Section XLI.

[1] ²⁸⁰¹Matt. xxiii. 34.Therefore, behold, I, the wisdom of God, am sending unto you prophets, and apostles, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall slay and crucify; and some of them ye shall beat in your synagogues, and persecute²⁸⁰²cf. 8, 34. from city to [2] city: ²⁸⁰³Matt. xxiii. 35.that there may come on you all the blood of the righteous that hath been poured upon the ground²⁸⁰⁴Or, earth. from the blood of Abel the pure to the blood of Zachariah the son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple²⁸⁰⁵Or, sanctuary. and the altar. [3] ²⁸⁰⁶Matt. xxiii. 36.Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.²⁸⁰⁷See § 1, 49, note.

[4] [Arabic, p. 155] ²⁸⁰⁸Matt. xxiii. 37.O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, slayer of the prophets, and stoner of them that are sent unto her! how many times did I wish to gather thy children, as [5] a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! ²⁸⁰⁹Matt. xxiii. 38.Your house shall [6] be left over you desolate. ²⁸¹⁰Matt. xxiii. 39.Verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

[7] ²⁸¹¹John xii. 42.And many of the rulers also believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they [8] were not confessing him, lest they be put²⁸¹²Lit. become. out of the synagogue: ²⁸¹³John xii. 43.and they loved [9] the praise of men more than the praising of God. ²⁸¹⁴John xii. 44.And Jesus cried and said, [10] Whosoever believeth in me, believeth not in me, but in him that sent me. ²⁸¹⁵John xii. 45.And [11] whosoever seeth me hath seen him that sent me. ²⁸¹⁶John xii. 46.I am come a light²⁸¹⁷The text as it stands ought to mean I am a light. I am come; but it is a word-for-word reproduction of the Peshitta, and should therefore doubtless be rendered as above. into the [12] world, and so every one that believeth in me abideth not in the darkness. ²⁸¹⁸John xii. 47.And whosoever heareth my sayings, and keepeth them not, I judge him not: for I came [13] not to judge the world, but to give the world life.²⁸¹⁹Or, to save the world (cf. § 1, 78, note). ²⁸²⁰John xii. 48.Whosoever wrongeth²⁸²¹See § 20, 28, note. me, and receiveth not my sayings, there is one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, it [14] shall judge him at the last day. ²⁸²²John xii. 49.I from myself did not speak: but the Father which sent me, he hath given me commandment,²⁸²³Not the same word. what I should say, and what I [15] should speak; and I know that his commandment²⁸²⁴Not the same word. is eternal life. ²⁸²⁵John xii. 50.The things that I say now, as my Father hath said unto me, even so I say.

[16] ²⁸²⁶Luke xi. 53.And when he said that unto them, the scribes and Pharisees began their evil-doing, being angry with him, and finding fault with his sayings, and harassing²⁸²⁷So Ciasca, following Vat. ms. The true reading, however, is probably that underlying the Borg. ms. If we restore diacritical points to the radical letters we get deceiving (cf. § 41, 31), an alternative meaning (or the word laying wait for, used in the Peshitta. The Arabic follows the Peshitta very closely in this and the following verse. him [17] in many things; ²⁸²⁸Luke xi. 54.seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might be able to calumniate him.

[18] ²⁸²⁹Luke xii. 1.And when there gathered together myriads of great multitudes, which almost trode [Arabic, p. 156] one upon another, Jesus began to say unto his disciples, Preserve yourselves [19] from the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ²⁸³⁰Luke xii. 2.For there is nothing [20] concealed, that shall not be revealed: nor hid, that shall not be known. ²⁸³¹Luke xii. 3.Everything that ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken secretly in the ears in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed on the roofs.

[21, 22] ²⁸³²John xii. 36b.This said Jesus, and he went and hid himself from them. ²⁸³³John xii. 37.But notwithstanding [23] his having done all these signs before them, they believed not in him: ²⁸³⁴John xii. 38.that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, who said,

My Lord, who is he that hath believed to hear us?

And the arm of the Lord, to whom hath it appeared?

[24] ²⁸³⁵John xii. 39.And for this reason it is not possible for them to believe, because Isaiah also said,

[25] ²⁸³⁶John xii. 40.They have blinded their eyes, and made dark their heart;

That they may not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart,

And turn,

So that I should heal them.

[26] ²⁸³⁷John xii. 41.This said Isaiah when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

[27] ²⁸³⁸Matt. xxiv. 1.And when Jesus went out of the temple, certain of his disciples came forward [28] to shew²⁸³⁹Or, and shewed. him the buildings of the temple, ²⁸⁴⁰Mark xiii. 1b; Luke xxi. 5b.and its beauty and greatness, and the strength of the stones that were laid in it, and the elegance of its building, and that [29] it was adorned with noble stones and beautiful colours. ²⁸⁴¹Matt. xxiv. 2a.Jesus answered and said [30] unto them, See ye these great buildings? ²⁸⁴²Luke xix. 43a; Luke xix. 44b [or rather Matt. xxiv. 2b, or Mark xiii. 2b].verily I say unto you, Days will come, when there shall not be left here a stone upon another, that shall not be cast down.

