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(G. 3.) Multitudes resort to the baptism of John.—At Bethabara, E. of Jericho.

MATT. iii. 5-10. Then went out to him

Jerusalem,

and all Judæa, and all

the region round about Jordan, 6 and were baptized of him in Jordan,

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confessing their sins.

MARK i. 5.

5 "And there went out unto him
all the land of Judæa,
and they of Jerusalem,'

and were all baptized of him
in the river of Jordan,
confessing their sins."
(Ch. i. 6, see p. 7.)

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d But when he saw many of the sees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them,'

O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore ¶ fruits

meet for repentance: 9 and think not to say within yourselves, We

have Abraham to our Father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. [S Ch. xxii. 23, § 85; Ac. xxiii. 8; ch. xvi. 1-4, § 47; ver. 5-12, § 48.

See ch. xii. 34, § 31.

See ver. 2, 'repent;' Is. i. 16; 2 Cor. vii. 10, .1; Ac. xxvi. 20; Mat. xxi. 28, 29, § 94.

++ Jno. viii. 33-9, § 55; Mat. viii. 11, .2, § 28; see on Jno. i. 13, p. 7.

Is. x. 27; ver. 15, 33, .4. SS Is. v. 1-7; xxvii. 11; Lu. xiii. 6-9, § 64; Jn.xv.2, § 87. De. xv. 7-10; Zech. vii. 9-11; Mat. xxv. 36, § 86;

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that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance,

and begin** not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our Father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones

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to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And the people asked him, saying, What shall we 10 do then? He answereth and saith unto them, Hell that 11 hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said 12 unto him, Master, what shall we do? And he said 13

unto them, ¶¶Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And 14 what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do *** violence to no man, neither +++ accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

Lu. vi. 30-6, § 27; I Ti. vi. 17, .8; 2 Cor. viii. 9.
De. xvi. 18-20; Mat. vii. 12, § 19; 1 Cor. vi. 7-11.

***Ex. xxi. 12-27; Mi. ii. 2,8; Mat. v. 38-42, § 19. +++ Ex. xx. 16; De. xix. 16-9; comp. Is. xxxiii. 15—7; 1 Pe. ii. 1, 2.]

(G. 4.) John's first testimony to the Messiah or Christ.‡‡‡—Near Bethabara, E. of Jericho.

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MATT. iii. 11, .2.

I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but' he that cometh after me is mightier than I,

whose shoes I am
not worthy to
bear:

he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost,

d and with fire:

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12 whose fan is in his hand, and he will whose fan is in his hand, and he will 17 throughly purge his floor, and gather throughly purge his floor, and will gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn the wheat into his garner; but the chaff up the chaff with unquenchable fire. he will burn with fire unquenchable. **On verbal differences, &c., Vol. I. Diss. i. p. 53. On this first testimony, Vol. II. Diss. xix. p. 175. SSS Same fig. Job xxi. 17, .8; Ps. i. 4; xxxv. 5; pred. Mal. iii. 2, 3; iv. 1; confirm. Mat. xiii. 30, § 32; see also ver. 37; xxv. 34, and 41, .6, § 86; Mk. ix. 44, § 52.

(G. 5.) The residue of the public ministry of John Baptist, according to St. Luke. Luke iii. 18-20.

18 And many other things in his exhortation 19 preached he unto the people. But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Hero

dias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, added yet this 20 above all, that he shut up John in prison. [a Ver. 1, p. 7; see also § 40, and ch. xxiii. 8-11, § 90.]

SECTION VIII.-(Lesson 8.)

(G. 6.) No. 8. About the middle of the ministry of John the Baptist, Jesus comes to his baptism.-See line from Nazareth to the river Jordan.

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MARK i. 9-11.

(Ch. i. 8, vii. p. 8.)

And it came to pass in those days,
that Jesus came

from Nazareth of Galilee,"

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

And Jesus answering said unto him, +Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.

Then he suffered
him.'

