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JOHN. 38 to Me and drink. Whoever trusts in Me, as the Scripture says, Rxvzns or mvmc WATERS SHALL /I now our mom ms uxAn·r. 39 [He said this, however, in reference to the Spirit, which the believers in Him were afterwards to receive; for The Spirit was not yet revealed, be; 43 44 45 49 cause Jesus had not yet been glorified.] Many among the crowd, hearing this declaration, then began to say: ‘This is certainly the Prophet. This is the Mes· What I does the Messiah come out of Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Messiah shall come from the race of David,and from Beth1ehem,the village where David was ?' So a division took place among the

crowd on account of Him. And some of them wished to arrest Him; yet no one laid hands upon Him. The ofhcers, however, returned to

the chief priests and Pharisees, who Why have you not brought Him 9 ‘ No one ever spoke like this Man,’ they replied. The Pharisees therefore retorted:

‘ Are you also led astray? Have any of the nobles or of the Pharisees believed in Him? But this mob, that know not the law, are contemptible. Nicodemus, who was one of them·

selves, and who had previously come Wou1d our law convict a man, if it had not Hrst examined about Him, and ascertained what He has done P ’ They retorted, and said to him Q The Pharisees therefore said to Him ‘You are giving evidence about

Yourself; Your evidence is not re- jesus replied, and said to them:

'Although I give evidence about My- self, My evidence is nevertheless re- liable; because I know hom where I ‘Are you also from Galilee? Search, come, and where I go; but you neither know where I come from, nor where I am going. You condemn from a human standpoint; I Myself condemn none. Yet even if I should condemn, My decision would nevertheless be valid; because I am not alone, but I and He Who sent Me. Moreoier, in your own law it is written that the evidence of two men is valid. I am witnessing about Myself; and the Father Who sent Me gives evidence about Me.” they therefore asked Him. You neither know

Me, nor My Father. If you had known Me,. You would have known My Father also. These remarks were made by jesus

in the treasury, while teaching in the temple; and none arrested Him, be- cause His time had not yet come. Wl}: 3alz uf the Hnlizlizhzr.

He, therefore, further said to them: ' I am going away, and you will

search for Me, and will die in your sin. Where I am going, you are un- able to follow. The judeans therefore said: ‘ Is He going to kill Himself ? since

He says, ‘Where I am going, you and see that no prophet has ever cannot follow. sprung from Galilee} 8 myc Eight uf ily: maria. :2 jesus again addressed them, saying : ' I am the Light of the world. My fol- lowers shall not walk in the darkness, but shall go out into the Light of L1fe.’ Zech. xiv. 8. The narrative of the sinful woman (chap.

vii. 53 to chap. vlll. xx) is rejected by the most competent authorities as a spurious interpola- tion. The question will be found fully dis- cussed in the introduction to the larger edition of Westcott and H art'; Greek New Testament (page zgg, section 388); and it is given as their has no right toa place in the Text of the Four Gos- pe s.Y' The language of the MSS. containing thepassage varies considerably ; but the gene- rally accepted reading I have added at the He an-

I am from above: you belong to this world; I am not from this world. I therefore told you that you would die in your sins; for unless you believe that I AM, you will die in your sins. they then asked Him. haI

ljesus answered them: Wt to d. you from the beginning; I have much to say and decide about you. But My Sender is reliable, andwhat I 16 18 sx 22 26 have learned from Him, that I declare to the world. d of this Gospel. where lt is Dlaced. BI! , , 88 in Sppélldll {Of 1'B{BtCDCB, bill ROI in 3.11] Why DI s. part of the Sacred Text. IO2'7