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Section XLIV.

[1, 2] ³⁰¹⁷

³⁰¹⁷ Matt. xxvi. 1.
And when Jesus³⁰¹⁸

³⁰¹⁸ Borg. ms., the Lord Jesus.
finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, ³⁰¹⁹

³⁰¹⁹ Matt. xxvi. 2.
Ye know that after two days will be the passover, and the Son of man is delivered up to be [3] crucified. ³⁰²⁰

³⁰²⁰ Matt. xxvi. 3.
Then gathered together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders [4] of the people, unto the court of the chief priest, who was called Caiaphas; ³⁰²¹

³⁰²¹ Matt. xxvi. 4.
and they took counsel together concerning Jesus, that they might seize him by subtilty, and [5] kill him. ³⁰²²

³⁰²² Matt. xxvi. 5.
But they said, Not during the feast, lest there take place a disturbance among the people; ³⁰²³

³⁰²³ Luke xxii. 2b.
for they feared the people.

[6] ³⁰²⁴

³⁰²⁴ Luke xxii. 3.
And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, who was of the number [7] of the twelve. ³⁰²⁵

³⁰²⁵ Luke xxii. 4a; Matt. xxvi. 15a.
And he went away, and communed with the chief priests, and the scribes, and those that held command in the temple, and said unto them, What [8] [Arabic, p. 167] would ye pay me, and I will deliver him unto you? ³⁰²⁶

³⁰²⁶ Mark xiv. 11a; Matt. xxvi. 15b.
And they, when they heard it, were pleased, and made ready³⁰²⁷

³⁰²⁷ Probably the letter that stands for and should be repeated, and the phrase rendered and appointed.
for him thirty pieces of money.³⁰²⁸

³⁰²⁸ So Vat. ms. (following Peshitta) and Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary. Borg. ms., followed by Ciasca, has dirhams of money.
[9] ³⁰²⁹

³⁰²⁹ Luke xxii. 6.
And he promised³⁰³⁰

³⁰³⁰ Lit. became responsible unto. Syriac versions as in text above (cf. § 44, 33).
them, and from that time he sought an opportunity³⁰³¹

³⁰³¹ The Arabic (lit. a stumbling or a cause of stumbling) doubtless represents the Syriac.
that he might deliver unto them Jesus without the multitude.

[10] ³⁰³²

³⁰³² Mark xiv. 12.
And on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, and said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and make ready for thee that thou mayest eat the passover?

[11] ³⁰³³

³⁰³³ John xiii. 1.
And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knew that the hour was arrived for his departure from this world unto his Father; and he loved his own in this world, [12] and to the last he loved them. ³⁰³⁴

³⁰³⁴ John xiii. 2.
And at the time of the feast, Satan put into the [13] heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to deliver him up. ³⁰³⁵

³⁰³⁵ John xiii. 3.
And Jesus, because he knew that the Father had delivered into his hands everything, and that he came [14] forth from the Father, and goeth unto God, ³⁰³⁶

³⁰³⁶ John xiii. 4.
rose from supper, and laid aside his [15] garments; ³⁰³⁷

³⁰³⁷ John xiii. 5.
and took a towel, and girded his waist, and poured water into a bason, and began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith [16] his waist was girded. ³⁰³⁸

³⁰³⁸ John xiii. 6.
And when he came to Simon Cephas, Simon said unto [17] him, Dost thou, my Lord, wash for me my feet? ³⁰³⁹

³⁰³⁹ John xiii. 7.
Jesus answered and said unto [18] him, What I do, now thou knowest not; but afterwards thou shalt learn. ³⁰⁴⁰

³⁰⁴⁰ John xiii. 8.
Simon said unto him, Thou shalt never wash for me my feet. Jesus said unto him, If I [19] wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. ³⁰⁴¹

³⁰⁴¹ John xiii. 9.
Simon Cephas said unto him, Then, my [20] Lord, wash not for me my feet alone, but my hands also and my head. ³⁰⁴²

³⁰⁴² John xiii. 10.
Jesus said unto him, He that batheth³⁰⁴³

³⁰⁴³ The Arabic word means swimmeth. The Syriac versions have is bathed, which Borg. ms. misreads bathed, and Vat. ms. (followed by Ciasca) corrupts into batheth, rendering it swimmeth.
needeth not to wash save his feet, whereas his whole [21] body is clean: and ye also are clean, but not all of you. ³⁰⁴⁴

³⁰⁴⁴ John xiii. 11.
For Jesus knew him that should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.

