The New Testament Part 20

10 [10:16]And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; and them I must lead, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one flock, one shepherd. [10:17]Therefore my Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again. [10:18]No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have a right to lay it down, and I have a right to take it again; this commandment have I received from my Father. [10:19]There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words; [10:20]and many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad; why do you hear him? [10:21]Others said, These are not the words of a demoniac; can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

CHAPTER XIII.

CHRIST AT THE FEAST OF THE DEDICATION, AND BEYOND THE JORDAN.

1 [10:22]IT was the dedication at Jerusalem; it was winter; [10:23]and Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. [10:24]Then the Jews came around him and said to him, How long do you hold our minds [in doubt]? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly. [10:25]Jesus answered them, I have told you and you believe not; the works which I perform in my Father's name, these testify of me; [10:26]but you believe not, because you are not of my sheep. As I said to you, [10:27]My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me, [10:28]and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish nor shall any one pluck them out of my hand. [10:29]My Father who gave [them] to me is greater than all, and no one can pluck them out of my Father's hand. [10:30]I and the Father are one.

2 [10:31]Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. [10:32]Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shown you from the Father; for which of these works do you stone me? [10:33]The Jews answered him, We do not stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, and because you, being a man, make yourself G.o.d. [10:34]Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said you are G.o.ds? [10:35]If he called them G.o.ds to whom the word of G.o.d came, and the Scripture cannot be broken, [10:36]do you tell him whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, You blaspheme, because I said, I am the Son of G.o.d? [10:37]If I do not my Father's works, believe me not; [10:38]but if I do, though you believe not me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I in the Father. [10:39]Then they sought again to take him by force; and he escaped out of their hand.

3 [10:40]And he went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and continued there. [10:41]And many came to him and said, John performed no miracle, but all things which John said of this man were true. [10:42]And many believed on him there.

CHAPTER XIV.

CHRIST RAISING LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD.

1 [11:1]A CERTAIN man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and Martha her sister. [11:2]It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hairs, whose brother Lazarus was sick. [11:3]Then the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick. [11:4] But Jesus hearing it said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of G.o.d, that the Son of G.o.d may be glorified by it. [11:5]And Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. [11:6]When, therefore, he heard that he was sick, he continued in the place where he was two days.

2 [11:7]Then after that he said to the disciples, Let us go again into Judea. [11:8]The disciples said to him, Rabbi, the Jews lately sought to stone you, and do you go there again? [11:9]Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours of the day? and if one walks in the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world; [11:10]but if he walks in the night he stumbles, because the light is not in it.

[11:11]He said these things, and after this he said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go that I may awake him. [11:12]Then they said to him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep he will recover.

[11:13]But Jesus spoke of his death; but they thought that he spoke of the rest of sleep. [11:14]Then Jesus, therefore, said to them plainly, Lazarus has died; [11:15]and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe; but let us go to him. [11:16]Then Thomas, who is called The twin, said to the fellow disciples, Let us go also, that we may die with him.

3 [11:17]Then Jesus coming found that he had been four days in the tomb. [11:18]And Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadiums [1 3-4 miles] distant. [11:19]And many of the Jews came to those with Martha and Mary, to console them for their brother. [11:20]Then when Martha heard that Jesus had come, she went out to meet him; but Mary sat in the house. [11:21]Then Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died; [11:22]but now also I know that whatever you ask of G.o.d, G.o.d will give you. [11:23]Jesus said to her, Your brother shall rise again. [11:24]Martha said to him, I know that he will rise at the resurrection at the last day. [11:25]Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes in me, even if he has died, shall live, [11:26]and no one who lives and believes in me shall ever die; do you believe this? [11:27]She said to him, Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of G.o.d, who comes into the world.

4 [11:28]And having said this she went away and called Mary her sister, privately, saying, The teacher has come and calls for you. [11:29]When she heard, she arose quickly and came to him; [11:30]but Jesus had not yet entered into the village, but was at the place where Martha met him. [11:31]Then the Jews who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary that she arose and went out quickly, followed her, saying, She goes to the tomb to weep there. [11:32]Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died.

5 [11:33]Then when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, he was greatly agitated in spirit and affected, [11:34]and said, Where have you laid him? They said to him, Lord, come and see.

[11:35]Jesus wept. [11:36]Then the Jews said, Behold, how he loved him.

[11:37]And some of them said, Could not this man who opens the eyes of the blind, cause that even he should not have died? [11:38]Then Jesus again being agitated within himself came to the tomb; it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. [11:39]Jesus said, Take away the stone.

Martha, the sister of the dead, said to him, Lord, by this time he smells; for he has been dead four days. [11:40]Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you will believe you shall see the glory of G.o.d?

[11:41] Then they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted his eyes above, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me; [11:42]and I knew that thou hearest me always; but for the sake of the mult.i.tude who stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

[11:43]And having said these things, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. [11:44]And the dead came forth, bound as to his feet and hands with bandages, and his face was bound with a napkin.

Jesus said to them, Unbind him, and let him go.

6 [11:45]Then many of the Jews who came with Mary, and saw what Jesus did, believed on him; [11:46]but some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

7 [11:47]Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrim, and said, What do we accomplish? for this man performs many miracles.

