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This woman had broken God's

commandments, and Christ showed her that

He knew the sins of her life. But He showed,

too, that He was her friend, that He loved and

pitied her, and that if she was willing to

forsake her sins, God would receive her as

His child.

How glad she was to know this! In her joy she

hurried away to the town nearby, and called

the people to come and see Jesus.

So they came to the well, and asked Him to

stay with them. He remained two days, and

taught them, and many listened to His words.

They repented of their sins, and believed on

Him as their Saviour.

During His ministry, Jesus twice visited His

old home at Nazareth. At the first visit He

went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day.

Here He read from Isaiah's prophecy about

the work of the Messiah—how He was to