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The text as it stands ought to mean I am a light. I am come; but it is a word-for-word reproduction of the Peshitta, and should therefore doubtless be rendered as above.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-17 · Original source
[7] And many of the rulers also believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they [8] were not confessing him, lest they be put out of the synagogue: and they loved [9] the praise of men more than the praising of God. And Jesus cried and said, [10] Whosoever believeth in me, believeth not in me, but in him that sent me. And [11] whosoever seeth me hath seen him that sent me. I am come a light into the [12] world, and so every one that believeth in me abideth not in the darkness. And whosoever heareth my sayings, and keepeth them not, I judge him not: for I came [13] not to judge the world, but to give the world life. Whosoever wrongeth me, and receiveth not my sayings, there is one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, it [14] shall judge him at the last day. I from myself did not speak: but the Father which sent me, he hath given me commandment, what I should say, and what I [15] should speak; and I know that his commandment is eternal life. The things that I say now, as my Father hath said unto me, even so I say.
So Ciasca, following Vat. ms. The true reading, however, is probably that underlying the Borg. ms. If we restore diacritical points to the radical letters we get deceiving (cf. § 41, 31), an alternative meaning (or the word laying wait for, used in the Peshitta. The Arabic follows the Peshitta very closely in this and the following verse.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-27 · Original source
[16] And when he said that unto them, the scribes and Pharisees began their evil-doing, being angry with him, and finding fault with his sayings, and harassing him [17] in many things; seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might be able to calumniate him.
Or, that ye be, if we suppose the present text to have resulted from the loss of the second of two alifs.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-54 · Original source
[33] And when Jesus sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, his disciples, Simon Cephas and James and John and Andrew, came forward unto him, and said unto him [34] between themselves and him, Teacher, tell us when that shall be, and what is the sign [35] [Arabic, p. 157] of thy coming and the end of the world. Jesus answered and said unto them, Days will come, when ye shall long to see one of the days of the Son of [36, 37] man, and shall not behold. Take heed lest any man lead you astray. Many shall [38] come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; and they shall say, The time is come [39] near, and shall lead many astray: go not therefore after them. And when ye hear of wars and tidings of insurrections, see to it, be not agitated: for these things must [40] first be; only the end is not yet come. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom [41] against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in one place and another, and there shall be famines and deaths and agitations: and there shall be fear and terror and great signs that shall appear from heaven, and there shall be great [42, 43] storms All these things are the beginning of travail. But before all of that, they shall lay hands upon you, and persecute you, and deliver you unto the synagogues [44] and into prisons, and bring you before kings and judges for my name’s sake. And [45] that shall be unto you for a witness. But first must my gospel be preached unto all [46] nations. And when they bring you into the synagogues before the rulers and the authorities, be not anxious beforehand how ye shall answer for yourselves, or what ye [47, 48] shall say: because it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. Lay it to your heart, not [49] [Arabic, p. 158] to be anxious before the time what ye shall say: and I shall give you understanding and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay. [50] And then shall they deliver you unto constraint, and shall kill you: and ye shall be [51] hated of all nations because of my name. And then shall many go astray, and they [52] shall hate one another, and deliver one another unto death. And your parents, and your brethren, and your kinsfolk, and your friends shall deliver you up, and shall [53, 54] slay some of you. But a lock of hair from your heads shall not perish. And by [55] your patience ye shall gain your souls. And many men, false prophets, shall arise, [56] and lead many astray. And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many [57] shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And [58] this, the gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end of all.
