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3886 And to Philip he saith, Why should I rebuke the lad? Doth not his own heart reprove him more than my words? Then James, the Lord's brother, seeing that Jesus was very sorrowful, spoke saying, Wist ye not what the Lord said on the mount? If any man take thy coat let him have thy cloak also. Let the lad take whatever he will. And Jesus grieved yet the more, and he saith unto them, Have I been so long a time with you, and hast thou not known me? Then saith he unto the lad, Wast thou an hungered that thou hast stolen the fig and the pomegranate? And the lad wept and answered him, Nay, but I would make merry with my friends. Yet did I never transgress before. Then Jesus gave the lad a penny, and saith unto him, Go and buy the fruits that thou didst steal. And steal no more; and as I have paid the price for thee, remember henceforth to keep the law for my sake. And when the lad had gone away free, Jesus saith unto his disciples, and unto the merchant, and unto all them who were gathered about: What ye have this day seen done by me in a little thing, That also must I do in a greater thing. For what I have done for the lad this hour that must I do for the world, that for my sake the world may be free.