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 But Jesus turned himself about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee well. And the woman was healed from that hour.


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 And when Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on us.


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 And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yea, Lord.


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 And when the demon was cast out, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.


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 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.


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 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they were faint, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.


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 And when he had called to [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.


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 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;


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 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;


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 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and enter ye not into [any] city of the Samaritans:


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 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely ye have received, freely give.


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 Nor bag for [your] journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor staffs: for the workman is worthy of his food.


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 And into whatever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go from there.


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 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.


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 And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart from that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.


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 Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.


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 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.


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 But beware of men: for they will deliver you to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;


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 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.


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 But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given to you in that same hour what ye shall speak.


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 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against [their] parents, and cause them to be put to death.


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 And ye shall be hated by all [men] for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.


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 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man shall have come.


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 It is enough for the disciple that he should be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more [shall they call] them of his household?


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 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.


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 What I tell you in darkness, [that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, [that] proclaim upon the housetops.


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 And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.


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 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.


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 Whoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father who is in heaven.


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 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.


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 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.


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 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.


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 And whoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.


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 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished commanding his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.


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 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.


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 And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?


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 But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft [clothing] are in kings ' houses.


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 For this is [he], concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.


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 Verily I say to you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: however he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.


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 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.


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 But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling to their companions,


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 And saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not lamented.


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 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her children.


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 Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they repented not:


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 Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which had been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.


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 But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.


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 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.


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 But I say to you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.


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 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.


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 All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, except the Son, and [he] to whomever the Son will reveal [him].


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 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest to your souls.


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 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the grain fields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain, and to eat.


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 But when the Pharisees saw [it], they said to him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath.


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 But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;


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 How he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them who were with him, but only for the priests?


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 Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?


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 But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.


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 And, behold, there was a man who had [his] hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.


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 And he said to them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it shall fall into a pit on the sabbath, will he not lay hold on it, and lift [it] out?


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 Then saith he to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched [it] out; and it was restored as whole, as the other.


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 But when Jesus knew [it], he withdrew himself from there: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;


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 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show justice to the Gentiles.


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 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he shall send forth justice to victory.


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 Then was brought to him one possessed with a demon, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw.


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 But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said, This [man] doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.


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 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:


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 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children cast [them] out? therefore they shall be your judges.


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 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and seize his goods, except he shall first bind the strong man? and then he will plunder his house.


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 Therefore I say to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men: but the blasphemy [against] the [Holy] Spirit shall not be forgiven to men.


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 And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come.


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 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [its] fruit.


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 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.


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 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.


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 But I say to you, That for every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account for it in the day of judgment.


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 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.


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 But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh for a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah:


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 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.


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 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah [is] here.


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 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.


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  When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and he findeth none.


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 Then he saith, I will return into my house from which I came out; and when he is come, he findeth [it] empty, swept, and garnished.


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 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also to this wicked generation.


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 While he was yet speaking to the people, behold, [his] mother and his brethren stood outside, desiring to speak with him.


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 Then one said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand outside, desiring to speak with thee.


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 For whoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.


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 And great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went into a boat, and sat down; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.


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 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and immediately they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:


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 But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.


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 He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.


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 For whoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.


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 Therefore I speak to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.


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 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:


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 For this people's heart has become dull, and [their] ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.


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 For verily I say to you, That many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see [the things] which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear [the things] which ye hear, and have not heard [them].


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 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way side.


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 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and immediately with joy receiveth it;


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 Yet he hath not root in himself, but endureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, immediately he is offended.


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 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.


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 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; who also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.


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 Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field:


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 So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? how then hath it tares?


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  He said to them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said to him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?


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 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.


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 Another parable he put forth to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:


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 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge on its branches.


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 Another parable he spoke to them; The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.


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 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable he spoke not to them:


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 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.


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 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came to him, saying, Make known to us [the meaning of] the parable of the tares of the field.


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  The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked [one];


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  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.


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 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.


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 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them who do iniquity;


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 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.


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 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field; which when a man hath found, he hideth, and from joy over it goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.


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 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:


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 Which, when it was full, they drew to the shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast away the bad.


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 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,


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 Then said he to them, Therefore every scribe [who is] instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a man [that is] an householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure [things] new and old.


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 And when he had come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, How hath this [man] this wisdom, and [these] mighty works?


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 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?


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 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country, and in his own house.


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 And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.


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 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put [him] in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.


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 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.


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 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.


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 And she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist on a platter.


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 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the sake of the oath and them who sat eating with him, he commanded [it] to be given [her].


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 When Jesus heard [of it], he departed from there in a boat into a desert place by himself: and when the people had heard [of it], they followed him on foot out of the cities.


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 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.


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 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now late; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.


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 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke, and gave the loaves to [his] disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.


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 And they all ate, and were satisfied: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.


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 And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a boat, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.


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 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up to a mountain by himself to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.


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 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.


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 And he said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.


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 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.


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 And immediately Jesus stretched forth [his] hand, and caught him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?


