Section LII.

[1] ³⁶¹⁸John xix. 28.And after that, Jesus knew that all things were finished; and that the scripture [2] might be accomplished, he said, I thirst. ³⁶¹⁹John xix. 29a; Matt. xxvii. 48.And there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and in that hour one of them hasted, and took a sponge, and filled it with that [3] vinegar, ³⁶²⁰Mark xv. 36b.and fastened it on a reed, and brought it near³⁶²¹cf. § 12, 13, note. his mouth to give him a [4] drink. ³⁶²²John xix. 30a.And when Jesus had taken that vinegar, he said, Everything is finished. [5] ³⁶²³Matt. xxvii. 49; Luke xxiii. 34.But the rest said, Let be, that we may³⁶²⁴Or, Let us. see whether Elijah cometh to save him. [6, 7] ³⁶²⁵Luke xxiii. 46a.And Jesus said, My Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and said, My Father, into thy hands I commend³⁶²⁶Lit. lay down. my spirit. ³⁶²⁷John xix. 30b.He said that, and bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

[8] ³⁶²⁸Matt. xxvii. 51.And immediately the face of³⁶²⁹cf. Syriac versions and Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary. Vat. ms. omits the face of. the door of the temple was rent into two parts from [9] top to bottom; ³⁶³⁰Matt. xxvii. 52.and the earth was shaken; and the stones were split to pieces; and the [Arabic, p. 197] tombs were opened; and the bodies of many saints which slept, arose and [10] came forth; ³⁶³¹Matt. xxvii. 53.and after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and [11] appeared unto many. ³⁶³²Matt. xxvii. 54.And the officer of the footsoldiers, and they that were with him who were guarding Jesus,³⁶³³This sentence is a good example of word-for-word translation of the Peshitta. when they saw the earthquake, and the things which came [12] to pass, feared greatly, and praised God, and said, ³⁶³⁴Luke xxiii. 47b; Matt. xxvii. 54b.This man was righteous; and, [13] Truly he was the Son of God. ³⁶³⁵Luke xxiii. 48.And all the multitudes that were come together to the sight, when they saw what came to pass, returned and smote upon their breasts.

[14] ³⁶³⁶John xix. 31.And the Jews, because of the Friday, said, Let these bodies not remain on their crosses,³⁶³⁷The word is probably plural. because it is the morning of the sabbath (for that sabbath was a great day); and they asked of Pilate that they might break the legs of those that were [15] crucified, and take them down. ³⁶³⁸John xix. 32.And the soldiers came, and brake the legs of the [16] first, and that other which was crucified with him: ³⁶³⁹John xix. 33.but when they came to Jesus, [17] they saw that he had died before, so they brake not his legs: ³⁶⁴⁰John xix. 34.but one of the soldiers pierced³⁶⁴¹Lit. ripped. him in his side with a spear, and immediately there came forth blood and [18] water. ³⁶⁴²John xix. 35.And he that hath seen hath borne witness, and his witness is true: and he [19] knoweth that he hath said the truth, that ye also may believe. ³⁶⁴³John xix. 36.This he did, that [20] the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, A bone shall not be broken in him; ³⁶⁴⁴John xix. 37.and the scripture also which saith, Let them look upon him whom they pierced.³⁶⁴⁵Lit. ripped.

[21] ³⁶⁴⁶Luke xxiii. 49a; Mark xv. 41b.And there were in the distance all the acquaintance of Jesus standing, and the women that came with him from Galilee, those that followed him and ministered. [22] ³⁶⁴⁷Matt. xxvii. 56a; Mark xv. 40b.One of them was Mary Magdalene; and Mary the mother of James the little and [23] [Arabic, p. 198] Joses, ³⁶⁴⁸Matt. xxvii. 56c; Mark xv. 40c, 41c.and the mother of the sons of Zebedee, and Salome, and many others which came up with him unto Jerusalem; ³⁶⁴⁹Luke xxiii. 49b.and they saw that.

[24] ³⁶⁵⁰Mark xv. 42.And when the evening of the Friday was come, because of the entering of the [25] sabbath, ³⁶⁵¹Luke xxiii. 50.there came a rich man,³⁶⁵²Matt. xxvii. 57. a noble³⁶⁵³Borg. ms. omits. of Ramah,³⁶⁵⁴Luke xxiii. 51b. a city of Judah,³⁶⁵⁵Syriac versions. named Joseph, and he was a good man and upright; ³⁶⁵⁶John xix. 38b.and he was a³⁶⁵⁷Lit. the. disciple of Jesus, but [26] was concealing himself for fear of the Jews. ³⁶⁵⁸Luke xxiii. 51a.And he did not agree with the accusers [27] in their desire and their deeds: ³⁶⁵⁹Luke xxiii. 51c.and he was looking for the kingdom of God. ³⁶⁶⁰Mark xv. 43b.And this man went boldly, and entered in unto Pilate, and asked of him the body of [28] Jesus. ³⁶⁶¹Mark xv. 44.And Pilate wondered how he had died already: and he called the officer of [29] the footsoldiers, and asked him concerning his death before the time. ³⁶⁶²Mark xv. 45a.And when [30] he knew, he commanded him to deliver up his body unto Joseph. ³⁶⁶³Matt. xxvii. 58b; Mark xv. 46a.And Joseph bought for him a winding cloth of pure linen, and took down the body of Jesus, [31] and wound it in it; and they came and took it. ³⁶⁶⁴John xix. 38d; John xix. 39.And there came unto him Nicodemus also, who of old came unto Jesus by night; and he brought with him perfume³⁶⁶⁵The preparation used in embalming. [32] of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. ³⁶⁶⁶John xix. 40.And they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in the linen and the perfume, as was the custom of the Jews to bury.

