Title and Chapter List
Testimonies of the holy and blessed Epiphanius, Archbishop of Constantia in Cyprus, from the God-inspired and holy Scriptures, concerning the coming of the only-begotten God the Word from heaven to earth, the wonders done through Him, His passion and resurrection, and His second appearing, which is yet to come.
1. That the Son was begotten before the ages.
2. That He was with the Father.
3. That He is co-creator.
4. That He was sent.
5. That He will come.
6. That He was seen, and that, being God, He became man.
7. That the Lord is of the seed of David.
8. That He comes from a virgin.
9. That after He is born He will keep the mother who bore Him a virgin.
10. That the womb is a gate.
11. That the virgin will give birth without pangs.
12. That He was anointed.
13. That on earth He is without a father and without intercourse.
14. That He is a child.
15. That He will be born in Bethlehem.
16. That the Magi will worship Him.
17. That the star will rise (Numbers 24:17).
18. That the infants will be slain.
19. That Herod will be troubled, and all who are with him.
20. That he will seek, in pretence, to worship Him.
21. That he will be enraged at being deceived.
22. That he will search and make inquiry.
23. That he will kill the infants.
24. That he will not kill the Christ.
25. That Christ will go down into Egypt.
26. That He will be called out of Egypt.
27. That, when He is baptized, He will sanctify the waters.
28. That He will come up from the baptism in glory.
29. That He will walk on the sea.
30. That the hem of His garment will heal.
31. That He will wither the fig tree.
32. That He will be tempted by the devil.
33. That He will heal many.
34. That He will raise the dead.
35. That the Jews will not believe.
36. That from five loaves He will feed many.
37. That He will enter Zion on a donkey.
38. That the little children will run ahead of Him, crying, “Blessed is He who comes” (Psalm 118:26; Matthew 21:9).
39. That He will rebuke the people.
40. That nard will be poured over Him.
41. That they will gather together against Him.
42. That they will bear false witness against Him.
43. That Judas will betray Him.
44. That Judas will say, “Greetings, Rabbi” (Matthew 26:49).
45. That He will be sold for silver.
46. That they will bind Christ.
47. That they will put Him on trial.
48. That they will strike Him and treat Him with contempt.
49. That the apostles will flee.
50. That Peter will deny Him.
51. That they will crucify Him.
52. That they will crown Him with thorns.
53. That they will give Him vinegar and gall to drink (Psalm 69:21).
54. That they will clothe Him in a scarlet robe.
55. That He will keep silent when He is tried.
56. That He will be mocked.
57. That He who hangs on the tree is Himself the Life.
58. That His suffering is freedom from suffering.
59. That He will suffer at night, while it is cold and a charcoal fire has been laid (John 18:18).
