The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 28

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

1, 2 [Arabic, p. 107] [[John 7.2]] And at that time the feast of tabernacles of the Jews drew near. [[John 7.3]] So the brethren of Jesus said to him, Remove now hence, and go to Judæa, that 3 your disciples may see the deeds that you do. [[John 7.4]] For no man does a thing secretly 4 and wishes to be apparent. [[John 7.5]] If you do this, show yourself to the world. For 5 up to this time not even the brethren of Jesus believed on him. [[John 7.6]] Jesus said to them, My time till now has not arrived; but as for you, your time is always ready. 6 [[John 7.7]] It is not possible for the world to hate you; but me it hates, for I bear witness 7 against it, that its deeds are evil. [[John 7.8]] As for you, go ye up unto this feast: but I go 8 not up now to this feast; for my time has not yet been completed. [[John 7.9]] He said this, and remained behind in Galilee.

9 But when his brethren went up unto the feast, he journeyed from Galilee, and 10 came to the borders of Judæa, to the country beyond Jordan; [[Matthew 19.2]] and there came after 11 him great multitudes, and he healed them all there. [[John 7.10]] b And he went out, and proceeded 12 to the feast, not openly, but as one that conceals himself. [[John 7.11]] And the Jews sought him 13 at the feast, and said, In what place is this man? [[John 7.12]] And there occurred much murmuring there in the great multitude that came to the feast, on his account. For 14 some said, He is good: and others said, Nay, but he leads the people astray. [[John 7.13]] But no man spoke of him openly for fear of the Jews.

15 [Arabic, p. 108] [[John 7.14]] But when the days of the feast of tabernacles were half over, Jesus went 16 up to the temple, and taught. [[John 7.15]] And the Jews wondered, and said, How does 17 this man know writing, seeing he has not learned? [[John 7.16]] Jesus answered and said, My doctrine 18 is not mine, but his that sent me. [[John 7.17]] Whoever wishes to do his will understands my doctrine, whether it be from God, or whether I speak of my own accord. 19 [[John 7.18]] Whosoever speaks of his own accord seeks praise for himself; but whosoever seeks praise for him that sent him, he is true, and unrighteousness in his heart 20 there is none. [[John 7.19]] Did not Moses give you the law, and no man of you keeps the 21 law? [[John 7.20]] Why do you seek to kill me? The multitude answered and said to him, You 22 have demons: who seeks to kill you? [[John 7.21]] Jesus answered and said to them, I did 23 one deed, and you all marvel because of this. [[John 7.22]] Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but it is from the fathers); and you on the sabbath 24 circumcise a man. [[John 7.23]] And if a man is circumcised on the sabbath day, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are you angry at me, because I healed on the sabbath 25 day the whole man? [[John 7.24]] Judge not with hypocrisy, but judge righteous judgement.

26 [[John 7.25]] And some people from Jerusalem sa