Acts of Thomas

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THE ACTS OF JUDAS THOMAS. 987 had gone out, he went before them, and all (the rest) of them were coming after Judas, And when they had gone half-way, Manashar, the wife of Vizan, met them, coming to the prison. And she knew him and saith to him: “My brother Vizan?” And he saith to her: “Yea, and thou my sister Manashar?” She saith to him: “Yea.” He saith to her: “ Whither goest thou at this time alone? And how wast thou able to arise from the bed?” She saith to him: “This youth laid his hand upon me, and I was healed. And I saw in my dream, that I should go to the stranger, where he is imprisoned, that I might be quite healed.” Vizan saith to her: “Where is the youth, who was with thee?” And she saith to him: ‘Dost thou not see him ? For lo, = he is holding my right hand and supporting me.” And whilst they were talking, Judas came, with Sifdr and his wife and daughter, and with Mygdonia and Tertia and Narkia, and they came and entered into the house of Vizan. And when Manashar, the wife of Vizan, saw him, she bowed down and worshipped him, and saith to him: ‘‘ Art thou come, my healer from sore disease? Thou art he whom I saw in my dream, who didst give me this youth, that he might bring me unto thee to the prison; and thy kindness did not suffer thee (to permit) (az) that I should become weary, but thou thyself art come to me.” And when she had said these things, she turned round (to look) behind her, and the youth was not (there). And she saith to Thomas: “T am not able to walk alone, and the youth, whom thou didst give me, is not (here).” Judas saith to her:.