Section XL.
[1] [Arabic, p. 150] And when Jesus
entered the temple, they brought unto him blind and [2] lame: and
he healed them. But when the chief
priests and the Pharisees saw the wonders that he did, and the children
that were crying in the temple and [3] saying, Praise be to the Son of
David: it distressed them, and they said, Hearest thou not what these say? Jesus said unto them, Yea: did ye not read long ago, From [4] the mouths of children and infants thou hast chosen my praise? And the Pharisees said one to another, Behold, do ye not see that nothing availeth us? for lo, the whole world hath followed him.
[5] And there were among
them certain Gentiles also, which had come up to worship [6] at the
feast: these therefore came
to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, [7] and asked him, and said
unto him, My lord, we wish to see Jesus. And
Philip [8] came and told Andrew: and Andrew and Philip told
Jesus. And Jesus answered
and said unto them, The hour is come nigh, in which the Son of man is
to be glorified. [9] Verily, verily, I
say unto you, A grain of wheat, if it fall not and die in the [10]
earth, remaineth alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. He that loveth his life destroyeth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto the life eternal. [11] If a man serve me, he will follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be [12] also: and whosoever serveth me, the Father will honour him. Now is my soul troubled: [Arabic, p. 151] and what shall I say? My Father, deliver me from this hour. But [13] for this cause came I unto this hour. My Father, glorify thy name. And a [14] voice was heard from heaven, I have glorified it, and shall glorify it. And the multitude that were standing heard, and said, This is thunder: and others said, An [15] angel speaketh to him. Jesus answered and said unto them, Not because of me [16] was this voice, but because of you. Now is the judgement of this world; and the [17] prince of this world shall now be cast forth. And I, when I am lifted up from the [18] earth, shall draw every man unto me. This he said, that he might shew by what [19] manner of death he should die. The multitudes said unto him, We have heard out of the law that the Messiah abideth for ever: how then sayest thou, that the Son of [20] man is to be lifted up? who is this, the Son of man? Jesus said unto them, Another little while is the light with you. Walk so long as ye have light, lest the darkness overtake you; for he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. [21] So long as ye have light, believe the light, that ye may be the children of the light.
[22] And when certain of
the Pharisees asked of Jesus, when the kingdom of God should come, he
answered and said unto them, The kingdom of God cometh not [23] with expectation: neither shall they say, Lo, it is here! nor, Lo, it is there! for the kingdom of God is within you.
[24] And in the
daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night he used to
go [25] out, and pass the night in the mount called the mount of
Olives. And all the people
came to him in the morning in the temple, to hear
his word.
[26, 27] Then spake Jesus
unto the multitudes and his disciples, and said unto them, On [28] [Arabic, p. 152] the seat of Moses are seated the scribes and Pharisees: everything that they say unto you now to keep, keep and do: but according to their deeds [29] do ye not; for they say, and do not. And they bind heavy burdens, and lay them on the shoulders of the people; while they with one of their fingers will not come [30, 31] near them. But all their deeds they do to make a shew before men. And all the multitude were hearing that with pleasure.