So the Arabic text; but it doubtless simply represents the Syriac, which here agrees with the Greek.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-76 · Original source
[33] And when Jesus sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, his disciples, Simon Cephas and James and John and Andrew, came forward unto him, and said unto him [34] between themselves and him, Teacher, tell us when that shall be, and what is the sign [35] [Arabic, p. 157] of thy coming and the end of the world. Jesus answered and said unto them, Days will come, when ye shall long to see one of the days of the Son of [36, 37] man, and shall not behold. Take heed lest any man lead you astray. Many shall [38] come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; and they shall say, The time is come [39] near, and shall lead many astray: go not therefore after them. And when ye hear of wars and tidings of insurrections, see to it, be not agitated: for these things must [40] first be; only the end is not yet come. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom [41] against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in one place and another, and there shall be famines and deaths and agitations: and there shall be fear and terror and great signs that shall appear from heaven, and there shall be great [42, 43] storms All these things are the beginning of travail. But before all of that, they shall lay hands upon you, and persecute you, and deliver you unto the synagogues [44] and into prisons, and bring you before kings and judges for my name’s sake. And [45] that shall be unto you for a witness. But first must my gospel be preached unto all [46] nations. And when they bring you into the synagogues before the rulers and the authorities, be not anxious beforehand how ye shall answer for yourselves, or what ye [47, 48] shall say: because it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. Lay it to your heart, not [49] [Arabic, p. 158] to be anxious before the time what ye shall say: and I shall give you understanding and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay. [50] And then shall they deliver you unto constraint, and shall kill you: and ye shall be [51] hated of all nations because of my name. And then shall many go astray, and they [52] shall hate one another, and deliver one another unto death. And your parents, and your brethren, and your kinsfolk, and your friends shall deliver you up, and shall [53, 54] slay some of you. But a lock of hair from your heads shall not perish. And by [55] your patience ye shall gain your souls. And many men, false prophets, shall arise, [56] and lead many astray. And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many [57] shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And [58] this, the gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end of all.
Or, to save the world (cf. § 1, 78, note).
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-19 · Original source
[7] And many of the rulers also believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they [8] were not confessing him, lest they be put out of the synagogue: and they loved [9] the praise of men more than the praising of God. And Jesus cried and said, [10] Whosoever believeth in me, believeth not in me, but in him that sent me. And [11] whosoever seeth me hath seen him that sent me. I am come a light into the [12] world, and so every one that believeth in me abideth not in the darkness. And whosoever heareth my sayings, and keepeth them not, I judge him not: for I came [13] not to judge the world, but to give the world life. Whosoever wrongeth me, and receiveth not my sayings, there is one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, it [14] shall judge him at the last day. I from myself did not speak: but the Father which sent me, he hath given me commandment, what I should say, and what I [15] should speak; and I know that his commandment is eternal life. The things that I say now, as my Father hath said unto me, even so I say.
Luke xix. 43a; Luke xix. 44b [or rather Matt. xxiv. 2b, or Mark xiii. 2b].
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-42 · Original source
[27] And when Jesus went out of the temple, certain of his disciples came forward [28] to shew him the buildings of the temple, and its beauty and greatness, and the strength of the stones that were laid in it, and the elegance of its building, and that [29] it was adorned with noble stones and beautiful colours. Jesus answered and said [30] unto them, See ye these great buildings? verily I say unto you, Days will come, when there shall not be left here a stone upon another, that shall not be cast down.
Lit. before two days would be (cf. Sin. and above, § 39, 1, note).
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-44 · Original source
[31] And two days before the passover of unleavened bread, the chief priests and [32] the scribes sought how they might take him by deceit, and kill him: and they said, It shall not be at the feast, lest the people be agitated.
