Public Domain Translations of the Nag Hammadi Codices

The Nag Hammadi Codices were produced in Egypt in the fourth century, subsequently buried, and then rediscovered in 1945. These fresh new English translations have been committed to the public domain and may be freely copied and used, changed or unchanged, for any purpose. The tractates translated by Samuel Zinner have been commissioned by the Other Gospels foundation.

Codex I (The Jung Codex)

NHC I, 1 The Prayer of Paul, the Apostle (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC I, 2 The Apocryphon of James (Translated by Mark M. Mattison)

NHC I, 3 The Gospel of Truth (Translated by Mark M. Mattison)

NHC I, 4 The Treatise on the Resurrection (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC I, 5 The Tripartate Tractate (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

Codex II

NHC II, 1 The Apocryphon of John

NHC II, 2 The Gospel of Thomas (Translated by Mark M. Mattison)

NHC II, 3 The Gospel of Philip (Translated by Mark M. Mattison)

NHC II, 4 The Reality of the Rulers

NHC II, 5 On the Origin of the World

NHC II, 6 The Exegesis of the Soul

NHC II, 7 The Book of Thomas the Contender (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

Codex III

NHC III, 1 The Apocryphon of John

NHC III, 2 The Gospel of the Egyptians

NHC III, 3 Eugnostos the Blessed (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC III, 4 The Sophia of Jesus Christ (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC III, 5 The Dialogue of the Savior

Codex IV

NHC IV, 1 The Apocryphon of John

NHC IV, 2 The Gospel of the Egyptians

Codex V

NHC V, 1 Eugnostos (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC V, 2 The Apocalypse of Paul (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC V, 3 The First Apocalypse of James (Translated by Mark M. Mattison)

NHC V, 4 The Second Apocalypse of James (Translated by Mark M. Mattison)

NHC V, 5 The Apocalypse of Adam

Codex VI

NHC VI, 1 The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC VI, 2 The Thunder, Perfect Mind (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC VI, 3 Authoritative Teaching

NHC VI, 4 The Concept of Our Great Power

NHC VI, 5 Plato’s Republic

NHC VI, 6 The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth

NHC VI, 7 The Prayer of Thanksgiving (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC VI, 8 Asclepius 21-29

Codex VII

NHC VII, 1 The Paraphrase of Shem

NHC VII, 2 The Second Treatise of the Great Seth

NHC VII, 3 The Apocalypse of Peter

NHC VII, 4 The Teachings of Silvanus

NHC VII, 5 The Three Steles of Seth

Codex VIII

NHC VIII, 1 Zostrianos (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC VIII, 2 The Letter of Peter to Philip (Translated by Mark M. Mattison)

Codex IX

NHC IX, 1 Melchizedek (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC IX, 2 The Thought of Norea (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

NHC IX, 3 The Testimony of Truth

Codex X

NHC X Marsanes

Codex XI

NHC XI, 1 The Interpretation of Knowledge

NHC XI, 2 A Valentinian Exposition

NHC XI, 2a On the Anointing

NHC XI, 2b On Baptism A

NHC XI, 2c On Baptism B

NHC XI, 2d On the Eucharist A

NHC XI, 2e On the Eucharist B

NHC XI, 3 Allogenes

NHC XI, 4 Hypsiphrone (Translated by Samuel Zinner)

Codex XII

NHC XII, 1 The Sentences of Sextus

NHC XII, 2 The Gospel of Truth

NHC XII, 3 Fragments

Codex XIII

NHC XIII, 1 Trimorphic Protennoia

NHC XIII, 2 On the Origin of the World

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