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Section XLIX.

[1, 2] ³³⁸⁷ And the chief priest asked Jesus about his disciples, and about his doctrine. ³³⁸⁸ ³³⁸⁹ And Jesus said unto him, I was speaking ³³⁹⁰ 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 Why askest thou me? ask those that have heard, what I spake unto [4] them: for they know all that I said. ³³⁹² And when he had said that, one of the soldiers which were standing there struck the cheek ³³⁹³ of Jesus, and said unto him, p. 119 [5] Dost thou thus answer the chief priest? ³³⁹⁴ Jesus answered and said unto him, If I [6] have spoken evil, bear witness of evil: ³³⁹⁵ but if well, why didst thou smite me? ³³⁹⁶ And Annas sent Jesus bound unto Caiaphas the chief priest.

[7] ³³⁹⁷ And when Jesus went out, Simon Cephas was standing in the outer court warming [8] himself. ³³⁹⁸ 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 And those that stood by [10] came forward and said to Cephas, Truly thou art one of his disciples. ³⁴⁰⁰ And he [11] denied again with an oath, I know not the man. ³⁴⁰¹ 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 ³⁴⁰² and said, Truly this man was with him: ³⁴⁰³ and he also is a Galilæan; [13] and his speech resembles. ³⁴⁰⁴ ³⁴⁰⁵ And he said unto Simon, Did not I see thee with him [14] in the garden? ³⁴⁰⁶ Then began Simon to curse, ³⁴⁰⁷ and to swear, I know not this man [15] whom ye have mentioned. ³⁴⁰⁸ And immediately, while he was speaking, the cock crew [16] twice. ³⁴⁰⁹ 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 Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. ³⁴¹¹ And Simon went forth without, and wept bitterly.

[19] [Arabic, p. 186] ³⁴¹² 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 and they took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. ³⁴¹⁴ And they sought false witnesses who should witness against him, that they might put him to [22, 23] death, and they found not; ³⁴¹⁵ but many false witnesses came, ³⁴¹⁶ but their witness did not [24, 25] agree. ³⁴¹⁷ But at last there came two lying witnesses, ³⁴¹⁸ and said, We heard him say, I will destroy this ³⁴¹⁹ temple of God that is made with hands, and will build another not [26, 27] made with hands after three days. ³⁴²⁰ And not even so did their witness agree. But Jesus was silent. ³⁴²¹ And the chief priest rose in the midst, and asked Jesus, and said, [28] ³⁴²² Answerest thou not a word concerning anything? what do these ³⁴²³ witness against [29, 30] thee? ³⁴²⁴ But Jesus was silent, and answered him nothing. ³⁴²⁵ And they took him up [31] into their assembly, ³⁴²⁶ and said unto him, If thou art the Messiah, tell us. ³⁴²⁷ He said [32] unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe me: ³⁴²⁸ and if I ask you, ye will not answer [33] me a word, nor let me go. ³⁴²⁹ 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 Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said that I am he. ³⁴³¹ They all said unto him, Then thou art now the Son of God? Jesus said, Ye have said [36] that I am he. ³⁴³² 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 Then the [38] chief priest rent his tunic, ³⁴³⁴ and said, He hath blasphemed. ³⁴³⁵ 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 They all answered and said, He is worthy of death. ³⁴³⁷ Then some of them drew near, and spat in his face, and struck him, and scoffed at him. [41] ³⁴³⁸ And the soldiers struck him on his cheeks, ³⁴³⁹ and said, Prophesy unto us, thou Messiah: [42] who is he that struck thee? ³⁴⁴⁰ And many other things spake they falsely, ³⁴⁴¹ and said against him.

[43] ³⁴⁴² And all of their assembly arose, ³⁴⁴³ and took Jesus, and brought him bound ³⁴⁴⁴ to [44] the prætorium, ³⁴⁴⁵ and delivered him up to Pilate the judge; ³⁴⁴⁶ but they entered not into the prætorium, that they might not be defiled when they should eat the passover.

[45] ³⁴⁴⁷ And Jesus stood before the judge. And Pilate went forth unto them without, and [46] said unto them, What accusation ³⁴⁴⁸ have ye against this man? ³⁴⁴⁹ They answered and said unto him, If he had not been doing evils, neither should we have delivered [47] him up unto thee. ³⁴⁵⁰ 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 Pilate said unto them, Then take ye him, and judge him according to your law. p. 120 [Arabic, p. 188] The Jews said unto him, We have no authority to put a man to death: [49] ³⁴⁵² that the word might be fulfilled, which Jesus spake, when he made known by what manner of death he was to die.

[50] ³⁴⁵³ And Pilate entered into the prætorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art [51] thou the King of the Jews? ³⁴⁵⁴ Jesus said unto him, Of thyself saidst thou this, or [52] did others tell it thee concerning me? ³⁴⁵⁵ Pilate said unto him, Am I, forsooth, ³⁴⁵⁶ a Jew? The sons of thy nation ³⁴⁵⁷ and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: what [53] hast thou done? ³⁴⁵⁸ 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 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 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.