Diatessaron (Gospel Harmony) 37–39

English translation by Hope W. Hogg (1896); the original is not shown

Section XXXVII. [1] And Jesus said, To judge the world am I come, so that they that see not may [2] see, and they that see may become blind. And some of the Pharisees which were [3] with him heard that, and they said unto him, Can it be that we are blind? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should not have sin: but now ye say, We see: and because of this your sin remaineth. [4] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever entereth not into the fold of the sheep by the door, but goeth up from another place, that man is a thief and a [5, 6] stealer. But he that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. And therefore the keeper of the door openeth for him the door; and the sheep hear his voice: and [7] he calleth his sheep by their names, and they go forth unto him. And when he putteth forth his sheep, he goeth before them, and his sheep follow him: because [8] they know his voice. And after a stranger will the sheep not go, but they flee from [9] him: because they hear not the voice of a stranger. This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they knew not what he was saying unto them. [10] Jesus said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the [11] sheep. And all that came are thieves and stealers: but the sheep heard them not. [12] I am the door: and if a man enter by me, he shall live, and shall go in and go out, [13] and shall find pasture. And the stealer cometh not, save that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: but I came that they might have life, and that they might have [14] the thing that is better. I am the good shepherd; and the good shepherd giveth [15] himself for his sheep. But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, and whose the sheep are not, when he seeth the wolf as it cometh, leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, [16] and the wolf cometh, and snatcheth away the sheep, and scattereth them: and the [17] hireling fleeth because he is an hireling, and hath no care for the sheep. I am the [18] good shepherd; and I know what is mine, and what is mine knoweth me, as my Father knoweth me, and I know my Father; and I give myself for the sheep. [19] And I have other sheep also, that are not of this flock: them also I must invite, and they shall hear my voice; and all the sheep shall be one, and the shepherd one. [20] And therefore doth my Father love me, because I give my life, that I may [21] take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I leave it of my own choice. And I have the right to leave it, and have the right also to take it. And this commandment did I receive of my Father. [22] And there occurred a disagreement among the Jews because of these sayings. [23] And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is afflicted with madness; why listen [24] ye to him? And others said, These sayings are not those of men possessed with demons. Can a demon haply open the eyes of a blind man? [25, 26] And the feast of the dedication came on at Jerusalem: and it was winter. And [27] Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of Solomon. The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said unto him, Until when dost thou make our hearts anxious? [28] If thou art the Messiah, tell us plainly. He answered and said unto them, I told you, and ye believe not: and the deeds that I do in my Father’s name bear witness [29, 30] to me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. [31] And my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they come after me: and I give them eternal life; and they shall not perish for ever, nor shall any man snatch [32] them out of my hands. For the Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater [33] than all; and no man is able to take them from the hand of my Father. I and [34, 35] my Father are one. And the Jews took stones to stone him. Jesus said unto them, Many good deeds from my Father have I shewed you; because of which of them, [36] then, do ye stone me? The Jews said unto him, Not for the good deeds do we stone thee, but because thou blasphemest; and, whilst thou art a man, makest thyself [37] God. Jesus said unto them, Is it not thus written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? [38] And if he called those gods—for to them came the word of God (and it is [39] not possible in the scripture that anything should be undone)—he then, whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world, do ye say that he blasphemeth; [40] because I said unto you, I am the Son of God? If then I do not the deeds of my [41] Father, ye believe me not. But if I do, even if ye believe not me, believe the deeds: that ye may know and believe that my Father is in me, and I in my Father. [42] And they sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hands. [43] And he went beyond Jordan to the place where John was baptizing formerly; [44] and abode there. And many people came unto him; and they said, John did not [45] work even one sign: but all that John said of this man is truth. And many believed in him. [46] And there was a sick man, named Lazarus, of the village of Bethany, the brother [47] of Mary and Martha. And Mary was she that anointed with sweet ointment the feet of Jesus, and wiped them with her hair; and Lazarus, who was sick, was the [48] brother of this woman. And his sisters sent unto Jesus, and said unto him, Our [49] Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. But Jesus said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glorifying of God, that the Son of God may be glorified [50, 51] because of it. And Jesus loved Martha, and Mary, and Lazarus. And when he [52] heard that he was sick, he abode in the place where he was two days. And after that, [53] he said unto his disciples, Come, let us go into Judæa. His disciples said unto him, Our Master, now the Jews desire to stone thee; and goest thou again thither? [54, 55] Jesus said unto them, Is not the day of twelve hours? If then a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of the world. But if [56] a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no lamp in him. This said Jesus: and after that, he said unto them, Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep; but [57] I am going to awaken him. His disciples said unto him, Our Lord, if he hath [58] fallen asleep, he will recover. But Jesus said that concerning his death: while they [59] supposed that he spake of lying down to sleep. Then Jesus said unto them plainly, [60] Lazarus is dead. And I am glad that I was not there for your sakes, that ye may [61] believe; but let us go thither. Thomas, who is called Thama, said to the disciples, his companions, Let us also go, and die with him.

