The Great Gospel of John · Volume 2

Deutscher Text · Volume contents [01] (Roban): “Recently the Tetrarch Herod’s tax collectors reported to this very Herod the rumours about You and Your deeds [Matt. 14:1] telling him how You put them to flight on the occasion of their tax-extortions and how they were incapable of countering your power by any means. Thereupon Herod…

Deutscher Text · Volume contents [01] Upon these words Roban hurries home, and moments after arriving in his house, a messenger already arrives compelling him to come to the Synagogue, where the new chief indeed wants to discuss Me; for he had found out that Roban had been in Sychar on My account. Roban goes…

Deutscher Text · Volume contents [01] After which the speaker Chiwar says: “What for such foolish grind for us initiates? Was not I a servant in the Temple from my eleventh to my twenty-fifth years, knowing only too well how things stand there? Had I been bent on maliciousness, what betrayal could not I have…

Deutscher Text · Volume contents [01] An hour later, Chiwar came over to Me to tell Me about all that was worked out with the new Chief in the Synagogue. [02] But I said: “Friend, save yourself the trouble, for you realise that nothing can be unknown to Me. I must tell you by the…

Deutscher Text · Volume contents [01] Following these words Borus and Kisjonah immediately climbed into the tomb and tried to lift the coffin but they were unable to move it, for it was extremely heavy having been made from solid cedar-wood with, in addition, a lot of heavy ornaments of iron, gold and silver. After…

Deutscher Text · Volume contents [01] With these words honest Chiwar leaves, soon arriving at the Synagogue and realising at once that he was very much missed by the Chief. The Chief immediately asks him where and what kept him busy for so long. [02] And Chiwar said: “Lord, I had someone dangerously ill and…

Deutscher Text · Volume contents [01] This was too much for our Bab and his wife and she said to her husband: “Dear Bab, do you not notice that we two are great sinners and that here in the man Jesus dwells the fullness of God? Is He not the One of Whom all the…

Deutscher Text · Volume contents [01] After they had all rendered Me this morning praise, Faustus who of course was present at the meal and during the praise, briefly asked me, “But where from did Your disciples get those, so worthy of You, so glorious and totally true benedictions? Never have I heard anything so…

Deutscher Text · Volume contents [01] Outside Cyrenius says to Me: “Lord, if something like that would happen in Rome even the stones would fall at Your feet and worship You aloud: and we here do as if something quite ordinary had happened. Lord, do have patience with either our weakness or foolishness.” [02] Say…

Deutscher Text · Volume contents [01] By the time I had explained this to Cyrenius we had reached home, where quite a substantial supper awaited us, consisting customarily of bread, wine and lots of well-prepared fish. The fish appealed especially to Josoe who was overjoyed at the laden tables. [02] Jairus said to him: “My…