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the well again. Jesus did not explain to her what he meant; he

began to talk to her about the wicked life she was leading; for

she was not a good woman. She was very much surprised that

he should know all about her when he had never seen her before,

and she was sure he was a prophet. So she asked him one of

the questions about which Jews and Samaritans had often quar¬

relled, whether people ought to worship in Jerusalem or in a tem¬

ple they had built in Samaria. But Jesus told her that neither

was necessary; that if people prayed to God in their hearts they

would be heard wherever they were. She was not satisfied, and

said that when the Christ came he would tell them what was

right. Jesus said, “ I, who am speaking to you, am he.»

The woman was so anxious to tell her friends that the Christ

had come that she forgot her water and went right into the city.

On the way she met some of her friends, and said to them: u Come

and see a man who told me all things that ever I did. Is not

this the Christ?»

The disciples had come back while Jesus was talking to the

woman, and had been very much surprised; but they said noth¬

ing about it. They had learned that their Master had some good

reason for everything he did, although they could not understand

it. After she had gone they begged him to eat of the food they

had brought him. But he was no longer hungry. The chance

to help somebody to be better was more to him than food, or

anything else. It was this that made him so lovable.

Very soon the Samaritans came to see him, and were so

pleased with him that they asked him to stay with them, instead

of going to Galilee. He was always glad to stay where he could

do good, so he went with them and stayed there two days. In

that time many of the people believed from listening themselves

to his teaching that he was the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

At the end of these two days Jesus and his disciples started

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again on their journey. They were together, however, only a

short time. The disciples went back to their homes, and Jesus

travelled alone through the towns of Galilee.

While Jesus had been doing these things John the Baptist had

been getting into trouble. John was a preacher who spoke to

any one whom he saw doing wrong, whoever he was, and wherever

he was. One day he told King Herod that he was leading a sin¬

ful life, and that both

he and his wife were

wicked people. This

was true, but they did

not like to hear John

say it. They were so

angry that they would

have killed John if

they had dared. But

the Baptist had so

many friends that

thought he was a great

prophet that Herod

was afraid to do this.

So instead of killing

him he took him and

put him in prison.

Jesus, you remem¬

ber, was travelling in

John the Baptist in Prison Galilee. The people

there were glad to

have him with them once more. Many of them had seen what

he had done at the feast at Jerusalem, and others had heard so

much about this preacher who talked so well and did so many

miracles that they wanted to know him.