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Protevangelium of James 16

Infancy of Mary

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And the priest said: Give up the virgin whom thou didst receive out of the temple of the Lord.

2And Joseph burst into tears.

3And the priest said: I will give you to drink of the water of the ordeal of the Lord, and He shall make manifest your sins in your eyes.

4And the priest took the water, and gave Joseph to drink and sent him away to the hill-country; and he returned unhurt.

5And he gave to Mary also to drink, and sent her away to the hill-country; and she returned unhurt.

6And all the people wondered that sin did not appear in them.

7And the priest said: If the Lord God has not made manifest your sins, neither do I judge you.

8And he sent them away. And Joseph took Mary, and went away to his own house, rejoicing and glorifying the God of Israel.

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About Protevangelium of James

The childhood of Mary, the choosing of Joseph and the birth in a cave. It is the source of nearly all later Marian devotion — including the names Anne and Joachim. English text: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 8, The Protevangelium of James (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co.), Alexander Walker, 1886 (public domain). Portuguese and Spanish: Lux Veritas translations from this edition.

Source: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 8, The Protevangelium of James (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co.), Alexander Walker (1886) · public domain