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He is silent to those who are not persuaded. 379 Jo 19, 10 He thought through the ruler's threat to force him to reveal the secrets. 380 Jo 19, 11 Through what he says about his authority being given to him from above, he establishes and shows the doctrine concerning providence, that not only the Jews, but also Pilate, by obeying them, was guilty of his murder. 381 Jo 19, 12 They bring a charge against Pilate for wanting to release an innocent man and for intending to do things not expedient for Caesar. 382 Jo 19, 14 The evangelist recorded not only the passion, but also the day and the hour on which he underwent the sentence of death, with the Jews killing him on that very feast day. 383 Jo 19, 15 This is a clear denial of wanting to be ruled by God, but to be under the foreigner. 384 Jo 19, 15 Reproaching them, he continually called him their king. 385 Jo 19, 16 He gave him over, seeing them speaking so accusatorily. 386 Jo 19, 17- 18 Increasing the outrage against him, they also prepared him to carry the cross himself and fixed him up in the middle of the two thieves. 387 Jo 19, 19 According to custom, the charge for which he was being put to death had to be written down, and not finding what to write, Pilate said he was king of the Jews. 388 Jo 19, 19-22 It was written in different languages, so that it might not escape any of those who were present and reading that he suffered an unjust judgment. But when the chief priests wanted to prevent this and overturn it, Pilate spoke to them rather contentiously what he spoke. 391 Jo 19, 23-24 While the locals constructed the tunic from two pieces of cloth, sewing it at the top around the shoulders and joining it with sleeves in the cloths, the Savior's tunic was woven from the top, seamless throughout, which they did not tear, but by entrusting its possession to a lot they signified the truthfulness of the scripture. 392 Jo 19, 25 Not because of kinship, but also out of their own reverence, these women faithfully remained with the Lord. 394 Jo 19, 26-27 Not only did he care for his mother when he was alive, but he also provided for her by entrusting her to the disciple most loved by him. Therefore the disciple, having received her as a necessary deposit, immediately took her away to his own home. 395 col1 Jo 19, 28-29 With all things written concerning him now being fulfilled in deed, one thing only was left to prove their exceeding malice: to bring him a sponge full of vinegar with hyssop. One thing only was left: for him to be given vinegar to drink. Therefore he said, “I thirst,” so that by doing this also, they might be shown to have done all things out of exceeding malice. 