The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 33

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

1 [Arabic, p. 125] [[Mark 11.19]] And when evening came, Jesus went forth outside of the city, he and his 2 disciples. [[Mark 11.20]] And as they passed in the morning, the disciples saw that fig tree 3 withered away from its root. [[Matthew 21.20]] b And they passed by, and said, How did the fig tree dry 4 up immediately? [[Mark 11.21]] And Simon remembered, and said to him, My Master, behold, 5 that fig tree which you cursed has dried up. [[Mark 11.22]] And Jesus answered and said 6 unto them, Let there be in you the faith of God. [[Mark 11.23]] Verily I say unto you, if you believe, and doubt not in your hearts, and assure yourselves that that will be which 7 ye say, you shall have what ye say. [[Matthew 21.21]] b And if you say to this mountain, Remove, and 8 fall into the sea, it shall be. [[Matthew 21.22]] And all that you ask God in prayer, and believe, he 9, 10 will give you. [[Luke 17.5]] And the apostles said to our Lord, Increase our faith. [[Luke 17.6]] He said to them, If there be in you faith like a grain of mustard, you shall say to this fig tree, Be torn up, and be planted in the sea; and it will obey you. 11 [[Luke 17.7]] Who of you has a servant driving a yoke of oxen or tending sheep, and if he 12 come from the field, will say unto him straightway, Go and sit down? [[Luke 17.8]] Nay, he will say unto him, Make ready for me wherewith I may sup, and gird your waist, and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterwards you shall eat and drink also. 13 [[Luke 17.9]] Does that servant haply, who did what he was bid, receive his praise? I think 14 not. [[Luke 17.10]] So ye also, when you have done all that you were bid, say, We are idle servants; what it was our duty to do, we have done.

15 [[Mark 11.24]] For this reason I say unto you, Whatever ye pray and ask, believe that you 16 [Arabic, p. 126] receive, and you shall have. [[Mark 11.25]] And when you stand to pray, forgive what is in your heart against any man; and your Father which is in heaven will 17 forgive you also your wrong-doings. [[Mark 11.26]] But if you forgive not men their wrong-doings, neither will your Father forgive you also your wrong-doings.

18 [[Luke 18.1]] And he spoke unto them a parable also, that they should pray at all times, and 19 not be slothful: [[Luke 18.2]] There was a judge in a city, who feared not God, nor was ashamed 20 for men: [[Luke 18.3]] and there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, and said, 21 Avenge me of mine adversary. [[Luke 18.4]] And he would not for a long time: but afterwards he said within himself, If of God I have no fear, and before men I have no shame; 22 [[Luke 18.5]] yet because this widow vexes me, I will avenge her, that she come not at all times 23, 24 and annoy me. [[Luke 18.6]] And our Lord said, Hear ye what the judge of injustice said. [[Luke 18.7]] And shall not God still more do vengeance for his elect, who call upon him in the night 25 and in the day, and grant them respite? [[Luke 18.8]] I say unto you