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THE TEXT OF THE DIATESSARON / Estimated Range of Dating: 170-175 A.D. SECTION XXVI. 26 2 And there came unto him publicans and sinners to hear his word. And the scribes and the Pharisees murmured, and said, This man receiveth sinners, and 3 eateth with them. And Jesus, when he beheld their murmuring, spake unto them 4 this parable: What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if one of them were lost, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go and seek the straying one 5 till he found it? Verily I say unto you, When he findeth it, he will rejoice over it 6 more than over the ninety-nine that went not astray; and bear it on his shoulders, and bring it to his house, and call his friends and neighbours, and say unto them, 7 Rejoice with me, since I have found my straying sheep. So your Father which is in heaven willeth not that one of these little ones that have strayed should perish, 8 and he seeketh for them repentance. I say unto you, Thus there shall be rejoicing in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons that do not need repentance. 9 And what woman having ten drachmas would lose one of them, and not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek it with care till she found it; and when she found it, call her friends and neighbours, and say unto them, Rejoice with me, as I have found my drachma that was lost? I say unto you, Thus there shall be joy Arabic. before the angels of God over the one sinner that repenteth, more than over the ninety-nine righteous persons that do not need repentance. 12, And Jesus spoke unto them also another parable: A man had two sons: and the younger son said unto him, My father, give me my portion that belongeth to me of thy goods. And he divided between them his property. And after a few days the younger son gathered everything that belonged to him, and went into a far country, and there squandered his property by living prodigally. And when he had exhausted everything he had, there occurred a great dearth in that country. And when he was in want, he went and joined himself to one of the people of a city of that country; and that man sent him into the field to feed the swine. And he used to long to fill his belly with the carob that those swine were eating: and no man gave him. And when he returned unto himself, he said, How many hired servants now in my father's house have bread enough and to spare, while I here perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father's house, and say unto him, My father, I have sinned in heaven and before thee, and am not worthy now to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But his father saw him while he was at a distance, and was moved with compassion for him, and ran, and fell on his breast, and kissed him. And his son said unto him, My father, I have sinned in heaven and before thee, and am not worthy to be called thy son. His father said unto his servants, Bring forth a stately robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and put on him shoes on his feet: and bring and slay a fatted ox, that we may eat and make merry: for this my son was dead, and is Arabic. alive; and was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Now his eider son was in the field; and when he came and drew near to the house, he heard the sound of many singing. And he called one of the lads, and asked him what this was. He said unto him, Thy brother hath arrived; and thy father hath slain a fatted ox, since he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, and would not enter; so his father went out, and besought him to enter. And he said to his father, How many years do I serve thee in bondage, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and thou hast never given me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends? but this thy son, when he had squandered thy 32 property with harlots, and come, thou hast slain for him a fatted ox. His father said unto him, My son, thou art at all times with me, and everything I have is thine. It behoveth thee to rejoice and make merry, since this thy brother was dead, and is alive; and was lost, and is found. 34 And he spake a parable unto his disciples: There was a rich man, and he had a steward; and he was accused to him that he had squandered his property. So his lord called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear regarding thee? Give me the account of thy stewardship; for it is now impossible that thou shouldest be a steward for me. The steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh from me the stewardship? To dig I am not able; and to beg I am ashamed. I know what I will do, that, when I go out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. And he called one after another of his lord's 39 debtors, and said to the first, How much owest thou my lord? He said unto him, An hundred portions of oil. He said unto him, Take thy writing, and sit down, and write quickly fifty portions. And he said to the next, And thou, how much owest thou my lord? He said unto him, An hundred cors of wheat. He said unto him, Take Arabic, thy writing, and sit down, and write eighty cors. And our lord com- mended the sinful steward because he had done a wise deed; for the chil- dren of this world are wiser than the children of the light in this their age. And I also say unto you, Make unto yourselves friends with the wealth of this unrighteousness; so that, when it is exhausted, they may receive you into their tents for ever. He who is faithful in a little is faithful also in much: and he who is unrighteous in a little is unrighteous also in much. If then in the wealth of unrighteousness ye were not trustworthy, who will intrust you with the truth? If ye are not found faithful in what does not belong to you, who will give you what belongeth to you? SECTION XXVII. 27 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who would make a reckoning with his servants. And when he began to make it, they brought to him one who owed him ten talents. And because he had not wherewith to pay, his lord ordered that he should be sold, he, and his wife, and children, and all that he 4 had, and payment be made. So that servant fell down and worshipped him, and said unto him, My lord, have patience with me, and I shall pay thee everything. 5 And the lord of that servant had compassion, and released him, and forgave him his 6 debt. And that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him Arabic. a hundred pence; and he took him, and dealt severely with him, and said 7 unto him, Give me what thou owest. Sothe fellow-servant fell down at his 8 feet, and besought him, and said, Grant me respite, and I will pay thee. And he would not; but took him, and cast him into prison, till he should give him his debt. 9 And when their fellow-servants saw what happened, it distressed them much; and they came and told their lord of all that had taken place. Then his lord called him, and said unto him, Thou wicked servant, all that debt I forgave thee, because thou besoughtest me: was it not then incumbent on thee also to have mercy on thy fellowservant, as I had mercy on thee? And his lord became wroth, and delivered him to the scourgers, till he should pay all that he owed. So shall my Father which is in heaven do unto you, if one forgive not his brother his wrong conduct from his heart. Take heed within yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he act wrongly towards thee seven times in a day, and on that day return seven times unto thee, and say, I repent towards thee; forgive him. And if thy brother act wrongly towards thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two, and so at the mouth of two or three every saying shall be established. And if he listen not to these also, tell the congregation; and if he listen not even to the congregation, let him be unto thee as a publican and a Gen- tile. Verily I say unto you, All that ye bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and what ye loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. I say unto you also, If two of you agree on earth to ask, everything shall be granted them from my Father Arabic, which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am l amongst them. Then Cephas drew near to him, and said unto him, My Lord, how many times, if my brother act wrongly towards me, should I forgive him? until seven times? Jesus said unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven; but, Until sev-24 enty times seven, seven. And the servant that knoweth his lord's will, and maketh not ready for him according to his will, shall meet with much punishment; but he that knoweth not, and doeth something for which he meriteth punishment, shall meet with slight punishment. Every one to whom much hath been given, much shall be asked of him; and he that hath had much committed to him, much shall be required at his hand. I came to cast fire upon the earth; and I would that it had been kindled already. And I have a baptism to be baptized with, and greatly am I straitened till it be accomplished. See that ye despise not one of these little ones that believe in me. Verily I say unto you, Their angels at all times see the face of my Father which is in heaven. The Son of man came to save the thing which was lost. 30 And after that, Jesus walked in Galilee; and he did not like to walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him. And there came people who told him of the Galilaeans, those whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. Jesus answered and said unto them, Do ye imagine that those Galilaeans were sinners more than all the Galilaeans, so that this thing has come upon them? Nay. Verily I say unto you now, that ye shall all also, if ye repent not, likewise perish. Or perchance those eighteen on whom the palace fell in Siloam, and slew them, do ye imagine that they were to be condemned more than all the people that dwell Arabic, in Jerusalem? Nay. Verily I say unto you, If ye do not all repent, ye p. 106 shall perish like them. 36 And he spake unto them this parable: A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. So he said to the husbandman, Lo, three years do I come and seek fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it render the ground unoccupied? The husbandman said unto him, My lord, leave it this year also, that I may dig about it, and dung it; then if it bear fruit--! and if not, then cut it down in the coming year. 40 And when Jesus was teaching on the sabbath day in one of the synagogues, there was there a woman that had a spirit of disease eighteen years; and she was bowed down, and could not straighten herself at all. And Jesus saw her, and called her, and said unto her, Woman, be loosed from thy disease. And he put his hand upon her; and immediately she was straightened, and praised God. And the chief of the synagogue answered with anger, because Jesus had healed on a sabbath, and said unto the multitudes, There are six days in which work ought to be done; come in them and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. But Jesus answered and said unto him, Ye hypocrites, doth not each of you on the sabbath day loose his ox or his ass from the manger, and go and water it? Ought not this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, and whom the devil hath bound eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? And when he said this, they were all put to shame, those standing, who were opposing him: and all the people were pleased with all the wonders that proceeded from his hand. SECTION XXVIII. 