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Section XL.

[1] [Arabic, p. 150] ²⁷¹⁷

²⁷¹⁷ Matt. xxi. 14.
And when Jesus entered the temple, they brought unto him blind and [2] lame: and he healed them. ²⁷¹⁸

²⁷¹⁸ Matt. xxi. 15.
But when the chief priests and the Pharisees saw the wonders that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and [3] saying, Praise be to the Son of David: it distressed them, ²⁷¹⁹

²⁷¹⁹ Matt. xxi. 16.
and they said, Hearest thou not what these say? Jesus said unto them, Yea: did ye not read long ago, From [4] the mouths of children and infants thou hast chosen my praise? ²⁷²⁰

²⁷²⁰ John xii. 19.
And the Pharisees said one to another, Behold, do ye not see that nothing availeth us? for lo, the whole world hath followed him.

[5] ²⁷²¹

²⁷²¹ John xii. 20.
And there were among them certain Gentiles also, which had come up to worship [6] at the feast: ²⁷²²

²⁷²² John xii. 21.
these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, [7] and asked him, and said unto him, My lord, we wish to see Jesus. ²⁷²³

²⁷²³ John xii. 22.
And Philip [8] came and told Andrew: and Andrew and Philip told Jesus. ²⁷²⁴

²⁷²⁴ John xii. 23.
And Jesus answered and said unto them, The hour is come nigh, in which the Son of man is to be glorified. [9] ²⁷²⁵

²⁷²⁵ John xii. 24.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, A grain of wheat, if it fall not and die in the [10] earth, remaineth alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. ²⁷²⁶

²⁷²⁶ John xii. 25.
He that loveth his life²⁷²⁷

²⁷²⁷ Or, soul; or, self.
destroyeth it; and he that hateth his life²⁷²⁸

²⁷²⁸ Or, soul; or, self.
in this world shall keep it unto the life eternal. [11] ²⁷²⁹

²⁷²⁹ John xii. 26.
If a man serve me, he will follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be [12] also: and whosoever serveth me, the Father will honour him. ²⁷³⁰

²⁷³⁰ John xii. 27.
Now is my soul troubled: [Arabic, p. 151] and what shall I say? My Father, deliver me from this hour. But [13] for this cause came I unto this hour. ²⁷³¹

²⁷³¹ John xii. 28.
My Father, glorify thy name. And a [14] voice was heard from heaven, I have glorified it, and shall glorify it. ²⁷³²

²⁷³² John xii. 29.
And the multitude that were standing heard, and said, This is thunder: and others said, An [15] angel speaketh to him. ²⁷³³

²⁷³³ John xii. 30.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Not because of me [16] was this voice, but because of you. ²⁷³⁴

²⁷³⁴ John xii. 31.
Now is the judgement of this world; and the [17] prince of this world shall now be cast forth. ²⁷³⁵

²⁷³⁵ John xii. 32.
And I, when I am lifted up from the [18] earth, shall draw every man unto me. ²⁷³⁶

²⁷³⁶ John xii. 33.
This he said, that he might shew by what [19] manner of death he should die. ²⁷³⁷

²⁷³⁷ John xii. 34.
The multitudes said unto him, We have heard out of the law that the Messiah abideth for ever: how then sayest thou, that the Son of [20] man is to be lifted up? who is this, the Son of man? ²⁷³⁸

²⁷³⁸ John xii. 35.
Jesus said unto them, Another little while is the light with you. Walk so long as ye have light, lest the darkness overtake you; for he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. [21] ²⁷³⁹

²⁷³⁹ John xii. 36.
So long as ye have light, believe the light, that ye may be the children of the light.

[22] ²⁷⁴⁰

²⁷⁴⁰ Luke xvii. 20.
And when certain of the Pharisees asked of Jesus, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered and said unto them, The kingdom of God cometh not [23] with expectation: ²⁷⁴¹

²⁷⁴¹ Luke xvii. 21.
neither shall they say, Lo, it is here! nor, Lo, it is there! for the kingdom of God is within you.

[24] ²⁷⁴²

²⁷⁴² Luke xxi. 37.
And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night he used to go [25] out, and pass the night in the mount called the mount of Olives. ²⁷⁴³

²⁷⁴³ Luke xxi. 38.
And all the people came²⁷⁴⁴

²⁷⁴⁴ i.e., used to come.
to him in the morning in the temple, to hear his word.

