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Diatessaron

Tatian, ANF 9

And when the ten heard, they were moved with anger against James and John. 2And Jesus …

And when the ten heard, they were moved with anger against James and John. 2And Jesus called them, and said unto them, Ye know that the rulers of the nations are their lords; and their great men are set in authority over them. 3Not thus shall it be amongst you: but he amongst you that would be great, let him be to you a servant; 4and whoever of you would be first,¹ let him be to every man a bond-servant: 5even as the Son of man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give himself a ransom in place of the many. 6He said this, and was going about the villages and the cities, and teaching; and he went to Jerusalem. 7And a man asked him, Are those that shall be saved few? Jesus answered and said unto them, Strive ye to enter at the narrow door: 8I say unto you now, that many shall seek to enter, and shall not be able² -9from the time when the master of the house riseth, and closeth the door, and ye shall be standing without, and shall knock at the door, and shall begin to say, 10Our lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say, I say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: and ye shall begin to say, 11Before thee we did eat and drink, and in our markets didst thou teach; and he shall say unto you, I know you not whence ye are; depart³ from me, ye servants of untruth. 12There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, while ye are put forth without. 13And they shall come from the east and the west, and from the north and the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 14And there shall then be last that have become first, and first that have become last. 15And when Jesus entered and passed through Jericho, 16there was a man named Zacchaeus, rich, and chief of the publicans. 17And he desired to see Jesus who he was; and he was not able for the pressure of the crowd, because Zacchaeus was little of stature. 18And he hastened, and went before Jesus, and went up into an unripe fig tree⁴ to see Jesus: for he was to pass thus. 19And when Jesus came to that place, he saw him, and said unto him, Make haste, and come down, Zacchaeus: to-day I must be in thy house. 20And he hastened, and came down, and received him joyfully. 21And when they all saw, they murmured, and said, He hath gone in and lodged with a man that is a sinner. 22So Zacchaeus stood, and said unto Jesus, My Lord, now half of my possessions I give to the poor, and what I have unjustly taken⁵ from every man I give him fourfold. 23Jesus said unto him, Today is salvation come to this house, because this man also is a⁶ son of Abraham. 24For the Son of man came to seek and save the thing that was lost.

And when Jesus went out of Jericho, he and his disciples, there came after him a great multitude. 26And there was a blind man sitting by the way side begging. 27And his name was Timaeus, the son of Timaeus. And he heard the sound of the multitude passing, and asked, Who is this? 28They said unto him, Jesus the Nazarene passeth by. 29And when he heard that it was Jesus, he called out with a loud voice, and said, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me. 30And those that went before Jesus were rebuking him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more, and said, Son of David, have mercy on me. 31And Jesus stood, and commanded that they should call him. And they called the blind man, and said unto him, Be of good courage, and rise; for, behold, he calleth thee. 32And the blind man threw away his garment, and rose, and came to Jesus. 33Jesus said unto him, What dost thou wish that I should do unto thee? And that blind man said unto him, My Lord and Master, that my eyes may be opened, so that I may see thee.⁷ 34And Jesus had compassion on him, and touched his eyes, and said unto him, See; for thy faith hath saved thee. 35And immediately he received his sight,⁸ and came after him, and praised God; and all the people that saw praised God.

And he spake a parable because he was nearing⁹ Jerusalem, and they supposed that at that time the kingdom of God was about to appear. 37He said unto them, A man, a son of a great race, went into a far country, to receive a kingdom, and return. 38And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten shares, and said unto them, Trade till the time of my coming. 39But the people of his city hated him, and sent messengers after him, and said, We will not that this man reign over us. 40And when he had received a¹⁰ kingdom, and returned, he said that the servants to whom he had given the money should be called unto him, that he might know what each of them had traded. 41And the first came, and said, My lord, thy share hath gained ten shares. 42The king said unto him, Thou good and faithful servant, who hast been found faithful in a little, be thou set over ten districts. 43And the second came, and said, My lord, thy portion hath gained five portions. 44And he said unto him also, And thou shall be set over five districts. 45And another came, and said, My lord, here is thy portion, which was with me laid by in a napkin: 46I feared thee, because thou art a hard man, and takest what thou didst not leave, and seekest what thou didst not give, and reapest what thou didst not sow. 47His lord said unto him, From thy mouth shall I judge thee, thou wicked and idle servant, who wast untrustworthy. Thou knewest that I am a hard man, and take what I did not leave, and reap what I did not sow: 48why didst thou not put my money at usury, and so I might come and seek it, with its gains? 49And he said unto those that were standing in front of him, Take from him the share, and give it to him that hath ten shares. 50They said unto him, Our lord, he hath ten shares. 51He said unto them, I say unto you, Every one that hath shall be given unto; and he that hath not, that which he hath also shall be taken from him. 52And those mine enemies who would not that I should reign over them, bring them, and slay them before me.

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