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Matthew has Jesus present where two or three gather in his name. The Coptic Gospel of Thomas has him with two or one, and the Greek fragment of Thomas speaks only of one.
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1000+ CE
Matthew 18:20
New Testament
19 Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.” 21 Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times! 23 “For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.
Gospel of Thomas 1:30
Nag Hammadi
29 Jesus said, “If the flesh came into being because of spirit, it is a wonder. But if spirit came into being because of the body, it is a wonder of wonders. Yet I marvel at this: how this great wealth has made its home in this poverty.” 30 Jesus said, “Where there are three gods, they are gods; where there are two or one, I am with him.” 31 Jesus said, “No prophet is accepted in his own village; no physician heals those who know him.”
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“... However, many interpreters have been more interested in the individual, personal prayer of the Christians who are perfect. One first sees this emphasis clearly in the gnostic reception of Matt 18:20: “Where there are two or one, I am with him.” [...] Gos. Thom. 30. The conjectural original form of the saying in P. Oxy. 1.23ff (NTApoc 1.109) speaks only of “one.” ...”
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