Gospel of Thomas · 92 of 114 · tr. Thomas O. Lambdin
Logion 92
Jesus said, "Seek and you will find. Yet, what you asked me about in former times and which I did not tell you then, now I do desire to tell, but you do not inquire after it."
Themes
◇Divine Hiddennesstheology
The supreme God's radical concealment beyond ordinary knowledge or perception; the Hidden Father.
[auto] The text highlights that divine truth was previously concealed from the disciples before being offered for revelation.
All passages →◇Gnosis Direct Knowledgesoteriology
Salvation through direct experiential knowledge of the divine nature, not through faith, ritual, or moral works alone.
[auto] The imperative to seek and find underscores the necessity of active pursuit for acquiring salvific knowledge.
All passages →◇Hidden Sayingssoteriology
Esoteric teachings reserved for those ready to receive them; outer meaning conceals an inner liberating truth.
[auto] The passage explicitly contrasts past silence regarding specific teachings with a current willingness to reveal them contingent on inquiry.
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