Section XL.

Section XL.

[1] [Arabic, p. 150] ²⁷¹⁷And when Jesus entered the temple, they brought unto him blind and [2] lame:  and he healed them.  ²⁷¹⁸But 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, ²⁷¹⁹and 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?  ²⁷²⁰And the Pharisees said one to another, Behold, do ye not see that nothing availeth us? for lo, the whole world hath followed him.

[5] ²⁷²¹And there were among them certain Gentiles also, which had come up to worship [6] at the feast:  ²⁷²²these 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.  ²⁷²³And Philip [8] came and told Andrew:  and Andrew and Philip told Jesus.  ²⁷²⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, The hour is come nigh, in which the Son of man is to be glorified.  [9] ²⁷²⁵Verily, verily, I say unto you, A grain of wheat, if it fall not and die in the [10] earth, remaineth alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.  ²⁷²⁶He that loveth his life²⁷²⁷ destroyeth it; and he that hateth his life²⁷²⁸ in this world shall keep it unto the life eternal.  [11] ²⁷²⁹If a man serve me, he will follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be [12] also:  and whosoever serveth me, the Father will honour him.  ²⁷³⁰Now is my soul troubled:  [Arabic, p. 151] and what shall I say?  My Father, deliver me from this hour.  But [13] for this cause came I unto this hour.  ²⁷³¹My Father, glorify thy name.  And a [14] voice was heard from heaven, I have glorified it, and shall glorify it.  ²⁷³²And the multitude that were standing heard, and said, This is thunder:  and others said, An [15] angel speaketh to him.  ²⁷³³Jesus answered and said unto them, Not because of me [16] was this voice, but because of you.  ²⁷³⁴Now is the judgement of this world; and the [17] prince of this world shall now be cast forth.  ²⁷³⁵And I, when I am lifted up from the [18] earth, shall draw every man unto me.  ²⁷³⁶This he said, that he might shew by what [19] manner of death he should die.  ²⁷³⁷The 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 [20] man is to be lifted up? who is this, the Son of man?  ²⁷³⁸Jesus said unto them, Another little while is the light with you.  Walk so long as ye have light, lest the darkness overtake you; for he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.  [21] ²⁷³⁹So long as ye have light, believe the light, that ye may be the children of the light.

[22] ²⁷⁴⁰And 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 [23] with expectation:  ²⁷⁴¹neither shall they say, Lo, it is here! nor, Lo, it is there! for the kingdom of God is within you.

[24] ²⁷⁴²And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night he used to go [25] out, and pass the night in the mount called the mount of Olives.  ²⁷⁴³And all the people came²⁷⁴⁴ to him in the morning in the temple, to hear his word.

[26, 27] ²⁷⁴⁵Then spake Jesus unto the multitudes and his disciples, and said unto them, ²⁷⁴⁶On [28] [Arabic, p. 152] the seat of Moses are seated the scribes and Pharisees:  ²⁷⁴⁷everything that they say unto you now to keep, keep and do:  but according to their deeds [29] do ye not; for they say, and do not.  ²⁷⁴⁸And they bind heavy burdens, and lay them on the shoulders of the people; while they with one of their fingers will not come [30, 31] near²⁷⁴⁹ them.  ²⁷⁵⁰But all their deeds they do to make a shew before men.  ²⁷⁵¹And all the multitude were hearing that with pleasure.

[32] ²⁷⁵²And in the course of his teaching he said unto them, Guard yourselves from the [33] scribes, who desire to walk in robes, ²⁷⁵³and love salutation in the marketplaces, and sitting in the highest places of the synagogues, and at feasts in the highest parts of [34] the rooms:  ²⁷⁵⁴and they broaden their amulets, and lengthen the cords of their cloaks, [35] ²⁷⁵⁵and love that they should be called by men, My master, ²⁷⁵⁶and devour widows’ houses, because²⁷⁵⁷ of their prolonging their prayers; these then shall receive greater judgement.  [36] ²⁷⁵⁸But ye, be ye not called masters:²⁷⁵⁹  for your master is one; all ye are brethren.  [37] ²⁷⁶⁰Call not then to yourselves any one²⁷⁶¹ father on earth:  for your Father is one, who is [38] in heaven.  ²⁷⁶²And be not called directors:  for your director is one, even the Messiah.  [39, 40] ²⁷⁶³He that is great among you shall be unto you a minister.  ²⁷⁶⁴Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and whosoever shall abase himself shall be exalted.

[41] ²⁷⁶⁵Woe unto you, Pharisees! because ye love the highest places in the synagogues, and salutation in the marketplaces.

[42] ²⁷⁶⁶Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye devour widows’ houses, because²⁷⁶⁷ of your prolonging your prayers:  for this reason then ye shall receive greater judgement.

[43] ²⁷⁶⁸Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye have shut the kingdom of God before men.

[44] [Arabic, p. 153] ²⁷⁶⁹Woe unto you that know the law! for ye concealed the keys of knowledge:  ²⁷⁷⁰ye enter not, and those that are entering ye suffer not to enter.

[45] ²⁷⁷¹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because²⁷⁷² ye compass land and sea to draw²⁷⁷³ one proselyte; and when he is become so, ye make him a son of hell twice as much²⁷⁷⁴ as yourselves.

[46] ²⁷⁷⁵Woe 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, [47] shall be condemned.^2776 2777Ye blind foolish ones:  which is greater, the gold, or the [48] temple which sanctifieth the gold?  ²⁷⁷⁸And, Whosoever sweareth by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the offering that is upon it, shall be condemned.²⁷⁷⁹  [49] ²⁷⁸⁰Ye blind foolish ones:  which is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifieth [50] the offering?  ²⁷⁸¹Whosoever then sweareth by the altar, hath sworn by it, and by all [51] that is upon it.  ²⁷⁸²And whosoever sweareth by the temple, hath sworn by it, and by [52] him that is dwelling in it.  ²⁷⁸³And whosoever sweareth by heaven, hath sworn by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth upon it.

[53] ²⁷⁸⁴Woe 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 [54] not to leave that undone.  ²⁷⁸⁵Ye blind guides, which strain out a gnat, and swallow²⁷⁸⁶ camels.

[55] ²⁷⁸⁷Woe 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.  [56] ²⁷⁸⁸Ye blind Pharisees, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, then shall the outside of them be cleansed.

[57] [Arabic, p. 154] ²⁷⁸⁹Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye resemble whited sepulchres, which appear²⁷⁹⁰ from the outside beautiful, but within [58] full of the bones of the dead, and all uncleanness.  ²⁷⁹¹So ye also from without appear unto men like the righteous, but within ye are full of wrong and hypocrisy.

[59] ²⁷⁹²One of the scribes answered and said unto him, Teacher, in this saying of thine [60] thou art casting a slur on us.  ²⁷⁹³He said, And to you also, ye scribes, woe! for ye lade men with heavy burdens, and ye with one of your fingers come not near²⁷⁹⁴ those burdens.

[61] ²⁷⁹⁵Woe 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, [62] and say, ²⁷⁹⁶If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been partakers [63] with them in the blood of the prophets.  ²⁷⁹⁷Wherefore, behold, ye witness against [64] yourselves, that ye are the children of those that slew the prophets.  ²⁷⁹⁸And ye also, [65] ye fill up the measure²⁷⁹⁹ of your fathers.  ²⁸⁰⁰Ye serpents, ye children of vipers, where shall ye flee from the judgement of Gehenna?