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Section XLIX.

[1, 2] ³³⁸⁷

³³⁸⁷ John xviii. 19.
And the chief priest asked Jesus about his disciples, and about his doctrine.³³⁸⁸

³³⁸⁸ cf. § 6, 40, note.
³³⁸⁹

³³⁸⁹ John xviii. 20.
And Jesus said unto him, I was speaking³³⁹⁰

³³⁹⁰ Peshitta, spake; Sin. omits the verse; Cur. lacking.
openly to the people; and I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where all the Jews gather; and I have spoken nothing in [3] [Arabic, p. 185] secret. ³³⁹¹

³³⁹¹ John xviii. 21.
Why askest thou me? ask those that have heard, what I spake unto [4] them: for they know all that I said. ³³⁹²

³³⁹² John xviii. 22.
And when he had said that, one of the soldiers which were standing there struck the cheek³³⁹³

³³⁹³ See § 9, 7, note.
of Jesus, and said unto him, [5] Dost thou thus answer the chief priest? ³³⁹⁴

³³⁹⁴ John xviii. 23.
Jesus answered and said unto him, If I [6] have spoken evil, bear witness of evil:³³⁹⁵

³³⁹⁵ Borg. ms. has the evil.
but if well, why didst thou smite me? ³³⁹⁶

³³⁹⁶ John xviii. 24.
And Annas sent Jesus bound unto Caiaphas the chief priest.

[7] ³³⁹⁷

³³⁹⁷ John xviii. 25a.
And when Jesus went out, Simon Cephas was standing in the outer court warming [8] himself. ³³⁹⁸

³³⁹⁸ Mark xiv. 69a.
And that maid saw him again, and began to say to those that stood [9] by, This man also was there with Jesus the Nazarene. ³³⁹⁹

³³⁹⁹ Matt. xxvi. 71b; Matt. xxvi. 73b.
And those that stood by [10] came forward and said to Cephas, Truly thou art one of his disciples. ³⁴⁰⁰

³⁴⁰⁰ Matt. xxvi. 72.
And he [11] denied again with an oath, I know not the man. ³⁴⁰¹

³⁴⁰¹ Luke xxii. 58a; John xviii. 26a.
And after a little one of the servants of the chief priest, the kinsman of him whose ear Simon cut off, saw him; and [12] he disputed³⁴⁰²

³⁴⁰² This is an alternative meaning of the Syriac word affirmed, used in the Peshitta.
and said, Truly this man was with him: ³⁴⁰³

³⁴⁰³ Luke xxii. 59b.
and he also is a Galilæan; [13] and his speech resembles.³⁴⁰⁴

³⁴⁰⁴ cf. Sinaitic (Curetonian wanting). Vat. ms., which Ciasca follows, adds him or it.
³⁴⁰⁵

³⁴⁰⁵ Matt. xxvi. 73c; John xviii. 26b.
And he said unto Simon, Did not I see thee with him [14] in the garden? ³⁴⁰⁶

³⁴⁰⁶ Mark xiv. 71.
Then began Simon to curse,³⁴⁰⁷

³⁴⁰⁷ Borg. ms., by adding diacritical points, gets asserted.
and to swear, I know not this man [15] whom ye have mentioned. ³⁴⁰⁸

³⁴⁰⁸ Luke xxii. 60b.
And immediately, while he was speaking, the cock crew [16] twice. ³⁴⁰⁹

³⁴⁰⁹ Luke xxii. 61a.
And in that hour Jesus turned, he being without, and looked stedfastly at Cephas. And Simon remembered the word of our Lord, which he said unto him, [17, 18] ³⁴¹⁰

³⁴¹⁰ Mark xiv. 30b, c.
Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. ³⁴¹¹

³⁴¹¹ Luke xxii. 62.
And Simon went forth without, and wept bitterly.

[19] [Arabic, p. 186] ³⁴¹²

³⁴¹² Luke xxii. 66a.
And when the morning approached, the servants of all the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people and all the multitude assembled, [20, 21] and made a plot; ³⁴¹³

³⁴¹³ Matt. xxvii. 1b.
and they took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. ³⁴¹⁴

³⁴¹⁴ Matt. xxvi. 59b.
And they sought false witnesses who should witness against him, that they might put him to [22, 23] death, and they found not; ³⁴¹⁵

³⁴¹⁵ Matt. xxvi. 60a.
but many false witnesses came, ³⁴¹⁶

³⁴¹⁶ Mark xiv. 59.
but their witness did not [24, 25] agree. ³⁴¹⁷

³⁴¹⁷ Matt. xxvi. 60b.
But at last there came two lying witnesses, ³⁴¹⁸

³⁴¹⁸ Mark xiv. 57b; Mark xiv. 58.
and said, We heard him say, I will destroy this³⁴¹⁹

³⁴¹⁹ Syriac order, but not in agreement with the versions.
temple of God that is made with hands, and will build another not [26, 27] made with hands after three days. ³⁴²⁰

³⁴²⁰ Mark xiv. 59; Matt. xxvi. 63a.
And not even so did their witness agree. But Jesus was silent. ³⁴²¹

³⁴²¹ Mark xiv. 60a.
And the chief priest rose in the midst, and asked Jesus, and said, [28] ³⁴²²

³⁴²² Matt. xxvi. 62b.
Answerest thou not a word concerning anything? what do these³⁴²³