[26, 27] ²⁷⁴⁵

²⁷⁴⁵ Matt. xxiii. 1.
Then spake Jesus unto the multitudes and his disciples, and said unto them, ²⁷⁴⁶

²⁷⁴⁶ Matt. xxiii. 2.
On [28] [Arabic, p. 152] the seat of Moses are seated the scribes and Pharisees: ²⁷⁴⁷

²⁷⁴⁷ Matt. xxiii. 3.
everything that they say unto you now to keep, keep and do: but according to their deeds [29] do ye not; for they say, and do not. ²⁷⁴⁸

²⁷⁴⁸ Matt. xxiii. 4.
And they bind heavy burdens, and lay them on the shoulders of the people; while they with one of their fingers will not come [30, 31] near²⁷⁴⁹

²⁷⁴⁹ Or, touch.
them. ²⁷⁵⁰

²⁷⁵⁰ Matt. xxiii. 5a.
But all their deeds they do to make a shew before men. ²⁷⁵¹

²⁷⁵¹ Mark xii. 37b.
And all the multitude were hearing that with pleasure.

[32] ²⁷⁵²

²⁷⁵² Mark xii. 38.
And in the course of his teaching he said unto them, Guard yourselves from the [33] scribes, who desire to walk in robes, ²⁷⁵³

²⁷⁵³ Mark xii. 39.
and love salutation in the marketplaces, and sitting in the highest places of the synagogues, and at feasts in the highest parts of [34] the rooms: ²⁷⁵⁴

²⁷⁵⁴ Matt. xxiii. 5b.
and they broaden their amulets, and lengthen the cords of their cloaks, [35] ²⁷⁵⁵

²⁷⁵⁵ Matt. xxiii. 7b.
and love that they should be called by men, My master, ²⁷⁵⁶

²⁷⁵⁶ Mark xii. 40.
and devour widows’ houses, because²⁷⁵⁷

²⁷⁵⁷ The Syriac word means on the pretext of as well as because of (cf. § 50, 11, note).
of their prolonging their prayers; these then shall receive greater judgement. [36] ²⁷⁵⁸

²⁷⁵⁸ Matt. xxiii. 8.
But ye, be ye not called masters:²⁷⁵⁹

²⁷⁵⁹ This word is not spelled in the ordinary way. Doubtless we should supply two diacritical points and read, with the Syriac versions, My master.
for your master is one; all ye are brethren. [37] ²⁷⁶⁰

²⁷⁶⁰ Matt. xxiii. 9.
Call not then to yourselves any one²⁷⁶¹

²⁷⁶¹ cf. Peshitta.
father on earth: for your Father is one, who is [38] in heaven. ²⁷⁶²

²⁷⁶² Matt. xxiii. 10.
And be not called directors: for your director is one, even the Messiah. [39, 40] ²⁷⁶³

²⁷⁶³ Matt. xxiii. 11.
He that is great among you shall be unto you a minister. ²⁷⁶⁴

²⁷⁶⁴ Matt. xxiii. 12.
Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and whosoever shall abase himself shall be exalted.

[41] ²⁷⁶⁵

²⁷⁶⁵ Luke xi. 43.
Woe unto you, Pharisees! because ye love the highest places in the synagogues, and salutation in the marketplaces.

[42] ²⁷⁶⁶

²⁷⁶⁶ Matt. xxiii. 14.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye devour widows’ houses, because²⁷⁶⁷

²⁷⁶⁷ Syriac, same as in § 40, 35; Arabic different.
of your prolonging your prayers: for this reason then ye shall receive greater judgement.

[43] ²⁷⁶⁸

²⁷⁶⁸ Matt. xxiii. 13a.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye have shut the kingdom of God before men.

[44] [Arabic, p. 153] ²⁷⁶⁹

²⁷⁶⁹ Luke xi. 52a.
Woe unto you that know the law! for ye concealed the keys of knowledge: ²⁷⁷⁰

²⁷⁷⁰ Matt. xxiii. 13b.
ye enter not, and those that are entering ye suffer not to enter.

[45] ²⁷⁷¹

²⁷⁷¹ Matt. xxiii. 15.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because²⁷⁷²

²⁷⁷² Adopting the reading of Borg. ms. (cf. next verse).
ye compass land and sea to draw²⁷⁷³

²⁷⁷³ Perhaps this reading is due to the easy confusion of d and r in Syriac; but it might also conceivably be a corruption of the Arabic word in the next clause. It occurs also in the text of Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary.
one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him a son of hell twice as much²⁷⁷⁴

²⁷⁷⁴ Doubtless the Arabic word should be read as a monosyllable, as in Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary.
as yourselves.

