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

Section XXXV.

[1] And on the great day, which is the last of the feast, Jesus stood, crying out and [2] saying, If any man is thirsty, let him come unto me, and drink.&#160; Every one that believeth in me, as the scriptures said, there shall flow from his belly rivers of pure [3] water.&#160; He said that referring to the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive:&#160; for the Spirit was not yet granted; and because Jesus had not yet been [4] [Arabic, p. 133] glorified.&#160; And many of the multitude that heard his words said, This is [5] in truth the prophet.&#160; And others said, This is the Messiah.&#160; But others [6] said, Can it be that the Messiah will come from Galilee?&#160; Hath not the scripture said that from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village of David, the [7] Messiah cometh?&#160; And there occurred a dissension in the multitude because of him.&#160; [8] And some of them were wishing to seize him; but no man laid a hand upon him.

[9] And those officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees:&#160; and the priests said [10] unto them, Why did ye not bring him?&#160; The officers said, Never spake man thus [11] as speaketh this man.&#160; The Pharisees said unto them, Perhaps ye also have gone [12, 13] astray?&#160; Hath any of the rulers or the Pharisees haply believed in him? except [14] this people which knows not the law; they are accursed.&#160; Nicodemus, one of them, [15] he that had come to Jesus by night, said unto them, Doth our law haply condemn [16] a man, except it hear him first and know what he hath done?&#160; They answered and said unto him, Art thou also haply from Galilee?&#160; Search, and see that a prophet riseth not from Galilee.

[17, 18] And when the Pharisees assembled, Jesus asked them, and said, What say ye of [19] the Messiah? whose son is he?&#160; They said unto him, The son of David.&#160; He said unto them, And how doth David in the Holy Spirit call him Lord? for he said,

[20] The Lord said unto my Lord,

Sit on my right hand,

That I may put thine enemies under thy feet.

[21, 22] If then David calleth him Lord, how is he his son?&#160; And no one was able to answer him; and no man dared from that day again to ask him of anything.

[23] And Jesus addressed them again, and said, I am the light of the world; and he that [24] followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall find the light of life.&#160; The Pharisees [Arabic, p. 134] said unto him, Thou bearest witness to thyself; thy witness is not true.&#160; Jesus [25] answered and said unto them, If I bear witness to myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I came, or [26, 27] whither I go.&#160; And ye judge after the flesh; and I judge no man.&#160; And even if I judge, my judgement is true; because I am not alone, but I and my Father which [28, 29] sent me.&#160; And in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true.&#160; I am he that beareth witness to myself, and my Father which sent me beareth witness to [30] me.&#160; They said unto him, Where is thy Father?&#160; Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye know not me, nor my Father:&#160; for did ye know me, ye would know my [31] Father.&#160; He said these sayings in the treasury, where he was teaching in the [32] temple:&#160; and no man seized him; because his hour had not yet come.&#160; Jesus said unto them again, I go truly, and ye shall seek me and not find me, and ye shall die [33] in your sins:&#160; and where I go, ye cannot come.&#160; The Jews said, Will he haply kill [34] himself, that he saith, Where I go, ye cannot come?&#160; He said unto them, Ye are from below; and I am from above:&#160; ye are of this world; and I am not of this [35] world.&#160; I said unto you, that ye shall die in your sins:&#160; if ye believe not that I am [36] he, ye shall die in your sins.&#160; The Jews said, And thou, who art thou?&#160; Jesus said [37] unto them, If I should begin to speak unto you, I have concerning you many words and judgement:&#160; but he that sent me is true; and I, what I heard from him is what [38, 39] I say in the world.&#160; And they knew not that he meant by that the Father.&#160; Jesus [Arabic, p. 135] said unto them again, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am he:&#160; and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father [40] taught me, so I speak.&#160; And he that sent me is with me; and my Father hath not [41] left me alone; because I do what is pleasing to him at all times.&#160; And while he was saying that, many believed in him.

[42] And Jesus said to those Jews that believed in him, If ye abide in my words, truly [43] ye are my disciples; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.&#160; [44] They said unto him, We are the seed of Abraham, and have never served any man [45] in the way of slavery:&#160; how then sayest thou, Ye shall be free children?&#160; Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that doeth a sin is a slave of [46] sin.&#160; And the slave doth not remain for ever in the house; but the son remaineth [47, 48] for ever.&#160; And if the Son set you free, truly ye shall be free children.&#160; I know that ye are the seed of Abraham; but ye seek to slay me, because ye are unable for my [49] word.&#160; And what I saw with my Father, I say:&#160; and what ye saw with your father, [50] ye do.&#160; They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham.&#160; Jesus said unto them, If ye were the children of Abraham, ye would do the deeds of Abraham.&#160; [51] Now, behold, ye seek to kill me, a man that speak with you the truth, that I [52] heard from God:&#160; this did Abraham not do.&#160; And ye do the deeds of your father.&#160; They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, who is [53] God.&#160; Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me:&#160; I proceeded and came from God; and it was not of my own self that I came, but he sent [54] [Arabic, p. 136] me.&#160; Why then do ye not know my word?&#160; Because ye cannot hear my word.&#160; [55] Ye are from the father, the devil, and the lust of your father do ye desire to do, who from the beginning is a slayer of men, and in the truth standeth not, because the truth is not in him.&#160; And when he speaketh untruth, he speaketh from [56] himself:&#160; for he is a liar, and the father of untruth.&#160; And I who speak the truth, ye [57] believe me not.&#160; Who of you rebuketh me for a sin?&#160; And if I speak the truth, ye [58] do not believe me. &#160; Whosoever is of God heareth the words of God:&#160; therefore do [59] ye not hear, because ye are not of God.&#160; The Jews answered and said unto him, [60] Did we not say well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast demons?&#160; Jesus said unto them, As for me, I have not a devil; but my Father do I honour, and ye dishonour [61] me.&#160; I seek not my glory:&#160; here is one who seeketh and judgeth.