[Concerning the Passion of Our Lord, and What Was Done on Each Day of His Sufferings; And Concerning Judas, and that Judas Was Not Present When the Lord Delivered the Mysteries to His Disciples. ]

XIV. For they began to hold a council against the Lord on the second day of the week, in the first month, which is Xanthicus; and the deliberation continued on the third day of the week; but on the fourth day they determined to take away His life by crucifixion. And Judas knowing this, who for a long time had been perverted, but was then smitten by the devil himself with the love of money, although he had been long entrusted with the purse,  88  John xii. 6. John xii. 6. John xii. 6. and used to steal what was set apart for the needy, yet was he not cast off by the Lord, through much long-suffering; nay, and when we were once feasting with Him, being willing both to reduce him to his duty and instruct us in His own foreknowledge, He said: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you will betray me;” and every one of us saying, “Is it I?”  89  Matt. xxvi. 21, 22; John xiii. 21, etc. Matt. xxvi. 21, 22; John xiii. 21, etc. Matt. xxvi. 21, 22; John xiii. 21, etc. And the Lord being silent, I, who was one of the twelve, and more beloved by Him than the rest, arose up from lying in His bosom, and besought Him to tell who it should be that should betray Him. Yet neither then did our good Lord declare His name, but gave two signs of the betrayer: one by saying, “he that dippeth with me in the dish;” a second, “to whom I shall give the sop when I have dipped it.” Nay, although he himself said, “Master, is it I?” the Lord did not say Yes, but, “Thou hast said.” And being willing to affright him in the matter, He said: “Woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for him if he had never been born. Who, when he had heard that, went his way, and said to the priests, What will ye give me, and I will deliver Him unto you? And they bargained with him for thirty pieces of silver.”  90  Matt. xxvi. 15. Matt. xxvi. 15. Matt. xxvi. 15. And the scripture was fulfilled, which said, “And they took  91  The words from “And they took” to “house of the potter” are wanting in one V. ms. The other reads “field” of the potter, instead of “house.” The words from “And they took” to “house of the potter” are wanting in one V. ms. The other reads “field” of the potter, instead of “house.” The words from “And they took” to “house of the potter” are wanting in one V. ms. The other reads “field” of the potter, instead of “house.” the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value, and gave them for the house of the potter.”  92  Matt. xxvii. 9, 10. Matt. xxvii. 9, 10. Matt. xxvii. 9, 10. And on the fifth day of the week, when we had eaten the passover with Him, and when Judas had dipped his hand into the dish, and received the sop, and was gone out by night, the Lord said to us: “The hour is come that ye shall be dispersed, and shall leave me alone;”  93  John xvi. 32; Matt. xxvi. 31. John xvi. 32; Matt. xxvi. 31. John xvi. 32; Matt. xxvi. 31. and every one vehemently affirming that they would not forsake Him, I Peter adding this promise, that I would even die with Him, He said, “Verily I say unto thee, Before the cock crows, thou shall thrice deny that thou knowest me.”  94  Luke xxii. 34. Luke xxii. 34. Luke xxii. 34. And when He had delivered to us the representative mysteries of His precious body and blood, Judas not being present with us, He went out to the Mount of Olives, near the brook Cedron, where there was a garden;  95  John xviii. 