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CHAPTER XV, 98-122.
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111. This, too, he says, that is, 'I am produced by the sacred being for truth and through truth"; (112) and Aharman, the iniquitous, came for my death (vadardano), (113) and I am desired by him to deceive in many ways?' 114. Now, if the original evolution be one, and there be nothing competing with it, why was Aharman so powerful that he desired to delude the son of the sacred being ? 115. If the sacred being himself created that iniquitous one, then the producing of that delusion by the latter was with the knowledge and will of the former himself, (116) and the deluder of the son was in like manner himself.
117. This, too, it says, that, when the Jews stood disputing against him, he spoke to the Jews thus :
You are from that which is a lower region, and I am from an upper region ; (118) you are of this country, I am not of it?' 119. And he also said this, that is, 'I know that you are of the seed of Abraham, and he+ who had slain mankind from aforetime (120) has wished to slay even me. 121. I do that which is seen of my father, and you do that which is seen by you as to your own father.' 122. This,
1. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us . . : full of grace and truth' (John i. 14).
· See the account of the temptation of Jesus in Mat. iv. 3-10.
3. And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world' (John viii. 23).
• The iniquitous one of $ 125, whom he calls their father, the devil.
0 I know that ye are Abraham's seed: but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my Father : and ye do that which ye have seen with your father' (John viii. 37, 38).
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