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133:3.1 By the time they reached [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth], Ganid was becoming very much interested in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Jewish religion], and so it was not strange that, one day as they passed the [[synagogue]] and saw the people going in, he requested [[Jesus]] to take him to the service. That day they heard a learned [[rabbi]] [[discourse]] on the " [[Destiny]] of [[Israel]], " and after the service they met one Crispus, the chief ruler of this [[synagogue]]. Many times they went back to the [[synagogue]] services, but chiefly to meet Crispus. Ganid grew to be very fond of Crispus, his [[wife]], and their [[family]] of five children. He much enjoyed [[observing]] how a Jew conducted his [[family]] life.

133:3.1 By the time they reached [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth], Ganid was becoming very much interested in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism Jewish religion], and so it was not strange that, one day as they passed the [[synagogue]] and saw the people going in, he requested [[Jesus]] to take him to the service. That day they heard a learned [[rabbi]] [[discourse]] on the " [[Destiny]] of [[Israel]], " and after the service they met one Crispus, the chief ruler of this [[synagogue]]. Many times they went back to the [[synagogue]] services, but chiefly to meet Crispus. Ganid grew to be very fond of Crispus, his [[wife]], and their [[family]] of five children. He much enjoyed [[observing]] how a Jew conducted his [[family]] life.

133:3.2 While Ganid [[studied]] [[family]] life, [[Jesus]] was teaching Crispus the better ways of religious living. Jesus held more than twenty sessions with this forward-looking Jew; and it is not surprising, years afterward, when [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] was preaching in this very [[synagogue]], and when the [[Jews]] had rejected his [[message]] and had voted to forbid his further preaching in the [[synagogue]], and when he then went to the [[gentiles]], that Crispus with his entire [[family]] [[embraced]] the new religion, and that he became one of the chief supports of the [[Christian]] church which [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] subsequently organized at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth].

133:3.2 While Ganid [[studied]] [[family]] life, [[Jesus]] was teaching Crispus the better ways of religious living. Jesus held more than twenty sessions with this forward-looking Jew; and it is not surprising, years afterward, when [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] was preaching in this very [[synagogue]], and when the [[Jews]] had rejected his [[message]] and had voted to forbid his further preaching in the [[synagogue]], and when he then went to the [[gentiles]], that Crispus with his entire [[family]] [[embraced]] the new religion, and that he became one of the chief supports of the [[Christian]] church which [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] subsequently organized at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth].

133:3.3 During the eighteen months [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] preached in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth], being later joined by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas Silas] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Timothy Timothy], he met many others who had been taught by the " Jewish [[tutor]] of the son of an Indian merchant. "

133:3.3 During the eighteen months [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] preached in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth], being later joined by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas Silas] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Timothy Timothy], he met many others who had been taught by the " Jewish [[tutor]] of the son of an Indian merchant. "

133:3.4 At [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth] they met people of every [[race]] hailing from [[three]] [[continents]]. Next to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria] and [[Rome]], it was the most [[cosmopolitan]] city of the [[Mediterranean]] empire. There was much to [[attract]] one's [[attention]] in this city, and Ganid never grew weary of visiting the [[citadel]] which stood almost two thousand feet above the [[sea]]. He also spent a great deal of his spare time about the [[synagogue]] and in the home of Crispus. He was at first shocked, and later on [[charmed]], by the [[status]] of woman in the Jewish [[home]]; it was a [[revelation]] to this young Indian.

133:3.4 At [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth] they met people of every [[race]] hailing from [[three]] [[continents]]. Next to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria Alexandria] and [[Rome]], it was the most [[cosmopolitan]] city of the [[Mediterranean]] empire. There was much to [[attract]] one's [[attention]] in this city, and Ganid never grew weary of visiting the [[citadel]] which stood almost two thousand feet above the [[sea]]. He also spent a great deal of his spare time about the [[synagogue]] and in the home of Crispus. He was at first shocked, and later on [[charmed]], by the [[status]] of woman in the Jewish [[home]]; it was a [[revelation]] to this young Indian.