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 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all the surrounding country, and brought to him all that were diseased;


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 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly well.


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 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.


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 But he answered and said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?


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 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.


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 But ye say, Whoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me;


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 And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.


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 This people draweth near to me with their mouth, and honour me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.


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 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.


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 Then came his disciples, and said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?


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 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted out.


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 Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leadeth the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.


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 Do ye not yet understand, that whatever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the stomach, and is cast out into the draught?


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 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.


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 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:


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 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same region, and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, [thou] Son of David; my daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.


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 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.


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 Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great [is] thy faith: be it to thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.


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 And Jesus departed from there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and went up on a mountain, and sat down there.


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 And great multitudes came to him, having with them [those that were] lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at Jesus ' feet; and he healed them:


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 So that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.


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 Then Jesus called his disciples [to him], and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.


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 And his disciples say to him, Where should we get so much bread in the wilderness, as to satisfy so great a multitude?


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 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke [them], and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.


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 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up of the broken pieces that were left seven baskets full.


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 The Pharisees also and the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven.


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  He answered and said to them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the sky is red.


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 And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to day: for the sky is red and threatening. O [ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not [discern] the signs of the times?


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 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh for a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them, and departed.


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 [Which] when Jesus perceived, he said to them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?


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 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?


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 How is it that ye do not understand that I spoke not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?


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 Then they understood that he did not warn [them] against the leaven of bread, but against the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.


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 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I the Son of man am?


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 And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the Baptist: some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.


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 And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.


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 And I say also to thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.


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 And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.


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 From that time forth Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.


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 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be to thee.


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 But he turned, and said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence to me: for thou savourest not the things that are of God, but those that are of men.


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 Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.


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 For whoever will save his life shall lose it: and whoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.


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 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?


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 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.


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 Verily I say to you, There are some standing here, who shall not taste death, till they shall see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.


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 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up upon an high mountain by themselves,


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 And he was transfigured before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.


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 Then answered Peter, and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.


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 While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.


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 And as they came down the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man is risen from the dead.


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 But I say to you, That Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done to him whatever they desired. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer by them.


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 And when they had come to the multitude, there came to him a [certain] man, kneeling down to him, and saying,


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 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and greatly distressed: for often he falleth into the fire, and often into the water.


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 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him here to me.


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 And Jesus rebuked the demon; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.


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 And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place; and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you.


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 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:


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 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceedingly sorrowful.


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 And when they had come to Capernaum, they that received tribute [money] came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?


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 He saith, Yes. And when he had come into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? from their own children, or from strangers?


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 However, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: take that, and give to them for me and thee.


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 At the same time came the disciples to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?


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 And said, Verily I say to you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.


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 Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.


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 But whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and [that] he were drowned in the depth of the sea.


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 Woe to the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!


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 Therefore if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to sin, cut them off, and cast [them] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.


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 And if thy eye causeth thee to sin, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.


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 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.


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 How think ye? if a man hath an hundred sheep, and one of them is gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go to the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray?


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 And if so be that he findeth it, verily I say to you, he rejoiceth more over that [sheep], than over the ninety and nine which went not astray.


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 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.


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 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.


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 But if he will not hear [thee, then] take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.


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 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] to the church: but if he shall neglect to hear the church, let him be to thee as an heathen and a tax collector.


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 Verily I say to you, Whatever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.


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 Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.


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 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?


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 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king, who would take account of his servants.


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 But as he had nothing with which to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.


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 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.


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 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, who owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest.


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 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.


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 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.


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 Then his lord, having called him, said to him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou didst beg me:


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 And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the torturers, till he should pay all that was due to him.


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 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also to you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.


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 And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the region of Judaea beyond Jordan;


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 The Pharisees also came to him, tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?


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 And he answered and said to them, Have ye not read, that he who made [them] at the beginning made them male and female,


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 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?


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 Therefore they are no more two, but one flesh. Therefore what God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.


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 He saith to them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts permitted you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.


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 And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except for immorality, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoever marrieth her who is put away committeth adultery.


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 For there are some eunuchs, who were so born from [their] mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].


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 Then were brought to him little children, that he should put [his] hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.


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 But Jesus said, Permit [the] little children, and forbid them not, to come to me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.


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 And, behold, one came and said to him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?


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 And he said to him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.


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 He saith to him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,


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 Jesus said to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.


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 Then said Jesus to his disciples, Verily I say to you, That it is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.


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 And again I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.


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 But Jesus beheld [them], and said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.


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 Then answered Peter and said to him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?


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 And Jesus said to them, Verily I say to you, That ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.


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 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.


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 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man [that is] an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.


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 And said to them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went.


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 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?


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 They say to him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatever is right, [that] shall ye receive.


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 So when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the labourers, and give them [their] hire, beginning from the last to the first.


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 But when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more; and they likewise received every man a penny.


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  Saying, These last have worked [but] one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.


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 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?


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 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,


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 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify [him]: and the third day he shall rise again.


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 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him.


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 And he said to her, What wilt thou? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.


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 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say to him, We are able.


