45 of it. * But as for me, because I speak the truth, you do not 46 believe me. Which of you convicteth me of sin? Now, if I 47 speak truth, why do you not believe me? He who is of God

doth, for this cause, hear the words of God: you do not 48 hearken, because you are not of God. Thereupon the Jews answered, and said to him, Are we not right in saying, Thou 49 art a Samaritan, and possessed by a demon? Jesus replied, I am not possessed by a demon, but I honour my Father, and you 50 dishonour me. As for me, I seek not mine own glory. There 51 is one who seeketh (it) and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say to you, If any one will keep this doctrine of mine, he shall never 52 see death. Thereupon the Jews said to him, Now we know that thou art possessed by a demon. Abraham is dead-and 53 the prophets; yet thou sayest, If any one keep this doctrine of mine, he shall never taste death. Art thou greater than our 54 father Abraham who died? The prophets also died. Whom dost thou make thyself? Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, this glory of mine is nothing. It is the Father who glorifieth me, 55 of whom you say that he is your God. Now you do not know him, but I know him; and if I should say, I do not know him, 56 I would speak falsely like you. But I know him and keep his word. Your father Abraham was transported with a desire to 57 see this day of mine, and he saw it, and was made glad. Upon

this the Jews said to him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and 58 hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I 59 say to you, Before Abraham was, I am. Upon this they took up stones to throw at him. But Jesus concealed himself and went out of the temple, passing through the midst of them, and thus withdrew.

IX. And as he was passing along he saw a man who was blind 2 from his birth, whereupon his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned-this man, or his parents, that he should 3 be born blind? Jesus answered, It was neither for any sin of this man, nor of his parents: but that the works of God may

*Viz. Of lying, the antecedent being comprehended in the word har which preceded, an idiom of the Greek language, common among the most correct authors.

4 be manifested in him; I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. Night is coming, when no one can 5 work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 6 Having said this he spat on the ground, and made some clay

with the spittle, and spread the clay on the blind man's eyes, 7 and said to him, Go, wash them at the pool of Siloam (the 8 meaning of which is Sent.) So he went and washed them and returned seeing. Thereupon the neighbours, and they who had seen him before, when he was blind, said, Is not this he 9 who used to sit begging? Some said, It is he: and others 10 said it is like him. He said, I am [the man.] Then they said 11 to him, How were thine eyes opened? In reply to which he said, A man called Jesus made clay and anointed mine eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash them. So 12 I went and washed them and got sight. Then they said to him, Where is he? He saith, I do not know.

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blind. Now it was a sabbath when Jesus made the clay and 14 opened his eyes. Therefore the Pharisees asked him again, 15 how he got sight. And he said to them, He put clay on mine 16 eyes, and I washed them and see. Thereupon some of the Pharisees said, That man is not from God, because he doth not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man do 17 such miracles? So there was a dissention among them. They say to the blind man again, What sayest thou of him for 18 opening thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. The Jews therefore did not believe in respect to him, that he had been blind 19 and got sight, until they called the parents of him who had obtained sight, and asked them saying, Is this your son who 20 you say was born blind? How then doth he now see? In ańswer to which his parents said, We know that this is our son, 21 and that he was born blind. But how he now seeth, we do not know: nor do we know who hath opened his eyes. He is of age; ask him; let him speak for himself.

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This his parents said, because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had now agreed that if any one acknowledged 23 Jesus to be the Christ, he should be excommunicated. For 24 this cause his parents said, He is of age; ask him. Then they called a second time the man who had been blind, and

said to him, Give glory to God. We know that this man is a 25 sinner. Upon this he answered and said, If he be a sinner, I 26 know not. One thing I know, that I was blind, and now I see. Then they said to him again, What did he do to thee? How 27 did he open thine eyes? He answered them, I have told you already. Did you not hear? Why do you desire to hear it 28 again? Have you indeed a mind to be his disciples? Upon this they reviled him and said, Thou art a disciple of his; but 29 as for us, we are disciples of Moses. We know that God spake to Moses; but as for this man, we know not whence he is. 30. In reply to this the man said to them, Why; in this there is something marvellous, that you do not know whence he is, 31 though he hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God hearkeneth not to sinners; but if any one be a worshipper of 32 God, and do his will, to him he hearkeneth. From the begin

ning of the world it was never heard that any one opened the 33 eyes of one born blind. If this man were not from God he 34 could do nothing. They answered and said to him, Thou wast altogether born in sin, and dost thou teach us? And they excommunicated him.

