and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

So, prompted by her mother, the girl said, "Give me at once, upon a dish, the head of John the Baptist."

the head was brought on a dish, and given to the young girl, who took it to her mother.

"Let them alone. They are blind men leading the blind; and if one blind man leads another, both of them will fall into a ditch."

In reply he said: "One who has dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me.

"It is one of the Twelve," said Jesus, "one who is dipping into the same dish with me.

"They will bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy food against a stone."