The Childhood of Jesus
The Gospel of James
Biographical Gospel of the Lord
- Chapter 274 -
The Child Heals A Girl Of Palsy
AFTER THIS DISCUSSION the little Child walked gaily about the room and asked the patients, who were afflicted with all manner of ills, what was the matter with them and how they had contracted such maladies.
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But the patients replied, 'You lively little Boy, we have already told the doctor about that and he will heal us accordingly.
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It just would not be seemly here in front of the guests that we should confess our sins, which are surely the cause of the infirmities of our bodies;
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so You just go to the doctor who will perhaps tell You if it is proper for You to know!'
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Here the little Child smiled and asked the patients,
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'Would you not tell Me the cause of your infirmities either if I positively could help you?'
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And the patients said, 'Oh yes, then indeed;
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but for that You still have a great deal to learn. It will be quite some time until You become a doctor.'
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And the little Child asserted, 'Oh not at all, for I already am a completely versed Physician and have brought matters to the point where I can also heal instantly.
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And I tell you: Whoever among you will put his trust in Me first, he shall also be the first to instantly get well!'
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There was a twelve-year-old girl afflicted with palsy, who took pleasure in the Child and said to Him,
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'So come here then, You little Physician, I want to let You heal me!'
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Here the little Child went over to the girl and said to her,
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'Because you were the first to call upon Me, you shall also be the first to get well!
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See, I know the cause of your sickness, which rests with those who begat you;
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but you are without sin, therefore I say to you:
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Arise and walk freely, and remember Me!
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But tell no one now that I have healed you!'
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And behold, the twelve-year-old girl was well instantly, arose and walked freely.
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When the other patients saw this, they also requested that they be healed.
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But the little Child did not go to their beds because they had not requested it earlier.