133:3.5 [[Jesus]] and Ganid were often guests in another [[Jewish]] [[home]], that of Justus, a [[devout]] merchant, who lived alongside the [[synagogue]]. And many times, subsequently, when the [[Paul, the Apostle|Apostle Paul]] [[sojourned]] in this [[home]], did he listen to the recounting of these [[visits]] with the Indian lad and his Jewish [[tutor]], while both Paul and Justus wondered whatever became of such a wise and [[brilliant]] [[Hebrew]] [[teacher]].

133:3.5 [[Jesus]] and Ganid were often guests in another [[Jewish]] [[home]], that of Justus, a [[devout]] merchant, who lived alongside the [[synagogue]]. And many times, subsequently, when the [[Paul, the Apostle|Apostle Paul]] [[sojourned]] in this [[home]], did he listen to the recounting of these [[visits]] with the Indian lad and his Jewish [[tutor]], while both Paul and Justus wondered whatever became of such a wise and [[brilliant]] [[Hebrew]] [[teacher]].

133:3.6 When in [[Rome]], Ganid [[observed]] that Jesus refused to accompany them to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_baths public baths]. Several times afterward the [[young man]] sought to induce [[Jesus]] further to express himself in regard to the [[relations]] of the [[Gender|sexes]]. Though he would answer the lad's questions, he never seemed disposed to [[discuss]] these subjects at great length. One evening as they strolled about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth] out near where the wall of the [[citadel]] ran down to the [[sea]], they were accosted by two [[Prostitution|public women]]. Ganid had imbibed the [[idea]], and rightly, that [[Jesus]] was a man of high [[ideals]], and that he abhorred everything which partook of uncleanness or savored of [[evil]]; accordingly he spoke sharply to these [[women]] and rudely motioned them away. When [[Jesus]] saw this, he said to Ganid: " You mean well, but you should not presume thus to speak to the [[children]] of [[God]], even though they [[chance]] to be his erring [[children]]. Who are we that we should sit in [[judgment]] on these [[women]]? Do you happen to know all of the [[circumstances]] which led them to resort to such [[methods]] of obtaining a livelihood? Stop here with me while we talk about these matters. " The [[courtesans]] were astonished at what he said even more than was Ganid.

133:3.6 When in [[Rome]], Ganid [[observed]] that Jesus refused to accompany them to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_baths public baths]. Several times afterward the [[young man]] sought to induce [[Jesus]] further to express himself in regard to the [[relations]] of the [[Gender|sexes]]. Though he would answer the lad's questions, he never seemed disposed to [[discuss]] these subjects at great length. One evening as they strolled about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth Corinth] out near where the wall of the [[citadel]] ran down to the [[sea]], they were accosted by two [[Prostitution|public women]]. Ganid had imbibed the [[idea]], and rightly, that [[Jesus]] was a man of high [[ideals]], and that he abhorred everything which partook of uncleanness or savored of [[evil]]; accordingly he spoke sharply to these [[women]] and rudely motioned them away. When [[Jesus]] saw this, he said to Ganid: " You mean well, but you should not presume thus to speak to the [[children]] of [[God]], even though they [[chance]] to be his erring [[children]]. Who are we that we should sit in [[judgment]] on these [[women]]? Do you happen to know all of the [[circumstances]] which led them to resort to such [[methods]] of obtaining a livelihood? Stop here with me while we talk about these matters. " The [[courtesans]] were astonished at what he said even more than was Ganid.

