History of Mar Matthew and Mar Andrew, Blessed Apostles

The History of Mar Matthew and Mar Andrew, Blessed Apostles. Again, the history of Mar Matthew and Mar Andrew, the blessed apostles, when they taught the city of Kalbith, whose inhabitants were eaters of the flesh of wild beasts. After the days of the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ to heaven, when the days of Pentecost were fulfilled, and the Paraclete came to the upper room of Zion, and the holy apostles were filled with the gift of the Spirit of Holiness, there was a desire for each one of them to go out and preach the gospel of Christ. And they began to cast lots and to divide the regions among themselves. And it happened that when they had finished, the lot fell to Matthew the apostle to go to a certain city whose inhabitants were wild beasts, eaters of flesh. Now the inhabitants of that city did not eat bread nor drink water, but their food was the flesh of wild beasts, and their drink also the blood of wild beasts. Every stranger, however, who entered, they would seize and gouge out his eyes and give him to drink a cup mixed with sorcery. And as soon as he drank that cup, his heart would be changed and his mind would be lost, and he would become like a wild beast. And it happened that when the holy Matthew entered through the gate of the city, the inhabitants of that city seized him and gouged out his eyes and gave him to drink that cup which was mixed with sorcery. And they led him to the prison where every man who fell into their hands was confined, and they would throw him fodder to eat. But that blessed apostle, when he drank that cup which they gave him, his heart was not changed, but he was peacefully in prayer and with flowing tears, while he said, "My Lord Jesus Christ.

he who for your sake left everything and came after you. For he knew that you are the true God, the helper and savior of all those who hope in you. Look, my lord, and see what this people does, idle, to your servant Matthew. For they liken him to a beast that has no reason. For you are the knower of everything. If, my lord, it is your will that I become food for the inhabitants of this city, your will be done. I will not flee from your command. Give me the light of my eyes that I may see what the sons of this city do to me. Do not, my lord, abandon me and deliver me to this bitter death. And while the blessed Matthew was praying, a strong light flashed throughout that region which had been dark. And a voice was heard from that light, saying: "Matthew, my apostle, lift your eyes upward." And immediately he lifted his eyes and saw. And again a voice came to him a second time and said: "Matthew, be strong and be empowered and do not fear. For I will not let you go nor abandon you. For I am the one who delivers you from all your afflictions. For not only you, but all your companions. And at all times I am with you. And now endure in this prison of yours these twenty-five days for the sake of the help of many souls. And after these days I will send to you to Arius and take you out of this prison, and also all those who are with you here." And when he had said this, the Savior said: "Ascend to heaven." Then Matthew said: "May your grace be with us, Lord Jesus Christ." And he was inside the prison and trembled. And it happened that when the guards entered the prison to take the prisoners to the judge, Matthew closed his eyes so that they would not perceive that he had seen the light.

And it happened on one of the remaining days that they were also bringing him out and sacrificing him. For they were writing on a tablet of wood the day on which he was to be burned, and they were tying it to his hand, so that they might know the date of his days. And it happened that when the twenty-seven days were completed from the time that the blessed Matthew was burned, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to Andrew in that region where he was teaching and said to him: "Andrew, arise, go with your disciples to that city whose inhabitants are evil cannibals, and bring Matthew out of that prison in which he is. For after three days those wicked ones are about to bring him out and sacrifice him as their food." And Andrew answered and said: "My Lord, I cannot go to that city within three days, because the road is long. But send an angel and have him brought out from there. For you, my Lord, know that I am of weak body, and I am not able to move quickly to there, nor do I know the way." Then the Lord answered and said to him: "Andrew, listen and be attentive to him who made you and brought you into being. For he is able, by the command of the tip of his finger, to move that city and bring it here. For I command the wind and it will transport you there. But arise in the morning and go down to the seashore with your disciples, and behold, you will find a boat. Board it, you and your disciples." And when the Lord said these things, he gave him peace and ascended to heaven. Then Andrew arose in the morning as he had been commanded, and went to the seashore with his disciples. And he saw a small boat, and in that boat three men were sitting. For the Lord, by his gracious command, had prepared the boat, and he appeared in it in the likeness of a sailor.

