The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 43

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

1 [[Luke 12.41]] Simon Cephas said to him, Our Lord, is it to us that you have spoken this 2 parable, or also to every man? Jesus said to him, Who, do you think, is the servant, the master of the house, trusted with control, whom his lord set over his 3 household, to give them their food in its season? [[Matthew 24.46]] Blessed is that servant, whom his 4 lord shall come and find having done so. Verily I say unto you, He will set him 5 over all that he has. But if that evil servant say in his heart, My lord delays his 6 coming; [[Matthew 24.49]] b and shall begin to beat his servants and the maidservants of his lord, and 7 shall begin to eat and to drink with the drunken; [[Matthew 24.50]] the lord of that servant shall come 8 in the day that he thinks not, and in the hour that he knows not, [[Matthew 24.51]] a and shall [Arabic, p. 163] judge him, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites, [[Luke 12.46]] b and with those that are not faithful: [[Matthew 24.51]] b there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

9 [[Matthew 25.1]] Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like ten virgins, those that took their 10 lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom and the bride. [[Matthew 25.2]] Five of them were 11 wise, and five foolish. [[Matthew 25.3]] And those foolish ones took their lamps, and took not with 12, 13 them oil: [[Matthew 25.4]] but those wise ones took oil in vessels along with their lamps. [[Matthew 25.5]] When then 14 the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. [[Matthew 25.6]] But in the middle of the night there occurred a cry, Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go forth therefore to 15, 16 meet him. [[Matthew 25.7]] Then all those virgins arose, and made ready their lamps. [[Matthew 25.8]] The foolish 17 said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. [[Matthew 25.9]] But those wise answered and said, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you: but go ye to 18 the sellers, and buy for yourselves. [[Matthew 25.10]] And when they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and those that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and 19 the door was shut. [[Matthew 25.11]] And at last those other virgins also came and said, Our Lord, 20 our Lord, open unto us. [[Matthew 25.12]] He answered and said to them, Verily I say unto you, 21 I know you not. [[Matthew 25.13]] Watch then, for you know not that day nor that hour.

22 [[Matthew 25.14]] It is as a man, who went on a journey, and called his servants, and delivered unto 23 them his possessions. [[Matthew 25.15]] And unto one he gave five talents, and another two, and another 24 one; every one according to his strength; and went on his journey immediately. [[Matthew 25.16]] He [Arabic, p. 164] then that received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained 26 other five. [[Matthew 25.17]] And so also he of the two gained other two. [[Matthew 25.18]] But he that received 27 the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord. [[Matt