لُوکَح 22
| اَپَرَنْچَ کِنْوَشُونْیَپُوپوتْسَوَسْیَ کالَ اُپَسْتھِتی | 1 |
Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,
| پْرَدھانَیاجَکا اَدھْیایَکاشْچَ یَتھا تَں ہَنْتُں شَکْنُوَنْتِ تَتھوپایامْ اَچیشْٹَنْتَ کِنْتُ لوکیبھْیو بِبھْیُح۔ | 2 |
and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death; for they feared the people.
| ایتَسْتِنْ سَمَیے دْوادَشَشِشْییشُ گَنِتَ اِیشْکَرِیوتِییَرُوڈھِمانْ یو یِہُوداسْتَسْیانْتَحکَرَنَں شَیتاناشْرِتَتْواتْ | 3 |
Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.
| سَ گَتْوا یَتھا یِیشُں تیشاں کَریشُ سَمَرْپَیِتُں شَکْنوتِ تَتھا مَنْتْرَناں پْرَدھانَیاجَکَیح سیناپَتِبھِشْچَ سَہَ چَکارَ۔ | 4 |
And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
| تینَ تے تُشْٹاسْتَسْمَے مُدْراں داتُں پَنَں چَکْرُح۔ | 5 |
They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
| تَتَح سونْگِیکرِتْیَ یَتھا لوکانامَگوچَرے تَں پَرَکَریشُ سَمَرْپَیِتُں شَکْنوتِ تَتھاوَکاشَں چیشْٹِتُماریبھے۔ | 6 |
Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.
| اَتھَ کِنْوَشُونْیَپُوپوتْمَوَدِنے، اَرْتھاتْ یَسْمِنْ دِنے نِسْتاروتْسَوَسْیَ میشو ہَنْتَوْیَسْتَسْمِنْ دِنی | 7 |
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.
| یِیشُح پِتَرَں یوہَنَنْچاہُویَ جَگادَ، یُواں گَتْواسْماکَں بھوجَنارْتھَں نِسْتاروتْسَوَسْیَ دْرَوْیانْیاسادَیَتَں۔ | 8 |
Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare for us to eat the Passover.”
| تَدا تَو پَپْرَچّھَتُح کُچاسادَیاوو بھَوَتَح کیچّھا؟ | 9 |
“Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked.
| تَدا سووادِیتْ، نَگَرے پْرَوِشْٹے کَشْچِجَّلَکُمْبھَمادایَ یُواں ساکْشاتْ کَرِشْیَتِ سَ یَنِّویشَنَں پْرَوِشَتِ یُوامَپِ تَنِّویشَنَں تَتْپَشْچادِتْوا نِویشَنَپَتِمْ اِتِ واکْیَں وَدَتَں، | 10 |
He answered, “When you enter the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters,
| یَتْراہَں نِسْتاروتْسَوَسْیَ بھوجْیَں شِشْیَیح سارْدّھَں بھوکْتُں شَکْنومِ ساتِتھِشالا کُتْرَ؟ کَتھامِماں پْرَبھُسْتْواں پرِچّھَتِ۔ | 11 |
and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
| تَتَح سَ جَنو دْوِتِییَپْرَکوشْٹھِییَمْ ایکَں شَسْتَں کوشْٹھَں دَرْشَیِشْیَتِ تَتْرَ بھوجْیَماسادَیَتَں۔ | 12 |
And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”
| تَتَسْتَو گَتْوا تَدْواکْیانُسارینَ سَرْوَّں درِشْدْوا تَتْرَ نِسْتاروتْسَوِییَں بھوجْیَماسادَیاماسَتُح۔ | 13 |
So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
| اَتھَ کالَ اُپَسْتھِتے یِیشُ رْدْوادَشَبھِح پْریرِتَیح سَہَ بھوکْتُمُپَوِشْیَ کَتھِتَوانْ | 14 |
When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles.
