say, 27 Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Shall I Ez. 37. 25. from heaven, which said: I have both glorified, and will again 29 glorify it. The people present heard the sound, and said: It 30 thundered: others said: An angel spake to him. Jesus said: 31 This voice came not for my sake, but for yours. Now must 32 the prince of this world be cast out. As for me, when I shall 33 be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men to myself. This 34 he said alluding to the death which he was to suffer. The peo- P. 110. 4. ple answered: We have learnt from the law that the Messiah will live forever. How sayest thou then that the Son of Man 35 must be lifted up? Who is this, the Son of Man? Jesus said. to them: Yet a little while the light continueth with you; walk while ye have it, lest darkness overtake you: for he that walk36 eth in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Confide in the light, while ye enjoy it, that ye may be sons of light. Having spoken these words, he withdrew himself privately from them. But though he had performed so many miracles before them, 38 they believed not on him; so that the word of the prophet Isa. 53. 1. Isaiah was verified, "Lord, who hath believed our report?" Rom. 10. 16. 39 and "To whom is the arm of the Lord* discovered?" 37 For this reason they could not believe: Isaiah having said also, 40"He hath blinded their eyes, and blunted their understanding, Isa. 6. 9. that they might not see with their eyes, comprehend with their Mar. 4. 12. 41 understanding, and repent, that I might reclaim them." These Lu. 8.10. things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory and spake concerning Rom. 11. 8. 42 him. Nevertheless there were several even of the magistrates Acts, 28. 26. who believed on him, but, for fear of the Pharisees, did not 43 avow it, lest they should be expelled the synagogue; for they eh. 5. 44. preferred the approbation of men to the approbation of God. 44 Then Jesus raising his voice, said: He who believeth on me, it is not on me he believeth, but on him who sent me. 45 And he who beholdeth me, beholdeth him who sent me. I 46 am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on ch. 1. 4. 47 me, may not remain in darkness. And if any man hear my words, but do not observe them; it is not I who condemn him; for I came, not to condemn the world, but to save the world. 48 He who despiseth me and rejecteth my instructions, hath what condemneth him. The doctrine which I have taught will con- Mar. 16. 16ı 49 demn him at the last day. For I have not said any thing from myself, but the Father, who sent me, bath commanded me 50 what I should enjoin, and what I should teach. And I know * Jehovah. ch. 3. 17. Mar. 14. 1. Lu. 22. 1. that his commandment is eternal life. Whatever therefore I say, I speak as the Father hath given me in charge. Matt. 26. 2. XIII. Jesus having, before the feast of the passover, perceived that his time to remove out of this world to his Father was come, and having loved his own who were in the world, loved 2 them to the last. Now while they were at supper, (the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's 3 son, to betray him), Jesus, though he knew that the Father had 6 subjected every thing to him, and that he came from God, and 4 was returning to God, arose from supper, and laying aside his 5 mantle, girt himself about with a towel. Then he poured water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. When he came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him: Master, 7 wouldst thou wash my feet? Jesus answered: At present thou dost not comprehend what I am doing, but thou shalt know 8 hereafter. Peter replied: Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered: Unless I wash thee, thou canst have no part 9 with me. Simon Peter said to him: Master, not my feet on10 ly, but also my hands and my head. Jesus replied: He who hath been bathing, needeth only to wash his feet; the rest of 11 his body being clean. Ye are clean, but not all. For he knew who would betray him; therefore he said, 'Ye are not all clean.' 12 After he had washed their feet, he put on his mantle, and replacing himself at the table, said to them: Do ye under13 stand what I have been doing to you? Ye call me the Teacher 14 and the Master; and ye say right; for so I am. If I then, the Master and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought 15 to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an examMatt. 10. 24. 16 ple that you should do as I have done unto you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his master, 17 nor the apostle greater than he who sendeth him. Happy are ye who know these things, provided ye practise them. Lu. 6. 40. ch. 15. 20. Ps. 41. 9. Matt. 10. 40. Lu. 10. 16. Matt. 26. 21. Mar. 14. 18. Lu. 22. 21. 18 I speak not of you all. I know whom I have chosen ; but that Scripture must be fulfilled, " He that eateth at my table, 19 has lifted his heel against me.' I tell you this now before it happen, that when it happeneth, ye may believe that I am the 20 person. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him who sent me. 21 After uttering these words Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, saying: Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of 22 you will betray me. Then the disciples looked one upon an23 other, doubting of whom he spake. Now one of his disciples, 24 one whom Jesus loved, was lying close to his breast: Simon Peter, therefore, beckoned to him to inquire whom he meant. 25 He then reclining on Jesus' bosom said to him: Master, who 26 is it? Jesus answered: It is he to whom I shall give this morsel, after I have dipped it. And having dipped the morsel, 27 he gave it to Judas Iscariot, Simon's son. After receiving the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him: 28 What thou dost, do quickly. But none at the table knew why 29 he gave this order. Some imagined, because Judas had the purse, that Jesus had signified to him to buy necessaries for the 30 festival, or to give something to the poor. When Judas had taken the morsel, he immediately went out and it was night. 31 When he was gone, Jesus said: The Son of Man is now 32 glorified, and God is glorified by him. If God be glorified by him, God also will glorify him by himself, and that without de33 lay. My children, I have now but a little time to be with you. ch. 7. 34. Ye will seek me; and what I said to the Jews, "Whither I go, ch. 15. 12. 34 ye cannot come," I say at present to you. A new command35 ment I give you, that ye love one another; that as I have loved you, ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. 