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Section XXXVII.

[1] ²⁵¹⁵

²⁵¹⁵ John ix. 39.
And Jesus said, To judge the world am I come, so that they that see not may [2] see, and they that see may become blind. ²⁵¹⁶

²⁵¹⁶ John ix. 40.
And some of the Pharisees which were [3] with him heard that, and they said unto him, Can it be that we are blind? ²⁵¹⁷

²⁵¹⁷ John ix. 41.
Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should not have sin: but now ye say, We see: and because of this your sin remaineth.²⁵¹⁸

²⁵¹⁸ Or, is permanent.

[4] [Arabic, p. 140] ²⁵¹⁹

²⁵¹⁹ John x. 1.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever entereth not into the fold of the sheep by the door, but goeth up from another place, that man is a thief and a [5, 6] stealer. ²⁵²⁰

²⁵²⁰ John x. 2.
But he that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ²⁵²¹

²⁵²¹ John x. 3.
And therefore²⁵²²

²⁵²² Or, to him.
the keeper of the door openeth for him the door; and the sheep hear his voice: and [7] he calleth his sheep²⁵²³

²⁵²³ A different word (lit. rams) from that used in the other verses; so in Peshitta (cf. Sin., which, however, differs somewhat); cf. also § 54, 40 f., note.
by their names, and they go forth unto him. ²⁵²⁴

²⁵²⁴ John x. 4.
And when he putteth forth his sheep, he goeth before them, and his sheep²⁵²⁵

²⁵²⁵ A different word (lit. rams) from that used in the other verses; so in Peshitta (cf. Sin., which, however, differs somewhat); cf. also § 54, 40 f., note.
follow him: because [8] they know his voice. ²⁵²⁶

²⁵²⁶ John x. 5.
And after a stranger will the sheep not go, but they flee from [9] him: because they hear not the voice of a stranger. ²⁵²⁷

²⁵²⁷ John x. 6.
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they knew not what he was saying unto them.

[10] ²⁵²⁸

²⁵²⁸ John x. 7.
Jesus said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the [11] sheep. ²⁵²⁹

²⁵²⁹ John x. 8.
And all that came are thieves and stealers: but the sheep heard them not. [12] ²⁵³⁰

²⁵³⁰ John x. 9.
I am the door: and if a man enter by me, he shall live, and shall go in and go out, [13] and shall find pasture. ²⁵³¹

²⁵³¹ John x. 10.
And the stealer cometh not, save that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: but I came that they might have life, and that they might have [14] the thing that is better.²⁵³²

²⁵³² Or, best thing. Vat. ms. omits from but I came.
²⁵³³

²⁵³³ John x. 11.
I am the good shepherd; and the good shepherd giveth [15] himself²⁵³⁴

²⁵³⁴ Or, his life.
for his sheep. ²⁵³⁵

²⁵³⁵ John x. 12.
But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, and whose the sheep²⁵³⁶

²⁵³⁶ cf. note to § 37, 6.
are not, when he seeth the wolf as it cometh, leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, [16] and the wolf cometh, and snatcheth away the sheep, and scattereth²⁵³⁷

²⁵³⁷ Or, to snatch…and scatter.
them: ²⁵³⁸

²⁵³⁸ John x. 13.
and the [17] hireling fleeth because he is an hireling, and hath no care for the sheep. ²⁵³⁹

²⁵³⁹ John x. 14.
I am the [18] good shepherd; ²⁵⁴⁰

²⁵⁴⁰ John x. 15.
and I know what is mine, and what is mine knoweth me, as my Father knoweth me, and I know my Father; and I give myself²⁵⁴¹

²⁵⁴¹ Or, my life.
for the sheep. [19] ²⁵⁴²

²⁵⁴² John x. 16.
And I have other sheep also, that are not of this flock: them also I must invite, and they shall hear my voice; and all the sheep shall be one, and the shepherd one. [20] [Arabic, p. 141] ²⁵⁴³

²⁵⁴³ John x. 17.
And therefore doth my Father love me, because I give my life, that I may [21] take it again. ²⁵⁴⁴

²⁵⁴⁴ John x. 18.
No man taketh it from me, but I leave it of my own choice. And I have the right to leave it, and have the right also to take it. And this commandment did I receive of my Father.

[22] ²⁵⁴⁵

²⁵⁴⁵ John x. 19.
And there occurred a disagreement among the Jews because of these sayings. [23] ²⁵⁴⁶

²⁵⁴⁶ John x. 20.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is afflicted with madness;²⁵⁴⁷

²⁵⁴⁷ Lit. epilepsy.
why listen [24] ye to him? ²⁵⁴⁸

²⁵⁴⁸ John x. 21.
And others said, These sayings are not those of men possessed with demons. Can a demon haply open the eyes of a blind man?

[25, 26] ²⁵⁴⁹

²⁵⁴⁹ John x. 22.
And the feast of the dedication came on at Jerusalem: and it was winter. ²⁵⁵⁰

²⁵⁵⁰ John x. 23.
And [27] Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of Solomon. ²⁵⁵¹

²⁵⁵¹ John x. 24.
The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said unto him, Until when dost thou make our hearts anxious? [28] ²⁵⁵²

²⁵⁵² John x. 25.
If thou art the Messiah, tell us plainly. He answered and said unto them, I told you, and ye believe not: and the deeds that I do in my Father’s name bear witness [29, 30] to me. ²⁵⁵³

²⁵⁵³ John x. 26.
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep,²⁵⁵⁴

²⁵⁵⁴ cf. § 37, 6.
as I said unto you. [31] ²⁵⁵⁵

²⁵⁵⁵ John x. 27.
And my sheep²⁵⁵⁶

²⁵⁵⁶ cf. § 37, 6.
hear my voice, and I know them, and they come after me: ²⁵⁵⁷

²⁵⁵⁷ John x. 28.
and I give them eternal life; and they shall not perish for ever, nor shall any man snatch [32] them out of my hands.²⁵⁵⁸

