The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 14

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

1 [[Matthew 11.11]] Verily I say unto you, There has not arisen among those whom women have borne a greater than John the Baptist; but he that is little now in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

2 [Arabic, p. 54] [[Luke 7.29]] And all the people which heard, and the publicans, justified God, for 3 they had been baptized with the baptism of John. [[Luke 7.30]] But the Pharisees and the scribes wronged the purpose of God in themselves, in that they were not baptized of 4 him. [[Matthew 11.12]] a And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven is 5 snatched away by violence. [[Luke 16.16]] The law and the prophets were until John; and after that, the kingdom of God is preached, and all press to enter it: [[Matthew 11.12]] b and they that exert themselves 6, 7 snatch it away. [[Matthew 11.13]] All the prophets and the law until John prophesied. [[Matthew 11.14]] And if you 8 will, then receive it, that he is Elijah, which is to come. [[Matthew 11.15]] Whosoever has ears that hear 9 let him hear. [[Luke 16.17]] Easier is the perishing of heaven and earth, than the passing away of 10 one point of the law. [[Luke 7.31]] b To whom then shall I liken the people of this generation, and 11 to whom are they like? [[Luke 7.32]] They are like the children sitting in the market, which call to their companions, and say, We sang to you, and you danced not; we wailed to you, 12 and you wept not. [[Luke 7.33]] John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; 13 and you said, He has demons: [[Luke 7.34]] and the Son of man came eating and drinking; and you said, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drinker of wine, and an associate of publicans 14, 15 and sinners! [[Luke 7.35]] And wisdom was justified of all her children. And when he said that, they came to the house. And there gathered unto him again multitudes, 16 so that they found not bread to eat. [[Luke 11.14]] And while he was casting out a devil which was dumb, when he cast out that devil, that dumb man spoke. And the multitudes 17 [Arabic, p. 55] marvelled. [[Matthew 12.24]] And the Pharisees, when they heard, said, This man does not cast out the devils, except by Beelzebul the chief of the demons, which is in him. 18, 19 [[Luke 11.16]] And others requested of him a sign from heaven, to tempt him. [[Matthew 12.25]] And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them in parables, Every kingdom that withstands itself shall become desolate; and every house or city that disagrees with itself shall not 20 stand: [[Matthew 12.26]] a and if a devil cast out a devil, he withstands himself; neither shall he be 21 able to stand, but his end shall be. Then how now shall his kingdom stand? For you 22 said that I cast out devils by Beelzebul. And if I by Beelzebul cast out the devils, then your children, by what do they cast them out? And for this cause they shall 23 be judges against you. [[Matthew 12.28]] But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then the kingdom 24 of God has c