1. John xviii. 1. John xviii. 1. and we were with Him, and sang an hymn according to the custom.  96  Matt. xxvi. 30. Matt. xxvi. 30. Matt. xxvi. 30. And being separated not far  97  “Not far,” the reading of the V. mss. The others read: “And being separated from us, He prayed earnestly.” “Not far,” the reading of the V. mss. The others read: “And being separated from us, He prayed earnestly.” “Not far,” the reading of the V. mss. The others read: “And being separated from us, He prayed earnestly.” from us, He prayed to His Father, saying: “Father, remove this cup away from me; yet not my will, but Thine be done.”  98  I.uke xxii. 42; Matt. xxvi. 39, 42. I.uke xxii. 42; Matt. xxvi. 39, 42. I.uke xxii. 42; Matt. xxvi. 39, 42. And when He had done this thrice, while we out of despondency of mind were fallen asleep, He came and said: “The hour is come, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. And behold Judas, and with him a multitude of ungodly men,”  99  Luke xxii. 47; Matt. xxvi. 47. Luke xxii. 47; Matt. xxvi. 47. Luke xxii. 47; Matt. xxvi. 47. to whom he shows the signal by which he was to betray Him—a deceitful kiss. But they, when they had received the signal agreed on, took hold of the Lord; and having bound Him, they led Him to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, wherein were assembled many, not the people, but a great rout, not an holy council, but an assembly of the wicked and council of the ungodly, who did many things against Him, and left no kind of injury untried, spitting upon Him, cavilling at Him, beating Him, smiting Him on the face, reviling Him, tempting Him, seeking vain divination instead of true prophecies from Him, calling Him a deceiver, a blasphemer, a transgressor of Moses, a destroyer of the temple, a taker away of sacrifices, an enemy to the Romans, an adversary to Cæsar. And these reproaches did these bulls and dogs  100  Ps. xxii. 12, 16. Ps. xxii. 12, 16. Ps. xxii. 12, 16. in their madness cast upon Him, till it was very early in the morning, and then they lead Him away to Annas, who was father-in-law to Caiaphas; and when they had done the like things to Him there, it being the day of the preparation, they delivered Him to Pilate the Roman governor, accusing Him of many and great things, none of which they could prove. Whereupon the governor, as out of patience with them, said: “I find no cause against Him.”  101  Luke xxiii. 14; John xviii. 38. Luke xxiii. 14; John xviii. 38. Luke xxiii. 14; John xviii. 38. But they bringing two lying witnesses, wished to accuse the Lord falsely; but they being found to disagree, and so their testimony not conspiring together, they altered the accusation to that of treason, saying, “This fellow says that He is a king, and forbids to give tribute to Cæsar.”  