The Diatessaron of Tatian — Section 53

St. Cyril of Alexandria

1. 0. Greeting

1 [[Luke 24.4]] And while they marvelled at that, behold, two men standing above them, their 2 raiment shining: [[Luke 24.5]] and they were seized with fright, and bowed down their face to 3 the earth: and they said to them, Why do you seek the living one with the dead? [[Luke 24.6]] He is not here; he is risen: remember what he was speaking unto you while he was in 4 Galilee, and saying, [[Luke 24.7]] The Son of man is to be delivered up into the hands of sinners, 5 and to be crucified, and on the third day to rise. [[Matthew 28.7]] a But go in haste, and say to his disciples and to Cephas, He is risen from among the dead; and lo, he goes before 6 you into Galilee; and there you shall see him, where he said to you: lo, I have 7 told you. And they remembered his sayings; and they departed in haste from the 8 tomb with joy and great fear, and hastened and went; [[Mark 16.8]] b and perplexity and fear 9 encompassed them; and they told no man anything, for they were afraid. [[John 20.2]] And Mary hastened, and came to Simon Cephas, and to that other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, They have taken our Lord from the sepulchre, and I 10 know not where they have laid him. [[John 20.3]] And Simon went out, and that other disciple, 11 and came to the sepulchre. [[John 20.4]] And they hastened both together: and that disciple 12 outran Simon, and came first to the sepulchre; [[John 20.5]] and he looked down, and saw the 13 linen laid; but he went not in. [[John 20.6]] And Simon came after him, and entered into the 14 [Arabic, p. 201] sepulchre, and saw the linen laid; [[John 20.7]] and the scarf with which his head was bound was not with the linen, but wrapped and laid aside in a certain place. 15 [[John 20.8]] Then entered that disciple which came first to the sepulchre, and saw, and believed. 16 [[John 20.9]] And they knew not yet from the scriptures that the Messiah was to rise from among 17 the dead. [[John 20.10]] And those two disciples went to their place.

18 [[John 20.11]] But Mary remained at the tomb weeping: and while she wept, she looked 19 down into the tomb; [[John 20.12]] and she saw two angels sitting in white raiment, one of them toward his pillow, and the other toward his feet, where the body of Jesus had been 20 laid. [[John 20.13]] And they said to her, Woman, why do you weep? She said to them, 21 They have taken my Lord, and I know not where they have left him. [[John 20.14]] She said that, and turned behind her, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was 22 Jesus. [[John 20.15]] Jesus said to her, Woman, why do you weep? Whom do you seek? And she supposed him to be the gardener, and said, My lord, if you have taken him, 23 tell me where you have laid him, that I may go and take him. [[John 20.16]] Jesus said to her, Mary. She turned, and said to him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which is, being 24 interpreted, Teacher. [[John 20.17]] Jesus said to her, Touch me not; for I have not ascended yet unto my Father: go to my brethr