1 And on the great day, which is the last of the feast, Jesus stood, crying out and 2 saying, If any man is thirsty, let him come unto me, and drink. Every one that believes in me, as the scriptures said, there shall flow from his belly rivers of pure 3 water. He said that referring to the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet granted; and because Jesus had not yet been 4 [Arabic, p. 133] glorified. And many of the multitude that heard his words said, This is 5 in truth the prophet. And others said, This is the Messiah. But others 6 said, Can it be that the Messiah will come from Galilee? Hath not the scripture said that from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village of David, the 7 Messiah comes? And there occurred a dissension in the multitude because of him. 8 And some of them were wishing to seize him; but no man laid a hand upon him.
9 And those officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees: and the priests said 10 unto them, Why did ye not bring him? The officers said, Never spoke man thus 11 as speaks this man. The Pharisees said unto them, Perhaps ye also have gone 12, 13 astray? Hath any of the rulers or the Pharisees haply believed in him? except 14 this people which knows not the law; they are accursed. Nicodemus, one of them, 15 he that had come to Jesus by night, said unto them, Does our law haply condemn 16 a man, except it hear him first and know what he has done? They answered and said unto him, Are you also haply from Galilee? Search, and see that a prophet rises not from Galilee.
17, 18 And when the Pharisees assembled, Jesus asked them, and said, What say ye of 19 the Messiah? Whose son is he? They said unto him, The son of David. He said unto them, And how does David in the Holy Spirit call him Lord? For he said,
20 The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit on my right hand,
That I may put your enemies under your feet.
21, 22 If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son? And no one was able to answer him; and no man dared from that day again to ask him of anything.
23 And Jesus addressed them again, and said, I am the light of the world; and he that 24 follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall find the light of life. The Pharisees [Arabic, p. 134] said unto him, You bear witness to yourself; your witness is not true. Jesus 25 answered and said unto them, If I bear witness to myself, my witness is true; for I know whence I came, and where I go; but you know not whence I came, or 26, 27 where I go. And ye judge after the flesh; and I judge no man. And even if I judge, my judgement is true; because I am not alone, but I and my Father which 28, 29 sent me. And in your law it is written, that the witness of two men is true. I am he that bears witness to myself, and my Father which sent me bears witness to 30 me. They said unto him, Where is your Father? Jesus answered and said unto them, You know not me, nor my Father: for did ye know me, you would know my 31 Father. He said these sayings in the treasury, where he was teaching in the 32 temple: and no man seized him; because his hour had not yet come. Jesus said unto them again, I go truly, and you shall seek me and not find me, and you shall die 33 in your sins: and where I go, you cannot come. The Jews said, Will he haply kill 34 himself, that he says, Where I go, you cannot come? He said unto them, You are from below; and I am from above: you are of this world; and I am not of this 35 world. I said unto you, that you shall die in your sins: if you believe not that I am 36 he, you shall die in your sins. The Jews said, And you, who are you? Jesus said 37 unto them, If I should begin to speak unto you, I have concerning you many words and judgement: but he that sent me is true; and I, what I heard from him is what 38, 39 I say in the world. And they knew not that he meant by that the Father. Jesus [Arabic, p. 135] said unto them again, When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you shall know that I am he: and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father 40 taught me, so I speak. And he that sent me is with me; and my Father has not 41 left me alone; because I do what is pleasing to him at all times. And while he was saying that, many believed in him.
42 And Jesus said to those Jews that believed in him, If you abide in my words, truly 43 you are my disciples; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 44 They said unto him, We are the seed of Abraham, and have never served any man 45 in the way of slavery: how then do you say, You shall be free children? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that does a sin is a slave of 46 sin. And the slave does not remain for ever in the house; but the son remains 47, 48 for ever. And if the Son set you free, truly you shall be free children. I know that you are the seed of Abraham; but you seek to slay me, because you are unable for my 49 word. And what I saw with my Father, I say: and what ye saw with your father, 50 ye do. They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said unto them, If you were the children of Abraham, you would do the deeds of Abraham. 51 Now, behold, you seek to kill me, a man that speak with you the truth, that I 52 heard from God: this did Abraham not do. And ye do the deeds of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, who is 53 God. Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, you would love me: I proceeded and came from God; and it was not of my own self that I came, but he sent 54 [Arabic, p. 136] me. Why then do ye not know my word? Because ye cannot hear my word. 55 You are from the father, the devil, and the lust of your father do ye desire to do, who from the beginning is a slayer of men, and in the truth stands not, because the truth is not in him. And when he speaks untruth, he speaks from 56 himself: for he is a liar, and the father of untruth. And I who speak the truth, you 57 believe me not. Who of you rebukes me for a sin? And if I speak the truth, you 58 do not believe me. Whosoever is of God hears the words of God: therefore do 59 ye not hear, because you are not of God. The Jews answered and said unto him, 60 Did we not say well that you are a Samaritan, and hast demons? Jesus said unto them, As for me, I have not a devil; but my Father do I honour, and you dishonour 61 me. I seek not my glory: here is one who seeks and judges.
Source: The Diatessaron (New Advent)