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THE 114 SAYINGS OF YESHUA · A READING IN CHAMBERS

Chamber 6
Sayings 80–100

What is the difference between recognizing a word and carrying it into a considered action?

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Saying 80

"Whoever knows the world discovers the body. But the world is unworthy of whoever discovers the body."

Saying 81

"Whoever has become rich, may he become king. Whoever has power, may he renounce it."

Saying 82

"Whoever is near to me is near to the fire. Whoever is far from me is far from the kingdom."

Saying 83

"When images become visible to people, the light that is in them is hidden. In the icon of the light of the Father it will be manifest, and the icon veiled by the light."

Saying 84

"When you see your true likeness you rejoice. But when you see your icons, those that were before you existed and that never die and never manifest, what grandeur!"

Saying 85

"Adam was produced by a great power and a great wealth, yet he was not worthy of you. If he had been worthy, he would not have known death."

Saying 86

"Foxes have their holes and birds have their nests. The Son of Man has no place to lay his head and rest."

Saying 87

"Wretched is the body that depends on another body. Wretched is the soul that depends on both."

Saying 88

"Angels and prophets will come to you and give you what is yours. And you, too, should give what you have and ask yourselves, When will the time come for them to take what is theirs?"

Saying 89

"Why do you wash the outside of the cup? Do you not understand that the one who made the outside also made the inside?"

Saying 90

"Come to me. My yoke is good, my command is gentle, and you will find repose within you."

Saying 91

They said to him, "Tell us who you are so that we may believe in you." He answered them, "You search the face of heaven and earth, but you do not recognize the one who is in your presence, and you do not know how to experience the present moment."

Saying 92

"Seek, and you shall find. Yet those things you asked me about before, and which I did not tell you, I am willing to reveal now, but you no longer ask."

Saying 93

"Do not give sacred things to dogs, for they may treat them as dung. Do not throw pearls to swine, for they may treat them as rubbish."

Saying 94

"Whoever seeks will find. Whoever knocks from inside, it will open to them."

Saying 95

"If you have money, do not lend it with interest, but give it to the one who will never pay you back."

Saying 96

"The kingdom of the Father is like the dough in which a woman has hidden some yeast. It becomes transformed into good bread. Those who have ears, let them hear."

Saying 97

"The kingdom of the Father is like the woman who carried a jar of flour. After she walked a long way, the handle of the jar broke and the flour began to spill behind her along the road. Heedless, she noticed nothing. When she arrived, she set down the jar and found it empty."

Saying 98

"The kingdom of the Father is like the man who wanted to kill a man of power. First, he unsheathed his sword at home and thrust it into the wall to test his strength. Then he was able to kill the man of power."

Saying 99

His disciples said to him, "Your brothers and your mother are waiting outside." He replied, "Those who do my Father's will are my brothers and my mother. It is they who will enter the kingdom of God."

Saying 100

They showed Yeshua a gold coin and said to him, "Caesar's agents demand that we pay taxes." He answered them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, give to God what is God's, and give to me what is mine."

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What is the difference between recognizing a word and carrying it into a considered action?

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