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Gospel of Thomas · 63 of 114 · tr. Thomas O. Lambdin

Logion 63

Jesus said, "There was a rich man who had much money. He said, 'I shall put my money to use so that I may sow, reap, plant, and fill my storehouse with produce, with the result that I shall lack nothing.' Such were his intentions, but that same night he died. Let him who has ears hear."
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Themes
Gnosis Direct Knowledgesoteriology

Salvation through direct experiential knowledge of the divine nature, not through faith, ritual, or moral works alone.

[auto] The call to 'hear' implies salvation through internal understanding and insight rather than external adherence or material security.

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Hidden Sayingssoteriology

Esoteric teachings reserved for those ready to receive them; outer meaning conceals an inner liberating truth.

[auto] The concluding phrase 'Let him who has ears hear' signals that the parable contains an esoteric meaning reserved for those capable of understanding.

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Paradox As Teachingethics

Using apparent contradiction, reversal, or riddle to destabilise ordinary understanding and induce insight.

[auto] The narrative uses the ironic reversal of the rich man's plans versus his sudden death to destabilize ordinary assumptions about wealth and life.

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Renunciation Of Wealthethics

The spiritual danger of attachment to material possessions; wealth as a spiritual obstacle.

[auto] The passage explicitly illustrates the futility and spiritual danger of accumulating material possessions in light of mortality.

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