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The Gospel of Thomas (also known as the Coptic Gospel of Thomas) is extra to the canonical gospels in the New Testament of the bible. It was discovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in December 1945 among a group of books known as the Nag Hammadi library. Scholars speculate that the works were buried and hidden after the declaration of a strict canon of Christian scripture, where any works that were not selected for inclusion in the new testament were ordered to be destroyed. Scholars have proposed dates of composition as early as 60 AD and as late as 250 AD as a collection of sayings of Jesus.

Our Commentary on Verse 091 of Thomas Gospel.

These are the secret sayings which the living Jesus spoke and which Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down.

Gospel of Thomas Saying 091 - Recognition of Jesus' presence.
They said to him, "Tell us who you are so that we may believe in you.”
He said to them, "You read the face of the sky and of the earth, but you have not recognized the one who is before you, and you do not know how to examine this moment."

They said to him, "Tell us who you are so that we may believe in you.”
Jesus’ followers want Jesus to somehow convince them that he speaks from authority. They don’t understand the need for personal effort to decide on the truth of his words themselves.

“He said to them, "You read the face of the sky and of the earth”
Those who would question Jesus now are the same ones who would trust their own judgement in everyday situations of decision making.

“but you have not recognized the one who is before you”
Jesus points out that, in spite of their confidence to make day to day judgements, they have failed to recognise Jesus, even as he stands and teaches in front of them, as the source of higher truth.

“and you do not know how to examine this moment."
They don’t know how to discern truth. That is why they have asked Jesus for some separate verification that what he teaches is the truth.
The meaning is, a seeker after higher truth needs to learn how to discern and recognise the truth, for himself, when he hears it.

All verses of the Thomas Gospel.

Ohm   peace,   peace,   peace.