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Section XLVI.

[1] ³¹⁶⁵

³¹⁶⁵ John xiv. 21.
Whosoever hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will [2] shew myself unto him. ³¹⁶⁶

³¹⁶⁶ John xiv. 22.
Judas (not Iscariot) said unto him, My Lord, what is the [3] purpose of thy intention to shew thyself to us, and not to the world? ³¹⁶⁷

³¹⁶⁷ John xiv. 23.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Whosoever loveth me will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and to him will we come, and make our³¹⁶⁸

³¹⁶⁸ Lit. the (cf. Syriac versions).
abode with him. [4] ³¹⁶⁹

³¹⁶⁹ John xiv. 24.
But he that loveth me not keepeth not my word: and this word that ye hear is not my word, but the Father’s which sent me.

[5, 6] ³¹⁷⁰

³¹⁷⁰ John xiv. 25.
This have I spoken unto you, while I was yet with you. ³¹⁷¹

³¹⁷¹ John xiv. 26.
But the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom my Father will send in my name, he will teach you everything, and [7] [Arabic, p. 174] he will bring to your remembrance all that I say unto you. ³¹⁷²

³¹⁷² John xiv. 27.
Peace I leave you; my peace I give unto you: and not as this world giveth, give I unto you. [8] ³¹⁷³

³¹⁷³ John xiv. 28.
Let your heart not be troubled,³¹⁷⁴

³¹⁷⁴ This word is quite unlike that used in § 45, 29.
nor fearful. Ye heard that I said unto you, that I go away, and come unto you. If³¹⁷⁵

³¹⁷⁵ The Syriac form of the introductory particle is wrongly used, for in Arabic it has interrogative force.
ye loved me, ye would rejoice, that I go away to my [9] Father: for my Father is greater than I. ³¹⁷⁶

³¹⁷⁶ John xiv. 29.
And now I say unto you before it come [10] to pass, that, when it cometh to pass, ye may believe me. ³¹⁷⁷

³¹⁷⁷ John xiv. 30.
Now I will not speak with you much: the Archon of the world will come, and he will have nothing in [11] me: ³¹⁷⁸

³¹⁷⁸ John xiv. 31a.
but that the world may know that I love my Father, and as my Father charged me, so I do.

[12] ³¹⁷⁹

³¹⁷⁹ Luke xxii. 35.
And he said unto them, When I sent you without purses, or wallets, and shoes,³¹⁸⁰

³¹⁸⁰ The first letter of the Arabic word has lost its diacritical point.
[13] lacked ye perchance anything? They said unto him, Nothing. ³¹⁸¹

³¹⁸¹ Luke xxii. 36.
He said unto them, Henceforth, whosoever hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise the wallet also: and whosoever hath not a sword, shall sell his garment, and buy for himself a [14] sword. ³¹⁸²

³¹⁸² Luke xxii. 37.
I say unto you, that this scripture also must be fulfilled in me, that I should be reckoned³¹⁸³

³¹⁸³ A possible rendering of the Syriac he was reckoned.
with the transgressors: for all that is said of me is fulfilled in [15] me. ³¹⁸⁴

³¹⁸⁴ Luke xxii. 38.
His disciples said unto him, Our Lord, lo, here are two swords. He said [16] unto them, They are sufficient. ³¹⁸⁵

³¹⁸⁵ John xiv. 31b; Luke xxii. 39.
Arise, let us go hence. And they arose, and praised, and went forth, and went, according to their custom, to the mount of Olives, he and his disciples.