Matt. xxiv. 4a; Luke xvii. 22b; Matt. xxiv. 4b.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-49 · Original source
[33] And when Jesus sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, his disciples, Simon Cephas and James and John and Andrew, came forward unto him, and said unto him [34] between themselves and him, Teacher, tell us when that shall be, and what is the sign [35] [Arabic, p. 157] of thy coming and the end of the world. Jesus answered and said unto them, Days will come, when ye shall long to see one of the days of the Son of [36, 37] man, and shall not behold. Take heed lest any man lead you astray. Many shall [38] come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; and they shall say, The time is come [39] near, and shall lead many astray: go not therefore after them. And when ye hear of wars and tidings of insurrections, see to it, be not agitated: for these things must [40] first be; only the end is not yet come. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom [41] against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in one place and another, and there shall be famines and deaths and agitations: and there shall be fear and terror and great signs that shall appear from heaven, and there shall be great [42, 43] storms All these things are the beginning of travail. But before all of that, they shall lay hands upon you, and persecute you, and deliver you unto the synagogues [44] and into prisons, and bring you before kings and judges for my name’s sake. And [45] that shall be unto you for a witness. But first must my gospel be preached unto all [46] nations. And when they bring you into the synagogues before the rulers and the authorities, be not anxious beforehand how ye shall answer for yourselves, or what ye [47, 48] shall say: because it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. Lay it to your heart, not [49] [Arabic, p. 158] to be anxious before the time what ye shall say: and I shall give you understanding and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay. [50] And then shall they deliver you unto constraint, and shall kill you: and ye shall be [51] hated of all nations because of my name. And then shall many go astray, and they [52] shall hate one another, and deliver one another unto death. And your parents, and your brethren, and your kinsfolk, and your friends shall deliver you up, and shall [53, 54] slay some of you. But a lock of hair from your heads shall not perish. And by [55] your patience ye shall gain your souls. And many men, false prophets, shall arise, [56] and lead many astray. And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many [57] shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And [58] this, the gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end of all.
Mark xiii. 7a; Matt. xxiv. 7b; Luke xxi. 9b.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-53 · Original source
[33] And when Jesus sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, his disciples, Simon Cephas and James and John and Andrew, came forward unto him, and said unto him [34] between themselves and him, Teacher, tell us when that shall be, and what is the sign [35] [Arabic, p. 157] of thy coming and the end of the world. Jesus answered and said unto them, Days will come, when ye shall long to see one of the days of the Son of [36, 37] man, and shall not behold. Take heed lest any man lead you astray. Many shall [38] come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; and they shall say, The time is come [39] near, and shall lead many astray: go not therefore after them. And when ye hear of wars and tidings of insurrections, see to it, be not agitated: for these things must [40] first be; only the end is not yet come. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom [41] against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in one place and another, and there shall be famines and deaths and agitations: and there shall be fear and terror and great signs that shall appear from heaven, and there shall be great [42, 43] storms All these things are the beginning of travail. But before all of that, they shall lay hands upon you, and persecute you, and deliver you unto the synagogues [44] and into prisons, and bring you before kings and judges for my name’s sake. And [45] that shall be unto you for a witness. But first must my gospel be preached unto all [46] nations. And when they bring you into the synagogues before the rulers and the authorities, be not anxious beforehand how ye shall answer for yourselves, or what ye [47, 48] shall say: because it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. Lay it to your heart, not [49] [Arabic, p. 158] to be anxious before the time what ye shall say: and I shall give you understanding and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay. [50] And then shall they deliver you unto constraint, and shall kill you: and ye shall be [51] hated of all nations because of my name. And then shall many go astray, and they [52] shall hate one another, and deliver one another unto death. And your parents, and your brethren, and your kinsfolk, and your friends shall deliver you up, and shall [53, 54] slay some of you. But a lock of hair from your heads shall not perish. And by [55] your patience ye shall gain your souls. And many men, false prophets, shall arise, [56] and lead many astray. And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many [57] shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And [58] this, the gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end of all.