28 2 Arabic. And at that time the feast of tabernacles of the Jews drew near. So the brethren of Jesus said unto him, Remove now hence, and go to Judaea, that 3 thy disciples may see the deeds that thou doest. For no man doeth a thing secretly 4 and wisheth to be apparent. If thou doest this, shew thyself to the world. For 5 up to this time not even the brethren of Jesus believed on him. Jesus said unto them, My time till now has not arrived; but as for you, your time is alway ready. 6 It is not possible for the world to hate you; but me it hateth, for I bear witness 7 against it, that its deeds are evil. As for you, go ye up unto this feast: but I go 8 not up now to this feast; for my time has not yet been completed. He said this, and remained behind in Galilee. 9 But when his brethren went up unto the feast, he journeyed from Galilee, and to came to the borders of Judaea, to the country beyond Jordan; and there came after him great multitudes, and he healed them all there. And he went out, and proceeded to the feast, not openly, but as one that conceals himself. And the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, In what place is this man? And there occurred much murmuring there in the great multitude that came to the feast, on his account. For some said, He is good: and others said, Nay, but he leadeth the people astray. But no man spake of him openly for fear of the Jews. 15 Arabic. But when the days of the feast of tabernacles were half over, Jesus went up to the temple, and taught. And the Jews wondered, and said, How doth this man know writing, seeing he hath not learned? Jesus answered and said, My doc- trine is not mine, but his that sent me. Whoever wisheth to do his will understandeth my doctrine? whether it be from God, or whether I speak of mine own accord. Whosoever speaketh of his own accord seeketh praise for himself; but whosoever seeketh praise for him that sent him, he is true, and unrighteousness in his heart there is none. Did not Moses give you the law, and no man of you keepeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me? The multitude answered and said unto him, Thou hast demons: who seeketh to kill thee? Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one deed, and ye all marvel because of this. Moses hath given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but it is from the fathers); and ye on the sabbath circumcise a man. And if a man is circumcised on the sabbath day, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I healed on the sabbath day the whole man? Judge not with hypocrisy, but judge righteous judgement. 26 And some people from Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they seek to slay? And lo, he discourseth with them openly, and they say nothing unto him. Think you that our eiders have learned that this is the Messiah indeed? But this man is known whence he is; and the Messiah, when he cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. So Jesus lifted up his voice as he taught in the temple, and said, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and of my own accord am I not come, but he Arabic. that sent me is true, he whom ye know not: but I know him; for I am from him, and he sent me. And they sought to seize him: and no man laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. But many of the multitude believed on him; and they said, The Messiah, when he cometh, can it be that he will do more than these signs that this man doeth? 33 And a man of that multitude said unto our Lord, Teacher, say to my brother that he divide with me the inheritance. Jesus said unto him, Man, who is it that appointed me over you as a judge and divider? And he said unto his disciples, Take heed within yourselves of all inordinate desire; for it is not in abundance of 36 possessions that life shall be. And he gave them this parable: The ground of a rich man brought forth abundant produce: and he pondered within himself, and said, What shall I do, since I have no place to store my produce? And he said, I will do this: I will pull down the buildings of my barns, and build them, and make them greater; and store there all my wheat and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid by for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, enjoy thyself. God said unto him, O than of little intelligence, this night shall thy soul be taken from thee; and this that thou hast prepared, whose shall it be? So is he that layeth up treasures for himself, and is not rich in God. 42 And while Jesus was going in the way, there came near to him a young man of the rulers, and fell on his knees, and asked him, and said, Good Teacher, what is it that I must do that I may have eternal life? Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good, while there is none good but the one, even God? Thou knowest the com- mandments. If thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments. The young Arabic. man said unto him, Which of the commandments? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shall not do injury, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Love thy neighbour as thyself. That young man said unto him, All these have I kept from my youth: what then is it that I lack? And Jesus looked intently at him, and loved him, and said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, what thou lackest is one thing: go away and sell everything that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and take thy cross, and follow me. And that young man frowned at this word, and went away feeling sad; for he was very rich. And when Jesus saw his sadness, he looked towards his disciples, and said unto them, How hard it is for them that have possessions to enter the kingdom of God! SECTION XXIX. 29 1 Verily I say unto you, It is difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of 2 heaven. And I say unto you also, that it is easier for a camel to enter the eye of 3 a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. And the disciples were wondering at these sayings. And Jesus answered and said unto them again, My children, how hard it is for those that rely on their possessions to enter the 4 kingdom of God! And those that were listening wondered more, and said amongst 5 themselves, being agitated, Who, thinkest thou, can be saved? And Jesus looked at them intently, and said unto them, With men this is not possible, but with God it is. 6 Arabic, it is possible for God to do everything. Simon Cephas said unto him, Lo, we have left everything, and followed thee; what is it, thinkest thou, that we 7 shall have? Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, Ye that have followed me, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also 8 shall sit on twelve thrones, and shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel. Verily I say unto you, No man leaveth houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or kinsfolk, or lands, because of the kingdom of God, or for my 9 sake, and the sake of my gospel, who shall not obtain many times as much in this time, and in the world to come inherit eternal life: and now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecution; 11 and in the world to come everlasting life. Many that are first shall be last, and that are last shall be first. 12 And when the Pharisees heard all this, because of their love for wealth they scoffed at him. And Jesus knew what was in their hearts, and said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves before men; while God knows your hearts: the thing that is lofty with men is base before God. 14 And he began to say, A certain man was rich, and wore silk and purple, and en- joyed himself every day in splendour: and there was a poor man named Lazarus, and he was cast down at the door of the rich man, afflicted with sores, and he longed to fill Arabic, his belly with the crumbs that fell from the table of that rich man; yea, even the dogs used to come and lick his sores. And it happened that that poor man died, and the angels conveyed him into the bosom of Abraham: and the rich man also died, and was buried. And while he was being tormented in Hades, he lifted up his eyes from afar, and saw Abraham with Lazarus in his bosom. And he called with a loud voice, and said, My father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus to wet the tip of his finger with water, and moisten my tongue for me; for, behold, I am burned in this flame. Abraham said unto him, My son, remember that thou receivedst thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus his afflictions: but now, behold, he is at rest here, and thou art tormented. And in addition to all this, there is between us and you a great abyss placed, so that they that would cross unto you from hence cannot, nor yet from thence do they cross unto us. He said unto him, Then I beseech thee, my father, to send him to my father's house; for I have five brethren; let him go, that they also sin not, and come to the abode of this torment. Abraham said unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. He said unto him, Nay, my father Abraham: but let a man from the dead go unto them, and they will repent. Abraham said unto him, If they listen neither to Moses nor to the prophets, neither if a man from the dead rose would they believe him. 27 The kingdom of heaven is like a man that is a householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. And he agreed with the labourers on one penny a day for each labourer, and he sent them into his vineyard. And he went Arabic, out in three hours, and saw others standing in the market idle. He said unto them, Go ye also into my vineyard, and what is right I will pay you. And they went. And he went out also at the sixth and the ninth hour, and did like- wise, and sent them. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said unto them, Why are ye standing the whole day idle? They said unto him, Because no one hath hired us. He said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and what is right ye shall receive. So when evening came, the lord of the vineyard said unto his steward, Call the labourers, and pay them their wages; and begin with the later ones, and end with the former ones. And those of eleven hours came, and received each a penny. When therefore the first came, they supposed that they should receive something more; and they also received each a penny. And when they received it, they spake angrily against the householder, and said, These last worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal with us, who have suffered the heat of the day, and its burden. He answered and said unto one of them, My friend, I do thee no wrong: was it not for a penny that thou didst bargain with me? Take what is thine, and go thy way; for I wish to give this last as I have given thee. Or am I not entitled to do with what is mine what I choose? Or is thine eye perchance evil, because I am good? Thus shall the last ones be first, and the first last. The called are many, and the chosen are few. 43 And when Jesus entered into the house of one of the chiefs of the Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, and they were watching him to see what he would 44,45 do, and there was before him a man which had the dropsy, Jesus answered and said unto the scribes and the Pharisees, Is it lawful on the sabbath to heal? But Arabic, they were silent. So he took him, and healed him, and sent him away. And he said unto them, Which of you shall have his son or his ox fall on the sabbath day into a well, and not lift him up straightway, and draw water for him? And they were not able to answer him a word to that. SECTION XXX. 30 1 And he spake a parable unto those which were bidden there, because he saw 2 them choose the places that were in the highest part of the sitting room: When a man invites thee to a feast, do not go and sit at the head of the room; lest there 3 be there a man more honourable than thou, and he that invited you come and say unto thee, Give the place to this man: and thou be ashamed when thou risest and 4 takest another place. But when thou art invited, go and sit last; so that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say unto thee, My friend, go up higher: and 5 thou shalt have praise before all that were invited with thee. For every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and every one that abaseth himself shall be exalted. 6 And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a feast a or a banquet, do not invite thy friends, nor even thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy 7 rich neighbours; lest haply they also invite thee, and thou have this reward. But when thou makest a feast, invite the poor, and those with withered hand, and the 8 lame, and the blind: and blessed art thou, since they have not the means to reward 9 thee; that thy reward may be at the rising of the righteous. And when one of them that were invited heard that, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 10, Jesus answered again in parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven hath been lik- Arabic, ened to a certain king, which made a feast for his son, and prepared a great banquet, and invited many: and he sent his servants at the time of the feast to inform them that were invited, Everything is made ready for you; come. And they would not come, but began all of them with one voice to make excuse. And the first said unto them, Say to him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out to see it: I pray thee to release me, for I ask to be excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them: I pray thee to release me, for I ask to be excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. And the king sent also other servants, and said, Say to those that were invited, that my feast is ready, and my oxen and my fatlings are slain, and everything is ready: come to the feast. But they made light of it, and went, one to his field, and another to his merchandise: and the rest took his servants, and entreated them shamefully, and killed them. And one of the servants came, and informed his lord of what had happened. And when the king heard, he became angry, and sent his armies; and they destroyed those murderers, and burned their cities. Then he said to his servants, The feast is prepared, but those that were invited were not worthy. Go out quickly into the markets and into the partings of the ways of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and those with pains, and the lame, and the blind. And the servants did as the king commanded them. And they came, and said unto him, Our lord, we have done all that thou commandedst us, and there is here still room. So the lord said unto his servants, Go out into the roads, and the ways, and the paths, and every one that ye find, invite Arabic, to the feast, and constrain them to enter, till my house is filled. I say unto you, that no one of those people that were invited shall taste of my feast. And those servants went out into the roads, and gathered all that they found, good and bad: and the banquet-house was filled with guests. And the king entered to see those who were seated, and he saw there a man not wearing a festive garment: and he said unto him, My friend, how didst thou come in here not having on festive gar- ments? And he was silent. Then the king said to the servants, Bind his hands and his feet, and put him forth into the outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. The called are many; and the chosen, few. 31 And after that, the time of the feast of unleavened bread of the Jews arrived, and Jesus went out to go to Jerusalem. And as he went in the way, there met him ten persons who were lepers, and stood afar off: and they lifted up their voice, and said, Our Master, Jesus, have mercy upon us. And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and shew yourselves unto the priests. And when they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw himself cleansed, returned, and was praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his face before the feet of Jesus, giving him thanks: and this man was a Samaritan. Jesus answered and said, Were not those that were cleansed ten? where then are the nine? Not one of them turned aside to come and praise God, but this man who is of a strange people. He said unto him, Arise, and go thy way; for thy faith hath given thee life. 40 And while they were going up in the way to Jerusalem, Jesus went
in front of them; and they wondered, and followed him fearing. And he
took his twelve disciples apart, and began to tell them privately
what was about to befall him. And he said unto Arabic, them, We are
going up to Jerusalem, and all the things shall be fulfilled that are
written in the prophets concerning the Son of man. He shall be
delivered to the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall condemn
him to death, and deliver him to the peoples; and they shall treat
him shamefully, and scourge him, and spit in his face, and humble him,
and crucify him, and slay him: and on the third day he shall rise. But
they understood not one thing of this; but this word was hidden from
them, and they did not perceive these things that were addressed to
them.
31 1 And when the ten heard, they were moved with anger against
James and John. 2 And Jesus called them, and said unto them, Ye know
that the rulers of the nations are their lords; and their great men
are set in authority over them. Not thus shall it Arabic, be amongst
you: but he amongst you that would be great, let him be to you a 4
servant; and whoever of you would be first, let him be to every man
a 5 bond-servant: even as the Son of man also came not to be served,
but to serve, and 6 to give himself a ransom in place of the many.
He said this, and was going about 7 the villages and the cities, and
teaching; and he went to Jerusalem. And a man asked him, Are those
that shall be saved few? Jesus answered and said unto 8 them, Strive
ye to enter at the narrow door: I say unto you now, that many shall
9 seek to enter, and shall not be able --from the time when the
master of the house riseth, and closeth the door, and ye shall be
standing without, and shall knock at the door, and shall begin to
say, Our lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say, I say unto
you, I know you not whence ye are: and ye shall begin to say,
Before thee we did eat and drink, and in our markets didst thou
teach; and he shall say unto you, I know you not whence ye are; depart
from me, ye servants of untruth. There shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth, when ye see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the
prophets, in the kingdom of God, while ye are put forth without. And
they shall come from the east and the west, and from the north and the
south, and shah sit down in the kingdom of God. And there shall then
be last that have become first, and first that have become last.
15, And when Jesus entered and passed through Jericho, there was
a man named Zac- chaeus, rich, and chief of the publicans. And he
desired to see Jesus who he was; and he was not able for the pressure
of the crowd, because Zacchaeus was little of stature. Arabic, And he
hastened, and went before Jesus, and went up into an unripe fig tree
to see Jesus: for he was to pass thus. And when Jesus came to that
place, he saw him, and said unto him, Make haste, and come down,
Zacchaeus: to-day I must be in thy house. And he hastened, and came
down, and received him joyfully. And when they all saw, they murmured,
and said, He hath gone in and lodged with a man that is a sinner.
So Zacchaeus stood, and said unto Jesus, My Lord, now half of my
possessions I give to the poor, and what I have unjustly taken from
every man I give him fourfold. Jesus said unto him, To-day is
salvation come to this house, because this man also is a son of
Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and save the thing that was
lost.
25 And when Jesus went out of Jericho, he and his disciples, there
came after him a great multitude. And there was a blind man sitting
by the way side begging. And his name was Timaeus, the son of Timaeus.
And he heard the sound of the multitude passing, and asked, Who is
this? They said unto him, Jesus the Naza- rene passeth by. And when
he heard that it was Jesus, he called out with a loud voice, and said,
Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me. And those that went before
Jesus were rebuking him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried
the more, and said, Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood,
and commanded that they should call him. And they called the blind
man, and said unto him, Be of good courage, and rise; for, behold,
he calleth thee. And the blind 33 man threw away his garment, and
rose, and came to Jesus. Jesus said unto him, What dost thou wish
that I should do unto thee? And that blind man said unto him, My Lord
and Master, that my eyes may be opened, so that I may see thee. Arabic,
And Jesus had compassion on him, and touched his eyes, and said unto
him, See; for thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received
his sight, and came after him, and praised God; and all the people
that saw praised God.
36 And he spake a parable because he was nearing Jerusalem, and
they supposed that at that time the kingdom of God was about to appear.
He said unto them, A man, a son of a great race, went into a far
country, to receive a kingdom, and return. And he called his ten
servants, and gave them ten shares, and said unto them, Trade till
the time of my coming. But the people of his city hated him, and sent
messengers after him, and said, We will not that this man reign over
us. And when he had received a kingdom, and returned, he said that
the servants to whom he had given the money should be called unto
him, that he might know what each of them had traded. And the first
came, and said, My lord, thy share hath gained ten shares. The king
said unto him, Thou good and faithful servant, who hast been found
faithful in a little, be thou set over ten districts. And the second
came, and said, My lord, thy portion hath gained five portions. And
he said unto him also, And thou shall be set over five districts.
