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In the name of God, the Eighth Miracle which our The Childhood of our A Versified Narrative Of Here Begins the Treatise
Creator, the Living One, Lord and our Saviour Lord Jesus Christ The Childhood Deeds Of of the Childhood of Jesus
the Speaking One, we Jesus Christ did when he The Lord Jesus According to Thomas.
write here the miracles of was a young child.
Jesus in his childhood.

(1.1) When a commotion

took place in
consequence of the
search made by Herod
for our Lord Jesus Christ
to kill him, then an angel
said to Joseph, “Take
Mary and her boy, and
flee into Egypt from the
face of those who seek to
kill him.” And Jesus was
two years old when he
went into Egypt. (1.2)
And as he was walking
through a field of corn, he
stretched out his hand,
and took of the ears, and
put them over the fire,
and rubbed them, and
began to eat. (1.3) And
when they had come into
Egypt, they received
hospitality in the house of
a certain widow, and they
remained in the same
place one year. (1.4) And
Jesus was in his third
year. And seeing boys
playing, he began to play
with them. And he took a
dried fish, and put it into
a basin, and ordered it to
move about. And it
began to move about.
And he said again to the
fish, “Throw out the salt
which you have, and
walk into the water.” And
it so came to pass. And
the neighbours, seeing
what had been done, told
it to the widow woman in
whose house Mary his
mother lived. And as
soon as she heard it, she
thrust them out of her
house with great haste.

(2.1) And as Jesus was

walking with Mary his
mother through the
middle of the city
market-place, he looked
and saw a schoolmaster
teaching his scholars.
And behold twelve
sparrows that were
quarrelling fell over the
wall into the bosom of
that schoolmaster, who
was teaching the boys.
And seeing this, Jesus
was very much amused,
and stood still. (2.2) And
when that teacher, saw
him making merry, he
said to his scholars with
great fury, “Go and bring
him to me.” And when
they had carried him to
the master, he seized
him by the ear, and said,
“What did you see, to
amuse you so much?”
And he said to him,
“Master, see my hand full
of wheat. I showed it to
them, and scattered the
wheat among them, and
they carry it out of the
middle of the street
where they are in danger;
and on this account they
fought among
themselves to divide the
wheat.” (2.3) And Jesus
did not pass from the
place until it was
accomplished. And this
being done, the master
began to thrust him out of
the city, along with his
mother.

(3.1) And, lo, the angel of

the Lord met Mary, and
said to her, “Take up the
boy, and return into the
land of the Jews, for they
who sought his life are
dead.” And Mary rose up
with Jesus, and they
proceeded into the city of
Capernaum, which is
Tiberias, among the
possessions of her
father. (3.2) And when
Joseph went out of Egypt
after the death of Herod,
he kept him in the desert
until there should be
quietness in Jerusalem
on the part of those who
were seeking the boy’s
life. And he gave thanks
to God because he had
given him understanding,
and because he had
found favour in the
presence of the Lord
God. Amen.

