PSALM 23.
HE Lord is my shepherd; I shall
not want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: he leadeth me beside the
still waters.
3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth
me in the paths of righteousness for
his name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I will
fear no evil: for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5 Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies: thou
anointest my head with oil; my cup
runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life: and
I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
ISAIAH 55:1-7.
O, every one that thirsteth, come
ye to the waters, and he that hath
no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea,
come, buy wine and milk without
money and without price.
2 Wherefore do ye spend money for
that which is not bread? and your
labour for that which satisfieth not?
hearken diligently unto me, and eat
ye that which is good, and let your
soul delight itself in fatness.
3 Incline your ear, and come unto
me: hear, and your soul shall live;
and I will make an everlasting covenant
with you, even the sure mercies
of David.
4 Behold, I have given him for a
witness to the people, a leader and
commander to the people.
5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation
that thou knowest not, and nations
that knew not thee shall run unto
thee because of the Lord thy God,
and for the Holy One of Israel; for he
hath glorified thee.
6 Seek ye the Lord while he may
be found, call ye upon him while he
is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts:
and let him return unto the Lord, and
he will have mercy upon him; and to
our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
JOHN 3:1-16.
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, he cannot see
the kingdom of God.
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 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 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 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 God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.
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