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Section LIV.

[1] ³⁷⁸³

³⁷⁸³ Luke xxiv. 36a; John xx. 19.
And while they talked together,³⁷⁸⁴

³⁷⁸⁴ The Arabic word after together looks as if it might be due to a misreading of the Syriac, but it is probably a usage cited by Dozy, Supplément, etc., i., 247.
the evening of that day arrived which was the First-day; and the doors were shut where the disciples were, because of the fear of the [2] Jews; ³⁷⁸⁵

³⁷⁸⁵ Luke xxiv. 36c.
and Jesus came and stood among them, and said unto them, Peace be with you: I am he; fear not. ³⁷⁸⁶

³⁷⁸⁶ Luke xxiv. 37.
But they were agitated, and became afraid, and supposed that they [3] saw a spirit. ³⁷⁸⁷

³⁷⁸⁷ Luke xxiv. 38.
Jesus said unto them, Why are ye agitated? and why do thoughts rise [4] [Arabic, p. 205] in³⁷⁸⁸

³⁷⁸⁸ Lit. on (cf. Pesh.).
your hearts? ³⁷⁸⁹

³⁷⁸⁹ Luke xxiv. 39.
See my hands and my feet, that I am he: feel me, and know that a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me having that. [5] ³⁷⁹⁰

³⁷⁹⁰ Luke xxiv. 40.
And when he had said this, he shewed them his hands and his feet and his side.³⁷⁹¹

³⁷⁹¹ Borg. ms. has sides.
[6] ³⁷⁹²

³⁷⁹² Luke xxiv. 41.
And they were until this time unbelieving, from their joy and their wonder. He [7] said unto them, Have ye anything here to eat? ³⁷⁹³

³⁷⁹³ Luke xxiv. 42.
And they gave him a portion of broiled fish and of honey.³⁷⁹⁴

³⁷⁹⁴ Borg. ms. omits and of honey.
³⁷⁹⁵

³⁷⁹⁵ Luke xxiv. 43.
And he took it, and ate before them.

[8] ³⁷⁹⁶

³⁷⁹⁶ Luke xxiv. 44.
And he said unto them, These are the sayings which I spake unto you, while I was with you, that³⁷⁹⁷

³⁷⁹⁷ Vat. ms.,for.
everything must be fulfilled, which is written in the law of [9] Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. ³⁷⁹⁸

³⁷⁹⁸ Luke xxiv. 45.
Then opened he their [10] heart, that they might understand the scriptures; and he said unto them, ³⁷⁹⁹

³⁷⁹⁹ Luke xxiv. 46.
Thus it is written, and thus it is necessary³⁸⁰⁰

³⁸⁰⁰ Borg. ms. omits it is necessary.
that the Messiah suffer, and rise from among the [11] dead on the third day; ³⁸⁰¹

³⁸⁰¹ Luke xxiv. 47.
and that repentance unto the forgiveness of sins be preached [12] in his name among all the peoples; and the beginning shall be from Jerusalem. ³⁸⁰²

³⁸⁰² Luke xxiv. 48.
And [13] ye shall be witnesses of that. And I send unto you the promise of my Father. ³⁸⁰³

³⁸⁰³ Luke xxiv. 49a; John xx. 20b.
And [14] when the disciples heard that, they were glad. ³⁸⁰⁴

³⁸⁰⁴ John xx. 21.
And Jesus said unto them again, [15] Peace be with you: as my Father hath sent me, I also send you. ³⁸⁰⁵

³⁸⁰⁵ John xx. 22.
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit: [16] ³⁸⁰⁶

³⁸⁰⁶ John xx. 23.
and if ye forgive sins to any man, they shall be forgiven him; and if ye retain them against any man, they shall be retained.

[17] ³⁸⁰⁷

³⁸⁰⁷ John xx. 24.
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Thama, was not there with the disciples [18] when Jesus came. ³⁸⁰⁸

³⁸⁰⁸ John xx. 25.
The disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen our Lord. But he said unto them, If I do not see in his hands the places of the nails, and put on them my fingers, and pass my hand over his side, I will not believe.

[19] ³⁸⁰⁹

³⁸⁰⁹ John xx. 26.
And after eight days, on the next First-day, the disciples were assembled again within, and Thomas with them. And Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood [20] [Arabic, p. 206] in the midst, and said unto them, Peace be with you. ³⁸¹⁰

³⁸¹⁰ John xx. 27.
And he said to Thomas, Bring hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and bring hither [21] thy hand, and spread it on my side: and be not unbelieving, but believing. ³⁸¹¹

³⁸¹¹ John xx. 28.
Thomas [22] answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. ³⁸¹²

³⁸¹² John xx. 29.
Jesus said unto him, Now since thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen me, and have believed.

[23] ³⁸¹³

³⁸¹³ John xx. 30.
And many other signs did Jesus before his disciples, and they are they which [24] are not written in this book: ³⁸¹⁴

³⁸¹⁴ John xx. 31.
but these that³⁸¹⁵

³⁸¹⁵ cf. Peshitta.
are written also are that ye may believe in Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God; and that when ye have believed, ye may have in his name eternal life.

