The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 24

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

1 [[Mark 9.1]] And he said to them, Verily I say unto you, There be here now some standing that shall not taste death, until they see the kingdom of God come with strength, [[Matthew 16.28]] b and the Son of man who comes in his kingdom.

2 [[Matthew 17.1]] And after six days Jesus took Simon Cephas, and James, and John his brother, 3 and brought them up into a high mountain, the three of them only. [[Luke 9.29]] a And while they 4 were praying, Jesus changed, and became after the fashion of another person; and his face shone like the sun, and his raiment was very white like the snow, and as 5 the light of lightning, so that nothing on earth can whiten like it. And there appeared 6 unto him Moses and Elijah talking to Jesus. [[Luke 9.31]] b And they thought that the time 7 of his decease which was to be accomplished at Jerusalem had come. [[Luke 9.32]] And Simon and those that were with him were heavy in the drowsiness of sleep; and with effort they roused themselves, and saw his glory, and those two men that were standing with him. 8 [Arabic, p. 93] [[Luke 9.33]] a And when they began to depart from him, Simon said to Jesus, My 9 Master, it is good for us to be here: [[Matthew 17.4]] b and if you will, we will make here three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; [[Luke 9.33]] c not knowing 10 what he said, because of the fear which took possession of them. And while he 11 was yet saying that, a bright cloud overshadowed them. [[Luke 9.34]] b And when they saw Moses 12 and Elijah that they had entered into that cloud, they feared again. [[Matthew 17.5]] b And a voice was heard out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, whom I have chosen; 13 hear ye therefore him. [[Luke 9.36]] a And when this voice was heard, Jesus was found alone. 14 [[Matthew 17.6]] And the disciples, when they heard the voice, fell on their faces from the fear which 15 took hold of them. [[Matthew 17.7]] And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, be not 16 afraid. [[Matthew 17.8]] And they lifted up their eyes, and saw Jesus as he was.

17 [[Matthew 17.9]] And when they went down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, and said to them, Tell not what you have seen to any man, until the Son of man rise from 18 among the dead. And they kept the word within themselves, and told no man in 19 those days what they had seen. [[Mark 9.10]] b And they reflected among themselves, What is this 20 word which he spoke unto us, I, when I am risen from among the dead? And his disciples asked him, and said, What is that which the scribes say, then, that Elijah 21 must first come? [[Mark 9.12]] He said to them, Elijah comes first to set in order everything, [Arabic, p. 94] and as it was written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things, 22 and be rejected. [[Mark 9.13]] But I say unto you, that Elijah has come, and they knew him not, and have done unto him whatsoever they desired, as it was written of him. 23, 24 [[Matthew 17.12]] b In like m