60. That the sun will set.
61. That the sun will set at noon (Amos 8:9).
62. That they will divide His garments among themselves (Psalm 22:18).
63. That He will be crucified with robbers.
64. That they will pierce His side.
65. That not one of His bones will be broken (Exodus 12:46; John 19:36).
66. That water will flow from His side as a figure of baptism.
67. That He will be laid in a rock.
68. That the door of the tomb is a stone.
69. That they will set a seal on Him.
70. That He will be buried.
71. That the passion will take place as summer begins, in the month we call March.
72. That, once buried, He will strike Hades with fear.
73. That He is without sin.
74. That He will rise again.
75. That the soldiers will guard the tomb in vain.
76. That the resurrection is at dawn.
77. That the place will be a witness.
78. That it is by the outer wall.
79. That He will be sought by the women.
80. That He will first meet women.
81. That they will go away in fear.
82. That He will breathe the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.
83. That after the resurrection He will eat honey from the comb.
84. That they will say He was stolen.
85. That the dead will rise.
86. That He will go up into the heavens.
87. That He Himself was the one who preached.
88. That His name is in all the earth.
89. That He took His seat at the right hand of the Father not from the time He ascended, but even before that.
90. That we shall be called Christians.
91. That the marking of the cross on the forehead was also foretold.
92. That baptism in Christ was foretold.
93. That the second coming was foretold.
94. That He will judge the…
Greek
Τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ μακαρίου ἘΠΙΦΑΝΙΟΥ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Κωνσταντίας τῆς Κύπρου ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ τῶν θεοπνεύστων γραφῶν καὶ ἁγίων περὶ τῆς ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς τοῦ μονογενοῦς θεοῦ Λόγου παρουσίας, καὶ τῶν δι' αὐτοῦ γενομένων θαυμάτων καὶ τοῦ πάθους καὶ τῆς ἀναστάσεως καὶ τῆς δευτέρας αὐτοῦ καὶ μελλούσης ἐπιφανείας. pin.1.1 α ὅτι πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων ὁ υἱὸς γεγένηται– β ὅτι συνῆν τῷ πατρί– γ ὅτι συνκτίστης– δ ὅτι ἀπεστάλη– ε ὅτι ἥξει– ὅτι ὤφθη· καὶ Θεὸς ὤν, γέγονεν ἄνθρωπος– ζ ὅτι ἐκ σπέρματος ∆αυιδ ὁ Κύριος– η ὅτι ἐκ παρθένου– θ ὅτι μετὰ τὸ γεννηθῆναι φυλάξει τὴν τέκουσαν παρθένον– ι ὅτι ἡ μήτρα πύλη– ια ὅτι ἀνωδύνος ἡ παρθένος γεννήσει– ιβ ὅτι ἐχρήσθη– ιγ ὅτι χωρὶς πατρὸς ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ μιξέως– ιδ ὅτι παιδίον– ιε ὅτι ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τεχθήσεται– ι ὅτι προσκυνήσουσιν οἱ μάγοι– ιζ ὅτι ἀνατελεῖ ὁ ἀστήρ– ιη ὅτι τὰ βρέφη ἀναιρεθήσονται– ιθ ὅτι ταραχθήσεται Ἡρῳδης καὶ οἱ μετ' αὐτοῦ πάντες– κ ὅτι ὑποκρίσει ζητήσει προσκυνῆσαι– κα ὅτι θυμωθήσεται ἀπατηθείς– κβ ὅτι ἐρευνήσει καὶ ἀναξητήσει– κγ ὅτι ἀνελεῖ τὰ βρέφη– κδ ὅτι οὐκ ἀναλεῖ τὸν Χριστόν– κε ὅτι εἰς Αἴγυπτον καταβήσεται ὁ Χριστός– κ ὅτι ἐξ Αἰγύπτου κληθήσεται– κζ ὅτι βαπτιζόμενος ἁγιάσει τὰ ὕδατα– κη ὅτι ἐνδόξως ἀπὸ τοῦ βαπτίσματος ἀναβήσεται– κθ ὅτι ἐπὶ θαλάσσης περιπατήσει– λ ὅτι τὸ κράσπεδον τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ θεραπεύσει– λα ὅτι ξηρανεῖ τὴν συκήν– λβ ὅτι πειρασθήσεται ὑπὸ τοῦ διαβόλου– λγ ὅτι θεραπεύσει πολλούς– λδ ὅτι ἀναστήσει νεκρούς– λε ὅτι ἀπιστήσουσιν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι– λ ὅτι ἀπὸ πέντε ἄρτων θρέψει πολλούς– λζ ὅτι ἐπὶ ὄνου εἰς τὴν Σιων ἐπελεύσεται– λη ὅτι τὰ βρέφη προδράμουσι κράζοντα τὸ εὐλογήμενος ὁ ἐρχόμενος– λθ ὅτι ἐλέγξει τὸν λαόν– μ ὅτι ἐπιχυθήσεται αὐτῷ νάρδος– μα ὅτι συναχθήσονται κατ' αὐτοῦ– μβ ὅτι καταψευδομαρτυρήσουσιν– μγ ὅτι Ιουδας προδώσει– μδ ὅτι ἐρεῖ ὁ Ιουδας Χαῖρε ῥαββί– με ὅτι ἀργυρίου πραθήσεται– μ ὅτι δήσουσι τὸν Χριστόν– μζ ὅτι κρίνουσιν αὐτόν– μη ὅτι ῥαπίσουσιν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξουθενήσουσι– μθ ὅτι φεύξονται οἱ ἀπόστολοι– ν ὅτι ἀρνήσεται Πέτρος– να ὅτι σταυρώσουσιν αὐτόν– νβ ὅτι ἀκάνθαις στεφανώσουσιν αὐτόν– νγ ὅτι ὄξος καὶ χολὴν ποτίσουσιν αὐτόν– νδ ὅτι κόκκινον ἱμάτιον ἐνδύσουσιν αὐτόν– νε ὅτι σιωπήσει κρινόμενος– ν ὅτι χλευασθήσεται– νζ ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ ζωὴ ὁ κρεμμάμενος ἐπὶ ξύλου– νη ὅτι ἀπάθεια τὸ πάθος αὐτοῦ– νθ ὅτι ἐν νυκτί, ψύχους ὄντος καὶ ἀνθρακιᾶς κειμένης πάθη– ξ ὅτι δύσεται ὁ ἥλιος– ξα ὅτι δύσεται ὁ ἥλιος μεσημβρίας– ξβ ὅτι τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ διαμερίσονται– ξγ ὅτι συνσταυρωθήσεται λῃσταῖς– ξδ ὅτι τὴν πλευρὰν ἐκκεντήσουσιν– ξε ὅτι ὀστοῦν αὐτοῦ οὐ συντριβήσεται– ξ ὅτι ἐκ τῆς πλευρὰς αὐτοῦ ὕδωρ ῥυήσεται εἰς βαπτίσματος τύπον– ξζ ὅτι ἐν πέτρᾳ τεθήσεται– ξη ὅτι λίθος ἡ θύρα τοῦ μνήματος– ξθ ὅτι σφραγίσουσιν αὐτόν– ο ὅτι ταφήσεται– οα ὅτι θέρους ἀρχομένου ἔσται τὸ πάθος, μηνὶ τῷ καθ' ἡμᾶς Μαρτίῳ– οβ ὅτι φοβήσει τὸν Ἅδην ταφείς– ογ ὅτι ἀναμάρτητος– οδ ὅτι ἀναστήσεται– οε ὅτι μάτην οἱ στρατιῶται τὸν τάφον τηρήσουσιν– ο ὅτι πρωὶ ἡ ἀνάστασις– οζ ὅτι μαρτύριον ὁ τόπος ἔσται– οη ὅτι ἀπὸ τοῦ προτειχίσματος– οθ ὅτι ζητηθήσεται ὑπὸ τῶν γυναικῶν– π ὅτι πρῶτον ἀπαντήσει γυναιξί– πα ὅτι ἀναχωρήσουσιν ἔμφοβοι– πβ ὅτι ἐμφυσήσει τοῖς ἀποστόλοις τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον– πγ ὅτι ἀπὸ μέλιτος κηρίου φάγεται μετὰ τὴν ἀνάστασιν– πδ ὅτι ἐροῦσιν ὅτι ἐκλάπη– πε ὅτι οἱ νεκροὶ ἀναστήσονται– π ὅτι εἰς οὐρανοὺς ἀναλεύσεται– πζ ὅτι αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ κηρύξας– πη ὅτι ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ– πθ ὅτι ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ πατρός, οὐκ ἀφ' οὗ ἀνῆλθεν ἐκάθισε· ἀλλὰ καὶ ὅτι κληθησόμεθα Χριστιανοί–[πρὸ τούτου– α ὅτι καὶ ἡ μετώπου σημείσωσις τοῦ σταυροῦ προκατηγγέλετο– β ὅτι τὸ ἐν Χριστῷ βάπτισμα προκατηγγέλλετο– γ ὅτι προκατηγγέλλετο ἡ δευτέρα παρουσία– δ ὅτι κρινεῖ τὴν