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 And he saith to them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but [it shall be given to them] for whom it is prepared by my Father.


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 But Jesus called them [to him], and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.


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 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.


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 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] Son of David.


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 And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] Son of David.


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 So Jesus had compassion [on them], and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.


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 And when they drew near to Jerusalem, and had come to Bethphage, to the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,


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 Saying to them, Go into the village opposite you, and immediately ye shall find a donkey tied, and a colt with her: loose [them], and bring [them] to me.


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 And if any [man] shall say any thing to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and immediately he will send them.


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 Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh to thee, meek, and sitting upon a donkey, and a colt the foal of a donkey.


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 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and spread [them] in the way.


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 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.


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 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,


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 And said to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.


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 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were greatly displeased,


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 And said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith to them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?


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 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing on it, but leaves only, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.


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 Jesus answered and said to them, Verily I say to you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this [which is done] to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.


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 And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?


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 And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.


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 The baptism of John, where was it from? from heaven, or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?


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 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.


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 But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.


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 Which of the two did the will of [his] father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say to you, That the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.


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 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen [it], repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.


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 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged around it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to vinedressers, and went into a far country:


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 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruits.


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 But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.


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 They say to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard to other vinedressers, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.


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 Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?


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 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.


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 And whoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.


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 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.


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 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.


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 Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell them who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings [are] killed, and all things [are] ready: come to the marriage.


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 But when the king heard [of it], he was angry: and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.


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 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.


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 And he saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.


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 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


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 And they sent out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person of men.


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 They say to him, Caesar's. Then saith he to them, Render therefore to Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's.


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 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.


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 Now there were with us seven brothers: and the first, when he had married a wife, died, and, having no issue, left his wife to his brother:


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 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.


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 But as concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,


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 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.


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 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together about him.


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  Jesus said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.


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 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither dared any [man] from that day forth ask him any more [questions].


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 All therefore whatever they bid you observe, [that] observe and do; but do not ye according to their works: for they say, and do not.


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 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay [them] on men's shoulders; but they [themselves] will not move them with one of their fingers.


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 But all their works they do to be seen by men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,


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 And whoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.


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 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither allow ye them that are entering to go in.


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 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows ' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.


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 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye travel sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.


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 Woe to you, [ye] blind guides, who say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!


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 And, Whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is bound.


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 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, justice, mercy, and faith: these ye ought to have done, and not to leave the others undone.


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 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.


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 [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is] within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.


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 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whitewashed sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness.


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 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,


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 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.


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 Therefore ye are witnesses against yourselves, that ye are the children of them who killed the prophets.


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 Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them ye shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city:


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 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.


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 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them who are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!


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 For I say to you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.


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 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] to show him the buildings of the temple.


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 And Jesus said to them, See ye not all these things? verily I say to you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.


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 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?


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 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet.


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 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places.


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 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake.


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 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.


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 When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoever readeth, let him understand:)


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 For then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.


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 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.


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 For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so that, if [it were] possible, they would deceive the very elect.


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 Therefore if they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, [he is] in the secret chambers; believe [it] not.


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 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.


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 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:


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 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.


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 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.


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 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When its branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] near:


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 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,


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 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so also will be the coming of the Son of man.


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 But know this, that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.


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 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season?


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 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of,


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 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


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 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.


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 But the wise answered, saying, [Not so]; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.


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 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.


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 For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into a far country, [who] called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods.


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 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his own ability; and immediately took his journey.


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 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and gained other five talents.


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 And he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents more.


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  His lord said to him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.


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  He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou didst deliver to me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.


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 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.


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 Then he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not scattered seed:


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  His lord answered and said to him, [Thou] wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed:


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 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money in the bank, and [then] at my coming I should have received my own with interest.


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 For to every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.


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 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


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 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:


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 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats:


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 Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:


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 For I was hungry, and ye gave me food: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:


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 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed [thee]? or thirsty, and gave [thee] drink?


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 And the King shall answer and say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] to me.


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 Then shall he say also to them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:


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 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.


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 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee?


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 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of the least of these, ye did [it] not to me.


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 Then assembled the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,


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 There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he was eating.


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 When Jesus understood [it], he said to them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.


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 Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, [there] shall also this, what this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.


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 And said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they agreed with him for thirty pieces of silver.


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 Now the first [day] of the [feast of] unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?


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 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.


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 And he answered and said, He that dippeth [his] hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.


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  The Son of man goeth as it is written concerning him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.


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 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed [it], and broke [it], and gave [it] to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.


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 But I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.


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 Then saith Jesus to them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.


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 Peter answered and said to him, Though all [men] shall be offended because of thee, [yet] will I never be offended.


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 Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, That this night, before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me three times.


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 Peter said to him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.


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 Then cometh Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane, and saith to the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go yonder, and pray.


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 Then saith he to them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even to death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.


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 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt].


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 And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith to Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?


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 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.


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 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.


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 Then he cometh to his disciples, and saith to them, Sleep on now, and take [your] rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.


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 And while he was yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staffs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.


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 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.


