The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 20

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

[[1 John 6.61]] And Jesus knew within himself that his disciples were murmuring because of 2 that, and he said to them, Does this trouble you? [[John 6.62]] What if you should see the Son 3 of man then ascend to the place where he was of old? [[John 6.63]] It is the spirit that quickens, and the body profits nothing: the words that I speak unto you are spirit 4 and life. [[John 6.64]] But there are some of you that do not believe. And Jesus knew beforehand who they were who should not believe, and who it was that should betray 5 him. [[John 6.65]] And he said to them, Therefore I said to you, No man can come unto me, if that has not been given him by the Father.

6 [Arabic, p. 78] [[John 6.66]] And because of this word many of his disciples turned back and walked 7 not with him. [[John 6.67]] And Jesus said to the twelve, Do you also wish to 8 go away? [[John 6.68]] Simon Cephas answered and said, My Lord, to whom shall we go? You 9 have the words of eternal life. [[John 6.69]] And we have believed and known that you are the 10 Messiah, the Son of the living God. [[John 6.70]] Jesus said to them, Did not I choose you, 11 ye company of the twelve, and of you one is a devil? [[John 6.71]] He said that because of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot; for he, being of the twelve, was purposed to betray him.

12 [[Luke 11.37]] And while he was speaking, one of the Pharisees came asking of him that he 13 would eat with him: and he went in, and reclined to meat. [[Luke 11.38]] And that Pharisee, when 14 he saw it, marvelled that he had not first cleansed himself before his eating. [[Luke 11.39]] Jesus said to him, Now do ye Pharisees wash the outside of the cup and the dish, and you think that you are cleansed; but your inside is full of injustice and wickedness.

15, 16 [[Luke 11.40]] You of little mind, did not he that made the outside make the inside? [[Luke 11.41]] Now give what you have in alms, and everything shall be clean unto you.

17, 18 [[Mark 7.1]] And there came to him Pharisees and scribes, come from Jerusalem. [[Mark 7.2]] And when they saw some of his disciples eating bread while they had not washed their hands, 19 they found fault. [[Mark 7.3]] For all of the Jews and the Pharisees, if they wash not their 20 hands thoroughly, eat not; for they held to the ordinance of the elders. [[Mark 7.4]] And they ate not what was bought from the market, except they washed it; and many other things did they keep of what they had received, such as the washing of cups, and 21 measures, and vessels of brass, and couches. [[Mark 7.5]] And scribes and Pharisees asked him, [Arabic, p. 79] Why do your disciples not walk according to the ordinances of the elders, but 22 eat bread without washing their hands? [[Matthew 15.3]] Jesus answered and said to them, Why do ye also overstep the command of God by reason of your ordinance? 23 God said, Honour your father and your mother; and, Whosoever reviles his father and 24 his mother shall surely die. [[Mark 7.11]] But