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Jesus heard that they had excommunicated him; and having met with him he said to him, Dost thou believe in the 36 son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Sir, that I 37 may believe in him. Jesus said to him, Thou indeed seest 38 him, and it is he who is talking with thee. Whereupon he said, Lord, I believe, and worshipped him. 39 Then Jesus said, I am come into this world for judgment. 40 that they who do not see may see, and that they who see

may become blind; and some of the Pharisees who were 41 with him, when they heard this, said, Are we blind? Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would not have had

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sin; but now you say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. Verily, verily, I say to you, He who entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth over 2 some other way, is a thief and a robber: but he who goeth in 3 by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper openeth and the sheep hearken to his voice; and he 4 calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he hath brought out his own sheep, he goeth before them and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.

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This parable Jesus spake to them, but they did not com7 prehend the meaning of what he said to them, therefore Je. 8 sus said to them again, Verily, verily I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All that have come in my stead, are thieves 9 and robbers: but the sheep did not hearken to them. I am the door. If any enter in by me, it shall be safe, and shall go 10 in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh only to steal

and to kill and to destroy. I am come that the sheep may have 11 life and that they may have it superabundantly. I am the good 12 shepherd. The good shepherd exposeth his life for the sheep. But the hireling, who is not the shepherd, and to whom the sheep do not belong, when he seeth the wolf coming leaveth the sheep and fleeth; and the wolf seizeth some and scattereth 13 the sheep. The hireling fleeth because he is a hireling and 14 careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd and I know

mine own sheep, and am known by them who are mine, 15 even as the father knoweth me, and I know the father; and 16 I lay down my life for the sheep. Now I have other sheep which are not of this fold. These also I must lead; they will hearken to my voice, and there shall be one flock and 17 one shepherd. On this account the father loveth me, be18 cause I lay down my life so that I may take it again. No one forceth it from me; but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commission I have received from my father.

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Upon this there was another division among the Jews, on 20 account of these sayings. And many of them said, He is pos21 sessed by a demon, and is mad, Why do you hearken to him? Others said, These are not the words of a demoniac. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

22 When they were celebrating the dedication festival at Je23 rusalem, and it was stormy weather; and Jesus was walking 24 in the temple in Solomon's portico; the Jews again came

around him, and said to him, How long dost thou keep us in 25 suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly: Jesus answered them, I told you but you do not believe. The works which I do in my father's name-these testify concerning 26 me. But you do not believe, for you are not of my sheep. 27 My sheep, as I told you, hearken to my voice and I know

them, and they follow me: and I give them everlasting life; 28 and they shall never perish, nor shall any one wrest them out 29 of my hand. My father who gave them to me, is greater than 30 all, and none is able to wrest them out of my father's hand. 31 I and my father are one. Hereupon the Jews again took up 32 stones to stone him. Jesus addressed them, I have shewn you 33 many good works from my father, for which of those works would you stone me? The Jews answered him saying, For a good work we are not about to stone thee, but for blasphe. my, even because thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law " I said 35 you are Gods.*" If it stileth them gods to whom the word

of God was addressed, (now the scripture cannot be set aside) 36 do you say of me, whom the father hath consecrated and sent 37 into the world, "Thou blasphemest," because I said, I am the

son of God? If I do not the works of my father, believe me 38 not. But if I do; though you do not believe me, believe the works; that you may know and believe that the father is in 39 me, and I in him. Upon this they again sought to seize him. 40 But he withdrew out of their hands, and went again to the

bank of the Jordan; to the place where John baptized at first, 41 and abode there. And many resorted to him and said, John

indeed wrought no miracle; but all that John said respecting 42 this man is true. And many there believed in him. ΧΙ. Now one Lazarus, an inhabitant of Bethany, the town of 2 Mary and her sister Martha, was sick. It was this Mary who

anointed the Lord with balsam, after wiping his feet with her 3 hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. The sisters therefore 4 sent to Jesus,† saying, Sir, He whom thou lovest is sick. Upon hearing this, Jesus said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that by it the son of God may be glo5 rified. Therefore though Jesus loved Martha and her sister, 6 and Lazarus, yet when he heard that he was sick, he then