Master; for one is your teacher, and to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. Jesus answered, On account of the sensuality of your natures he wrote you this precept.

all ye are brethren. And call no man on the earth your father; for one is your father, even the Heavenly One. Neither be ye called leaders; for ye have one leader, even Messiah.

SELECTION XXX.

Jesus shows that reason and the instincts of nature are the revelations and teachings of God.

THE
HE Pharisees also with the Sad-
ducees came, and tempting de-

sired him that he would show them
a sign from heaven. He answered
and said to them, When it is even-
ing, ye say, It will be fair weather:
for the sky is red. And in the morn-
ing, It will be foul weather to-day:
for the sky is red and lowering. And
when ye see the south wind blow, ye
say, There will be heat, and it com-
eth to pass.
Ye hypocrites, ye can
discern the face of the sky and of the
earth; but how is it that ye do not
discern this time? Yea, and why
even of yourselves judge ye not what
is right?

2 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hand thee over to the judge, and the judge commit thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

3 And the Pharisees came, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? putting him to the test. He answered, What did Moses command you?

5 From the beginning of the creation God made them male and female for this cause shall a man leave his father, and mother, and cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh: So then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

6 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. And he said to them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, in order to marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, in order to be married to another, she committeth adultery. And I say to you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery; and whoso marrieth her who is put away for fornication, doth commit adultery.

7 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any existence after death, and they asked him, saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up children to his brother.

8 Now there were seven brethren: the first took a wife and died without children. The second married her, and he died childless. And the third married her; in like manner the seven also: and they left no Last of all the

4 And they said, Moses suffered children, and died.

SELECTION XXXI.

Jesus proclaims God as an infinite Spirit of holiness and love.

ESUS left Judæa, and departed

9 And Jesus answering said to them, The children of this world. marry, and are given in marriage: but again into Galilee. And he they who shall be accounted worthy must needs go through Samaria. to obtain that world, and the life Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, from the dead, neither marry, nor which is called Sychar, near to the are given in marriage: Neither can parcel of ground that Jacob gave to they die any more: for they are his son Joseph. equal to the angels; and are the children of God, being children of

the Immortal Life.

IO That the dead live again, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living for all live unto him. Then certain of the scribes said to him, Teacher, thou hast answered well. And after that

they durst not ask him any more questions.

2 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. There cometh a woman of Samaria

to draw water: Jesus said to her, Give me to drink. (His disciples had gone to the city to buy meat.)

3 Then said the woman to him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? for Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

II When they were come to Capernaum, they that collected taxes came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tax? He answered, 4 The woman said to him, Sir, Yes. And when he had come into the thou hast nothing to draw with, and house, Jesus said to him, What think- the well is deep from whence then est thou, Simon? of whom do the hast thou that living water? Art kings of the earth take custom? of thou greater than our father Jacob, their own children, or of strangers? who gave us the well, and drank Peter answered, Of strangers. Jesus thereof himself, and his children, and said to him, Then are the children his cattle? free. Nothwithstanding, lest we 5 Jesus answered, Whosoever should offend them, go thou to the sea, cast an hook, and take the fish that first cometh up; when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel: take that and give it to them for thee and me.

drinketh of this water will thirst again: but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

6 The woman said to him, Sir, I months before the harvest for beperceive that thou art a prophet. hold, I say, Lift up your eyes, and Our fathers worshipped in this moun- look on the fields; they are white altain; but ye say that in Jerusalem is ready to harvest. And he that reapthe place where men ought to wor-eth shall receive wages, and gather ship.

fruit unto life eternal; that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

14 And herein is that saying true, One soweth and another reapeth. I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor: other men la

7 Jesus answered, Woman, believe me; the hour is coming, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. The hour is coming, and even now is, when true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; bored, and ye are entered into their for the Father seeketh such. God is labors. Spirit and they that worship him must worship in spirit and in truth. 8 The woman said to him, I know that the Anointed cometh; when he comes he will tell us every thing. Jesus answered, That am I, who speak to thee.

9 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?

10 The woman then left her waterpot, and went into the city, and said to the men, Come, see a man who revealed to me all that ever I did is not this the Anointed? Then they went out of the city, and came to him.

11 Meanwhile his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. But he said, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

15 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the report of the woman, who testified, He revealed to me all that ever I did. So when they came to him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. And many more believed because of his own words: and said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy report: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.

