The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 49

St. Cyril of Alexandria

0. Greeting

1, [[2 John 18.19]] And the chief priest asked Jesus about his disciples, and about his doctrine. [[John 18.20]] And Jesus said to him, I was speaking 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 18.21]] Why do you ask me? Ask those that have heard, what I spoke unto 4 them: for they know all that I said. [[John 18.22]] And when he had said that, one of the soldiers which were standing there struck the cheek of Jesus, and said to him, 5 Do you thus answer the chief priest? [[John 18.23]] Jesus answered and said to him, If I 6 have spoken evil, bear witness of evil: but if well, why did you smite me? [[John 18.24]] And Annas sent Jesus bound unto Caiaphas the chief priest.

7 [[John 18.25]] a And when Jesus went out, Simon Cephas was standing in the outer court warming 8 himself. [[Mark 14.69]] a 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. And those that stood by 10 came forward and said to Cephas, Truly you are one of his disciples. [[Matthew 26.72]] And he 11 denied again with an oath, I know not the man. 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 disputed and said, Truly this man was with him: [[Luke 22.59]] b and he also is a Galilæan; 13 and his speech resembles. And he said to Simon, Did not I see you with him 14 in the garden? [[Mark 14.71]] Then began Simon to curse, and to swear, I know not this man 15 whom you have mentioned. [[Luke 22.60]] b And immediately, while he was speaking, the cock crew 16 twice. [[Luke 22.61]] a And in that hour Jesus turned, he being without, and looked steadfastly at Cephas. And Simon remembered the word of our Lord, which he said to him, 17, 18 Before the cock crow twice, you shall deny me thrice. [[Luke 22.62]] And Simon went forth without, and wept bitterly.

19 [Arabic, p. 186] [[Luke 22.66]] a 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; [[Matthew 27.1]] b and they took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. [[Matthew 26.59]] b And they sought false witnesses who should witness against him, that they might put him to 22, 23 death, and they found not; [[Matthew 26.60]] a but many false witnesses came, [[Mark 14.59]] but their witness did not 24, 25 agree. [[Matthew 26.60]] b But at last there came two lying witnesses, and said, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple of God that is made with hands, and will build another not 26, 27 made with hands after three days. And not even so did their witness agree. But Jesus was silent. [[Mark 14.60]] a And the chief priest rose in the midst, and asked Jesus, and said, 28 [[Matthew 26.62]] b Do you answer not a word concerning anything? What do these witnes