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Metalogos The Gospels of Thomas & Philip & Truth

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Yet recognition makes them competent,<br />

which liberates them.<br />

117. Love [does not take] anything, for<br />

how [(can) it take anything when<br />

everything] belongs to it? It does not<br />

[say ‘This is mine’] or ‘(That) is mine’,<br />

[but rather it says] ‘<strong>The</strong>y are thine.’ (Job<br />

41:11, Lk 6:30)<br />

118. Spiritual love is [truly] wine with<br />

fragrance; all those who are anointed<br />

with it enjoy it. As long as the anointed<br />

remain, those (also) enjoy it who stand<br />

beside them. (But) if they who are<br />

anointed with the Chrism cease<br />

evangelizing them (and¹) depart, (then)<br />

those who are not anointed (but¹) only<br />

stand alongside remain still in their<br />

(own) miasma. <strong>The</strong> Samaritan gave<br />

nothing to the wounded (man) except<br />

wine with ointment— and he healed the<br />

blows, inasmuch as ‘love atones for a<br />

multitude <strong>of</strong> transgressions.’ (¹asyndeton;<br />

170

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