When, therefore, she consented not, I took a sword and slew her: for I could not endure to see her
commit adultery with another man.
52 When the apostle heard this he said: O insane union how ruinest thou unto shamelessness! O
unrestrained lust, how hast thou stirred up this man to do this! O work of the serpent, how art
thou enraged against thine own! And the apostle bade water to be brought to him in a basin; and
when the water was brought, he said: Come, ye waters from the living waters, that were sent unto
us, the true from the true, the rest that was sent unto us from the rest, the power of salvation that
cometh from that power which conquereth all things and subdueth them unto its own will: come
and dwell in these waters, that the gift of the Holy Ghost may be perfectly consummated in them.
And he said unto the youth: Go, wash thy hands in these waters. And when he had washed they
were restored; and the apostle said unto him: Believest thou in our Lord Jesus Christ that he is
able to do all things? And he said: Though I be the least, yet I believe. But I committed this deed
thinking that I was doing somewhat good: for I besought her as I told thee, but she would not
obey me, to keep herself chaste.
53 And the apostle said to him: Come, let us go unto the inn where thou didst commit this deed.
And the youth went before the apostle in the way, and when they came to the inn they found her
Lying dead. And the apostle when he saw her was sorry, for she was a comely girl. And he
commanded her to be brought into the midst of the inn: and they laid her on a bed and brought
her forth and set her down in the midst of the court of the inn. And the apostle laid his hand upon
her and began to say: Jesu, who always showest thyself unto us; for this is thy will, that we
should at all times seek thee, and thyself hast given us this power, to ask and to receive, and hast
not only permitted this, but hast taught us to pray: who art not seen of our bodily eyes, but art
never hidden from the eyes of our soul, and in thine aspect art concealed, but in thy works art
manifested unto us: and in thy many acts we have known thee so far as we are able, and thyself
hast given us thy gifts without measure, saying: Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and ye
shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you: we beseech thee, therefore, having the fear
(suspicion) of our sins; and we ask of thee, not riches, not gold, not silver, not possessions, not
aught else of the things which come of the earth and return again unto the earth; but this we ask
of thee and entreat, that in thine holy name thou wouldest raise up the woman that lieth here, by
thy power, to the glory and faith of them that stand by.
54 And he said unto the youth (Syr. ' Stretch thy mind towards our Lord,' and he signed him with
the cross), having signed (sealed) him: Go and take hold on her hand and say unto her: I with my
hands slew thee with iron, and with my hands in the faith of Jesus I raise thee up. So the youth
went to her and stood by her, saying: I have believed in thee, Christ Jesu. And he looked unto
Judas Thomas the apostle and said to him: Pray for me that my Lord may come to my help,
whom I also call upon. And he laid his hand upon her hand and said: Come, Lord Jesu Christ:
unto her grant thou life and unto me the earnest of faith in thee. And straightway as he drew her
hand she sprang up and sat up, looking upon the great company that stood by. And she saw the
apostle also standing over against her, and leaving the bed she leapt forth and fell at his feet and
caught hold on his raiment, saying: I beseech thee, my lord where is that other that was with
thee, who left me not to remain in that fearful and cruel place, but delivered me unto thee,
saying: Take thou this woman, that she may be made perfect, and hereafter be gathered into her
place?
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