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The Acts of Paul 1

Apocryphal Acts

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Paul went into the house at the place where the dead child was. But Phila the wife of Panchares was very wroth and said to her husband in great anger: Husband, thou hast gone after the wild beasts, thou hast not begotten thy son, where is mine?

2He hath not desired food to bury him. But Panchares stood in the sight of all and made his prayer at the ninth hour, until the people of the city came to bear the boy out. When he had prayed, Paul came and saw the boy, and prayed in the name of Jesus Christ.

3And when the multitude had gathered for eight days, they thought that he raised up the boy. But Paul remained preaching unto them the word of God.

4They asked him, and the men listened to him: and they sent for Panchares, and cried out, saying: We believe, Panchares, but save the city from many things. Panchares said unto them: Judge ye whether your deeds be good.

5I also believe, my brethren, that there is no other God, save Jesus Christ the son of the Blessed, unto whom is glory for ever, Amen. But when they saw that he would not turn to them, they pursued Paul, and caught him, and brought him back into the city, casting stones at him and thrusting him out of their city and out of their country. But Panchares would not return evil for evil: he shut the door of his house and went in with his wife, fasting.

6But when it was evening Paul came to him and said: God hath raised him by Jesus Christ.

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About The Acts of Paul

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Published here from a public-domain translation, edited for continuous reading.