Borg. ms. reads you the fruits of wisdom.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-67 · Original source
[33] And when Jesus sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, his disciples, Simon Cephas and James and John and Andrew, came forward unto him, and said unto him [34] between themselves and him, Teacher, tell us when that shall be, and what is the sign [35] [Arabic, p. 157] of thy coming and the end of the world. Jesus answered and said unto them, Days will come, when ye shall long to see one of the days of the Son of [36, 37] man, and shall not behold. Take heed lest any man lead you astray. Many shall [38] come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; and they shall say, The time is come [39] near, and shall lead many astray: go not therefore after them. And when ye hear of wars and tidings of insurrections, see to it, be not agitated: for these things must [40] first be; only the end is not yet come. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom [41] against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in one place and another, and there shall be famines and deaths and agitations: and there shall be fear and terror and great signs that shall appear from heaven, and there shall be great [42, 43] storms All these things are the beginning of travail. But before all of that, they shall lay hands upon you, and persecute you, and deliver you unto the synagogues [44] and into prisons, and bring you before kings and judges for my name’s sake. And [45] that shall be unto you for a witness. But first must my gospel be preached unto all [46] nations. And when they bring you into the synagogues before the rulers and the authorities, be not anxious beforehand how ye shall answer for yourselves, or what ye [47, 48] shall say: because it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. Lay it to your heart, not [49] [Arabic, p. 158] to be anxious before the time what ye shall say: and I shall give you understanding and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay. [50] And then shall they deliver you unto constraint, and shall kill you: and ye shall be [51] hated of all nations because of my name. And then shall many go astray, and they [52] shall hate one another, and deliver one another unto death. And your parents, and your brethren, and your kinsfolk, and your friends shall deliver you up, and shall [53, 54] slay some of you. But a lock of hair from your heads shall not perish. And by [55] your patience ye shall gain your souls. And many men, false prophets, shall arise, [56] and lead many astray. And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many [57] shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And [58] this, the gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end of all.
Mark xiii. 1b; Luke xxi. 5b.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-40 · Original source
[27] And when Jesus went out of the temple, certain of his disciples came forward [28] to shew him the buildings of the temple, and its beauty and greatness, and the strength of the stones that were laid in it, and the elegance of its building, and that [29] it was adorned with noble stones and beautiful colours. Jesus answered and said [30] unto them, See ye these great buildings? verily I say unto you, Days will come, when there shall not be left here a stone upon another, that shall not be cast down.
Luke xxi. 7b; Matt. xxiv. 3b.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-48 · Original source
[33] And when Jesus sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, his disciples, Simon Cephas and James and John and Andrew, came forward unto him, and said unto him [34] between themselves and him, Teacher, tell us when that shall be, and what is the sign [35] [Arabic, p. 157] of thy coming and the end of the world. Jesus answered and said unto them, Days will come, when ye shall long to see one of the days of the Son of [36, 37] man, and shall not behold. Take heed lest any man lead you astray. Many shall [38] come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; and they shall say, The time is come [39] near, and shall lead many astray: go not therefore after them. And when ye hear of wars and tidings of insurrections, see to it, be not agitated: for these things must [40] first be; only the end is not yet come. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom [41] against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in one place and another, and there shall be famines and deaths and agitations: and there shall be fear and terror and great signs that shall appear from heaven, and there shall be great [42, 43] storms All these things are the beginning of travail. But before all of that, they shall lay hands upon you, and persecute you, and deliver you unto the synagogues [44] and into prisons, and bring you before kings and judges for my name’s sake. And [45] that shall be unto you for a witness. But first must my gospel be preached unto all [46] nations. And when they bring you into the synagogues before the rulers and the authorities, be not anxious beforehand how ye shall answer for yourselves, or what ye [47, 48] shall say: because it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. Lay it to your heart, not [49] [Arabic, p. 158] to be anxious before the time what ye shall say: and I shall give you understanding and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay. [50] And then shall they deliver you unto constraint, and shall kill you: and ye shall be [51] hated of all nations because of my name. And then shall many go astray, and they [52] shall hate one another, and deliver one another unto death. And your parents, and your brethren, and your kinsfolk, and your friends shall deliver you up, and shall [53, 54] slay some of you. But a lock of hair from your heads shall not perish. And by [55] your patience ye shall gain your souls. And many men, false prophets, shall arise, [56] and lead many astray. And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many [57] shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And [58] this, the gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end of all.
