NEUOFFENBARUNGBJ.01_Brief_1,01 Abgarus, Prince of Edessa, sends greetings to Jesus, the good Saviour who has appeared in the country around Jerusalem.
BJ.01_Brief_1,02 I have heard of you and of the healings you perform without medicines or herbs. People say that you make the blind see and the lame walk, cleanse lepers, cast out unclean spirits, heal those who struggle with long illnesses, and even raise the dead.
BJ.01_Brief_1,03 Having heard all this about you, I have concluded that one of two things must be true. Either you are God come down from heaven, or you who do these things are at least a son of the great God.
BJ.01_Brief_1,04 I therefore ask you in this letter to take the trouble to come to me and heal me of my illness.
BJ.01_Brief_1,05 I have also heard that the Jews are murmuring against you and intend to do you harm. I have a small but well-ordered city, which will be enough for us both. So come to me, my most esteemed friend Jesus, and stay with me in my city and in my country. Everyone here will hold you dear and carry you in their hearts. I await you with all the longing of my heart.
BJ.01_Brief_1,06 Sent by Brachus, my most faithful servant.