[17] ³¹⁸⁶

³¹⁸⁶ John xv. 1.
And he said unto them, I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. [18] ³¹⁸⁷

³¹⁸⁷ John xv. 2.
Every branch that produceth not fruit in me, he taketh it: and that which giveth fruit, [19] he cleanseth it, that it may give much fruit. ³¹⁸⁸

³¹⁸⁸ John xv. 3.
Ye are already clean because of the word [20] that I have spoken unto you. ³¹⁸⁹

³¹⁸⁹ John xv. 4.
Abide in me, and I in you. And as the branch of the [Arabic, p. 175] vine cannot produce fruit of itself, if it be not abiding in the vine; so too ye [21] also, if ye abide not in me. ³¹⁹⁰

³¹⁹⁰ John xv. 5.
I am the vine, and ye are the branches: He then that abideth in me, and I in him, he giveth much fruit: for without me ye cannot [22] do anything. ³¹⁹¹

³¹⁹¹ John xv. 6.
And if a man abide not in me, he is cast without, like a withered [23] branch; and it is gathered, and cast³¹⁹²

³¹⁹² The verbs may be active or passive, but are singular (cf. § 38, 43, note).
into the fire, that it may be burned. ³¹⁹³

³¹⁹³ John xv. 7.
If ye abide in me, and my word abide in you, everything that ye desire to ask shall be [24] done unto you. ³¹⁹⁴

³¹⁹⁴ John xv. 8.
And herein is the Father glorified, that ye may give much fruit; [25] and ye shall be my disciples. ³¹⁹⁵

³¹⁹⁵ John xv. 9.
And as my Father loved me, I loved you also: [26] abide in my love. ³¹⁹⁶

³¹⁹⁶ John xv. 10.
If ye keep my commands, ye shall abide in my love; as I have [27] kept my Father’s commands, and abode in his love. ³¹⁹⁷

³¹⁹⁷ John xv. 11.
I have spoken that unto you, [28] that my joy³¹⁹⁸

³¹⁹⁸ Two words from the same root.
may be in you, and your joy³¹⁹⁹

³¹⁹⁹ Two words from the same root.
be fulfilled. ³²⁰⁰

³²⁰⁰ John xv. 12.
This is my commandment, [29] that ye love one another, as I loved you. ³²⁰¹

³²⁰¹ John xv. 13.
And no love is greater than this, namely, [30] that a man should give his life for his friends. ³²⁰²

³²⁰² John xv. 14.
Ye are my friends, if ye do all that [31] I command you. ³²⁰³

³²⁰³ John xv. 15.
I call you not now servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: my friends have I now called you; for everything that I heard from [32] my Father I have made known unto you. ³²⁰⁴

³²⁰⁴ John xv. 16.
Ye did not choose³²⁰⁵

³²⁰⁵ Different words.
me, but I chose I you, and appointed you, that ye also should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should³²⁰⁶

³²⁰⁶ Or, shall and will, respectively.
[33] abide; and that all that ye shall ask my Father in my name, he may³²⁰⁷

³²⁰⁷ Or, shall and will, respectively.
give you. ³²⁰⁸

³²⁰⁸ John xv. 17.
This [34] I command³²⁰⁹

³²⁰⁹ Or, have commanded.
you, that ye love one another. ³²¹⁰

³²¹⁰ John xv. 18.
And if the world hate you, know that [35] before you it hated me. ³²¹¹

³²¹¹ John xv. 19.
If then ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but ye are not of the world: I chose you out of the world: therefore the world [36] [Arabic, p. 176] hateth you. ³²¹²

³²¹² John xv. 20.
Remember the word that I said unto you, that no servant is greater than his lord. And if they persecuted³²¹³

³²¹³ cf. § 8, 34, note.
me, you also will they [37] persecute;³²¹⁴

³²¹⁴ cf. § 8, 34, note.
and if they kept my word, your word also will they keep. ³²¹⁵

³²¹⁵ John xv. 21.
But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, for they have not known³²¹⁶

³²¹⁶ The Arabic text (Vat.) is grammatically inaccurate, and the Borg. ms. has know not.
him [38] that sent me. ³²¹⁷

³²¹⁷ John xv. 22.
And if I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: [39] but now they have no excuse for their sins. ³²¹⁸

