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Shortly after this Jesus went back to the Jordan, where John

was still preaching to a great many people. As John looked up

and saw Jesus coming toward them,

he said to his hearers,» Behold the

Lamb of God, which taketh away

the sins of the world.» What did

John mean? Just this. Before

long, Jesus, a pure, gentle man

who had never done a wrong thing,

would be put to death like the

lamb in the temple service, for the

sins of other people. After this

happened people need not offer

sacrifices any more; for their sins

would be forgiven if they asked

God to do it for Jesus’ sake.

The next day Jesus passed that

way again. John the Baptist was

there talking to two of his friends,

John and Andrew, and seeing Je¬

sus coming he said again, “ Behold

the Lamb of God.» This time the

two men followed Jesus, who,

turning round and seeing them

close behind him, asked, “ What

are you looking for?» They answered, «Rabbi» (which means

master or teacher), “ where do you live?» He said, “ Come and

see.» They went with him to the place where he was staying,

and spent the rest of the day there. Andrew was so much pleased

with his new friend that he found his brother Simon, afterward

called Peter, and brought him to Christ.

The next day Jesus started on a journey to Galilee, and his

Jesus walking by the Sea

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three new friends went with him. On the way they met a man

named Philip, who lived in the same town as Andrew and Peter.

Jesus invited Philip to go with them, and he was very glad to do

so. Before he went he found his friend Nathanael, and asked

him to join them.

Nathanael did not wish to go when he heard that Jesus was

from Nazareth. You remember that the people of Nazareth were

not thought to be good, so Nathanael did not think a man from

that place could be the Christ. But Philip asked him to go and

see Jesus before he decided, and Nathanael went with him. Af¬

ter talking for a little while he said, 44 Rabbi, you are the Son of

God; you are the King of Israel.» He was as much pleased with

the new friend as the others were, and was glad to join the little

company on their w T ay to Galilee. There were six in the company

now, – Jesus, and the five men, John, Andrew and Peter, Philip

and Nathanael, who were dear friends of Jesus the rest of their

lives. They are called his disciples, or learners, because they lis¬

tened to his teachings and learned from him.

On the third day that they were together there was a wedding

in Cana of Galilee, and Jesus and his disciples were invited to the

feast. When they came to the house, they found Mary, the mother

of Jesus, there. The feast lasted several days, and before it was

over the wine gave out. What should they do? It would not

do to be without any, yet they did not know where to get more.

Mary told Jesus that they had no wine, and although he seemed

very unwilling to do anything about it, she was so sure that life

would help them that she said to the servants, 44 Do whatever he

tells you.»

There were six water-pots, or large stone jars, outside the door,

filled with water. For it is so hot and dusty in that country that

the people need to bathe often, and jars for that use are kept out¬

side the doors of most houses. The tops of the jars are filled