40 Jesus, Prophet of Islam
The soldiers took Judas and bound him, not without
derision. For he truthfully denied that he was Jesus; and
the soldiers, mocking him, said: 'Sir, fear not, for we are
come to make you king of Israel, and we have bound
you because we know that you are refusing the king
dom.'
Judas answered: 'Now have you lost your senses! You
are come to take Jesus of Nazareth, with arms and lan
tems as (against) a robber; and you have bound me that
has guided you, to make me king!'
Then the soldiers lost their patience, and with blows
and kicks they began to flout Judas, and they led him
with fury into [erusalem,
John andPeter followedthe soldiersafar off;andthey
affirmed to him who writes that they saw aIl the exami
nation that was made of Judas by the high priest, and
by the council of the Pharisees, who were assembled to
put Jesus to death. Whereupon Judas spake many words
of madness, insomuch that every one was filled with
laughter, believing that he was reaIly Jesus, and that for
fear of death he was feigning madness. Whereupon the
scribes bound his eyes with a bandage, and mocking
him said: 'Jesus, prophet of the Nazarenes,' for so they
caIled them who believed in Jesus, 'tell us, who was it
that smote thee?' And they buffeted him and spat in his
face.
When it was morning there assembled the great coun
cil of scribes and eiders of the people; and the high priest
with the Pharisees sought false witness against Judas,
believing him to be Jesus: and they found not that which
they sought. And why say 1 that the chief priests be
lieved Judas to be Jesus? Nay, ail the disciples, with him
who writes, believed it; and more, the poor virgin
mother of Jesus, with his kinsfolk and friends, believed
it, insomuchthat the sorrow of every one was incred
ible. As God lives, he who writes forgot ail that Jesus
had said: how that he should be taken up from the world,
and that he should suffer in a third person, and that he
should not die until near the end of the world. Where
fore he went with the mother of Jesus and with John to
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