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 And Jesus said to him, Friend, why art thou come? Then they came, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.


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 And, behold, one of them who were with Jesus stretched out [his] hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.


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 Then said Jesus to him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish by the sword.


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  Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?


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 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staffs to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.


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 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.


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 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.


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 But Peter followed him from afar off to the high priest's courtyard, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.


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 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false testimony against Jesus, to put him to death;


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 But found none: and, though many false witnesses came, [yet] found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,


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 And the high priest arose, and said to him, Answerest thou nothing? what [is it which] these testify against thee?


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 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.


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 Jesus saith to him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say to you, After this shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.


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 Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.


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 Then they spat in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote [him] with the palms of their hands,


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 Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard: and a maid came to him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.


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 And when he had gone out into the porch, another [maid] saw him, and said to them that were there, This [man] was also with Jesus of Nazareth.


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 And after a while came to [him] they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art [one] of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee.


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 Then began he to curse and to swear, [saying], I know not the man. And immediately the cock crowed.


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 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said to him, Before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me three times. And he went out, and wept bitterly.


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 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:


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 And when they had bound him, they led [him] away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.


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 Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,


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 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood. And they said, What [is that] to us? see thou [to that].


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 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.


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 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;


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 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou sayest.


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 Now at [that] feast the custom of the governor was to release to the people a prisoner, whom they would.


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 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?


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 When he was seated on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.


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 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.


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 The governor answered and said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release to you? They said, Barabbas.


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 Pilate saith to them, What shall I do then with Jesus who is called Christ? [They] all say to him, Let him be crucified.


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 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.


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 When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye [to it].


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 Then he released Barabbas to them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] to be crucified.


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 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered to him the whole band [of soldiers].


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 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put [it] upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!


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 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify [him].


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 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.


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 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture they cast lots.


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 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days, save thyself. If thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.


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 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he is King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.


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 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?


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 And immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled [it] with vinegar, and put [it] on a reed, and gave him to drink.


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 And, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split;


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 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared to many.


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 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.


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 And many women were there beholding from afar off, who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him:


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 Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.


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 When the evening was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus:


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 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.


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 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,


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 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.


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 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.


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 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.


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 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.


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 And the angel answered and said to the women, Fear ye not: for I know that ye seek Jesus, who was crucified.


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 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.


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 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and ran to bring word to his disciples.


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 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.


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 Then said Jesus to them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.


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 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and showed to the chief priests all the things that had happened.


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 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,


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 So they took the money, and did as they were instructed: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.


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 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit:


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 Teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, [even] to the end of the world. Amen.


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 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.


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 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.


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 John was baptizing in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.


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 And there went out to him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.


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 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leather belt around his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey;


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 And preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.


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 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth to Galilee, and was baptized by John in Jordan.


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 And immediately coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:


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 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.


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 Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,


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 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.


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 Now as he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.


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 And when he had gone a little further from there, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.


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 And immediately he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.


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 And they went into Capernaum; and immediately on the sabbath he entered into the synagogue, and taught.


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 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.


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 Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.


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 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine [is] this? for with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.


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 And immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.


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 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered to them.


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 And at evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with demons.


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 And he healed many that were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and permitted not the demons to speak, because they knew him.


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 And in the morning, rising a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.


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 And he said to them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for this purpose have I come.


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 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.


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 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth [his] hand, and touched him, and saith to him, I will; be thou clean.


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 And saith to him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.


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 But he went out, and began to proclaim [it] freely, and to blaze abroad the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.


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 And immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no room to receive [them], no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word to them.


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 And when they could not come near to him by reason of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken [it] up, they let down the bed on which the sick with the palsy lay.


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 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said to them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?


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 Which is easier to say to the sick with the palsy, [Thy] sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?


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 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick with the palsy,)


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 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.


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 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted to him, and he taught them.


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 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office, and said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.


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 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus was eating in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.


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 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eating with tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with tax collectors and sinners?


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 When Jesus heard [it], he saith to them, They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.


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 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?


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 And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.


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 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they shall fast in those days.


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 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the tear is made worse.


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 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.


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 And it came to pass, that he went through the grain fields on the sabbath; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the heads of grain.


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 And he said to them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?


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 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them who were with him?


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 And he saith to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.


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 And when he had looked around on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored as whole as the other.


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 And the Pharisees went forth, and immediately took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.


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 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,


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 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and [from] beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came to him.


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 And he spoke to his disciples, that a small boat should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.


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 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.


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 And he appointed twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,


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 And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:


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 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,


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 And when his friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.


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 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the demons he casteth out demons.


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 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and plunder his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.


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 Verily I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they shall blaspheme:


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 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit never hath forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:


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 And the multitude sat about him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.


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 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered to him a great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat on the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.


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 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it.


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 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:


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 And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.


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 And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are outside, all [these] things are done in parables:


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 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and [their] sins should be forgiven them.


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 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.


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 And these are they likewise who are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;


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 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they fall away.


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 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.


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 And these are they who are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive [it], and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.


