Translated by Mark M. Mattison
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These are the hidden sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down.
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Saying 82: Jesus and Fire (2)
Jesus said, "Whoever is near me is near the fire, and whoever is far from me is far from the kingdom."
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