Against Celsus 2.14

Celsus, however, could have accepted or granted that Jesus foreknew what would happen to him, and then made this seem trivial, as he did with the mighty works, saying that they were done by sorcery; and he could have said that many have known what would happen to them from divination by omens, or birds, or sacrifices, or horoscopes. But this he would not grant, as too great a thing, while he seems in a way to accept that Jesus did mighty works, but to slander them on the pretext of sorcery. Phlegon, however, in the thirteenth or fourteenth book, I think, of his Chronicles, even granted Christ foreknowledge of certain future events—though he confused things concerning Peter with things concerning Jesus—and testified that what was foretold came to pass as he had said. Yet he too, even through what concerns foreknowledge, declared, as if against his will, that the teaching in the founders of our doctrines was not empty of a more divine power.