Chapter 18: Jesus Heals a Builder

1. And after some time, a building was being constructed. There was a great commotion, and Jesus got up and went there.

And seeing a man lying dead, he (Jesus) seized his (the man’s) hand and said, “I tell you, man, rise and do your work.” And he (the man) immediately rose and worshipped him.

2. And the crowd saw and was amazed and said, “This child is from heaven, for he saved many souls from death, and he will continue to save all the days of his life.”

Translator’s notes.

Chapter 18: a building was being constructed. Burke proposes that a line of text describing the worker falling has been accidentally omitted. Cf. Burke, op. cit., p: 384, n.1. Other manuscripts describe “a certain builder” falling and dying. Cf. Burke, op. cit., pp: 444, 445.