ST. JOHN. The necessity of regeneration. of the temple, and he sheep, and the Oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 16 And said unto them that sold dores, Take these things bence; make 1.ot my Father's house an house of merchandise. 17 And his disciples remen:bered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. 18 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in build'ing, and wilt thou rear it up in tùree days? 21 But he spake of the temple of Lis body. 22 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. God's great love to mankind. 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and tes tify that we have seen; and fe re ceive not our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye behieve if I tell you of heavenly things? 13 And no inan bath 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 ser pent 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 God 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 God sent not his Son inte 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 23¶ Now, when he was in Jerusa-not is condemned already, because he lem at the passover, in the feast-day, hath not believed in the name of the nany believed in his name, when they only-begotten Son of God. saw the miracles which he did. 24 But Jesus did not commit him self unto them, because he knew all THE HERE 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 God for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, be cannot see the kingdom of God. 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 God. 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 non, near to Salim, because there was much water there and they came and were baptized: 24 For John was not yet cast into prison. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can 25 Then there arose a question be enter the second time ino bis mo-between some of John's disciples and ther'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 kingdoin of God. 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 bearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. the Jews, about purifying. 25 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 bap tizeth, and all men come to him. 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 29 Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, i am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29 He that nath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and hear 9 Nicodemus answered and said un-eth him, rejoiceth greatly because of to him, How can these things be? the bridegroom's voice, This my joy therefore is fulfilled. 10 Jésus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knoweth not these things? 30 He nuust crease, but I wo decrease 1 1 1 |