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| Chapter IX.—The Christians have not believed groundless stories.
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Chapter IX.—The Christians have not
believed groundless stories.
“I excuse and forgive you, my friend,”
I said. “For you know not what you say, but have been persuaded by
teachers who do not understand the Scriptures; and you speak, like a
diviner, whatever comes into your mind. But if you are willing to listen
to an account of Him, how we have not been deceived, and shall not cease
to confess Him,—although men’s reproaches be heaped upon
us, although the most terrible tyrant compel us to deny Him,—I
shall prove to you as you stand here that we have not believed empty
fables, or words without any foundation but words filled with the Spirit
of God, and big with power, and flourishing with grace.”
Then again those who were in his company laughed, and
shouted in an unseemly manner. Then I rose up and was about to leave; but
he, taking hold of my garment, said I should not accomplish that1967
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“I did not leave.” | until I had performed
what I promised. “Let not, then, your companions be so tumultuous,
or behave so disgracefully,” I said. “But if they wish, let
them listen in silence; or, if some better occupation prevent them, let
them go away; while we, having retired to some spot, and resting there,
may finish the discourse.” It seemed good to Trypho that we should
do so; and accordingly, having agreed upon it, we retired to the middle
space of the Xystus. Two of his friends, when they had ridiculed and made
game of our zeal, went off. And when we were come to that place, where
there are stone seats on both sides, those with Trypho, having seated
themselves on the one side, conversed with each other, some one of them
having thrown in a remark about the war waged in Judæa.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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