Chapter 6.
One of the Jews, stepping up, asked leave of the
procurator to say a word. The procurator says: If thou
wishest to say any thing, say on. And the Jew said:
Thirty-eight years I lay in my bed in great agony. And when Jesus
came, many demoniacs, and many lying ill of various diseases, were
cured by him. And some young men, taking pity on me, carried me,
bed and all, and took me to him. And when Jesus saw me, he had
compassion on me, and said to me: Take up thy couch and
walk. And I took up my couch, and walked. The Jews say to
Pilate: Ask him on what day it was that he was cured. He
that had been cured says: On a Sabbath.1824
The
Jews say: Is not this
the very thing that we said, that on a
Sabbath he
cures and casts out
demons?
And another Jew stepped up and said: I was
born blind; I heard sounds, but saw not a face. And as Jesus
passed by, I cried out with a loud voice, Pity me, O son of
David. And he pitied me, and put his hands upon my eyes, and I
instantly received my sight.1825
And
another Jew stepped up and said: I was crooked, and he
straightened me with a word. And another said: I was a
leper, and he cured me with a word.
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