And another came, and said, My lord, here is thy portion, which was
with me laid by in a napkin: I feared thee, because thou art a hard
man, and takest what thou didst not leave, and seekest what thou didst
not give, and reapest what thou didst not sow. His lord said unto
him, From thy mouth shall I judge thee, thou wicked and idle servant,
who wast untrustworthy. Thou knewest that I am a hard man, and take
what I did not leave, and reap what I did not sow: why didst thou not
put my money at usury, and so I might come and seek it, with its gains?
And he said unto those that were standing in front of him, Take from
him the share, and give it to him that hath 50, Arabic, ten shares.
They said unto him, Our lord, he hath ten shares. He said unto them,
I say unto you, Every one that hath shall be given unto; and he that
hath not, that which he hath also shall be taken from him. And those
mine enemies who would not that I should reign over them, bring them,
and slay them before me.
SECTION XXXII.
32 1 And when Jesus entered Jerusalem, he went up to the temple
of God, and found 2 there oxen and sheep and doves. And when he beheld
those that sold and those that bought, and the money-changers sitting,
he made for himself a scourge of rope, and drove them all out of
the temple, and the sheep and the oxen, and the money-changers; and
he threw down their money, and upset their tables, and the seats of
them that sold the doves; and he was teaching, and saying unto them,
Is it not written, My house is a house of prayer for all peoples?
and ye have made it a den for robbers. And he said unto those that
sold the doves, Take this hence, and make not my Father's house a
house of merchandise. And he suffered not any one to carry vessels
inside the temple.
And his disciples remembered the scripture, The zeal of thy house
hath eaten me up. The Jews answered and said unto him, What sign
hast thou shewn us, that thou doest this? Jesus answered and said
unto them, Destroy this temple, and I shall raise it in three days.
The Jews said unto him, This temple was built in forty-six years,
and wilt thou raise it in three days? 10 But he spake unto them of
the temple of his body, that when they destroyed it, he Arabic, would
raise it in three days. When therefore he rose from among the dead,
his disciples remembered that he said this; and they believed the
scriptures, and the word that Jesus spake.
12 And when Jesus sat down over against the treasury, he observed
how the multitudes were casting their offerings into the treasury:
and many rich men were 13, throwing in much. And there came a poor
widow, and cast in two mites. And Jesus called his disciples, and
said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast into the
treasury more than all the people: and all of these cast into the
place of the offering of God of the superfluity of their wealth;
while this woman of her want threw in all that she possessed. And
he spake unto them this parable, concerning people who trusted in
them- selves that they are righteous, and despised every man: Two
men went up to the temple to pray; one of them a Pharisee, and the
other a publican. And the Pharisee stood apart, and prayed thus,
O Lord, I thank thee, since I am not like the rest of men, the unjust,
the profligate, the extortioners, or even like this publican; but
I fast two days a week, and tithe all my possessions. And the publican
was standing at a distance, and he would not even lift up his eyes to
heaven, but was beating upon his breast, and saying, O Lord, have
mercy on me, me the sinner. I say unto you, that this man went down
ustified to his house more than the Pharisee. Every one that exalteth
himself shall be abased; and every one that abaseth himself shall be
xalted.
22 Arabic, And when eventide was come, he left all the people, and
went outside the city to Bethany, he and his twelve, and he remained
there. And all the people, because they knew the place, came to him,
and he received them; and them that had need of healing he healed.
And on the morning of the next day, when he returned to the city from
Bethany, he hungered. And he saw a fig tree at a distance on the
beaten highway, having on it leaves. And he came unto it, expecting
to find something on it; and when he came, he found nothing on it but
the leaves--it was not the season of figs--and he said unto it,
Henceforward for ever let no man eat fruit of thee. And his disciples
heard.
27 And they came to Jerusalem. And there was there a man of the
Pharisees, named Nicodemus, ruler of the Jews. This man came unto
Jesus by night, and said unto him, My Master, we know that thou hast
been sent from God as a teacher; and no man can do these signs that
thou doest, except him whom God is with. Jesus answered and said
unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, If a man be not born a
second time, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus said unto
him, How can a man who is old be born? can he, think you, return
again to his mother's womb a second time, to enter and be born? Jesus
answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, If a man
be not born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of
God. For he that is born of flesh is flesh; and he that 33 is born
of Spirit is spirit.
Wonder not that I said unto thee that ye must be born a Arabic,
second time. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest
its voice, but thou knowest not from what place it cometh, nor whither
it goeth: so is every man that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus
answered and said unto him, How can that be? Jesus answered and said
unto him, Art thou teaching Israel, and yet knowest not these things?
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, What we know we say, and what we
have seen we witness: and ye receive not our witness. If I said unto
you what is on earth, and ye believed not, how then, if I say unto
you what is in heaven, will ye believe? And no man hath ascended up
into heaven, except him that descended from heaven, the Son of man,
which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, so is the Son of man to be lifted up; so that every man
who may believe in him may not perish, but have eternal life. God so
loved the world, that he should give his only Son; and so every one
that believeth on him should not perish, but should have eternal
life. God sent not his Son into the world to judge the world; but
that the world might be saved by his hand. He that believeth in him
shall not be judged: but he that believeth not is condemned
beforehand, because he hath not believed in the name of the only
Son, the Son of God. This is the judgement, that the light came into
the world, and men loved the darkness more than the light; because
their deeds were evil. Whosoever doeth evil deeds hateth the light,
and cometh not to the 47 light, lest his deeds be reproved. But he
that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be
known, that they have been done in God.
15 For this reason I say unto you, Whatever ye pray and ask,
believe that ye Arabic, receive, and ye shall have. And when ye stand
to pray, forgive what is in your heart against any man; and your
Father which is in heaven will forgive you also your wrong-doings.
But if ye forgive not men their wrong-doings, neither will your
Father forgive you also your wrong-doings.
18 And he spake unto them a parable also, that they should pray
at all times, and not be slothful: There was a judge in a city, who
feared not God, nor was ashamed for men: and there was a widow in
that city; and she came unto him, and said, Avenge me of mine adversary.
And he would not for a long time: but afterwards he said within himself,
If of God I have no fear, and before men I have no shame; yet because
this widow vexeth me, I will avenge her, that she come not at all
times 23, and annoy me. And our Lord said, Hear ye what the judge
of injustice said. And shall not God still more do vengeance for his
elect, who call upon him in the night and in the day, and grant them
respite? I say unto you, He will do vengeance for them speedily.
Thinkest thou the Son of man will come and find faith on the earth?
26, And they came again to Jerusalem. And it came to pass, on one
of the days, as Jesus was walking in the temple, and teaching the
people, and preaching the gospel, that the chief priests and the
scribes with the elders came upon him, and said unto him, Tell us:
By what power doest thou this? and who gave thee this power to do
that? And Jesus said unto them, I also will ask you one word, and
if ye tell me, I also shall tell you by what power I do that. The
baptism of John, from what place is it? from heaven or of men? Tell
me. And they reflected within them- Arabic, selves, and said, If
we shall say unto him, From heaven; he will say unto p. 127 us, For
what reason did ye not believe him? But if we shall say, Of men;
we fear that the people will stone us, all of them. And all of them
were holding to John, that he was a true prophet. They answered and
said unto him, We know not. Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you
also by what power I work. What think ye? A man had two sons; and
he went to the first, and said unto him, My son, go to-day, and till
in the vineyard. And he answered and said, I do not wish to: but
finally he repented, and went. And he went to the other, and said
unto him likewise. And he answered and said, Yea, my lord: and went
not. Which of these two did the will of his father? They said unto
him, The first. Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, The
publicans and harlots go before you into the kingdom of God. John
came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not;
but the publicans and harlots believed him; and ye, not even when
ye saw, did ye repent at last, that ye might believe in him.
