The parable of the assassin, also known as the parable of the killer, is a parable attributed to Jesus in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas. The passage does not appear in the Gospels of the New Testament. Jesus said, "The kingdom of the father is like a certain man who wanted to kill a powerful man. In his own house he drew his sword and stuck it into the wall in order to find out whether his hand could carry through. Then he slew the powerful man."