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The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour

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Section 38

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38. And Joseph used to go about through the

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whole

city

,

and

take

the

Lord

Jesus

with

him

,

when

people

sent

for

him

in

the

way

of

his

trade

to

make

for

them

doors

,

and

milk

-

pails

,

and

beds

,

and

chests

;

and

the

Lord

Jesus

was

with

him

wherever

he

went

.

As

often

,

therefore

,

as

Joseph

had

to

make

anything

a

cubit

or

a

span

longer

or

shorter

,

wider

or

narrower

,

the

Lord

Jesus

stretched

His

hand

towards

it

;

and

as

soon

as

He

did

so

,

it

became

such

as

Joseph

wished

.

Nor

was

it

necessary

for

him

to

make

anything

with

his

own

hand

,

for

Joseph

was

not

very

skilful

in

carpentry

.