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Section L.

[1] ³⁴⁶¹

³⁴⁶¹ Luke xxiii. 4.
And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitude, I have not found [2] against this man anything. ³⁴⁶²

³⁴⁶² Luke xxiii. 5.
But they cried out and said, He hath disquieted³⁴⁶³

³⁴⁶³ Or, led astray (cf. § 25, 17, note).
our people with his teaching in all Judæa, and he began³⁴⁶⁴

³⁴⁶⁴ cf. Syriac versions.
from Galilee and unto this [3] place. ³⁴⁶⁵

³⁴⁶⁵ Luke xxiii. 6.
And Pilate, when he heard the name of Galilee, asked, Is this man a Galilæan? [4] ³⁴⁶⁶

³⁴⁶⁶ Luke xxiii. 7.
And when he learned that he was under the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him to Herod: for he was in Jerusalem in those days.

[5] ³⁴⁶⁷

³⁴⁶⁷ Luke xxiii. 8.
And Herod, when he saw Jesus, rejoiced exceedingly: for he had desired to see him for a long time, because he had heard regarding him many things; and he counted on³⁴⁶⁸

³⁴⁶⁸ Same word as in § 10, 16 (see note there).
[6] [Arabic, p. 189] seeing some sign from him. ³⁴⁶⁹

³⁴⁶⁹ Luke xxiii. 9.
And he questioned him with many words; but [7] Jesus answered him not a word. ³⁴⁷⁰

³⁴⁷⁰ Luke xxiii. 10.
And the scribes and chief priests were [8] standing by, and they accused him vehemently. ³⁴⁷¹

³⁴⁷¹ Luke xxiii. 11.
And Herod scoffed at him, he and his servants; and when he had scoffed at him, he clothed him in robes of scarlet, [9] and sent him to Pilate. ³⁴⁷²

³⁴⁷² Luke xxiii. 12.
And on that day Pilate and Herod became friends, there having been³⁴⁷³

³⁴⁷³ Lit. and there was.
enmity between them before that.

[10, 11] ³⁴⁷⁴

³⁴⁷⁴ Luke xxiii. 13.
And Pilate called the chief priests and the rulers of the people, ³⁴⁷⁵

³⁴⁷⁵ Luke xxiii. 14.
and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as the perverter of your people: and I have tried him before you, and have not found in this man any cause³⁴⁷⁶

³⁴⁷⁶ The Arabic word may also, like the Syriac, mean thing, but hardly, as that does here, fault or crime. The Vat. ms., pointing differently, reads thing. The same confusion occurs at § 40, 35 (cf. a converse case in § 25, 40).
of all that ye [12] seek³⁴⁷⁷

³⁴⁷⁷ So Ciasca’s text, following the Borg. ms. The Vat. ms. has plotted, which is nearer the Syriac accuse.
against him: ³⁴⁷⁸

³⁴⁷⁸ Luke xxiii. 15.
nor yet Herod: for I sent him unto him; and he hath done [13] nothing for which he should deserve death. ³⁴⁷⁹

³⁴⁷⁹ Luke xxiii. 16.
So now I will chastise him, and let [14, 15] him go. ³⁴⁸⁰

³⁴⁸⁰ Luke xxiii. 18a.
The multitude all cried out and said, Take him from us, take him. ³⁴⁸¹

³⁴⁸¹ Mark xv. 3a.
And [16] the chief priests and the elders accused him of many things. ³⁴⁸²

³⁴⁸² Matt. xxvii. 12.
And during their [17] accusation he answered not a word. ³⁴⁸³

³⁴⁸³ Matt. xxvii. 13.
Then Pilate said unto him, Hearest thou not [18] how many things they witness against thee? ³⁴⁸⁴

³⁴⁸⁴ Matt. xxvii. 14.
And he answered him not, not even one word: and Pilate marvelled at that.