[46] ²⁷⁷⁵

²⁷⁷⁵ Matt. xxiii. 16.
Woe unto you, ye blind guides! because ye say, Whosoever sweareth by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gold that is in the temple, [47] shall be condemned.²⁷⁷⁶

²⁷⁷⁶ See § 10, 13.
²⁷⁷⁷

²⁷⁷⁷ Matt. xxiii. 17.
Ye blind foolish ones: which is greater, the gold, or the [48] temple which sanctifieth the gold? ²⁷⁷⁸

²⁷⁷⁸ Matt. xxiii. 18.
And, Whosoever sweareth by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the offering that is upon it, shall be condemned.²⁷⁷⁹

²⁷⁷⁹ See § 10, 13.
[49] ²⁷⁸⁰

²⁷⁸⁰ Matt. xxiii. 19.
Ye blind foolish ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth [50] the offering? ²⁷⁸¹

²⁷⁸¹ Matt. xxiii. 20.
Whosoever then sweareth by the altar, hath sworn by it, and by all [51] that is upon it. ²⁷⁸²

²⁷⁸² Matt. xxiii. 21.
And whosoever sweareth by the temple, hath sworn by it, and by [52] him that is dwelling in it. ²⁷⁸³

²⁷⁸³ Matt. xxiii. 22.
And whosoever sweareth by heaven, hath sworn by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon it.

[53] ²⁷⁸⁴

²⁷⁸⁴ Matt. xxiii. 23.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye tithe mint and rue and dill and cummin and all herbs, and ye leave the important matters of the law, judgement, and mercy, and faith, and the love of God: this ought ye to do, and [54] not to leave that undone. ²⁷⁸⁵

²⁷⁸⁵ Matt. xxiii. 24.
Ye blind guides, which strain out a gnat, and swallow²⁷⁸⁶

²⁷⁸⁶ The Arabic word as printed gives no suitable sense. Either the last radical has been omitted, or the last two radicals have exchanged places.
camels.

[55] ²⁷⁸⁷

²⁷⁸⁷ Matt. xxiii. 25.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, while the inside of them is full of injustice and wrong. [56] ²⁷⁸⁸

²⁷⁸⁸ Matt. xxiii. 26.
Ye blind Pharisees, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, then shall the outside of them be cleansed.

[57] [Arabic, p. 154] ²⁷⁸⁹

²⁷⁸⁹ Matt. xxiii. 27.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye resemble whited sepulchres, which appear²⁷⁹⁰

²⁷⁹⁰ Lit. are seen.
from the outside beautiful, but within [58] full of the bones of the dead, and all uncleanness. ²⁷⁹¹

²⁷⁹¹ Matt. xxiii. 28.
So ye also from without appear unto men like the righteous, but within ye are full of wrong and hypocrisy.

[59] ²⁷⁹²

²⁷⁹² Luke xi. 45.
One of the scribes answered and said unto him, Teacher, in this saying of thine [60] thou art casting a slur on us. ²⁷⁹³

²⁷⁹³ Luke xi. 46.
He said, And to you also, ye scribes, woe! for ye lade men with heavy burdens, and ye with one of your fingers come not near²⁷⁹⁴

²⁷⁹⁴ Or, touch.
those burdens.

[61] ²⁷⁹⁵

²⁷⁹⁵ Matt. xxiii. 29a; Luke xi. 47b; Matt. xxiii. 29b.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, which your fathers killed, and adorn the burying-places of the righteous, [62] and say, ²⁷⁹⁶

²⁷⁹⁶ Matt. xxiii. 30.
If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers [63] with them in the blood of the prophets. ²⁷⁹⁷

²⁷⁹⁷ Matt. xxiii. 31.
Wherefore, behold, ye witness against [64] yourselves, that ye are the children of those that slew the prophets. ²⁷⁹⁸

²⁷⁹⁸ Matt. xxiii. 32.
And ye also, [65] ye fill up the measure²⁷⁹⁹

²⁷⁹⁹ Lit. boundary or limit.
of your fathers. ²⁸⁰⁰

²⁸⁰⁰ Matt. xxiii. 33.
Ye serpents, ye children of vipers, where shall ye flee from the judgement of Gehenna?
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