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Section XLI.

[1] ²⁸⁰¹

²⁸⁰¹ Matt. xxiii. 34.
Therefore, behold, I, the wisdom of God, am sending unto you prophets, and apostles, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall slay and crucify; and some of them ye shall beat in your synagogues, and persecute²⁸⁰²

²⁸⁰² cf. 8, 34.
from city to [2] city: ²⁸⁰³

²⁸⁰³ Matt. xxiii. 35.
that there may come on you all the blood of the righteous that hath been poured upon the ground²⁸⁰⁴

²⁸⁰⁴ Or, earth.
from the blood of Abel the pure to the blood of Zachariah the son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple²⁸⁰⁵

²⁸⁰⁵ Or, sanctuary.
and the altar. [3] ²⁸⁰⁶

²⁸⁰⁶ Matt. xxiii. 36.
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.²⁸⁰⁷

²⁸⁰⁷ See § 1, 49, note.

[4] [Arabic, p. 155] ²⁸⁰⁸

²⁸⁰⁸ Matt. xxiii. 37.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, slayer of the prophets, and stoner of them that are sent unto her! how many times did I wish to gather thy children, as [5] a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! ²⁸⁰⁹

²⁸⁰⁹ Matt. xxiii. 38.
Your house shall [6] be left over you desolate. ²⁸¹⁰

²⁸¹⁰ Matt. xxiii. 39.
Verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

[7] ²⁸¹¹

²⁸¹¹ John xii. 42.
And many of the rulers also believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they [8] were not confessing him, lest they be put²⁸¹²

²⁸¹² Lit. become.
out of the synagogue: ²⁸¹³

²⁸¹³ John xii. 43.
and they loved [9] the praise of men more than the praising of God. ²⁸¹⁴

²⁸¹⁴ John xii. 44.
And Jesus cried and said, [10] Whosoever believeth in me, believeth not in me, but in him that sent me. ²⁸¹⁵

²⁸¹⁵ John xii. 45.
And [11] whosoever seeth me hath seen him that sent me. ²⁸¹⁶

²⁸¹⁶ John xii. 46.
I am come a light²⁸¹⁷

²⁸¹⁷ 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.
into the [12] world, and so every one that believeth in me abideth not in the darkness. ²⁸¹⁸

²⁸¹⁸ John xii. 47.
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.²⁸¹⁹

²⁸¹⁹ Or, to save the world (cf. § 1, 78, note).
²⁸²⁰

²⁸²⁰ John xii. 48.
Whosoever wrongeth²⁸²¹

²⁸²¹ See § 20, 28, note.
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. ²⁸²²

²⁸²² John xii. 49.
I from myself did not speak: but the Father which sent me, he hath given me commandment,²⁸²³

²⁸²³ Not the same word.
what I should say, and what I [15] should speak; and I know that his commandment²⁸²⁴

²⁸²⁴ Not the same word.
is eternal life. ²⁸²⁵

²⁸²⁵ John xii. 50.
The things that I say now, as my Father hath said unto me, even so I say.

[16] ²⁸²⁶

²⁸²⁶ Luke xi. 53.
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 harassing²⁸²⁷

²⁸²⁷ 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.
him [17] in many things; ²⁸²⁸

²⁸²⁸ Luke xi. 54.
seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might be able to calumniate him.

[18] ²⁸²⁹

²⁸²⁹ Luke xii. 1.
And when there gathered together myriads of great multitudes, which almost trode [Arabic, p. 156] one upon another, Jesus began to say unto his disciples, Preserve yourselves [19] from the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ²⁸³⁰

²⁸³⁰ Luke xii. 2.
For there is nothing [20] concealed, that shall not be revealed: nor hid, that shall not be known. ²⁸³¹

²⁸³¹ Luke xii. 3.
Everything that ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken secretly in the ears in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed on the roofs.

[21, 22] ²⁸³²

²⁸³² John xii. 36b.
This said Jesus, and he went and hid himself from them. ²⁸³³

²⁸³³ John xii. 37.
But notwithstanding [23] his having done all these signs before them, they believed not in him: ²⁸³⁴

²⁸³⁴ John xii. 38.
that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, who said,

My Lord, who is he that hath believed to hear us?

And the arm of the Lord, to whom hath it appeared?

[24] ²⁸³⁵

²⁸³⁵ John xii. 39.
And for this reason it is not possible for them to believe, because Isaiah also said,

[25] ²⁸³⁶

²⁸³⁶ John xii. 40.
They have blinded their eyes, and made dark their heart;

That they may not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart,

And turn,

So that I should heal them.

[26] ²⁸³⁷

²⁸³⁷ John xii. 41.
This said Isaiah when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

[27] ²⁸³⁸

²⁸³⁸ Matt. xxiv. 1.
And when Jesus went out of the temple, certain of his disciples came forward [28] to shew²⁸³⁹

²⁸³⁹ Or, and shewed.
him the buildings of the temple, ²⁸⁴⁰

²⁸⁴⁰ Mark xiii. 1b; Luke xxi. 5b.
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. ²⁸⁴¹

²⁸⁴¹ Matt. xxiv. 2a.
Jesus answered and said [30] unto them, See ye these great buildings? ²⁸⁴²

²⁸⁴² Luke xix. 43a; Luke xix. 44b [or rather Matt. xxiv. 2b, or Mark xiii. 2b].
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.