[11:48]If we leave him thus all will believe on him; and the Romans will come and take away our place and nation. [11:49]And one of them, Caiaphas, being chief priest that year, said to them, You know nothing at all, [11:50]neither consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that all the nation should perish. [11:51]This he said not of himself, but being chief priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation; [11:52]and not for the nation only, but to bring together into one [body] all the children of G.o.d scattered abroad. [11:53]From that day, therefore, they took counsel to kill him.

8 [11:54]Then Jesus walked no more openly among the Jews, but went thence to a region near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he staid with his disciples. [11:55]And the pa.s.sover of the Jews was nigh, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem, before the pa.s.sover, to purify themselves. [11:56]Then they sought Jesus, and standing in the temple said one to another, What do you think? that he will not come to the feast? [11:57]And the chief priests and Pharisees had given commandment, that if any one knew where he was he should make it known, that they might take him by force.

CHAPTER XV.

CHRIST AT BETHANY, HIS TRIUMPHANT ENTRANCE INTO JERUSALEM, ETC.

1 [12:1]THEN Jesus, six days before the pa.s.sover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was whom Jesus had raised from the dead. [12:2]Then they made him a supper there, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of those that reclined with him. [12:3]Then Mary taking a pound of genuine nard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hairs. And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

[12:4]But the Iscariot, one of his disciples, who was about to betray him, said, [12:5]Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred denarii [$42], and given to the poor? [12:6]But he said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the treasure-chest, and carried off the things put in it. [12:7]Then Jesus said, Let her alone, that she may keep this for the day of preparation for my burial; [12:8]the poor you always have with you, but me you have not always.

2 [12:9]A great mult.i.tude of the Jews, therefore, knew that he was there, and came, not on account of Jesus only, but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead. [12:10]And the chief priests took counsel to kill Lazarus also, [12:11]because many of the Jews withdrew on his account and believed in Jesus.

3 [12:12]On the next day a great mult.i.tude having come to the feast, having heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, [12:13]took branches of palm trees, and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna, blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel! [12:14]And Jesus finding a young a.s.s sat on it, as it is written; [12:15]Fear not, Daughter of Zion; behold, your King comes sitting on the colt of an a.s.s. [12:16]His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things to him. [12:17]The mult.i.tude, therefore, which was with him, testified that he called Lazarus from the tomb, and raised him from the dead. [12:18]On this account also the mult.i.tude met him, because they heard that he had performed this miracle. [12:19]The Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, You see that you have gained nothing; behold, the world has gone after him. [12:20]And there were some Greeks of those who went up to Jerusalem to worship at the feast; [12:21]these, therefore, came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus. [12:22]Philip went and told Andrew, and again Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. [12:23]And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour has come that the Son of man should be glorified.

[12:24]I tell you most truly, that unless the kernel of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it continues alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. [12:25]He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall preserve it to eternal life.

[12:26]If any man serves me let him follow me; and where I am there also shall my servant be. If anyone serves me, him will the Father honor. [12:27]Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I to this hour; [12:28]Father, glorify thy name. Then came a voice from heaven, I have both glorified and will glorify it again. [12:29]Then the mult.i.tude standing and hearing, said, It was thunder; others said, An angel spoke to him. [12:30] Jesus answered and said, This voice was not on my account, but for you. [12:31] There is now a judgment of this world; the ruler of this world shall now be cast out; [12:32]and if I am raised on high from the earth I will draw all men to me. [12:33]But this he said, signifying by what death he was about to die.

5 [12:34]Then the mult.i.tude answered him, We have heard from the law that the Christ continues forever; and how say you, The Son of man must be raised on high? Who is this Son of man? [12:35]Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you; walk while you have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; for he that walks in darkness knows not where he goes. [12:36] While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be children of light. Jesus said these things, and went away and concealed himself from them.

6 [12:37]But though he had performed so many miracles before them they did not believe in him; [12:38]that the word of Isaiah the prophet, which he spoke, might be fulfilled; Lord, who has believed our report?

and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? [12:39]For this reason they could not believe, because, Isaiah said again, [12:40]He has blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts, that they should not see with their eyes and understand with their hearts, and be converted, and I should cure them. [12:41]Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory, and spoke of him. [12:42]Nevertheless, many of the rulers believed on him, but on account of the Pharisees did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogues; [12:43]for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of G.o.d.

7 [12:44]And Jesus cried and said, He that believes on me, believes not on me but on him that sent me; [12:45]and he that beholds me beholds him that sent me. [12:46]I have come a light into the world, that no one who believes in me should continue in darkness. [12:47]And if any one hears my words and keeps them not, I do not judge him; for I came not to judge the world but to save the world. [12:48]He that rejects me and receives not my words, has one that judges him; the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him at the last day. [12:49] For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father who sent me gave me commandment what to say and what to speak; [12:50]and I know that his commandment is eternal life. What things I speak, therefore, I so speak as the Father has told me.

CHAPTER XVI.

CHRIST AT THE LAST SUPPER, AND HIS SERMON TO THE ELEVEN.

