Section XXXVII.

Section XXXVII.

[1] And Jesus said, To judge the world am I come, so that they that see not may [2] see, and they that see may become blind.  And some of the Pharisees which were [3] with him heard that, and they said unto him, Can it be that we are blind?  Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should not have sin:  but now ye say, We see:  and because of this your sin remaineth.

[4] [Arabic, p. 140] Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever entereth not into the fold of the sheep by the door, but goeth up from another place, that man is a thief and a [5, 6] stealer.  But he that entereth by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.  And therefore the keeper of the door openeth for him the door; and the sheep hear his voice:  and [7] he calleth his sheep by their names, and they go forth unto him.  And when he putteth forth his sheep, he goeth before them, and his sheep follow him:  because [8] they know his voice.  And after a stranger will the sheep not go, but they flee from [9] him:  because they hear not the voice of a stranger.  This parable spake Jesus unto them:  but they knew not what he was saying unto them.

[10] Jesus said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the [11] sheep.  And all that came are thieves and stealers:  but the sheep heard them not.  [12] I am the door:  and if a man enter by me, he shall live, and shall go in and go out, [13] and shall find pasture.  And the stealer cometh not, save that he may steal, and kill, and destroy:  but I came that they might have life, and that they might have [14] the thing that is better.  I am the good shepherd; and the good shepherd giveth [15] himself for his sheep.  But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, and whose the sheep are not, when he seeth the wolf as it cometh, leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, [16] and the wolf cometh, and snatcheth away the sheep, and scattereth them:  and the [17] hireling fleeth because he is an hireling, and hath no care for the sheep.  I am the [18] good shepherd; and I know what is mine, and what is mine knoweth me, as my Father knoweth me, and I know my Father; and I give myself for the sheep.  [19] And I have other sheep also, that are not of this flock:  them also I must invite, and they shall hear my voice; and all the sheep shall be one, and the shepherd one.  [20] [Arabic, p. 141] And therefore doth my Father love me, because I give my life, that I may [21] take it again.  No man taketh it from me, but I leave it of my own choice.  And I have the right to leave it, and have the right also to take it.  And this commandment did I receive of my Father.

[22] And there occurred a disagreement among the Jews because of these sayings.  [23] And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is afflicted with madness; why listen [24] ye to him?  And others said, These sayings are not those of men possessed with demons.  Can a demon haply open the eyes of a blind man?

[25, 26] And the feast of the dedication came on at Jerusalem:  and it was winter.  And [27] Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of Solomon.  The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said unto him, Until when dost thou make our hearts anxious?  [28] If thou art the Messiah, tell us plainly.  He answered and said unto them, I told you, and ye believe not:  and the deeds that I do in my Father’s name bear witness [29, 30] to me.  But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.  [31] And my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they come after me:  and I give them eternal life; and they shall not perish for ever, nor shall any man snatch [32] them out of my hands.  For the Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater [33] than all; and no man is able to take them from the hand of my Father.  I and [34, 35] my Father are one.  And the Jews took stones to stone him.  Jesus said unto them, Many good deeds from my Father have I shewed you; because of which of them, [36] then, do ye stone me?  The Jews said unto him, Not for the good deeds do we stone thee, but because thou blasphemest; and, whilst thou art a man, makest thyself [37] God.  Jesus said unto them, Is it not thus written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?  [38] [Arabic, p. 142] And if he called those gods—for to them came the word of God (and it is [39] not possible in the scripture that anything should be undone)—he then, whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world, do ye say that he blasphemeth; [40] because I said unto you, I am the Son of God?  If then I do not the deeds of my [41] Father, ye believe me not.  But if I do, even if ye believe not me, believe the deeds:  that ye may know and believe that my Father is in me, and I in my Father.  [42] And they sought again to take him:  and he went forth out of their hands.

[43] And he went beyond Jordan to the place where John was baptizing formerly; [44] and abode there.  And many people came unto him; and they said, John did not [45] work even one sign:  but all that John said of this man is truth.  And many believed in him.

[46] And there was a sick man, named Lazarus, of the village of Bethany, the brother [47] of Mary and Martha.  And Mary was she that anointed with sweet ointment the feet of Jesus, and wiped them with her hair; and Lazarus, who was sick, was the [48] brother of this woman.  And his sisters sent unto Jesus, and said unto him, Our [49] Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.  But Jesus said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glorifying of God, that the Son of God may be glorified [50, 51] because of it.  And Jesus loved Martha, and Mary, and Lazarus.  And when he [52] heard that he was sick, he abode in the place where he was two days.  And after that, [53] he said unto his disciples, Come, let us go into Judæa.  His disciples said unto him, Our [Arabic, p. 143] Master, now the Jews desire to stone thee; and goest thou again thither?  [54, 55] Jesus said unto them, Is not the day of twelve hours?  If then a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of the world.  But if [56] a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no lamp in him.  This said Jesus:  and after that, he said unto them, Lazarus our friend hath fallen asleep; but [57] I am going to awaken him.  His disciples said unto him, Our Lord, if he hath [58] fallen asleep, he will recover.  But Jesus said that concerning his death:  while they [59] supposed that he spake of lying down to sleep.  Then Jesus said unto them plainly, [60] Lazarus is dead.  And I am glad that I was not there for your sakes, that ye may [61] believe; but let us go thither.  Thomas, who is called Thama, said to the disciples, his companions, Let us also go, and die with him.