'I saw it,' said James. 'I saw it when he made the sparrows out of clay on the Sabbath. The teacher told him he shouldn't do such things on the Sabbath. Jesus looked at the birds and they turned into real birds. They flew away. You saw it too. He killed Eleazer, Mother, I saw it.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- James claims to have seen Jesus perform miracles and kill someone on the Sabbath.
- In plain terms
- James says Jesus turned clay birds real and killed a man on the Sabbath.
- What can you take from it?
- Witnessing miraculous events can be controversial or dangerous.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you witnessed something miraculous?
- Do you believe the stories told by others?
Another view
The events described contradict canonical biblical accounts.
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