Acts of the Martyrs and Saints, Volume 2

Discourse of the one hundred and ninety-second King.

And his teachings preceded the world. Mar-Ya. The laughter that was upon me: in all my divine administration. And they perceive their light: and what has that done for me? Pelanya. The laughter that was, as you said: that all my afflictions smell of him. And if two hands are thrown at me: the laughter that was in the world! Mar-Ya. He led him and brought them to me, the heart: and I found the word from their mouth. Those who do not worship our God: member by member they are severed. Pelanya. Our member is severed for us: and it rejoices for the soul that you told us. And its running and its going, by which they run: and the Lord has made their knees firm.
Mar-Ya. Are these the ones who were sold to us: and by their work they made the Romans Christian? His height and his teaching showed to me: and from their truth of the righteousness of the heart? Shimon. Oh, oh King, that you have not learned: from the teaching of Christ. For he did not speak in a sign: and I also heard his knees, Mar-Ya. Mar-Ya. And who is their sender: who created his authority from mine? And if they have a goal for him: he is the king of the working earth. Shimon. And when you do not look again that by these: and that you heard the word, do not look. See his signs of Christ: that he makes their teaching alive. Mar-Ya. Oh you Elder, who has learned much: the mouth from the cities that you came to it. Who sent you to amaze the heart: upon which you fall and confirm? Shimon. For the time that brought him out he did not know: until he brought him to your city. And they found from it the sons that are in it: