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The Gospel of Philip joins John's promise that truth brings freedom to a call to serve others. Freedom gained through knowledge becomes voluntary slavery through love, so being free from sin also creates a duty toward people who are still unfree.
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2500 BCE
1000+ CE

John 8:32

New Testament
31 Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, “If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 “We are descendants of Abraham,” they replied, “and have never been anyone’s slaves! How can you say, ‘You will become free’?” 34 Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth, everyone who practices sin is a slave of sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever. 36 So if the son sets you free, you will be really free.
Date: 90-110 C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)

Gospel of Philip 11:5

Nag Hammadi
He who has knowledge of the truth is free, and a free man sins not, because “he who sins is a slave to sin.” Truth is the Mother, but knowledge is the ‹Father›. Those who do not let themselves sin, the world calls them “free.” The knowledge of the truth makes those who do not let themselves sin to be lifted up, which means that they are made free, and it lifts them up above all things, but love builds up, and he who has been made free by means of knowledge is a slave because (he has) love for those who have not yet been able to obtain [the] freedom of knowledge. [However], it is knowledge that makes them able [to] become free.
Date: 180-250 C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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“... Similar to §23b above, §110a combines passages from the FG and 1 Cor. The author appears to conflate passages in §110 to elucidate the connection between knowledge and freedom, slavery and love.24 ‘Knowledge’ of the truth (John 8:32a) is correlated with ‘knowledge’ (1 Cor 8:1a); the promise of freedom (John 8:32b) is correlated with being ‘arrogant’ (1 Cor 8:1b); ‘slavery’ is applied to ‘love’ (1 Cor 8:1c) and contrasted with the ‘slave of sin’ (John 8:34) so that those without ‘knowledge’ may obtain ‘freedom’ (John 8:32b). [...] The second unique feature of this interpretation is the comparison of a ‘slave of sin’ (John 8:34) with a ‘slave because of love.’ The contrast of the ‘slave of sin’ with a slave to something wholesome is not unique (Rom 6:16–18), but its contrast with love for others does appear to be a novel interpretation and application of John 8:32, 34.26 The initial parallel with John 8:32, 34 (77.15–19) is then joined with 1 Cor 8:1 by the catchword ‘knowledge’, and these three passages are used to interpret one another (77.22–24), which produces a unique exegesis that links knowledge of the truth and freedom with an exhortation to love others. Irenaeus condemns the Valentinian converts who become exceptionally arrogant because of their knowledge (Haer. 3.15.2), but the exhortation in the Gos. Phil. to use this knowledge and freedom to love others is not uncommon in Valentinian literature.27 ...”

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