▁Char ity ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁I ▁live ; ▁( He ) ▁hath ▁made ▁me ▁kind ▁to ▁my ▁mother , ▁and ▁not ▁over b ear ing ▁or ▁miser able ; ▁So ▁peace ▁is ▁on ▁me ▁the ▁day ▁I ▁was ▁born , ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁I ▁die , ▁and ▁the ▁day ▁that ▁I ▁shall ▁be ▁raised ▁up ▁to ▁life ▁( ag ain )" ! ▁Such ▁( was ) ▁Jesus ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Mary : ▁( it ▁is ) ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁truth , ▁about ▁which ▁they ▁( v ain ly ) ▁dispute . ▁ ▁In ▁both ▁narr atives , ▁Jesus ▁is ▁presented ▁as ▁a ▁baby ▁in ▁the ▁cr ad le ▁giving ▁a ▁highly ▁the ological ▁disc ourse ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Mary ▁about ▁his ▁respective ▁mission ▁in ▁both ▁relig ions . ▁ ▁Z oro ast rian ▁connection ▁The ▁third ▁chapter ▁of ▁this ▁G ospel ▁covers ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁wise ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁East , ▁which , ▁in ▁some ▁respect s , ▁closely ▁follows ▁the ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁from ▁Matthew . ▁Un like ▁Matthew , ▁however , ▁this ▁account ▁c ites ▁Z or adas cht ▁( Z oro aster ) ▁as ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁prop he cy ▁that ▁motiv ated ▁the ▁wise ▁men ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁infant ▁Jesus . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Act s ▁of ▁the ▁Apost les ▁( gen re ) ▁Ag raph a ▁List ▁of ▁G osp els ▁New ▁Testament ▁ap oc ry pha ▁Pse ude p ig raph y ▁Text ual ▁criticism ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁New ▁Testament ▁Ap