The Infancy of Jesus Forgotten—­Our Ignorance of Christ’s
  Childhood—­The Boy in the Temple—­The Carpenter’s Silent Years 53

CHAPTER IX

  “The prophet of the most high”

  Elizabeth and Her John—­A Father’s Prophecy—­The Prophet in the
  Wilderness—­Young Men of Galilee—­The Hermit—­His Galilean
  Disciples—­His Public Ministry—­His Hearers—­His Preaching—­St. John the
  Baptist—­St. John of Galilee 57

CHAPTER X

  The messiah found

“Jesus from Galilee to Jordan”—­Baptism of Jesus—­Temptation—­“Behold the Lamb of God”—­Andrew and John with the Baptist—­Our First Knowledge of John of Galilee—­Parting of the Baptist and Jesus—­The Two St. Johns and Jesus—­Following Jesus in the Way—­Blessed Invitation Accepted—­Precious Memories—­Change of Discipleship—­Silence of John—­Disciples at Emmaus—­Brothers Brought to Jesus—­Memorials of Andrew—­John’s Memories of His First Day with Jesus—­Philip—­Nathanael—­Jesus’ First Disciples—­John the Nearest to Him 63

CHAPTER XI

  John A wedding guest

  Invited Guests to a Marriage Feast—­Words of Mary and Jesus Concerning
  Wine—­Three Commands of Jesus—­First Miracle—­Belshazzar’s
  Feast—­Believing Disciples—­Believing Samaritans—­What John Might Have
  Written—­First Miracle, for Innocent Joy—­John and Mary at the
  Feast—­Mary’s Thoughts of John and Her Sons—­Her Thoughts of Jesus 72

CHAPTER XII

  John and Nicodemus

Reasons for a Night Visit to Jesus—­John’s Possible Abode in Jerusalem—­Nicodemus Goes Thither—­His Conversation With Jesus—­Seven Great Truths—­Golden Text of the Bible—­Golden Truth of John—­Tradition of Nicodemus 79

CHAPTER XIII

  St. John and the Samaritaness

  John’s Record—­With the Master—­Valley and Well—­A Personal
  Privilege—­John With Jesus at the Well—­Memories of the
  Region—­Abraham—­Thoughts of the Future—­A Samaritaness—­Strange
  Request—­Living Water—­Greater than Jacob—­Difference in Waters—­Woman’s
  Request—­Jesus a Prophet—­Place and Spirit of True Worship—­“Messiah
  Cometh”—­John an Earnest Listener—­Jesus’ Revelation of Himself—­Changed
  Name for the Well—­Wonder of the Disciples—­The Samaritaness a Gospel
  Messenger—­Unknown Meat—­John’s Watchful Eye—­His Story of the Well—­A
  Memorable Hour for Him 84

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