133:3.7 As they stood there in the moonlight, [[Jesus]] went on to say: " There lives within every [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:1._THE_MIND_ARENA_OF_CHOICE human mind] a [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]], the gift of [[the Father]] in heaven. This good [[spirit]] ever strives to [[lead]] us to [[God]], to help us to find God and to know God; but also within [[mortals]] there are many natural [[physical]] [[tendencies]] which the [[Creator]] put there to serve the well-being of the [[individual]] and the [[race]]. Now, oftentimes, [[men]] and [[women]] become [[confused]] in their [[efforts]] to [[understand]] themselves and to grapple with the manifold [[difficulties]] of making a living in a world so largely [[dominated]] by [[selfishness]] and [[sin]]. I [[perceive]], Ganid, that neither of these women is willfully [[wicked]]. I can tell by their faces that they have [[experienced]] much [[sorrow]]; they have [[suffered]] much at the hands of an apparently cruel fate; they have not [[intentionally]] chosen this sort of life; they have, in discouragement bordering on [[despair]], [[surrendered]] to the [[pressure]] of the hour and [[accepted]] this distasteful means of obtaining a livelihood as the best way out of a situation that to them appeared hopeless. Ganid, some people are really [[wicked]] at [[heart]]; they deliberately [[choose]] to do mean things, but, tell me, as you look into these now tear-stained faces, do you see anything bad or [[wicked]]? " And as [[Jesus]] paused for his reply, Ganid's [[voice]] choked up as he stammered out his answer: " No, Teacher, I do not. And I apologize for my rudeness to them—I crave their [[forgiveness]]. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " And I bespeak for them that they have forgiven you as I speak for my Father in heaven that he has forgiven them. Now all of you come with me to a [[friend]]'s house where we will seek refreshment and [[plan]] for the new and better life ahead. " Up to this time the amazed women had not uttered a [[word]]; they looked at each other and [[silently]] followed as the men led the way.

133:3.7 As they stood there in the moonlight, [[Jesus]] went on to say: " There lives within every [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_111#111:1._THE_MIND_ARENA_OF_CHOICE human mind] a [[Thought Adjuster|divine spirit]], the gift of [[the Father]] in heaven. This good [[spirit]] ever strives to [[lead]] us to [[God]], to help us to find God and to know God; but also within [[mortals]] there are many natural [[physical]] [[tendencies]] which the [[Creator]] put there to serve the well-being of the [[individual]] and the [[race]]. Now, oftentimes, [[men]] and [[women]] become [[confused]] in their [[efforts]] to [[understand]] themselves and to grapple with the manifold [[difficulties]] of making a living in a world so largely [[dominated]] by [[selfishness]] and [[sin]]. I [[perceive]], Ganid, that neither of these women is willfully [[wicked]]. I can tell by their faces that they have [[experienced]] much [[sorrow]]; they have [[suffered]] much at the hands of an apparently cruel fate; they have not [[intentionally]] chosen this sort of life; they have, in discouragement bordering on [[despair]], [[surrendered]] to the [[pressure]] of the hour and [[accepted]] this distasteful means of obtaining a livelihood as the best way out of a situation that to them appeared hopeless. Ganid, some people are really [[wicked]] at [[heart]]; they deliberately [[choose]] to do mean things, but, tell me, as you look into these now tear-stained faces, do you see anything bad or [[wicked]]? " And as [[Jesus]] paused for his reply, Ganid's [[voice]] choked up as he stammered out his answer: " No, Teacher, I do not. And I apologize for my rudeness to them—I crave their [[forgiveness]]. " Then said [[Jesus]]: " And I bespeak for them that they have forgiven you as I speak for my Father in heaven that he has forgiven them. Now all of you come with me to a [[friend]]'s house where we will seek refreshment and [[plan]] for the new and better life ahead. " Up to this time the amazed women had not uttered a [[word]]; they looked at each other and [[silently]] followed as the men led the way.