1 [13:1]AND before the feast of the pa.s.sover, Jesus knowing that his hour had come to depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own in the world he loved them to the end. [13:2]And supper being over, the devil having already put it in the heart that Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, should betray him, [13:3]he knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came from G.o.d and was going to G.o.d, [13:4]arose from supper, and laid aside his clothes, and taking a towel girded himself: [13:5]Then he put water into the wash-basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.

2 [13:6]Then he came to Simon Peter; he said to him, Lord, do you wash my feet? [13:7]Jesus answered and said to him, What I do you know not now, but you shall know hereafter. [13:8]Peter said to him, You shall never by any means wash my feet. He answered him, Unless I wash you you have no part with me. [13:9]Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but my hands and my head. [13:10] Jesus said to him, He that is washed needs only that his feet should be washed, but is wholly pure; and you are pure, but not all. [13:11]For he knew him that was to betray him; therefore, he said, You are not all pure.

3 [13:12]When, therefore, he had washed their feet, and taken his clothes and sat down again, he said to them, Do you know what I have done to you? [13:13] You call me Teacher and Lord; and you say well, for I am. [13:14]If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. [13:15]For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done. [13:16]I tell you most truly, the servant is not greater than his lord, nor the apostle greater than he that sent him. [13:17]If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. [13:18]I speak not of you all; I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me. [13:19]I tell you from this time, before it occurs, that when it occurs you may believe that I am [the Christ]. [13:20]I tell you most truly, He that receives one that I send receives me; and he that receives me receives him that sent me.

4 [13:21]Having said these things Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified and said, I tell you most truly, that one of you shall betray me. [13:22]The disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spoke. [13:23]One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining on the bosom of Jesus. [13:24]Then Simon Peter made signs to this man, and said to him, Ask who it is of whom he speaks. [13:25]He, falling down on the breast of Jesus, said to him, Lord, who is it? [13:26]Then Jesus answered, It is he to whom I will dip and give the mouthful. Then dipping the mouthful, he took and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. [13:27]And after the mouthful, then Satan entered into him.

Then Jesus said to him, What you do, do quickly. [13:28]No one of those reclining knew for what purpose he said this to him, [13:29]for some thought, since Judas had the treasure-chest, that Jesus said to him, Buy what we need for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. [13:30]He, therefore, having taken the mouthful, immediately went out; and it was night.

5 [13:31]When he had gone out Jesus said, Now the Son of man has been glorified, and G.o.d has been glorified in him. [13:32]If G.o.d has been glorified in him, G.o.d will also glorify him in himself, and will immediately glorify him. [13:33]My little children, I am with you yet a little while. You shall seek me, and as I said to the Jews, Where I go you cannot come, I now also say to you. [13:34]I give you a new commandment to love another, as I have loved you that you also should love one another. [13:35]By this shall all know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another. [13:36]Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where do you go? Jesus answered Where I go you cannot follow me now, but you shall follow afterwards. [13:37]Peter said to him, Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.

[13:38]Jesus answered, Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you most truly, a c.o.c.k shall not crow till you shall deny me thrice.

6 [14:1]Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in G.o.d and believe in me. [14:2]In my Father's house are many mansions; if there were not I would have told you. [14:3]For I go to prepare a place for you; and if I go and shall prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, that where I am you may also be. [14:4]And where I go, you know the way. [14:5]Thomas said to him, Lord, we know not where you go, and how do we know the way? [14:6] Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me.

[14:7]If you had known me you would have known my Father; and from this time you know him and have seen him.

7 [14:8]Philip said to him, Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied. [14:9]Jesus said to him, Have I been so long a time with you and have you not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; and how say you, Show us the Father? [14:10]Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words which I speak to you I speak not of myself, but the Father continuing in me, he does the works. [14:11]Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me; but if not, believe on account of the works themselves. [14:12]I tell you most truly, he that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go to the Father; [14:13]and whatever you ask in my name I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. [14:14]If you shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

8 [14:15]If you love me, keep my commandments; [14:16]and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, to be with you forever, [14:17] the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot receive, because it beholds it not nor knows it; but you know it, because it continues with you, and shall be in you. [14:18]I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. [14:19]Yet a little while and the world beholds me no more; but you shall behold me; because I live, you shall live also. [14:20]In that day you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. [14:21]He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; and he that loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.

9 [14:22]Judas said to him, not the Iscariot, Lord, and how is it that you are about to manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?

[14:23]Jesus answered and said to him, If any one loves me he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our mansion with him. [14:24]He that loves me not, keeps not my words; and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's that sent me.

10 [14:25]I have said these things to you while yet continuing with you, [14:26]but the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, which the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and remind you of all things which I have told you. [14:27]Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you; not as the world gives give I to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [14:28]You heard that I said to you, I will go away and come to you. If you loved me you would rejoice because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

[14:29]And now I have told you before it occurs, that when it occurs you may believe. [14:30]I will not speak with you much more; for the ruler of this world comes and has nothing in me; [14:31]but [I have said this] that the world may know that I love the Father, and that as the Father has commanded me, so I do. Arise, let us go hence.