when he
saw him, called to him, and said,
Why doest thou that which it is
not lawful to do on the Sabbath
day?

8 Then Jesus clapping together
the palms of his hands, called to
the sparrows, and said to them
Go, fly away; and while ye live
remember me.

9 So the sparrows fled away
making a noise.

10 The Jews seeing this, were
astonished, and went away, and
told their chief persons what a
strange miracle they had seen
wrought by Jesus.

CHAPTER II.

2 Causes a boy to wither who broke down his fish-pools;
6 Partly restores him.
7 Kills another boy.
16 causes blindness to fall on his accusers,
18 for which, Joseph pulls him by the ear.

BESIDES this, the son of Annas
the scribe, was standing there
with Joseph, and took a bough
of a willow tree, and scattered
the waters which Jesus had
gathered into lakes.

2 But the boy Jesus seeing what
he had done, became angry, and
said to him, Thou fool, what harm
did the lake do thee, that thou
shouldest scatter the water?

3 Behold, now thou shalt wither
as a tree, and shalt not bring forth
either leaves, or branches, or fruit.

4 And immediately he became
withered all over.

5 Then Jesus went away home.
But the parents of the boy who
was withered, lamenting the
misfortune of his youth, took and
carried him to Joseph, accusing him,
and said, Why dost thou keep a
son who is guilty of such actions?

6 Then Jesus at the request of
all who were present did heal him,
leaving only some small member
to continue withered, that they
might take warning.

7 Another time Jesus went
forth into the street, and a boy
running by, rushed upon his
shoulder;

8 At which Jesus being angry,
said to him, Thou shalt go no
farther;

9 And he instantly fell down
dead:

10 Which when some persons
saw, they said, Where was this
boy born, that every thing which
he says presently cometh to pass?

11 Then the parents of the dead
boy going to Joseph, complained,
saying, You are not fit to live with
us, in our city, having such a boy
as that:

12 Either teach him that he
bless and not curse, or else depart
hence with him, for he kills our
children.

13 Then Joseph calling the
boy Jesus by himself, instructed
him, saying, Why doest thou such
things to injure the people so, that
they hate us and prosecute us?

14 But Jesus replied, I know
that what thou sayest is not of
thyself, but for thy sake I will
say not