HERE 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 Thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that 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. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

The wind

bloweth where it listeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.'-JOHN iii.

HEN cometh He [Jesus] to a city of Samaria.

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Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with His journey, sat on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 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 Samaria ?-for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. Jesus answered, 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 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 thou that living water? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his

THE POOL OF BETHESDA.

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children, and his cattle? Jesus said, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall 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 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. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. The woman said, I have no husband. Jesus said, Thou hast well said: for thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband. The woman saith to Him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.'-JOHN iv.

THE POOL OF BETHESDA.

(HERE is at Jerusalem, by the sheep-market, a pool,

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which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multi

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tude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into 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. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 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 ? 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. Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked.' -JOHN V.

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CHRIST WALKS ON THE SEA.

OND when even was now come, His disciples went down unto the sea, and entered into a ship, and went over the sea towards Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. And the sea arose, by reason of a great wind that blew. So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. But He saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.' (In the fourteenth chapter of St. Matthew we also read that 'Peter walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid: and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord save me! And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt ?')-JOHN vi.