Section XXXV.

Section XXXV.

[1] ²³⁸⁹And 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.  ²³⁹⁰Every one that believeth in me, as the scriptures said, there shall flow from his belly rivers of pure [3] water.  ²³⁹¹He said that referring to the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive:  for the Spirit was not yet granted; and because Jesus had not yet been [4] [Arabic, p. 133] glorified.  ²³⁹²And many of the multitude that heard his words said, This is [5] in truth the prophet.  ²³⁹³And others said, This is the Messiah.  But others [6] said, Can it be that the Messiah will come from Galilee?  ²³⁹⁴Hath not the scripture said that from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village of David, the [7] Messiah cometh?  ²³⁹⁵And there occurred a dissension in the multitude because of him.  [8] ²³⁹⁶And some of them were wishing to seize him; but no man laid a hand upon him.

[9] ²³⁹⁷And those officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees:  and the priests said [10] unto them, Why did ye not bring him?  ²³⁹⁸The officers said, Never spake man thus [11] as speaketh this man.  ²³⁹⁹The Pharisees said unto them, Perhaps ye also have gone [12, 13] astray?  ²⁴⁰⁰Hath any of the rulers or the Pharisees haply believed in him? ²⁴⁰¹except [14] this people which knows not the law; they are accursed.  ²⁴⁰²Nicodemus, one of them, [15] he that had come to Jesus by night, ²⁴⁰³said unto them, Doth our law haply condemn [16] a man, except it hear him first and know what he hath done?  ²⁴⁰⁴They answered and said unto him, Art thou also haply from Galilee?  Search, and see that a prophet riseth not from Galilee.

[17, 18] ²⁴⁰⁵And when the Pharisees assembled, Jesus asked them, and said, ²⁴⁰⁶What say ye of [19] the Messiah? whose son is he?  They said unto him, The son of David.  ²⁴⁰⁷He said unto them, And how doth David in the Holy Spirit call him Lord? for he said,

[20] ²⁴⁰⁸The Lord said unto my Lord,

Sit on my right hand,

That I may put thine enemies under thy feet.

[21, 22] ²⁴⁰⁹If then David calleth him Lord, how is he his son?  ²⁴¹⁰And no one was able to answer him; and no man dared from that day again to ask him of anything.

[23] ²⁴¹¹And Jesus addressed them again, and said, I am the light of the world; and he that [24] followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall find the light of life.  ²⁴¹²The Pharisees [Arabic, p. 134] said unto him, Thou bearest witness to thyself; thy witness is not true.  ²⁴¹³Jesus [25] answered and said unto them, If I bear witness to myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I came, or [26, 27] whither I go.  ²⁴¹⁴And ye judge after the flesh; and I judge no man.  ²⁴¹⁵And even if I judge, my judgement is true; because I am not alone, but I and my Father which [28, 29] sent me.  ²⁴¹⁶And in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true.  ²⁴¹⁷I am he that beareth witness to myself, and my Father which sent me beareth witness to [30] me.  ²⁴¹⁸They said unto him, Where is thy Father?  Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye know not me, nor my Father:  for did ye know me, ye would know my [31] Father.  ²⁴¹⁹He said these sayings in the treasury, where he was teaching in the [32] temple:  ²⁴²⁰and no man seized him; because his hour had not yet come.  Jesus said unto them again, I go truly, and ye shall seek me and not find me, and ye shall die [33] in your sins:  and where I go, ye cannot come.  ²⁴²¹The Jews said, Will he haply kill [34] himself, that he saith, Where I go, ye cannot come?  ²⁴²²He said unto them, Ye are from below; and I am from above:  ye are of this world; and I am not of this [35] world.  ²⁴²³I said unto you, that ye shall die in your sins:  if ye believe not that I am [36] he, ye shall die in your sins.  ²⁴²⁴The Jews said, And thou, who art thou?  Jesus said [37] unto them, If I should begin to speak unto you, ²⁴²⁵I have concerning you many words and judgement:  but he that sent me is true; and I, what I heard from him is what [38, 39] I say in the world.  ²⁴²⁶And they knew not that he meant by that the Father.  ²⁴²⁷Jesus [Arabic, p. 135] said unto them again, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am he:  and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father [40] taught me, so I speak.  ²⁴²⁸And he that sent me is with me; and my Father hath not [41] left me alone; because I do what is pleasing to him at all times.  ²⁴²⁹And while he was saying that, many believed in him.

[42] ²⁴³⁰And Jesus said to those Jews that believed in him, If ye abide in my words, truly [43] ye are my disciples; ²⁴³¹and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.  [44] ²⁴³²They said unto him, We are the seed of Abraham, and have never served any man [45] in the way of slavery:  how then sayest thou, Ye shall be free children?  ²⁴³³Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that doeth a sin is a slave of [46] sin.  ²⁴³⁴And the slave doth not remain for ever in the house; but the son remaineth [47, 48] for ever.  ²⁴³⁵And if the Son set you free, truly ye shall be free children.  I know that ye are the seed of Abraham; but ye seek to slay me, because ye are unable for my [49] word.  ²⁴³⁶And what I saw with my Father, I say:  and what ye saw with your father, [50] ye do.  ²⁴³⁷They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham.  Jesus said unto them, If ye were the children of Abraham, ye would do the deeds of Abraham.  [51] ²⁴³⁸Now, behold, ye seek to kill me, a man that speak²⁴³⁹ with you²⁴⁴⁰ the truth, that I [52] heard from God:  this did Abraham not do.  ²⁴⁴¹And ye do the deeds of your father.  They said unto him, We were not born of fornication;²⁴⁴² we have one Father, who is [53] God.  ²⁴⁴³Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me:  I proceeded and came²⁴⁴⁴ from God; and it was not of my own self that I came,²⁴⁴⁵ but he sent [54] [Arabic, p. 136] me.  ²⁴⁴⁶Why then do ye not know my word?  Because ye cannot hear my word.  [55] ²⁴⁴⁷Ye are from the father, the devil,²⁴⁴⁸ and the lust of your father do ye desire to do, who from the beginning is a slayer of men, and in the truth standeth not, because the truth is not in him.  And when he speaketh untruth, he speaketh from [56] himself:  for he is a liar, and the father of untruth.  ²⁴⁴⁹And I who speak the truth, ye [57] believe me not.  ²⁴⁵⁰Who of you rebuketh me for a sin?  And if I speak the truth, ye [58] do not believe me.^{2451  2452}Whosoever is of God heareth the words of God:  therefore do [59] ye not hear, because ye are not of God.  ²⁴⁵³The Jews answered and said unto him, [60] Did we not say well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast demons?  ²⁴⁵⁴Jesus said unto them, As for me, I have not a devil; but my Father do I honour, and ye dishonour [61] me.  ²⁴⁵⁵I seek not my glory:  here is one who seeketh and judgeth.