[19] ³⁴⁸⁵

³⁴⁸⁵ Matt. xxvii. 19.
And when the judge sat on his tribune, his wife sent unto him, and said unto him, See that thou have nothing to do with that righteous man: for I have suffered much in my dream³⁴⁸⁶

³⁴⁸⁶ See § 3, 12, note.
to-day because of him.

[20] ³⁴⁸⁷

³⁴⁸⁷ Matt. xxvii. 15.
And at every feast the custom of the judge was to release to the people one [21] prisoner, him whom they would. ³⁴⁸⁸

³⁴⁸⁸ Matt. xxvii. 16.
And there was in their prison a well-known prisoner, [22, 23] called Barabbas. ³⁴⁸⁹

³⁴⁸⁹ Matt. xxvii. 17a.
And when they assembled, Pilate said unto them, ³⁴⁹⁰

³⁴⁹⁰ John xviii. 39.
Ye have a custom, that I should release unto you a prisoner at the passover: will ye that I [24] release unto you the King of the Jews? ³⁴⁹¹

³⁴⁹¹ John xviii. 40.
And they all cried out and said, Release not [Arabic, p. 190] unto us this man, but release unto us Barabbas. And this Barabbas was a [25] robber, ³⁴⁹²

³⁴⁹² Luke xxiii. 19.
who for sedition³⁴⁹³

³⁴⁹³ Ciasca’s text, following the Vat. ms., has disorder. Borg. ms. has division (cf. heresies, Curetonian of § 50, 37), which by addition of a diacritical point gives sedition; cf. § 50, 37 (Ciasca, following Vat. ms.), and Peshitta (both places).
and murder, which was in the city, was cast into the [26] prison. ³⁴⁹⁴

³⁴⁹⁴ Mark xv. 8.
And all the people cried out and began to ask him to do as the custom was [27] that he should do with them. ³⁴⁹⁵

³⁴⁹⁵ Mark xv. 9a; Matt. xxvii. 17b.
And Pilate answered and said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called the Messiah, the [28] King of the Jews? ³⁴⁹⁶

³⁴⁹⁶ Matt. xxvii. 18.
For Pilate knew that envy had moved them to deliver him up. [29] ³⁴⁹⁷

³⁴⁹⁷ Matt. xxvii. 20.
And the chief priests and the elders asked the multitudes to deliver Barabbas, and [30] to destroy Jesus. ³⁴⁹⁸

³⁴⁹⁸ Matt. xxvii. 21.
The judge answered and said unto them, Whom of the two will [31] ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. ³⁴⁹⁹

³⁴⁹⁹ Matt. xxvii. 22a.
Pilate said unto them, And [32] Jesus which is called the Messiah, what shall I do with him? ³⁵⁰⁰

³⁵⁰⁰ Mark xv. 13.
They all cried out [33] and said, Crucify him. ³⁵⁰¹

³⁵⁰¹ Luke xxiii. 20.
And Pilate spake to them again, for he desired to release [34] Jesus; ³⁵⁰²

³⁵⁰² Luke xxiii. 21.
but they cried out and said, Crucify him, crucify him, and release unto us [35] Barabbas. ³⁵⁰³

³⁵⁰³ Luke xxiii. 22.
And Pilate said unto them a third time, What evil hath this man done? I have not found in him any cause³⁵⁰⁴

³⁵⁰⁴ Our translator has retained the Syriac word, which in this context means fault (see § 50, 11, note).
to necessitate death: I will chastise him and [36] let him go. ³⁵⁰⁵

³⁵⁰⁵ Luke xxiii. 23.
But they increased in importunity³⁵⁰⁶

³⁵⁰⁶ The word used in Vat ms. means a repeated charge or attack. That in Borg. ms. is probably used in the post-classical sense of importuning him. Either word might be written by a copyist for the other. The same double reading probably occurs again at § 53, 55.
with a loud voice, and asked him to crucify him. And their voice, and the voice of the chief priests, prevailed. [37] ³⁵⁰⁷

³⁵⁰⁷ Mark xv. 15a; Luke xxiii. 25a.
Then Pilate released unto them that one who was cast into prison for sedition and murder, Barabbas, whom they asked for: ³⁵⁰⁸

³⁵⁰⁸ Matt. xxvii. 26b.
and he scourged Jesus with whips.³⁵⁰⁹

³⁵⁰⁹ cf. Syriac versions.

