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Infancy Gospel of Thomas

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Section 16

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16. And Joseph sent his son James to tie up wood

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and

bring

it

home

,

and

the

child

Jesus

also

followed

him

.

And

when

James

was

gathering

the

fagots

,

a

viper

bit

James

’

hand

.

And

when

he

was

racked

with

pain

,

and

at

the

point

of

death

,

Jesus

came

near

and

blew

upon

the

bite

;

and

the

pain

ceased

directly

,

and

the

beast

burst

,

and

instantly

James

remained

safe

and

sound

.

Notes

19
Pseudo-Matt. 41.