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21:03, 12 February 2014 ==Saying 102==
:(102) Jesus said, "Woe to the pharisees, for they are like a dog sleeping in the manger of oxen, for neither does he eat nor does he let the oxen eat."
'''Compare:'''
:[[Mt 23:13]] ΒΆ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
Though it appears to be an original saying it is basically the same teaching contained in Matthew.
The dogs are those who "return to their vomit"; they like their sin. Sleep is used for 'death'. The Pharisees are already dead, though they are physically alive. They do not 'eat' the word of God from Jesus's teaching. And their very presence keeps others from hearing as well. Here 'oxen' is plural and represent his followers (in the manger) in a similar fashion as sheep.
Go to [[Gospel of Thomas - Chapter 104]]
[[Category: Gospel of Thomas]]