Gospel of Thomas · 68 of 114 · tr. Thomas O. Lambdin
Logion 68
Jesus said, "Blessed are you when you are hated and persecuted. Wherever you have been persecuted they will find no place."
Themes
◆Kingdom Withinanthropology
The claim that the divine realm is present inside the individual, accessible without external mediation.
The assertion that persecutors 'will find no place' implies the disciple's true locus is internal or spiritual and inaccessible to external worldly powers.
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Using apparent contradiction, reversal, or riddle to destabilise ordinary understanding and induce insight.
The statement inverts worldly values by declaring those who are hated and persecuted as 'blessed,' using contradiction to destabilize ordinary understanding.
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