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 And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket, or under a bed? and not to be set on a lampstand?


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 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be revealed; neither hath any thing been kept secret, but that it should come to light.


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 And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear: with the measure which ye measure, it shall be measured to you: and to you that hear shall more be given.


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 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.


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 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.


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 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the ripe grain in the head.


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 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.


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 And he said, To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?


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 [It is] like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth:


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 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under its shadow.


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 But without a parable he spoke not to them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.


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 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the boat. And there were also with him other little boats.


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 And he was in the stern of the boat, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say to him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?


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 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.


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 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?


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 And when he had come out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,


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 For he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any [man] tame him.


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 And always, night and day, he was on the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.


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 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.


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 And he asked him, What [is] thy name? And he answered, saying, My name [is] Legion: for we are many.


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 And immediately Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.


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 And they that fed the swine fled, and told [it] in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.


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 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the demon, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.


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 And they that saw [it] told them how it befell him that was possessed with the demon, and [also] concerning the swine.


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 And when he had come into the boat, he that had been possessed with the demon begged him that he might be with him.


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 However Jesus permitted him not, but saith to him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them what great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.


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 And he departed, and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all [men] marvelled.


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 And when Jesus had passed over again in a boat to the other side, many people gathered to him: and he was near to the sea.


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 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,


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 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: [I pray thee], come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.


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 And had suffered many things from many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,


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 And immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in [her] body that she was healed of that affliction.


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 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that power had gone out of him, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my clothes?


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 And his disciples said to him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?


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 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.


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 And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace, and be healed of thy affliction.


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 While he was yet speaking, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's [house certain] who said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?


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 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith to the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.


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 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.


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 And when he had come in, he saith to them, Why make ye this tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.


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 And they laughed at him. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the child, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the child was lying.


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 And he took the child by the hand, and said to her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Little girl, I say to thee, arise.


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 And immediately the child arose, and walked; for she was [of the age] of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.


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 And he charged them strictly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.


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 And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing [him] were astonished, saying, From where hath this [man] these things? and what wisdom [is] this which is given to him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?


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 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.


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 But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.


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 And he could there do no mighty work, except that he laid his hands upon a few sick people, and healed [them].


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 And he calleth [to him] the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them authority over unclean spirits;


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 And commanded them that they should take nothing for [their] journey, except a staff only; no bag, no bread, no money in [their] purse:


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 And he said to them, In whatever place ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.


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 And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.


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 And king Herod heard [of him]; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.


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 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.


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 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.


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 And when a convenient day had come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief [men] of Galilee;


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 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said to the girl, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give [it] thee.


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 And he swore to her, Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give [it] thee, to the half of my kingdom.


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 And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.


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 And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou shouldest give me immediately on a platter the head of John the Baptist.


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 And the king was exceeding sorry; [yet] for his oath's sake, and for their sakes who sat with him, he would not reject her.


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 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,


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 And the apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.


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 And he said to them, Come ye yourselves aside into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.


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 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran on foot there out of all cities, and went before them, and came together to him.


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 And Jesus, when he came out, saw many people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.


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 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time [is] far passed:


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 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.


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 He answered and said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?


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  He saith to them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.


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 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all.


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 And immediately he constrained his disciples to get into the boat, and to go to the other side before to Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.


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 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary to them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.


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 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith to them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.


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 And he went up to them into the boat; and the wind ceased: and they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.


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 And ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.


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 And wherever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made well.


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 And when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashed, hands, they found fault.


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 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash [their] hands often, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.


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 And [when they come] from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there are, which they have received to hold, [as] the washing of cups, and pots, and of brasen vessels, and tables.


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 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?


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 He answered and said to them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.


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 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, [as] the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.


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 And he said to them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.


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 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoever curseth father or mother, let him die the death:


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 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, [It is] Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me; [he shall be free].


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 Making the word of God of no effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.


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 And when he had called all the people [to him], he said to them, Hearken to me each one [of you], and understand:


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 There is nothing from outside of a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.


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 And when he had entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.


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 And he saith to them, Are ye so void of understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatever thing from outside entereth into the man, [it] cannot defile him;


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 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach, and goeth out into the draught, purging all foods?


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 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,


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 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:


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 And from there he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know [it]: but he could not be hid.


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 For a [certain] woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:


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  The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter.


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 But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be satisfied: for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast [it] to the dogs.


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 And she answered and said to him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.


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 And when she had come to her house, she found the demon had gone out, and her daughter lying upon the bed.


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 And again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, he came to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of Decapolis.


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 And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.


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 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;


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 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they proclaimed [it];


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 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.


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 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples, and saith to them,


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 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:


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 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for some of them came from far.


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 And his disciples answered him, From where can a man satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?


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 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set before [them]; and they set [them] before the people.


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 So they ate, and were satisfied: and they took up of the fragments [of food] that were left, seven baskets.


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 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, tempting him.


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 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek for a sign? verily I say to you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.


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 Now [the disciples] had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the boat with them more than one loaf.


