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Section XXXV.

[1] ²³⁸⁹

²³⁸⁹ John vii. 37.
And on the great day, which is the last of the feast, Jesus stood, crying out and [2] saying, If any man is thirsty, let him come unto me, and drink. ²³⁹⁰

²³⁹⁰ John vii. 38.
Every one that believeth in me, as the scriptures said, there shall flow from his belly rivers of pure [3] water. ²³⁹¹

²³⁹¹ John vii. 39.
He said that referring to the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet granted; and because Jesus had not yet been [4] [Arabic, p. 133] glorified. ²³⁹²

²³⁹² John vii. 40.
And many of the multitude that heard his words said, This is [5] in truth the prophet. ²³⁹³

²³⁹³ John vii. 41.
And others said, This is the Messiah. But others [6] said, Can it be that the Messiah will come from Galilee? ²³⁹⁴

²³⁹⁴ John vii. 42.
Hath not the scripture said that from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village of David, the [7] Messiah cometh? ²³⁹⁵

²³⁹⁵ John vii. 43.
And there occurred a dissension in the multitude because of him. [8] ²³⁹⁶

²³⁹⁶ John vii. 44.
And some of them were wishing to seize him; but no man laid a hand upon him.

[9] ²³⁹⁷

²³⁹⁷ John vii. 45.
And those officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees: and the priests said [10] unto them, Why did ye not bring him? ²³⁹⁸

²³⁹⁸ John vii. 46.
The officers said, Never spake man thus [11] as speaketh this man. ²³⁹⁹

²³⁹⁹ John vii. 47.
The Pharisees said unto them, Perhaps ye also have gone [12, 13] astray? ²⁴⁰⁰

²⁴⁰⁰ John vii. 48.
Hath any of the rulers or the Pharisees haply believed in him? ²⁴⁰¹

²⁴⁰¹ John vii. 49.
except [14] this people which knows not the law; they are accursed. ²⁴⁰²

²⁴⁰² John vii. 50.
Nicodemus, one of them, [15] he that had come to Jesus by night, ²⁴⁰³

²⁴⁰³ John vii. 51.
said unto them, Doth our law haply condemn [16] a man, except it hear him first and know what he hath done? ²⁴⁰⁴

²⁴⁰⁴ John vii. 52.
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also haply from Galilee? Search, and see that a prophet riseth not from Galilee.

[17, 18] ²⁴⁰⁵

²⁴⁰⁵ Matt. xxii. 41.
And when the Pharisees assembled, Jesus asked them, and said, ²⁴⁰⁶

²⁴⁰⁶ Matt. xxii. 42.
What say ye of [19] the Messiah? whose son is he? They said unto him, The son of David. ²⁴⁰⁷

²⁴⁰⁷ Matt. xxii. 43.
He said unto them, And how doth David in the Holy Spirit call him Lord? for he said,

[20] ²⁴⁰⁸

²⁴⁰⁸ Matt. xxii. 44.
The Lord said unto my Lord,

Sit on my right hand,

That I may put thine enemies under thy feet.

[21, 22] ²⁴⁰⁹

²⁴⁰⁹ Matt. xxii. 45.
If then David calleth him Lord, how is he his son? ²⁴¹⁰

²⁴¹⁰ Matt. xxii. 46.
And no one was able to answer him; and no man dared from that day again to ask him of anything.

[23] ²⁴¹¹

²⁴¹¹ John viii. 12.
And Jesus addressed them again, and said, I am the light of the world; and he that [24] followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall find the light of life. ²⁴¹²

²⁴¹² John viii. 13.
The Pharisees [Arabic, p. 134] said unto him, Thou bearest witness to thyself; thy witness is not true. ²⁴¹³

²⁴¹³ John viii. 14.
Jesus [25] answered and said unto them, If I bear witness to myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I came, or [26, 27] whither I go. ²⁴¹⁴

²⁴¹⁴ John viii. 15.
And ye judge after the flesh; and I judge no man. ²⁴¹⁵

²⁴¹⁵ John viii. 16.
And even if I judge, my judgement is true; because I am not alone, but I and my Father which [28, 29] sent me. ²⁴¹⁶

²⁴¹⁶ John viii. 17.
And in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true. ²⁴¹⁷

²⁴¹⁷ John viii. 18.
I am he that beareth witness to myself, and my Father which sent me beareth witness to [30] me. ²⁴¹⁸

²⁴¹⁸ John viii. 19.
They said unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye know not me, nor my Father: for did ye know me, ye would know my [31] Father. ²⁴¹⁹

²⁴¹⁹ John viii. 20.
He said these sayings in the treasury, where he was teaching in the [32] temple: ²⁴²⁰

²⁴²⁰ John viii. 21.
and no man seized him; because his hour had not yet come. Jesus said unto them again, I go truly, and ye shall seek me and not find me, and ye shall die [33] in your sins: and where I go, ye cannot come. ²⁴²¹

²⁴²¹ John viii. 22.
The Jews said, Will he haply kill [34] himself, that he saith, Where I go, ye cannot come? ²⁴²²

