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Gospel of Thomas (Infancy) 10

Miracles of the Child

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A few days after, a young man was splitting wood in the corner, and the axe came down and cut the sole of his foot in two, and he died from loss of blood.

2And there was a great commotion, and people ran together, and the child Jesus ran there too.

3And He pressed through the crowd, and laid hold of the young man's wounded foot, and he was cured immediately.

4And He said to the young man: Rise up now, split the wood, and remember me.

5And the crowd seeing what had happened, adored the child, saying: Truly the Spirit of God dwells in this child.

About Gospel of Thomas (Infancy)

The child Jesus of popular tales: clay birds that come to life and neighbours who learn not to provoke him. A text the church rejected and the people copied for centuries. English text: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 8, The Infancy Gospel of Thomas (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 Infancy Gospel of Thomas (Buffalo: Christian Literature Publishing Co.), Alexander Walker (1886) · public domain