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Section XXII.

[1] ¹⁵³⁵

¹⁵³⁵ Luke v. 12.
And when Jesus came to a certain village, there drew near to him a leper, and fell at his feet, and besought him, and said unto him, If thou wilt, thou art able to [2] cleanse me. ¹⁵³⁶

¹⁵³⁶ Mark i. 41.
And Jesus had mercy upon him, and stretched forth his hand, and [3] touched him, and said, I will cleanse¹⁵³⁷

¹⁵³⁷ Lit. to cleanse.
thee. ¹⁵³⁸

¹⁵³⁸ Mark i. 42.
And immediately his leprosy departed [4] from him, and he was cleansed. ¹⁵³⁹

¹⁵³⁹ Mark i. 43.
And he sternly charged him, and sent him out, [5] [Arabic, p. 85] and said unto him, ¹⁵⁴⁰

¹⁵⁴⁰ Mark i. 44.
See that thou tell not any man: but go and shew thyself to the priests, and offer an offering for thy cleansing as Moses commanded [6] for their testimony. ¹⁵⁴¹

¹⁵⁴¹ Mark i. 45a.
But he, when he went out, began to publish much, and spread abroad the news, so that Jesus could not enter into any of the cities openly, for the extent to which the report of him spread, but he remained without in a desert [7] place. ¹⁵⁴²

¹⁵⁴² Luke v. 15.
And much people came unto him from one place and another,¹⁵⁴³

¹⁵⁴³ This phrase does not occur in the Syriac versions (Cur. wanting), but is obviously a Syriac construction.
to hear [8] his word, and that they might be healed of their pains. ¹⁵⁴⁴

¹⁵⁴⁴ Luke v. 16.
And he used to withdraw from them into the desert, and pray.

[9] ¹⁵⁴⁵

¹⁵⁴⁵ John v. 1.
And after that, was the feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

[10] ¹⁵⁴⁶

¹⁵⁴⁶ John v. 2.
And there was in Jerusalem a place prepared for bathing,¹⁵⁴⁷

¹⁵⁴⁷ Or, baptism. The phrase almost exactly reproduces the Syriac versions.
which was called in [11] Hebrew the House of Mercy, having five porches. ¹⁵⁴⁸

¹⁵⁴⁸ John v. 3.
And there were laid in them much people of the sick, and blind, and lame, and paralysed, waiting for the moving [12] of the water. ¹⁵⁴⁹

¹⁵⁴⁹ John v. 4.
And the angel from time to time went down into the place of bathing,¹⁵⁵⁰

¹⁵⁵⁰ Or, baptism. The phrase almost exactly reproduces the Syriac versions.
and moved the water; and the first that went down after the moving [13] of the water, every pain that he had was healed. ¹⁵⁵¹

¹⁵⁵¹ John v. 5.
And a man was there who had a [14] disease for thirty-eight years. ¹⁵⁵²

¹⁵⁵² John v. 6.
And Jesus saw this man laid, and knew¹⁵⁵³

¹⁵⁵³ Or, learned.
that he had [15] been thus a long time; and he said unto him, Wouldest thou be made whole? ¹⁵⁵⁴

¹⁵⁵⁴ John v. 7.
That diseased one answered and said, Yea, my Lord, I have no man, when the water moveth, to put me into the bathing-place; but when I come, another goeth down before [16, 17] me. ¹⁵⁵⁵

¹⁵⁵⁵ John v. 8.
Jesus said unto him, Rise, take thy bed, and walk. ¹⁵⁵⁶

¹⁵⁵⁶ John v. 9.
And immediately that man was healed; and he rose, and carried his bed, and walked.

[18] ¹⁵⁵⁷

¹⁵⁵⁷ John v. 10.
And that day was a sabbath. And when the Jews saw that healed one, they¹⁵⁵⁸

¹⁵⁵⁸ Vat. ms. has he.
said [19] unto him, It is a sabbath: thou hast no authority to carry thy bed. ¹⁵⁵⁹

¹⁵⁵⁹ John v. 11.
And he answered and said unto them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take thy bed, [20] [Arabic, p. 86] and walk. ¹⁵⁶⁰

¹⁵⁶⁰ John v. 12.
They asked him therefore, Who is this man that said unto thee, [21] Take thy bed, and walk? ¹⁵⁶¹

¹⁵⁶¹ John v. 13.
But he that was healed knew not who it was; for Jesus had removed from that place to another, because of the press of the great multitude [22] which was in that place. ¹⁵⁶²

¹⁵⁶² John v. 14.
And after two days Jesus happened upon him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art whole: sin not again, lest there come upon [23] thee what is worse than the first. ¹⁵⁶³

¹⁵⁶³ John v. 15.
And that man went, and said to the Jews that it [24] was Jesus that had healed him. ¹⁵⁶⁴

¹⁵⁶⁴ John v. 16.
And because of that the Jews persecuted Jesus and [25] sought to kill him, because he was doing this on the sabbath. ¹⁵⁶⁵

¹⁵⁶⁵ John v. 17.
And Jesus said unto [26] them, My Father worketh until now, and I also work. ¹⁵⁶⁶

¹⁵⁶⁶ John v. 18.
And because of this especially the Jews sought to kill him, not because he profaned the sabbath only; but for his saying also that God was his Father, and his making himself equal with God. [27] ¹⁵⁶⁷

¹⁵⁶⁷ John v. 19.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son cannot do anything of himself, but what he seeth the Father do; what the Father doeth, [28] that the Son also doeth like him. ¹⁵⁶⁸