40 Hear another parable: A man was a householder, and planted a
vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and digged in it a winepress,
and built in it a tower, 41, and gave it to husbandmen, and went to
a distance for a long time. So when the time of the fruits came, he
sent his servants unto the husbandmen, that they might send him of
the produce of his vineyard. And those husbandmen beat him, and sent
him away empty. And he sent unto them another servant also; and they
stoned him, and wounded him, and sent him away with shameful handling.
And he sent again another; and they slew him. And he sent many other
servants unto them. And the husbandmen took his servants, and one they
beat, and another they stoned, and another they slew. So he sent again
other servants more than the first; and Arabic, they did likewise with
them. So the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send
my beloved son: it may be they will see him and be 49, ashamed. So
at last he sent unto them his beloved son that he had. But the
husbandmen, when they saw the son, said amongst themselves, This
is the heir. 51, And they said, We will slay him, and so the
inheritance will be ours. So they took him, and put him forth without
the vineyard, and slew him. When then the lord of the vineyard shall
come, what will he do with those husbandmen? They said unto him, He
will destroy them in the worst of ways, and give the vineyard to other
husbandmen, who will give him fruit in its season. Jesus said unto
them, Have ye never read in the scripture, The stone which the builders
declared to be base, The same came to be at the head of the corner:
56 From God was this, And it is wonderful in our eyes?
57 Therefore I say unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from
you, and given to a people that will produce fruit. And whosoever
falleth on this stone shall be broken in pieces: but on whomsoever
it falleth, it will grind him to powder. And when the chief priests
and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that it was
concerning them he spake. And they sought to seize him; and they
feared the multitude, because they were holding to him as the prophet.
SECTION XXXIV.
34 1 Then went the Pharisees and considered how they might ensnare
him in a word, 2 and deliver him into the power of the judge, and
into the power of the ruler. And they sent unto him their disciples,
with the kinsfolk of Herod; and they said unto him, Arabic, Teacher,
we know that thou speakest the truth, and teachest the way of God
with equity, and art not lifted up by any man: for thou actest not
so as to 3 be seen of any man. Tell us now, What is thy opinion? Is
it lawful that we should 4 pay the tribute to Caesar, or not? shall
we give, or shall we not give? But Jesus knew 5 their deceit, and
said unto them, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? Shew me the 6 penny
of the tribute. So they brought unto him a penny. Jesus said unto
them, To whom belongeth this image and inscription? They said unto
him, To Caesar. 8 He said unto them, Give what is Caesar's to Caesar,
and what is God's to God. And they could not make him slip in a
single word before the people; and they marvelled at his word, and
refrained.
9 And on that day came the Sadducees, and said unto him, There is
no life for the dead. And they asked him, and said unto him, Teacher,
Moses said unto us, If a man die, not having children, let his brother
take his wife, and raise up seed for his brother. Now there were with
us seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children;
and the second took his wife, and died without children; and the
third also took her; and in like manner the seven of them also, and
they 14, died without leaving children. And last of them all the
woman died also. At the resurrection, then, which of these seven shall
have this woman? for all of them took her. Jesus answered and said
unto them, Is it not for this that ye have erred, because ye know
not the scriptures, nor the power of God? And the sons of this world
take wives, and the women become the men's; but those that have become
worthy of that world, and the resurrection from among the dead, do
not take wives, and the women also do not become the men's. Nor is it
possible that they should die; but they are like the angels, and are
the children of God, because they have become the children of the
resurrection. For in the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read
in the book of Moses, how from the bush God said unto him, I am the
God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? And God
is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all of them are
alive with him. And ye have erred greatly.
22, And when the multitudes heard, they were wondering at his
teaching. And some of the scribes answered and said unto him, Teacher,
thou hast well said. But the rest of the Pharisees, when they saw his
silencing the Sadducees on this point, gathered against him to contend
with him.
And one of the scribes, of those that knew the law, when he saw
the excellence of his answer to them, desired to try him, and said
unto him, What shall I do to inherit eternal life? and, Which of the
commandments is greater, and has precedence in the law? Jesus said
unto him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O 28 Israel;
The Lord our God, the Lord is one: and thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
thought, and with all thy 29, strength. This is the great and
preeminent commandment. And the second, which is like it, is, Thou
shall love thy neighbour as thyself. And another commandment greater
than these two there is not. On these two commandments, then, are
hung the Arabic, law and the prophets. That scribe said unto him,
Excellent! my Master; thou hast said truly that he is one, and there
is no other outside of him: and that a man should love him with all
his heart, and with all his thought, and with all his soul, and with
all his strength, and that he should love his neighbour as himself,
is better than all savours and sacrifices. And Jesus saw him that
he had answered wisely; and he answered and said unto him, Thou art
not far from the 35, kingdom of God. Thou hast: spoken rightly: do
this, and thou shalt live. And he, as his desire was to justify
himself, said unto him, And who is my neighbour? Jesus said unto him,
A man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and the robbers fell upon
him, and stripped him, and beat him, his life remaining in him but
little, and went away. And it happened that there came down a certain
priest that way; and he saw him, and passed by. And likewise a Levite
also came and reached that place, and saw him, and passed by. And a
certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to the place where he was,
and saw him, and had compassion on him, and came near, and bound up
his strokes, and poured on them wine and oil; and he set him on the
ass, and brought him to the inn, and expended his care upon him. And
on the morrow of that day he took out two pence, and gave them to
the innkeeper, and said unto him, Care for him; and if thou spendest
upon him more, when I return, I shall give thee. Who of these three
now, thinkest thou, is nearest to him that fell among the robbers?
And he said unto him, He that had compas- Arabic, sion on him. Jesus
said unto him, Go, and do thou also likewise. And p. 132 no man dared
afterwards to ask him anything.
46 And he was teaching every day in the temple. But the chief
priests and scribes and the eiders of the people sought to destroy
him: and they could not find what they should do with him; and all
the people were hanging upon him to hear him. And many of the
multitude believed on him, and said, The Messiah, when he cometh,
can it be that he will do more than these signs that this man doeth?
And the Pharisees heard the multitudes say that of him; and the chief
priests sent officers to seize him. And Jesus said unto them, I am
with you but a short time yet, and I go to him that sent me. And ye
shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I shall be, ye shall
not be able to come. The Jews said within themselves, Whither hath
this man determined to go that we shall not be able to find him? can
it be that he is determined to go to the regions of the nations, and
teach the heathen? What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me,
and shall not find me: and where I am, ye cannot come?
SECTION XXXV.
35 1 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. Every one that believeth in me, as the scriptures
said, there shall flow from his belly rivers of pure water. 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 Arabic, glorified. And many of the multitude that heard his
words said, This is in truth the prophet. And others said, This is the
Messiah. But others said, Can it be that the Messiah will come from
Galilee? Hath not the scripture said that from the seed of David, and
from Bethlehem, the village of David, the 7 Messiah cometh? And there
occurred a dissension in the multitude because of him. 8 And some of
them were wishing to seize him; but no man laid a hand upon him.
9 And those officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees: and
the priests said unto them, Why did ye not bring him? The officers
said, Never spake man thus as speaketh this man. The Pharisees said
unto them, Perhaps ye also have gone 12, astray? Hath any of the
rulers or the Pharisees haply believed in him? except this people
which knows not the law; they are accursed. Nicodemus, one of them,
he that had come to Jesus by night, said unto them, Doth our law haply
condemn a man, except it hear him first and know what he hath done?
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also haply from Galilee?
Search, and see that a prophet riseth not from Galilee.
17, And when the Pharisees assembled, Jesus asked them, and said,
What say ye of the Messiah? whose son is he? They said unto him, The
son of David. He said unto them, And how doth David in the Holy Spirit
call him Lord? for he said, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit on my right
hand, That I may put thine enemies under thy feet.
21, If then David calleth him Lord, how is he his son? And no one
was able to answer him; and no man dared from that day again to ask
him of anything.
23 And Jesus addressed them again, and said, I am the light of the
world; and he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall
find the light of life. The Pharisees Arabic, said unto him, Thou
bearest witness to thyself; thy witness is not true. 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, whither I go. And ye judge after the flesh; and I judge
no man. And even if I judge, my judgement is true; because I am not
alone, but I and my Father which 28, sent me. And in your law it is
written, that the witness of two men is true. I am he that beareth
witness to myself, and my Father which sent me beareth witness to me.
