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 13 14 SALEM. JOHN II. 13-25. ND the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, A 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; 16 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. " 19 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. 23 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 cominit himself unto them, because he knew all men,' and needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man. §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: 2 the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that a 17. Ps. 69, 9. JOHN III. 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 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 9 every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto 10 him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art 11 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; 12 and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye 13 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. 14 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 con19 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 22 Baptist. 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 Enon, near to Salim, because there was much water there and they 24 came, and were baptized. For John was not yet cast into prison. 25 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 28 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 29 sent before him. He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend a 14. Comp. Num. 21, 8 sq. JOHN III. of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly, be30 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 32 from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testi33 fieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath received his testi34 mony, 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 35 him. The Father loveth the Son and hath given all things into his hand. 36 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. 12 3 4 § 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. MARK I. 14. Now after that John 14 was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee. MARK VI. 17-20. 20 LUKE IV. 14. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. LUKE III. 19, 20. But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,' added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 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. 18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy 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. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have 5 her. And when he would have put him to death, he feared the 20 multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 1 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 bap* tized not, but his disciples,)' he left Judea and departed again into Galilee. § 25. Our Lord's discourse with the Samaritan woman. Many of the Samaritans believe on him -SHECHEM or NEAPOLIS. 45 And he must needs go Samaria, which is called gave to his son Joseph. JOHN IV. 442. through Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the JOHN IV. 7 sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus 8 saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto 9 the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of 10 Samaria for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and 11 he would have given thee living water. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast 12 thou that living water? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall 14 thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a 15 well of water springing up into everlasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 16 17 Jesus saith unto her, Go call thy husband, and come hither. The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast 18 well said, I have no husband:' for thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. 19 20 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the 21 place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor 22 yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we 23 know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit 24 and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: 25 and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ; 26 when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with 28 her? The woman then left her water-pot, and went her way into the city, 20 and saith to the men, Come, see a man which told me all things that ever 30 I did is not this the Christ? Then went they out of the city, and came unto him. : 81 32 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. But 83 he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him aught to eat? 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to 85 finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; 36 for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth, and 37 he that reapeth, may rejoice together. And herein is that saying true, One 38 soweth, and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours. And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying 40 of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry 41 with them: and he abode there two days. And many more believed be 39 JOHN IV. 42 cause of his own word; and said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. § 26. Jesus teaches publicly in Galilee. JOHN IV. 43-45. 43 44 Now, after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country. 45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast. 17 MATTH. IV. 17. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent; for the 15 kingdom of heaven is at hand. LUKE IV. 14, 15. 14-And there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. MARK I. 14, 15. § 27. Jesus again at Cana, where he heals the son of a Nobleman lying ill at Capernaum.-CANA OF GALILEE. JOHN IV. 46-54. 46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Caper47 naum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his 48 son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except 49 ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith unto 50 him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto 51 him, and he went his way. And as he was now going down, his servants 52 met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at 53 the seventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself 64 believed, and his whole house. This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea into Galilee. § 28. Jesus at Nazareth; he is there rejected; and fixes his abode at Caper naum. LUKE IV. 16-31. 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and stood up 17 for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it |