The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 34

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

1 Then went the Pharisees and considered how they might ensnare him in a word, 2 and deliver him into the power of the judge, and into the power of the ruler. [[Matthew 22.16]] And they sent unto him their disciples, with the kinsfolk of Herod; and they said to him, [Arabic, p. 129] Teacher, we know that you speak the truth, and teachest the way of God with equity, and art not lifted up by any man: for you act not so as to 3 be seen of any man. [[Matthew 22.17]] Tell us now, What is your opinion? Is it lawful that we should 4 pay the tribute to Cæsar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give? [[Mark 12.15]] a But Jesus knew 5 their deceit, and said to them, Why do you tempt me, you hypocrites? Show me the 6 penny of the tribute. [[Matthew 22.20]] So they brought unto him a penny. Jesus said to them, To whom belongs this image and inscription? They said to him, To Cæsar. 7, 8 [[Matthew 22.21]] He said to them, Give what is Cæsar's to Cæsar, and what is God's to God. [[Luke 20.26]] And they could not make him slip in a single word before the people; and they marvelled at his word, and refrained.

9 [[Matthew 22.23]] And on that day came the Sadducees, and said to him, There is no life for 10 the dead. [[Matthew 22.24]] And they asked him, and said to him, Teacher, Moses said to us, If a man die, not having children, let his brother take his wife, and raise up seed 11 for his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first took a wife, 12 and died without children; [[Luke 20.30]] and the second took his wife, and died without children; 13 [[Luke 20.31]] and the third also took her; and in like manner the seven of them also, and they 14, 15 died without leaving children. [[Matthew 22.27]] And last of them all the woman died also. [[Matthew 22.28]] At the resurrection, then, which of these seven shall have this woman? For all of them took 16 her. Jesus answered and said to them, Is it not for this that you have erred, 17 because ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God? [[Luke 20.34]] b And the sons of this 18 world take wives, and the women become the men's; [[Luke 20.35]] but those that have become worthy of that world, and the resurrection from among the dead, do not take 19 [Arabic, p. 130] wives, and the women also do not become the men's. [[Luke 20.36]] Nor is it possible that they should die; but they are like the angels, and are the children of 20 God, because they have become the children of the resurrection. For in the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how from the bush God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 21 And God is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all of them are alive with him. And you have erred greatly.

22, 23 [[Matthew 22.33]] And when the multitudes heard, they were wondering at his teaching. [[Luke 20.39]] And 24 some of the scribes answered and said to him, Teacher, you have well said. [[Matthew 22.34]] But the