(4) It is glorious that

Thomas the Israelite and
apostle of the Lord gives
an account of the works
of Jesus after he came
out of Egypt into the city
of Nazareth. Understand
all of you, my dearest
brethren, what the Lord
Jesus did when he was
in the city of Nazareth.
The first chapter of which
is as follows:
(1) When Jesus was five,
he went out one
Saturday to play with
other boys. Jesus took
some clay and made
twelve birds out of it.
When people saw this,
they said to Joseph,
“Look at him, doing
things that are not
allowed on a Saturday.”
Hearing this, Jesus
clapped his hands in the
direction of the clay and
said “Fly, birds!” and they
flew. Everyone was
amazed and they all
praised God together.
(2.1) When the Lord
Jesus Christ was an
infant and was in those
days about five years old
and was playing near a
stream, running water,
filtering it through sand,
running it into a cistern,
making it come down
pure and limpid and
purifying it skilfully. (2.2)
He took from the silt mire
and mud, and he
fashioned twelve birds.
And at that time it was
the day of Shabbat. And
there were with him many
children playing. (2.3)
And a Jew saw him while
he was doing that with
the children. And he went
to Joseph, his father, and
accused the Lord Jesus,
saying, “On Shabbat he
made mud and with it
twelve birds, which is not
permitted on Shabbat.”
(2.4) When Joseph heard
(it), he went to the Lord
Jesus. He admonished
him and said, “Why do
you do such a thing
which it is not permitted
to do on Shabbat?”
(2.1) When he was still a
boy, nearing five years of
age, Jesus went and
played near a passing
over of rain and streams.
He enclosed the water
and held it back and
made a pool. And it
happened thereupon that
he raised and purified the
water with the sand and
collected it together
purified in a pool. (2.2)
Then he took the soft
white clay from the
purified water; and he
made that it into twelve
sparrows. And it was the
Sabbath and many other
children were playing
with him. (2.3) And when
one of the Jews saw that
he was with the children
making this, he directed
himself to Joseph his
father and led him and
showed him, and said to
him, “Is it good to work of
this kind on the Sabbath
day, to make these birds
from clay?” (2.4) And
Joseph came, scolded
him and said to him,
“Why did you do this on
(1) When Jesus, Son of (1) And when Jesus was
the living God, five years old, there fell a
was a lad of five years great rain upon the earth,
he blessed twelve little and the boy Jesus
pools of water. walked up and down
He had enclosed then through it. And there was
with clay. (2) He shaped a terrible rain, and he
twelve little birds, collected it into a
called passers fish-pond, and ordered it
on the Sabbath day by his word to become
He made them firmly clear. And immediately it
from clay. (3) A certain became so. (2) Again he
Jew complained about took of the clay which
Jesus, son of the great was of that fish-pond,
God. and made of it to the
He brought him by the number of twelve
hand sparrows. And it was the
to his foster-father, Sabbath when Jesus did
Joseph. (4) “Rebuke your this among the boys of
son, Joseph. the Jews. And the boys
What he is doing is not went away, and said to
right. Joseph His father:
On the Sabbath Day he Behold, thy son was
has fashioned playing along with us,
Images of birds out of and he took clay and
clay.” (5) Jesus clapped made sparrows, which it
his two hands. was not lawful to do on
His small voice the Sabbath. And Joseph
resounded. went away to the boy
Before their eyes – a Jesus, and said to him,
wonder of sudden “Why have you done this,
movement – which it was not lawful to
He scared away the do on the Sabbath?” And
birds. (6) There was Jesus opened his hands,
 When the Lord Jesus
heard these words, he
clapped his hands and
made them to fly away
and said to them, “Go
and fly to the men who
stand there.” And these
birds flew, crying and
saying, “Praised be the
Son of the Lord.” (2.5) A
Pharisee saw him. And
he was shocked and
afraid. He went and told
(that) to his friends.
(2) After that, Jesus (3.1) And so the son of
made some pools in the Hannah the scribe went
clay and filled them with with the Pharisee.
water. Along came a boy Himself took a branch of
who took a dry olive willow and made to flow
branch and made a out the water that the
channel to drain them. Lord Jesus had gathered
Jesus said to him, “May and he dried up the pool.
you be as dry as this (3.2) Then the Lord
branch you have.” And Jesus, seeing that he
as the boy heard it, he had done that, said to
withered. Jesus got up him, “Without fruit, may
and left him. your seed (or offspring)
be arid! And the shoot of
your fruit be like a branch
which has no life.” (3.3)
And at once the child
became arid.
the Sabbath day?” But heard a gentle, and ordered the
when he heard this, he endearing little speech sparrows, saying, “Go up
began to clap his hands, from the mouth of into the air, and fly;
and he made those birds faultless Jesus: nobody shall kill you.”
fly away in the presence “Let you find out who And they flew, and began
of all those and said to created you! to cry out, and praise
them, “Fly away and Go to your home!” (7) God Almighty. And the
remember me living one.” Someone reported to the Jews seeing what had
And some birds flew people happened, wondered,
away, crying. (2.5) When – it was a extraordinary and went away and told
a Pharisee saw this, he tale – the miracles which Jesus
was terrified and sank that the cries of the birds had done.
and thereupon went were heard as they flew.
away hastily to tell his
friends.
(3.1) Then Anna, the son (8) The son of Annas the (3) But a Pharisee who
of the high priest, who scribe was with Jesus took an
also came with Joseph, approached him at his olive branch, and began
immediately took a play to let the water out of the
branch of willow and and released each single fountain which Jesus had
emptied out those pools stream. made. And when Jesus
of water which were He destroyed the saw this, he said to him
gathered together by construction. in a rage, “You impious
Jesus, and emptied the and ignorant Sodomite,
collection of water. (3.2) (9) “What you have what harm have my
When Jesus saw what he done”, said Jesus, works the fountains of
did, he said to him, “O “has not been to our water done to you?
wood, o tree dried with a benefit. Behold, you shall
branch, be consumed at May you be like a little become like a dry tree,
the root through the branch having neither roots, nor
power of the breath of Which falls before its leaves, nor fruit.” And
Iona.” (3.3) And at once fruit.” immediately he dried up,
the boy fell, dried up. and fell to the ground,
(10) The boy fell over and died. And his parents
like a withered twig. took him away dead, and

