What event in the life of Jesus occurred next after his baptism? Mark i: 12, 13. How much time was thus occupied? 13.

      Where do you find Jesus next after his temptation? John i: 28, 29. How many days did he remain about the Jordan? 29, 35, 39, 43. What disciples did he gain at this time? 41-49. What convinced Andrew and his companion? 34-37. What convinced Simon? 41, 42. Why did Philip follow him when told to do so? 44, 45. Ans.--As Philip [20] was of the same town with Andrew and Simon Peter, he had probably learned all that they knew about Jesus. What convinced Nathanael? 48-50. How did these Galileans happen to be at the Jordan? As Andrew and his companions were disciples of John (37), what is probable as to the others?

      Where do you next find Jesus, and how long after the call of Nathanael? John ii: 1, 2. What was as the first miracle which Jesus wrought? 3-11. Is the manufacture or use of wine, then, in itself sinful? Under what circumstances may either practice become sinful? Ans.--When its chief effect is to encourage drunkenness.

      What was the next movement of Jesus, and who were his companions? 12. Was this the time that he took up his abode at Capernaum? Ans.--No; for he took up his abode there after John's imprisonment (Matt. iv: 12, 13), and John was not yet in prison. See John iii: 22, 23.

      What was the next movement of Jesus? John ii: 13. What was the first thing he did there, and what dispute had he in reference to it? 14-18, 18-22. Did he work any miracles at that time? 23. What celebrated conversation occurred during his stay in Jerusalem? John iii: 1-14.

      What did Jesus do next after this? John iii: 22. What was his popularity at this time, compared with John's? 26. What was the immediate cause of his leaving Judea and going to Galilee? John iv: 1-3. Why should this have caused his removal? Ans. The Pharisees were about to visit him with the same persecution which befell John, and this would have prevented him from quietly [21] instructing the people. As the disciples of Jesus baptized others (verse 2), what do you infer as to their having been baptized themselves?

      What route toward Galilee did Jesus take? 4. Was there any other? Ans.--Yes: the Jews very often went up and down on the east of the Jordan, so as to avoid passing through Samaria, the people of which were unfriendly to them. What celebrated conversation occurred on this journey? 5-28. How long did he remain among the Samaritans before he continued his journey to Galilee? 43.

      How long was it before harvest when he was in Samaria? 35. When did the Jewish harvest begin? Ans.--During the passover week? which occurred between the 21st of March and the 21st of April. When was Jesus, then, in Samaria? How long had it been since he was at Jerusalem? Ans.--As he was at Jerusalem during the previous passover (ii: 23), and it was now but four months till the next passover, he had been away from Jerusalem about eight months.

      How long had it been since Jesus was baptized? Ans.--It is not certainly known, but as his temptation, his return to the Jordan, and his first visit to Galilee and back, all occurred before the passover, it is supposed that he was baptized from four to six months previous to the passover. Adding to this the eight months since that passover, we have about twelve or fourteen months from his baptism till his removal into Galilee.

      Where was John at this time? Matt. iv: 12. How long, then, from the baptism of Jesus to the imprisonment of John? [22]

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