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 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and [of] the leaven of Herod.


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 And when Jesus knew [it], he saith to them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?


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 When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say to him, Twelve.


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 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.


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 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw any thing.


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 After that he put [his] hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.


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 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell [it] to any in the town.


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 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, Who do men say that I am?


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 And he saith to them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith to him, Thou art the Christ.


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 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.


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 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.


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 And when he had called the people [to him] with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.


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 For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.


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 Whoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.


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 And he said to them, Verily I say to you, That there are some of them that stand here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.


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 And after six days Jesus taketh [with him] Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up upon an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.


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 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can make them white.


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 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.


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 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.


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 And suddenly, when they had looked around, they saw no man any more, except Jesus only with themselves.


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 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.


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 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.


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 And he answered and told them, Elijah verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written concerning the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be treated with contempt.


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 But I say to you, That Elijah is indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, as it is written concerning him.


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 And when he came to [his] disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.


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 And immediately all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to [him] greeted him.


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 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit;


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 And wherever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spoke to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.


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 He answered him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me.


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 And they brought him to him: and when he saw him, immediately the spirit tore him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.


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 And often it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.


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 And immediately the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.


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 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying to him, [Thou] dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.


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 And [the spirit] cried, and tore him violently, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; so that many said, He is dead.


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 And when he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?


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 And they departed from there, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know [it].


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 For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.


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 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?


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 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who [should be] the greatest.


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 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desireth to be first, [the same] shall be last of all, and servant of all.


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 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said to them,


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 Whoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.


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 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.


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 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.


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 For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.


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 And whoever shall cause one of [these] little ones that believe in me to stumble it is better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.


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 And if thy hand causeth thee to stumble, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:


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 And if thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter lame into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:


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 And if thy eye causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:


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 Salt [is] good: but if the salt hath lost its saltness, how will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.


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 And he arose from there, and cometh into the region of Judaea by the other side of Jordan: and the people resort to him again; and, as he was accustomed, he taught them again.


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 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? tempting him.


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 And he saith to them, Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.


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 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and [his] disciples rebuked those that brought [them].


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 But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said to them, Permit the little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.


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 Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter it.


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 And when he had gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?


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 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.


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 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.


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 And Jesus looked around, and saith to his disciples, How hard it shall be for them that have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!


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 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith to them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!


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 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.


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 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men [it is] impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.


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  Jesus answered and said, Verily I say to you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,


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 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.


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 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen to him,


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 [Saying], Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests, and to the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:


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 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.


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 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatever we shall desire.


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  They said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.


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 But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?


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 And they said to him, We can. And Jesus said to them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized with shall ye be baptized:


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 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but [it shall be given to them] for whom it is prepared.


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 But Jesus called them, and saith to them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.


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 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.


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 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the way side begging.


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 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, [thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.


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 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.


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 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.


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 And Jesus answered and said to him, What wilt thou that I should do to thee? The blind man said to him, Lord, that I may receive my sight.


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 And Jesus said to him, Go; thy faith hath made thee well. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.


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 And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,


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 And saith to them, Go into the village opposite you: and as soon as ye have entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, on which never man sat; loose him, and bring [him].


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 And if any man shall say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and immediately he will send him here.


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 And they went away, and found the colt tied by the door outside in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.


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 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off trees, and spread [them] in the way.


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 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord:


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 Blessed [be] the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.


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 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked around upon all things, it being now evening had come, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.


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 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if perhaps he might find any thing on it: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs had not [yet come].


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 And Jesus answered and said to it, Let no man eat fruit of thee after this for ever. And his disciples heard [it].


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 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;


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 And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called by all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.


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 And the scribes and chief priests heard [it], and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people were astonished at his doctrine.


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 And Peter calling to remembrance saith to him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou didst curse is withered away.


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 For verily I say to you, That whoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that the things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatever he saith.


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 Therefore I say to you, Whatever things ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].


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 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have any thing against any: that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.


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 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,


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 And say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?


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 And Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.


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 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?


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 But if we shall say, From men; they feared the people: for all [men] counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.


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 And they answered and said to Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.


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 And he began to speak to them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and dug [a place for] the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to vinedressers, and went into a far country.


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 And at the season he sent to the vinedressers a servant, that he might receive from the vinedressers of the fruit of the vineyard.


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 And again he sent to them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him] away shamefully handled.


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 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last to them, saying, They will reverence my son.


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 But those vinedressers said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.


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 What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the vinedressers, and will give the vineyard to others.


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 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:


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 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.


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 And when they had come, they say to him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?


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 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see [it].


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 And they brought [it]. And he saith to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.


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 And Jesus answering said to them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.


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 Master, Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother shall die, and leave [his] wife, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.


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 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her for a wife.


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 And Jesus answering said to them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?


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 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels who are in heaven.


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 And concerning the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?


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 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?


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 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:


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 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.


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 And the second [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.


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 And the scribe said to him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is no other but he:


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 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.


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 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that dared ask him [any question].


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 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?


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 For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool.