[31] ²⁸⁴³Mark xiv. 1.And two days before²⁸⁴⁴Lit. before two days would be (cf. Sin. and above, § 39, 1, note). the passover of unleavened bread, the chief priests and [32] the scribes sought how they might take him by deceit,²⁸⁴⁵cf. § 41, 16, note. and kill him: ²⁸⁴⁶Mark xiv. 2.and they said, It shall not be at the feast, lest the people be agitated.

[33] ²⁸⁴⁷Mark xiii. 3.And when Jesus sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, his disciples, Simon Cephas and James and John and Andrew, came forward unto him, and said unto him [34] between themselves and him, ²⁸⁴⁸Luke xxi. 7b; Matt. xxiv. 3b.Teacher, tell us when that shall be, and what is the sign [35] [Arabic, p. 157] of thy coming and the end of the world. ²⁸⁴⁹Matt. xxiv. 4a; Luke xvii. 22b; Matt. xxiv. 4b.Jesus answered and said unto them, Days will come, when ye shall long to see one of the days of the Son of [36, 37] ²⁸⁵⁰Matt. xxiv. 5a.man, and shall not behold. ²⁸⁵¹Luke xxi. 8b.Take heed lest any man lead you astray. Many shall [38] come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; ²⁸⁵²Mark xiii. 6b; Luke xxi. 8c.and they shall say, The time is come [39] near, and shall lead many astray: go not therefore after them. ²⁸⁵³Mark xiii. 7a; Matt. xxiv. 7b; Luke xxi. 9b.And when ye hear of wars and tidings of insurrections, see to it, be²⁸⁵⁴Or, that ye be, if we suppose the present text to have resulted from the loss of the second of two alifs. not agitated: for these things must [40] first be; only the end is not yet come. ²⁸⁵⁵Matt. xxiv. 7a.Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom [41] against kingdom: ²⁸⁵⁶Luke xxi. 11.and great earthquakes shall be in one place and another, and there shall be famines and deaths and agitations: and there shall be fear and terror and great signs that²⁸⁵⁷Or, omit that. shall appear from heaven, and there shall be great [42, 43] storms ²⁸⁵⁸Matt. xxiv. 8.All these things are the beginning of travail. ²⁸⁵⁹Luke xxi. 12.But before all of that, they shall lay hands upon you, and persecute you, and deliver you unto the synagogues [44] and into prisons, and bring you before kings and judges for my name’s sake. ²⁸⁶⁰Luke xxi. 13.And [45] that shall be unto you for a witness. ²⁸⁶¹Mark xiii. 10.But first must my gospel be preached unto all [46] nations. ²⁸⁶²Luke xii. 11.And when they bring you into the synagogues before the rulers and the authorities, be not anxious beforehand how ye shall answer for yourselves, or what ye [47, 48] shall say: ²⁸⁶³Mark xiii. 11b.because it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. ²⁸⁶⁴Luke xxi. 14.Lay it to your heart, not [49] [Arabic, p. 158] to be anxious before the time what ye shall say: ²⁸⁶⁵Luke xxi. 15.and I shall²⁸⁶⁶The Arabic text lacks a letter. give you understanding and wisdom,²⁸⁶⁷Borg. ms. reads you the fruits of wisdom. which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay. [50] ²⁸⁶⁸Matt. xxiv. 9.And then shall they deliver you unto constraint, and shall kill you: and ye shall be [51] hated of all nations because of my name. ²⁸⁶⁹Matt. xxiv. 30.And then shall many go astray,²⁸⁷⁰See § 25, 17, note. and they [52] shall hate one another, and deliver one another unto death. ²⁸⁷¹Luke xxi. 16.And your parents, and your brethren, and your kinsfolk, and your friends shall deliver you up, and shall [53, 54] slay some of you. ²⁸⁷²Luke xxi. 18.But a lock of hair from your heads shall not perish. ²⁸⁷³Luke xxi. 19.And by [55] your patience ye shall gain²⁸⁷⁴Or, possess. your souls. ²⁸⁷⁵Matt. xxiv. 11.And many men,²⁸⁷⁶So the Arabic text; but it doubtless simply represents the Syriac, which here agrees with the Greek. false prophets, shall arise, [56] and lead many astray. ²⁸⁷⁷Matt. xxiv. 12.And because of the abounding of iniquity, the love of many [57] shall wax cold. ²⁸⁷⁸Matt. xxiv. 13.But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. ²⁸⁷⁹Matt. xxiv. 14.And [58] this, the²⁸⁸⁰So the Arabic text; but it doubtless simply represents the Syriac, which here agrees with the Greek. gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end of all.