The Call of Wisdom

We are going to do something just a little different with the Scriptures.  I am going to give you a Scripture and you have to find it in the Bible.  This gives each of us a wonderful opportunity to spend time seeking God's Face.

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord.

A Blessing in the Lesson, A Lesson in the Blessing!

"I didn't get it".  Those were the very words that my daughter, a senior in college, spoke from her heart.  You see, she had an interview to procure an internship with a major corporation and at the conclusion of the interview, she felt and truly believed deep down inside that the questions the interviewer asked her, she answered completely wrong.  I asked her this question; "Did you answer the questions truthfully and honestly"?  She assured me that she had.  I told her that there are no right or wrong answers if she answered each question from her own personal life experiences.  I then proceeded to write a small book with just one chapter in an effort to help her to see the blessing in the lesson.


I explained to my daughter very carefully that if she answered the questions according to her heart and what she knows, the wisdom and the knowledge bestowed upon her from on High then she did her very best in the interview. I also told her that if she answered the questions according to what she thought the woman wanted to hear, she may want to ask herself why even though we already know the answer, but she won't know the answer until she gets the results from the interview being either she gets the job or she doesn't.  I told her that she should try to clear her mind so that she can see the blessing in the lesson that she learned today, but what exactly is the lesson.  For my daughter, the lesson is the blessing that she was even granted an interview by this large corporation.  The interviewer was impressed with something that my daughter possesses and that alone speaks volumes about her. 


I told her that God is in control of her life and she should not beat herself up over the lesson in the blessing.  I went to say that she had already spoken into existence and really believed that she was not going to get that internship.  I told her to remove certain words from her vocabulary and to replace them with I will, I can, I shall, I claim it, I believe it and I receive it; otherwise, if she tells herself that she did not get the internship she will not have it!  We have to speak what we want and believe in our hearts so that we can have what our hearts truly do desire if we believe and have faith in Jesus.


After I wrote and closed the chapter to this book, my daughter hung up the phone feeling down, but I surmise that after a while, she will begin to realize that if she did her best, that was all she could do and that what God has for her, is truly for her and He does in deed have her best interest at heart.  That is better than any internship on the planet.  

Women in the Word, God has an abundance of whatever it is your heart desires.  Open the doors of your heart and let Jesus come in.  Listen to His voice, obey His commandments and serve Him all the days of your life.  But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these shall be added unto you.  


Thank God for His merciful kindness and for His compassions.  Our God is truly amazing.  He is our Maker, our Creator, our Help, our Mighty Fortress, our Strong Tower, our High Tower and the very Source of Strength that lies in the very depths of our souls.  Praise Him, love Him, exalt Him and magnify His Holy, Great and Everlasting Name.  


Upon the table of your heart, write and meditate the words from cometh from the King and then trust Him to guide you on the path of righteousness and to provide for you in ways that you could never provide for yourself.  Thank Him for designing the perfect and most awesome plan for your life; He truly does have your best interest at heart; praise Him and love Him all the days of your life.

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But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.


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Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.


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Judge not, that ye be not judged.


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For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.


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And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?


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Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?


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Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.


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Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.


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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:


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For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.


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Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?


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Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?


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If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?


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Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.


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Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:


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Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.


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Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.


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Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?


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Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.


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A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.


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Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.


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Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.


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Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.


MARK


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The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;


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As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.


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The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.


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John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.


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And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.


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And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;


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And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.


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I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.


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And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.


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And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:


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And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.


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And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.


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And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.


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Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,


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And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.


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Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.


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And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.


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And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.


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And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.


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And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.


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And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.


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And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.


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And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,


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Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.


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And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.


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And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.


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And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine [is] this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.


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And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.




LUKE


There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.


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And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.


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And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.


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And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,


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According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.


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And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.


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And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.


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And when Zacharias saw [him], he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.


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But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.


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And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.


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For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.


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And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.


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And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.


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And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.


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And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.


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And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.


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And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.


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And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.


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And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.


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And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,


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Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.


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And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,


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To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary.


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And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed [art] thou among women.


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And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.


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And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.


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And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.


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He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:


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And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.


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Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?


