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 thou shalt see the wonders of God, and how he saves his servants."

151. And as they were thus conversing, Tertia and Mygdonia and Marcia stood in the door of the prison, and having given three hundred and sixty-three silver pieces to the jailer, they went in to Judas. And they found Vazan and Sifôr and his wife and his daughter and all prisoners, sitting and listening to the word. And as they came to him, he said to them, "Who allowed you to come to us, and who opened the sealed door to go out?" Says Tertia to him, "Hast thou not opened the door and bidden us to go to the prison, where we should find our brethren and see the Lord's glory? And as we came near the door, thou wast separated from us—I know not how—and being hidden from us, thou earnest here first, where we heard the noise of the door, as thou didst shut us out. We gave money to the keepers and thus we got in, and now we are here and beseech thee to let us help thee to go away from here, till the anger of the king against thee ceases." And Thomas said to her, "Tell us first how you were locked up."

152. And she says to him, "Thou wert with us, and didst not leave us even for an hour, and thou canst ask how we were locked up? But if thou wilt hear, listen: King Misdai sent for me and said, the magician has not yet become master over thee, because as I hear, he enchants the people by oil, water and bread, but he has not yet enchanted thee. Now obey me, otherwise I shall lock thee up and strike