# Commentarii in Matthaeum (in catenis) 304

Cyrillus, Commentarii in Matthaeum (in catenis), Fragment 304. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/cyrillus-theol/commentarii-in-matthaeum-in-catenis/304

Mt 27, 24 Ἀμελήσας τῆς ὀρθῆς καὶ δικαίας κρίσεως ὁ Πιλᾶτος οὐδὲ ἐλογίσατο ἐκδοῦναι ἀναίτιον εἰς θάνατον καίπερ κύριος ὢν τοῦ ἐξελέσθαι αὐτόν· καὶ νίπτεται τὰς χεῖρας ὑπονοήσας ἑαυτὸν διὰ τούτου τῆς ἁμαρτίας ἐλεύθερον, ὅπερ ἐστὶν μωρὸν ἐννοῆσαι. τάχα δὲ ὡς ἐθνικὸς ἐνόμιζεν, ὅτι ἀρκεῖ αὐτὸ πρὸς καθαίρεσιν ἁμαρτημάτων τὸ ὕδωρ.

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Cyrillus Theol., Commentarii in Matthaeum (in catenis). Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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