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The Acts of Paul (beyond Thecla) 5

1When he was departed out of Sidon and would go unto Tyre.
2Now when Paul was entered unto Tyre there came a multitude of Jews . . . . in to him. These . . . . and they heard the mighty works . . . . They marvelled . . . . Amphion (= Aphphia of the Acts of Titus) . . . . saying . . . . in . . . . Chrysippus . . . . devil with him . . . . many . . . . When Paul came . . . . he said: He . . . . God and will not be an evil spirit (?) . . . . in (?) Amphion . . . . through the evil spirit . . . . without any one’s having . . . . she said to him: Save me that I die not. And while the multitude . . . . then arose the other (?) evil spirit . . . . And forthwith the devils fled away. And when the multitude saw this, by the power of God, they praised him who had (given such power) unto Paul. And there was there one by name . . . rimus, who had a son born to him which was dumb.
3On the next page is a proper name, Lix (or perhaps Kilix, a Cilician), and later the words, ‘I preach the good tidings of the Saviour . . . . Son of God’.
4On the next page. Lix perhaps occurs again, and ‘Moses'.
5The next begins : for that which we say cometh to pass forthwith. Behold we will bring him hither unto thee that he may . . . . thee, to hear the truth of thy . . . . .
6Next page. On God whose desire is come to pass in him, this is the wise man . . . .
7. . . . the Father and he hath sent Jesus Christ.
8Next page, turned toward the East. Moses . . . . .
12Again I say unto you . . . .
13I, that do the works . . . . .
15that a man is not justifed by the Law , but that he is justified by the works of righteousness, and he . . . .
16Next page has the words ‘liberty', ‘and the yoke', ‘all flesh’; and , ‘and every one confess that Jesus Christ is the glory of the Father'.
17Next page, lower part : is not water in him, but . . . . being water, I am not hungry but I am thirsty; I am not . . . . but not to . . . . to suffer them , to be (devoured) by wild beasts, not to be able . . . . from the earth, but not to suffer them to be burnt by the fire, are these things of the present age testified, he which was a persecutor . . . . .
18Next page, lower part , (Cle)anthes.
20the law of God which is called . . . . who walketh here before them, hath he not followed us throughout all the cities . . . . And when . . . . he turned himself toward the East after this ( after two lines ) such words, neither preacheth he as thou preachest them, O Paul, that thou mayest not . . . .
21Next page begins : Thou art in the presence (sight, face) of Jerusalem, but I trust in the Lord that thou wilt . . . . .
22The name ‘Saul’ is almost certain some lines later.
23Next page begins : whom they crucified.
24And at the end: raised up our flesh.
25Next page, 7th line , For since the day when . . . . persecuted the apostles which were (with me? sc. Peter) out of Jerusalem, I hid myself that I might have comfort, and we nourish them which stand, through the word according to the promise (?) of his grace. I have fallen into many troubles and have subjected myself to the law, as for your sakes . But I thought by night and by day in my trouble on Jesus Christ , waiting for him as a lamb . . . . when they crucified him he did not . . . . did not resist . . . . was not troubled.
26The next page undoubtedly mentions Peter.
27Line 1 has ‘Paul', line 3, ‘twelve (?) shepherds’.
28Line 5, through Paul. But . . . . was troubled because of the questioning (examination) that (was come) upon Peter . . . . and he cried out, saying: Verily , God is one, and there is no God beside him: one also is Jesus Christ his Son, whom we . . . . this, whom thou preachest, did we crucify, whom . . . . expect in great glory, but ye say that he is God and Judge of the living and the dead , the King of the ages, for the in the . . . . form of man.