And there were with him two angels in the form of young men. And Hadrian, when he saw that ship and those three men in it, was filled with great joy. And he approached the ship and said to them, "Where are you going, my brothers?" And the Lord said to him, "To the land where the evil ones eat, we are going." Now Hadrian did not understand that it was Jesus. Now the Lord was concealing the power of his divinity and appeared like a helmsman. And Hadrian cried out and said, "I too wish to go to that city." Then the Lord said to him, "Everyone is fleeing from that city, and you wish to go there?" Hadrian cried out and said, "I have a desire to do something there, and it is necessary for me to go there. And now, if you do me a kindness, show it to me." And Jesus cried out and said to them, "Board in peace." And Hadrian cried out and said, "I beg that you may know, my brother, before I board the ship, that I have no fare to give you, nor do I have bread for food with me." And the Lord said to him, "How will you board the ship, when you have no fare with you?" Hadrian said to him, "Listen, my brother. Do not think that because of the hardness of my neck I will not give you the fare of the ship. But I am one of the disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, he who loved and chose you, the Twelve, and gave you a command and said, 'When you go to preach, do not take purses or wallets, nor a wallet on your purses, nor bread, nor a staff, nor sandals, nor two tunics for yourselves. But if you do an act of mercy, tell me quickly.'

And Hadrian said to him, "I do not want another ship." Jesus answered and said to them, "If this is the command that you received and you have kept it, go up. For I told you that I am eager for the disciples of Christ to go up into the ship, more than for those who give me gold and treasure. This I said to you, that I am very worthy that a disciple of Christ should go up into the ship." And Hadrian answered and said, "Leave me, my brother. My lord will give you a reward and forgiveness." Then Hadrian went up into the ship and answered and said to his disciples, "My sons, if you wish, stay on the dry land until I finish what was commanded me by my lord and return to you." But his disciples said to him, "It is not fitting that you do this. For if we remain with you, we would be strangers to the grace that was given to you. And now we are with you wherever you go." Then Jesus answered and said to Hadrian, "If you are truly a disciple of Christ, remind your disciples of the miracles that your master performed, to encourage their minds, for they have lost sight of the shore of this sea. For behold, they are ready to separate the ship from the land and set sail." Hadrian then encouraged his disciples and said, "My sons, you have entrusted yourselves for the sake of Christ. Do not be afraid. For he who did not leave you at that time when you were with him in the ship, and who slept in the ship while covering you—he indeed was not sleeping. And when there was a great wind, and the sea raised its waves, so that you went up above the mast of the ship, and great fear seized you, the Savior arose and rebuked the wind, and calmed the waves, and there was great calm on the sea. For everything obeys his command, because he is the creator. And now, my sons, do not be afraid." And when he had said this, Hadrian

was praying that his disciples might be established in peace. And when they had fallen asleep, Andrew turned and said to Jesus, not knowing that it was Jesus, “Tell me, sir, and truly show me this skill of your piloting. For I have never seen a helmsman who steers a ship as I now see you. For sixteen times I have sailed the sea, and this is the seventeenth, and never have I seen a skill like this. Truly, this ship is as steady in the midst of the sea as if on dry land. Show us, then, your skill, O young man.” Then our Lord said to Andrew, “We also have sailed the sea many times, and a fierce storm has risen against us. But because you are a disciple of Christ, the sea has recognized you and has not lifted its waves against us.” Then Andrew cried out with a loud voice and said, “I bless your name, my Lord Jesus Christ, for you have caused me to meet a man who glorifies your name.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Tell me, disciple of Jesus, why did the wicked Jews not believe in your Master, that he is the true God? Show me. For we have heard that he showed his power to his disciples.” Andrew answered and said, “O my brother, he showed us that he is the true God, and now do not suppose that Jesus is not God. For he it is who created man.” Jesus answered and said, “And why did the Jews not believe in him?” Andrew answered and said, “O man who has a spirit of knowledge and of all understanding, why are you testing me?” Our Lord said to him, “I am not testing you by these things, but my soul rejoices and delights in them.” Andrew said, “My brother, may the Lord fill your soul with great joy and grace.” Our Lord answered and said, “Then tell me.” And Andrew answered and said.

