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but they were in a consternation and fright, imagining, that they saw a spirit.

but as they were diffident of so joyful an event, and still in amaze, he said to them, have you any thing here to eat?

and I am going to send you what my father has promis'd you. but continue in the city of Jerusalem, until you shall be endued with power from on high.

and the Light shineth in darkness, but the darkness did not receive it.

he was not that Light, but was sent to testify of that light.

he was in the world, even the world that had been made by him, but the world knew him not.

but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God.

a birth which they had not from circumcision, nor from the constitution of the body, nor the institution of man, but from God.

the law indeed was delivered by Moses, but grace and truth was the dispensation of Jesus Christ.

he own'd it, and did not deny it; but made this protestation, I am not the Christ.

John answered them, I baptize with water: but there is one among you, whom ye know not; he it is who coming after me,

I knew him not: but therefore am I come baptizing with water, that he might be manifest to Israel.

I had not known him: but he that sent me to baptize with water, had told me, "upon whom thou shalt see the spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizeth with the holy spirit."

but Nathanael said to him, can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? come and see, said Philip.

as soon as the steward had tasted the water that was made wine, (for he did not know whence it came, but the servants who drew the water knew it,) he called the bridegroom,

and said to him, 'tis usual to present the best wine first, and afterwards the worse, when the guests have drank pretty freely: but you have reserved the best wine to the last.

After this he went down to Capernaum, in company with his mother, his brethren, and his disciples: but they stay'd there only a few days.

but by the temple he meant his body.

but Jesus did not trust his person with them, because he knew them all.

the cleansing of the body is only external, but the purification of the spirit is spiritual.