are those who have heard the word of the Father and have truly kept it.
 
6.
 For there will be days when you will say, Blessed are the womb which has not conceived and the breasts which have not given milk.
  
7.
 Jesus said, He who has recognized the world has found the body, but he who has found the body is superior to the world.
  
8.
 Jesus said, Let him who has grown rich be king, and let him who possesses power renounce it.
  
9.
 Jesus said, He who is near Me is near the fire, and he who is far from Me is far from the Kingdom.
  
10.
 Jesus said, The images are manifest to man, but the light in them remains concealed in the image of the light of the Father.
 
11.
 He will become manifest, but his image will remain concealed by his light.
  
12.
 Jesus said, When you see your likeness, you rejoice; But when you see your images which came into being before you, and which neither die not become manifest, how much you will have to bear!
  
13.
 Jesus said, Adam came into being from a great power and a great wealth, but he did not become worthy of you.
 
14.
 For had he been worthy, he would not have experienced death.
  
15.
 Jesus said, The foxes have their holes and the birds have Their nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head and rest.
  
16.
 Jesus said, Wretched is the body that is dependant upon a body, and wretched is the soul that is dependent on these two.
  
17.
 Jesus said, The angels and the prophets will come to you and give you those things you already have.
 
18.
 And you too, give them those things which you have, and say to yourselves, When will they come and take what is theirs?
  
19.
 Jesus said, Why do you wash the outside of the cup?
 
20.
 Do you not realize that he who made the inside is the same one who made the outside?
  
21.
 Jesus said, Come unto me, for My yoke is easy and My lordship is mild, and you will find repose for yourselves.
  

 
 
 

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