(3) Once, Jesus was (4.1) Another time, the
walking the road with Lord Jesus went with the
Joseph when a boy came Father and the Holy
from behind and hit Spirit. And while running,
Jesus on the shoulder. a child struck the chest of
Jesus said to him, “You the Lord Jesus. And the
will not move from your Lord said to the child,
place.” And the boy “May your body not
collapsed on the ground, grow.” The child died at
dead. His parents came once and felt. And those
and found him dead and who saw the child which
they said to Joseph, had died lamented. And
“This son of yours has a they said, “Where is this
tongue on him, you better infant from, for everything
leave him in Nazareth.” he says happens at
Joseph hit him and once.” (4.2) And the
scolded him. Jesus said parents of the child which
to him, “Keep in mind you had died mourned him
have power over me, but and bemoaned him. And
you did this ignorantly.” later they went to Joseph
and said to him, “Since
you have such a son, you
cannot stay with us in our
city. Either give him order
that he bless us, or
depart from here.”
(5.1) Joseph admonished
the infant. Coming up to
him, he said to him,
It would have been better reproached Joseph,
for him not to have ruined saying, “See what your
the game of the King’s son has done; teach him
son. to pray, and not to
blaspheme.”
(4.1) Then Jesus was 11 On a further occasion 5 1 And a few days after,
going with Joseph, and a when Jesus as Jesus was walking
child came and bumped was at home with through the town with
into his shoulder. Jesus Joseph, Joseph, one of the
became angry and said another boy who came to children ran up and
to him, “You shall not go him struck Jesus on the arm.
your way.” And at once caused him annoyance. And Jesus said to him,
the boy fell down “You shall not finish your
forthwith and died. Those 12 “May the journey journey. And immediately
standing there raised a which you have made he fell to the ground, and
loud shouting and they be one of no return”, said died. And those who saw
said, “Whence has this Jesus. these wonderful things
child been born to us? The boy collapsed cried out, saying,
Because all of his words and died straight away. “Whence is that boy?”
are work done.” (4.2) The And they said to Joseph,
family of the dead one 13 It infuriated the lowly “It is not right for such a
came and stood by kindred of the boy boy to be among us. Go
Joseph and said to him, to whom he had dealt away from this place; but
“If your child will be at doom. if you must live with us,
your house, you are not “He is declared as your teach him to pray, and
allowed to live among us. son, Joseph. not to blaspheme, for our
Now teach him so that he Go! Depart from us, children have been
may bless and not indeed! killed.”
curse.” 2 Joseph called Jesus,
14 “Unless you reprove and reproved him,
(5.1) Then Joseph your son, saying, “Why do you
appeared and was you are to go away blaspheme? For these
teaching him and said to somewhere. people who live here
him, “Because you speak Whichever way you go hate us.” And Jesus said,
badly these people hate from here, “I know that these words
“Why, my son, are you us.” The boy Jesus It would not be too are not mine, but yours;
doing such things? Now, began to speak and said quickly.” but I will hold my tongue
then, these people will to him, “These words of for your sake, for they will
hate us. And the Lord yours are wise enough. I 15 “Why, son, have you consider their
Jesus answered Joseph knew to set up those offended foolishness.” And
and said, “If the men had children on the way.” And the people?” asked immediately those who
not known the word of then he began to say Joseph. were speaking against
the wisdom of my Father, thus, “And if they do not “Anyone on whom you Jesus became blind. And
they would not know the accept the curse, pronounce your they walked up and
punishment of their certainly they will accept judgement down, and said, “All the
children. Moreover, even the punishment.” At the is taken away from you words which proceed
what is hidden was made same time that they dead.” from his mouth are
manifest to them, in order mocked him, at once accomplished.”
for them to understand. they were blinded. (5.2) 16 “Whomever is 3 And Joseph seeing
And those who have not But Joseph, when he innocent”, said Jesus,“ what Jesus had done, in
found this malediction, saw, was angry and does not die as a result a fury seized him by the
those too have at once seized his ear and pulled of judgements. ear; and Jesus said to
found their judgement. hard. (5.3) But he looked It is only to the accursed Joseph in anger, “It is
And those who are at Joseph and said, that the malediction enough for you to see
indignant about it are “Behold, it is enough for adheres. me, not to touch me. For
blind.” (5.2) And Joseph you to seek me and to you know not who I am;
got angry and pulled him find. You, enjoying an 17 “Sufficient that my ear but if you did know, you
hard by ears and cheeks. opportunity, have be offered to them, would not make me
(5.3) And the Lord Jesus accepted in your hands and that I be met with angry. And although just
said to him, “It will be knowledge.” hostility, now I am with you, I was
enough for you to search that strong men should made before you.”
for me and not find me. not tear off
As for you, you have not my two ears from my
known me perfectly and head.”
you have forgotten.”
18 “There is great terror”,
said the people,
“that your son does this.
We have not heard, up to
now
of any boy acting thus.
19 “Quicker than a
glance, what he says
is done forthwith.
We have not heard tell of
the like
of that boy in the world.”

20 Joseph said: “He is

not like
everyone else’s sons.
Whatever the outcome,
even cross or death,
he would not attain at all.

21 “Everyone who
threatened
to accuse him he
punished.
Deafness seized their
ears,
Blindness their eyes”