1 There was a man of the Phari- sees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews :
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him. Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from G-od: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except Grod be with him.
3 Jesus answered and said un- to him, Yerily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him. How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second
time into lis mother's womb, and be born ?
5 Jesus answered, Yerily, verily, I say unto thee. Except a man be bom of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee. Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it Cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one thai is born of the Spirit.
The conversation between Christ and Nicodemus, which begins with these verses, is one of the most important passages in the whole Bible. Nowhere else do we find stronger statements about those two mighty subjects, the new birth, and salvation by faith in the Son of God. Tho servant of Christ will do well to make himself thoroughly acquainted with this chapter. A man may be ignorant of many things in religion, and yet be saved. But to be