[38] ³⁵¹⁰

³⁵¹⁰ Matt. xxvii. 27.
Then the footsoldiers of the judge took Jesus, and went into the prætorium, and [39] [Arabic, p. 191] gathered unto him all of the footsoldiers. ³⁵¹¹

³⁵¹¹ Matt. xxvii. 28.
And they stripped him, and put on [40] him a scarlet cloak. ³⁵¹²

³⁵¹² John xix. 2.
And they clothed him in garments of purple, and plaited [41] a crown of thorns, and placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; ³⁵¹³

³⁵¹³ Matt. xxvii. 29b.
and while they mocked at him and laughed, they fell down on their knees before him, and bowed [42] down to³⁵¹⁴

³⁵¹⁴ This may be a mere clerical error (very natural in Arabic) for scoffed at, the reading of the Syriac versions. This being so, it is worthy of remark that the reading is apparently common to the two mss. The Syriac words are, however, also somewhat similar. The Jerusalem Lectionary has a word agreeing with the text above.
him, and said, Hail,³⁵¹⁵

³⁵¹⁵ Lit. Peace.
King of the Jews! ³⁵¹⁶

³⁵¹⁶ Matt. xxvii. 30.
And they spat in his face, and took the reed from his hand, and struck him on his head, ³⁵¹⁷

³⁵¹⁷ John xix. 3b.
and smote his cheeks. [43] ³⁵¹⁸

³⁵¹⁸ John xix. 4.
And Pilate went forth without again, and said unto the Jews, I bring him forth to [44] you, that ye may know that I do not find, in examining³⁵¹⁹

³⁵¹⁹ This reading may be a corruption of a very literal rendering of the Peshitta.
him, even one crime.³⁵²⁰

³⁵²⁰ cf. § 50, 11.
³⁵²¹

³⁵²¹ John xix. 5.
And Jesus went forth without, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garments. [45] ³⁵²²

³⁵²² John xix. 6.
Pilate said unto them, Behold, the man! And when the chief priests and the soldiers³⁵²³

³⁵²³ cf. § 11, 11, note.
saw him, they cried out and said, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate said unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find not a cause³⁵²⁴

³⁵²⁴ See § 50, 35, note.
against [46] him. ³⁵²⁵

³⁵²⁵ John xix. 7.
The Jews said unto him, We have a law, and according to our law he deserves [47] death, because he made himself the Son of God. ³⁵²⁶

³⁵²⁶ John xix. 8.
And when Pilate heard this word, [48] his fear increased; ³⁵²⁷

³⁵²⁷ John xix. 9.
and he entered again into the porch, and said to Jesus, Whence [49] art thou? ³⁵²⁸

³⁵²⁸ John xix. 10.
But Jesus answered him not a word. Pilate said unto him, Speakest³⁵²⁹

³⁵²⁹ Borg. ms., Why speakest; a reading that might be a corruption of the Peshitta.
thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have authority to release thee, and have [50] authority to crucify thee? ³⁵³⁰

³⁵³⁰ John xix. 11.
Jesus said unto him, Thou hast not any³⁵³¹

³⁵³¹ Lit. even one (Pesh.).
authority over me, if thou wert not given it from above: therefore the sin of him that delivered [51] me up unto thee is greater than thy sin. ³⁵³²

³⁵³² John xix. 12.
And for this word Pilate wished to release him: but the Jews cried out, If thou let him go, thou art not a friend of Cæsar: for every one that maketh himself a king is against Cæsar.
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