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APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.

all the infirm were restored who had been made infirm through his words. And they dared not to speak to him.

CHAPTER VII.

How Jesus raised a boy.

One day when he went up on a certain house-top with some children, Jesus began to play with them. But one of the boys fell through the back-door, and immediately died. And when the children saw it, they all fled; but Jesus remained on the house-top. And when the parents of the boy that was dead, had come, they said to Jesus, Truly thou didst make him fall. And they laid wait for him. But Jesus going down from the house, stood over the dead child, and called with a loud voice the name of the child, Sinoo, Sinoo, arise and say if I made thee fall. And suddenly he arose and said, No, Lord. Now when his parents saw the so great miracle which Jesus did, they glorified God and adored Jesus.

CHAPTER VIII.

How Jesus healed the foot of a boy.

Now after a few days a certain boy was splitting wood in the same village, and wounded his foot. And a great crowd came to him, and Jesus came