16 And Jesus, when he
was baptized,
dwent up straightway
out of the water:'
and,

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/lo, the heavens were opened unto him,' and he saw the

Spirit of God descending

like a dove,

and lighting upon him: and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is **my beloved Son, whom I am well pleased.

(LUKE iii. 21-.3.)

[* Ge. xiii. 11; xix. 23-9; Nu. xxxiv. 12; Josh. xxii. 25; iii. 17; see iv. 8, 22, 3; 2 Ki. ii. 8-13, .4; v. 10, .4; comp. Lev. xiv. 7; Jno. x. 40, § 57.

† Jno. xiii. 4-17, § 87; Ph. ii. 6-8; Ps. xl. 7, 8; Is. xlii. 21; Jno. iv. 34, § 13; viii. 29, § 55; xv. 10, § 87; He. vii. 26; ix. 14; x. 14.]

and was baptized of John
in Jordan.

10 And straightway coming up
out of the water,

he saw the heavens
opened,
and the
Spirit

like a dove descending upon him: 11 and there came a voice

from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'

[ . i. 35, § 18; Mat. xiv. 23, § 41; Lu. vi. 12, § 27; ix. 28, § 51; xxi. 32, 87; Jno. xvii. § ib.; Mat. xxvi. 39-44, § 88; Lu. xxiii. 34, § 91; Mat. ix. 38, § 39; Jno. xvii. 21, § 87; Is. lxii. 6, 7; Jer. xxxi. 7; Eze. xxxvi. 37; Hos. xiv. 2, 3; Joel ii. 15-32, &c. Ac. vii. 56; see Jno. i. 51, § 10.

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And Jesus himself began to be 23
about thirty years of age.++
(Ch. iii. 24-38, see ? iv. p. 4.)

Ps. xlv. 7; 1s. xi. 2; xlii. 1; lxi. 1; Col. i. 18-29. T Mat. xvii. 5, § 51; 2 Pe. i. 17; Jno. xii. 28, § 82; see Da. iv. 31. ** Jer. xxx. 9, 21; Mat. xii. 18, § 26; Jno. iii. 35, § 13; v. 20, § 23; Ep. i. 6. tt Nu. iv. 3, 23, 30, .5, .9, 43, .7. On the age of our Lord at his baptism, Vol. i. Diss. xi. pp. 367-80.]

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SECTION IX. (Lesson 9.)-MATT. iv. 1-11; MARK i. 12, .3; LUKE iv. 1—13.

(G. 7.) No. 9. Jesus is driven of the Spirit into the wilderness: fasts forty days and forty nights.-The wilderness,* S. and E. of Jordan.

MATT. iv. 1, 2.

Then was Jesus

led up of the Spirit + into the wilderness

to be tempted of the devil.'

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[* On the locality of this wilderness, Vol. II. Diss. xxi. pp. 202.4; and on the order, proximate cause, and strength of the temptations, Diss. xx. p. 192. † Ac. viii. 39, 40. Ge. xxii. 1-8; Ja. i. 12; He. ii. 17, .8.]

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First temptation.-Mat. iv. 3,4; Luke iv. 3, 4. Wilderness of Judæa, S. and E. of Jordan.

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and said, It is written, #Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. {* Mat. xxvii. 39–44, § 91.

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De. viii. 3; see Jno. vi. 27, 32, .3, § 43.]

Ge. iii. 1-6; Ex. xvi. 2, 3; Nu. xi.
Second temptation.-Matt. iv. 5-7; Luke iv. 9-12. Jerusalem.

a Then the devil taketh him up
into the holy city, and

setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
and saith unto him, If thou be the
Son of God, cast thyself down:'

for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:"

and in their hands they shall bear
thee up, lest at any time thou dash
thy foot against a stone.
Jesus said unto him,

It is written again, #Thou shalt not
tempt the Lord thy God.