³⁴²³ Vat. ms. has anything, when these.
witness against [29, 30] thee? ³⁴²⁴

³⁴²⁴ Mark xiv. 61a.
But Jesus was silent, and answered him nothing. ³⁴²⁵

³⁴²⁵ Luke xxii. 66b.
And they took him up [31] into their assembly,³⁴²⁶

³⁴²⁶ The word usually means synagogue in this work.
and said unto him, If thou art the Messiah, tell us. ³⁴²⁷

³⁴²⁷ Luke xxii. 67.
He said [32] unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe me: ³⁴²⁸

³⁴²⁸ Luke xxii. 68.
and if I ask you, ye will not answer [33] me a word, nor let me go. ³⁴²⁹

³⁴²⁹ Matt. xxvi. 63b.
And the chief priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Messiah, the [34, 35] Son of the living God. ³⁴³⁰

³⁴³⁰ Matt. xxvi. 64a.
Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said that I am he. ³⁴³¹

³⁴³¹ Luke xxii. 70.
They all said unto him, Then thou art now the Son of God? Jesus said, Ye have said [36] that I am he. ³⁴³²

³⁴³² Matt. xxvi. 64b.
I say unto you, that henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting [37] [Arabic, p. 187] at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. ³⁴³³

³⁴³³ Mark xiv. 63a; Matt. xxvi. 65b.
Then the [38] chief priest rent his tunic,³⁴³⁴

³⁴³⁴ The foreign word used in the Peshitta is preserved. The Sinaitic uses a Syriac word meaning garment.
and said, He hath blasphemed. ³⁴³⁵

³⁴³⁵ Luke xxii. 71.
And they all said, Why should we seek now witnesses? we have heard now the blasphemy from his mouth. [39, 40] What then think ye? ³⁴³⁶

³⁴³⁶ Mark xiv. 64b; Matt. xxvi. 66.
They all answered and said, He is worthy of death. ³⁴³⁷

³⁴³⁷ Mark xiv. 65a; Luke xxii. 63b.
Then some of them drew near, and spat in his face, and struck him, and scoffed at him. [41] ³⁴³⁸

³⁴³⁸ Mark xiv. 65c; Matt. xxvi. 68.
And the soldiers struck him on his cheeks,³⁴³⁹

³⁴³⁹ See § 9, 7, note.
and said, Prophesy unto us, thou Messiah: [42] who is he that struck thee? ³⁴⁴⁰

³⁴⁴⁰ Luke xxii. 65.
And many other things spake they falsely,³⁴⁴¹

³⁴⁴¹ See § 7, 17, note.
and said against him.

[43] ³⁴⁴²

³⁴⁴² John xviii. 28; Mark xv. 1b.
And all of their assembly arose,³⁴⁴³

³⁴⁴³ cf. Luke xxiii. 1a.
and took Jesus, and brought him bound³⁴⁴⁴

³⁴⁴⁴ cf. Matt. xxvii. 2; Mark xv. 1.
to [44] the prætorium,³⁴⁴⁵

³⁴⁴⁵ Arabic, diwdn.
and delivered him up to Pilate the judge; ³⁴⁴⁶

³⁴⁴⁶ John xviii. 28c.
but they entered not into the prætorium, that they might not be defiled when they should eat the passover.

[45] ³⁴⁴⁷

³⁴⁴⁷ Matt. xxvii. 11a; John xviii. 29.
And Jesus stood before the judge. And Pilate went forth unto them without, and [46] said unto them, What accusation³⁴⁴⁸

³⁴⁴⁸ Lit. plea.
have ye against this man? ³⁴⁴⁹

³⁴⁴⁹ John xviii. 30.
They answered and said unto him, If he had not been doing evils, neither should we have delivered [47] him up unto thee. ³⁴⁵⁰

³⁴⁵⁰ Luke xxiii. 2b.
We found this man leading our people astray, and restraining from giving tribute to Cæsar, and saying of himself that he is the King, the Messiah. [48] ³⁴⁵¹

³⁴⁵¹ John xviii. 31.
Pilate said unto them, Then take ye him, and judge him according to your law. [Arabic, p. 188] The Jews said unto him, We have no authority to put a man to death: [49] ³⁴⁵²

³⁴⁵² John xviii. 32.
that the word might be fulfilled, which Jesus spake, when he made known by what manner of death he was to die.

[50] ³⁴⁵³

³⁴⁵³ John xviii. 33.
And Pilate entered into the prætorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art [51] thou the King of the Jews? ³⁴⁵⁴

³⁴⁵⁴ John xviii. 34.
Jesus said unto him, Of thyself saidst thou this, or [52] did others tell it thee concerning me? ³⁴⁵⁵

³⁴⁵⁵ John xviii. 35.
Pilate said unto him, Am I, forsooth,³⁴⁵⁶

³⁴⁵⁶ See § 4, 24, note.
a Jew? The sons of thy nation³⁴⁵⁷

³⁴⁵⁷ The Syriac word.
and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: what [53] hast thou done? ³⁴⁵⁸

³⁴⁵⁸ John xviii. 36.
Jesus said unto him, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be [54] delivered to the Jews: now my kingdom is not from hence. ³⁴⁵⁹

³⁴⁵⁹ John xviii. 37.
Pilate said unto him, Then thou art a king? Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said that I am a king. And for this was I born, and for this came I into the world, that I should bear witness [55] of the truth. ³⁴⁶⁰

³⁴⁶⁰ John xviii. 38a.
And every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate said unto him, And what is the truth? And when he said that, he went out again unto the Jews.
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