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 Father. He said these sayings in the treasury, where he was
teaching in the 32 temple: 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 in your sins: and where I go,
ye cannot come. The Jews said, Will he haply kill himself, that he
saith, Where I go, ye cannot come? He said unto them, Ye are from below;
and I am from above: ye are of this world; and I am not of this world.
I said unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: if ye believe not
that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. The Jews said, And thou, who
art thou? Jesus said unto them, If I should begin to speak unto you,
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, I say in the world.
And they knew not that he meant by that the Father. Jesus Arabic,
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
taught me, so I speak. And he that sent me is with me; and my Father
hath not left me alone; because I do what is pleasing to him at all
times. And while he was saying that, many believed in him.
42 And Jesus said to those Jews that believed in him, If ye abide
in my words, truly ye are my disciples: and ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free. They said unto him, We are the
seed of Abraham, and have never served any man in the way of slavery:
how then sayest thou, Ye shall be free children? Jesus said unto them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that doeth a sin is a slave
of sin. And the slave doth not remain for ever in the house; but the
son remaineth 47, for ever. 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 word.
And what I saw with my Father, I say: and what ye saw with your
father, ye do. 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. Now, behold, ye seek to kill me, a man that
speak with you the truth, that I heard from God: this did Abraham not
do. And ye do the deeds of your father. They said unto him, We were
not born of fornication; we have one Father, who is God. Jesus said
unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: I proceeded and
came from God; and it was not of my own self that I came, but he sent
Arabic, me. Why then do ye not know my word? Because ye cannot hear
my word. Ye are from the father, the devil, 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 himself: for he is a liar, and the
father of untruth. And I who speak the truth, ye believe me not. Who
of you rebuketh me for a sin? And if I speak the truth, ye do not
believe me. Whosoever is of God heareth the words of God: therefore
do ye not hear, because ye are not of God. The Jews answered and said
unto him, Did we not say well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast
demons? Jesus said unto them, As for me, I have not a devil; but my
Father do I honour, and ye dishonour me. I seek not my glory: here
is one who seeketh and judgeth.
SECTION XXXVI.
36 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever keepeth my word
shall not see death 2 for ever. The Jews said unto him, Now we know
that thou hast demons. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou
sayest, Whosoever keepeth my word shall not 3 taste death for ever.
Art thou haply greater than our father Abraham, who is 4 dead, and
than the prophets, which are dead? whom makest thou thyself? Jesus
said unto them, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: my Father
is he that 5 glorifieth me; of whom ye say, that he is our God; and
yet ye have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say that
I know him not, I should become 6 Arabic, a liar like you: but I know
him, and keep his word. Abraham your father 7 longed to see my day;
and he saw, and rejoiced. The Jews said unto him, 8 Thou art now not
fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said unto 9 them,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. And they
take stones to stone him: but Jesus concealed himself, and went out
of the temple. And he passed through them, and went his way.
And as he passed, he saw a man blind from his mother's womb. And
his disciples asked him, and said, Our Master, who sinned, this man,
or his parents, so that he was born blind? Jesus said unto them,
Neither did he sin, nor his parents: but that the works of God may
be seen in him. It is incumbent on me to do the deeds of him that
sent me, while it is day: a night will come, and no man will be able
to busy himself. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the
world. And when he said that, he spat upon the ground, and made clay
of his spittle, and smeared it on the eyes of the blind man, and said
unto him, Go and wash thyself in the pool of Siloam. And he went and
washed, and came seeing. And his neighbours, which saw him of old
begging, said, Is not this he that was sitting begging? And some said,
It is he; and others said, Nay, but he resembles him much. He 19, said,
I am he. They said unto him, How then were thine eyes opened? He
answered and said unto them, A man named Jesus made clay, and smeared
it on my eyes, and said unto me, Go and wash in the water of Siloam:
and I went and washed, and received sight. They said unto him, Where
is he? He said, I know not. 22, Arabic, And they brought him that was
previously blind to the Pharisees. And the day in which Jesus made
clay and opened with it his eyes was a sabbath day. And again the
Pharisees asked him, How didst thou receive sight? And he said unto
them, He put clay on mine eyes, and I washed, and received sight.
The people of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, for he
keepeth not the sabbath. And others said, How can a man that is a
sinner do these signs? And there came 26 to be a division amongst
them. And again they said to that blind man, Thou, then, what sayest
thou of him that opened for thee thine eyes? He said unto them, I say
that he is a prophet. And the Jews did not believe concerning him,
that he was blind, and received sight, until they summoned the parents
of him who received sight, and asked them, Is this your son, of whom
ye said that he was born blind? how then, behold, doth he now see?
His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that
he was born blind: but how he has come to see now, or who it is that
opened his eyes, we know not: and he also has reached his prime; ask
him, and he will speak for himself. This said his parents, because
they were fearing the Jews: and the Jews decided, that if any man
should confess of him that he was the Messiah, they would put him
out of the synagogue. For this reason said his parents, He hath
reached his prime; ask him. And they called the man a second time,
him that was blind, and said unto him, Praise God: we know that this
man is a sinner. He answered and said unto them, Whether he be a
sinner, I know not: I know one thing, that I was blind, and I now
see. They said unto him again, Arabic, What did he unto thee? how
opened he for thee thine eyes? He said unto them, I said unto you,
and ye did not hear: what wish ye further to hear? ye also, do ye
wish to become disciples to him? And they reviled him, and said unto
him, Thou art the disciple of that man; but as for us, we are the
disciples of Moses. And we know that God spake unto Moses: but this
man, we know not whence he is. The man answered and said unto them,
From this is the wonder, because ye know not whence he is, and mine
eyes hath he opened. And we know that God heareth not the voice of
sinners: but whosoever feareth him, and doeth his will, him he
heareth. From eternity hath it not been heard of, that a man opened
the eyes of a blind man, who had been born in blindness. If then this
man were not from God, he could not do that. They answered and said
unto him, Thou wast all of thee born in sins, and dost thou teach us?
And they put him forth without.
44 And Jesus heard of his being put forth without, and found him,
and said unto him, Dost thou believe in the Son of God? He that was
made whole answered and said, Who is he, my Lord, that I may believe
in him? Jesus said unto him, Thou hast seen him, and he that speaketh
to thee is he. And he said, I believe, my Lord. And he fell down
worshipping him.
SECTION XXXVII.
37 1 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. And some
of the Pharisees which were 3 with him heard that, and they said unto
him, Can it be that we are blind? 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. 4 Arabic, 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 6 stealer.
But he that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. And
therefore the keeper of the door openeth for him the door; and the
sheep hear his voice: and 7 he calleth his sheep by their names,
and they go forth unto him. And when he putteth forth his sheep, he
goeth before them, and his sheep follow him: because 8 they know his
voice. And after a stranger will the sheep not go, but they flee
from 9 him: because they hear not the voice of a stranger. This
parable spake Jesus unto them: but they knew not what he was saying
unto them. Jesus said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
I am the door of the sheep. And all that came are thieves and stealers:
but the sheep heard them not. I am the door: and if a man enter by
me, he shall live, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.
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 the thing that is better. I am the good shepherd; and the good
shepherd giveth himself for his sheep. But the hireling, who is not
a shepherd, and whose the sheep are not, when he seeth the wolf as it
cometh, leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf cometh, and
snatcheth away the sheep, and scattereth them: and the hireling fleeth
because he is an hireling, and hath no care for the sheep. I am the 18
good shepherd; 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 myself for
the sheep. 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. Arabic, And therefore doth
my Father love me, because I give my life, that I may 21 take it
again. No man taketh it from me, but l 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 And there occurred a disagreement among the Jews because of
these sayings. And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is
afflicted with madness; why listen ye to him? 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, And the feast of the dedication came on at Jerusalem: and it
was winter. And Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of
Solomon. The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said unto him, Until
when dost thou make our hearts anxious? 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, to
me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto
you. And my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they come after
me: and I give them eternal life; and they shall not perish for ever,
nor shall any man snatch them out of my hands. For the Father, who
hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no man is able to
take them from the hand of my Father. I and 34, my Father are one.
