Gospel of PhilipGnostic / Alternative Early ChristianAlternative Early ChristianCoptic translation of Greek traditionsShareGospel of Philip 7Mark M. Mattison - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableMark M. MattisonLanguageEnglishEspañol‹Gospel of Philip 1Gospel of Philip 2Gospel of Philip 3Gospel of Philip 4Gospel of Philip 5Gospel of Philip 6Gospel of Philip 7Gospel of Philip 8Gospel of Philip 9Gospel of Philip 10Gospel of Philip 11Gospel of Philip 12Gospel of Philip 13Gospel of Philip 14Gospel of Philip 15Gospel of Philip 16Gospel of Philip 17Gospel of Philip 18›Gospel of Philip: The ResurrectionGospel of Philip 7ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1Those who say that the Lord died first and then arose are wrong, because he arose first and (then) he died. Anyone who doesn't first acquire the resurrection won't die. As God lives, that one would /die\! 2No one will hide something great and valuable in a great thing, but often someone has put countless thousands into something worth (only) a penny. It's the same with the soul; a valuable thing came to be in a contemptible body. 3Some are afraid that they'll arise naked. So they want to arise in the flesh, and [they] don't know that those who wear the [flesh] are naked. Those [...] to strip themselves naked [are] not naked. "Flesh [and blood won't] inherit [God's] kingdom." What is it that won't inherit? That which is on us. But what is it, too, that will inherit? It is Jesus' (flesh) and blood. Because of this, he said, "Whoever doesn't eat my flesh and drink my blood doesn't have life in them." What's his flesh? It's the Word, and his blood is the Holy Spirit. Whoever has received these have food, drink, and clothing. 4(So) I myself disagree with the others who say, "It won't arise." Both (sides) are wrong. You who say, "the flesh won't arise," tell me what will arise, so that we may honor you. You say, "the spirit in the flesh and this other light in the flesh." (But) this saying is in the flesh too, because whatever you say, you can't say apart from the flesh. It's necessary to arise in this flesh, since everything exists in it. In this world, people are better than the clothes they wear. In the kingdom of heaven, the clothes are better than the people who wear them. 5Everything is purified by water and fire – the visible by the visible, the hidden by the hidden. Some things are hidden by things that are visible. There's water in water, and fire in chrism. ‹Previous chapterGospel of Philip 6Next chapterGospel of Philip 8›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Translation committed to the public domain by Mark M. Mattison