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And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.


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And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.


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For with God nothing shall be impossible.


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And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.


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And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;


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And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.


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And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:


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And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.


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And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?


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For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.


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And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.


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And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,


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And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.


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For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.


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For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy [is] his name.


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And his mercy [is] on them that fear him from generation to generation.


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He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.


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He hath put down the mighty from [their] seats, and exalted them of low degree.


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He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.


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He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of [his] mercy;


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As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.


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And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.


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Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.


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And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.


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And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.


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And his mother answered and said, Not [so]; but he shall be called John.


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And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.


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And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.


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And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.


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And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed], and he spake, and praised God.


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JOHN


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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.


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The same was in the beginning with God.


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All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.


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In him was life; and the life was the light of men.


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And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.


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There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.


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The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.


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He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.


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[That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.


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He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.


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He came unto his own, and his own received him not.


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But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:


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Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.


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And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.


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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 me.


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And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.


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For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.


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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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And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?


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And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.


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And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.


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Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?


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He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.


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And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.


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And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?


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John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;


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He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.


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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.


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The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.


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This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.


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And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.


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And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.


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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 Holy Ghost.


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And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.


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Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;


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And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!


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And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.


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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?


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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], and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.


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He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.


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And he brought 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.


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The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.


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Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.


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Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.


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


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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!


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Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.


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Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.


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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 these.


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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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And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:


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And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.


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And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.


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Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.


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His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it].


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And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.


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Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.


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And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare [it].


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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 knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,


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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 wine until now.


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This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.


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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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And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,


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And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:


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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, and overthrew the tables;


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And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.


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And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.


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Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?


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Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.


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Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?


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But he spake of the temple of his body.


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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 believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.


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But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all [men],


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And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.


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There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:


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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.


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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.


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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 be born?


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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 of God.


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That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.


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Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.


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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.


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Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?


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Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?


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Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.


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If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you [of] heavenly things?


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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 Son of man be lifted up:


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That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.


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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.


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For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.


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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 of God.


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And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.


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For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.


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But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.


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After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.


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And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.


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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 Jews about purifying.


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And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all [men] come to him.


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John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.


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Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.


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He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.


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He must increase, but I [must] decrease.


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He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.


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And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.


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He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.


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For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him].


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The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.


3:36
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.


4:1
When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,


4:2
(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)


4:3
He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.


4:4
And he must needs go through Samaria.


4:5
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.


4:6
Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with [his] journey, sat thus on the well: [and] it was about the sixth hour.


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There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.


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(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)


4:9
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.


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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 he would have given thee living water.


4:11
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?


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Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?


4:13
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:


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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.


4:15
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.


4:16
Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.


4:17
The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:


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For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.


4:19
The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.


4:20
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.


4:21
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.


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Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.


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But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.


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God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.


4:25
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.


4:26
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am [he].


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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 her?


4:28
The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,


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Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?


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Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.


4:31
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.


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But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.


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Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him [ought] to eat?


4:34
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.


4:35
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; for they are white already to harvest.


4:36
And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.


4:37
And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.


4:38
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.


4:39
And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.


4:40
So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.


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And many more believed because of his own word;


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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.


4:43
Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.


4:44
For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.


4:45
Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.


4:46
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 Capernaum.


4:47
When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.


4:48
Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.


4:49
The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.


4:50
Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.


4:51
And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told [him], saying, Thy son liveth.


4:52
Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.


4:53
So the father knew that [it was] at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.


4:54
This [is] again the second miracle [that] Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.


5:1
After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.


5:2
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep [market] a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.


5:3
In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.


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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.


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And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.


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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?


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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.


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Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.


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And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.


5:10
The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry [thy] bed.


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He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.


5:12
Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?


5:13
And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in [that] place.


5:14
Afterward 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.


5:15
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.


5:16
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.


5:17
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.


5:18
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.


5:19
Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.


5:20
For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.


5:21
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth [them]; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.


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For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:


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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.


5:24
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.


5:25
Verily, verily, 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.


5:26
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;


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And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.


5:28
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,


5:29
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.


5:30
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.


5:31
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.


5:32
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.


5:33
Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.


5:34
But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.


5:35
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.