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Section XV.

[1] ¹⁰⁷²

¹⁰⁷² Luke vii. 40.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Simon, I have something to say unto thee. And [2] he said unto him, Say on, my Master. ¹⁰⁷³

¹⁰⁷³ Luke vii. 41.
Jesus said unto him, There were two debtors [Arabic, p. 58] to one creditor; and one of them owed five hundred pence, and the other [3] owed fifty pence. ¹⁰⁷⁴

¹⁰⁷⁴ Luke vii. 42.
And because they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave [4] them both. Which of them ought to love him more? ¹⁰⁷⁵

¹⁰⁷⁵ Luke vii. 43.
Simon answered and said, I suppose, he to whom he forgave most. Jesus said unto him, Thou hast judged rightly. [5] ¹⁰⁷⁶

¹⁰⁷⁶ Luke vii. 44.
And he turned to that woman, and said to Simon, Dost thou see this woman? I entered into thy dwelling, and thou gavest me not water to wash my feet: but this [6] woman hath bathed¹⁰⁷⁷

¹⁰⁷⁷ Lit. sunk, a word the choice of which is explained by the Syriac.
my feet with her tears, and dried them with her hair. ¹⁰⁷⁸

¹⁰⁷⁸ Luke vii. 45.
And thou kissedst me not: but this woman, since she¹⁰⁷⁹

¹⁰⁷⁹ Or, I.
entered, hath not ceased to kiss my [7] feet. ¹⁰⁸⁰

¹⁰⁸⁰ Luke vii. 46.
And thou anointedst not my head with oil:¹⁰⁸¹

¹⁰⁸¹ Same word in Arabic.
but this woman hath anointed [8] my feet with sweet ointment.¹⁰⁸²

¹⁰⁸² Same word in Arabic.
¹⁰⁸³

¹⁰⁸³ Luke vii. 47.
And for this, I say unto thee, Her many sins are forgiven her, because she loved much; for he to whom little is forgiven loveth little. [9, 10] ¹⁰⁸⁴

¹⁰⁸⁴ Luke vii. 48.
And he said unto that woman, Thy sins are forgiven thee. ¹⁰⁸⁵

¹⁰⁸⁵ Luke vii. 49.
And those that were invited [11] began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? ¹⁰⁸⁶

¹⁰⁸⁶ Luke vii. 50.
And Jesus said to that woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

[12] ¹⁰⁸⁷

¹⁰⁸⁷ John ii. 23b.
And many believed in him when they saw the signs which he was doing. [13, 14] ¹⁰⁸⁸

¹⁰⁸⁸ John ii. 24.
But Jesus did not trust¹⁰⁸⁹

¹⁰⁸⁹ The meaning is not apparent.
himself to them, ¹⁰⁹⁰

¹⁰⁹⁰ John ii. 25.
for he knew every man, and he needed not any man to testify to him concerning every man; for he knew what was in man.

[15] ¹⁰⁹¹

¹⁰⁹¹ Luke x. 1.
And after that, Jesus set apart from his disciples other seventy, and sent them two and two before his face to every region and city whither he was purposing to [16] go. ¹⁰⁹²

¹⁰⁹² Luke x. 2.
And he said unto them, The harvest is abundant, and the labourers are few: [17] entreat now the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest. ¹⁰⁹³

¹⁰⁹³ Luke x. 3.
Go [18] [Arabic, p. 59] ye: and lo, I am sending you as lambs among wolves. ¹⁰⁹⁴

¹⁰⁹⁴ Luke x. 4.
Take not with you [19] purses, nor a wallet, nor shoes; neither salute any man in the way. ¹⁰⁹⁵

¹⁰⁹⁵ Luke x. 5.
And [20] whatsoever house ye enter, first salute that house: ¹⁰⁹⁶

¹⁰⁹⁶ Luke x. 6.
and if there be there a son of peace, [21] let your peace rest upon him; but if there be not, your peace shall return to you. ¹⁰⁹⁷

¹⁰⁹⁷ Luke x. 7.
And be ye in that house eating and drinking what they have:¹⁰⁹⁸

¹⁰⁹⁸ cf. Syriac versions.
for the labourer is worthy of [22] his hire. ¹⁰⁹⁹

¹⁰⁹⁹ Luke x. 8.
And remove not from house to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, [23] and they receive you, eat what is presented to you: ¹¹⁰⁰

¹¹⁰⁰ Luke x. 9.
and heal the sick that are [24] therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come near unto you. ¹¹⁰¹

¹¹⁰¹ Luke x. 10.
But whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go out into the market, and say, [25] ¹¹⁰²

¹¹⁰² Luke x. 11.
Even the dust that clave to our feet from your city, we shake off against you; but [26] know¹¹⁰³

¹¹⁰³ The first letter of the word has been lost.
this,¹¹⁰⁴

¹¹⁰⁴ Lit. that, as often in this work.
that the kingdom of God is come near unto you. ¹¹⁰⁵

¹¹⁰⁵ Luke x. 12.
I say unto you, that for Sodom there shall be quiet in the day of judgement, but there shall not be for [27] that city. ¹¹⁰⁶

¹¹⁰⁶ Matt. xi. 20.
Then began Jesus to rebuke the cities in which there had been many [28] mighty works,¹¹⁰⁷

