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Section VIII.

[1] ⁶⁰²

⁶⁰² Matt. xii. 14.
And the Pharisees went out, and consulted together concerning him, that they [2] might destroy him. ⁶⁰³

⁶⁰³ Matt. xii. 15.
And Jesus perceived, and removed thence: and great multitudes [3] followed him; and he healed all of them: ⁶⁰⁴

⁶⁰⁴ Matt. xii. 16.
and he forbade them that they should [4] not make him known:⁶⁰⁵

⁶⁰⁵ Lit. lead to him.
⁶⁰⁶

⁶⁰⁶ Matt. xii. 17.
that the saying in Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which said,

[5] ⁶⁰⁷

⁶⁰⁷ Matt. xii. 18.
Behold, my servant⁶⁰⁸

⁶⁰⁸ The Arabic word strictly means young man.
with whom I am pleased;

My beloved in whom my soul hath delighted:⁶⁰⁹

⁶⁰⁹ Or, rested.

My spirit have I put upon him,

And he shall proclaim to the nations judgement.

[6] ⁶¹⁰

⁶¹⁰ Matt. xii. 19.
He shall not dispute, nor cry out;

And no man shall hear his voice in the marketplace.

[7] ⁶¹¹

⁶¹¹ Matt. xii. 20.
And a bruised reed shall he not break,

And a smoking lamp⁶¹²

⁶¹² Or, wick.
shall he not extinguish,

Until he shall bring forth judgement unto victory.

[8] ⁶¹³

⁶¹³ Matt. xii. 21.
And the nations shall rejoice in his name.⁶¹⁴

⁶¹⁴ The Arab. might also mean, And he shall preach (the good tidings) to the peoples in his name (cf. § 22, 47, note).

[9] ⁶¹⁵

⁶¹⁵ Luke vi. 12.
And in those days Jesus went out to the mountain that he might pray, and he [10] spent the night⁶¹⁶

⁶¹⁶ This phrase, in this case adopted from the Syriac, really means, in Arab., morning found him.
there in prayer to God. ⁶¹⁷

⁶¹⁷ Luke vi. 13a.
And when the morning was come, he called the disciples. ⁶¹⁸

⁶¹⁸ Mark iii. 7.
And he went towards the sea: and there followed him much people [11] from Galilee that he might pray,⁶¹⁹

⁶¹⁹ It must be remembered that we have here only one ms. The Arabic words for Galilee and for mountain are very similar. The words that he might pray have therefore probably made their way here by some error from § 8, 9, above.

⁶²⁰

⁶²⁰ Mark iii. 8.
and from Judæa, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumæa, and from beyond Jordan, and from Tyre, and from Sidon, and from Decapolis; [12] and great multitudes came unto him, which had heard what he did. ⁶²¹

⁶²¹ Mark iii. 9.
And he spake to his disciples to bring him the boat because of the multitudes, that they [13] might not throng him. ⁶²²

⁶²² Mark iii. 10.
And he healed many, so that they were almost falling on [Arabic, p. 31] him⁶²³

⁶²³ So (with the Peshitta) by transposing two letters. The Arabic text as it stands can hardly be translated. Almost may be simply a corruption of the Arabic word were.
on account of their seeking to get near him. And⁶²⁴

⁶²⁴ The syntax of the Arabic is ambiguous. The alternative followed above, which seems the most natural, is that which agrees most nearly with the Peshitta.
those that had [14] plagues and unclean spirits, ⁶²⁵

⁶²⁵ Mark iii. 11.
as soon as they beheld him, would fall, and [15] cry out, and say, Thou art the Son of God. ⁶²⁶

⁶²⁶ Mark iii. 12.
And he rebuked them much, that they [16] should not make him known. ⁶²⁷

⁶²⁷ Luke vi. 18.
And those that were under the constraint of⁶²⁸

⁶²⁸ Or, troubled with.
unclean [17] spirits were healed. ⁶²⁹

⁶²⁹ Luke vi. 19.
And all of the crowd were seeking to come near⁶³⁰

⁶³⁰ This is the meaning of the Arabic word, as it is the primary meaning of the Syriac; but in this work a number of words meaning approach are used (and generally translated) in the sense of touch. The commonest word so used is that in § 12, 13 (cf. also § 12, 35).
him; because power went out from him, and he healed them all.

