Saying 84: The Images That Came Before You
When you see your own likeness you are pleased; but when you see the images of yourselves that existed before you, that neither die nor become visible, how much will you have to bear?
Commentary
The pre-existent self is a gift and a burden at once. Thomas does not promise that self-knowledge will be pleasant — see the disturbance built into saying 2.
Parallels
Gospel of Thomas 19; Gospel of Thomas 83
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