The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 23

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

1 [[Matthew 15.29]] And Jesus departed thence, and came to the side of the sea of Galilee, and went 2 up into the mountain, and sat there. [[Matthew 15.30]] a And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them lame, and blind, and dumb, and maimed, and many others, and 3 they cast them at the feet of Jesus: [[John 4.45]] b for they had seen all the signs which he did in 4 Jerusalem, when they were gathered at the feast. [[Matthew 15.30]] b And he healed them all. [[Matthew 15.31]] And those multitudes marvelled when they saw dumb men speak, and maimed men healed, and lame men walk, and blind men see; and they praised the God of Israel.

5 [[Matthew 15.32]] And Jesus called his disciples, and said to them, I have compassion on this multitude, because of their continuing with me three days, having nothing to eat; and to send them away fasting I am not willing, lest they faint in the way, [[Mark 8.3]] b some of them having 6 [Arabic, p. 89] come from far. [[Matthew 15.33]] His disciples said to him, Whence have we in the desert 7 bread wherewith to satisfy all this multitude? [[Matthew 15.34]] Jesus said to them, How 8 many loaves do you have? [[Matthew 15.35]] They said to him, Seven, and a few small fishes. And he 9 commanded the multitudes to sit down upon the ground; [[Matthew 15.36]] and he took those seven loaves and the fish, and blessed, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set before 10 them; and the disciples set before the multitudes. [[Matthew 15.37]] And they all ate, and were satisfied: and they took that which remained over of the fragments, seven basketfuls. 11 [[Matthew 15.38]] And the people that ate were four thousand men, besides the women and children. 12 [[Matthew 15.39]] And when the multitudes departed, he went up into the boat, and came to the borders of Magada.

13 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to him, and began to seek a discussion with him. And they asked him to show them a sign from heaven, tempting him. 14 And Jesus sighed within himself, and said, What sign seeks this evil and adulterous generation? It seeks a sign, and it shall not be given a sign, except the sign 15 of Jonah the prophet. [[Mark 8.12]] b Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not be given a 16 sign. [[Mark 8.13]] And he left them, and went up into the boat, and went away to that side.

17 [[Mark 8.14]] And his disciples forgot to take with them bread, and there was not with them 18 in the boat, not even one loaf. [[Mark 8.15]] And Jesus charged them, and said, Take heed, and guard yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, and from the 19 leaven of Herod. [[Matthew 16.7]] And they reflected within themselves that they had taken with them 20 no bread. [[Matthew 16.8]] And Jesus knew, and said to them, Why do you think within yourselves, O you of little faith, and are anxious, because you have no bread? [[Mark 8.17]] b Until now do you not perceive or understand? Is your heart yet hard? [[Mark 8.18]] And do you ha