25. What did the woman say to these things?

Where did she learn this?

26. What did Christ say?

LESSON VIII.

The Nobleman's son Healed.

John iv. 27-54.

27. WHO came and found Christ in conversation with the woman of Samaria? At what did they marvel?

Why did they marvel at this?

28. What became of the woman?

29. What did she say to those whom she met?

Why did she think he might be " the Christ"?

30. What did they do who heard the woman's statement?

31. What did his disciples ask him to do? 32. What did he reply?

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.

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 mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 33 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

33. How did they receive his reply?

34. How did Christ explain his meaning? 35. To what harvest did Christ refer as already ripe?

To what harvest did he refer as four months distant?

36-38. What sowing and reaping are intended in this passage?

39. What effect did the woman's account of her interview with Christ produce on the minds of the Samaritans?

40. What did they ask of Christ?

41. What led others to believe on him?

42. What did these say to the woman? Are we to suppose they understood his real character?

43. Whither did he then go?

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

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

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.

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.

37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

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. 40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his own word;

42 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.

43 ¶ And after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

44. Why did he go thither?

45. What is said of his reception in Galilee? 46. Into what place did Christ come? What had happened there?

Who met him there?

What class of persons were called "noblemen" in Judea, in those days?

47. What did the nobleman desire of him? What was his son's condition?

48. What did Christ say of the weakness of their faith?

To whom did he address this reproof? 49. What did the nobleman say? 50. What was Christ's reply?

What is said of the nobleman's faith?

51. What occurred as he went towards home?

52. What was the coincidence, if any, between the time of our Saviour's interposition and the beginning of the child's convalescence ?

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

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

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.

47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea 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.

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

49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. 50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man Delieved the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. 51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

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

53. What did the father know?

What was the effect of this knowledge? 54. What was the first miracle, and when was it wrought?

LESSON IX.

The Cripple at the Pool of Bethesda.

John v. 1-16.

1. WHY did Christ go up to Jerusalem ? Why did he observe the Jewish feasts?

2. What was at Jerusalem?

What is a "pool" ?

What were the "porches"?

3. Who lay in the porches?
What are "impotent folk"?
Who are meant by the "halt"?
Who by the "withered"?

What were they waiting for?

4. What was that?

What is meant by his "troubling the water"?
What effect had this?

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.

54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea into Galilee.

CHAP. V.-1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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

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

4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and

What is it to be "made whole"?

What diseases did the water cure?
Was the virtue of the water miraculous!
5. What man is spoken of?
What is meant by "infirmity”?

6. Who saw this man in the porch?
What did he say to him?

7. Why had he not been cured?

8. What did Jesus say to him?

Why did Christ tell him to take up his bed?
Was he able to walk?

9. What was immediately done to him?

What did he do?

On what day was this done?

10. What did the Jews say to the man? Why did the Jews say this?

11. How did the man answer the Jews? What did he mean they should understand by that? 12. What did the Jews then ask the man? Why did they ask him this question?

troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

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

6 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 !

7 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.

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

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

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

11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto

me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

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

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