[33] ³⁶⁶⁷John xix. 41.And there was in the place where Jesus was crucified a garden; and in that garden [34] a new tomb cut out in a rock,³⁶⁶⁸Mark xv. 46. Lit. a stone. wherein was never man yet laid. ³⁶⁶⁹John xix. 42.And they left [35] Jesus there because the sabbath had come in, and because the tomb was near. ³⁶⁷⁰Matt. xxvii. 60b.And they pushed³⁶⁷¹On the plural, which is to be found also in Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary, see § 38, 43, note (end). The word chosen might be simply a clerical error for an original Arabic rolled. a great stone, and thrust³⁶⁷²Lit. cast (cf. Sinaitic). it against the door of the sepulchre, and [36] went away. ³⁶⁷³Mark xv. 47a.And Mary Magdalene and Mary that was related to Joses came to [37] [Arabic, p. 199] the sepulchre after them,³⁶⁷⁴Dual. The clause (from came) is found verbatim in Sin. and Cur. at Luke xxiii. 55. Here, after the word Luke of the reference, at the end of leaf 117 of Vat. ms., is a note by a later hand: “Here a leaf is wanting.” This second and last lacuna extends from § 52, 37, to § 53, 4. ³⁶⁷⁵Luke xxiii. 55b.and sat opposite the sepulchre,³⁶⁷⁶Matt. xxvii. 61b. and saw the [38] body, how they took it in and laid it there. ³⁶⁷⁷Luke xxiii. 56a; Mark xvi. 1b.And they returned, and bought ointment³⁶⁷⁸cf. Sinaitic. and perfume,³⁶⁷⁹The two Arabic words are practically synonymous (cf. Luke xxiii. 56, Pesh.). and prepared³⁶⁸⁰Luke xxiii. 56. it, that they might come and anoint him. [39] ³⁶⁸¹Luke xxiii. 56c.And on the day which was the sabbath day they desisted according to the command.

[40, 41] ³⁶⁸²Matt. xxvii. 62.And the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered unto Pilate, and said unto him, ³⁶⁸³Matt. xxvii. 63.Our lord, we remember that that misleader said, while he was alive, After three days [42] I rise. ³⁶⁸⁴Matt. xxvii. 64.And now send beforehand and guard the tomb³⁶⁸⁵The ms. omits the tomb. until the third day,³⁶⁸⁶Lit. three days. lest his disciples come and steal him by night, and they will say unto the people that he [43] is risen from the dead: and the last error shall be worse than the first. ³⁶⁸⁷Matt. xxvii. 65.He said unto them, And have ye not guards?³⁶⁸⁸The word might be taken as a collective noun, singular. But cf. Peshitta and § 52, 51. go, and take precautions as ye know how. [44] ³⁶⁸⁹Matt. xxvii. 66.And they went, and set guards at the tomb, and sealed that stone, with the guards.

[45] ³⁶⁹⁰Matt. xxviii. 1a; Luke xxiv. 1b.And in the evening of the sabbath, which is the morning of the first day, and in [46] the dawning³⁶⁹¹cf. Peshitta. The Arabic word is variously explained. while the darkness yet remained, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary and other women to see the tomb. ³⁶⁹²Matt. xxviii. 1b; Luke xxiv. 1d.They brought with them the [47] perfume which they had prepared, and said among themselves, ³⁶⁹³Mark xvi. 3.Who is it that will [48] remove for us the stone from the door of the tomb? for it was very great. ³⁶⁹⁴Mark xvi. 4b; Matt. xxviii. 2a.And when they said thus, there occurred a great earthquake; and an angel came down [49] from heaven, and came and removed the stone from the door. ³⁶⁹⁵Luke xxiv. 2; Matt. xxviii. 2b.And they came and found the stone removed from the sepulchre, and the angel sitting upon the [50] stone. ³⁶⁹⁶Matt. xxviii. 3.And his appearance was as the lightning, and his raiment white as the [51] snow: ³⁶⁹⁷Matt. xxviii. 4.and for fear of him the guards were troubled, and became as dead men. [52] ³⁶⁹⁸Luke xxiv. 3.And when he went away, the women entered into the sepulchre; and they found [53] [Arabic, p. 200] not the body of Jesus. ³⁶⁹⁹Mark xvi. 5b.And they saw there a young man sitting on the [54] right, arrayed in a white garment; and they were amazed.³⁷⁰⁰The diacritical points of the first letter must be corrected. ³⁷⁰¹Matt. xxviii. 5.And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear ye not: for I know that ye seek Jesus the [55] Nazarene, who hath been crucified. He is not here; but he is risen, as he said. ³⁷⁰²Matt. xxviii. 6.Come and see the place where our Lord lay.