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Section XLV.

[1, 2] [Arabic, p. 170] ³⁰⁸⁶

³⁰⁸⁶ John xiii. 23.
And one of his disciples was sitting³⁰⁸⁷

³⁰⁸⁷ The Syriac versions have reclining.
in his bosom, he whom Jesus loved. ³⁰⁸⁸

³⁰⁸⁸ John xiii. 24.
To him Simon Cephas beckoned, that he should ask him who this was, concerning [3] whom he spake. ³⁰⁸⁹

³⁰⁸⁹ John xiii. 25.
And that disciple leaned³⁰⁹⁰

³⁰⁹⁰ Lit. fell.
on Jesus’ breast, and said unto him, [4] My Lord, who is this? ³⁰⁹¹

³⁰⁹¹ John xiii. 26.
Jesus answered and said, He to whom I shall dip bread, and give it. And Jesus dipped bread, and gave to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. [5] ³⁰⁹²

³⁰⁹² John xiii. 27.
And after the bread, Satan entered him. And Jesus said unto him, What thou [6] desirest to do, hasten the doing of it. ³⁰⁹³

³⁰⁹³ John xiii. 28.
And no man of them that sat knew why he [7] said this unto him. ³⁰⁹⁴

³⁰⁹⁴ John xiii. 29.
And some of them thought, because Judas had the box, that he was bidding him buy what would be needed for the feast; or, that he might pay [8] something to the poor. ³⁰⁹⁵

³⁰⁹⁵ Matt. xxvi. 25.
Judas the betrayer answered and said, Can it be I, my [9] Master? Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said. ³⁰⁹⁶

³⁰⁹⁶ John xiii. 30.
And Judas took the bread straightway, and went forth without: and it was still night.

[10] ³⁰⁹⁷

³⁰⁹⁷ John xiii. 31.
And Jesus said, Now is the Son of man being glorified,³⁰⁹⁸

³⁰⁹⁸ A simple change of diacritical points would give the reading of the Greek and of the Syriac versions.
and God is being glorified³⁰⁹⁹

³⁰⁹⁹ A simple change of diacritical points would give the reading of the Greek and of the Syriac versions.
[11] in him; ³¹⁰⁰

³¹⁰⁰ John xiii. 32.
and if God is glorified in him, God also will glorify him in him, and straightway will glorify him.

[12] ³¹⁰¹

³¹⁰¹ Mark xiv. 22a.
And while they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and divided; ³¹⁰²

³¹⁰² Matt. xxvi. 26b.
and he [13] gave to his disciples, and said unto them, Take and eat; this is my body. ³¹⁰³

³¹⁰³ Mark xiv. 23a.
And he [Arabic, p. 171] took a cup, and gave thanks, and blessed, and gave them, ³¹⁰⁴

³¹⁰⁴ Matt. xxvi. 27b.
and said, Take [14, 15] and drink of it, all of you. ³¹⁰⁵

³¹⁰⁵ Mark xiv. 23b.
And they drank of it, all of them. ³¹⁰⁶

³¹⁰⁶ Mark xiv. 24a.
And he said unto them, ³¹⁰⁷

³¹⁰⁷ Matt. xxvi. 28.
This is my blood, the new covenant, that is shed for many for the [16] forgiveness of sins. ³¹⁰⁸

³¹⁰⁸ Matt. xxvi. 29.
I say unto you, I shall not drink henceforth of this, the juice of the vine, until the day in which I drink³¹⁰⁹

³¹⁰⁹ Peshitta adds it. The reading of the Sinaitic is doubtful.
with you new wine in the kingdom of [17] God. ³¹¹⁰

³¹¹⁰ Luke xxii. 19b.
And thus do ye in remembrance of me. ³¹¹¹

³¹¹¹ Luke xxii. 31.
And Jesus said unto Simon, Simon, [18] behold, Satan asketh that he may sift you like wheat: ³¹¹²

³¹¹² Luke xxii. 32.
but I entreat³¹¹³

³¹¹³ Past tense in Syriac versions.
for thee, that thou lose not thy faith:³¹¹⁴

³¹¹⁴ We may translate, with the Syriac versions, that thy faith fail not, only if we assign a somewhat Syriac meaning to the verb, and assume either an error in diacritical points (t for y) or an unusual (Syriac) gender for faith.
and do thou, at some time, turn³¹¹⁵

³¹¹⁵ cf. Syriac versions.
and strengthen thy brethren.

[19] ³¹¹⁶

³¹¹⁶ John xiii. 33.
My children, another little while am I with you. And ye shall seek me: and as [20] I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; I say unto you now also. ³¹¹⁷

³¹¹⁷ John xiii. 34.
A new commandment I give you, that ye may love one another; and as I have loved [21] you, so shall ye also love one another. ³¹¹⁸

³¹¹⁸ John xiii. 35.
By this shall every man know that ye are [22] my disciples, if ye have love one to another. ³¹¹⁹

³¹¹⁹ John xiii. 36.
Simon Cephas said unto him, Our Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered and said unto him, Whither I go, thou canst not now follow me; but later thou shalt come.

