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The Diatessaron of Tatian
[1] [303]No man hath seen God at any time; the only Son, God,[304] which is in the bosom of his Father, he hath told of him.
[2] [305]And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent to him from Jerusalem priests [3] and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? [306]And he acknowledged, and denied not; [4] and he confessed that he was not the Messiah. [307]And they asked him again, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he said, I am not he. Art thou a prophet? He [5] said, No. [308]They said unto him, Then who art thou? that we may answer them that [6] sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? [309]And he said, I am the voice that crieth in [7] the desert, Repair ye the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet. [310]And they [8] that were sent were from[311] the Pharisees. [312]And they asked him and said unto him, Why baptizest thou now, when thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet? [9] [313]John answered and said unto them, I baptize with[314] water: among you is standing [10] one whom ye know not: [315]this is he who I said cometh after me and was before [11] me, the latchets of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose. [316]And that was in Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
[12] [317]Now John’s raiment was camel’s hair, and he was girded with skins, and his food [13] [Arabic, p. 15] was of locusts and honey of the wilderness.[318] [319]Then went out unto him the people of Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region which is about the [14, 15] Jordan; [320]and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. [321]But when he saw many of the Pharisees[322] and Sadducees[323] coming to be baptized, he said unto them, Ye children of vipers, who hath led you to flee from the wrath to come? [16, 17] [324]Do now the fruits which are worthy of repentance; [325]and think and say not within yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, that God is able to [18] raise up of these stones children unto Abraham. [326]Behold, the axe hath been laid at the roots of the trees, and so every tree that beareth not good fruit shall be taken and [19] cast into the fire. [327]And the multitudes were asking him and saying, What shall we do? [20] [328]He answered and said unto them, He that hath two tunics shall[329] give to him that [21] hath not; and he that hath food shall[330] do likewise. [331]And the publicans also came [22] to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what shall we do? [332]He said unto [23] them, Seek not more than what ye are commanded to seek. [333]And the servants[334] of the guard asked him and said, And we also, what shall we do? He said unto them, Do not violence to any man, nor wrong him; and let your allowances satisfy you.
[24] [335]And when the people were conjecturing about John, and all of them thinking [25] in their hearts whether he were haply[336] the Messiah, [337]John answered and said unto them, I baptize you with water; there cometh one after me who is stronger than I, the latchets of whose shoes I am not worthy to loosen; he will baptize you with the [26] Holy Spirit and fire: [338]who taketh the fan in his hand to cleanse his threshing-floors, [Arabic, p. 16] and the wheat he gathereth into his garners, while the straw he shall burn in fire which can[339] not be put out.
[27] [340]And other things he taught and preached among the people.
[28] [341]Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized of him. [29] [342]And Jesus was about thirty years old, and it was supposed that he was the son of [30] Joseph.[343] [344]And John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said, This is the Lamb of [31] God, that taketh on itself the burden of the sins of the world! [345]This is he concerning whom I said, There cometh after me a man who was before me, because he was [32] before me.[346] [347]And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, [33] for this cause came I to baptize with water. [348]And John was hindering him and [34] saying, I have need of being baptized by thee, and comest thou to me? [349]Jesus answered him and said, Suffer this now: thus it is our duty to fulfill all righteousness. [35] Then he suffered him. [350]And when all the people were baptized, Jesus also [36] was baptized. [351]And immediately he went up out of the water, and heaven opened [37] [Arabic, p. 17] to him,[352] [353]and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in the similitude of the [38] body of a dove; [354]and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved [39] Son, in whom I am well pleased. [355]And John bare witness and said, I beheld the [40] Spirit descend from heaven like a dove; and it abode upon him. [356]But I knew him not; but he that sent me to baptize with water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt behold the Spirit descending and lighting upon him, the same is he that [41] baptizeth with the Holy Spirit. [357]And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God.
[42, 43] [358]And Jesus returned from the Jordan, filled with the Holy Spirit. [359]And immediately the Spirit took him out into the wilderness, to be tried of the devil;[360] [361]and he [44] was with the beasts. [362]And he fasted forty days and forty nights. [363]And he ate nothing [45] in those days, and at the end of them he hungered. [364]And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, speak, and these stones shall become [46] bread. [365]He answered and said, It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but [47] by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. [366]Then the devil[367] brought [48] him to the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, [368]and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written,
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
And they shall take thee on their arms,
So that thy foot shall not stumble against a stone.
[49] [369]Jesus said unto him, And[370] it is written also, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy [50] God. [371]And the devil[372] took him up to a high mountain, and shewed him all the kingdoms [51] [Arabic, p. 18] of the earth, and their glory, in the least time; [373]and the devil[374] said unto him, To thee will I give all this dominion, and its glory, which is delivered to [52] me that I may give it to whomsoever I will. [375]If then thou wilt worship before me, all of it shall be thine.
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