An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists Part 7

John.

CH. 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 thou art a teacher come from G.o.d: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except G.o.d be with him.

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of G.o.d.

4 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?

5 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 G.o.d.

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

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

8 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.

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

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

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

12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you _of_ heavenly things?

13 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(116) Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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

17 For G.o.d sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.

18 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 G.o.d.

19 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, lest his deeds should be reproved.

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

-- 23. Jesus remains in Judea and baptizes. Further testimony of John the Baptist.

John.

CH. III. 22-36.

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

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

24 For John was not yet cast into prison.

25 Then there arose a question between _some_ of John's disciples and the Jews, about purifying.

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

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

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

29 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.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 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.

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

33 He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that G.o.d is true.

34 For he whom G.o.d hath sent, speaketh the words of G.o.d: for G.o.d giveth not the Spirit by measure _unto him_.

35 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 G.o.d abideth on him.

-- 24. Jesus departs into Galilee after John's imprisonment.

Matthew. Mark.

CH. IV. 12. CH. I. 14.

12 Now, when Jesus had heard 14 Now, after that John was that John was cast into put in prison, Jesus came into prison, he departed into Galilee.

Galilee.

CH. XIV. 3-5. CH. VI. 17-20.

3 For Herod had laid hold on 17 For Herod himself had sent John, and bound him, and put forth and laid hold upon John, _him_ in prison for Herodias' and bound him in prison for sake, his brother Philip's Herodias' sake, his brother wife. Philip's wife: for he had married her.

4 For John said unto him, It 18 For John had said unto is not lawful for thee to have Herod, It is not lawful for her. thee to have thy brother's wife.

5 And when he would have put 19 Therefore Herodias had a him to death, he feared the quarrel against him, and would mult.i.tude, because they have killed him; but she could counted him as a prophet. not: 20 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.

Luke. John.

CH. IV. 14. CH. IV. 1-3.

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, 2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) 14 And Jesus returned in the 3 He left Judea, and departed power of the Spirit into again into Galilee.

Galilee: CH. III. 19, 20.

19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

-- 25. Our Lord's discourse with the Samaritan woman. Many Samaritans believe on him. _Shechem_ or _Neapolis_.

John.

CH. IV. 4-42.

4 And he must needs go through Samaria.

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.

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.

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

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

10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of G.o.d, 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.

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?

12 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 thirst again: 14 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.

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

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

17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: 18 For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

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

20 Our fathers wors.h.i.+pped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to wors.h.i.+p.

21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, wors.h.i.+p the Father.

22 Ye wors.h.i.+p ye know not what: we know what we wors.h.i.+p, for salvation is of the Jews.

23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true wors.h.i.+ppers shall wors.h.i.+p the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to wors.h.i.+p him.

24 G.o.d is a Spirit: and they that wors.h.i.+p him, must wors.h.i.+p him in spirit and in truth.

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

26 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 her?

28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

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

31 In the meanwhile his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

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