The Diatessaron (Section 33)

[1] [Arabic, p. 125] Mark 11:19 And when evening came, Jesus went forth outside of the city, he and his [2] disciples. Mark 11:20 And as they passed in the morning, the disciples saw that fig tree [3] withered away from its root. Matthew 21:20b And they passed by, and said, How did the fig tree dry [4] up immediately? Mark 11:21 And Simon remembered, and said unto him, My Master, behold, [5] that fig tree which you cursed has dried up. Mark 11:22 And Jesus answered and said [6] unto them, Let there be in you the faith of God. Mark 11:23 Verily I say unto you, if you believe, and doubt not in your hearts, and assure yourselves that that will be which [7] ye say, you shall have what ye say. Matthew 21:21b And if you say to this mountain, Remove, and [8] fall into the sea, it shall be. Matthew 21:22 And all that you ask God in prayer, and believe, he [9, 10] will give you. Luke 17:5 And the apostles said unto our Lord, Increase our faith. Luke 17:6 He said unto them, If there be in you faith like a grain of mustard, you shall say to this fig tree, Be torn up, and be planted in the sea; and it will obey you. [11] Luke 17:7 Who of you has a servant driving a yoke of oxen or tending sheep, and if he [12] come from the field, will say unto him straightway, Go and sit down? Luke 17:8 Nay, he will say unto him, Make ready for me wherewith I may sup, and gird your waist, and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterwards you shall eat and drink also. [13] Luke 17:9 Doth that servant haply, who did what he was bid, receive his praise? I think [14] not. Luke 17:10 So ye also, when you have done all that you were bid, say, We are idle servants; what it was our duty to do, we have done.

[15] Mark 11:24 For this reason I say unto you, Whatever ye pray and ask, believe that you [16] [Arabic, p. 126] receive, and you shall have. Mark 11:25 And when you stand to pray, forgive what is in your heart against any man; and your Father which is in heaven will [17] forgive you also your wrong-doings. Mark 11:26 But if you forgive not men their wrong-doings, neither will your Father forgive you also your wrong-doings.

[18] Luke 18:1 And he spoke unto them a parable also, that they should pray at all times, and [19] not be slothful: Luke 18:2 There was a judge in a city, who feared not God, nor was ashamed [20] for men: Luke 18:3 and there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, and said, [21] Avenge me of mine adversary. Luke 18:4 And he would not for a long time: but afterwards he said within himself, If of God I have no fear, and before men I have no shame; [22] Luke 18:5 yet because this widow vexes me, I will avenge her, that she come not at all times [23, 24] and annoy me. Luke 18:6 And our Lord said, Hear ye what the judge of injustice said. Luke 18:7 And shall not God still more do vengeance for his elect, who call upon him in the night [25] and in the day, and grant them respite? Luke 18:8 I say unto you, He will do vengeance for them speedily. Do you think the Son of man will come and find faith on the earth?

[26, 27] Mark 11:15a And they came again to Jerusalem. Luke 20:1 And it came to pass, on one of the days, as Jesus was walking in the temple, and teaching the people, and preaching the [28] gospel, Luke 20:2a that the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came upon him, and said unto him, Tell us: Mark 11:28b By what power do you do this? And who gave you this [29] power to do that? And Jesus said unto them, I also will ask you one word, and if [30] ye tell me, I also shall tell you by what power I do that. Matthew 21:25a The baptism of John, from [31] what place is it? from heaven or of men? Mark 11:30b Tell me. Matthew 21:25b And they reflected within themselves, [Arabic, p. 127] and said, If we shall say unto him, From heaven; he will say unto [32] us, For what reason did ye not believe him? Matthew 21:26a But if we shall say, Of men; [33] we fear that the people will stone us, all of them. And all of them were holding [34] to John, that he was a true prophet. Mark 11:33 They answered and said unto him, We know [35] not. Matthew 21:28 Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you also by what power I work. What think ye? A man had two sons; and he went to the first, and said unto him, My [36] son, go today, and till in the vineyard. Matthew 21:29 And he answered and said, I do not wish [37] to: but finally he repented, and went. Matthew 21:30 And he went to the other, and said unto [38] him likewise. Matthew 21:31 And he answered and said, Yea, my lord: and went not. Which of these two did the will of his father? They said unto him, The first. Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, The publicans and harlots go before you into [39] the kingdom of God. Matthew 21:32 John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not; but the publicans and harlots believed him; and you, not even when you saw, did ye repent at last, that you might believe in him.

[40] Matthew 21:33a Hear another parable: A man was a householder, and planted a vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and dug in it a winepress, and built in it a tower, [41, 42] and gave it to husbandmen, and went to a distance for a long time. Mark 12:34 So when the time of the fruits came, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, that they might [43] send him of the produce of his vineyard. Mark 12:3b And those husbandmen beat him, and [44] sent him away empty. Mark 12:4 And he sent unto them another servant also; and they [45] stoned him, and wounded him, and sent him away with shameful handling. Mark 12:5a And he sent again another; and they slew him. And he sent many other servants unto [46] them. Matthew 21:35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and one they beat, and another they [47] stoned, and another they slew. Matthew 21:36 So he sent again other servants more than the first; and [48] [Arabic, p. 128] they did likewise with them. Luke 20:13 So the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will see him and be [49, 50] ashamed. Mark 12:6a So at last he sent unto them his beloved son that he had. Matthew 21:38a But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir. [51, 52] Luke 20:14b And they said, We will slay him, and so the inheritance will be ours. Matthew 21:39 So they took [53] him, and put him forth without the vineyard, and slew him. Matthew 21:40 When then the lord [54] of the vineyard shall come, what will he do with those husbandmen? Matthew 21:41 They said unto him, He will destroy them in the worst of ways, and give the vineyard to [55] other husbandmen, who will give him fruit in its season. Matthew 21:42a Jesus said unto them, Have ye never read in the scripture,

The stone which the builders declared to be base,
Luke 20:17b The same came to be at the head of the corner:
[56] Matthew 21:42c From God was this,
And it is wonderful in our eyes?

[57] Matthew 21:43 Therefore I say unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and [58] given to a people that will produce fruit. Matthew 21:44 And whosoever falls on this stone shall be broken in pieces: but on whomsoever it falls, it will grind him to [59] powder. Matthew 21:45 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they [60] perceived that it was concerning them he spoke. Matthew 21:46 And they sought to seize him; and they feared the multitude, because they were holding to him as the prophet.