[* Is. xlviii. 2; lii. 1; Mat. xxvii. 53, § 92,

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† Over such as walk according to God's commandments.

1 Sa. ii. 9; Ps. xci. 11, .2; Da. vi. 22; iii. 25; Ex. xiv. ; Is. xliii. 1, 2; 2 Pe. i. 4.

Third temptation.-Matt. iv. 8-11; Mk. i. 13; Lu. iv. 5-8, 13.

8 a Again, the devil taketh him up into an

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exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world,

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and the glory of them ;`

and saith unto him,

All these things will I give thee,

if thou +

wilt fall down and worship me.'

Then saith Jesus unto him,
Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written,
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,
and him only shalt thou serve.
Then the devil

leaveth him,

e and, behold, I angels came
and ministered unto him.
(Ch. iv. 12, ? xvi. p. 15.)

[* Ezek. xx. 6, 15; Is. 1x. 3-16;

De. vi. 16; Ex. xvii. 1-7.]

Wild. N. of Jericho.

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MARK i. 13.
and the angels
ministered unto him.
(Ch. i. 14, xvi. p. 15.)

Ps. 1xviii. 16; comp. lxxii. 8-11; Is. viii. 8; ix. 6, 7.
Mat. xvi. 16, 21-3, § 50.

1 Ti. vi. 9, 10; Mat. vi. 24, § 19; 1 Sa. viii. 19, 20. comp. with Mat.vi. 33, § 19.

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↑ Col. iii. 5; § De. vi. 13, 4; x. 20;

Lu. xxii. 43, § 88; Mat. xxvi. 53, § 88; Da. vii. 10; Rev. vii. 11; Ps. xci. 11;

ciii. 20; He. i. 6, 14; see Lu. i. 11, § 1, and ii. 13, § 4.]

[SECT. X. SECTION X.-(Lesson 10.)-JOHN i. 19-51.* (G. 8.) No. 10. John's second testimony to Christ.-John i. 19-28. At Bethabara or Bethany, opposite Scythopolis.

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(Ver. 18, vii. p. 7.) And this is the re- the way of the Lord, as said the prophet cord of John, when the Jews sent priests Esaias. And they which were sent were 24 and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, of the Pharisees. And they asked him, 25 20 Who art thou? And he confessed, and de- and said unto him, Why baptizest thou nied not; but confessed, "I am not the then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, 21 Christ. And they asked him, What then? neither that prophet? John answered 26 Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. them, saying, I baptize with water: but Art thou that prophet? And he answered, there standeth one among you, whom ye 22 No. Then said they unto him, Who art know not; he it is, who coming after 27 thou? that we may give an answer to me is preferred before me, whose shoe's them that sent us. What sayest thou of latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 23 thyself? He said, "I am the voice of one These things were done in Bethabara be- 28 crying in the wilderness, Make straight yond Jordan, where John was baptizing. [a Ch. iii. 28-36, § 13. b Comp. Mal. iv. 5, Mat. xvii. 11, § 51, with Lu. i. 17, §1; Mat. xi. 14, § 29. c See Mat. iii. 3. § 7; Is. xl. 3. d See on Mat. iii. 7, § 7. e De. xviii. 15-.8. Mal. iii. 1; confirm. Lu. i. 17, § 1; Jno. i. 15, §7; see Mat. iii. 11, .2, § 7, p. 8. 8 Ch. iii. 29, 31, .4, § 13.]