[25] ³⁸¹⁶

³⁸¹⁶ John xxi. 1.
And after that, Jesus shewed himself again to his disciples at the sea of Tiberias; [26] and he shewed himself unto them thus. ³⁸¹⁷

³⁸¹⁷ John xxi. 2.
And there were together Simon Cephas, and Thomas which was called Twin,³⁸¹⁸

³⁸¹⁸ Apparently the Vat. ms. means to translate the word. The Borg. ms. retains Tama, as both mss. did in § 37, 61.
and Nathanael who was of Cana of Galilee, [27] and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of the disciples. ³⁸¹⁹

³⁸¹⁹ John xxi. 3.
Simon Cephas said unto them, I go to catch fish. They said unto him, And we also come with thee. And they went forth, and went up into the boat; and in that night they caught nothing. [28] ³⁸²⁰

³⁸²⁰ John xxi. 4.
And when the morning arrived, Jesus stood on the shore of the sea: but the disciples [29] knew not that it was Jesus. ³⁸²¹

³⁸²¹ John xxi. 5.
And Jesus said unto them, Children, have ye anything [30] to eat? They said unto him, No. ³⁸²²

³⁸²² John xxi. 6.
He said unto them, Cast your net from the right side of the boat, and ye shall find.³⁸²³

³⁸²³ So Peshitta. Vat. ms. has a form that might possibly be a corruption of take.
And they threw, and they were not able [31] to draw the net for the abundance of the fish that were come³⁸²⁴

³⁸²⁴ Or, were taken.
into it. ³⁸²⁵

³⁸²⁵ John xxi. 7.
And that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Cephas, This is our Lord. And Simon, when he heard that it was our Lord, took his tunic, and girded it on his waist (for he was [32] naked), and cast himself into the sea to come to Jesus. ³⁸²⁶

³⁸²⁶ John xxi. 8.
But some others of the disciples came in the boat³⁸²⁷

³⁸²⁷ Vat. ms. adds unto Jesus.
(and they were not far from the land, but about two [33] [Arabic, p. 207] hundred cubits), and drew that net of fish. ³⁸²⁸

³⁸²⁸ John xxi. 9.
And when they went up on the [34] land, they saw live coals laid, and fish laid thereon, and bread. ³⁸²⁹

³⁸²⁹ John xxi. 10.
And Jesus [35] said unto them, Bring of this fish which ye have now caught. ³⁸³⁰

³⁸³⁰ John xxi. 11.
Simon Cephas therefore went up, and dragged the net to the land, full of great fish, a hundred and fifty-three [36] fishes: and with all this weight that net was not rent. ³⁸³¹

³⁸³¹ John xxi. 12.
And Jesus said unto them, Come and sit down. And no man of the disciples dared to ask him who he was, for they knew that it was our Lord. But he did not appear to them in his own [37, 38] form. ³⁸³²

³⁸³² John xxi. 13.
And Jesus came, and took bread and fish, and gave unto them. ³⁸³³

³⁸³³ John xxi. 14.
This is the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples, when he had risen from among the dead.

[39] ³⁸³⁴

³⁸³⁴ John xxi. 15.
And when they had breakfasted, Jesus said to Simon Cephas, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these? He said unto him, Yea, my Lord; thou [40] knowest that I love thee. ³⁸³⁵

³⁸³⁵ John xxi. 16.
Jesus said unto him, Feed for me my lambs. He said unto him again a second time, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? He said unto him, Yea, my Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed for [41] me my sheep.³⁸³⁶

³⁸³⁶ Lit. rams.
³⁸³⁷

³⁸³⁷ John xxi. 17.
He said unto him again the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? And it grieved Cephas that he said unto him three times, Lovest thou me? He said unto him, My Lord, thou knowest everything; thou knowest that I [42] love thee. ³⁸³⁸

³⁸³⁸ John xxi. 18.
Jesus said unto him, Feed for me my sheep.³⁸³⁹

³⁸³⁹ Lit. ewes. For the three words cf. Peshitta and Sinaitic.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast a child, thou didst gird thy waist for thyself, and go whither [Arabic, p. 208] thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch out thy hands, and another shall gird thy waist, and take thee whither thou wouldest not. [43] ³⁸⁴⁰

³⁸⁴⁰ John xxi. 19.
He said that to him to explain by what death he was to glorify God. And when he [44] had said that, he said unto him, Come after me. ³⁸⁴¹

³⁸⁴¹ John xxi. 20.
And Simon Cephas turned, and saw that disciple whom Jesus loved following him; he which at the supper leaned³⁸⁴²

³⁸⁴² cf. § 45, 3, note.
on [45] Jesus’ breast, and said, My Lord, who is it that betrayeth thee? ³⁸⁴³

³⁸⁴³ John xxi. 21.
When therefore Cephas saw him, he said to Jesus, My Lord, and this man, what shall be in his [46] case?³⁸⁴⁴

³⁸⁴⁴ Lit. of him.
³⁸⁴⁵

³⁸⁴⁵ John xxi. 22.
Jesus said unto him, If I will that this man remain until I come, what is [47] that to thee? follow thou me. ³⁸⁴⁶

³⁸⁴⁶ John xxi. 23.
And this word spread among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: but Jesus said not that he should not die; but, If I will that this man remain until I come, what is that to thee?

[48] ³⁸⁴⁷

³⁸⁴⁷ John xxi. 24.
This is the disciple which bare witness of that, and wrote it: and we know that his witness is true.
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