19 And Jesus saw a wounded dog; it could not move; it lay beside the way and groaned with pain. He took it in his arms and bore it to the home where he abode.
20 He poured the healing oil into the wounds; he cared for it as though it were a child till it was strong and well.
21 And Jesus saw a little boy who had no home, and he was hungry; when he called for bread the people turned away.
22 And Jesus took the child and gave him bread; he wrapped him in his own warm coat, and found for him a home.
23 To those who followed him the master said, If man would gain again his lost estate he must respect the brotherhood of life.
24 Whoever is not kind to every form of life—to man, to beast, to bird, and creeping thing—cannot expect the blessings of the Holy One; for as we give, so God will give to us.
CHAPTER 75.
Nicodemus visits Jesus in the night. Jesus reveals to him the meaning of the new birth and the kingdom of heaven.
Nicodemus was a ruler of the Jews, and he was earnest, learned and devout.
2 He saw the master’s signet in the face of Jesus as he talked, but was not brave enough to publicly confess his faith in him;