[18, 19] ⁶³¹

⁶³¹ Matt. v. 1a.
And when Jesus saw the multitudes, he went up to the mountain. ⁶³²

⁶³² Luke vi. 13b.
And he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve; and they are those whom he named [20] apostles: ⁶³³

⁶³³ Luke vi. 14.
Simon, whom he named Cephas, and Andrew his brother, and James and [21] John, and Philip and Bartholomew, ⁶³⁴

⁶³⁴ Luke vi. 15.
and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son [22] of Alphæus, and Simon which was called the Zealot, ⁶³⁵

⁶³⁵ Luke vi. 16.
and Judas the son of James, [23] and Judas the Iscariot, being he that had betrayed him.⁶³⁶

⁶³⁶ So Vat. ms., followed by Ciasca (cf. Sin.). Borg. ms. has he that was betraying or was a traitor (cf. Peshitta).
⁶³⁷

⁶³⁷ Luke vi. 17a.
And Jesus went down with them and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and the great [24] multitude of people. ⁶³⁸

⁶³⁸ Mark iii. 14.
And these twelve he chose to be with him, and that he might [25] send them to preach, and to have power to heal the sick and to cast out devils.

[26] ⁶³⁹

⁶³⁹ Luke vi. 20.
Then he lifted up his eyes unto them, and opened his mouth, ⁶⁴⁰

⁶⁴⁰ Matt. v. 2.
and taught them, and said,

[27] ⁶⁴¹

⁶⁴¹ Matt. v. 3.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

[28] ⁶⁴²

⁶⁴² Matt. v. 4.
Blessed are the sorrowful: for they shall be comforted.

[29] ⁶⁴³

⁶⁴³ Matt. v. 5.
Blessed are the humble: for they shall inherit the earth.

[30] ⁶⁴⁴

⁶⁴⁴ Matt. v. 6.
Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be satisfied.

[31] ⁶⁴⁵

⁶⁴⁵ Matt. v. 7.
Blessed are the merciful: for on them shall be mercy.

[32] [Arabic, p. 32] ⁶⁴⁶

⁶⁴⁶ Matt. v. 8.
Blessed are the pure in their hearts: for they shall see God.

[33] ⁶⁴⁷

⁶⁴⁷ Matt. v. 9.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the sons of God.

[34] ⁶⁴⁸

⁶⁴⁸ Matt. v. 10.
Blessed are they that were persecuted⁶⁴⁹

⁶⁴⁹ This word, the ordinary meaning of which is expel, is freely used by our translator in the sense of persecute.
for righteousness’ sake: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

[35] ⁶⁵⁰

⁶⁵⁰ Luke vi. 22a.
Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and separate you from them, and persecute you, and reproach you, ⁶⁵¹

⁶⁵¹ Matt. v. 11b.
and shall speak against you with all evil talk, for my [36] sake, falsely. ⁶⁵²

⁶⁵² Matt. v. 12.
Then rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets before you.

[37] ⁶⁵³

⁶⁵³ Luke vi. 24.
But woe unto you rich! for ye have received your consolation.

[38] ⁶⁵⁴

⁶⁵⁴ Luke vi. 25.
Woe unto you that are satisfied! ye shall hunger.

Woe unto you that laugh now! ye shall weep and be sad.

[39] ⁶⁵⁵

⁶⁵⁵ Luke v. 26.
Woe unto you when men praise you! for so did their fathers use to do to the false prophets.

[40] ⁶⁵⁶

⁶⁵⁶ Luke vi. 27.
Unto you do I say, ye which hear, ⁶⁵⁷

⁶⁵⁷ Matt. v. 13.
Ye are the salt of the earth: if then the salt become tasteless, wherewith shall it be salted? For any purpose it is of no use, but [41] is thrown outside, and men tread upon it. ⁶⁵⁸

⁶⁵⁸ Matt. v. 14.
Ye are the light of the world. It is [42] impossible that a city built on a mountain should be hid. ⁶⁵⁹

⁶⁵⁹ Matt. v. 15.
Neither do they light a lamp and place it under a bushel, but on the lamp-stand, and it giveth light to all [43] who are in the house. ⁶⁶⁰

⁶⁶⁰ Matt. v. 16.
So shall⁶⁶¹

⁶⁶¹ Or, let (cf. § 4, 20, note).
your light shine before men, that they may see [44] your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. ⁶⁶²

⁶⁶² Mark iv. 22.
There is nothing [45] secret that shall not be revealed, or hidden that shall not be known. ⁶⁶³

⁶⁶³ Mark iv. 23.
Whoever hath ears that hear, let him hear.