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(G. 9.) John renders a double testimony to Jesus.-John i. 29-36. Bethabara or Bethany. The next day John seeth Jesus coming And I knew him not: but he 33 unto him, and saith, Behold the aLamb of that sent me to baptize with water, the God, which taketh away the sin of the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt 30 world. This is he of whom I said, After see the Spirit descending, and remaining me cometh a man which is preferred be- on him, the same is he which baptizeth 31 fore me: for he was before me. And I with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and 34 knew him not: but that he should be made bare record that this is the d Son of God. manifest to Israel, therefore am I come 32 baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode [a Ge. xxii. 8; Ex. xii. 3; Is. liii. 6, 7; confirm. 1 Pe. i. 19; Rev. v. 6, 12; xiv. 1; xix. 7, 8; xxi. 23. b Lev. xvi. 21, .2; Is. liii. 11; confirm. Lu. i. 77, § 2; He. ix. 14, 28; Gal. iii. 13; 1 Pe. ii. 24. c Mi. v. 2; see on Jno. i. 1-3, § 7, p. 6; ver. 27, supra. d See Lu. i. 35, § 2; Mk. i. 1, § 7.]

Again the next day after John stood, 35 and two of his disciples; and looking upon 36 Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

Andrew and Simon follow Jesus.-John i. 37-42.

37 And the two disciples heard him speak, 38 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 dwellest thou? 39 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 hour.

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One of the two which heard John speak, 40 and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own 41 brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought 42 him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

[a Ch. xiii. 13, .4, § 87; Mat. xxiii. 7, 8, § 85. b Lu. ii. 11, § 4; 1 Sa. ii. 10; Ps. xlv. 7; Da. ix. 25, .6.]

(G. 10.) Jesus finds Philip.-John i. 43, .4. Near the same.

The day following Jesus would go forth unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was of 44 into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael.-John i. 45, .6. The same. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of a whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of [a Ge. iii. 15; xlix. 10; De. xviii. 15-.9; Ps. xxii. 1-21; 22-31; lxxxix. 19-37; Is. vii. 14; ix. 6, 7; xxviii. 16; liii.'; Mi. v. 1-4; Mal. iii. 1; see on Mat. ii. 5, 6, § 5. b See on Mat. ii. 23, § 5, p. 6. 41, 2, 52, § 55; Ac. ii. 7.]

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Joseph. And Nathanael said unto him, 46
Can cthere any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come
and see.

c Ch. vii.

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Jesus' testimony to Nathanael.-John i. 47-51. The same. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, thou art the King of Israel. and saith of him, Behold an Israelite swered and said unto him, Because I 48 indeed, in whom is no guile! Na said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig thanael saith unto him, Whence know- tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater est thou me? Jesus answered and said things than these. And he saith unto 51 unto him, Before that Philip called thee, him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Herewhen thou wast under the fig tree, I saw after ye shall see heaven open, and the 49 thee. Nathanael answered and saith angels of God ascending and descending unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; upon the Son of man. [a Ge. xxxii. 24-32. b Ge. xxvii. 35, .6; Ps. xxxii. 2; 1 Pe. ii. 1, 2. c See Lu. i. 35, § 2, p. 2; Mat. xiv. 33, § 41; Jno. xx. 28, .9, § 95. d Ps. ii. 6-12; 1xxxix. 18; Je. xxiii. 5, 6; Zec. ix. 8, 9; Mat. xxi. 5, § 82; xxvii. 42, § 91; Rev. xvii. 14. e Is. Ixiv. 4. Ge. xxviii. 11, .2; Da. vii. 10; Mat. xxv. 31, § 86;

Ac. f. 10, .1; 2 Th. i. 7. 8 Mat. viii. 20, § 34; xxiv. 27, § 86; xxv. 31, § ib.]

*On the hiatus in the three first Gospels, between the time of the baptism of our Saviour, and the commencement of his ministry in Galilee, and on its supplement by the Gospel of St. John, Vol. II. Diss. xxi. p. 197.

