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Chapter 13

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Chapter XIII.—How He Was Handed Over to Another Master.

Many days after came another teacher, a friend of Joseph,

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and

said

to

him

:

Hand

him

over

to

me

,

and

I

with

much

sweetness

will

teach

him

his

letters

.

And

Joseph

said

to

him

:

If

thou

art

able

,

take

him

and

teach

him

.

May

it

be

attended

with

joy

.

When

the

teacher

had

taken

Him

,

he

went

along

in

fear

and

in

great

firmness

,

and

held

Him

with

exultation

.

And

when

He

had

come

to

the

teacher’s

house

,

He

found

a

book

lying

there

,

and

took

it

and

opened

it

,

and

did

not

read

what

was

written

in

the

book

;

but

opened

His

mouth

,

and

spoke

from

the

Holy

Spirit

,

and

taught

the

law

.

And

,

indeed

,

all

who

were

standing

there

listened

to

Him

attentively

;

and

the

master

sat

down

beside

Him

,

and

listened

to

Him

with

pleasure

,

and

entreated

Him

to

teach

them

more

.

And

a

great

crowd

being

gathered

together

,

they

heard

all

the

holy

teaching

which

He

taught

,

and

the

choice

words

which

came

forth

from

the

mouth

of

Him

who

,

child

as

He

was

,

spake

such

things

.

And

Joseph

,

hearing

of

this

,

was

afraid

,

and

running

…

the

master

,

where

Jesus

was

,

said

to

Joseph

:

Know

,

brother

,

that

I

have

received

thy

child

to

teach

him

or

train

him

;

but

he

is

filled

with

much

gravity

and

wisdom

.

Lo

,

now

,

take

him

home

with

joy

,

my

brother

;

because

the

gravity

which

he

has

,

has

been

given

him

by

the

Lord

.

And

Jesus

,

hearing

the

master

thus

speaking

,

became

cheerful

,

and

said

:

Lo

,

now

,

master

,

thou

hast

truly

said

.

For

thy

sake

,

he

who

is

dead

shall

rise

again

.

And

Joseph

took

Him

home

.

Notes

1
Some words have been omitted here in the ms., but the sense is obvious enough.