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The Complete Sayings of Jesus
LXXII. Parables: the Fig Tree in Leaf, Absent Householder and the House Servants, Virgins Wise and Virgins Foolish—"watch and Pray" (1)
NOW learn a parable of the fig tree: Behold the fig tree when her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves; and behold the trees when they now shoot forth: ye see and know of your own selves that summer is nigh at hand.
Chapter 9: Of the Gracious, amiable, blessed, friendly and merciful Love of God. The Great, Heavenly and Divine Mystery. (57)
Now these three qualities would be dark and dead, if the heat were not therein: But as soon as the spring time cometh, that the sun with its beams...
Book of Enoch
Chapter LXXXII (16)
And these are the signs of the days which are to be seen on earth in the days of his dominion: sweat, and heat, and calms; and all the trees bear frui...
Book of Enoch
Chapter III (1)
Observe and see how (in the winter) all the trees ⌈⌈seem as though they had withered and shed all their leaves, except fourteen trees, which do not...
Book of Enoch
Chapter V (1)
Observe ⌈⌈ye⌉⌉ how the trees cover themselves with green leaves and bear fruit: wherefore give ye heed ⌈and know⌉ with regard to all ⌈His works⌉, and...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (16)
This tree was also often tempted to try whether it would bear fruit, and shew itself with blossoms; but the blossoms were struck off till this very ti...
Chapter 19: Concerning the Created Heaven, and the Form of the Earth, and of the Water, as also concerning Light and Darkness. Concerning Heaven. (15)
It was with me as with a young tree that is planted in the ground, and at first is young and tender, and flourishing to the eye, especially if it...
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Chapter XL (7)
I am the Season, which cometh at its own will
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter VIII: The Use of the Symbolic Style By Poets and Philosophers. (4)
The branches either stand as the symbol of the first food, or they are that the multitude may know that fruits spring and grow universally, remaining...
Chapter 22: Of the Birth or Geniture of the Stars, and Creation of the Fourth Day. (65)
And the whole Deity will reveal itself, which is the Dayspring, Dawning, or Morning- redness, and the breakingforth of the great day of God, in which ...
Book of Enoch
Chapter IV (1)
And you seek shade and shelter by reason of the heat of the sun, and the earth also burns with growing heat, and so you cannot tread on the earth, or ...
Chapter 1: Of Searching out the Divine Being in Nature: Of both the Qualities, the Good and the Evil. (14)
Of the Qualification of the Cold Quality.
Pistis Sophia
Chapter 59 (Mary, his mother, interpreteth the song of Sophia from the xixth ode of Solomon)
The wreath in truth is woven for me; and it hath caused thy twigs to sprout in me. "'3. For it is not like unto a wreath withered that sprouteth not. ...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter II: The Subject of Plagiarisms Resumed. the Greeks Plagiarized From One Another. (4)
The budding wood bears some; in time of spring, They come. So springs one race of men, and one departs."
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (94)
And then also the sweet quality presseth forth in little leaves, like a woman who is in travail and bringing forth, but the little leaves or blossoms ...
Chapter 24: Of the Incorporating or Compaction of the Stars. (7)
Behold and consider a tree: On the outside it has a hard, gross rind or bark, which is dead, benumbed, and without vegetation—yet not quite dead, but...
Chapter 8: Of the whole Corpus or Body of an Angelical Kingdom. The Great Mystery. (98)
For the spirit draweth from the head or bud into the blossoms, and the head or bud is formed according to the kind of all the qualities; the astringen...
Book of Enoch
Chapter II (3)
Behold the summer and the winter, ⌈⌈how the whole earth is filled with water, and clouds and dew and rain lie upon it⌉⌉.
Chapter 9: Of the Gracious, amiable, blessed, friendly and merciful Love of God. The Great, Heavenly and Divine Mystery. (54)
Wilt thou not believe this? Then open thy eyes, and go to a tree, look upon it, and bethink thyself; there you see first the whole tree, take a knife...
The Masnavi
The Villager who invited the Townsman to visit him (91-100)
Yet what is the nearness of that green branch, Wherefrom thou eatest ripe fruits? But as for the dry branch) from its nearness to the sun, What does i...
Stromata (Miscellanies)
Chapter XIV: Greek Plagiarism From the Hebrews. (85)
Before Thy burning throne the angels wait, Much-working, charged to do all things, for men. Thy young Spring shines, all prank'd with purple flowers;...
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