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57 Jesus said, The Father's kingdom is like a
person who has [good] seed. His enemy came during the night and sowed weeds among the good seed. The person did not let the workers pull up the weeds, but said to them, "No, otherwise you might go to pull up
the weeds and pull up the wheat along with them." For on the day of the harvest the weeds will be conspicuous, and will be pulled up and burned.
58 Jesus said, "Congratulations to the person who has toiled and has found life."
59 Jesus said, "Look to the living one
as long as you live, otherwise you might die and then try to see the living one, and you will be unable to see."
60 (He saw) a Samaritan carrying a lamb and
going to Judea. He said to his disciples, "(...) that person (...) around the lamb." They said to him, "So that he may kill it and eat it." He said to them, "He will not eat it while it is
alive, but only after he has killed it and it has become a carcass." They said, "Otherwise he can't do it." He said to them, "So also with you, seek for yourselves a place for rest, or you might
become a carcass and be eaten."
61 Jesus said, "Two will recline on a
couch; one will die, one will live." Salome said, "Who are you mister? You have climbed onto my couch and eaten from my table as if you are from someone." Jesus said to her, "I am the one who
comes from what is whole. I was granted from the things of my Father." "I am your disciple." "For this reason I say, if one is (whole), one will be filled with light, but if one is divided, one
will be filled with darkness."
62 Jesus said, "I disclose my mysteries
to those [who are worthy] of [my] mysteries. Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing."
63 Jesus said, There was a rich man who had a
great deal of money. He said, "I shall invest my money so that I may sow, reap, plant, and fill my storehouses with produce, that I may lack nothing." These were the things he was thinking in his heart,
but that very night he died. Anyone here with two ears had better listen!
64 Jesus said, A person was receiving guests.
When he had prepared the dinner, he sent his slave to invite the guests. The slave went to the first and said, "My master invites you." The first replied, "Some merchants owe me money; they are coming
to me tonight. I have to go and give them instructions. Please excuse me from dinner." The slave went to another and said, "My master has invited you." The second said to the slave, "I have
bought a house, and I have been called away for a day. I shall have no time." The slave went to another and said, "My master invites you." The third said to the slave, "My friend is to be
married, and I am to arrange the banquet. I shall not be able to come. Please excuse me from dinner." The slave wen to another and said, "My master invites you." The fourth said to the slave, "I
have bought an estate, and I am going to collect the rent. I shall not be able to come. Please excuse me." The slave returned and said to his master, "Those whom you invited to dinner have asked to be
excused." The master said to his slave, "Go out on the streets and bring back whomever you find to have dinner." Buyers and merchants [will] not enter the places of my Father.
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