Section XXXVII.

Section XXXVII.

[1] ²⁵¹⁵And 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.  ²⁵¹⁶And some of the Pharisees which were [3] with him heard that, and they said unto him, Can it be that we are blind?  ²⁵¹⁷Jesus 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

[4] [Arabic, p. 140] ²⁵¹⁹Verily, 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.  ²⁵²⁰But he that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.  ²⁵²¹And therefore²⁵²² the keeper of the door openeth for him the door; and the sheep hear his voice:  and [7] he calleth his sheep²⁵²³ by their names, and they go forth unto him.  ²⁵²⁴And when he putteth forth his sheep, he goeth before them, and his sheep²⁵²⁵ follow him:  because [8] they know his voice.  ²⁵²⁶And after a stranger will the sheep not go, but they flee from [9] him:  because they hear not the voice of a stranger.  ²⁵²⁷This parable spake Jesus unto them:  but they knew not what he was saying unto them.

[10] ²⁵²⁸Jesus said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the [11] sheep.  ²⁵²⁹And all that came are thieves and stealers:  but the sheep heard them not.  [12] ²⁵³⁰I 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.  ²⁵³¹And 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  2533}I am the good shepherd; and the good shepherd giveth [15] himself²⁵³⁴ for his sheep.  ²⁵³⁵But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, and whose the sheep²⁵³⁶ 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 them:  ²⁵³⁸and the [17] hireling fleeth because he is an hireling, and hath no care for the sheep.  ²⁵³⁹I am the [18] good shepherd; ²⁵⁴⁰and 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 for the sheep.  [19] ²⁵⁴²And 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] ²⁵⁴³And therefore doth my Father love me, because I give my life, that I may [21] take it again.  ²⁵⁴⁴No 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] ²⁵⁴⁵And there occurred a disagreement among the Jews because of these sayings.  [23] ²⁵⁴⁶And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is afflicted with madness;²⁵⁴⁷ why listen [24] ye to him?  ²⁵⁴⁸And 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] ²⁵⁴⁹And the feast of the dedication came on at Jerusalem:  and it was winter.  ²⁵⁵⁰And [27] Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of Solomon.  ²⁵⁵¹The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said unto him, Until when dost thou make our hearts anxious?  [28] ²⁵⁵²If 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.  ²⁵⁵³But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep,²⁵⁵⁴ as I said unto you.  [31] ²⁵⁵⁵And my sheep²⁵⁵⁶ hear my voice, and I know them, and they come after me:  ²⁵⁵⁷and I give them eternal life; and they shall not perish for ever, nor shall any man snatch [32] them out of my hands.^{2558  2559}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 Father.  ²⁵⁶¹I and [34, 35] my Father are one.  ²⁵⁶²And the Jews took stones to stone him.  ²⁵⁶³Jesus said unto them, Many good deeds from my Father have I shewed you; because of which²⁵⁶⁴ of them, [36] then, do ye stone me?  ²⁵⁶⁵The 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.  ²⁵⁶⁶Jesus said unto them, Is it not thus written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?  [38] [Arabic, p. 142] ²⁵⁶⁷And if he called those gods—for²⁵⁶⁸ to them came the word of God (and it is [39] not possible in²⁵⁶⁹ the scripture that anything should be undone)—²⁵⁷⁰he 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?  ²⁵⁷¹If then I do not the deeds of my [41] Father, ye believe me not.^{2572  2573}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] ²⁵⁷⁴And they sought again to take him:  and he went forth out of their hands.

[43] ²⁵⁷⁵And he went beyond Jordan to the place where John was baptizing formerly; [44] and abode there.  ²⁵⁷⁶And 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.  ²⁵⁷⁷And many believed in him.

[46] ²⁵⁷⁸And there was a sick man, named Lazarus, of the village of Bethany, the brother [47] of Mary and Martha.  ²⁵⁷⁹And 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  2581}And his sisters sent unto Jesus, and said unto him, Our [49] Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.  ²⁵⁸²But 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.  ²⁵⁸³And Jesus loved Martha, and Mary, and Lazarus.  ²⁵⁸⁴And when he [52] heard that he was sick, he abode in the place where he was two days.  ²⁵⁸⁵And after that, [53] he said unto his disciples, Come, let us go into Judæa.  ²⁵⁸⁶His disciples said unto him, Our [Arabic, p. 143] Master, now the Jews desire to stone thee; and goest thou again thither?  [54, 55] ²⁵⁸⁷Jesus 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.  ²⁵⁸⁸But if [56] a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no lamp in him.  ²⁵⁸⁹This said Jesus:  and after that, he said unto them, Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep; but [57] I am going to awaken him.  ²⁵⁹⁰His disciples said unto him, Our Lord, if he hath [58] fallen asleep, he will recover.  ²⁵⁹¹But Jesus said that concerning his death:  while they [59] supposed that he spake of lying down to sleep.  ²⁵⁹²Then Jesus said unto them plainly, [60] Lazarus is dead.  ²⁵⁹³And I am glad that I was not there for your sakes, that ye may [61] believe; but let us go thither.  ²⁵⁹⁴Thomas, who is called Thama,²⁵⁹⁵ said to the disciples, his companions, Let us also go, and die with him.