17. Eph. 5. 2. 36 Simon Peter said to him: Master, whither art thou going? Jesus answered: Whither I am going thou canst not follow me 37 now, but afterwards thou shalt follow me. Peter replied: Mas38 ter, why cannot I follow thee presently? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Jesus answered: Wilt thou lay down thy Matt. 26. 34. life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, the cock Lu. 22. 33. shall not crow until thou hast disowned me thrice. SECTION X.-CONSOLATION TO THe disciples. XIV. LET not your heart be troubled; believe on God and 8 Philip said unto him: Master, show us the Father, and it 9 sufficeth us. Jesus replied: Have I been with you so long, and dost thou not yet know me, Philip? He that hath seen me, hath seen the Father. How sayest thou then, "Show us the VOL. II. 57 Mar. 14. 30. Matt. 7. 7. & 21. 22. Mar. 11. 23. ch. 16. 23. eb. 13. 10. 10 Father?" Dost thou not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? The words which I speak to you proceed not from myself: as to the works, it is the Father dwell11 ing in me who doth them. Believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me; if not on my testimony, be convinced 12 by the works themselves. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He who believeth on me, shall himself do such works as I do; nay, 13 even greater than these he shall do; because I go to my Father, and will do whatsoever ye shall ask in my name. That the 14 Father may be glorified in the Son, whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, I will do. 15. If ye love me, keep my commandments; and I will entreat the Father, and he will give you another Monitor to continue 17 with you forever, even the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither seeth him, nor knoweth him; but ye shall know him, because he will abide with you, and be 18 in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will return unto you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world shall see me no more; but ye 20 shall see me: because I shall live, ye also shall live. On that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye are in me, 21 and I am in you. He that hath my commandinents and keepeth them, he it is who loveth me; and he who loveth me will be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and discover my22 self unto him. Judas (not Iscariot) said to him: Master, where fore wilt thou discover thyself to us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answering, said unto him: If a man love me, he will ob24 serve my word; and my Father will love him; and he will come to him, and dwell with him. He who loveth me not, disregardeth my words; yet the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me. 25. I tell you these things while I remain with you. But the Monitor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all that 27 I have told you. Peace I leave you, my peace I give you; not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Be not disheart28 ened; be not intimidated. Ye have heard me say, 'I go away and will return to you.' If ye loved me ye would rejoice that 29 I go to the Father; because my Father is greater than I. This I tell you now, before it happen, that when it happeneth, ye 30 may believe. I shall not henceforth have much conversation with you; for the prince of the world is coming, though he 31 will find nothing in me but this must be, that the world may know that I love the Father, and do whatsoever he commandeth me. Arise, let us go hence. XV. I AM the true vine, and my Father is the vine-dresser. 2 Every barren branch in me he loppeth off; every fruitful branch 3 he cleaneth by pruning, to render it more fruitful. As for you, es. ye are already clean through the instructions I have given you. 4 Abide in me, and I will abide in you: as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it adhere to the vine; no more can 5 ye, unless ye adhere to me. I am the vine; ye are the branchHe who abideth in me, and in whom I abide, produceth 6 much fruit for severed from me ye can do nothing. If any man adhere not to me, he is cast forth like the withered branch7 es which are gathered for fuel, and burnt. If ye abide by me, and my words abide in you, ye may ask what ye will, and it shall be granted you. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye produce much fruit; 9 so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father loveth me, so love 10 I you continue in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall continue in my love; as I have kept my Father's com11 mandments and continued in his love. I give you these admo nitions, that I may continue to have joy in you, and that your 12 joy may be complete: This is my commandment, that ye love ch. 13. 34. 13 one another, as I love you. Greater love hath not any man Eph. 5.2. 14 than this, to lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my 15 friends, if ye do whatever I command you. Henceforth I call 1 Th. 4. 9. & 4.7. not you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his master will do but I name you friends; for whatever I have learnt 16 from my Father, I impart unto you. It is not you who have Mar. 3. 13. chosen me; but it is I who have chosen you, and ordained you Lu. 6. 13. to go and bear fruit, fruit which will prove permanent, that the Father may give you whatsoever ye shall ask him in my name. 17 This I command you, that ye love one another. If the world 1 Jo. 3. 11. 18. hate you, consider that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, I having selected you from the world, 20 the world hateth you. Remember what I said to you, 'The servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecu- Matt. 10. 24. ted me, they will also persecute you; if they have observed my 21 word, they will also observe yours. But all this treatment they will give you on my account, because they know not him who 22 sent me. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had 23 not had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. He 24 that hateth me, hateth my Father also. If I had not done Lu. 6. 40. ch. 13. 16. among them such works as none other ever did, they had not had sin; but now they have seen them, and yet hated 25 both me and my Father. Thus they verify that passage in Ps. 35. 19. 26 their law, "They hated me without cause." But when the Lu. 24. 49. Monitor is come, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he will testify 27 concerning me. And ye also will testify, because ye have been with me from the beginning. XVI. These things I tell you, that ye may not be insnared. |