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 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and how is he [then] his son? And the common people heard him gladly.


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 And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who love to go in long clothing, and [love] greetings in the marketplaces,


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 Who devour widows ' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.


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 And Jesus sat opposite the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.


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 And he called his disciples, and saith to them, Verily I say to you, That this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury:


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 For all [they] cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all that she had, [even] all her living.


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 And as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings [are here]!


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 And Jesus answering said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.


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 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,


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 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?


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 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for [such things] must needs be; but the end [shall] not [be] yet.


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 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in various places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these [are] the beginnings of sorrows.


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 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.


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 But when they shall lead [you], and deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.


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 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against [their] parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.


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 And ye shall be hated by all [men] for my name's sake: but he that shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.


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 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that are in Judaea flee to the mountains:


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 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter [it], to take any thing out of his house:


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 For [in] those days shall be affliction, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation which God created to this time, neither shall be.


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 And except the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.


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 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ; or, lo, [he is] there; believe [him] not:


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 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.


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 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,


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 And then he shall send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.


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 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When its branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:


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 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is near, [even] at the doors.


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 But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.


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 [For the Son of man is] as a man taking a long journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.


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 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at evening, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:


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 After two days was [the feast of] the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put [him] to death.


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 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat eating, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she broke the box, and poured [it] on his head.


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 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?


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 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.


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 For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.


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 Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, [this] also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.


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 And when they heard [it], they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.


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 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?


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 And he sendeth two of his disciples, and saith to them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.


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 And wherever he shall go in, say ye to the master of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I may eat the passover with my disciples?


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 And his disciples went, and came into the city, and found as he had said to them: and they made ready the passover.


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 And as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you who eateth with me shall betray me.


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 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one, [Is] it I? and another [said, Is] it I?


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 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written concerning him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.


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 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke [it], and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.


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 Verily I say to you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.


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 And Jesus saith to them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.


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 And Jesus saith to him, Verily I say to thee, That this day, [even] in this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou shalt deny me three times.


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 But he spoke the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any way. Likewise also said they all.


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 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.


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 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and to be very heavy;


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 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.


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 And he said, Abba, Father, all things [are] possible to thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.


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 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?


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 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak.


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 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither knew they what to answer him.


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 And he cometh the third time, and saith to them, Sleep on now, and take [your] rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.


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 And immediately, while he was yet speaking, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staffs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.


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 And he that betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead [him] away safely.


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 And as soon as he was come, he goeth immediately to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.


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 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.


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 And Jesus answered and said to them, Have ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and [with] staffs to take me?


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 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.


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 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about [his] naked [body]; and the young men laid hold on him:


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 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.


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 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the courtyard of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.


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 And the chief priests and all the council sought for testimony against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.


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  We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.


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 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what [is it which] these testify against thee?


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 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said to him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?


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 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.


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 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, Prophesy: and the soldiers struck him with the palms of their hands.


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 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.


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 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither do I understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crowed.


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 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art [one] of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech showeth [it].


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 And the second time the cock crowed. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said to him, Before the cock shall crow twice, thou shalt deny me three times. And when he thought about it, he wept.


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 And immediately in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] to Pilate.


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 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said to him, Thou sayest [it].


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 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee.


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 And there was [one] named Barabbas, [who lay] bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.


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 And Pilate answered and said again to them, What will ye then that I shall do [to him] whom ye call the King of the Jews?


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 Then Pilate said to them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.


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 And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.


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 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.


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 And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and bowing [their] knees worshipped him.


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 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.


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 And they compelled one Simon a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.


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 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.


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 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days,


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 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.


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 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.


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 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?


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 And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put [it] on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let [him] alone; let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.


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 And when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.


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 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;


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 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him;) and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.


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 And now when the evening was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,


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 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.


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 And Pilate wondered if he was already dead: and calling the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.


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 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.


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 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.


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 And very early in the morning the first [day] of the week, they came to the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.


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 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll away for us the stone from the door of the sepulchre?


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 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were amazed.


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 And he saith to them, Be not amazed: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.


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 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said to you.


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 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any [man]; for they were afraid.


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 Now when [Jesus] was risen early the first [day] of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.


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 Afterward he appeared to the eleven as they sat eating, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them who had seen him after he was risen.


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 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak in new tongues;


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 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.


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 So then after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.


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 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with [them], and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.


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 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,


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 Even as they delivered them to us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;


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 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,


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 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.


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 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.


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 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,


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 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.


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 But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.


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 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.


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 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.


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 And Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well advanced in years.


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 And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak to thee, and to show thee these glad tidings.


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 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.


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 And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he made signs to them, and remained speechless.


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 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.


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  Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days when he looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.


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 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary.


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 And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed [art] thou among women.


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 And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying, and considered in her mind what manner of greeting this should be.


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 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.


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 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give to him the throne of his father David:


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 And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshdow thee: therefore also that holy thing who shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.


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 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.


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 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.


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 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit:


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 And she spoke with a loud voice, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.


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 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.