Have you not heard of the powers that he performed before them? To the blind he gave sight, and to the lame he gave the ability to walk, and to the deaf he gave the ability to hear and speak, and he expelled demons. He cleansed lepers. He raised the dead. He changed water into wine, and he took five loaves and two fish and commanded the people who reclined on the grass, and he blessed and they were satisfied, and five thousand ate and were satisfied and there was surplus. And again he blessed seven loaves and four thousand were satisfied. And many signs, wonders, and powers he performed, so that if I were to recount them to you before you, you would not be able to bear them. Jesus said to him, "I am able. But for a wise man, one word is sufficient for him; for a fool, even many do not persuade him." Now when the Lord knew that the ship had reached the land, he bowed his head toward one of the angels and was silent from speaking with Andrew. And when Andrew saw that he had bowed himself toward his disciples, he sank into deep sorrow. But the Lord said to the angels, "Stretch out your hands and carry Andrew and his disciples, and go, set them at the gate of that city whose inhabitants eat evil flesh." And the angels did as they were commanded, and they carried Andrew and his disciples and brought them and set them at the gate of that city whose inhabitants eat evil flesh. Now when Andrew awoke from his sleep and opened his eyes, he saw that he was sitting at the gate of that city and his disciples were beside him sleeping. And as he was marveling at what had happened, he woke them and said to them, "Arise, my sons, and see the grace that has happened to us, and know that the Lord was with us in the ship, while he was speaking with you and you did not recognize him." Then his disciples answered and said to him, "Do not think, our father.

He knew that he was cast into the sea, because he had been immersed in the deep water. And he saw that angels came and took the souls and brought them to Paradise. And he saw there great wonders. For he saw our Lord Jesus Christ, seated on a glorious throne, and all the angels were looking at him. He also saw there Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the holy patriarchs and prophets. Also, he saw the twelve apostles standing in their place beside our Lord Jesus Christ. And he heard our Lord commanding his holy angels that they should obey the apostles in everything that they said to them. That is the vision that your father saw. Then the blessed Andrew, when he heard this from his disciples, rejoiced with great joy that his disciples had seen the great things of God. And he raised his eyes to heaven and said, "Forgive me, my Lord, and pardon me for what I have done. For like a man I saw you in the boat, and like a man I spoke with you. When have I sinned, my Lord? I did not reveal your greatness to you." And our Lord said to him, "You have not sinned, Andrew. But this has happened to you because you said that I could not go to the city of the Dog-men for three days. Behold, I have now shown you that I can do everything by power. But arise and go to the city to your brother Matthew, and bring him out of prison, him and all those who are imprisoned with him. And behold, I inform you before you enter their city that severe torments will be shown to you, and your body will be crushed, and your blood will be spilled on the ground like water. For death cannot be given to you. However, many torments are destined to pass over you. But endure and do not resist their wickedness. Remember the torments that you endured when the Jews were striking me.

They were spitting in my face. Why was I not able, by the edge of the eyelid, to move the heavens and the earth, and to bring affliction upon those who persecuted me? But I endured and left it to you to show you an example. . . . Andrew, however, immediately arose and went to that city with his disciples. And he went to the prison. And he saw seven guards who were standing at the doors of the prison and watching him. And Andrew prayed, and those guards fell and died. And when he approached the door of the prison, he signed the door with the sign of the cross. And immediately the door opened. And when Andrew entered the prison with his disciples, Matthew saw Andrew and at that very moment arose. And they greeted one another. And Andrew said to Matthew, "My brother, how did you come here? For behold, after three days they were about to bring you out, the beasts of this city, and to devour you as their food. Where are the holy mysteries which you learned? For if you had spoken, the heavens and the earth would have been moved." And Matthew answered and said, "My brother Andrew, I heard our Lord say, 'Behold, I am sending you all.' As the sayings of the fathers among us. For as soon as I entered this prison, I prayed before our Lord. And he appeared to me, saying, 'Endure twenty-seven days. And after you, I am sending Andrew to you, and he will bring you out of this prison, you and all those who are with you.' And as our Lord promised me, behold, I have seen you today. And now what shall we do?" Then Andrew looked around the middle of the prison. And he saw those men who were imprisoned there, lying about, and eating grass like cattle. And Andrew groaned over them and said, "Lord Jesus Christ.