| مَمَ دُحکھَبھوگاتْ پُورْوَّں یُبھابھِح سَہَ نِسْتاروتْسَوَسْیَیتَسْیَ بھوجْیَں بھوکْتُں مَیاتِوانْچھا کرِتا۔ | 15 |
And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
| یُشْمانْ وَدامِ، یاوَتْکالَمْ اِیشْوَرَراجْیے بھوجَنَں نَ کَرِشْیے تاوَتْکالَمْ اِدَں نَ بھوکْشْیے۔ | 16 |
For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
| تَدا سَ پانَپاتْرَمادایَ اِیشْوَرَسْیَ گُنانْ کِیرْتَّیِتْوا تیبھْیو دَتْواوَدَتْ، اِدَں گرِہْلِیتَ یُویَں وِبھَجْیَ پِوَتَ۔ | 17 |
After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.
| یُشْمانْ وَدامِ یاوَتْکالَمْ اِیشْوَرَراجَتْوَسْیَ سَںسْتھاپَنَں نَ بھَوَتِ تاوَدْ دْراکْشاپھَلَرَسَں نَ پاسْیامِ۔ | 18 |
For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
| تَتَح پُوپَں گرِہِیتْوا اِیشْوَرَگُنانْ کِیرْتَّیِتْوا بھَنْکْتا تیبھْیو دَتْواوَدَتْ، یُشْمَدَرْتھَں سَمَرْپِتَں یَنْمَمَ وَپُسْتَدِدَں، ایتَتْ کَرْمَّ مَمَ سْمَرَنارْتھَں کُرُدھْوَں۔ | 19 |
And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
| اَتھَ بھوجَنانْتے تادرِشَں پاتْرَں گرِہِیتْواوَدَتْ، یُشْمَتْکرِتے پاتِتَں یَنْمَمَ رَکْتَں تینَ نِرْنِیتَنَوَنِیَمَرُوپَں پانَپاتْرَمِدَں۔ | 20 |
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.
| پَشْیَتَ یو ماں پَرَکَریشُ سَمَرْپَیِشْیَتِ سَ مَیا سَہَ بھوجَناسَنَ اُپَوِشَتِ۔ | 21 |
Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table.
| یَتھا نِرُوپِتَماسْتے تَدَنُسارینا مَنُشْیَپُتْرَسْیَ گَتِ رْبھَوِشْیَتِ کِنْتُ یَسْتَں پَرَکَریشُ سَمَرْپَیِشْیَتِ تَسْیَ سَنْتاپو بھَوِشْیَتِ۔ | 22 |
Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.”
| تَدا تیشاں کو جَنَ ایتَتْ کَرْمَّ کَرِشْیَتِ تَتْ تے پَرَسْپَرَں پْرَشْٹُماریبھِرے۔ | 23 |
Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.
| اَپَرَں تیشاں کو جَنَح شْریشْٹھَتْوینَ گَنَیِشْیَتے، اَتْرارْتھے تیشاں وِوادوبھَوَتْ۔ | 24 |
A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
| اَسْماتْ کارَناتْ سووَدَتْ، اَنْیَدیشِییاناں راجانَح پْرَجانامُپَرِ پْرَبھُتْوَں کُرْوَّنْتِ دارُنَشاسَنَں کرِتْواپِ تے بھُوپَتِتْوینَ وِکھْیاتا بھَوَنْتِ چَ۔ | 25 |
So Jesus declared, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them call themselves benefactors.
| کِنْتُ یُشْماکَں تَتھا نَ بھَوِشْیَتِ، یو یُشْماکَں شْریشْٹھو بھَوِشْیَتِ سَ کَنِشْٹھَوَدْ بھَوَتُ، یَشْچَ مُکھْیو بھَوِشْیَتِ سَ سیوَکَوَدْبھَوَتُ۔ | 26 |
But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
| بھوجَنوپَوِشْٹَپَرِچارَکَیوح کَح شْریشْٹھَح؟ یو بھوجَنایوپَوِشَتِ سَ کِں شْریشْٹھو نَ بھَوَتِ؟ کِنْتُ یُشْماکَں مَدھْیےہَں پَرِچارَکَاِواسْمِ۔ | 27 |
For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
| اَپَرَنْچَ یُیَں مَمَ پَرِیکْشاکالے پْرَتھَمَمارَبھْیَ مَیا سَہَ سْتھِتا | 28 |
You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.
