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Anon., The Acts Of John, 20

nan Now when Lycomedes came with John into the house wherein his wife lay, he caught hold again of his feet and said: See, lord, the withering of the beauty, see the youth, see the renowned flower of my poor wife, whereat all Ephesus was wont to marvel: wretched me, I have suffered envy, I have been humbled, the eye of mine enemies hath smitten me: I have never wronged any, though I might have injured many, for I looked before to this very thing, and took care, lest I should see any evil or any such ill fortune as this. What profit, then, hath Cleopatra from my anxiety? what have I gained by being known for a pious man until this day? nay, I suffer more than the impious, in that I see thee, Cleopatra, lying in such plight. The sun in his course shall no more see me conversing with thee: I will go before thee, Cleopatra, and rid myself of life: I will not spare mine own safety though it be yet young. I will defend myself before Justice, that I have rightly deserted, for I may indict her as judging unrighteously. I will be avenged on her when I come before her as a ghost of life. I will say to her: Thou didst force me to leave the light when thou didst rob me of Cleopatra: thou didst cause me to become a corpse when thou sentest me this ill fortune: thou didst compel me to insult Providence, by cutting off my joy in life (my con- fidence).

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1. Anon., The Acts of John, 20, 31, 59, 63-86, 19 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) 19. And as we drew near to the city, Lycomedes the praetor of the Ephesians, a man of large substance, met us, and falling at John's feet besought him, saying: Is thy name John? the God whom thou preachest hath sent thee to do good unto my wife, who hath been smitten with palsy now these seven days and lieth incurable. But glorify thou thy God by healing her, and have compassion on us. For as I was considering with myself what resolve to take in this matter, one stood by me and said: Lycomedes, cease from this thought which warreth against thee, for it is evil (hard): submit not thyself unto it. For I have compassion upon mine handmaid Cleopatra, and have sent from Miletus a man named John who shall raise her up and restore her to thee whole. Tarry not, therefore, thou servant of the God who hath manifested himself unto me, but hasten unto my wife who hath no more than breath. And straightway John went from the gate, with the brethren that were with him and Lycomedes, unto his house. But Cleobius said to his young men: Go ye to my kinsman Callippus and receive of him comfortable entertainment -for I am come hither with his son- that we may find all things decent.
2. Anon., Acts of John, 31, 59, 63-86, 19 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE) 19. And as we drew near to the city, Lycomedes the praetor of the Ephesians, a man of large substance, met us, and falling at John's feet besought him, saying: Is thy name John? the God whom thou preachest hath sent thee to do good unto my wife, who hath been smitten with palsy now these seven days and lieth incurable. But glorify thou thy God by healing her, and have compassion on us. For as I was considering with myself what resolve to take in this matter, one stood by me and said: Lycomedes, cease from this thought which warreth against thee, for it is evil (hard): submit not thyself unto it. For I have compassion upon mine handmaid Cleopatra, and have sent from Miletus a man named John who shall raise her up and restore her to thee whole. Tarry not, therefore, thou servant of the God who hath manifested himself unto me, but hasten unto my wife who hath no more than breath. And straightway John went from the gate, with the brethren that were with him and Lycomedes, unto his house. But Cleobius said to his young men: Go ye to my kinsman Callippus and receive of him comfortable entertainment -for I am come hither with his son- that we may find all things decent.

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
acts of john,and acts of peter	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 182
acts of john,and ephesus	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 100, 101
acts of john,conversion	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 182
acts of john,women	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 100, 101, 102
acts of john	Pinheiro et al. (2012b), The Ancient Novel and Early Christian and Jewish Narrative: Fictional Intersections, 154
acts of peter,and acts of john	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 182
andronicus	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 102
apocryphal acts,and novel	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 101
apocryphal acts,conversion	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 182
apocryphal acts,visions	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 100
aristippe	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 102
aristobula	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 102
carpocratians	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 101
christ/jesus,and cynics,portrait	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 101
cleopatra	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 100, 101, 102
drusiana	Bremmer (2017), Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity: Collected Essays, 102
exorcism	Alikin (2009), The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering, 275
healing'	Alikin (2009), The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering, 275