The Gospel of Thomas, verse 64

Jesus said,

A man was receiving guests. When he had prepared the dinner, he sent his servant to invite the guests. The servant went to the first and said, "My master invites you." The first replied, "Some merchants owe me money; they are coming to me tonight. I have to go and give them instructions. Please excuse me from dinner."

The servant went to another and said, "My master has invited you." The second said to the servant, "I have bought a house, and I have been called away for a day. I shall have no time."

The servant went to another and said, "My master invites you." The third said to the servant, "My friend is to be married, and I am to arrange the banquet. I shall not be able to come. Please excuse me from dinner."

The servant went to another and said, "My master invites you." The fourth said to the servant, "I have bought an estate, and I am going to collect the rent. I shall not be able to come. Please excuse me."

The servant returned and said to his master, "Those whom you invited to dinner have asked to be excused." The master said to his servant, "Go out on the streets and bring back whomever you find to come to dinner."

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JohnnySpot · 56-60, M

The winos were his friends and when he talked to them they said Jackson boy they'll get you by and by.

Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

You omitted the last sentence: "The buyers and mer[chants will not enter] into the places of my Father."

See also: Luke 14:15-24, Matt 22:1-14.

Stuffy · 61-69, F

The point? Never be busy?

Jake966 · 56-60, M

There’s no such thing as the book of Thomas

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Jake966 · 56-60, M

@SomeMichGuy Thomas doubted Jesus doubted his existence after he was slain on the cross . It is because of that doubt, and the fact that he actually had to touch Jesus in order to believe that he had risen from the dead is why I believe that the book of Thomas is not part of the Bible.

LeopoldBloom · M

@Jake966 It's not part of the Bible because Irenaeus, an influential early Catholic bishop, didn't approve of it.

Where does it say in the Bible that the KJV is the only correct version? Are the originals in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek wrong? If someone speaks only Chinese or Spanish or Arabic, what translation is approved, or are they going to hell because they don't speak English?

SomeMichGuy · M

@Jake966

There's actually a huge amount of scholarship on how the canon of both the "Old" and "New" Testaments were formed, and much is accessible online (though it can be opaque if you are unfamiliar with the lay of the land, as are most lay people).

The only complete text of The Gospel of Thomas found, to date, was found at Nag Hammadi, far up the Nile, closer to the Valley of the Kings than Alexandria.

There are a huge number of sources available from the very early church which shed more light on all sorts of issues.

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