| ایتَتْکارَناتْ پِتْرا یَتھا مَدَرْتھَں راجْیَمیکَں نِرُوپِتَں تَتھاہَمَپِ یُشْمَدَرْتھَں راجْیَں نِرُوپَیامِ۔ | 29 |
And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,
| تَسْمانْ مَمَ راجْیے بھوجَناسَنے چَ بھوجَنَپانے کَرِشْیَدھْوے سِںہاسَنیشُوپَوِشْیَ چیسْراییلِییاناں دْوادَشَوَںشاناں وِچارَں کَرِشْیَدھْوے۔ | 30 |
so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
| اَپَرَں پْرَبھُرُواچَ، ہے شِمونْ پَشْیَ تِتَاُنا دھانْیانِیوَ یُشْمانْ شَیتانْ چالَیِتُمْ اَیچّھَتْ، | 31 |
Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.
| کِنْتُ تَوَ وِشْواسَسْیَ لوپو یَتھا نَ بھَوَتِ ایتَتْ تْوَدَرْتھَں پْرارْتھِتَں مَیا، تْوَنْمَنَسِ پَرِوَرْتِّتے چَ بھْراترِناں مَناںسِ سْتھِرِیکُرُ۔ | 32 |
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
| تَدا سووَدَتْ، ہے پْرَبھوہَں تْوَیا سارْدّھَں کاراں مرِتِنْچَ یاتُں مَجِّتوسْمِ۔ | 33 |
“Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
| تَتَح سَ اُواچَ، ہے پِتَرَ تْواں وَدامِ، اَدْیَ کُکُّٹَرَواتْ پُورْوَّں تْوَں مَتْپَرِچَیَں وارَتْرَیَمْ اَپَہْووشْیَسے۔ | 34 |
But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
| اَپَرَں سَ پَپْرَچّھَ، یَدا مُدْراسَمْپُٹَں کھادْیَپاتْرَں پادُکانْچَ وِنا یُشْمانْ پْراہِنَوَں تَدا یُشْماکَں کَسْیاپِ نْیُونَتاسِیتْ؟ تے پْروچُح کَسْیاپِ نَ۔ | 35 |
Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
| تَدا سووَدَتْ کِنْتْوِدانِیں مُدْراسَمْپُٹَں کھادْیَپاتْرَں وا یَسْیاسْتِ تینَ تَدْگْرَہِیتَوْیَں، یَسْیَ چَ کرِپانو ناسْتِ تینَ سْوَوَسْتْرَں وِکْرِییَ سَ کْریتَوْیَح۔ | 36 |
“Now, however,” He told them, “the one with a purse should take it, and likewise a bag; and the one without a sword should sell his cloak and buy one.
| یَتو یُشْمانَہَں وَدامِ، اَپَرادھِجَنَیح سارْدّھَں گَنِتَح سَ بھَوِشْیَتِ۔ اِدَں یَچّھاسْتْرِییَں وَچَنَں لِکھِتَمَسْتِ تَنْمَیِ پھَلِشْیَتِ یَتو مَمَ سَمْبَنْدھِییَں سَرْوَّں سیتْسْیَتِ۔ | 37 |
For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”
| تَدا تے پْروچُح پْرَبھو پَشْیَ اِمَو کرِپانَو۔ تَتَح سووَدَدْ ایتَو یَتھیشْٹَو۔ | 38 |
So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” “That is enough,” He answered.