397 Jo 19 , 30 And from these things it is shown that the one suffering was not a mere man, but God incarnate. And by his own authority giving up his spirit, he who indeed did not die otherwise unless he had also fulfilled the prophecy concerning the vinegar. It is the property of God alone to do all things that he wills. Therefore, the end signifies the separation of the soul from the body. 398 Jo 19, 31 And this request was most cruel; for because that day was a great day, they were hastening that they might die before the sabbath. 399 Jo 19, 33-37 Since they found Jesus had expired, one pierced his side and there came out blood, through which the redemption of all came to be, and water, through which sanctification came to be. And trusting his own conscience, the evangelist testifies to the truthfulness of his words. And showing that the words of the prophets were in harmony with the events themselves, he also mentions these. 400 col1 Jo 19, 38-40 One might marvel at the matter concerning Joseph and Nicodemus, that while Christ was still alive in the flesh they did not dare to speak boldly, but after the cross they used such great boldness as to ask for the body in the sight of the lawless and to honor it with the customary burial; for I think that having seen the signs after the passion, they had, as is likely, a more certain assurance concerning him. This is the marvel, that those who formerly shrank from approaching Jesus openly while he was alive, now in the sight of the Jews ask for the body and hand it over for customary burial, having become more certain in faith from the signs that happened at the passion, of the darkness and

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οὐ πειθομένοις σιωπᾷ. 379 Jo 19, 10 Ὤιετο διὰ τῆς ἀρχοντικῆς ἀπειλῆς ἀναγκάζειν αὐτὸν τὰ ἀπόρρητα. 380 Jo 19, 11 ∆ι' ὧν λέγει ἄνωθεν αὐτῷ δεδόσθαι τὴν ἐξουσίαν, τὸ περὶ προνοίας δόγμα συνίστησι καὶ δείκνυσιν, ὅτι οὐ μόνοι Ἰουδαῖοι, ἀλλὰ καὶ ὁ Πιλᾶτος ὑπακούων αὐτοῖς ἔνοχος ἦν τῆς κατ' αὐτοῦ ἀναιρέσεως. 381 Jo 19, 12 Ἔγκλημα ἐπιφέρουσι τῷ Πιλάτῳ ὡς ἀναίτιον θέλοντι ἀπολῦσαι καὶ τὰ μὴ λυσιτελοῦντα Καίσαρι διανοουμένῳ ποιεῖν. 382 Jo 19, 14 Οὐ μόνον τὸ πάθος ὁ εὐαγγελιστὴς ἀπεγράψατο, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὴν ἡμέραν καὶ τὴν ὥραν, ἐν ᾗ τὸ κρίμα τοῦ θανάτου ὑπέστησεν αὐτῇ τῇ ἑορτῇ τῶν Ἰου δαίων ἀποκτεινάντων αὐτόν. 383 Jo 19, 15 Τοῦτο ἄρνησις φανερὰ τοῦ θέλειν ὑπὸ θεοῦ βασιλεύεσθαι, ὑπὸ δὲ τὸν ἀλλόφυλον εἶναι. 384 Jo 19, 15 Ὀνειδίζων αὐτοῖς συνεχῶς ἐκάλει αὐτὸν βασιλέα αὐτῶν. 385 Jo 19, 16 ∆έδωκεν αὐτὸν ὁρῶν αὐτοὺς οὕτως ἐγκληματικῶς λαλοῦντας. 386 Jo 19, 17- 18 Ἐπαύξοντες τὴν κατ' αὐτοῦ ὕβριν καὶ δι' ἑαυτοῦ παρεσκεύασαν βαστάσαι τὸν σταυρὸν καὶ εἰς μέJoν τῶν δύο λῃστῶν ἀνέπηξαν. 387 Jo 19, 19 Ἔδει κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τὴν αἰτίαν ἀπογραφῆναι, δι' ἣν ἀνῄρητο, καὶ μὴ εὑρὼν τί γράφῃ ὁ Πιλᾶτος βασιλέα αὐτὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων εἶπεν. 