133:3.9 When Martha, Justus' [[wife]], had spread the food on the table, [[Jesus]], taking unexpected leave of them, said: " As it is getting late, and since the [[young man]]'s [[father]] will be awaiting us, we [[pray]] to be excused while we leave you here [[together]]—[[three]] [[women]]—the beloved [[children]] of the [[Most High]]. And I will [[pray]] for your [[spiritual]] [[guidance]] while you make [[plans]] for a new and better life on [[earth]] and eternal life in the great beyond. "

133:3.9 When Martha, Justus' [[wife]], had spread the food on the table, [[Jesus]], taking unexpected leave of them, said: " As it is getting late, and since the [[young man]]'s [[father]] will be awaiting us, we [[pray]] to be excused while we leave you here [[together]]—[[three]] [[women]]—the beloved [[children]] of the [[Most High]]. And I will [[pray]] for your [[spiritual]] [[guidance]] while you make [[plans]] for a new and better life on [[earth]] and eternal life in the great beyond. "

133:3.10 Thus did Jesus and Ganid take leave of the [[women]]. So far the two [[courtesans]] had said nothing; likewise was Ganid speechless. And for a few moments so was Martha, but presently she rose to the occasion and did [[everything]] for these strangers that [[Jesus]] had [[hoped]] for. The [[elder]] of these two women died a short time thereafter, with bright [[hopes]] of [[eternal]] [[survival]], and the younger woman worked at Justus' place of [[business]] and later became a lifelong member of the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Corinth#Biblical_Corinth Christian church in Corinth].

133:3.10 Thus did Jesus and Ganid take leave of the [[women]]. So far the two [[courtesans]] had said nothing; likewise was Ganid speechless. And for a few moments so was Martha, but presently she rose to the occasion and did [[everything]] for these strangers that [[Jesus]] had [[hoped]] for. The [[elder]] of these two women died a short time thereafter, with bright [[hopes]] of [[eternal]] [[survival]], and the younger woman worked at Justus' place of [[business]] and later became a lifelong member of the first [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Corinth#Biblical_Corinth Christian church in Corinth].

133:3.11 Several times in the [[home]] of Crispus, Jesus and Ganid met one Gaius, who subsequently became a loyal [[support]]er of [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]]. During these two months in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Corinth Corinth] they held [[intimate]] [[conversations]] with scores of [[worth]]-while [[individuals]], and as a result of all these apparently casual [[contacts]] more than half of the [[individuals]] so affected became members of the subsequent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Christianity Christian community].

133:3.11 Several times in the [[home]] of Crispus, Jesus and Ganid met one Gaius, who subsequently became a loyal [[support]]er of [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]]. During these two months in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Corinth Corinth] they held [[intimate]] [[conversations]] with scores of [[worth]]-while [[individuals]], and as a result of all these apparently casual [[contacts]] more than half of the [[individuals]] so affected became members of the subsequent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Christianity Christian community].

133:3.12 When [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] first went to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Corinth Corinth], he had not [[intended]] to make a prolonged [[visit]]. But he did not know how well the [[Jewish]] [[tutor]] had [[prepared]] the way for his labors. And further, he [[discovered]] that great interest had already been aroused by Aquila and Priscilla, Aquila being one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynicism Cynics] with whom [[Jesus]] had come in contact when in [[Rome]]. This couple were [[Jewish]] [[refugees]] from [[Rome]], and they quickly [[embraced]] [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]]'s teachings. He lived with them and worked with them, for they were also tentmakers. It was because of these circumstances that [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] prolonged his stay in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Corinth Corinth].

133:3.12 When [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] first went to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Corinth Corinth], he had not [[intended]] to make a prolonged [[visit]]. But he did not know how well the [[Jewish]] [[tutor]] had [[prepared]] the way for his labors. And further, he [[discovered]] that great interest had already been aroused by Aquila and Priscilla, Aquila being one of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynicism Cynics] with whom [[Jesus]] had come in contact when in [[Rome]]. This couple were [[Jewish]] [[refugees]] from [[Rome]], and they quickly [[embraced]] [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]]'s teachings. He lived with them and worked with them, for they were also tentmakers. It was because of these circumstances that [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] prolonged his stay in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Corinth Corinth].

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