31 And I sought the Lord early, and I wept for the Egyptian woman of Memphis, for very unceasingly did she trouble me, for also at night she came to me under pretence of visiting me. (T12) 32 And because she had no male child she pretended to regard me as a son. (T12) 33 And for a time she embraced me as a son, and I knew it not; but later, she sought to draw me into fornication. (T12)
Testament of Joseph 1:31–33
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