And the Jews took stones to stone him. Jesus said unto them, Many
good deeds from my Father have I shewed you; because of which of them,
then, do ye stone me? 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 thy self God. Jesus said unto them, Is it not thus
written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? Arabic, And if he called
those gods--for to them came the word of God (and it is not possible
in the scripture that anything should be undone)--he then, whom the
Father hath sanctified and sent into the world, do ye say that he
blasphemeth; because I said unto you, I am the Son of God? If then
I do not the deeds of my Father, ye believe me not. 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. And they sought again to
take him: and he went forth out of their hands.
43 And he went beyond Jordan to the place where John was baptizing
formerly; and abode there. And many people came unto him; and they
said, John did not work even one sign: but all that John said of this
man is truth. And many believed in him. And there was a sick man,
named Lazarus, of the village of Bethany, the brother of Mary and
Martha. 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 brother of this woman. And his sisters sent unto Jesus, and
said unto him, Our Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. But
Jesus said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glorifying
of God, that the Son of God may be glorified 50, because of it. And
Jesus loved Martha, and Mary, and Lazarus. And when he heard that he
was sick, he abode in the place where he was two days. And after
that, he said unto his disciples, Come, let us go into Judaea. His
disciples said unto him, Our Arabic, Master, now the Jews desire to
stone thee; and goest thou again thither? 54, 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. But if a man
walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no lamp in him. This
said Jesus: and after that, he said unto them, Lazarus our friend
hath fallen asleep; but I am going to awaken him. His disciples said
unto him, Our Lord, if he hath fallen asleep, he will recover. But
Jesus said that concerning his death: while they supposed that he
spake of lying down to sleep. Then Jesus said unto them plainly,
Lazarus is dead. And I am glad that I was not there for your sakes,
that ye may believe; but let us go thither. Thomas, who is called
Thama, said to the disciples, his companions, Let us also go, and die
with him.
SECTION XXXVIII.
38 2 And Jesus came to Bethany, and found him already four days
in the grave. And Bethany was beside Jerusalem, and its distance from
it was a sum of fifteen fur- 3 longs; and many of the Jews came unto
Mary and Martha, to comfort their heart 4 because of their brother.
And Martha, when she heard that Jesus had come, went 5 out to meet
him: but Mary was sitting in the house. Martha then said unto Jesus,
6 My Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But
I know now that, 7 whatever thou shalt ask of God, he will give thee.
Jesus said unto her, Thy brother shall 8 rise. Martha said unto him,
I know that he shall rise in the resurrection at the last day.
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: whosoever
believeth in Arabic, me, even though he die, he shall live: and every
living one that believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
She said unto him, Yea, my Lord: I believe that thou art the Messiah,
the Son of God, that cometh into the world. And when she had said that,
she went and called Mary her sister secretly, and said unto her, Our
Master hath come, and summoneth thee. And Mary, when she heard, rose
in haste, and came unto him. (And Jesus then had not come into the
village, but was in the place where Martha met him.) And the Jews
also that were with her in the house, to comfort her, when they saw
that Mary rose up and went out in haste, went after her, because they
supposed that she was going to the tomb to weep. And Mary, when she
came to where Jesus was, and saw him, fell at his feet, and said unto
him, If thou hadst been here, my Lord, my brother had not died. And
Jesus came; and when he saw her weeping, and the Jews that were with
her weeping, he was troubled in himself, and sighed; and he said, In
what place have ye laid him? And they said unto him, Our Lord, come
and see. And the tears of Jesus came. The Jews therefore said, See the
greatness of his love for him! But some of them said, Could not this
man, who opened the eyes of that blind man, have caused that this man
also should not die? And Jesus came to the place of burial, being
troubled within himself. And the place of burial was a cave, and a
stone was placed at its door. Jesus therefore said, Take these stones
away.
Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said unto him, My Lord,
he hath come to stink for some time: he hath been four days dead.
Jesus said unto her, Did not I say Arabic, unto thee, If thou believest,
thou shall see the glory of God? And they re- moved those stones. And
Jesus lifted his eyes on high,and said, My Father, I thank thee Since
thou didst hear me. And I know that thou at all times hearest me: but
I say this unto thee because of this multitude that is standing, that
they may believe that thou didst send me. And when he had said that,
he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And that dead man
came out, having his hands and feet bound with bandages, and his face
wrapped in a scarf. Jesus said unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
29 And many of the Jews which came unto Mary, when they saw the
deed of Jesus, believed in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees,
and informed them of all that Jesus did.
31 And the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered, and said,
What shall we do? for lo, this man doeth many signs. And if we leave
him thus, all men will believe in him: and the Romans will come and
take our country and people. And one of them, who was called Caiaphas,
the chief priest he was in that year, said unto them, Ye know not
anything, nor consider that it is more advantageous for us that one
man should die instead of the people, and not that the whole people
perish. And this he said not of himself: but because he was the chief
priest of that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die instead of
the people; and not instead of the people alone, but that he might
gather the scattered children of God together. And from that day they
considered how to kill him. Arabic, And Jesus did not walk openly
amongst the Jews, but departed thence to a place near the wilderness,
to a town called Ephraim; and he was there, going about with his
disciples. And the passover of the Jews was near: and many went up
from the villages unto Jerusalem before the feast, to purify themselves.
And they sought for Jesus, and said one to another in the temple,
What think ye of his holding back from the feast? And the chief
priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man
knew in what place he was, he should reveal it to them, that they
might take him.
42 And when the days of his going up were accomplished, he prepared
himself that he might go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers before
him, and departed, and entered into a village of Samaria, that they
might make ready for him. And they received him not, because he was
prepared for going to Jerusalem. And when James and John his disciples
saw it, they said unto him, Our Lord, wilt thou that we speak, and
fire come down from heaven, to extirpate them, as did Elijah also?
And Jesus turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not of what
spirit ye are. Verily the Son of man did not come to destroy lives,
but to give life. And they went to another village.
SECTION XXXIX.
39 1 And Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where
was Lazarus, 2 whom Jesus raised from among the dead. And they made
a feast for him there: 3 and Martha was serving; while Lazarus was one
of them that sat with him. And 4 at the time of Jesus' being at
Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, great multitudes of the Jews
heard that Jesus was there: and they came, not because of Jesus alone,
but Arabic, that they might look also on Lazarus, whom he raised from
among the dead. 6 And the chief priests considered how they might
kill Lazarus also; because 7 many of the Jews were going on his
account, and believing in Jesus And Mary took a case of the ointment
of fine nard, of great price, and opened it, and poured 8 it out on
the head of Jesus as he was reclining; and she anointed his feet,
and wiped them with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour
of the ointment.
9, But Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples, he that was to betray
him, said, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence,
and given unto the poor? This he said, not because of his care for
the poor, but because he was a thief, and the chest was with him, and
what was put into it he used to bear. And that displeased the rest of
the disciples also within themselves, and they said, Why went this
ointment to waste? It was possible that it should be sold for much,
and the poor be given it. And they were angry with Mary. And Jesus
perceived it, and said unto them, Leave her; why molest ye her? a
good work hath she accomplished on me: for the day of my burial kept
she it. At all times the poor are with you, and when ye wish ye can
do them a kindness: but I am not at all times with you. And for this
cause, when she poured this ointment on my body, it is as if she did
it for my bur- ial, and anointed my body beforehand. And verily I say
unto you, In every place where this my gospel shall be proclaimed in
all the world, what she did shall be told for a memorial of her. 18,
Arabic, And when Jesus said that, he went out leisurely to go to
Jerusalem, And p. 148 when he arrived at Bethphage and at Bethany,
beside the mount which is called the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two
of his disciples, and he said unto them, Go into this village that is
opposite you: and when ye enter it, ye shall find an ass tied, and 22
a colt with him, which no man ever yet mounted: loose him, and bring
them unto me. And if any man say unto you, Why loose ye them? say unto
him thus, We seek them for our Lord; and straightway send them hither.
