Saying 113: The Kingdom Spread Out on the Earth
Asked when the kingdom will come, Jesus says it will not come by watching for it; no one will say "look, here" or "look, there". The Father's kingdom is spread out over the earth, and people do not see it.
Commentary
The book’s thesis, stated a third and final time just before the end. Nothing needs to arrive and nothing needs to be built; what is required is sight.
Parallels
Luke 17:20–21; Gospel of Thomas 3; Gospel of Thomas 51
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