Notes on the Apostles and their Predicament

How they preached and how they translated their narratives, each one, and also how they died and where they were buried. {1} Peter, who is called Cephas, preached to the land of Pontus and to the land of Galatia and to the land of Cappadocia and to the land of Bithynia and to the land of Italy and to the land of Asia; he preached the Gospel and died in the land of Rome in the time of the king Nero. And thus, with his head downward, and thus, having been questioned by the king, while he said, "Crucify me like my Lord," and thus they crucified him head downward, and the land of Rome buried him. {2} Andrew preached to the land of Scythia, to the people of the Sogdians and to the people of the Sacae; he preached and died in the land of Patras of Achaia. {3} James, son of Zebedee, preached to the dispersion of the Hebrews, and Herod killed him by the sword in the city of Acre of Marq. {4} John, the beloved of our Lord and Evangelist, died in the land of Ephesus. {5} Philip died in the land of Phrygia, and they buried him in the city of Hierapolis in the land of Asia with his four virgin daughters. {6} Bartholomew preached to the land of India; he preached the Gospel and died in the city of Alban in the land of Armenia.

{7} Thomas preached the Gospel to the land of Persia, to the people of Parthia, to the people of Persia, to the people of Media, to the people of Carmania, to the people of Hyrcania, and to the people of the Ceteans; and he died in the city of Calamina, which is India. {8} Matthew preached the Gospel in the Hebrew tongue, and he died in the city of Jerusalem, in the land of Persia. {9} Mark preached the Gospel to the land of Alexandria, to the land of Egypt, and he died in Alexandria, at the place of the Catechetical School; and they buried him in a place whose name is Baqalu, in the district of Mercure, which was built for his head with the martyr Euqator; may he be in the city of Lacon. And Alexander the king found his bones in the city of Alexandria, and Theonas, the archbishop, buried him. {10} James, son of Alphaeus, died, whom the Jews killed with a club of wood in Jerusalem, and they buried him within the city, near the temple. {11} Thaddaeus, who is called Judas, preached the Gospel in the city of Edessa and in the land of Mesopotamia, in the time of Abgar, king of Edessa, and they buried him in the city of Berytus. {12} Nathanael, son of Clopas, and after James the Righteous, they appointed him bishop of Jerusalem; and all the days of his life and his years were seventy, and they stoned him in the time of the emperor Hadrian, in the city of Jerusalem.

{13} Matthias, one of the seventy-two disciples of our Lord, who was planted in the place of Judas Iscariot, and died and was buried in the city of Jerusalem. {14} Paul the Apostle preached from the city of Jerusalem as far as the region of Jericho, and the region of Rome, and the region of Spain; in the time of Nero the king, he killed him with the sword, and buried his bones in the region of Rome. {15} Titus in the region of Crete, on the island of the sea, preached the Gospel, and on that island. {16} Cyricus in the region of Galatia; he is the son of the queen of Ethiopia, in the region of Arabia, which is in the region of Egypt, and in Aprobani, on an island in the region of Ethiopia; he became a martyr there. From the apostles of our Lord and the disciples, from the number of seventy-two of them, Clement, who preached and wrote the canon law of the Church for bishops and for priests and for all the order of the Church. Eleven and Vistinisus, whose name is like Peter, the chief of the apostles; Matthias, who was numbered with the twelve apostles; Matthew; Barnabas; Clino, who wrote to Timothy, the companion of Paul; Thaddaeus; and Cleopas, and the Gospel which he preached in the language of the Hebrews in Jerusalem, translated into the Syriac language with John. And the Gospel of Mark, Peter translated into the Syriac language in the region of Rome.

The Gospel of Luke in the Syriac language, for he was the companion of Paul, and thus he wrote in one book, saying, “I believe you, Luke, the overseer of the work of the beloved.” And the Gospel of Matthew—Luke the Evangelist translated it into the Syriac language, while it was in Hebrew. And the Gospel of John—John the Bishop translated it into the Syriac language. And Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judah, in the year of the reign of Augustus, king of Rome, in the time of Quirinius the governor. Our Lord was condemned by the people of the Jews in the time of Herod, son of Antipater, in the city of Ascalon. And the name of the mother of Herod was Cotria, from the region of Arabia. And all this from the history of Sosilan, and he set forth all that they do thus. And for our brothers who are in the East, as they do in Rome and in Alexandria, and also in other places, they have all on one day, with a united word, we send forth the prayer on the holy day of Pascha. And the world, all of them who do not assemble with one another.

