accomplice in deceiving the soldiers, and I believe it. I mean, perhaps he did these things for this reason, so that he might store up in advance for himself at least a small defense for his betrayal for use on the day of judgment: that he worked with them, and assisted, and made the race toward martyrdom easier. And so, since they took him as an accomplice and were able through his services to divert the soldiers, they went out into the middle of the river and gave themselves up to those currents.