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Diatessaron

Tatian, ANF 9

And the chief priest asked Jesus about his disciples, and about his doctrine. 2And Jesus …

And the chief priest asked Jesus about his disciples, and about his doctrine.¹ 2And Jesus said unto him, I was speaking² 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 secret. 3Why askest thou me? ask those that have heard, what I spake unto them: for they know all that I said. 4And when he had said that, one of the soldiers which were standing there struck the cheek³ of Jesus, and said unto him, 5Dost thou thus answer the chief priest? Jesus answered and said unto him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of evil:⁴ but if well, why didst thou smite me? 6And Annas sent Jesus bound unto Caiaphas the chief priest.

And when Jesus went out, Simon Cephas was standing in the outer court warming himself. 8And that maid saw him again, and began to say to those that stood by, This man also was there with Jesus the Nazarene. 9And those that stood by came forward and said to Cephas, Truly thou art one of his disciples. 10And he denied again with an oath, I know not the man. 11And after a little one of the servants of the chief priest, the kinsman of him whose ear Simon cut off, saw him; and he disputed⁵ and said, Truly this matt was with him: 12and he also is a Galilaean; and his speech resembles.⁶ 13And he said unto Simon, Did not I see thee with him in the garden? 14Then began Simon to curse,⁷ and to swear, I know not this man whom ye have mentioned. 15And immediately, while he was speaking, the cock crew twice. 16And 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, 17Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. 18And Simon went forth without, and wept bitterly.

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, 20and made a plot; and they took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 21And they sought false witnesses who should witness against him, that they might put him to death, and they found not; 22but many false witnesses came, 23but their witness did not agree. 24But at last there came two lying witnesses, and said, We heard him say, 25I will destroy this⁸ temple of God that is made with hands, and will build another not made with hands after three days. 26And not even so did their witness agree. But Jesus was silent. 27And the chief priest rose in the midst, and asked Jesus, and said, 28Answerest thou not a word concerning anything? what do these⁹ witness against thee? 29But Jesus was silent, and answered him nothing. 30And they took him up into their assembly,¹⁰ and said unto him, If thou art the Messiah, tell us. 31He said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe me: 32and if I ask you, ye will not answer me a word, nor let me go. 33And 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 Son of the living God. 34Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said that I am he. 35They all said unto him, Then thou art now the Son of God? Jesus said, Ye have said that I am he. 36I say unto you, that henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. 37Then the chief priest rent his tunic,¹¹ and said, He hath blasphemed. 38And they all said, Why should we seek now witnesses? we have heard now the blasphemy from his mouth. What then think ye? 39They all answered and said, He is worthy of death. 40Then some of them drew near, and spat in his face, and struck him, and scoffed at him. 41And the soldiers struck him on his cheeks,¹² and said, Prophesy unto us, thou Messiah: who is he that struck thee? 42And many other things spake they falsely,¹³ and said against him.

And all of their assembly arose,¹⁴ and took Jesus, and brought him bound¹⁵ to the praetorium,¹⁶ and delivered him up to Pilate the judge; but they entered not into the praetorium, 44that they might not be defiled when they should eat the passover.

And Jesus stood before the judge. And Pilate went forth unto them without, and said unto them, What accusation¹⁷ have ye against this man? 46They answered and said unto him, If he had not been doing evils, neither should we have delivered him up unto thee. 47We found this man leading our people astray, and restraining from giving tribute to Caesar, and saying of himself that he is the King, the Messiah. 48Pilate said unto them, Then take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said unto him, We have no authority to put a man to death: 49that the word might be fulfilled, which Jesus spake, when he made known by what manner of death he was to die. 50And Pilate entered into the praetorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art St thou the King of the Jews? 51Jesus said unto him, Of thyself saidst thou this, or did others tell it thee concerning me? 52Pilate said unto him, Am I, forsooth,¹⁸ a Jew? The sons of thy nation¹⁹ and the chief priests delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? 53Jesus 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 delivered to the Jews: now my kingdom is not from hence. Pilate said unto him, Then thou art a king? 54Jesus 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 of the truth. 55And 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.

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