| PSALM 23 HE Lord is my shepherd; I shall not 
          want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the 
          still waters.
 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness 
          for his name's sake.
 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will 
          fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort 
          me.
 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: 
          thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: 
          and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
 ISAIAH 55:1-7
 O, every one that thirsteth, come 
          ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; 
          yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your 
          labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and 
          eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; 
          and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies 
          of David.
 4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and 
          commander to the people.
 5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations 
          that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, 
          and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
 6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he 
          is near:
 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: 
          and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and 
          to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
 JOHN 3:1-16
 HERE was a man of the Pharisees, 
          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 God: for no man can do these miracles 
          that thou doest, except God be with him.
 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, 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 his mother's womb, and be born?
 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born 
          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 that is born of the Spirit.
 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and 
          knowest not these things?
 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify 
          that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
 12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall 
          ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from 
          heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must 
          the Son of man be lifted up:
 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal 
          life.
 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that 
          whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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