[22] [Arabic, p. 168] ³⁰⁴⁵

³⁰⁴⁵ John xiii. 12.
So when he had washed their feet, he took his garments, and sat down, and [23] said unto them, Know ye what I have done unto you? ³⁰⁴⁶

³⁰⁴⁶ John xiii. 13.
Ye call me, Master, [24] and, Lord: and ye say well; so I am. ³⁰⁴⁷

³⁰⁴⁷ John xiii. 14.
If then I, now, who am your Lord and Master, have washed for you your feet, how needful is it that ye should wash one another’s feet! [25] ³⁰⁴⁸

³⁰⁴⁸ John xiii. 15.
This have I given you as an example, that as I have done to you so ye should do [26] also. ³⁰⁴⁹

³⁰⁴⁹ John xiii. 16.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, No servant is greater than his lord; nor an [27] apostle greater than he that sent him. ³⁰⁵⁰

³⁰⁵⁰ John xiii. 17.
If ye know that, ye are happy if ye do it. [28] ³⁰⁵¹

³⁰⁵¹ John xiii. 18.
My saying this³⁰⁵²

³⁰⁵² Or, This my saying.
is not for all of you: for I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture might be fulfilled, He that eateth with me bread lifted against me his [29] heel. ³⁰⁵³

³⁰⁵³ John xiii. 19.
Henceforth I say unto you before it come to pass, that, when it cometh to [30] pass, ye may believe that I am he. ³⁰⁵⁴

³⁰⁵⁴ John xiii. 20.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and whosoever receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

[31] ³⁰⁵⁵

³⁰⁵⁵ Luke xxii. 27.
Who is the great one, he that sitteth, or he that serveth? is it not he that sitteth? [32] ³⁰⁵⁶

³⁰⁵⁶ Luke xxii. 28.
I am among you as he that serveth. ³⁰⁵⁷

³⁰⁵⁷ Luke xxii. 29.
But ye are they that have continued with me [33] in my temptations; ³⁰⁵⁸

³⁰⁵⁸ Luke xxii. 30.
I promise³⁰⁵⁹

³⁰⁵⁹ cf. § 44, 9, note.
you, as my Father promised³⁰⁶⁰

³⁰⁶⁰ cf. § 44, 9, note.
me, the kingdom, that ye may eat and drink at the table of my kingdom.

[34] ³⁰⁶¹

³⁰⁶¹ Luke xxii. 7.
And the first day³⁰⁶²

³⁰⁶² Vat. ms. has the word day on the margin, added by a late hand.
came, the feast of unleavened bread, on which the Jews were [35] wont³⁰⁶³

³⁰⁶³ The misprint in the Arabic text has been overlooked in the list of Corrigenda.
to sacrifice³⁰⁶⁴

³⁰⁶⁴ Or, kill.
the passover. ³⁰⁶⁵

³⁰⁶⁵ Luke xxii. 8.
And Jesus sent two of his disciples, Cephas and John, and said unto them, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat. [36, 37] ³⁰⁶⁶

³⁰⁶⁶ Luke xxii. 9.
And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee? ³⁰⁶⁷

³⁰⁶⁷ Luke xxii. 10a.
He said unto them, Go, enter the city; ³⁰⁶⁸

³⁰⁶⁸ Mark xiv. 13b; Luke xxii. 10b.
and at the time of your entering, there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; ³⁰⁶⁹

³⁰⁶⁹ Luke xxii. 11a.
follow him, and the place where he entereth, say [38] to such an one, the master of the house, ³⁰⁷⁰

³⁰⁷⁰ Matt. xxvi. 18b.
Our Master saith, My time is come, and [Arabic, p. 169] at thy house I keep the passover. ³⁰⁷¹

³⁰⁷¹ Luke xxii. 11b.
Where then is the lodging-place where [39] I shall eat with my disciples? ³⁰⁷²

³⁰⁷² Luke xxii. 12.
And he will shew you a large upper room [40] spread and made ready: ³⁰⁷³

³⁰⁷³ Mark xiv. 15.
there then make ready for us. ³⁰⁷⁴

³⁰⁷⁴ Mark xiv. 16.
And his two disciples went out, and came to the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover as he had said unto them.

[41] ³⁰⁷⁵

³⁰⁷⁵ Luke xxii. 14.
And when the evening was come, and the time arrived, Jesus came and reclined, [42] and the twelve apostles with him. ³⁰⁷⁶

³⁰⁷⁶ Luke xxii. 15.
And he said unto them, With desire I have [43] desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: ³⁰⁷⁷

³⁰⁷⁷ Luke xxii. 16.
I say unto you, that henceforth I shall not eat it, until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

[44] ³⁰⁷⁸

³⁰⁷⁸ John xiii. 21a.
Jesus said that, and was agitated³⁰⁷⁹

³⁰⁷⁹ The Syriac word is retained. In Arabic it properly means become strong or proud (cf. § 38, 17).
in his spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, [45] verily, I say unto you, One of you, he that eateth with me, shall betray me. ³⁰⁸⁰

³⁰⁸⁰ Mark xiv. 18b; Mark xiv. 19.
And they were very sorrowful; and they began to say unto him, one after another of [46] them, Can it be I, Lord? ³⁰⁸¹

³⁰⁸¹ Mark xiv. 20.
He answered and said unto them, One of the twelve, [47] he that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, will betray me. ³⁰⁸²

³⁰⁸² Luke xxii. 21.
And lo, the hand of [48] him that betrayeth me is on the table. ³⁰⁸³

³⁰⁸³ Mark xiv. 21.
And the Son of man goeth, as it is written of him: woe then to that man by whose hand the Son of man is betrayed! for it [49] would have been better for that man had he not been born. ³⁰⁸⁴

³⁰⁸⁴ John xiii. 22.
And the disciples [50] looked one on another, for they knew not to whom he referred; ³⁰⁸⁵

³⁰⁸⁵ Luke xxii. 23.
and they began to search among themselves, who that might be who was to do this.
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