Section XXXV

Section XXXV.

[1]And on the great day, which is the last of the feast, Jesus stood, crying out and saying, If any man is thirsty, let him come unto me, and drink. [2]Every one that believeth in me, as the scriptures said, there shall flow from his belly rivers of pure water. [3]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, p. 133] glorified. [4]And many of the multitude that heard his words said, This is in truth the prophet. [5]And others said, This is the Messiah. But others said, Can it be that the Messiah will come from Galilee? [6]Hath not the scripture said that from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village of David, the Messiah cometh? [7]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? [10]The officers said, Never spake man thus as speaketh this man. [11]The Pharisees said unto them, Perhaps ye also have gone [12, 13] astray? [12]Hath any of the rulers or the Pharisees haply believed in him? [13]except this people which knows not the law; they are accursed. [14]Nicodemus, one of them, he that had come to Jesus by night, [15]said unto them, Doth our law haply condemn a man, except it hear him first and know what he hath done? [16]They answered and said unto him, Art thou also haply from Galilee? Search, and see that a prophet riseth not from Galilee.

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

[20]The Lord said unto my Lord,

Sit on my right hand,

That I may put thine enemies under thy feet.

[21, 22] [21]If then David calleth him Lord, how is he his son? [22]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. [24]The Pharisees [Arabic, p. 134] said unto him, Thou bearest witness to thyself; thy witness is not true. [25]Jesus 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. [26]And ye judge after the flesh; and I judge no man. [27]And even if I judge, my judgement is true; because I am not alone, but I and my Father which [28, 29] sent me. [28]And in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true. [29]I am he that beareth witness to myself, and my Father which sent me beareth witness to me. [30]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. [31]He said these sayings in the treasury, where he was teaching in the temple: [32]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. [33]The Jews said, Will he haply kill himself, that he saith, Where I go, ye cannot come? [34]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. [35]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. [36]The Jews said, And thou, who art thou? Jesus said unto them, If I should begin to speak unto you, [37]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, 39] I say in the world. [38]And they knew not that he meant by that the Father. [39]Jesus [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 taught me, so I speak. [40]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. [41]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; [43]and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. [44]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? [45]Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that doeth a sin is a slave of sin. [46]And the slave doth not remain for ever in the house; but the son remaineth [47, 48] for ever. [47]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. [48]And what I saw with my Father, I say: and what ye saw with your father, ye do. [49]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. [50]Now, behold, ye seek to kill me, a man that speak[51] with you[52] the truth, that I heard from God: this did Abraham not do. [53]And ye do the deeds of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication;[54] we have one Father, who is God. [55]Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: I proceeded and came[56] from God; and it was not of my own self that I came,[56] but he sent [Arabic, p. 136] me. [57]Why then do ye not know my word? Because ye cannot hear my word. [58]Ye are from the father, the devil,[59] 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. [60]And I who speak the truth, ye believe me not. [61]Who of you rebuketh me for a sin? And if I speak the truth, ye do not believe me.[62][63]Whosoever is of God heareth the words of God: therefore do ye not hear, because ye are not of God. [64]The Jews answered and said unto him, Did we not say well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast demons? [65]Jesus said unto them, As for me, I have not a devil; but my Father do I honour, and ye dishonour me. [66]I seek not my glory: here is one who seeketh and judgeth.