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PART IV.

THE SECOND PASSOVER ;

OR, THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND YEAR OF OUR LORD'S

MINISTRY.

SECTION I.

THE POOL OF BETHESDA.
John v. 1-9.

1 After this* there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain season in to the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 5 And a certain man

was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? 7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man when the water is troubled to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. 8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked.

* See Vol. on our Lord's Ministry, pp. 1, 2.

SECTION II.

THE CHARGE OF BREAKING THE SABBATH.

John v. 9-16.

9 And on the same day was the sabbath. 10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbathday it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. 11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto

me, Take up thy bed, and walk. 12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? 13 And he that was healed wist not who it was for Jesus had conveyed

himself away, a

multitude

being in that place. 14 Afterwards Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole : sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. 15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole. 16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbathday.

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John v. 17-29.

works than these, that ye may marvel. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. 22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23 that all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 25 Verily, ve

rily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. 26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 27 and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

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SECTION IV.

THE TESTIMONIES OF CHRIST. John v. 30-47.

30 I can of mine own self do nothing as I hear, I judge and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. 33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things

I say,

John v. 30-47.

that ye might be saved. 35 He was a burning and a shining light and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. 37 And the Father himself which hath sent me hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. 38 And ye have not his word abiding in you; for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are

they which testify of me. 40 And ye will not come to

me,

life.

that ye might have 41 I receive not honour

from men. 42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. 43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not. If another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. 44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses in whom ye trust. 46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. 47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Matt. xii. 1-8.

1 At that time Jesus went

on the sabbath-day

through the corn;

and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbathday.

3 But he

said unto them, Have ye not read

what David did when he was an hungred, and they that were with him,

4 How he entered into the house of God,

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lawful?

day that which is not 25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read

what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

26 How he went into the house of God, in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat

and did eat

the shew-bread,

the shew-bread,

which was not lawful for him

which is not lawful

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