Section XLIX.
Section XLIX
[1, 2] John xviii. 19.And the chief priest asked Jesus about his disciples, and about his doctrine.cf. § 6, 40, note. John xviii. 20.And Jesus said unto him, I was speakingPeshitta, 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. 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. John xviii. 22.And when he had said that, one of the soldiers which were standing there struck the cheekSee § 9, 7, note. of Jesus, and said unto him, [5] Dost thou thus answer the chief priest? John xviii. 23.Jesus answered and said unto him, If I [6] have spoken evil, bear witness of evil:Borg. ms. has the evil. but if well, why didst thou smite me? John xviii. 24.And Annas sent Jesus bound unto Caiaphas the chief priest.
[7] John xviii. 25a.And when Jesus went out, Simon Cephas was standing in the outer court warming [8] himself. 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. 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. Matt. xxvi. 72.And he [11] denied again with an oath, I know not the man. 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 disputedThis is an alternative meaning of the Syriac word affirmed, used in the Peshitta. and said, Truly this man was with him: Luke xxii. 59b.and he also is a Galilæan; [13] and his speech resembles.cf. Sinaitic (Curetonian wanting). Vat. ms., which Ciasca follows, adds him or it. Matt. xxvi. 73c; John xviii. 26b.And he said unto Simon, Did not I see thee with him [14] in the garden? Mark xiv. 71.Then began Simon to curse,Borg. ms., by adding diacritical points, gets asserted. and to swear, I know not this man [15] whom ye have mentioned. Luke xxii. 60b.And immediately, while he was speaking, the cock crew [16] twice. 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] Mark xiv. 30b, c.Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. Luke xxii. 62.And Simon went forth without, and wept bitterly.
[19] [Arabic, p. 186] 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; Matt. xxvii. 1b.and they took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 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; Matt. xxvi. 60a.but many false witnesses came, Mark xiv. 59.but their witness did not [24, 25] agree. Matt. xxvi. 60b.But at last there came two lying witnesses, Mark xiv. 57b; Mark xiv. 58.and said, We heard him say, I will destroy thisSyriac 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. Mark xiv. 59; Matt. xxvi. 63a.And not even so did their witness agree. But Jesus was silent. Mark xiv. 60a.And the chief priest rose in the midst, and asked Jesus, and said, [28] Matt. xxvi. 62b.Answerest thou not a word concerning anything? what do theseVat. ms. has anything, when these. witness against [29, 30] thee? Mark xiv. 61a.But Jesus was silent, and answered him nothing. Luke xxii. 66b.And they took him up [31] into their assembly,The word usually means synagogue in this work. and said unto him, If thou art the Messiah, tell us. Luke xxii. 67.He said [32] unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe me: Luke xxii. 68.and if I ask you, ye will not answer [33] me a word, nor let me go. 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. Matt. xxvi. 64a.Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said that I am he. 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. 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. Mark xiv. 63a; Matt. xxvi. 65b.Then the [38] chief priest rent his tunic,The foreign word used in the Peshitta is preserved. The Sinaitic uses a Syriac word meaning garment. and said, He hath blasphemed. 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? Mark xiv. 64b; Matt. xxvi. 66.They all answered and said, He is worthy of death. 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] Mark xiv. 65c; Matt. xxvi. 68.And the soldiers struck him on his cheeks,See § 9, 7, note. and said, Prophesy unto us, thou Messiah: [42] who is he that struck thee? Luke xxii. 65.And many other things spake they falsely,See § 7, 17, note. and said against him.
[43] John xviii. 28; Mark xv. 1b.And all of their assembly arose,cf. Luke xxiii. 1a. and took Jesus, and brought him boundcf. Matt. xxvii. 2; Mark xv. 1. to [44] the prætorium,Arabic, diwdn. and delivered him up to Pilate the judge; John xviii. 28c.but they entered not into the prætorium, that they might not be defiled when they should eat the passover.
[45] 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 accusationLit. plea. have ye against this man? 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. 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] 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] 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] John xviii. 33.And Pilate entered into the prætorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art [51] thou the King of the Jews? John xviii. 34.Jesus said unto him, Of thyself saidst thou this, or [52] did others tell it thee concerning me? John xviii. 35.Pilate said unto him, Am I, forsooth,See § 4, 24, note. a Jew? The sons of thy nationThe Syriac word. and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: what [53] hast thou done? 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. 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. 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.