Saying 6: On Fasting, Prayer and Almsgiving
The disciples ask how to fast, pray, give alms and eat; the answer is to stop lying and to stop doing what you hate, because everything is uncovered in the end.
Commentary
The question is asked twice in Thomas and answered properly only in saying 14. Here the reply sidesteps ritual altogether in favour of an ethic of transparency — do nothing you would need to hide.
Parallels
Matthew 6:1–18; Gospel of Thomas 14
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