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61. The Lord says: ‘Blest is he who is before he comes into being!’ For he who is, both was and shall be.

61. El Amo dice: «¡Bendito es él que existe antes de que entre en el ser!» Pues quien existe, lo mismo existía que existirá.


1Till's Coptic text: w-till-12.gif.

2NB citation from Thomas 19!