Balai of Qenneshrin – On a Martyr by the Name of Theodore

When Theodore came before the judge, the king began talking to him furiously,

“He too took fire and torched the images that were there. Consequently, the temples, images, wooden [idols] and their graven images went up in flames!”

The martyr responded to the [heathen] king, “If you would throw me into the fire, I have Christ, who would deliver me.”

Glory be to the Father, who chose the martyr to become an offering, and adoration to the Son, who was well pleased by the offering of the spotless lamb.