Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume VIII/Memoirs of Edessa And Other Ancient Syriac Documents/Moses of Chorene/Chapter 7

VII.

Answer to Abgar&#8217;s letter, which the apostle Thomas wrote to this prince by command of the Saviour.

&#8220;Blessed is he who believes in me without having seen me!&#160; For it is written of me:&#160; &#8216;Those who see me will not believe in me, and those who do not see me will believe and live.&#8217;&#160; As to what thou hast written asking me to come to thee, I must accomplish here all that for which I have been sent; and, when I shall have accomplished it all, I shall ascend to Him who sent me; and when I shall go away I will send one of my disciples, who will cure thy diseases, and give life to thee and to all those who are with thee.&#8221;&#160; Anan, Abgar&#8217;s courier, brought him this letter, as well as the portrait of the Saviour, a picture which is still to be found at this day in the city of Edessa.