³²¹⁸ John xv. 23.
Whosoever hateth me, also hateth my [40] Father. ³²¹⁹

³²¹⁹ John xv. 24.
And if I had not done the deeds before them that no other man did, they would not have had sin: but now they have seen and hated me and my Father [41] also: that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, ³²²⁰

³²²⁰ John xv. 25.
They hated me for [42] nothing. ³²²¹

³²²¹ John xv. 26.
But when the Paraclete is come, whom I will send unto you from my Father, even the Spirit of truth, which goeth forth from my Father, he shall bear witness of [43] me: ³²²²

³²²² John xv. 27.
and ye also bear witness, because from the beginning ye have been with me.

[44, 45] ³²²³

³²²³ John xvi. 1.
I have said that unto you, that ye may not stumble.³²²⁴

³²²⁴ Lit. sway (as one does in dozing).
³²²⁵

³²²⁵ John xvi. 2.
And they shall put you out of their synagogues: and there cometh an³²²⁶

³²²⁶ Or, the, as in Borg. ms.
hour when every one that killeth [46] you shall think that he hath offered unto God an offering. ³²²⁷

³²²⁷ John xvi. 3.
And they will do that, [47] because they do not know me, nor my Father. ³²²⁸

³²²⁸ John xvi. 4.
I have said that unto you, so that [48] when its time is come, ye may remember it, that I told you. ³²²⁹

³²²⁹ John xvi. 5 [in the Greek and English verse 5 begins at But.].
And this hitherto I said not unto you, because I was with you. But³²³⁰

³²³⁰ In the Greek and English verse 5 begins at But.
now I go unto him that sent me; and no [49] man of you asketh me whither I go. ³²³¹

³²³¹ John xvi. 6.
I have said that unto you now, and grief hath [50] come and taken possession of your hearts ³²³²

³²³² John xvi. 7.
But I say the truth unto you; It is better³²³³

³²³³ Or, best.
for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Paraclete will not come unto you; [51] [Arabic, p. 177] but if I go away, I will send him unto you. ³²³⁴

³²³⁴ John xvi. 8.
And when he cometh, he will reprove the world for sin, and for righteousness, and for judgement: [52, 53] for sin, ³²³⁵

³²³⁵ John xvi. 9.
because they have not believed in me; ³²³⁶

³²³⁶ John xvi. 10.
and for righteousness, because I go [54] to my Father; ³²³⁷

³²³⁷ John xvi. 11.
and for judgement, because³²³⁸

³²³⁸ Lit. that (cf. Peshitta).
the Archon of this world hath been [55] judged. ³²³⁹

³²³⁹ John xvi. 12.
And further have I many things to speak unto you, but ye cannot tarry³²⁴⁰

³²⁴⁰ Or perhaps receive (them). Possibly a Syriac d has been read r. But Ibn-at-Tayyib in the text of his Commentary (f. 357a) has a word which perhaps might be rendered accommodate yourselves (to them) (same letters, but last two transposed), while his comment (f. 357b) gives ye cannot bear it.
[56] now. ³²⁴¹

³²⁴¹ John xvi. 13.
Howbeit³²⁴²

³²⁴² Or, And.
when the Spirit of truth is come, he will remind³²⁴³

³²⁴³ The Syriac words for remind and lead differ only in the length of a single stroke. Ibn-at-Tayyib (ibid. f. 357b) almost seems to have read illumine you with, although he calls attention to the “Greek” reading.
you of all the truth: he will say nothing from himself; but everything that he heareth, that shall [57] he say: and he shall make known unto you the things that are to be. ³²⁴⁴

³²⁴⁴ John xvi. 14.
And he shall [58] glorify me; for from me shall he take and shew you. ³²⁴⁵

³²⁴⁵ John xvi. 15.
All that my Father hath is mine: therefore said I unto you, that he taketh³²⁴⁶

³²⁴⁶ Same tense.
of mine, and shall shew³²⁴⁷

³²⁴⁷ Same tense.
you.
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