Look and see what they gave to the evil ones who were made in your image and likeness to eat. ... And the blessed one began to rebuke Satan and said, "Woe to you, Satan, the enemy of God and of his angels! Until when will you be contending with the race of evil ones?" And they placed the knees of Andrew and Matthew and prayed. And after a little while, Andrew placed his hands on the eyes of those men who had been blinded. And immediately they saw all the light. And again he placed his hand on their heart, and their mind was changed, and they became like evil ones. And he said to them, "Go now to the lower region of the city. Behold, you will find on the road a great tree. Sit beneath it and eat of its fruits until I come to you. But if I am delayed, you may sustain yourselves with that food as much as suffices you." And those men went and said to the blessed Andrew, "Come with us, my lord, lest again the wicked men of this city see you and seize you and show you to the judges of the evil ones as before." And he said to them, "Go in peace. Truly I say to you, when you go, not even a dog will bark at you." And those men went as the blessed Andrew told them. They were in the place for forty-nine days. But to Matthew he said that he should go with his disciples to the east of the city. And Andrew prayed, and a cloud descended and took Matthew and his disciples and placed them on a mountain, where the apostle Peter was sitting and teaching. And they remained with him. Andrew, however, when he came out of the prison, was walking in the city. And he saw a column. And on top of it stood an image of a serpent. And he sat on the base of that column to see what would happen.

And it happened that when the soldiers went to the prison, they found the doors of the prison open, and the guards dead and thrown upon the door. And they turned to the magistrates and said to them, "We went to the prison and found it open, and the guards dead and thrown upon the door. And when we entered inside, we found no one there." And when the magistrates heard, they said among themselves, "What is this deed that has happened? Perhaps some men entered the prison, killed the guards, took those who were imprisoned there, and left." And when the magistrates heard, they said among themselves, "What is this deed that has happened? Perhaps some men entered the prison, killed the guards, took those who were imprisoned there, and left." Then the magistrates said to the soldiers, "Go to the prison and bring those seven guards, so that the prisoners may eat their daily meal." And immediately they summoned all the elders of the city, and they cast lots among themselves. And for those whom the lot fell, it happened that they would bring seven each day for food until young men were chosen and cast into a ship, and they went to the surrounding regions, and they cast into their ships the evil ones and brought them here so that they might be for food. And when the soldiers went to the prison, they brought those seven guards dead. And there was there a market that was in the middle of the city, and there was upon the side of the market a great rock-hewn cave, in which the evil ones used to sacrifice, and there was a stream of water that flowed and was agitated in that cave, and they would draw from it blood and drink it.

And it happened that when they brought those seven dead men, they set up their hands upon the crossbeam as if they had cast their hands and raised them up. And the blessed Andrew heard a voice that said to him, "Andrew, look and see what is being done in this city." And it happened that when he saw, he prayed and said, "My Lord Jesus Christ, who brought me to this city, do not allow anything evil to happen in it, but let the swords fall from the hands of these executioners." And immediately their hands withered, and they were unable either to raise them or to lower them. And when the magistrates saw what had happened, they wept bitterly, saying, "Woe to us, for there are sorcerers here. They entered the prison, killed the guards, and released those who were imprisoned there. And now they have also made sorcerers of the executioners. What then shall we do?" Then they said to the executioners, "Go, beat the elders of the city because they are hungry." And they went and beat them. And they found one hundred and sixteen men, and they brought them before their magistrates. And they commanded them to cast lots, and the lot fell upon seven elders. And one of the elders upon whom the lot fell arose and said to the executioners, "I ask of you: I have a young son. Take him and sacrifice him in my place, and let me go." And they said to him, "We cannot do this, for the magistrates have commanded." And the executioners went and said to them, "If he gives a substitute, let him go." And these executioners informed that elder. And the elder arose and said to them, "I also have a daughter. Take her as well with her brother for the sacrifice, and let me go." And he handed them over for the sacrifice, and the executioners took those children to sacrifice them. And they were weeping and crying out.

do not kill them in this youth. But let them go so that they may come to a perfect resurrection. And then, while they were alive, this same thing also happened in the city: those who died were not buried, but dogs ate them. The soldiers, however, were not captured by these youths, but they took them and went to the place where the wild beasts by which they had sacrificed them were kept. And when the holy Andrew saw, he wept a bitter lament and said, "My Lord Jesus Christ, just as you heard my sin concerning these dead men and did not allow your divinity to let them be eaten, so also now do not allow these youths to be brought to death, but stretch out their hands, and let the swords fall, and let them be loosened like a garment before the fire." And at the very hour when the blessed Andrew prayed, the swords were loosened and fell from the hands of the soldiers. And when the holy Andrew saw what had happened, he praised God who helps him in everything. And when the nobles saw what had happened, they wept a bitter lament and said, "Woe to us! What is there for us to do now?" And Satan appeared in the form of an old man and stood in their midst and said, "Woe to you! What is there for you to do? You have no refuge. Now rise up and clothe yourselves in this city against a certain stranger named Andrew and kill him. For it is he who released those men who were imprisoned." The holy Andrew, however, looked at Satan, from where he was speaking with the house of the governor. But Satan did not see the blessed one. And the apostle of Christ cried out and said to Satan, "O enemy of all humanity, who continually fights against it, my Lord Jesus Christ has humbled you and cast you into the deep pit of destruction.