All this was, that what was said in the prophet might be fulfilled,
which said, Say ye unto the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh
unto thee, Meek, and riding upon an ass, And upon a colt the foal of
an ass.
25 And the disciples did not know this at that time: but after
that Jesus was glorified, his disciples remembered that these things
were written of him, and that this they had done unto him. And when
the two disciples went, they found as he had said unto them, and they
did as Jesus charged them. And when they loosed them, their owners
said unto them, Why loose ye them? They said unto them, We seek them
for our Lord. And they let them go. And they brought the ass and the
colt, and they placed on the colt their garments; and Jesus mounted
it. And most of the multitudes spread their garments on the ground
before him: and others cut branches from the trees, and threw them
in the way. And when he neared his descent from Arabic, the mount of
Olives, all the disciples began to rejoice and to praise God with a
loud voice for all the powers which they had seen; and they said,
Praise in the highest; Praise to the Son of David: Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord; and blessed is the kingdom that cometh,
that of our father David: Peace in heaven, and praise in the highest.
And a great multitude, that which came to the feast, when they heard
that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took young palm branches, and went
forth to meet him, and cried and said, Praise: Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel. Certain therefore
of the Pharisees from among the multitudes 37 said unto him, Our
Master, rebuke thy disciples. He said unto them, Verily I say unto
you, If these were silent, the stones would cry out.
38, And when he drew near, and saw the city, he wept over it, and
said, Would that thou hadst known the things that are for thy peace,
in this thy day! now that is hidden from thine eyes. There shall come
unto thee days when thine enemies shall encompass thee, and straiten
thee from every quarter, and shall get possession of thee, and thy
children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon
another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
42 And when he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was agitated,
and they said, Who is this? And the multitudes said, This is Jesus,
the prophet that is from Naza- reth of Galilee. And the multitude
which was with him bare witness that he called Lazarus from the grave,
and raised him from among the dead. And for this cause great multitudes
went out to meet him, because they heard the sign which he did.
SECTION XL.
40 1 Arabic, And when Jesus entered the temple, they brought unto
him blind and 2 lame: and he healed them. But when the chief priests
and the Pharisees saw the wonders that he did, and the children that
were crying in the temple and 3 saying, Praise be to the Son of David:
it distressed them, and they said, Hearest thou not what these say?
Jesus said unto them, Yea: did ye not read long ago, From 4 the mouths
of children and infants thou hast chosen my praise? And the Pharisees
said one to another, Behold, do ye not see that nothing availeth us?
for lo, the whole world hath followed him.
5 And there were among them certain Gentiles also, which had come
up to wor- 6 ship at the feast: these therefore came to Philip, who
was of Bethsaida of Galilee, 7 and asked him, and said unto him, My
lord, we wish to see Jesus. And Philip 8 came and told Andrew: and
Andrew and Philip told Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto them,
The hour is come nigh, in which the Son of man is to be glori- 9
fied. Verily, verily, I say unto you, A grain of wheat, if it fall
not and die in the earth, remaineth alone; but if it die, it beareth
much fruit. He that loveth his life destroyeth it; and he that hateth
his life in this world shall keep it unto the life eter- nal. If a man
serve me, he will follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant
be also: and whosoever serveth me, the Father will honour him. Now is
my soul trou-Arabic, bled: and what shall I say? My Father, deliver
me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour. My Father,
glorify thy name. And a 14 voice was heard from heaven, I have
glorified it, and shall glorify it. And the multitude that were
standing heard, and said, This is thunder: and others said, An angel
speaketh to him. Jesus answered and said unto them, Not because of me
was this voice, but because of you. Now is the judgement of this world;
and the prince of this world shall now be cast forth. And I, when I am
lifted up from the earth, shall draw every man unto me. This he said,
that he might shew by what manner of death he should die. The
multitudes said unto him, We have heard out of the law that the Messiah
abideth for ever: how then sayest thou, that the Son of man is to be
lifted up? who is this, the Son of man? Jesus said unto them, Another
little while is the light with you. Walk so long as ye have light,
test the darkness overtake you; for he that walketh in the darkness
knoweth not whither he goeth. So long as ye have light, believe the
light, that ye may be the children of the light.
22 And when certain of the Pharisees asked of Jesus, when the
kingdom of God should come, he answered and said unto them, The
kingdom of God cometh not with expectation: neither shall they say,
Lo, it is here! nor, Lo, it is there! for the kingdom of God is within
you.
24 And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night
he used to go out, and pass the night in the mount called the mount
of Olives.And all the people came to him in the morning in the temple,
to hear his word.
26, Then spoke Jesus unto the multitudes and his disciples, and
said unto them, On Arabic, the seat of Moses are seated the scribes
and Pharisees: everything that they say unto you now to keep, keep
and do: but according to their deeds do ye not; for they say, and
do not. And they bind heavy burdens, and lay them on the shoulders
of the people; while they with one of their fingers will not come 30,
near them. But all their deeds they do to make a shew before men. And
all the multitude were hearing that with pleasure.
32 And in the course of his teaching he said unto them, Guard
yourselves from the scribes, who desire to walk in robes, and love
salutation in the marketplaces, and sitting in the highest places
of the synagogues, and at feasts in the highest parts of the rooms:
and they broaden their amulets, and lengthen the cords of their cloaks,
and love that they should be called by men, My master, and devour
widows' houses, because a of their prolonging' their prayers; these
then shall receive greater judge- ment. But ye, be ye not called
masters: for your master is one; all ye are brethren. Call not then
to yourselves any one father on earth: for your Father is one, who is
in heaven. And be not called directors: for your director is one,
even the Messiah. 39, He that is great among you shall be unto you
a minister. Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and
whosoever shall abase himself shall be exalted.
41 Woe unto you, Pharisees! because ye love the highest places in
the synagogues, and salutation in the marketplaces.
42 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye
devour widows' houses, because of your prolonging your prayers: for
this reason then ye shall receive greater judgement.
43 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye
have shut the kingdom of God before men.
44 Arabic Woe unto you that know the law! for ye concealed the
keys of knowledge: ye enter not, and those that are entering ye
suffer not to enter.
45 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye
compass land and sea to draw s one proselyte; and when he is become
so, ye make him a son of hell twice as much as yourselves.
46 Woe unto you, ye blind! guides! because ye say, Whosoever
sweareth by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the
gold that is in the temple, shall be condemned. Ye blind foolish ones:
which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifieth the gold?
And, Whosoever sweareth by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever
sweareth by the offering that is upon it, shall be condemned. Ye blind
foolish ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which
sanctifieth the offering? Whosoever then sweareth by the altar, hath
sworn by it, and by all that is upon it. And whosoever sweareth by the
temple, hath sworn by it, and by him that is dwelling in it. And
whosoever sweareth by heaven, hath sworn by the throne of God, and
by him that sitteth upon it.
53 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye
tithe mint and rue and dill and cummin and all herbs, and ye leave
the important matters of the law, judgement, and mercy, and faith,
and the love of God: this ought ye to do, and not to leave that
undone. Ye blind guides, which strain out a gnat, and swallow n
camels.
55 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye
cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, while the inside
of them is full of injustice and wrong. Ye blind Pharisees, cleanse
first the inside of the cup and of the platter, then shall the
outside of them be cleansed.
57 Arabic, Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because
ye resem- ble whited sepulchres, which appear from the outside
beautiful, but within full of the bones of the dead, and all
uncleanness. So ye also from without appear unto men like the
righteous, but within ye are full of wrong and hypocrisy.
59 One of the scribes answered and said unto him, Teacher, in this
saying of thine thou art casting a slur on us. He said, And to you
also, ye scribes, woe! for ye lade men with heavy burdens, and ye with
one of your fingers come not near those burdens.
61 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye build
the tombs of the prophets, which your fathers killed, and adorn the
burying-places of the righteous, and say, If we had been in the days
of our fathers, we should not have been partakers with them in the
blood of the prophets. Wherefore, behold, ye witness against 64
yourselves, that ye are the children of those that slew the prophets.
And ye also, ye fill up the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye
children of vipers, where shall ye flee from the judgement of Gehenna?
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