The Gospel of Thomas
Translated by Stephen Patterson and Marvin Meyer
43. His disciples said to him, "Who are you to say these things to us?"
"You don't understand who I am from what I say to you. Rather, you have become like the Judeans, for they love the tree but hate its fruit, or they love the fruit but hate the tree."
71. Jesus said, "I will destroy [this] house, and no one will be able to build it [...]."
"You don't understand who I am from what I say to you. Rather, you have become like the Judeans, for they love the tree but hate its fruit, or they love the fruit but hate the tree."
71. Jesus said, "I will destroy [this] house, and no one will be able to build it [...]."
The Nag Hammadi Library,The Gospel of Thomas,Translated by Stephen Patterson and Marvin Meyer,These are the secret sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Didymos Judas Thomas recorded. And he said, "Whoever discovers the interpretation of these sayings will not taste death."