1 The child Jesus was five years old. After it rained, he was playing at the ford of a flowing stream. And stirring up the dirty waters, he gathered them into pools, and he made them clean and excellent, ordering them by word alone – and not ordering them by a deed. (IGT) 2 Then, having taken soft clay from the mud, he formed twelve sparrows from it. But it was the Sabbath when he did these things, and many children were with him. (IGT) 3 But a certain Jew saw the child Jesus with the other children doing these things. He went to Joseph his father and slandered the child Jesus, saying that “he made clay on the Sabbath, which isn’t permissible, and formed twelve sparrows.” (IGT) 4 And Joseph went and rebuked him (Jesus), saying, “Why are you doing these things on the Sabbath?” But Jesus clapped his hands, ordering the birds with a shout in front of all, and said, “Go, take flight like living beings!” And the sparrows, taking flight, went away squawking. (IGT) 5 And having seen this, the Pharisee was amazed, and he reported it to all his friends. (IGT)
Infancy Gospel of Thomas 2:1–5
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