English translation by Hope W. Hogg (1896); the original is not shown

Section XXXVIII. [1, 2] And Jesus came to Bethany, and found him already four days in the grave. And Bethany was beside Jerusalem, and its distance from it was a sum of fifteen furlongs; [3] and many of the Jews came unto Mary and Martha, to comfort their heart [4] because of their brother. And Martha, when she heard that Jesus had come, went [5] out to meet him: but Mary was sitting in the house. Martha then said unto Jesus, [6] My Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know now that, [7] whatever thou shalt ask of God, he will give thee. Jesus said unto her, Thy brother shall [8] rise. Martha said unto him, I know that he shall rise in the resurrection at the last day. [9] Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: whosoever believeth in [10] me, even though he die, he shall live: and every living one that believeth [11] in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She said unto him, Yea, my Lord: I believe that thou art the Messiah, the Son of God, that cometh into the [12] world. And when she had said that, she went and called Mary her sister secretly, [13] and said unto her, Our Master hath come, and summoneth thee. And Mary, when [14] she heard, rose in haste, and came unto him. (And Jesus then had not come into [15] the village, but was in the place where Martha met him.) And the Jews also that were with her in the house, to comfort her, when they saw that Mary rose up and went out in haste, went after her, because they supposed that she was going to the [16] tomb to weep. And Mary, when she came to where Jesus was, and saw him, fell at his feet, and said unto him, If thou hadst been here, my Lord, my brother had [17] not died. And Jesus came; and when he saw her weeping, and the Jews that were [18] with her weeping, he was troubled in himself, and sighed; and he said, In what [19] place have ye laid him? And they said unto him, Our Lord, come and see. And [20] the tears of Jesus came. The Jews therefore said, See the greatness of his love for [21] him! But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of that [22] blind man, have caused that this man also should not die? And Jesus came to the place of burial, being troubled within himself. And the place of burial was a cave, [23] and a stone was placed at its door. Jesus therefore said, Take these stones away. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said unto him, My Lord, he hath come to [24] stink for some time: he hath been four days dead. Jesus said unto her, Did not I say [25] unto thee, If thou believest, thou shalt see the glory of God? And they removed those stones. And Jesus lifted his eyes on high, and said, My Father, [26] I thank thee since thou didst hear me. And I know that thou at all times hearest me: but I say this unto thee because of this multitude that is standing, that they [27] may believe that thou didst send me. And when he had said that, he cried with a [28] loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And that dead man came out, having his hands and feet bound with bandages, and his face wrapped in a scarf. Jesus said unto them, Loose him, and let him go. [29] And many of the Jews which came unto Mary, when they saw the deed of Jesus, [30] believed in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees, and informed them of all that Jesus did. [31] And the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered, and said, What shall we do? [32] for lo, this man doeth many signs. And if we leave him thus, all men will believe [33] in him: and the Romans will come and take our country and people. And one of them, who was called Caiaphas, the chief priest he was in that year, said unto them, [34] Ye know not anything, nor consider that it is more advantageous for us that one [35] man should die instead of the people, and not that the whole people perish. And this he said not of himself: but because he was the chief priest of that year, he [36] prophesied that Jesus was to die instead of the people; and not instead of the people alone, but that he might gather the scattered children of God together. [37] And from that day they considered how to kill him. [38] And Jesus did not walk openly amongst the Jews, but departed thence to a place near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim; and he was there, going [39] about with his disciples. And the passover of the Jews was near: and many went [40] up from the villages unto Jerusalem before the feast, to purify themselves. And they sought for Jesus, and said one to another in the temple, What think ye of his [41] holding back from the feast? And the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew in what place he was, he should reveal it to them, that they might take him. [42] And when the days of his going up were accomplished, he prepared himself that [43] he might go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers before him, and departed, and [44] entered into a village of Samaria, that they might make ready for him. And they [45] received him not, because he was prepared for going to Jerusalem. And when James and John his disciples saw it, they said unto him, Our Lord, wilt thou that we speak, and fire come down from heaven, to extirpate them, as did Elijah also? [46] And Jesus turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are. [47] Verily the Son of man did not come to destroy lives, but to give life. And they went to another village.