102  Luke xxiii. 2. Luke xxiii. 2. Luke xxiii. 2. And themselves became accusers, and witnesses, and judges, and authors of the sentence, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him;”  103  Luke xxiii. 21. Luke xxiii. 21. Luke xxiii. 21. that it might be fulfilled which is written by the prophets concerning Him, “Unjust witnesses were gathered together against me, and injustice lied to itself;”  104  Ps. xxvii. 12. Ps. xxvii. 12. Ps. xxvii. 12. and again, “Many dogs compassed me about, the assembly of the wicked laid siege against me;”  105  Ps. xxii. 16. Ps. xxii. 16. Ps. xxii. 16. and elsewhere, “My inheritance became to me as a lion in a wood, and has sent forth her voice against me.”  106  Jer. xii. 8. Jer. xii. 8. Jer. xii. 8. Pilate therefore, disgracing his authority by his pusillanimity, convicts himself of wickedness by regarding the multitude more than this just person, and bearing witness to Him that He was innocent, yet as guilty delivering Him up to the punishment of the cross, although the Romans had made laws that no man unconvicted should be put to death. But the executioners took the Lord of glory and nailed Him to the cross, crucifying Him indeed at the sixth hour, but having received the sentence of His condemnation at the third hour. After this they gave to Him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall. Then they divided His garments by lot. Then they crucified two malefactors with Him, on each side one, that it might be fulfilled which was written: “They gave me gall to eat, and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink.”  107  Ps. lxix. 21. Ps. lxix. 21. Ps. lxix. 21. And again: “They divided my garment among themselves, and upon my vesture have they cast lots.”  108  Ps. xxii. 18. Ps. xxii. 18. Ps. xxii. 18. And in another place: “And I was reckoned with the transgressors.”  109  Isa. liii. 12. Isa. liii. 12. Isa. liii. 12. Then there was darkness for three hours, from the sixth to the ninth, and again light in the evening; as it is written: “It shall not be day nor night, and at the evening there shall be light.”  110  Zech. xiv. 7. The V. mss. read: “On that day there will not be light, but there will be cold and frost for one day.” Zech. xiv. 7. The V. mss. read: “On that day there will not be light, but there will be cold and frost for one day.” Zech. xiv. 7. The V. mss. read: “On that day there will not be light, but there will be cold and frost for one day.” All which things,  111  The words from “All which things” to “mystical good things” are omitted in one V. ms. The words from “All which things” to “mystical good things” are omitted in one V. ms. The words from “All which things” to “mystical good things” are omitted in one V. ms. when those malefactors saw that were crucified with Him, the one of them reproached Him as though He was weak and unable to deliver Himself; but the other rebuked the ignorance of his fellow and turning to the Lord, as being enlightened by Him, and acknowledging who He was that suffered, he prayed that He would remember him in His kingdom hereafter.  112  Luke xxiii. 