| اَتھَ سَ تَسْمادْوَہِ رْگَتْوا سْواچارانُسارینَ جَیتُنَنامادْرِں جَگامَ شِشْیاشْچَ تَتْپَشْچادْ یَیُح۔ | 39 |
Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
| تَتْروپَسْتھایَ سَ تانُواچَ، یَتھا پَرِیکْشایاں نَ پَتَتھَ تَدَرْتھَں پْرارْتھَیَدھْوَں۔ | 40 |
When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
| پَشْچاتْ سَ تَسْمادْ ایکَشَرَکْشیپادْ بَہِ رْگَتْوا جانُنِی پاتَیِتْوا ایتَتْ پْرارْتھَیانْچَکْرے، | 41 |
And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
| ہے پِتَ رْیَدِ بھَوانْ سَمَّنْیَتے تَرْہِ کَںسَمینَں مَمانْتِکادْ دُورَیَ کِنْتُ مَدِچّھانُرُوپَں نَ تْوَدِچّھانُرُوپَں بھَوَتُ۔ | 42 |
“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
| تَدا تَسْمَے شَکْتِں داتُں سْوَرْگِییَدُوتو دَرْشَنَں دَدَو۔ | 43 |
Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
| پَشْچاتْ سوتْیَنْتَں یاتَنَیا وْیاکُلو بھُوتْوا پُنَرْدرِڈھَں پْرارْتھَیانْچَکْرے، تَسْمادْ برِہَچّھونِتَبِنْدَوَ اِوَ تَسْیَ سْویدَبِنْدَوَح پرِتھِوْیاں پَتِتُماریبھِرے۔ | 44 |
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
| اَتھَ پْرارْتھَناتَ اُتّھایَ شِشْیاناں سَمِیپَمیتْیَ تانْ مَنودُحکھِنو نِدْرِتانْ درِشْٹْواوَدَتْ | 45 |
When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
| کُتو نِدْراتھَ؟ پَرِیکْشایامْ اَپَتَنارْتھَں پْرَرْتھَیَدھْوَں۔ | 46 |
“Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
| ایتَتْکَتھایاح کَتھَنَکالے دْوادَشَشِشْیاناں مَدھْیے گَنِتو یِہُوداناما جَنَتاسَہِتَسْتیشامْ اَگْرے چَلِتْوا یِیشوشْچُمْبَنارْتھَں تَدَنْتِکَمْ آیَیَو۔ | 47 |
While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.
| تَدا یِیشُرُواچَ، ہے یِہُودا کِں چُمْبَنینَ مَنُشْیَپُتْرَں پَرَکَریشُ سَمَرْپَیَسِ؟ | 48 |
But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
| تَدا یَدْیَدْ گھَٹِشْیَتے تَدَنُمایَ سَنْگِبھِرُکْتَں، ہے پْرَبھو وَیَں کِ کھَنْگینَ گھاتَیِشْیامَح؟ | 49 |
Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
| تَتَ ایکَح کَرَوالیناہَتْیَ پْرَدھانَیاجَکَسْیَ داسَسْیَ دَکْشِنَں کَرْنَں چِچّھیدَ۔ | 50 |
And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
| اَدھُونا نِوَرْتَّسْوَ اِتْیُکْتْوا یِیشُسْتَسْیَ شْرُتِں سْپرِشْٹْوا سْوَسْیَں چَکارَ۔ | 51 |
But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.
| پَشْچادْ یِیشُح سَمِیپَسْتھانْ پْرَدھانَیاجَکانْ مَنْدِرَسْیَ سیناپَتِینْ پْراچِیناںشْچَ جَگادَ، یُویَں کرِپانانْ یَشْٹِیںشْچَ گرِہِیتْوا ماں کِں چورَں دھَرْتُّمایاتاح؟ | 52 |
Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
| یَداہَں یُشْمابھِح سَہَ پْرَتِدِنَں مَنْدِرےتِشْٹھَں تَدا ماں دھَرْتَّں نَ پْرَورِتّاح، کِنْتْوِدانِیں یُشْماکَں سَمَیونْدھَکارَسْیَ چادھِپَتْیَمَسْتِ۔ | 53 |
Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
| اَتھَ تے تَں دھرِتْوا مَہایاجَکَسْیَ نِویشَنَں نِنْیُح۔ تَتَح پِتَرو دُورے دُورے پَشْچادِتْوا | 54 |
Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.
| برِہَتْکوشْٹھَسْیَ مَدھْیے یَتْراگْنِں جْوالَیِتْوا لوکاح سَمیتْیوپَوِشْٹاسْتَتْرَ تَیح سارْدّھَمْ اُپَوِویشَ۔ | 55 |
When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
| اَتھَ وَہْنِسَنِّدھَو سَمُپَویشَکالے کاچِدّاسِی مَنو نِوِشْیَ تَں نِرِیکْشْیاوَدَتْ پُمانَیَں تَسْیَ سَنْگےسْتھاتْ۔ | 56 |
A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.
