Gospel of ThomasGnostic / Alternative Early ChristianAlternative Early ChristianCoptic with Greek fragmentsShareGospel of Thomas 64Mark M. Mattison - EnglishMoreVersion - 2 availableMark M. MattisonPublic-domain paraphrase (excerpt only)Mark M. MattisonPublic-domain paraphrase (excerpt only)LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Gospel of Thomas 0Gospel of Thomas 1Gospel of Thomas 2Gospel of Thomas 3Gospel of Thomas 4Gospel of Thomas 5Gospel of Thomas 6Gospel of Thomas 7Gospel of Thomas 8Gospel of Thomas 9Gospel of Thomas 10Gospel of Thomas 11Gospel of Thomas 12Gospel of Thomas 13Gospel of Thomas 14Gospel of Thomas 15Gospel of Thomas 16Gospel of Thomas 17Gospel of Thomas 18Gospel of Thomas 19Gospel of Thomas 20Gospel of Thomas 21Gospel of Thomas 22Gospel of Thomas 23Gospel of Thomas 24Gospel of Thomas 25Gospel of Thomas 26Gospel of Thomas 27Gospel of Thomas 28Gospel of Thomas 29Gospel of Thomas 30Gospel of Thomas 31Gospel of Thomas 32Gospel of Thomas 33Gospel of Thomas 34Gospel of Thomas 35Gospel of Thomas 36Gospel of Thomas 37Gospel of Thomas 38Gospel of Thomas 39Gospel of Thomas 40Gospel of Thomas 41Gospel of Thomas 42Gospel of Thomas 43Gospel of Thomas 44Gospel of Thomas 45Gospel of Thomas 46Gospel of Thomas 47Gospel of Thomas 48Gospel of Thomas 49Gospel of Thomas 50Gospel of Thomas 51Gospel of Thomas 52Gospel of Thomas 53Gospel of Thomas 54Gospel of Thomas 55Gospel of Thomas 56Gospel of Thomas 57Gospel of Thomas 58Gospel of Thomas 59Gospel of Thomas 60Gospel of Thomas 61Gospel of Thomas 62Gospel of Thomas 63Gospel of Thomas 64Gospel of Thomas 65Gospel of Thomas 66Gospel of Thomas 67Gospel of Thomas 68Gospel of Thomas 69Gospel of Thomas 70Gospel of Thomas 71Gospel of Thomas 72Gospel of Thomas 73Gospel of Thomas 74Gospel of Thomas 75Gospel of Thomas 76Gospel of Thomas 77Gospel of Thomas 78Gospel of Thomas 79Gospel of Thomas 80Gospel of Thomas 81Gospel of Thomas 82Gospel of Thomas 83Gospel of Thomas 84Gospel of Thomas 85Gospel of Thomas 86Gospel of Thomas 87Gospel of Thomas 88Gospel of Thomas 89Gospel of Thomas 90Gospel of Thomas 91Gospel of Thomas 92Gospel of Thomas 93Gospel of Thomas 94Gospel of Thomas 95Gospel of Thomas 96Gospel of Thomas 97Gospel of Thomas 98Gospel of Thomas 99Gospel of Thomas 100Gospel of Thomas 101Gospel of Thomas 102Gospel of Thomas 103Gospel of Thomas 104Gospel of Thomas 105Gospel of Thomas 106Gospel of Thomas 107Gospel of Thomas 108Gospel of Thomas 109Gospel of Thomas 110Gospel of Thomas 111Gospel of Thomas 112Gospel of Thomas 113Gospel of Thomas 114›Saying 64: The Parable of the Dinner PartyGospel of Thomas 64ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1Jesus said, "Someone was planning on having guests. When dinner was ready, they sent their servant to call the visitors. 2"The servant went to the first and said, 'My master invites you.' 3"They said, 'Some merchants owe me money. They're coming tonight. I need to go and give them instructions. Excuse me from the dinner.' 4"The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.' 5"They said, "I've just bought a house and am needed for the day. I won't have time.' 6"The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.' 7"They said, 'My friend is getting married and I'm going to make dinner. I can't come. Excuse me from the dinner.' 8"The servant went to another one and said, 'My master invites you.' 9"They said, "I've just bought a farm and am going to collect the rent. I can't come. Excuse me.' 10"The servant went back and told the master, 'The ones you've invited to the dinner have excused themselves.' 11"The master said to their servant, 'Go out to the roads and bring whomever you find so that they can have dinner.' 12"Buyers and merchants won't [enter] the places of my Father." ‹Previous chapterGospel of Thomas 63Next chapterGospel of Thomas 65›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsGospel of Thomas 64 across 2 versionsShow all 2Mark M. Mattison - Mark M. MattisonPublic-domain paraphrase (excerpt only) - Public-domain paraphrase (excerpt only)Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Translation committed to the public domain by Mark M. Mattison