[23] ³¹²⁰

³¹²⁰ Matt. xxvi. 31.
Then said Jesus unto them, Ye all shall desert³¹²¹

³¹²¹ The Arabic word is not unlike the word for stumble, and Borg. ms. omits me.
me this night:³¹²²

³¹²² Vat. ms. omits this night.
it is written, I [24] will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered. ³¹²³

³¹²³ Matt. xxvi. 32.
But after my [25] rising, I shall go before you into Galilee. ³¹²⁴

³¹²⁴ Matt. xxvi. 33.
Simon Cephas answered and said unto [26] him, My Lord, if every man desert thee, I shall at no time desert thee. ³¹²⁵

³¹²⁵ Luke xxii. 33b.
I am with thee ready for imprisonment and for death. ³¹²⁶

³¹²⁶ John xiii. 37b.
And my life will I give up for thee. [27] [Arabic, p. 172] ³¹²⁷

³¹²⁷ John xiii. 38a.
Jesus said unto him, Wilt thou give up thy life for me? ³¹²⁸

³¹²⁸ Mark xiv. 30b.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Thou shalt to-day, during this night, before the cock crow [28] twice, three times deny me, that thou knowest me not. ³¹²⁹

³¹²⁹ Luke xxii. 34b; Mark xiv. 31.
But Cephas said the more,³¹³⁰

³¹³⁰ Or, went on saying.
Even if it lead to³¹³¹

³¹³¹ Lit. end in. Or, if I come to (the point of).
death with thee, I shall not deny thee, my Lord. And in like manner said all the disciples also.

[29] ³¹³²

³¹³² John xiv. 1.
Then Jesus said unto them, Let not your hearts be troubled:³¹³³

³¹³³ The diacritical points in both Vat. (followed by Ciasca) and Borg. mss. appear to demand a rendering inquire for be troubled. In Ibn-at-Tayyib’s comments (not the text), however (with other points), we have the meaning wail (root nhb). Every Syriac version uses a different word.
believe in God, [30] and believe in me. ³¹³⁴

³¹³⁴ John xiv. 2.
The stations³¹³⁵

³¹³⁵ Or, ranks.
in my Father’s house are many, else I should [31] have told³¹³⁶

³¹³⁶ Or, should tell.
you. I³¹³⁷

³¹³⁷ Probably the Arabic represents a Syriac For I.
go to prepare for you a place. ³¹³⁸

³¹³⁸ John xiv. 3.
And if I go to prepare for you a place, I shall return again, and take you unto me: and so where I am, there ye [32, 33] shall be also. ³¹³⁹

³¹³⁹ John xiv. 4.
And the place that I go ye know,³¹⁴⁰

³¹⁴⁰ Different words.
and the way ye know.³¹⁴¹

³¹⁴¹ Different words.
³¹⁴²

³¹⁴² John xiv. 5.
Thomas said unto him, Our Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how is the way for [34] us to the knowledge of that?³¹⁴³

³¹⁴³ cf. Ibn-at-Tayyib’s Commentary (f. 352a) and order of words in Peshitta (not Sin.).
³¹⁴⁴

³¹⁴⁴ John xiv. 6.
Jesus said unto him, I am the way, and the truth, [35] and the life: and no man cometh unto my Father, but through me. ³¹⁴⁵

³¹⁴⁵ John xiv. 7.
And if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father: and from henceforth ye know³¹⁴⁶

³¹⁴⁶ Lit. have known.
him, [36] and have seen him. ³¹⁴⁷

³¹⁴⁷ John xiv. 8.
Philip³¹⁴⁸

³¹⁴⁸ Different forms, as in Peshitta.
said unto him, Our Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth [37] us. ³¹⁴⁹

³¹⁴⁹ John xiv. 9.
Jesus said unto him, Have I been all this time with you, and dost thou not know³¹⁵⁰

³¹⁵⁰ More exactly, hast thou not come to know.
me, Philip?³¹⁵¹

³¹⁵¹ Different forms, as in Peshitta.
whosoever hath seen me hath seen the Father; how then sayest [38] thou, Shew us the Father? ³¹⁵²

³¹⁵² John xiv. 10.
Believest thou not that I am in my Father, and my Father in me? and the saying that I say, I say not of myself: but my Father who dwelleth in [39] me, he doeth these deeds. ³¹⁵³

³¹⁵³ John xiv. 11.
Believe that I am in my Father, and my Father in me: [40] [Arabic, p. 173] or else believe for the sake of the deeds. ³¹⁵⁴

³¹⁵⁴ John xiv. 12.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever believeth in me, the deeds that I do shall he do also; and [41] more than that shall he do: I go unto the Father. ³¹⁵⁵

³¹⁵⁵ John xiv. 13.
And what ye shall ask in my [42] name, I shall do unto you, that the Father may be glorified in his Son. ³¹⁵⁶

³¹⁵⁶ John xiv. 14.
And if ye [43, 44] ask me³¹⁵⁷

³¹⁵⁷ The Borg. ms. has me clearly (cf. Peshitta). The Vat. ms. is ambiguous.
in my name, I will do it. ³¹⁵⁸

³¹⁵⁸ John xiv. 15.
If ye love me, keep my commandments. ³¹⁵⁹

³¹⁵⁹ John xiv. 16.
And I will entreat of my Father, and he will send unto you another Paraclete, that he [45] may be with you for ever, even the Spirit of truth: ³¹⁶⁰

³¹⁶⁰ John xiv. 17.
whom the world cannot receive; for it hath not seen him, nor known him: but ye know him; for he hath dwelt³¹⁶¹

³¹⁶¹ Probably a misreading of the Peshitta (not Sin. or Cur.), since the next clause also agrees with it.

[46] with you, and is in you. ³¹⁶²

³¹⁶² John xiv. 18.
I will not leave you orphans: I will come unto you. [47] ³¹⁶³

³¹⁶³ John xiv. 19.
Another little while, and the world seeth me not; but ye see me that I live, and ye [48] shall live also. ³¹⁶⁴

³¹⁶⁴ John xiv. 20.
And in that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
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