When the satan heard, he said, “Oh, oh! How bitter is your voice, my father! But where you are, my father does not know.” And the blessed one cried out and said to the satan, “Truly you are blind, and you do not see the saints.” And when the satan heard this, he said to the eaters, “See now that one who is speaking with him; seize him, for he is the confounder of your desire.” And those wicked ones ran and seized the gates of the city. And they were going about and seeking the blessed Andrew in the whole city, and they did not see him. Then the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him and said to him, “Andrew, rise, show them your power, that they may learn that the power of the satan which dwells in them is nothing.” Then the blessed Andrew rose up in the sight of the whole crowd and said, “I am Andrew, whom you seek.” Then the whole people ran and seized him and said to him, “As you have done to us, we will do to you.” And they began to take counsel among themselves and said, “By what death shall we kill him? If we cut off his head, that death is not bitter; and if we burn him in fire, this too is nothing.” Then one of them, when a demon had entered him, cried out and said to them, “As he has grieved us, so also we shall grieve him. Do this to him: put ropes around his neck and drag him through the streets and ruins of this city; and when he is dead, then divide his body among all.” And this pleased the whole people. And they put ropes on his neck and were dragging him through all the streets and ruins of the city, until his body was torn by the stones over which he was dragged, and his blood flowed like water. And when it was evening, they cast him into the prison, with his hands bound behind him.

And again, when it was morning, they brought him out and threw ropes around his neck and dragged him throughout the entire city, and his whole body was being torn on the ground. And the blessed one prayed in the midst of the crowd and said, “My Lord, Jesus Christ, see what they are doing to me, and I endure because of your commandment. For if not for your mercy, I would have sent a deep abyss to them along with their city. But only, my Lord, do not leave the enemy to mock.” And when he said this, the satan answered from his hiding place and said to the people, “Strike him on his mouth so that he does not speak.” And when evening came, they threw him into prison. Then the satan took with him seven demons and entered the prison. And they stood before the holy Andrew and were laughing at him, saying, “Now you have been caught in our hands. What then can you do, for your deeds have been nullified with every city, and you have destroyed the temples and houses of the gods that were built for you?” And the satan commanded these seven demons that were with him to kill the blessed one. Then, when those demons approached, they saw the seal of Christ between his eyes, and they were afraid and fled from him. And the satan cried out and said to them, “Why did you flee from him? What is it?” And they said to him, “We are unable to approach him because of the seal that is upon him. But you go and kill him, if you have the power.” And the satan said, “Come, let us mock him.” Then those demons came with their chief, the satan, and they were laughing at the blessed one and saying, “You, O Andrew, have come to great shame and severe judgment.” Then, when the blessed Andrew heard these things, he said, “Whether you kill me or you do not kill me, I will not do your will, but the will of my Lord.

For he was dragging Mar Andrew throughout this city like that which was fitting. But when those demons heard, they fled from before him in the form of a cloud. And when it was morning, they brought the blessed Andrew out from the prison and tied ropes around his neck and were dragging him. And again his body and all the hair of his head were being torn. And the blessed one cried out with a loud voice, with weeping and tears, and said: "My Lord Jesus Christ, these three kinds of torments are sufficient for me: of day and of night, of the enemy and of demons and of these pagans. Command, my Lord, and receive my spirit, or show me your grace and strengthen me." And while he was saying these things, a voice came to him in Hebrew, saying: "Andrew, heaven and earth pass away, and my words do not pass away. Now you are comforted and see the body of your companion, which was torn, how it became with him." And he looked and saw great trees that had grown and given fruit. And the holy Andrew said: "Now, my Lord, I know that you have not abandoned me." And when it was evening, they threw him into prison, while saying, "Let his body perish." And during that night he died. Then the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him in the prison and said to him: "Andrew, give me your hand." And he took his hand, and immediately he stood up, being healed. And the blessed one fell and worshipped him. And after that, he looked in the middle of that prison where he had been confined, and he saw one pillar which was called in Greek "alabastron." And Andrew stretched out his hand and said: "O stone, hard from the sign of the cross, from which heaven and earth tremble, immediately let abundant water flow from your mouth, as if to flood this city. And immediately that pillar poured forth abundant water like a mighty river. And the waters swelled greatly and killed their children and their cattle.