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SECTION XI. (Lesson 11.)-JOHN ii. 1-12. No. 11. Jesus turns water into wine.-John ii. 1-11. At Cana of Galilee. And the third day there was a marriage filled them up to the brim. And he saith 8 in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Je- unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto 2 sus was there: and both Jesus was called, the governor of the feast. And they bare it. 3 and his disciples, to the marriage. And When the ruler of the feast had tasted the 9 when they wanted wine, the mother of water which was made wine, and knew not Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. whence it was: (but the servants which 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have drew the water knew;) the governor of the I to do with thee? emine hour is not yet feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto 10 5 come. His mother saith unto the serv- him, Every man at the beginning doth set ants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do forth good wine; and when men have well 6 it. And there were set there six water- drunk, then that which is worse: but thou pots of stone, after the manner of the dpu- hast kept the good wine until now. This 11 rifying of the Jews, containing two or three beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana 7 firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; Fill the waterpots with water. And they and his disciples believed on him. [a Mat. xxii. 1-14, § 84; xxv. 1-13, § 86. d Jno. iii. 25, § 13; Mk. vii. 2-5, § 44. 1x. 5, 15; lxvi. 8-14; Je. xxxiii. 9-11, .4. xlv. 25; xlvi. 13; Rom. viii. 19.

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b Ch. xix. 26, § 91; xx. 15, § 93. e See on ch. vii. 6, § 54. Great joy reserved for God's people, Is. xxv. 9; xxx. 23-6: Ex. iv. 1-9; vii. 19-21. 8 De. v. 24; Is. xl. 5; xliii. 7, 21;

See ch. vi. 41, § 41; vii. 31, § 55.]
Jesus goes to Capernaum.-John ii. 12.

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

[a See on Mat. xii. 47, § 31.]

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

SECTION XII.-(Lesson 12.)-JOHN ii. 13-iii. 21. (G. 11.) No. 12. Jesus goes up to the first passover.*-John ii. 13-22. Jerusalem. And the Jews' a passover was at hand, 14 and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of 15 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; and poured out the changers' money, 16 and overthrew the tables; and said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an 17 house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. [a See on Lu. ii. 42, § 6. b Mal. iii. 1-5; Mat. xxi. 12, .3, § 83; xxiii. 37-.9, § 85; comp. Mat. xxiv. 2, § 86, with Lev. xiv. 44, .5. e Lev. xiv. 22; Lu. ii. 24, § 4. d Is. lvi. 3-8: Zec. xiv. 21. e See on Mat. xii. 38, § 31. Mat. xxvi. 60, .1, § 89; xxvii. 40, § 91. Mat. xxviii. 1-8, § 93; see pred., § 52.

A Lu. xxiv. 8, § 93.]

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(G. 12.) Miracles wrought, and many believe on Jesus.-John ii. 23-.5. At Jerusalem.

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles 24 which he did. But Jesus did not commit

himself unto them, because he knew all men, and needed not that any should tes- 25 tify of man: for he knew what was in man.-[See on Mat. ix. 4, 22.]

Nicodemus visits Jesus by night.-John iii. 1-21. The same.

I say unto thee, Except a man be born of
water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter
into the kingdom of God. That which is 6
born cof the flesh is flesh; and that which
is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not 7
that I said unto thee, Ye must be born
again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, 8
and thou hearest the sound thereof, but
canst not tell whence it cometh, and whi-
ther it goeth: so is every one that is born
of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and 9
said unto him, How can these things be?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art 10
thou a amaster of Israel, and knowest not

1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except 3 God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be a born again, he 4 cannot see 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, and 5 be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, fa Ch. 1. 13, §7; Ga. vi. 15: Ja. i. 17, .8; Ep. ii. 4, 5, b Tit. iii. 5; Jno. vi. 63, § 43; see on Jno. i. 13, § 7. Ge. v. 3; 1 Cor. ii. 14; Ga. v. 17. d De. i. 13; xxxi. 28-30; Is. xxix. 10-.2.]

*April 9, U.C. 780; A.D. 27. See Vol. I. p. 239, on the date of the passover, John ii. 13; and Diss. vii. p. 315, Computation of Jewish Sabbaths, and other Feasts; see Vol. II. p. 245, General prospective Survey of our Lord's Ministry in Judæa.' And Vol. i. p. 353, Ministry of John the Baptist, and of Jesus Christ.

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