SELECTION XXXII.

Jesus shows that his teachings concerning God are the living water and bread which are able to communicate sustenance and life to the souls of men.

NOW the Jews' feast of taberna

cles was at hand. His brothers therefore said to him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy 12 Therefore said the disciples followers may see the works that one to another, Hath any man thou doest: for no man doeth any brought him ought to eat? Jesus thing in secret, when he himself said to them, My meat is to do the seeketh to be known openly. If will of him that sent me, and to fin- thou canst do these things, show thyish his work. self to the world. For neither did

13 Do not say, There are yet four his brothers believe in him.

2 Then Jesus said to them, My dost thou work? Our fathers did time has not yet come: but your eat manna in the desert; as it is time is always ready. The world written, He gave them bread out of cannot hate you; but me it hateth, heaven to eat. because I testify of it, that its deeds are evil. Go ye up to this feast: I go not up, for my time has not yet come. When he had said these words to them, he remained in Galilee.

secret.

7 Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses gave you not the real bread of heaven; but my Father giveth you true heavenly bread. The bread of God is that which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.

3 But when his brothers were gone up, then went he also up to the 8 Then said they to him, Master, feast, not openly, but as it were in evermore give us this bread. And And the Jews sought him at Jesus said to them, I am bread of the feast, saying, Where is he? And life: he that cometh to me shall there was much discussion among never hunger; and he that believeth the people concerning him: for some in me shall never thirst: for I came said, He is a good man: others said, from heaven, not to do mine own Nay, he deceiveth the people. But will, but the will of him that sent no man spake openly of him for fear me.

of the Jews.

9 The Jews then murmured at

4 Now about the midst of the him, because he said, I am bread feast Jesus went up into the temple, that came from heaven: and they and taught: and the Jews marvel- said, Is not this Jesus, the son of led, saying, How knoweth this man Joseph, whose father and mother we letters, having never learned? Jesus know? how is it then that he saith, answered them, My doctrine is not I came from heaven? mine, but his that sent me: if any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

5 Then said they to him, What shall we do, that we may do the works of God? Jesus answered, This is the work of God, that ye believe him whom he hath sent.

6 They said therefore to him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what

IO Jesus answered, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except he be drawn by the Father who sent me and in the last day I will cause him to be exalted.

II It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one therefore that hath heard, and learned of the Father, cometh to me: no one hath seen the Father, except he who is of God, he hath seen the Father. Truly, truly, I say to you, He that believeth hath everlasting life.

12 I am bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilder

ness, and yet they died; this is bread the twelve, Will ye also go away? coming from heaven, that any one Simon Peter answered, Master, to may eat of it, and not die. I am whom shall we go? thou hast the living bread that came from heaven: words of eternal life.

if any one eat of this bread, he shall live for ever. And the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

SELECTION XXXIII.

Jesus shows that he is one with the Father in spirit and in purpose; but denies the charge of putting himself on an equality with God.

THEN said they to him, Where is

thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me nor my Father: if ye had known my Father ye would have known me also.

13 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, ye shall have no life in you: whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my 2 Therefore the Jews sought the blood, hath eternal life; and I will more to kill him, because he not only exalt him at the last day: for my had broken the sabbath, but said flesh is meat indeed, and my blood also that God was his Father, putis drink indeed. ting himself on an equality with God.

14 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him:-even as the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is bread from heaven: not as your fathers did eat, and died; he that eateth of this bread shall live for

ever.

3 Then answered Jesus, Truly, truly, I say to you, The son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do. As the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the son to have life in himself; 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 who hath sent me. I and the Father are one.

15 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. And many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, This is a 4 Then the Jews took up stones difficult saying; who can understand again to stone him. Jesus said to it? When Jesus knew that his dis- them, Many good works have I ciples murmured at it, he said to showed you from my Father; for them, It is the spirit that quick- which of those works do ye stone eneth, the flesh profiteth nothing: me? The Jews answered, For a the words that I speak to you, they good work we stone thee not; but are spirit and they are life. for blasphemy, because thou, be16 From that time many of his ing a man, makest thyself a god. disciples went back, and walked no Jesus answered them, Is it not writmore with him. Then said Jesus to ten in your law, I said, Ye are gods?