Infancy Gospel of Thomas first-greek-17:1
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Work: Infancy Gospel of Thomas
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Infancy Gospel of Thomas (First and Second Greek Forms, Latin Form) — ANF VIII English translation (A. Walker)
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17. And after this the infant of one of Joseph’s neighbours fell sick and died, and its mother wept sore. And Jesus heard that there was great lamentation and commotion, and ran in haste, and found the child dead, and touched his breast, and said: I say to thee, child, be not dead, but live, and be with thy mother. And directly it looked up and laughed. And He said to the woman: Take it, and give it milk, and remember me. And seeing this, the crowd that was standing by wondered, and said: Truly this child was either God or an angel of God, for every word of his is a certain fact. And Jesus wen…
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- Infancy Gospel of Thomas (First and Second Greek Forms, Latin Form) — ANF VIII English translation (A. Walker)
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