They were seeking to flee from the city. Then the blessed Andrew prayed. And the cloud of fire descended and encircled the city as was fitting, and they were unable to flee. But when Andrew knew what had happened, he praised God and said, "I bless you, my Lord Jesus Christ." Then all the citizens cried out and wept, saying, "Woe to us for all these who have been tormented because of that stranger who is in the prison. But go, release him, lest he die a cruel death in these floodwaters and in this fire." And they all came to the prison, crying out with a loud voice. And when the blessed Andrew saw that their mind had been subdued to him, he said to that pillar, "Henceforth, do not hold back the waters. Behold, I go out and I preach the word of God. And I say to you that if the citizens of this city believe, I will build a church in it, and I will raise you up and set you up in it, in return for your labor and for your having done what was commanded you." And at that hour, that image ceased from its rebellion. And Andrew went out from the prison, and the waters were flowing before his feet. Then the old man who had handed over his sons to torture for his sake approached him and said to him, "Have mercy on me, my lord." And Andrew groaned and said to him, "Have mercy on me, my lord." And Andrew groaned and said to him, "I ask of you, how can you say to me, 'Have mercy on you,' when you have not had mercy on your own sons? For I tell you that within a short time these waters will subside and be swallowed up in the abyss, along with these pillars that the wicked men were sacrificing to, and you also will be swallowed up with them." And he turned and said to the priest, "Follow after me, all of you.

And as they were going after him, the waters were dividing to this side and that before the feet of the saint, until he came to that place of the spring. And the blessed Andrew lifted his eyes to heaven and prayed, and the earth opened and swallowed up the waters and the soldiers and that old man. And when the inhabitants of the city saw what had happened, they began to say among themselves, "Woe to us, for this man has been sent from God here, and he kills us because of the afflictions we caused him. For behold, just as happened to the soldiers and to that old man, so it will be to us." But the blessed Andrew, when he heard, said to them, "Do not fear, O people; for not even these did God leave in Sheol; they were snatched away to the lower earth, that they might be there in terror." Then Andrew commanded that they bring out all those who had been suffocated in the waters. But they were unable to bring them out, because those who had died in the waters were very many: men, women, children, and animals. Then the blessed one prayed before God, and they revived and all arose. And after these things, he baptized them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and he marked them with the sign of the church. And a church was built quickly, and they brought the pillar that had held back the waters and set it up in the church. And he gave them commandments and laws that were to be established among them, and he entrusted to them the mysteries of the Lord Jesus Christ, and he gave them seed to sow and to plant from the sweat of their faces. And he was hastening to go away from them, but they were entreating him, from the young to the old, and they were saying to him, "We ask of you: tarry with us a few days, until the children are firm in the faith, that they may receive from your blessed spring and from your divine words." But he was not persuaded to remain with them.

But he went on his way. Then the Lord appeared to him in the form of a beautiful youth and said to him, "Why do you go and leave those who are without fruit? And do you not have pity on the children who came after you and are crying? Now turn to the city and stay with them for seven days. And when you enter the city, raise up those who were swallowed by the abyss." Then Andrew praised God and said, "Blessed are you, Lord Jesus Christ, for you do not wish that a man perish, but that he live." And he turned and entered the city. And when the people of the city saw him, they rejoiced with great joy. And he spent seven days there, teaching and confirming them in the faith of the Lord. Then the blessed Andrew prayed, and the men who had been swallowed by the abyss were commanded. And after seven days, all the people of the city came out. And they showed him from the youngest to the oldest. And they cried out and said, "One is the God of the blessed Andrew, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, to whom praise and worship and the reception of grace are fitting, with his blessed Father and his living and Holy Spirit, forever and ever, amen." The history of Matthew and Andrew is completed, when they taught the city of Kalbion, which is Cyrrhus.