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Several scholars argue that Thomas is dependent on Syriac writings, including unique versions of the canonical gospels.

They contend that many sayings of the Gospel of Thomas are more similar to Syriac translations of the canonical gospels than their record in the original Greek.

Craig A. Evans states that saying 54 in Thomas, which speaks of the poor and the kingdom of heaven, is more similar to the Syriac version of Matthew 5: 3 than the Greek version of that passage or the parallel in Luke 6: 20.