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John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me, is preferred before me; for he was before And of hi fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

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18. Testimony of John the Baptist to Jesus.-BETHABARA BEYOND JORDAN.

JOHN I. 19-34.

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites 20 from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied 21 not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And 22 he answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may 23 give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?' He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way 24 of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.a And they which were sent 25 were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why

baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that 26 prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there 27 standeth one among you, whom ye know not: he it is, who coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the 30 Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me; for he 31 was before me. And I knew him not; but that he should be made mani32 fest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it 33 abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the 84 Holy Ghost. And I saw and bare record, that this is the Son of God.

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§ 19. Jesus gains Disciples.—THE JORDAN. GALILEE?

JOHN I. 35-51.

Again the next day after, John stood, and two of his disciples; ' and 37 looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! And 88 the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where 39 dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw

where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth 40 hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was 41 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and

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saith unto him, We have found the Messias; which is, being interpreted, 42 the Christ. ! And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him,

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he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas; which is, by interpretation, a stone.

The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, 44 and saith unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of 45 Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of 46 Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite 48 indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called 49 thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and said unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of 50 Israel. Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than 51 these. And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

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§ 20. The Marriage at Cana of Galilee.

JOHN II. 1-12.

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother 2 of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the 3 marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto 4 him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to 5 do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you do it. And there were set there six

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water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, contain7 ing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, Fill the water-pots 8 with water. And they filled them up to the brim. ' And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they 9 bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants which drew the water 10 knew,) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good u wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and they continued there not many days.

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PART III.

OUR LORD'S FIRST PASSOVER, AND THE SUBSEQUENT TRANSACTIONS UNTIL THE SECOND.

TIME: One year

§21. At the Passover Jesus drives the Traders out of the Temple.—JERU

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JOHN II. 13-25.

ND the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 'and found in the temple those that sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and 15 the changers of money, sitting. And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; 6 and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; ' and said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence: make not my Father's 17 house an house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. a

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18 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto 20 them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou 21 22 rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them: and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

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Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast-day, many 24 believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. But Jesus 25 did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, and needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

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§22. Our Lord's discourse with Nicodemus.-Jerusalem.

JOHN III. 1-21.

There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that

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thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that 3 thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see 4 the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, 5 and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom 6 of God. That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born 7 of the Spirit, is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born 8 again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto 0 him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art 1 thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; 2 and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye 23 believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

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And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the 15 Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not 16 perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but 17 have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to con18 demn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. He that

believeth on him, is not condemned: but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son 19 of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, 21 lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

§ 23. Jesus remains in Judea and baptizes. Further testimony of John the

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JOHN III. 22-36.

After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; 23 and there he tarried with them, and baptized. And John also was baptizing in Ænon, near to Salim, because there was much water there and they 24 came, and were baptized. For John was not yet cast into prison.

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Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the 26 Jews, about purifying. And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, be27 hold the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. John answered and 23 said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend

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of the bridegroo'n, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly, be80 cause of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must 31 increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh 8% from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testi83 fieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true. For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto 85 him. The Father loveth the Son and hath given all things into his hand. Bo He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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§ 24. Jesus departs into Galilee after John's imprisonment.

MATTH. IV. 12.

Now, when Jesus had 14 heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee. MATTH. XIV. 3-5.

For Herod had laid 17 hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

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For Herod himself 19 had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her. For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy

And when he 19 brother's wife. Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: ' for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him: and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

would have put him to death, he feared the 20 multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

JOHN IV. 1-3.

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus 2 made and baptized more disciples than John,' (though Jesus himself bap3 tized not, but his disciples,)' he left Judea and departed again into Galilee.

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25. Our Lord's discourse with the Samaritan woman.
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JOHN IV. 4-42.

Then cometh he to a city of parcel of ground that Jacob

4 5 And he must needs go through Samaria. Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the 6 gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well and it was about the