The Deeds of Páulus and Theókleia 7

Then Páulus sent back ’Onesíphoros and his family to their own home, and taking Theókleia along with him, he went to ’Antióxeia; And as soon as they came into the city, a certain Syrian named Aléxandros, a magistrate in the city who had done many considerable services for the city during his magistracy, saw Theókleia and fell in love with her, and endeavored by many rich presents to engage Páulus in his interest. But Páulus told him, "I do not [carnally] know the woman of whom you speak, nor does she belong to me." But he, being a person of great power in ’Antióxeia, seized her in the street and kissed her; which Theókleia would not bear, but looking about for Páulus, cried out in a distressed loud tone, "Force me not, who am a stranger! Force me not, who am a servant of Yâ-hwéh! I am one of the principal persons of Ikónion, and was obliged to leave that city because I would not be married to Thamyris!" Then she laid hold on Aléxandros, tore his coat, and took his crown off his head, and made him appear ridiculous before all the people. But Aléxandros, partly because he loved her and partly being ashamed of what had been done, led her to the governor; and upon her confession of what she had done, he condemned her to be thrown among the beasts.

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