Opening the library…

Home Bible Corpus Discover You

Search the Bible

Life and Conduct of the Holy Women, Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca

Unknown

Section 21

About this work

Author: Unknown

XXI. Then Probus arising from the ground fell

‹ Section 20 Section 22 ›

again

upon

the

couch

,

and

arising

early

he

came

to

Paul

,

and

finding

him

baptising

many

in

the

name

of

the

life

-

giving

Trinity

,

he

said

,

My

lord

Paul

,

if

only

I

were

worthy

to

receive

baptism

,

behold

the

hour

.

Paul

said

to

him

,

Son

,

behold

the

water

is

ready

for

the

cleansing

of

those

that

come

to

Christ

.

Therefore

immediately

taking

off

his

garments

,

and

Paul

laying

hold

of

him

,

he

leapt

into

the

water

,

saying

,

Jesus

Christ

,

son

of

God

,

and

everlasting

God

,

let

all

my

sins

be

taken

away

by

this

water

.

And

Paul

said

,

We

baptise

thee

in

the

name

of

the

Father

and

Son

and

Holy

Ghost

.

After

this

he

made

him

to

receive

the

eucharist

of

Christ

.

Then

Xanthippe

,

being

greatly

rejoiced

,

began

in

the

house

toward

evening

together

with

her

husband

to

give

good

cheer

to

all

those

in

the

house

,

and

to

prepare

a

feast

,

and

when

they

came

,

after

giving

orders

for

the

supper

to

be

magnificent

she

herself

went

up

to

the

chamber

.

And

behold

on

the

stairs

a

demon

coming

in

the

likeness

of

one

of

the

actors

,

and

standing

in

a

dark

corner

,

was

desirous

to

frighten

and

terrify

Xanthippe

.

But

she

thinking

it

to

be

the

actor

that

she

ordinarily

had

,

said

in

anger

,

Many

a

time

have

I

said

to

him

that

I

no

longer

care

for

toys

,

and

he

despises

me

as

being

a

woman

;

and

straightway

seizing

an

iron

lamp

-

stand

,

she

hurled

it

at

his

face

,

and

crushed

all

his

features

.

Then

the

demon

cried

out

,

saying

,

O

violence

,

from

this

destroyer

even

women

have

received

power

to

strike

us

.

But

Xanthippe

was

greatly

afraid

.