39, etc. Luke xxiii. 39, etc. Luke xxiii. 39, etc. He then presently granted him the forgiveness of his former sins, and brought him into paradise to enjoy the mystical good things; who also cried out about the ninth hour, and said to His Father: “My God! my God! why hast Thou forsaken me?”  113  Matt. xxvii. 46 Matt. xxvii. 46 Matt. xxvii. 46 And a little afterward, when He had cried with a loud voice, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,”  114  Luke xxiii. 34 Luke xxiii. 34 and had added, “Into Thy hands I commit my spirit,” He gave up the ghost,  115  Luke xxiii. 46 Luke xxiii. 46 and was buried before sunset in a new sepulchre. But when the first day of the week dawned He arose from the dead, and fulfilled those things which before His passion He foretold to us, saying: “The Son of man must continue in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.”  116  Matt. xii. 40 Matt. xii. 40 And when He was risen from the dead, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, then to Cleopas in the way, and after that to us His disciples, who had fled away for fear of the Jews, but privately were very inquisitive about Him.  117  Mark xvi. 9; John xx. 11, etc.; Luke xxiv. 18; Mark xvi. 14 Mark xvi. 9; John xx. 11, etc.; Luke xxiv. 18; Mark xvi. 14 But these things are also written in the Gospel.

[14] Ἤρξαντο γὰρ τὴν κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἐπιβουλὴν ποιεῖσθαι δευτέρᾳ σαββάτων μηνὶ πρώτῳ, ὅς ἐστι Ξανθικός: καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ τοῦ σαββάτου παρέτεινεν ἡ σκέψις, τῇ δὲ τετράδι διωρίσαντο σταυρῷ ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν. Καὶ Ἰούδας γνοὺς τοῦτο, ἐκ πολλοῦ μὲν διαστραφείς, τότε δὲ καὶ ὑπ' αὐτοῦ τοῦ διαβόλου βληθεὶς φιλαργυρίᾳ, καίτοι πάλαι τὸ γλωσσόκομον ἐγκεχειρισμένος καὶ κλέπτων τὰ τῶν πενήτων, οὐκ ἀπεβλήθη ὑπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου διὰ μακροθυμίαν: ἀλλὰ καί ποτε μὲν ἑστιωμένων ἡμῶν σὺν αὐτῷ, βουλόμενος καὶ αὐτὸν σωφρονίσαι καὶ ἡμᾶς παιδεῦσαι τὴν πρόγνωσιν αὐτοῦ, λέγει: «Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι εἷς ἐξ ὑμῶν παραδώσει με.» Καὶ ἑκάστου ἡμῶν λέγοντος: «Μήτι ἐγώ;» Καὶ τοῦ Κυρίου σιωπῶντος, ἀναστὰς ἐγώ, εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, φιλούμενος πλεῖον τῶν ἄλλων ὑπ' αὐτοῦ, ἐνστερνισάμενος αὐτὸν ἱκέτευον εἰπεῖν, τίς ἂν εἴη ὁ παραδώσων αὐτόν: καὶ οὐδ' οὕτως ἡμῖν εἴρηκεν αὐτοῦ τὸ ὄνομα ὁ ἀγαθὸς Κύριος, ἀλλὰ δύο σημεῖα τοῦ προδότου ἔδωκεν, ἓν μὲν εἰπών: «Ὁ ἐμβαπτόμενος μετ' ἐμοῦ ἐν τῷ τρυβλίῳ.» Δεύτερον δέ: «Ὧι ἐγὼ βάψας τὸ ψωμίον ἐπιδώσω.» Καίτοι κἀκείνου λέγοντος: «Μήτι ἐγώ εἰμι, ῥαββί;» Οὐκ εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος, ὅτι ναί, ἀλλ' ὅτι «Σὺ εἶπας.» Καὶ φοβῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τούτῳ βουληθείς, φησίν: «Οὐαὶ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐκείνῳ, δι' οὗ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται: καλὸν ἦν αὐτῷ, εἰ οὐκ ἐγεννήθη.» Καὶ ταῦτα ἀκούσας, ἀπελθὼν εἶπεν τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν: «Τί θέλετέ μοι δοῦναι, κἀγὼ ὑμῖν αὐτὸν παραδώσω;» Οἱ δὲ ἔστησαν αὐτῷ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια. Καὶ τῇ πέμπτῃ φαγόντες παρ' αὐτῷ τὸ πάσχα, βάψαντος ἐκείνου τὴν χεῖρα εἰς τὸ τρυβλίον καὶ τὸ ψωμίον λαβόντος καὶ ἐξελθόντος νυκτός, εἶπεν ἡμῖν ὁ Κύριος: «Ἐλήλυθεν ἡ ὥρα, ἵνα σκορπισθῆτε καὶ ἐμὲ μόνον ἀφῆτε», καὶ ἑκάστου διϊσχυριζομένου μὴ ἐγκαταλεῖψαι αὐτόν, ἐμοῦ Πέτρου ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ συναποθανεῖν αὐτῷ, εἶπεν: «Ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, πρὶν ἀλέκτορα φωνῆσαι, τρὶς ἀπαρνήσῃ μὴ εἰδέναι με.» Παραδοὺς δὲ ἡμῖν τὰ ἀντίτυπα μυστήρια τοῦ τιμίου σώματος αὐτοῦ καὶ αἵματος, Ἰούδα μὴ συμπαρόντος ἡμῖν, ἐξῆλθεν εἰς τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν πλησίον τοῦ χειμάρρου τῶν κέδρων, ὅπου ἦν κῆπος: συνῆμεν δὲ καὶ ἡμεῖς καὶ ὑμνήσαμεν κατὰ τὸ ἔθος. Καὶ χωρισθεὶς ἡμῶν οὐ πολύ, προσηύχετο τῷ Πατρὶ λέγων: «Πάτερ, παρένεγκε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ τὸ ποτήριον: πλὴν μὴ τὸ ἐμὸν θέλημα γενέσθω, ἀλλὰ τὸ σόν.» Καὶ τοῦτο ποιήσας τρίτον, ἡμῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἀθυμίας εἰς ὕπνον καταπεσόντων, ἐλθὼν λέγει ἡμῖν: «Ἤγγικεν ἡ ὥρα, καὶ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοται εἰς χεῖρας ἁμαρτωλῶν.» Καὶ ἰδοὺ Ἰούδας καὶ μετ' αὐτοῦ ὄχλος ἀσεβῶν: καὶ σημεῖον προδοσίας δείκνυσιν αὐτοῖς δόλιον φίλημα, οἱ δὲ δεξάμενοι τὸ σύνθημα, ἐκράτησαν τὸν Κύριον καὶ δέσμιον ποιησάμενοι ἤγαγον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Καϊάφα τοῦ ἀρχιερέως, ἐν ᾗ πολὺς συγκεκρότητο οὐ λαός, ἀλλ' ὄχλος, οὐδὲ πρεσβυτέριον ἱερόν, ἀλλὰ συνέδριον παρανόμων καὶ βουλευτήριον ἀσεβῶν: οἱ καὶ πολλὰ ποιησάμενοι κατ' αὐτοῦ πᾶν εἶδος ὕβρεως οὐ παρέλιπον, ἐμπτύοντες, κερτομοῦντες, τύπτοντες, ῥαπίζοντες, λοιδορούμενοι, αὐτὸν πειράζοντες, μαντείας ἐπιζητοῦντες ἀντὶ προφητείας, εἴρωνα, βλάσφημον, Μωϋσέως παραβάτην, ἱεροῦ καθαιρέτην, θυσιῶν ἀναιρέτην, Ῥωμαίων πολέμιον, καίσαρος ἐναντίον ἀποκαλοῦντες. Καὶ ταῦτα μέχρις ὄρθρου βαθέος ἐμπαροινήσαντες αὐτῷ οἱ ταῦροι καὶ οἱ κύνες ἀπάγουσιν αὐτὸν πρὸς Ἄνναν, ὃς ἦν πενθερὸς τοῦ Καϊάφα: κἀκεῖ τὰ ὅμοια δράσαντες, παρασκευῆς οὔσης, τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν Ῥωμαίων παρέδωκαν αὐτὸν Πιλάτῳ, κατηγοροῦντες αὐτοῦ πολλὰ καὶ βαρέα, ὧν οὐδὲν ἴσχυον ἀπελέγξαι: ἐφ' οἷς ὁ ἄρχων δυσανασχετήσας ἔλεγεν: «Οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν κατ' αὐτοῦ εὑρίσκω.» Οἱ δὲ μάρτυρας δύο ψευδεῖς ἀγαγόντες ἐβούλοντο συκοφαντεῖν τὸν Κύριον: ἀσυμφώνων δὲ αὐτῶν εὑρεθέντων εἰς καθοσίωσιν ἀνήγαγον τὸ πρᾶγμα λέγοντες: «Οὗτος ἑαυτὸν λέγει βασιλέα εἶναι, καὶ φόρους καίσαρι κωλύει διδόναι.» Καὶ γίνονται αὐτοὶ κατήγοροι καὶ μάρτυρες καὶ κριταὶ καὶ τῆς ἀποφάσεως ἐξουσιασταὶ λέγοντες: «Σταύρωσον, σταύρωσον αὐτόν», ἵνα πληρωθῇ ὅ τι γέγραπται περὶ αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς Προφήταις: «Συνήχθησαν ἐπ' ἐμὲ μάρτυρες ἄδικοι, καὶ ἐψεύσατο ἡ ἀδικία ἑαυτήν.» Καὶ πάλιν: «Περιεκύκλωσάν με κύνες πολλοί, συναγωγὴ πονηρευομένων περίεσχόν με.» Καὶ ἐν ἑτέροις: «Ἐγένετο ἡ κληρονομία μου ἐμοὶ ὡς λέων ἐν δρυμῷ, ἔδωκεν ἐπ' ἐμὲ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῆς.» Ὁ οὖν Πιλᾶτος ἀνανδρίᾳ καταισχύνας τὴν ἀρχὴν αὐτὸς ἑαυτὸν ἐξελέγχει κακίας, πρὸ τοῦ δικαίου τὰ πλήθη θεραπεύσας, καὶ μαρτυρῶν μὲν αὐτῷ ὡς ἀναιτίῳ, ὡς αἴτιον δὲ κολάσει τοῦτον