| کِنْتُ سَ تَدْ اَپَہْنُتْیاوادِیتْ ہے نارِ تَمَہَں نَ پَرِچِنومِ۔ | 57 |
But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.
| کْشَنانْتَرےنْیَجَنَسْتَں درِشْٹْوابْرَوِیتْ تْوَمَپِ تیشاں نِکَرَسْیَیکَجَنوسِ۔ پِتَرَح پْرَتْیُواچَ ہے نَرَ ناہَمَسْمِ۔ | 58 |
A short time later, someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
| تَتَح سارْدّھَدَنْڈَدْوَیاتْ پَرَں پُنَرَنْیو جَنو نِشْچِتْیَ بَبھاشے، ایشَ تَسْیَ سَنْگِیتِ سَتْیَں یَتویَں گالِیلِییو لوکَح۔ | 59 |
About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
| تَدا پِتَرَ اُواچَ ہے نَرَ تْوَں یَدْ وَدَمِ تَدَہَں بودّھُں نَ شَکْنومِ، اِتِ واکْیے کَتھِتَماتْرے کُکُّٹو رُراوَ۔ | 60 |
“Man, I do not know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. While he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.
| تَدا پْرَبھُنا وْیادھُٹْیَ پِتَرے نِرِیکْشِتے کرِکَواکُرَواتْ پُورْوَّں ماں تْرِرَپَہْنوشْیَسے اِتِ پُورْوّوکْتَں تَسْیَ واکْیَں پِتَرَح سْمرِتْوا | 61 |
And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
| بَہِرْگَتْوا مَہاکھیدینَ چَکْرَنْدَ۔ | 62 |
And he went outside and wept bitterly.
| تَدا یَے رْیِیشُرْدھرِتَسْتے تَمُپَہَسْیَ پْرَہَرْتُّماریبھِرے۔ | 63 |
The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
| وَسْتْرینَ تَسْیَ درِشَو بَدّھوا کَپولے چَپیٹاگھاتَں کرِتْوا پَپْرَچّھُح، کَسْتے کَپولے چَپیٹاگھاتَں کرِتَوانَ؟ گَنَیِتْوا تَدْ وَدَ۔ | 64 |
They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
| تَدَنْیَتْ تَدْوِرُدّھَں بَہُنِنْداواکْیَں وَکْتُماریبھِرے۔ | 65 |
And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.
| اَتھَ پْرَبھاتے سَتِ لوکَپْرانْچَح پْرَدھانَیاجَکا اَدھْیاپَکاشْچَ سَبھاں کرِتْوا مَدھْییسَبھَں یِیشُمانِییَ پَپْرَچّھُح، تْوَمْ اَبھِشِکَتوسِ نَ واسْمانْ وَدَ۔ | 66 |
At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
| سَ پْرَتْیُواچَ، مَیا تَسْمِنُّکْتےپِ یُویَں نَ وِشْوَسِشْیَتھَ۔ | 67 |
“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
| کَسْمِںشْچِدْواکْیے یُشْمانْ پرِشْٹےپِ ماں نَ تَدُتَّرَں وَکْشْیَتھَ نَ ماں تْیَکْشْیَتھَ چَ۔ | 68 |
And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.
| کِنْتْوِتَح پَرَں مَنُجَسُتَح سَرْوَّشَکْتِمَتَ اِیشْوَرَسْیَ دَکْشِنے پارْشْوے سَمُپَویکْشْیَتِ۔ | 69 |
But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
| تَتَسْتے پَپْرَچّھُح، رْتِہَ تْوَمِیشْوَرَسْیَ پُتْرَح؟ سَ کَتھَیاماسَ، یُویَں یَتھارْتھَں وَدَتھَ سَ ایواہَں۔ | 70 |
So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”
| تَدا تے سَرْوّے کَتھَیاماسُح، رْتِہَ ساکْشْیےنْسَسْمِنْ اَسْماکَں کِں پْرَیوجَنَں؟ اَسْیَ سْوَمُکھادیوَ ساکْشْیَں پْراپْتَمْ۔ | 71 |
“Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”
