After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of
Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized (although Jesus
himself baptized not, but his disciples).

And John also was baptizing in AEnon near to Salim, because there was
much water there: and they came, and were baptized. For John was not
yet cast into prison.

And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years of
age.

JOHN'S TRIBUTE TO JESUS.

There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples
with a Jew about purifying. And they came unto John, and said to him,
"Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast
borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him."

John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing, except it have
been given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I
said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. He that
hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom,
that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the
bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full. He must
increase, but I must decrease."

He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of
the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is
above all. What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness;
and no man receiveth his witness. He that hath received his witness
hath set his seal to this, that God is true. For he whom God hath sent
speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He
that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not
the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

AT JACOB'S WELL.

When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus
was making and baptizing more disciples than John, he left Judaea, and
departed again into Galilee.

And he must needs pass through Samaria. So he cometh to a city of
Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave
to his son Joseph: and Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being
wearied with his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth
hour.

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her,
"Give me to drink." For his disciples were gone away into the city to
buy food.

The Samaritan woman therefore saith unto him, "How is i