The Diatessaron (Section 39)

[1] John 12:1 And Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, [2] whom Jesus raised from among the dead. John 12:2 And they made a feast for him there: [3] and Martha was serving; while Lazarus was one of them that sat with him. Mark 14:3a And [4] at the time of Jesus' being at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, John 12:9 great multitudes of the Jews heard that Jesus was there: and they came, not because of Jesus alone, but [Arabic, p. 147] that they might look also on Lazarus, whom he raised from among the dead. [5, 6] John 12:10 And the chief priests considered how they might kill Lazarus also; John 12:11 because [7] many of the Jews were going on his account, and believing in Jesus. John 12:3a And Mary took a case of the ointment of fine nard, of great price, Mark 14:3b and opened it, and poured [8] it out on the head of Jesus as he was reclining; John 12:3b and she anointed his feet, and wiped them with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. [9, 10] John 12:4 But Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples, he that was to betray him, said, John 12:5 Why was [11] not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given unto the poor? John 12:6 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. Mark 14:4 And that displeased the rest of the disciples also within themselves, and they said, Why went this ointment [13] to waste? Matthew 26:9 It was possible that it should be sold for much, and the poor be given [14] it. Mark 14:5b And they were angry with Mary. Matthew 26:10a And Jesus perceived it, and said unto them, Mark 14:6b Leave her; why molest ye her? a good work has she accomplished on me: John 12:7b for the [15] day of my burial kept she it. John 12:8a At all times the poor are with you, and when you [16] wish ye can do them a kindness: Mark 14:7b but I am not at all times with you. Matthew 26:12 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] [Arabic, p. 148] Luke 19:28 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 you enter it, you 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] Matthew 21:5 Say ye unto the daughter of Zion,
Behold, your King comes unto you,
Meek, and riding upon an ass,
And upon a colt the foal of an ass.

[25] John 12:16 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? Luke 19:34 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. Matthew 21:8 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. Luke 19:37 And when he neared his descent from [Arabic, p. 149] 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 comes in the name [33] of the Lord; Mark 11:10a and blessed is the kingdom that comes, that of our father David: Luke 19:38c Peace in heaven, and praise in the highest.

[34] John 12:12b And a great multitude, that which came to the feast, when they heard that Jesus [35] was coming to Jerusalem, took young palm branches, John 12:13 and went forth to meet him, and cried and said, Praise: Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord, the [36] King of Israel. Luke 19:39 Certain therefore of the Pharisees from among the multitudes [37] said unto him, Our Master, rebuke your disciples. Luke 19:40 He said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If these were silent, the stones would cry out.

[38, 39] Luke 19:41 And when he drew near, and saw the city, he wept over it, and said, Luke 19:42 Would that you had known the things that are for your peace, in this your day! now that is [40] hidden from your eyes. Luke 19:43 There shall come unto you days when your enemies [41] shall encompass you, and straiten you from every quarter, Luke 19:44 and shall get possession of you, and your children within you; and they shall not leave in you a stone upon another; because you knew not the time of your visitation.

[42] Matthew 21:10 And when he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was agitated, and they said, [43] Who is this? Matthew 21:11 And the multitudes said, This is Jesus, the prophet that is from Nazareth [44] of Galilee. John 12:17 And the multitude which was with him bore witness that he called [45] Lazarus from the grave, and raised him from among the dead. John 12:18 And for this cause great multitudes went out to meet him, because they heard the sign which he did.