[31] ²⁸⁴³

²⁸⁴³ Mark xiv. 1.
And two days before²⁸⁴⁴

²⁸⁴⁴ Lit. before two days would be (cf. Sin. and above, § 39, 1, note).
the passover of unleavened bread, the chief priests and [32] the scribes sought how they might take him by deceit,²⁸⁴⁵

²⁸⁴⁵ cf. § 41, 16, note.
and kill him: ²⁸⁴⁶

²⁸⁴⁶ Mark xiv. 2.
and they said, It shall not be at the feast, lest the people be agitated.

[33] ²⁸⁴⁷

²⁸⁴⁷ Mark xiii. 3.
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, ²⁸⁴⁸

²⁸⁴⁸ Luke xxi. 7b; Matt. xxiv. 3b.
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. ²⁸⁴⁹

²⁸⁴⁹ Matt. xxiv. 4a; Luke xvii. 22b; Matt. xxiv. 4b.
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] ²⁸⁵⁰

²⁸⁵⁰ Matt. xxiv. 5a.
man, and shall not behold. ²⁸⁵¹

²⁸⁵¹ Luke xxi. 8b.
Take heed lest any man lead you astray. Many shall [38] come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; ²⁸⁵²

²⁸⁵² Mark xiii. 6b; Luke xxi. 8c.
and they shall say, The time is come [39] near, and shall lead many astray: go not therefore after them. ²⁸⁵³

²⁸⁵³ Mark xiii. 7a; Matt. xxiv. 7b; Luke xxi. 9b.
And when ye hear of wars and tidings of insurrections, see to it, be²⁸⁵⁴

²⁸⁵⁴ Or, that ye be, if we suppose the present text to have resulted from the loss of the second of two alifs.
not agitated: for these things must [40] first be; only the end is not yet come. ²⁸⁵⁵

²⁸⁵⁵ Matt. xxiv. 7a.
Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom [41] against kingdom: ²⁸⁵⁶

²⁸⁵⁶ Luke xxi. 11.
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 that²⁸⁵⁷

²⁸⁵⁷ Or, omit that.
shall appear from heaven, and there shall be great [42, 43] storms ²⁸⁵⁸

²⁸⁵⁸ Matt. xxiv. 8.
All these things are the beginning of travail. ²⁸⁵⁹

²⁸⁵⁹ Luke xxi. 12.
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. ²⁸⁶⁰

²⁸⁶⁰ Luke xxi. 13.
And [45] that shall be unto you for a witness. ²⁸⁶¹

²⁸⁶¹ Mark xiii. 10.
But first must my gospel be preached unto all [46] nations. ²⁸⁶²

²⁸⁶² Luke xii. 11.
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: ²⁸⁶³

²⁸⁶³ Mark xiii. 11b.
because it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. ²⁸⁶⁴

²⁸⁶⁴ Luke xxi. 14.
Lay it to your heart, not [49] [Arabic, p. 158] to be anxious before the time what ye shall say: ²⁸⁶⁵

²⁸⁶⁵ Luke xxi. 15.
and I shall²⁸⁶⁶

²⁸⁶⁶ The Arabic text lacks a letter.
give you understanding and wisdom,²⁸⁶⁷

²⁸⁶⁷ Borg. ms. reads you the fruits of wisdom.
which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay. [50] ²⁸⁶⁸

²⁸⁶⁸ Matt. xxiv. 9.
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. ²⁸⁶⁹

²⁸⁶⁹ Matt. xxiv. 30.
And then shall many go astray,²⁸⁷⁰

²⁸⁷⁰ See § 25, 17, note.
and they [52] shall hate one another, and deliver one another unto death. ²⁸⁷¹

²⁸⁷¹ Luke xxi. 16.
And your parents, and your brethren, and your kinsfolk, and your friends shall deliver you up, and shall [53, 54] slay some of you. ²⁸⁷²

²⁸⁷² Luke xxi. 18.
But a lock of hair from your heads shall not perish. ²⁸⁷³

²⁸⁷³ Luke xxi. 19.
And by [55] your patience ye shall gain²⁸⁷⁴

²⁸⁷⁴ Or, possess.
your souls. ²⁸⁷⁵

²⁸⁷⁵ Matt. xxiv. 11.
And many men,²⁸⁷⁶

²⁸⁷⁶ So the Arabic text; but it doubtless simply represents the Syriac, which here agrees with the Greek.
false prophets, shall arise, [56] and lead many astray. ²⁸⁷⁷

²⁸⁷⁷ Matt. xxiv. 12.
And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many [57] shall wax cold. ²⁸⁷⁸

²⁸⁷⁸ Matt. xxiv. 13.
But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. ²⁸⁷⁹

²⁸⁷⁹ Matt. xxiv. 14.
And [58] this, the²⁸⁸⁰

²⁸⁸⁰ So the Arabic text; but it doubtless simply represents the Syriac, which here agrees with the Greek.
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.
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