388 Jo 19, 19-22 ∆ιαφόροις γλώσσαις ἐγράφη, ἵνα μηδένα τῶν παρατυχόντων καὶ ἀναγι νωσκόντων λάθῃ, ὅτι ἄδικον ὑπέστη κρίσιν. τῶν δὲ ἀρχιερέων θελησάντων τοῦτο κωλῦσαι καὶ ἀνατρέψαι φιλονεικότερόν πως πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὁ Πιλᾶτος εἶπεν, ὃ εἶπεν. 391 Jo 19, 23-24 Τῶν ἐπιχωρίων ἐκ δύο φαρίων κατασκευαζόντων τὸν χιτῶνα καὶ ἄνω περὶ τοὺς ὤμους ῥαπτόντων καὶ ἐν τοῖς φαρίοις χειριδίοις συζευγνύντων ὁ τοῦ σω τῆρος χιτὼν ἄνωθεν ἦν ὑφαντὸς δι' ὅλου συνημμένος, ὃν μὴ σχίσαντες, ἀλλὰ κλήρῳ τὴν τούτου κτῆσιν ἐπιτρέψαντες τὴν ἀψευδίαν τῆς γραφῆς ἐσή μαναν. 392 Jo 19, 25 Οὐ διὰ τὸ συγγενές, ἀλλὰ καὶ δι' οἰκείαν εὐλάβειαν πιστῶς παρέμενον τῷ κυρίῳ αὗται. 394 Jo 19, 26-27 Οὐ μόνον ὅτε ἔζη ἐθεράπευε τὴν μητέρα, ἀλλὰ καὶ προενοεῖτο παρατι θέμενος αὐτὴν τῷ μάλιστα παρ' αὐτοῦ ἀγαπωμένῳ μαθητῇ. διὸ ὁ μαθητὴς ὡς ἀναγκαίαν παρακαταθήκην λαβὼν εὐθὺς ἀπήγαγεν αὐτὴν εἰς τὰ ἴδια. 395 col1 Jo 19, 28-29 Πάντων τῶν εἰς αὐτὸν γεγραμ μένων ἔργῳ λοιπὸν ἐπιτελουμένων ἓν μόνον ὑπελείπετο εἰς ἔλεγχον τῆς ἐκείνων ὑπερβαλλούσης κακίας τὸ προσαγαγεῖν αὐτῷ σπόγγον ὄξους μεστὸν μεθ' ὑσσώπου. Ἓν μόνον ἔλιπε τὸ ποτισθῆναι αὐτὸν ὄξος. διὸ εἶπε διψῶ, ἵνα καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσαντες φανῶσιν ἐξ ὑπερ βαλλούσης κακίας πάντα πεποιηκέναι. 397 Jo 19 , 30 ∆είκνυται καὶ ἐκ τούτων, ὅτι οὐ ψιλὸς ἦν ἄνθρωπος ὁ πάσχων, ἀλλὰ θεὸς σαρκωθείς. καὶ ἰδίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ παραδιδοὺς τὸ πνεῦμα, ὅς γε οὐκ ἄλλως ἀπέ θανεν, εἰ μὴ ἐπλήρωσε καὶ τὴν περὶ τοῦ ὄξους προφητείαν. μόνου δὲ θεοῦ ἴδιον τὸ πάντα, ὅσα θέλει, ποιεῖν. διὸ ἡ τελευτὴ δηλοῖ τῆς ψυχῆς τὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ σώματος χωρισμόν. 398 Jo 19, 31 Καὶ αὕτη ἡ αἴτησις ὠμοτάτη· διὰ γὰρ τὸ εἶναι τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην μεγάλην, ἔσπευδον, ἵνα πρὸ τοῦ σαββάτου ἀποθάνωσιν. 399 Jo 19, 33-37 Ἐπειδὴ εὗρον τὸν ἸηJoῦν ἀποψύξαντα εἷς ἐκέντησεν αὐτοῦ τὴν πλευ ρὰν καὶ ἐξῆλθεν αἷμα, δι' οὗ τῶν πάντων γέγονεν ἡ ἀπολύτρωσις, καὶ ὕδωρ, δι' οὗ γέγονεν ὁ ἁγιασμός. θαρρῶν δὲ τῷ ἑαυτοῦ συνειδότι ὁ εὐαγγελιστὴς ἀψευδίαν μαρτυρεῖ τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ λόγοις. δεικνὺς δέ , ὅτι αὐτοῖς πράγμασιν <σύμ φωνοι> οἱ τῶν προφητῶν ἐγίνοντο λόγοι, μέμνηται καὶ τούτων. 400 col1 Jo 19, 38-40 Θαυμάσειεν ἄν τις τὸ περὶ Ἰωσὴφ καὶ Νικόδημον, ὅτι ζῶντος μὲν ἔτι τοῦ Χριστοῦ κατὰ σάρκα οὐκ ἐτόλμων παρρησιάζεσθαι, μετὰ δὲ τὸν σταυρὸν τοσαύτῃ ἐχρήσαντο παρρησίᾳ ὡς ὑπ' ὄψεσι τῶν παρανόμων τὸ σῶμα αἰτῆ σαι καὶ τῇ ἐξ ἔθους κηδείᾳ τιμῆσαι· θεασάμενοι γὰρ οἶμαι τὰ μετὰ τὸ πά θος σημεῖα βεβαιοτέραν ὡς εἰκὸς εἶχον τὴν περὶ αὐτοῦ πληροφορίαν. Τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ θαυμαστόν, ὅτι οἱ πάλαι ὑποστελλόμενοι φανερῶς πλη σιάσαι τῷ ἸηJoῦ ζῶντι, νῦν ἐπ' ὄψεσι τῶν Ἰουδαίων αἰτοῦσι τὸ σῶμα καὶ τῷ ἐξ ἔθους παραδιδόασιν ἐνταφιασμῷ βεβαιότεροι γεγονότες πρὸς πίστιν ἐκ τῶν σημείων τῶν γεγονότων ἐν τῷ πάθει, τοῦ σκότους καὶ