²⁵⁵⁸ Or, hand; but probably dual (cf. Syr.).
²⁵⁵⁹

²⁵⁵⁹ John x. 29.
For the Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater [33] than all; and no man is able to take them from the hand of my²⁵⁶⁰

²⁵⁶⁰ So Peshitta; but Sin. the. Borg. ms. omits the hand of.
Father. ²⁵⁶¹

²⁵⁶¹ John x. 30.
I and [34, 35] my Father are one. ²⁵⁶²

²⁵⁶² John x. 31.
And the Jews took stones to stone him. ²⁵⁶³

²⁵⁶³ John x. 32.
Jesus said unto them, Many good deeds from my Father have I shewed you; because of which²⁵⁶⁴

²⁵⁶⁴ Lit. which deed.
of them, [36] then, do ye stone me? ²⁵⁶⁵

²⁵⁶⁵ John x. 33.
The Jews said unto him, Not for the good deeds do we stone thee, but because thou blasphemest; and, whilst thou art a man, makest thyself [37] God. ²⁵⁶⁶

²⁵⁶⁶ John x. 34.
Jesus said unto them, Is it not thus written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? [38] [Arabic, p. 142] ²⁵⁶⁷

²⁵⁶⁷ John x. 35.
And if he called those gods—for²⁵⁶⁸

²⁵⁶⁸ cf. Peshitta.
to them came the word of God (and it is [39] not possible in²⁵⁶⁹

²⁵⁶⁹ This in could more easily arise as a clerical error (repetition) in the Syriac text.
the scripture that anything should be undone)—²⁵⁷⁰

²⁵⁷⁰ John x. 36.
he then, whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world, do ye say that he blasphemeth; [40] because I said unto you, I am the Son of God? ²⁵⁷¹

²⁵⁷¹ John x. 37.
If then I do not the deeds of my [41] Father, ye believe me not.²⁵⁷²

²⁵⁷² So Ciasca’s text, following Vat. ms. But this is probably a clerical error for the reading of Borg. ms., which omits ye.
²⁵⁷³

²⁵⁷³ John x. 38.
But if I do, even if ye believe not me, believe the deeds: that ye may know and believe that my Father is in me, and I in my Father. [42] ²⁵⁷⁴

²⁵⁷⁴ John x. 39.
And they sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hands.

[43] ²⁵⁷⁵

²⁵⁷⁵ John x. 40.
And he went beyond Jordan to the place where John was baptizing formerly; [44] and abode there. ²⁵⁷⁶

²⁵⁷⁶ John x. 41.
And many people came unto him; and they said, John did not [45] work even one sign: but all that John said of this man is truth. ²⁵⁷⁷

²⁵⁷⁷ John x. 42.
And many believed in him.

[46] ²⁵⁷⁸

²⁵⁷⁸ John xi. 1.
And there was a sick man, named Lazarus, of the village of Bethany, the brother [47] of Mary and Martha. ²⁵⁷⁹

²⁵⁷⁹ John xi. 2.
And Mary was she that anointed with sweet ointment the feet of Jesus, and wiped them with her hair; and Lazarus, who was sick, was the [48] brother of this woman.²⁵⁸⁰

²⁵⁸⁰ cf. Peshitta.
²⁵⁸¹

²⁵⁸¹ John xi. 3.
And his sisters sent unto Jesus, and said unto him, Our [49] Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. ²⁵⁸²

²⁵⁸² John xi. 4.
But Jesus said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glorifying of God, that the Son of God may be glorified [50, 51] because of it. ²⁵⁸³

²⁵⁸³ John xi. 5.
And Jesus loved Martha, and Mary, and Lazarus. ²⁵⁸⁴

²⁵⁸⁴ John xi. 6.
And when he [52] heard that he was sick, he abode in the place where he was two days. ²⁵⁸⁵

²⁵⁸⁵ John xi. 7.
And after that, [53] he said unto his disciples, Come, let us go into Judæa. ²⁵⁸⁶

²⁵⁸⁶ John xi. 8.
His disciples said unto him, Our [Arabic, p. 143] Master, now the Jews desire to stone thee; and goest thou again thither? [54, 55] ²⁵⁸⁷

²⁵⁸⁷ John xi. 9.
Jesus said unto them, Is not the day of twelve hours? If then a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of the world. ²⁵⁸⁸

²⁵⁸⁸ John xi. 10.
But if [56] a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no lamp in him. ²⁵⁸⁹

²⁵⁸⁹ John xi. 11.
This said Jesus: and after that, he said unto them, Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep; but [57] I am going to awaken him. ²⁵⁹⁰

²⁵⁹⁰ John xi. 12.
His disciples said unto him, Our Lord, if he hath [58] fallen asleep, he will recover. ²⁵⁹¹

²⁵⁹¹ John xi. 13.
But Jesus said that concerning his death: while they [59] supposed that he spake of lying down to sleep. ²⁵⁹²

²⁵⁹² John xi. 14.
Then Jesus said unto them plainly, [60] Lazarus is dead. ²⁵⁹³

²⁵⁹³ John xi. 15.
And I am glad that I was not there for your sakes, that ye may [61] believe; but let us go thither. ²⁵⁹⁴

²⁵⁹⁴ John xi. 16.
Thomas, who is called Thama,²⁵⁹⁵

²⁵⁹⁵ The Syriac word for Twin.
said to the disciples, his companions, Let us also go, and die with him.
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