Mark xiii. 6b; Luke xxi. 8c.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-52 · Original source
[33] And when Jesus sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, his disciples, Simon Cephas and James and John and Andrew, came forward unto him, and said unto him [34] between themselves and him, Teacher, tell us when that shall be, and what is the sign [35] [Arabic, p. 157] of thy coming and the end of the world. Jesus answered and said unto them, Days will come, when ye shall long to see one of the days of the Son of [36, 37] man, and shall not behold. Take heed lest any man lead you astray. Many shall [38] come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; and they shall say, The time is come [39] near, and shall lead many astray: go not therefore after them. And when ye hear of wars and tidings of insurrections, see to it, be not agitated: for these things must [40] first be; only the end is not yet come. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom [41] against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in one place and another, and there shall be famines and deaths and agitations: and there shall be fear and terror and great signs that shall appear from heaven, and there shall be great [42, 43] storms All these things are the beginning of travail. But before all of that, they shall lay hands upon you, and persecute you, and deliver you unto the synagogues [44] and into prisons, and bring you before kings and judges for my name’s sake. And [45] that shall be unto you for a witness. But first must my gospel be preached unto all [46] nations. And when they bring you into the synagogues before the rulers and the authorities, be not anxious beforehand how ye shall answer for yourselves, or what ye [47, 48] shall say: because it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. Lay it to your heart, not [49] [Arabic, p. 158] to be anxious before the time what ye shall say: and I shall give you understanding and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay. [50] And then shall they deliver you unto constraint, and shall kill you: and ye shall be [51] hated of all nations because of my name. And then shall many go astray, and they [52] shall hate one another, and deliver one another unto death. And your parents, and your brethren, and your kinsfolk, and your friends shall deliver you up, and shall [53, 54] slay some of you. But a lock of hair from your heads shall not perish. And by [55] your patience ye shall gain your souls. And many men, false prophets, shall arise, [56] and lead many astray. And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many [57] shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And [58] this, the gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end of all.
The Arabic text lacks a letter.
Editorial footnote · The Diatessaron, Chapter uncertain; original source section: Section XLI, editorial note cite_note-66 · Original source
[33] And when Jesus sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, his disciples, Simon Cephas and James and John and Andrew, came forward unto him, and said unto him [34] between themselves and him, Teacher, tell us when that shall be, and what is the sign [35] [Arabic, p. 157] of thy coming and the end of the world. Jesus answered and said unto them, Days will come, when ye shall long to see one of the days of the Son of [36, 37] man, and shall not behold. Take heed lest any man lead you astray. Many shall [38] come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; and they shall say, The time is come [39] near, and shall lead many astray: go not therefore after them. And when ye hear of wars and tidings of insurrections, see to it, be not agitated: for these things must [40] first be; only the end is not yet come. Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom [41] against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in one place and another, and there shall be famines and deaths and agitations: and there shall be fear and terror and great signs that shall appear from heaven, and there shall be great [42, 43] storms All these things are the beginning of travail. But before all of that, they shall lay hands upon you, and persecute you, and deliver you unto the synagogues [44] and into prisons, and bring you before kings and judges for my name’s sake. And [45] that shall be unto you for a witness. But first must my gospel be preached unto all [46] nations. And when they bring you into the synagogues before the rulers and the authorities, be not anxious beforehand how ye shall answer for yourselves, or what ye [47, 48] shall say: because it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. Lay it to your heart, not [49] [Arabic, p. 158] to be anxious before the time what ye shall say: and I shall give you understanding and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay. [50] And then shall they deliver you unto constraint, and shall kill you: and ye shall be [51] hated of all nations because of my name. And then shall many go astray, and they [52] shall hate one another, and deliver one another unto death. And your parents, and your brethren, and your kinsfolk, and your friends shall deliver you up, and shall [53, 54] slay some of you. But a lock of hair from your heads shall not perish. And by [55] your patience ye shall gain your souls. And many men, false prophets, shall arise, [56] and lead many astray. And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many [57] shall wax cold. But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And [58] this, the gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end of all.