Gospels of Thomas and Philip and Truth - Syriac Christian Church

and sun and wind bring on the flowers’; Clement of Alexandria, Stromata V.3: ‘An
ignorant man has sought; and having sought, he finds the teacher; and finding, has
believed; and believing, has hoped; and henceforward, having loved, is assimilated
to what was loved— such is the method Socrates shows.’)
123. Grace caused [the humble soul of the] person of earth to be
made sovereign [over ...] what is above Heaven.¹ They [received]
among the Blest This one by his [Logos truly uplifts] their souls.
(¹Th 2! 11!)
124. This is Yeshua the Christ— he beguiled the entire place and
did not burden anyone. Therefore, blest is this perfected person of
this kind; for this one (is) the Logos. (Ph 29)
125. Ask us concerning him, inasmuch as this (attempt to portray)
him uprightly (is) difficult. How shall we be able to succeed in this
great (task)? (Th 13!)
126. How will he bestow repose on everyone? First of all, it is not
appropriate to aggrieve anyone —whether great or small, whether
unbeliever or believer. Then, to provide repose for those who rest
among the good. There are some whose privilege it is to provide
repose for those who are ideal. He who does good cannot of
himself give repose to these, for he does not come of his (own)
volition. Yet neither can he aggrieve them, for he does not
oppress them. But he who is ideal sometimes grieves them— not
that he is thus (grievous), but rather it is their (own) wickedness
which causes them grief. He who is natural° gives joy to him who
is good— yet from this some grieve terribly. (Pro 21:15, Th 90)
127. A householder acquired everything— whether son or slave
or cattle or dog or swine, whether wheat or barley or straw or hay
or [bones] or meat (or) acorns. Yet he (was) wise and knew the
food of each [one]. Before the sons he indeed set bread with [olive-
oil and meat; before] the slaves he set castor-oil with grain; and
before the cattle [he set barley] with straw and hay; to the dogs he
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