Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume IX/The Diatessaron of Tatian/The Diatessaron/Section XI

Section XI.

[1] [Arabic, p. 42] And when Jesus finished these sayings, the multitudes were astonished [2] at his teaching; and that because he was teaching them as one having authority, not as their scribes and the Pharisees.

[3] And when he descended from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

[4] And when Jesus entered Capernaum, the servant of one of the chiefs was in an [5] evil case, and he was precious to him, and he was at the point of death.&#160; And he [6] heard of Jesus, and came to him with the elders of the Jews; and he besought him, and said, My Lord, my boy is laid in the house paralysed, and he is suffering grievous [7] torment.&#160; And the elders urgently requested of him, and said, He is worthy that [8] this should be done unto him:&#160; for he loveth our people, and he also built the synagogue [9, 10] for us.&#160; Jesus said unto him, I will come and heal him.&#160; That chief answered and said, My Lord, I am not worthy that my roof should shade thee; but it sufficeth [11] that thou speak a word, and my lad shall be healed.&#160; And I also am a man in obedience to authority, having under my hand soldiers: &#160; and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant that he do this, [12] and he doeth it.&#160; And when Jesus heard that, he marvelled at him, and turned and said unto the multitude that were coming with him, Verily I say unto you, I have [13] not found in Israel the like of this faith.&#160; I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob [14] [Arabic, p. 43] in the kingdom of heaven:&#160; but the children of the kingdom shall be cast [15] forth into the outer darkness:&#160; and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.&#160; And Jesus said to that chief, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so shall it be unto thee.&#160; [16] And his lad was healed in that hour.&#160; And that chief returned to the house and found that sick servant healed.

[17] And the day after, he was going to a city called Nain, and his disciples with him, [18] and a great multitude.&#160; And when he was come near the gate of the city, he saw a crowd accompanying one that was dead, the only son of his mother; and his mother was a widow:&#160; and there was with her a great multitude of the people of the [19] city.&#160; And when Jesus saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep [20] not.&#160; And he went and advanced to the bier, and the bearers of it stood still; and [21] he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.&#160; And that dead man sat up and began [22] to speak; and he gave him to his mother.&#160; And fear came on all the people:&#160; and they praised God, and said, There hath risen among us a great prophet:&#160; and, God [23] hath had regard to his people.&#160; And this news concerning him spread in all Jud&#230;a, and in all the region which was about them.

[24] And when Jesus saw great multitudes surrounding him, he commanded them to [25] depart to the other side.&#160; And while they were going in the way, there came one of the scribes and said unto him, My Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou [26] goest.&#160; Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have [27] nests; but the Son of man hath not a place in which to lay his head.&#160; And he said unto another, Follow me.&#160; And he said unto him, My Lord, suffer me first to go and [28] bury my father.&#160; Jesus said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their dead; but thou, [29] follow me and preach the kingdom of God.&#160; And another said unto him, I will follow [Arabic, p. 44] thee, my Lord; but first suffer me to go and salute my household and [30] come.&#160; Jesus said unto him, There is no one who putteth his hand to the plough and looketh behind him, and yet is fit for the kingdom of God.

[31] And he said to them on that day in the evening, Let us go over to the other side [32] of the lake; and he left the multitudes.&#160; And Jesus went up and sat in the ship, [33] he and his disciples, and there were with them other ships.&#160; And there occurred on the sea a great tempest of whirlwind and wind, and the ship was on the point of [34] sinking from the greatness of the waves.&#160; But Jesus was sleeping on a cushion in the stern of the ship; and his disciples came and awoke him, and said unto him, Our [35] Lord, save us; lo, we perish.&#160; And he rose, and rebuked the winds and the turbulence of the water, and said to the sea, Be still, for thou art rebuked; and the wind [36] was still, and there was a great calm.&#160; And he said unto them, Why are ye thus [37] afraid? and why have ye no faith?&#160; And they feared greatly. &#160; And they marvelled, and said one to another, Who, think you, is this, who commandeth also the wind and the waves and the sea, and they obey him?

[38] And they departed and came to the country of the Gadarenes, which is on the [39] other side, opposite the land of Galilee.&#160; And when he went out of the ship to the land, there met him from among the tombs a man who had a devil for a long time, [40] and wore no clothes, neither dwelt in a house, but among the tombs.&#160; And no man was [Arabic, p. 45] able to bind him with chains, because any time that he was bound with chains [41] and fetters he cut the chains and loosened the fetters; and he was snatched [42] away of the devil into the desert, and no man was able to quiet him; and at all times, in the night and in the day, he would be among the tombs and in the mountains; and no man was able to pass by that way; and he would cry out and wound himself [43] with stones.&#160; And when he saw Jesus at a distance, he hastened and worshipped [44] him, and cried with a loud voice and said, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, [45] Son of the most high God?&#160; I adjure thee by God, torment me not.&#160; And Jesus commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man:&#160; and he had suffered a long [46] time since the time when he came into captivity to it.&#160; And Jesus asked him, What is thy name?&#160; He said unto him, Legion; for there had entered into him many [47] devils.&#160; And they besought him that he would not command them to depart into [48] the depths.&#160; And there was there a herd of many swine, feeding in the mountain, and those devils besought him to give them leave to enter the swine; and he gave [49] them leave.&#160; And the devils went out of the man and entered into the swine.&#160; And that herd hastened to the summit and fell down into the midst of the sea, about two [50] thousand, and they were choked in the water.&#160; And when the keepers saw what [51] happened, they fled, and told those in the cities and villages.&#160; And the people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man whose [Arabic, p. 46] devils had gone out, clothed, modest, seated at the feet of Jesus; and they [52] feared.&#160; And they reported what they saw, and how the man was healed who had a devil, and concerning those swine also.