100Section XXXVII.

[1] ^25152515    John ix. 39.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.  ^25162516    John ix. 40.And some of the Pharisees which were [3] with him heard that, and they said unto him, Can it be that we are blind?  ^25172517    John ix. 41.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.^25182518    Or, is permanent.

[4] [Arabic, p. 140] ^25192519    John x. 1.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 [5, 6] stealer.  ^25202520    John x. 2.But he that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.  ^25212521    John x. 3.And therefore^25222522    Or, to him. the keeper of the door openeth for him the door; and the sheep hear his voice:  and [7] he calleth his sheep^25232523    A different word (lit. rams) from that used in the other verses; so in Peshitta (cf. Sin., which, however, differs somewhat); cf. also § 54, 40 f., note. by their names, and they go forth unto him.  ^25242524    John x. 4.And when he putteth forth his sheep, he goeth before them, and his sheep^25252525    A different word (lit. rams) from that used in the other verses; so in Peshitta (cf. Sin., which, however, differs somewhat); cf. also § 54, 40 f., note. follow him:  because [8] they know his voice.  ^25262526    John x. 5.And after a stranger will the sheep not go, but they flee from [9] him:  because they hear not the voice of a stranger.  ^25272527    John x. 6.This parable spake Jesus unto them:  but they knew not what he was saying unto them.

[10] ^25282528    John x. 7.Jesus said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the [11] sheep.  ^25292529    John x. 8.And all that came are thieves and stealers:  but the sheep heard them not.  [12] ^25302530    John x. 9.I 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.  ^25312531    John x. 10.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 [14] the thing that is better.^25322532    Or, best thing.  Vat. ms. omits from but I came.  ^25332533    John x. 11.I am the good shepherd; and the good shepherd giveth [15] himself^25342534    Or, his life. for his sheep.  ^25352535    John x. 12.But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, and whose the sheep^25362536    cf. note to § 37, 6. 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 scattereth^25372537    Or, to snatch…and scatter. them:  ^25382538    John x. 13.and the [17] hireling fleeth because he is an hireling, and hath no care for the sheep.  ^25392539    John x. 14.I am the [18] good shepherd; ^25402540    John x. 15.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^25412541    Or, my life. for the sheep.  [19] ^25422542    John x. 16.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.  [20] [Arabic, p. 141] ^25432543    John x. 17.And therefore doth my Father love me, because I give my life, that I may [21] take it again.  ^25442544    John x. 18.No 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] ^25452545    John x. 19.And there occurred a disagreement among the Jews because of these sayings.  [23] ^25462546    John x. 20.And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is afflicted with madness;^25472547    Lit. epilepsy. why listen [24] ye to him?  ^25482548    John x. 21.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, 26] ^25492549    John x. 22.And the feast of the dedication came on at Jerusalem:  and it was winter.  ^25502550    John x. 23.And [27] Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of Solomon.  ^25512551    John x. 24.The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said unto him, Until when dost thou make our hearts anxious?  [28] ^25522552    John x. 25.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, 30] to me.  ^25532553    John x. 26.But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep,^25542554    cf. § 37, 6. as I said unto you.  [31] ^25552555    John x. 27.And my sheep^25562556    cf. § 37, 6. hear my voice, and I know them, and they come after me:  ^25572557    John x. 28.and I give them eternal life; and they shall not perish for ever, nor shall any man snatch [32] them out of my hands.^25582558    Or, hand; but probably dual (cf. Syr.).  ^25592559    John x. 29.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 my^25602560    So Peshitta; but Sin. the.  Borg. ms. omits the hand of. Father.  ^25612561    John x. 30.I and [34, 35] my Father are one.  ^25622562    John x. 31.And the Jews took stones to stone him.  ^25632563    John x. 32.Jesus said unto them, Many good deeds from my Father have I shewed you; because of which^25642564    Lit. which deed. of them, [36] then, do ye stone me?  ^25652565    John x. 33.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 thyself 101 [37] God.  ^25662566    John x. 34.Jesus said unto them, Is it not thus written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?  [38] [Arabic, p. 142] ^25672567    John x. 35.And if he called those gods—for^25682568    cf. Peshitta. to them came the word of God (and it is [39] not possible in^25692569    This in could more easily arise as a clerical error (repetition) in the Syriac text. the scripture that anything should be undone)—^25702570    John x. 36.he 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?  ^25712571    John x. 37.If then I do not the deeds of my [41] Father, ye believe me not.^25722572    So Ciasca’s text, following Vat. ms.  But this is probably a clerical error for the reading of Borg. ms., which omits ye.  ^25732573    John x. 38.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] ^25742574    John x. 39.And they sought again to take him:  and he went forth out of their hands.

[43] ^25752575    John x. 40.And he went beyond Jordan to the place where John was baptizing formerly; [44] and abode there.  ^25762576    John x. 41.And 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.  ^25772577    John x. 42.And many believed in him.

[46] ^25782578    John xi. 1.And there was a sick man, named Lazarus, of the village of Bethany, the brother [47] of Mary and Martha.  ^25792579    John xi. 2.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 [48] brother of this woman.^25802580    cf. Peshitta.  ^25812581    John xi. 3.And his sisters sent unto Jesus, and said unto him, Our [49] Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.  ^25822582    John xi. 4.But 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.  ^25832583    John xi. 5.And Jesus loved Martha, and Mary, and Lazarus.  ^25842584    John xi. 6.And when he [52] heard that he was sick, he abode in the place where he was two days.  ^25852585    John xi. 7.And after that, [53] he said unto his disciples, Come, let us go into Judæa.  ^25862586    John xi. 8.His disciples said unto him, Our [Arabic, p. 143] Master, now the Jews desire to stone thee; and goest thou again thither?  [54, 55] ^25872587    John xi. 9.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.  ^25882588    John xi. 10.But if [56] a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no lamp in him.  ^25892589    John xi. 11.This said Jesus:  and after that, he said unto them, Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep; but [57] I am going to awaken him.  ^25902590    John xi. 12.His disciples said unto him, Our Lord, if he hath [58] fallen asleep, he will recover.  ^25912591    John xi. 13.But Jesus said that concerning his death:  while they [59] supposed that he spake of lying down to sleep.  ^25922592    John xi. 14.Then Jesus said unto them plainly, [60] Lazarus is dead.  ^25932593    John xi. 15.And I am glad that I was not there for your sakes, that ye may [61] believe; but let us go thither.  ^25942594    John xi. 16.Thomas, who is called Thama,^25952595    The Syriac word for Twin. said to the disciples, his companions, Let us also go, and die with him.