Saying 103: Knowing Where the Robbers Will Enter
Blessed is the one who knows where the robbers are going to break in: he can get up, gather his forces and arm himself before they arrive.
Commentary
A doublet of the householder image inside saying 21. Where the synoptics use it for the unpredictability of the end, Thomas uses it for preparedness in the present.
Parallels
Matthew 24:43; Luke 12:39; Gospel of Thomas 21
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