It was an amazing thing that the dead were killing the living one, [whereas] the slain one was raising the dead to life. They directed their fury more intensely towards heaven, whereas he humbled his greatness even further down into the depths...
[Death] stole him, took him away and put him in the tomb while he was asleep, but on awaking and standing up, he stole his stealer. This is the cross which crucifies those who crucified [the Lord], and this is the captive who leads into captivity those who had led him into captivity.
+St. Ephraim the Syrian, from Commentary on Tatian's Diatessaron.
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