¹¹⁰⁷ Lit. powers.
and they repented not. ¹¹⁰⁸

¹¹⁰⁸ Matt. xi. 21.
And he said, Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! if there had been in Tyre and Sidon the signs which were in [29] thee, it may be that they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes. ¹¹⁰⁹

¹¹⁰⁹ Matt. xi. 22.
Howbeit I say unto you, that for Tyre and Sidon there shall be rest in the day of judgement, [30] more than for you. ¹¹¹⁰

¹¹¹⁰ Matt. xi. 23.
And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt sink down unto Hades; for if there had been in Sodom the wonders¹¹¹¹

¹¹¹¹ The word as printed by Ciasca perhaps means gifts, but by dropping a point from the second letter we get the post-classical word given in the text above.
which were [31] in thee, it would have remained until this day. ¹¹¹²

¹¹¹² Matt. xi. 24.
And now I say unto thee, that for the land of Sodom there shall be quiet in the day of judgement, more than for thee.

[32] [Arabic, p. 60] ¹¹¹³

¹¹¹³ Luke x. 16.
And he said again unto his apostles, Whosoever heareth you heareth me; and whosoever heareth me heareth him that sent me: and whosoever wrongeth¹¹¹⁴

¹¹¹⁴ See below, § 20, 28, note.
you wrongeth me; and whosoever wrongeth me wrongeth him that sent me.

[33] ¹¹¹⁵

¹¹¹⁵ Luke x. 17.
And those seventy returned with great joy, and said unto him, Our Lord, even [34] the devils also are subject unto us in thy name. ¹¹¹⁶

¹¹¹⁶ Luke x. 18.
He said unto them, I beheld [35] Satan¹¹¹⁷

¹¹¹⁷ The word translated devil in preceding verse.
fallen like lightning from heaven. ¹¹¹⁸

¹¹¹⁸ Luke x. 19.
Behold, I am giving you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and the whole race¹¹¹⁹

¹¹¹⁹ This is an Arabic clerical error for forces. The Syriac word for power means also military forces, which was apparently rendered in Arabic army, a word that differs from race only in diacritical points.
of the enemy; and nothing shall [36] hurt you. ¹¹²⁰

¹¹²⁰ Luke x. 20.
Only ye must not rejoice that the devils are subject unto you; but be glad that your names are written in heaven.

[37] ¹¹²¹

¹¹²¹ Luke x. 21.
And in that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I acknowledge thee, my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto children: yea, my Father; so [38] was thy will. ¹¹²²

¹¹²² Luke x. 22.
And he turned to his disciples,¹¹²³

¹¹²³ cf. Pesh. and A.V. margin.
and said unto them, Everything hath been delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and to whomsoever the Son willeth [39] to reveal him. ¹¹²⁴

¹¹²⁴ Matt. xi. 28.
Come unto me, all of you, ye that are wearied and bearers of burdens, [40] and I will give you rest. ¹¹²⁵

¹¹²⁵ Matt. xi. 29.
Bear my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for¹¹²⁶

¹¹²⁶ Lit. that (cf. above, § 1, 50, note).
I [41] am gentle and lowly in my heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ¹¹²⁷

¹¹²⁷ Matt. xi. 30.
For my yoke is pleasant, and my burden is light.

[42] ¹¹²⁸

¹¹²⁸ Luke xiv. 25.
And while great multitudes were going with him, he turned, and said unto them, [43] ¹¹²⁹

¹¹²⁹ Luke xiv. 26.
Whosoever cometh unto me, and hateth not his father, and his mother, and his brethren, and his sisters, and his wife, and his children, and himself¹¹³⁰

¹¹³⁰ Or, his life; or, his soul.
also, cannot [44] [Arabic, p. 61] be a disciple to me. ¹¹³¹

¹¹³¹ Luke xiv. 27.
And whosoever doth not take his cross, and follow [45] me, cannot be a disciple to me. ¹¹³²

¹¹³² Luke xiv. 28.
Which of you desireth to build a tower, and doth not sit down first and reckon his expenses and whether he hath enough to [46] complete it?¹¹³³

¹¹³³ This rendering assumes that tower is treated as feminine.

¹¹³⁴

¹¹³⁴ Luke xiv. 29.
lest when he hath laid the foundations, and is not able to finish, all that [47] behold him¹¹³⁵

¹¹³⁵ Or, it.
laugh at him, and say, ¹¹³⁶

¹¹³⁶ Luke xiv. 30.
This man began to build, and was not able to [48] finish. ¹¹³⁷

¹¹³⁷ Luke xiv. 31.
Or what king goeth to the battle to fight with another king,¹¹³⁸

¹¹³⁸ Or, a king like him.
and doth not consider first whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh to him [49] with twenty thousand? ¹¹³⁹

¹¹³⁹ Luke xiv. 32.
And if he is not able, he sendeth unto him while he is afar [50] off, and seeketh peace. ¹¹⁴⁰

¹¹⁴⁰ Luke xiv. 33.
So shall¹¹⁴¹

¹¹⁴¹ Or, let.
every man of you consider, that desireth to be a disciple to me; for if he renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be a disciple to me.
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