9 When Jesus saw Nathaniel come he said, Behold an Israelite indeed in whom there is no guile!
10 Nathaniel said, How can you speak about me thus?
11 And Jesus said, I saw you as you sat beneath the fig tree over there, before your brother called.
12 Nathaniel lifted up his hands and said, This surely is the Christ, the king, for whom the harbinger has often testified.
13 And John went forth and found his brother James, and brought him to the Christ.
14 The six disciples went with Jesus to the place where he abode.
15 And Peter said, We long have sought for Christ. We came from Galilee to John; we thought that he was Christ, but he confessed to us that he was not;
16 That he was but the harbinger sent forth to clear the way, and make the pathway easy for the coming king; and when you came he said, Behold the Christ!
17 And we would gladly follow where you go. Lord, tell us what to do.
18 And Jesus said, The foxes of the earth have homes, the birds have nests; I have no place to lay my head.
19 He who would follow me must give up all the cravings of the self and lose his life in saving life.
20 I come to save the lost, and man is saved when he is rescued from himself. But men are slow to comprehend this doctrine of the Christ.
21 And Peter said, I cannot speak for any other man, but for myself I speak: I will leave all and follow where you lead.
22 And then the others spoke and said, You have the words of truth; you came from God, and if we follow in your footsteps we cannot miss the way.
23 Then Jesus and the six disciples sat a long, long time in silent thought.
_Jesus visits John at the Jordan. Delivers his first Christine address to the people. The address. He goes with his disciples to Bethany._
Now, on the morrow Jesus came again and stood with John beside the ford; and John prevailed on him to speak, and standing forth he said,
2 You men of Israel, hear! The kingdom is at hand.
3 Behold the great key-keeper of the age stands in your midst; and with the spirit of Elijah he has come.
4 Behold, for he has turned the key; the mighty gates fly wide and all who will may greet the king.
5 Behold these multitudes of women, children, men! they throng the avenues, they crowd the outer courts; each seems to be intent to be the first to meet the king.