The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 47

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

[[1 John 16.16]] A little while, and you shall not behold me; and a little while again, and you shall 2 behold me; because I go to the Father. [[John 16.17]] His disciples therefore said one to another, What is this that he has said to us, A little while, and you shall not behold me; and a little while again, and you shall behold me: and, I go to my 3 Father? [[John 16.18]] And they said, What is this little while that he has said? We know not 4 what he speaks. [[John 16.19]] And Jesus perceived that they were seeking to ask him, and said to them, Do you inquire among yourselves concerning this, that I said to you, A little while, and you behold me not, and a little while again, and you shall 5 behold me? [[John 16.20]] Verily, verily, I say unto you, that you shall weep and grieve, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be sorrowful, but your grief shall turn to joy.

6 [[John 16.21]] For, a woman when the time has come for her that she should bring forth, the arrival of the day of her bringing forth distresses her: but whenever she has brought forth a son, she remembers not her distress, for joy at the birth of a man into the 7 world. [[John 16.22]] And ye now also grieve: but I shall see you, and your hearts shall rejoice, 8 [Arabic, p. 178] and your joy no man takes from you. [[John 16.23]] And in that day you shall ask me nothing. And verily, verily, I say unto you, All that you ask my Father in my name, he will give you. [[John 16.24]] Hitherto you have asked nothing 9 in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be complete.

10 [[John 16.25]] I have spoken unto you now in ænigmas: but there will come an hour when I shall not speak to you in ænigmas, but shall reveal unto you the Father plainly, 11 in that day when you shall ask in my name: [[John 16.26]] and I say not unto you, that I shall 12 entreat the Father for you; [[John 16.27]] for the Father loves you, because you have loved me, 13 and have believed that I came forth from my Father. [[John 16.28]] I came forth from my Father, and came into the world: and I leave the world, and go unto my Father. 14 [[John 16.29]] His disciples said to him, Lo, your speech is now plain, and you have not said one 15 thing in an ænigma. [[John 16.30]] Now, lo, we know that you know everything, and needest not that any man should ask you: and by this we believe that you came forth 16, 17 from God. [[John 16.31]] Jesus said to them, Believe that an hour comes, [[John 16.32]] and lo, it has come, and you shall be scattered, every one of you to his place, and shall leave me 18 alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. [[John 16.33]] This have I said to you, that in me ye may have peace. And in the world trouble shall overtake you: but be of good courage; for I have overcome the world.

19 [[John 17.1]] This said Jesus, and lifted up his eyes unto heaven, and said, My Father, the hour 20 has come; glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you: [[John 17.2]] as you g