[46] ⁶⁶⁴

⁶⁶⁴ Matt. v. 17.
Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets; I came not to destroy, [47] but to complete. ⁶⁶⁵

⁶⁶⁵ Matt. v. 18.
Verily I say unto you, Until heaven and earth shall pass, there [Arabic, p. 33] shall not pass one point or one letter of the law, until all of it shall be [48] accomplished. ⁶⁶⁶

⁶⁶⁶ Matt. v. 19.
Every one who shall violate now one of these small commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called lacking in the kingdom of heaven: every one that shall do and teach shall⁶⁶⁷

⁶⁶⁷ Lit. this (man) shall.
be called great in the kingdom [49] of heaven. ⁶⁶⁸

⁶⁶⁸ Matt. v. 20.
I say unto you now, unless your righteousness abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.

[50] ⁶⁶⁹

⁶⁶⁹ Matt. v. 21.
Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Do not kill; and every one that [51] killeth is worthy of the judgement. ⁶⁷⁰

⁶⁷⁰ Matt. v. 22.
But I say unto you that every one who is angry with his brother without a cause is worthy of the judgement; and every one that saith to his brother, Thou foul one, is condemned⁶⁷¹

⁶⁷¹ See § 10, 13, note.
by the synagogue; and whosoever [52] saith to him, Thou fool, is worthy of the fire of Gehenna. ⁶⁷²

⁶⁷² Matt. v. 23.
If thou art now offering thy gift at the altar, and rememberest there that thy brother hath conceived [53] against thee any grudge, ⁶⁷³

⁶⁷³ Matt. v. 24.
leave thy gift at the altar, and go first and satisfy thy [54] brother, and then return and offer thy gift. ⁶⁷⁴

⁶⁷⁴ Matt. v. 25a.
Join⁶⁷⁵

⁶⁷⁵ The text is rather uncertain.
thine adversary quickly, ⁶⁷⁶

⁶⁷⁶ Luke xii. 58a.
and while thou art still with him in the way, give a ransom and free thyself from him; [55] lest thine adversary deliver thee to the judge, ⁶⁷⁷

⁶⁷⁷ Matt. v. 25c.
and the judge deliver thee to the tax-collector, [56] and thou fall into prison. ⁶⁷⁸

⁶⁷⁸ Matt. v. 26.
And verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt not go out thence until thou payest the last farthing.

[57, 58] ⁶⁷⁹

⁶⁷⁹ Matt. v. 27.
Ye have heard that it was said, Do not commit adultery: ⁶⁸⁰

⁶⁸⁰ Matt. v. 28.
but I now say unto you, that every one that looketh at a woman lusting after her hath forthwith already [59] [Arabic, p. 34] committed adultery with her in his heart. ⁶⁸¹

⁶⁸¹ Matt. v. 29.
If thy right eye injure thee, put it out and cast it from thee; for it is preferable for thee that one of thy [60] members should perish, and not thy whole body go into the fire of hell. ⁶⁸²

⁶⁸² Matt. v. 30.
And if thy right hand injure thee, cut it off and cast it from thee; and it is better for thee that [61] one of thy members should perish, and not thy whole body fall into Gehenna. ⁶⁸³

⁶⁸³ Matt. v. 31.
It was said that he that putteth away his wife should give her a writing of divorcement: [62] ⁶⁸⁴

⁶⁸⁴ Matt. v. 32.
but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, except for the cause of adultery, hath made it lawful for⁶⁸⁵

⁶⁸⁵ The text is probably corrupt. Vat. ms. has on margin, i.e., caused her.
her to commit adultery: and whosoever taketh one that is put away committeth adultery.
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