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A young believer named Sostratos came secretly to Andreas.
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He said his own mother had conceived unlawful desire for him.
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When he refused her, she went before the proconsul and accused him of the very crime she had attempted.
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Sostratos said he would rather die than expose his mother publicly.
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Officers came to seize him, and Andreas accompanied him before the governor.
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The mother repeated the accusation.
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Sostratos remained silent.
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Andreas rebuked the mother for placing her own guilt upon her son.
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She then accused Andreas of corrupting Sostratos.
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The proconsul ordered the youth to be sewn into the punishment-bag used for parricides and drowned, while Andreas was to be imprisoned.
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Andreas prayed.
12
A violent earthquake shook the court; the proconsul fell and the people were thrown down.
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The accusing mother died suddenly.
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The proconsul begged Andreas for mercy.
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Andreas prayed again, the earthquake ceased, and those injured were healed.
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The proconsul and his household believed and were baptized.