¹⁵⁶⁸ John v. 20.
The Father loveth his Son, and everything that he doeth he sheweth him: and more than these works will he shew him, that ye [29] may marvel. ¹⁵⁶⁹

¹⁵⁶⁹ John v. 21.
And as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, so the Son [30] also giveth life to whomsoever he will. ¹⁵⁷⁰

¹⁵⁷⁰ John v. 22.
And the Father judgeth no man, but hath [31] given all judgement unto the Son; ¹⁵⁷¹

¹⁵⁷¹ John v. 23.
that every man may honour the Son, as he honoureth the Father. And he that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which [32] sent him. ¹⁵⁷²

¹⁵⁷² John v. 24.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever heareth my word, and believeth in him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgement, but passeth from [33] [Arabic, p. 87] death unto life. ¹⁵⁷³

¹⁵⁷³ John v. 25.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, An hour shall come, and now is also, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and those [34] which hear shall live. ¹⁵⁷⁴

¹⁵⁷⁴ John v. 26.
And as the Father hath life in himself,¹⁵⁷⁵

¹⁵⁷⁵ Borg. ms. reads his person.
likewise he gave to [35] the Son also that he might have life in himself,¹⁵⁷⁶

¹⁵⁷⁶ Borg. ms. reads his person.
¹⁵⁷⁷

¹⁵⁷⁷ John v. 27.
and authority to do judgement also, [36] because¹⁵⁷⁸

¹⁵⁷⁸ Lit. that; or, Verily.
he is the Son of man. ¹⁵⁷⁹

¹⁵⁷⁹ John v. 28.
Marvel not then at that: I mean the coming of the hour when all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, and shall come forth: [37] ¹⁵⁸⁰

¹⁵⁸⁰ John v. 29.
those that have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those that have done evil deeds, to the resurrection of judgement.

[38] ¹⁵⁸¹

¹⁵⁸¹ John v. 30.
I am not able of myself to do anything; but as I hear, I judge: and my judgement [39] is just; I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me. ¹⁵⁸²

¹⁵⁸² John v. 31.
I¹⁵⁸³

¹⁵⁸³ So Ciasca’s Arabic text. Borg. ms. has If I, and instead of and so, etc., simply a witness which is not true, etc.; but its text of the next sentence is quite corrupt.
bear witness [40] of myself, and so¹⁵⁸⁴

¹⁵⁸⁴ So Ciasca’s Arabic text. Borg. ms. has If I, and instead of and so, etc., simply a witness which is not true, etc.; but its text of the next sentence is quite corrupt.
my witness is not true. ¹⁵⁸⁵

¹⁵⁸⁵ John v. 32.
It is another that beareth witness [41] of me; and I know that the witness which he beareth of me is true. ¹⁵⁸⁶

¹⁵⁸⁶ John v. 33.
Ye have sent [42] unto John, and he hath borne witness of the truth. ¹⁵⁸⁷

¹⁵⁸⁷ John v. 34.
But not from man do I seek [43] witness; but I say that ye may live.¹⁵⁸⁸

¹⁵⁸⁸ Or, be saved.
¹⁵⁸⁹

¹⁵⁸⁹ John v. 35.
That¹⁵⁹⁰

¹⁵⁹⁰ Or, that (man).
was a lamp which shineth and [44] giveth light: and ye were pleased to glory now¹⁵⁹¹

¹⁵⁹¹ Were it not also in Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary (Brit. Mus. text) we should assume now to be a corruption of an original Arabic reading, for a season (cf. Syr.).
in his light. ¹⁵⁹²

¹⁵⁹² John v. 36.
But I have witness greater than that of John: the works which my Father hath given me to accomplish, [45] those works which I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. ¹⁵⁹³

¹⁵⁹³ John v. 37.
And the Father which sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his [46] voice at any time, nor seen his appearance. ¹⁵⁹⁴

¹⁵⁹⁴ John v. 38.
And his word abideth not in you; because [47] in him whom he hath sent ye do not believe. ¹⁵⁹⁵

¹⁵⁹⁵ John v. 39.
Search the scriptures, in which ye rejoice¹⁵⁹⁶

¹⁵⁹⁶ This word (often used by our translator) means in Syriac (transposed) believe, think, hope (cf. § 8, 8, note).
[48] that ye have eternal life; ¹⁵⁹⁷

¹⁵⁹⁷ John v. 40.
and they bear witness of me; and ye do not wish to come to [49, 50] [Arabic, p. 88] me, that ye may have eternal life. ¹⁵⁹⁸

¹⁵⁹⁸ John v. 41.
I seek not praise of men. ¹⁵⁹⁹

¹⁵⁹⁹ John v. 42.
But I know [51] you, that the love of God is not in you. ¹⁶⁰⁰

¹⁶⁰⁰ John v. 43.
I am come in the name of my Father, and ye received me not; but if another come in his own name, that one will [52] ye receive. ¹⁶⁰¹

¹⁶⁰¹ John v. 44.
And how can ye believe, while ye receive praise one from another, and [53] praise from God, the One, ye seek not? ¹⁶⁰²

¹⁶⁰² John v. 45.
Can it be that ye think that I will accuse you before the Father? Ye have one that accuseth you, Moses, in whom ye have [54] rejoiced.¹⁶⁰³

¹⁶⁰³ This word (often used by our translator) means in Syriac (transposed) believe, think, hope (cf. § 8, 8, note).
¹⁶⁰⁴

¹⁶⁰⁴ John v. 46.
If ye believed Moses, ye would believe me also; Moses wrote of me. [55] ¹⁶⁰⁵

¹⁶⁰⁵ John v. 47.
And if ye believed not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
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