Didascalia Apostolorum

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94 DIDASCALIA. the elements) ; either to mention the name of an idol with his mouth, or to let a curse go out of his mouth, but only blessings (S. + and psalms, and the authoritative and divine Scriptures, which are the foundations of the f. 63 a truth of our faith), especially in the day of the fast and the holy Passover, vPxmQ m wnich a^ believers fast (S. + who are in all the world), as our Lord and Markii.i9 Teacher said, when they asked Him, "Why do the disciples of John fast, and Thy disciples fast not ? " And He said unto them, " The children of the bridechamber cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, (S. + but the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast in those days)." Now then by means of His deeds He is with us (S. + but to sight He is far off, because He hath risen to the heights of Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of His Father). Therefore when ye fast, pray and implore for those who are lost, as we also did when our Vxiy11 Lord was suffering ; for while He was yet with us before He suffered, Of. Matt, while we were eating the Passover with Him, He said to us, " This day, in this night, one of you betrayeth Me." And every one of us said to Him, 22 " Surely it is not I, Lord ? " And He answered and said unto us, " He who 23 stretcheth out his hand with Me in the dish." He signified Judas Iscariot, Cf. Matt. wno was Jone of the twelve1. (S. +2Then our Lord said unto us, "Verily xxvi. si j say unf-o you, yet a little while, and ye shall leave Me, for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of His flock shall be scattered." And Judas came with the scribes and with the priests of the people, and delivered up our Lord Jesus. But this was on Wednesday, for when we had eaten the Passover on Tuesday in the evening, we went out to the Mount of Olives, and in the night they took our Lord Jesus ; and on the next day, which was Wednesday, He remained in prison in the house of Cepha the High Priest. In that day the chiefs of the people were assembled, and they took counsel together against Him. Again, the next day, which was Thursday, they brought Him to Pilate the governor, and again He remained in prison with Pilate, in the night after Thursday. And when it dawned on Friday, they accused Him much before Pilate, yet they could show nothing true, but they brought false witness against Him. And they asked Him from Pilate, to put Him to death, and they crucified Him on Friday. At six o'clock therefore on Friday He suffered, and these hours during which our Lord was crucified have been reckoned a day, afterwards it was' again dark for three hours, and it was reckoned a night ; and again from the ninth hour till the evening, three hours, a day ; and again afterwards the night of Passion Sabbath ; but in the Gospel of Matthew it is thus written, 1 S. one of us, who betrayed Him 2 The addition in S. reaches to p. 97