Acts of John

Acts of John 19:1

When we came near the city, Lycomedes the commander in chief of the Ephesians, a wealthy man, met us, fell down before John, and asked him for help, with these words, “Thy name is John; the Lord whom thou preachest, sent thee for the benefit of my wife, which is paralyzed already seven days and lies past recovery. But give the glory to thy God and treat her out of compassion for us.” Whilst I was reflecting what to do, a certain man came to me and said, “Desist, Lycomedes, from the evil thought which militates against thee, yield not to it! For out of compassion for my servant Cleopatra, I sent to thee a man from Miletus, named John, who will comfort her and restore her to thee cured. Delay not, therefore, servant of that God who announced thee to me, but hasten to the rattling woman.” And John went at once from the gate with the brethren who were with him, and followed Lycomedes into his house. And Cleobius said to his young servants, “Go to my relative Callippus and make yourselves comfortable in his house—for I come thither with his son—that we may find everything well arranged!”