English translation by Hope W. Hogg (1896); the original is not shown

Section XXXIX. [1] And Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, [2] whom Jesus raised from among the dead. And they made a feast for him there: [3] and Martha was serving; while Lazarus was one of them that sat with him. And [4] at the time of Jesus’ being at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, great multitudes of the Jews heard that Jesus was there: and they came, not because of Jesus alone, but that they might look also on Lazarus, whom he raised from among the dead. [5, 6] And the chief priests considered how they might kill Lazarus also; because [7] many of the Jews were going on his account, and believing in Jesus. And Mary took a case of the ointment of fine nard, of great price, and opened it, and poured [8] it out on the head of Jesus as he was reclining; and she anointed his feet, and wiped them with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. [9, 10] But Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples, he that was to betray him, said, Why was [11] not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given unto the poor? This he said, not because of his care for the poor, but because he was a thief, and the chest [12] was with him, and what was put into it he used to bear. And that displeased the rest of the disciples also within themselves, and they said, Why went this ointment [13] to waste? It was possible that it should be sold for much, and the poor be given [14] it. And they were angry with Mary. And Jesus perceived it, and said unto them, Leave her; why molest ye her? a good work hath she accomplished on me: for the [15] day of my burial kept she it. At all times the poor are with you, and when ye [16] wish ye can do them a kindness: but I am not at all times with you. And for this cause, when she poured this ointment on my body, it is as if she did it for my burial, [17] and anointed my body beforehand. And verily I say unto you, In every place where this my gospel shall be proclaimed in all the world, what she did shall be told for a memorial of her. [18, 19] And when Jesus said that, he went out leisurely to go to Jerusalem. And when he arrived at Bethphage and at Bethany, beside the mount which is [20] called the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, and he said unto them, Go [21] into this village that is opposite you: and when ye enter it, ye shall find an ass tied, and [22] a colt with him, which no man ever yet mounted: loose him, and bring them unto me. And if any man say unto you, Why loose ye them? say unto him thus, We [23] seek them for our Lord; and straightway send them hither. All this was, that what was said in the prophet might be fulfilled, which said, [24] Say ye unto the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of an ass. [25] And the disciples did not know this at that time: but after that Jesus was glorified, his disciples remembered that these things were written of him, and that this [26] they had done unto him. And when the two disciples went, they found as he had [27] said unto them, and they did as Jesus charged them. And when they loosed them, [28] their owners said unto them, Why loose ye them? They said unto them, We seek [29] them for our Lord. And they let them go. And they brought the ass and the colt, [30] and they placed on the colt their garments; and Jesus mounted it. And most of the multitudes spread their garments on the ground before him: and others cut branches [31] from the trees, and threw them in the way. And when he neared his descent from the mount of Olives, all the disciples began to rejoice and to praise God with [32] a loud voice for all the powers which they had seen; and they said, Praise in the highest; Praise to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name [33] of the Lord; and blessed is the kingdom that cometh, that of our father David: Peace in heaven, and praise in the highest. [34] And a great multitude, that which came to the feast, when they heard that Jesus [35] was coming to Jerusalem, took young palm branches, and went forth to meet him, and cried and said, Praise: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the [36] King of Israel. Certain therefore of the Pharisees from among the multitudes [37] said unto him, Our Master, rebuke thy disciples. He said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If these were silent, the stones would cry out. [38, 39] And when he drew near, and saw the city, he wept over it, and said, Would that thou hadst known the things that are for thy peace, in this thy day! now that is [40] hidden from thine eyes. There shall come unto thee days when thine enemies [41] shall encompass thee, and straiten thee from every quarter, and shall get possession of thee, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. [42] And when he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was agitated, and they said, [43] Who is this? And the multitudes said, This is Jesus, the prophet that is from Nazareth [44] of Galilee. And the multitude which was with him bare witness that he called [45] Lazarus from the grave, and raised him from among the dead. And for this cause great multitudes went out to meet him, because they heard the sign which he did.