παραδιδοὺς σταυρῷ, καίτοι Ῥωμαίων νόμους τιθεμένων μηδένα ἀνεξέλεγκτον θνήσκειν. Δήμιοι δὲ παραλαβόντες τὸν τῆς δόξης Κύριον ξύλῳ προσήλωσαν, ἕκτῃ μὲν ὥρᾳ σταυρώσαντες αὐτόν, τρίτῃ δὲ ὥρᾳ τὴν ἀπόφασιν δεξάμενοι τὴν περὶ αὐτοῦ. Ἔπειτα ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ ὄξος πιεῖν μετὰ χολῆς, εἶτα τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ κλήρῳ διεμερίσαντο, εἶτα δύο κακούργους ἐσταύρωσαν σὺν αὐτῷ ἐξ ἑκατέρου μέρους, ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ γεγραμμένον: «Ἔδωκαν εἰς τὸ βρῶμά μου χολὴν καὶ εἰς τὴν δίψαν μου ἐπότισάν με ὄξος.» Καὶ πάλιν: «Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον.» Καὶ ἐν ἄλλοις: «Καὶ μετὰ ἀνόμων ἐλογίσθην.» Ἔπειτα ἐγένετο τρεῖς ὥρας σκότος, ἀπὸ ἕκτης ἕως ἐνάτης, καὶ πάλιν φῶς πρὸς δείλην, καθὼς γέγραπται: «Καὶ οὐχ ἡμέρα καὶ οὐ νύξ, καὶ πρὸς ἑσπέραν ἔσται φῶς.» καὶ περὶ τὴν ἐνάτην ὥραν ἀναβοήσας εἶπεν τῷ Πατρί: «Θεέ μου, Θεέ μου, ἱνατί με ἐγκατέλιπες;» Καὶ μετ' ὀλίγον κράξας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ: «Πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν ὃ ποιοῦσιν», καὶ ἐπαγαγών: «Εἰς χεῖράς σου παρατίθημι τὸ πνεῦμά μου», ἀπέπνευσεν, καὶ θάπτεται πρὸ ἡλίου δύσεως ἐν μνημείῳ καινῷ. Ἐπιφωσκούσης δὲ τῆς μιᾶς σαββάτων, ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐπλήρωσεν ἐκεῖνα, ἃ καὶ πρὸ τοῦ πάθους ἡμῖν προέλεγεν φάσκων, ὅτι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ποιῆσαι ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ τῆς γῆς τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας. Καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν πρώτῃ μὲν φανεροῦται Μαρίᾳ τῇ Μαγδαληνῇ καὶ Μαρίᾳ τῇ Ἰακώβου, εἶτα καὶ Κλεόπᾳ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ἡμῖν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, φεύγουσιν μὲν διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, λαθραίως δὲ περιεργαζομένοις τὰ κατ' αὐτόν. Ταῦτα δὲ καὶ ἐν τῷ Εὐαγγελίῳ ἀνεγράφη. Παρήγγειλεν οὖν ἡμῖν αὐτὸς νηστεύειν τὰς ἓξ ἡμέρας ταύτας διὰ τὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων δυσσέβειαν καὶ παρανομίαν, πενθεῖν αὐτοὺς καὶ ὀδύρεσθαι παρακελευσάμενος ἐπὶ τῇ ἀπωλείᾳ αὐτῶν: καὶ γὰρ καὶ αὐτὸς αὐτοῖς ἐπεδάκρυσεν, ἀγνοήσασι τὸν καιρὸν τῆς ἐπισκοπῆς αὐτῶν: τετράδα δὲ καὶ παρασκευὴν προσέταξεν ἡμῖν νηστεύειν, τὴν μὲν διὰ τὴν προδοσίαν, τὴν δὲ διὰ τὸ πάθος: ἀπονηστεῦσαι δὲ προσέταξεν τῇ ἑβδόμῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀλέκτορος φωνήσαντος, αὐτὸ δὲ νηστεῦσαι τὸ σάββατον, οὐχ ὅτι δεῖ τὸ σάββατον νηστεύειν, κατάπαυσιν δημιουργίας ὑπάρχον, ἀλλ' ὅτι ἐκεῖνο μόνον χρὴ νηστεύειν, τοῦ δημιουργοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἔτι ὑπὸ γῆν ὄντος. Ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ αὐτῶν τῇ ἑορτῇ κατέσχον τὸν Κύριον. ὅπως πληρωθῇ ἐκεῖνο τὸ φάσκον λόγιον: «Ἔθεντο τὰ σημεῖα αὐτῶν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς ἑορτῆς αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν.» Δεῖ οὖν πενθεῖν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἐλθόντος τοῦ Κυρίου οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν αὐτῷ, ἀλλ' ἀπεσείσαντο τὴν διδασκαλίαν αὐτοῦ, ἀναξίους κρίναντες ἑαυτοὺς σωτηρίας.