²⁴²² John viii. 23.
He said unto them, Ye are from below; and I am from above: ye are of this world; and I am not of this [35] world. ²⁴²³

²⁴²³ John viii. 24.
I said unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: if ye believe not that I am [36] he, ye shall die in your sins. ²⁴²⁴

²⁴²⁴ John viii. 25.
The Jews said, And thou, who art thou? Jesus said [37] unto them, If I should begin to speak unto you, ²⁴²⁵

²⁴²⁵ John viii. 26.
I have concerning you many words and judgement: but he that sent me is true; and I, what I heard from him is what [38, 39] I say in the world. ²⁴²⁶

²⁴²⁶ John viii. 27.
And they knew not that he meant by that the Father. ²⁴²⁷

²⁴²⁷ John viii. 28.
Jesus [Arabic, p. 135] said unto them again, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am he: and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father [40] taught me, so I speak. ²⁴²⁸

²⁴²⁸ John viii. 29.
And he that sent me is with me; and my Father hath not [41] left me alone; because I do what is pleasing to him at all times. ²⁴²⁹

²⁴²⁹ John viii. 30.
And while he was saying that, many believed in him.

[42] ²⁴³⁰

²⁴³⁰ John viii. 31.
And Jesus said to those Jews that believed in him, If ye abide in my words, truly [43] ye are my disciples; ²⁴³¹

²⁴³¹ John viii. 32.
and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. [44] ²⁴³²

²⁴³² John viii. 33.
They said unto him, We are the seed of Abraham, and have never served any man [45] in the way of slavery: how then sayest thou, Ye shall be free children? ²⁴³³

²⁴³³ John viii. 34.
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that doeth a sin is a slave of [46] sin. ²⁴³⁴

²⁴³⁴ John viii. 35.
And the slave doth not remain for ever in the house; but the son remaineth [47, 48] for ever. ²⁴³⁵

²⁴³⁵ John viii. 37.
And if the Son set you free, truly ye shall be free children. I know that ye are the seed of Abraham; but ye seek to slay me, because ye are unable for my [49] word. ²⁴³⁶

²⁴³⁶ John viii. 38.
And what I saw with my Father, I say: and what ye saw with your father, [50] ye do. ²⁴³⁷

²⁴³⁷ John viii. 39.
They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said unto them, If ye were the children of Abraham, ye would do the deeds of Abraham. [51] ²⁴³⁸

²⁴³⁸ John viii. 40.
Now, behold, ye seek to kill me, a man that speak²⁴³⁹

²⁴³⁹ Lit. speaketh, according to Arabic idiom.
with you²⁴⁴⁰

²⁴⁴⁰ Borg. ms. omits with you.
the truth, that I [52] heard from God: this did Abraham not do. ²⁴⁴¹

²⁴⁴¹ John viii. 41.
And ye do the deeds of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication;²⁴⁴²

²⁴⁴² Borg. ms. has an adulteress, mistaking the less common Arabic word for a clerical error.
we have one Father, who is [53] God. ²⁴⁴³

²⁴⁴³ John viii. 42.
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: I proceeded and came²⁴⁴⁴

²⁴⁴⁴ Different words are used in the Arabic; so in the Greek, but not in the Peshitta. Sin. and Cur. are wanting.
from God; and it was not of my own self that I came,²⁴⁴⁵

²⁴⁴⁵ Different words are used in the Arabic; so in the Greek, but not in the Peshitta. Sin. and Cur. are wanting.
but he sent [54] [Arabic, p. 136] me. ²⁴⁴⁶

²⁴⁴⁶ John viii. 43.
Why then do ye not know my word? Because ye cannot hear my word. [55] ²⁴⁴⁷

²⁴⁴⁷ John viii. 44.
Ye are from the father, the devil,²⁴⁴⁸

²⁴⁴⁸ Lit. backbiter.
and the lust of your father do ye desire to do, who from the beginning is a slayer of men, and in the truth standeth not, because the truth is not in him. And when he speaketh untruth, he speaketh from [56] himself: for he is a liar, and the father of untruth. ²⁴⁴⁹

²⁴⁴⁹ John viii. 45.
And I who speak the truth, ye [57] believe me not. ²⁴⁵⁰

²⁴⁵⁰ John viii. 46.
Who of you rebuketh me for a sin? And if I speak the truth, ye [58] do not believe me.²⁴⁵¹

²⁴⁵¹ This is probably simply a clerical error for the ordinary reading, why have ye not believed me? The Arabic words why and not having the same consonants, one of them was purposely or accidentally omitted by a copyist.
²⁴⁵²

²⁴⁵² John viii. 47.
Whosoever is of God heareth the words of God: therefore do [59] ye not hear, because ye are not of God. ²⁴⁵³

²⁴⁵³ John viii. 48.
The Jews answered and said unto him, [60] Did we not say well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast demons? ²⁴⁵⁴

²⁴⁵⁴ John viii. 49.
Jesus said unto them, As for me, I have not a devil; but my Father do I honour, and ye dishonour [61] me. ²⁴⁵⁵

²⁴⁵⁵ John viii. 50.
I seek not my glory: here is one who seeketh and judgeth.
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