Section XXXV.

[1] 2315And on the great day, which is the last of the feast, Jesus stood, crying out and [2] saying, If any man is thirsty, let him come unto me, and drink.  2316Every one that believeth in me, as the scriptures said, there shall flow from his belly rivers of pure [3] water.  2317He said that referring to the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive:  for the Spirit was not yet granted; and because Jesus had not yet been [4] [Arabic, p. 133] glorified.  2318And many of the multitude that heard his words said, This is [5] in truth the prophet.  2319And others said, This is the Messiah.  But others [6] said, Can it be that the Messiah will come from Galilee?  2320Hath not the scripture said that from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village of David, the [7] Messiah cometh?  2321And there occurred a dissension in the multitude because of him.  [8] 2322And some of them were wishing to seize him; but no man laid a hand upon him.

[9] 2323And those officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees:  and the priests said [10] unto them, Why did ye not bring him?  2324The officers said, Never spake man thus [11] as speaketh this man.  2325The Pharisees said unto them, Perhaps ye also have gone [12, 13] astray?  2326Hath any of the rulers or the Pharisees haply believed in him? 2327except [14] this people which knows not the law; they are accursed.  2328Nicodemus, one of them, [15] he that had come to Jesus by night, 2329said unto them, Doth our law haply condemn [16] a man, except it hear him first and know what he hath done?  2330They answered and said unto him, Art thou also haply from Galilee?  Search, and see that a prophet riseth not from Galilee.

[17, 18] 2331And when the Pharisees assembled, Jesus asked them, and said, 2332What say ye of [19] the Messiah? whose son is he?  They said unto him, The son of David.  2333He said unto them, And how doth David in the Holy Spirit call him Lord? for he said,

[20] 2334The Lord said unto my Lord,

Sit on my right hand,

That I may put thine enemies under thy feet.

[21, 22] 2335If then David calleth him Lord, how is he his son?  2336And no one was able to answer him; and no man dared from that day again to ask him of anything.

[23] 2337And Jesus addressed them again, and said, I am the light of the world; and he that [24] followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall find the light of life.  2338The Pharisees [Arabic, p. 134] said unto him, Thou bearest witness to thyself; thy witness is not true.  2339Jesus [25] answered and said unto them, If I bear witness to myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know not whence I came, or [26, 27] whither I go.  2340And ye judge after the flesh; and I judge no man.  2341And even if I judge, my judgement is true; because I am not alone, but I and my Father which [28, 29] sent me.  2342And in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true.  2343I am he that beareth witness to myself, and my Father which sent me beareth witness to [30] me.  2344They said unto him, Where is thy Father?  Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye know not me, nor my Father:  for did ye know me, ye would know my [31] Father.  2345He said these sayings in the treasury, where he was teaching in the [32] temple:  2346and no man seized him; because his hour had not yet come.  Jesus said unto them again, I go truly, and ye shall seek me and not find me, and ye shall die [33] in your sins:  and where I go, ye cannot come.  2347The Jews said, Will he haply kill [34] himself, that he saith, Where I go, ye cannot come?  2348He said unto them, Ye are from below; and I am from above:  ye are of this world; and I am not of this [35] world.  2349I said unto you, that ye shall die in your sins:  if ye believe not that I am [36] he, ye shall die in your sins.  2350The Jews said, And thou, who art thou?  Jesus said [37] unto them, If I should begin to speak unto you, 2351I have concerning you many words and judgement:  but he that sent me is true; and I, what I heard from him is what [38, 39] I say in the world.  2352And they knew not that he meant by that the Father.  2353Jesus [Arabic, p. 135] said unto them again, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am he:  and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father [40] taught me, so I speak.  2354And he that sent me is with me; and my Father hath not [41] left me alone; because I do what is pleasing to him at all times.  2355And while he was saying that, many believed in him.

[42] 2356And Jesus said to those Jews that believed in him, If ye abide in my words, truly [43] ye are my disciples; 2357and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.  [44] 2358They said unto him, We are the seed of Abraham, and have never served any man [45] in the way of slavery:  how then sayest thou, Ye shall be free children?  2359Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that doeth a sin is a slave of [46] sin.  2360And the slave doth not remain for ever in the house; but the son remaineth [47, 48] for ever.  2361And if the Son set you free, truly ye shall be free children.  I know that ye are the seed of Abraham; but ye seek to slay me, because ye are unable for my [49] word.  2362And what I saw with my Father, I say:  and what ye saw with your father, [50] ye do.  2363They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham.  Jesus said unto them, If ye were the children of Abraham, ye would do the deeds of Abraham.  [51] 2364Now, behold, ye seek to kill me, a man that speak2365 with you2366 the truth, that I [52] heard from God:  this did Abraham not do.  2367And ye do the deeds of your father.  They said unto him, We were not born of fornication;