Parable of the empty jar

The Parable of the Empty Jar (also known as the Parable of the Woman with a Jar), is found in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas. It does not appear in any of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament.

The parable is attributed to Jesus and reads:

The kingdom of the father is like a certain woman who was carrying a jar full of meal. While she was walking on the road, still some distance from home, the handle of the jar broke and the meal emptied out behind her on the road. She did not realize it; she had noticed no accident. When she reached her house, she set the jar down and found it empty.[1]

  1. ^ "Gospel of Thomas". Gnosis.org. The Nag Hammadi Library. Translated by Lambdin. Retrieved 26 February 2014.