The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 50

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

1 [[Luke 23.4]] And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitude, I have not found 2 against this man anything. [[Luke 23.5]] But they cried out and said, He has disquieted our people with his teaching in all Judæa, and he began from Galilee and unto this 3 place. [[Luke 23.6]] And Pilate, when he heard the name of Galilee, asked, Is this man a Galilæan? 4 [[Luke 23.7]] 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 [[Luke 23.8]] 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 on 6 [Arabic, p. 189] seeing some sign from him. [[Luke 23.9]] And he questioned him with many words; but 7 Jesus answered him not a word. [[Luke 23.10]] And the scribes and chief priests were 8 standing by, and they accused him vehemently. [[Luke 23.11]] 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. [[Luke 23.12]] And on that day Pilate and Herod became friends, there having been enmity between them before that.

10, 11 [[Luke 23.13]] And Pilate called the chief priests and the rulers of the people, [[Luke 23.14]] and said to them, You 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 cause of all that you 12 seek against him: [[Luke 23.15]] nor yet Herod: for I sent him unto him; and he has done 13 nothing for which he should deserve death. [[Luke 23.16]] So now I will chastise him, and let 14, 15 him go. [[Luke 23.18]] a The multitude all cried out and said, Take him from us, take him. [[Mark 15.3]] a And 16 the chief priests and the elders accused him of many things. [[Matthew 27.12]] And during their 17 accusation he answered not a word. [[Matthew 27.13]] Then Pilate said to him, Do you not hear 18 how many things they witness against you? [[Matthew 27.14]] And he answered him not, not even one word: and Pilate marvelled at that.

19 [[Matthew 27.19]] And when the judge sat on his tribune, his wife sent unto him, and said to him, See that you have nothing to do with that righteous man: for I have suffered much in my dream today because of him.

20 [[Matthew 27.15]] And at every feast the custom of the judge was to release to the people one 21 prisoner, him whom they would. [[Matthew 27.16]] And there was in their prison a well-known prisoner, 22, 23 called Barabbas. [[Matthew 27.17]] a And when they assembled, Pilate said to them, [[John 18.39]] You have a custom, that I should release unto you a prisoner at the passover: will you that I 24 release unto you the King of the Jews? [[John 18.40]] 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, [[Luke 23.19]] who for sedition and murder, which was in the city,