CHAPTER XLIII

OF ABBA MARK THE LESS, THE DISCIPLE OF ABBA SYLVANUS

THEY used to say concerning Abbâ. Sylvanus that he wished to depart to Syria, and his disciple Mark said unto him, “Not only do I not wish thee to depart from this place, O father, but I will not permit thee to go [now]; wait then here for three days more”; and on the third day Mark died in peace.