The Gospel of Barnabas · Chapter 69 “Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is without remission.” What the Qur'an means by the Holy Spirit, Rūḥ al-Qudus:
Jesus Rebukes the Priests and Heals a Demoniac
'As God liveth, in whose presence I stand, ye will not receive adulation from me, but truth. Wherefore I say unto you, repent and turn to God even as our fathers did after sinning, and harden not your heart.'
The priests were consumed with rage at this speech, but for fear of the common people they spake not a word.
And Jesus continued, saying: 'O doctors, O scribes, O pharisees, O priests, tell me. Ye desire horses like knights, but ye desire not to go forth to war; ye desire fair clothing like women, but ye desire not to spin and nurture children; ye desire the fruits of the field, and ye desire not to cultivate the earth; ye desire the fishes of the sea, but ye desire not to go a fishing; ye desire honour as citizens, but ye desire not the burden of the republic; and ye desire tithes and first fruits as priests, but ye desire not to serve God in truth. What then shall God do with you, seeing ye desire here every good without any evil? Verily I say to you that God will give you a place where ye will have every evil without any good.'
And when Jesus had said this, there was brought unto him a demoniac who could not speak nor see, and was deprived of hearing. Whereupon Jesus, seeing their faith, raised his eyes to heaven and said: 'Lord God of our fathers, have mercy on this sick man and give him health, in order that this people may know that thou hast sent me.'
And having said this Jesus commanded the spirit to depart, saying: 'In the power of the name of God our Lord, depart, evil one, from the man!'
The spirit departed and the dumb man spoke, and saw with his eyes. Whereupon every one was filled with fear, but the scribes said: 'In the power of Beelzebub, prince of the demons, he casteth out the demons.'
Then said Jesus: 'Every kingdom divided against itself destroyeth itself, and house falleth upon house. If in the power of Satan, Satan be cast out, how shall his kingdom stand? And if your sons cast out Satan with the scripture that Solomon the prophet gave them, they testify that I cast out Satan in the power of God. As God liveth, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is without remission in this and in the other world; because the wicked man of his own will reprobates himself, knowing the reprobation.'
And having said this Jesus went out of the temple. And the common people magnified him, for they brought all the sick folk whom they could gather together, and Jesus having made prayer gave to all their health: whereupon on that day in Jerusalem the Roman soldiery, by the working of Satan, began to stir up the common people, saying that Jesus was the God of Israel, who was come to visit his people.
'As God lives, in whose presence I stand, you will receive no flattery from me, but only the truth. Therefore I tell you: repent and turn to God as our fathers did after they sinned, and do not harden your hearts.'
The priests were consumed with rage at these words, but because they feared the common people, they said nothing.
Jesus continued: 'O teachers of the Law, scribes, Pharisees, and priests, answer me. You desire horses like knights but do not wish to go to war. You desire fine clothing like women but do not wish to spin or raise children. You desire the fruits of the field but do not wish to cultivate the earth. You desire the fish of the sea but do not wish to go fishing. You desire the honor of citizens but not the burden of public service. You desire tithes and firstfruits as priests but do not wish to serve God in truth. What, then, will God do with you, seeing that here you desire every good thing without any hardship? Truly, I tell you that God will give you a place where you will have every evil without any good.'
After Jesus had said this, a man possessed by a demon was brought to him. He could not speak, see, or hear. Seeing their faith, Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: 'Lord God of our fathers, have mercy on this sick man and restore his health, so that these people may know that you have sent me.'
After saying this, Jesus commanded the spirit: 'By the power of the name of God our Lord, depart from this man, evil one!'
The spirit departed, and the man who had been unable to speak began to speak and could see with his eyes. Everyone was filled with fear, but the scribes said: 'He casts out demons by the power of Beelzebub, prince of the demons.'
Jesus then said: 'Every kingdom divided against itself destroys itself, and one house falls upon another. If Satan is cast out by the power of Satan, how can his kingdom stand? And if your sons cast out Satan by means of the scripture Solomon the prophet gave them, they testify that I cast out Satan by the power of God. As God lives, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness in this world or the next, because the wicked person knowingly condemns himself by his own will.'
After saying this, Jesus left the temple. The common people held him in high regard and brought him all the sick they could gather. Jesus prayed and restored them all to health. On that day in Jerusalem, however, the Roman soldiers, through the work of Satan, began to stir up the common people by saying that Jesus was the God of Israel who had come to visit his people.
'As God liveth, in whose presence I stand, ye will not receive adulation from me, but truth. Wherefore I say unto you, repent and turn to God even as our fathers did after sinning, and harden not your heart.'
The priests were consumed with rage at this speech, but for fear of the common people they spake not a word.
And Jesus continued, saying: 'O doctors, O scribes, O pharisees, O priests, tell me. Ye desire horses like knights, but ye desire not to go forth to war; ye desire fair clothing like women, but ye desire not to spin and nurture children; ye desire the fruits of the field, and ye desire not to cultivate the earth; ye desire the fishes of the sea, but ye desire not to go a fishing; ye desire honour as citizens, but ye desire not the burden of the republic; and ye desire tithes and first fruits as priests, but ye desire not to serve God in truth. What then shall God do with you, seeing ye desire here every good without any evil? Verily I say to you that God will give you a place where ye will have every evil without any good.'
And when Jesus had said this, there was brought unto him a demoniac who could not speak nor see, and was deprived of hearing. Whereupon Jesus, seeing their faith, raised his eyes to heaven and said: 'Lord God of our fathers, have mercy on this sick man and give him health, in order that this people may know that thou hast sent me.'
And having said this Jesus commanded the spirit to depart, saying: 'In the power of the name of God our Lord, depart, evil one, from the man!'
The spirit departed and the dumb man spoke, and saw with his eyes. Whereupon every one was filled with fear, but the scribes said: 'In the power of Beelzebub, prince of the demons, he casteth out the demons.'
Then said Jesus: 'Every kingdom divided against itself destroyeth itself, and house falleth upon house. If in the power of Satan, Satan be cast out, how shall his kingdom stand? And if your sons cast out Satan with the scripture that Solomon the prophet gave them, they testify that I cast out Satan in the power of God. As God liveth, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is without remission in this and in the other world; because the wicked man of his own will reprobates himself, knowing the reprobation.'
And having said this Jesus went out of the temple. And the common people magnified him, for they brought all the sick folk whom they could gather together, and Jesus having made prayer gave to all their health: whereupon on that day in Jerusalem the Roman soldiery, by the working of Satan, began to stir up the common people, saying that Jesus was the God of Israel, who was come to visit his people.