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The Life of Christ
Scriptures for Volume Eight
In His Temple and with Nicodemus
John.2.12
After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his
brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many
days.
John.2.13
And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to
Jerusalem,
John.2.14
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves,
and the changers of money sitting:
John.2.15
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;
John.2.16
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an
house of merchandise.
John.2.17
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me
up.
John.2.18
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing
that thou doest these things?
John.2.19
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it
up.
John.2.20
Then said the Jews, Forty
and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it
up in three days?
John.2.21
But he spake of the temple of his body.
John.2.22
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.
John.3.1
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the
Jews:
John.3.2
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.
John.3.3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born
again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John.3.4
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?
John.3.5
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 God.
John.3.6
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born
of the Spirit is spirit.
John.3.7
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
John.3.8
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.
John.3.9
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
John.3.10
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these
things?
John.3.11
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and
testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
John.3.12
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall
ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
John.3.13
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from
heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
John.3.14
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so
must the Son of man be lifted up:
John.3.15
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
eternal life.
John.3.16
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.
John.3.17
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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