How they translated and preached their messages, each one, and also how they died and where they were buried. Simon, who is called Peter, preached to the land of Pontus, to the land of Galatia, to the land of Cappadocia, to the land of Bithynia, to the land of Attalia, to the land of Asia; he preached the Gospel and died in the land of Rome, in the time of Nero the king, and thus he died with his head downward, and thus he was crucified for the king, saying, “Crucify me like my God,” and thus they hanged him head downward, and he was buried in the land of Rome. Andrew preached to the land of Scythia, to the people of the Sogdians, and to the people of the Scythians; he preached and died in the land of Patras of Achaia. James, son of Zebedee, preached to the thirteen tribes of the Hebrews, and Herod killed him with a sword in the city of Aq, of Mark. John, whom our Lord loved, the Evangelist, died in the land of Ephesus. Philip died in the land of Phrygia, and they buried him in the city of Hierapolis, and in the land of Asia with his four virgin daughters. Bartholomew preached to the people of India; he preached the Gospel and died in the city of Albania, in the land of Armenia. Thomas preached the Gospel in the land of Persia, and to the peoples of Parthia, and to the peoples of Persia, and to the peoples of Media, and to the peoples of Carmania, and to the peoples of Hyrcania, and to the peoples of the Getae; and he died in the city of Calamina of India. Matthew preached the Gospel in the language of the Hebrews, and died in the city of Jerusalem, in the land of Persia.

Mark preached the Gospel in the land of Alexandria, at a place called Qaṭin, and they buried him at a place named Baqulu, in Marṭul, which he had built for himself, together with Euqāṭur the martyr, in the city of Loqon. And Alexander the king found his bones in the city of Loqon and buried them with Theonas, the archbishop. James, son of Alphaeus, died—the Jews killed him with a stone-throwing battle in Jerusalem, and they buried him within the city, near the temple. Thaddaeus, who is called Judas, preached the Gospel in the land of Edessa and in the region of Mesopotamia, in the time of King Augyus of Edessa, and they buried him in the city of Qirṭos. Simeon, son of Clopas, after James the Righteous, they appointed him bishop of Jerusalem, and all the days of his life and his years, and they crucified him in the time of King Hadrian, in the city of Jerusalem. Matthias, one of the seventy disciples of our Lord, who replaced Judas Iscariot, was buried in Jerusalem. Paul preached in the region of Jericho and in the region of Rome and in the region of Spain; in the time of King Nero, he killed him with a sword, and they buried his bones in the city of Rome. Titus preached in the region of Crete; on an island in the lake he preached the Gospel, and on that island he died. Cinacis in the region of Galatia—he is the eunuch of the Queen of Ethiopia, in the region of Arabia, which is in the region of Egypt, and in Aprobone, on an island in the region of Ethiopia, he became a martyr.

And from the Apostles of our Lord and the Disciples, from among the number of the seventy, Clement, who preached and wrote the canon law of the Church for bishops, and for priests, and for all the fullness of the Church. And Stephen, one of the seventy, whose name is like Peter, the chief of the Apostles. Matthias, who was numbered among the twelve Apostles. Matthew, one, and Barnabas, one, and Cleopas, who wrote to Timothy, the companion of Paul. Thaddeus and Cleophas, and the Gospel which he preached in the Hebrew language in Jerusalem, translated into the Syriac language. With John, the Gospel of Mark, Peter translated into the Syriac language in the land of Rome. And the Gospel of Luke, in the Syriac language, for he was the companion of Paul. And thus he wrote in one book, saying, "I, Luke, have written the Acts of the Apostles." And the Gospel of Luke was translated into the Syriac language, while it was in Hebrew. And the Gospel of John was translated by John the Bishop in the city of Syriac. And Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem of Judah in the forty-second year of the reign of Augustus, king of Rome, in the time of Quirinius the governor. Our Lord was judged by the people of the Jews in the time of Herod, son of Antipater of Ascalon.

And the mother of Herod, Cypros, from the region of Arabia, and all the rest of the council of the sixty, and he said that all of them should do likewise, and for our brothers who are in the East, as they do in Rome and in those of Alexandria, and also at that time all of them, as on one day, with a united voice, we send forth the prayer on the holy day of Pascha. And the whole world, all those who were gathered together with their companions.