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 And blessed [is] she that believed: that there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.


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 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.


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 He hath shown strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.


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 And her neighbours and her cousins heard that the Lord had shown great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.


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 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.


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 And fear came on all that dwelt around them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.


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 And all they that had heard [them] laid [them] up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.


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 That he would grant to us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,


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 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;


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 To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.


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 And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing to Israel.


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 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.


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 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)


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 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.


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 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.


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 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.


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 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them: and they were in great fear.


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 And the angel said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.


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 And this [shall be] a sign to you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.


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 And it came to pass, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us.


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 And when they had seen [it], they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.


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 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told to them.


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 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, who was so named by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.


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 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present [him] to the Lord;


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 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)


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 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.


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 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.


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 And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.


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 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,


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 And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;


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 (And, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.


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 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;


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 And she [was] a widow of about eighty and four years, who departed not from the temple, but served [God] with fastings and prayers night and day.


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 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise to the Lord, and spoke of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.


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 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.


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 And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.


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 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not [of it].


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 But they, supposing him to be in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among [their] kinsfolk and acquaintance.


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 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions.


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 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.


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 And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?


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 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.


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 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,


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 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.


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 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;


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 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.


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 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways [shall be] made smooth;


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 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?


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 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for [our] father: for I say to you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.


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 And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.


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 He answereth and saith to them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.


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 And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse [any] falsely; and be content with your wages.


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 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, whether he was the Christ, or not;


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 John answered, saying to [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:


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 Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.


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 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,


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 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,


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 And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.


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 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was [the son] of Heli,


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 Who was [the son] of Matthat, who was [the son] of Levi, who was [the son] of Melchi, who was [the son] of Janna, who was [the son] of Joseph,


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 Who was [the son] of Mattathias, who was [the son] of Amos, who was [the son] of Nahum, who was [the son] of Esli, who was [the son] of Nagge,


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 Who was [the son] of Maath, who was [the son] of Mattathias, who was [the son] of Semei, who was [the son] of Joseph, who was [the son] of Judah,


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 Who was [the son] of Joanna, who was [the son] of Rhesa, who was [the son] of Zerubbabel, who was [the son] of Shealtiel, who was [the son] of Neri,


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 Who was [the son] of Melchi, who was [the son] of Addi, who was [the son] of Cosam, who was [the son] of Elmodam, who was [the son] of Er,


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 Who was [the son] of Joshua, who was [the son] of Eliezer, who was [the son] of Jorim, who was [the son] of Matthat, who was [the son] of Levi,


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 Who was [the son] of Simeon, who was [the son] of Judas, who was [the son] of Joseph, who was [the son] of Jonan, who was [the son] of Eliakim,


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 Who was [the son] of Melea, who was [the son] of Menan, who was [the son] of Mattatha, who was [the son] of Nathan, who was [the son] of David,


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 Who was [the son] of Jesse, who was [the son] of Obed, who was [the son] of Boaz, who was [the son] of Salmon, who was [the son] of Nahshon,


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 Who was [the son] of Amminadab, who was [the son] of Ram, who was [the son] of Hezron, who was [the son] of Perez, who was [the son] of Judah,


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 Who was [the son] of Jacob, who was [the son] of Isaac, who was [the son] of Abraham, who was [the son] of Terah, who was [the son] of Nahor,


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 Who was [the son] of Serug, who was [the son] of Reu, who was [the son] of Peleg, who was [the son] of Eber, who was [the son] of Shelah,


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 Who was [the son] of Cainan, who was [the son] of Arphaxad, who was [the son] of Shem, who was [the son] of Noah, who was [the son] of Lamech,


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 Who was [the son] of Methuselah, who was [the son] of Enoch, who was [the son] of Jared, who was [the son] of Mahalaleel, who was [the son] of Cainan,


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 Who was [the son] of Enos, who was [the son] of Seth, who was [the son] of Adam, who was [the son] of God.


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 And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,


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 Being forty days tempted by the devil. And in those days he ate nothing: and when they were ended, he was afterward hungry.


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 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.


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 And the devil, taking him up upon an high mountain, showed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.


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 And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me; and to whomever I will I give it.


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 And Jesus answered and said to him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.


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 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from here:


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 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the surrounding region.


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 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath, and stood up to read.


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 And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,


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 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,


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 And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.


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 And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?


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 And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.


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 But I tell you in truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;


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 But to none of them was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath, [a city] of Sidon, to a woman [that was] a widow.


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 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.


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 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.


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 And in the synagogue there was a man, who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,


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 Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.


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 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.


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 And they were all amazed, and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word [is] this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.


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 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And the mother of Simon's wife was sick with a high fever; and they besought him for her.


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 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered to them.


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 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.


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 And demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking [them] did not allow them to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.


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 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came to him, and would have restrained him, that he should not depart from them.


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 And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.


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 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,


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 And saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing [their] nets.


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 And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the boat.


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 Now when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.


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 And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.


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 And they beckoned to [their] partners, who were in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.


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 When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus ' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.


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 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:


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 And so [was] also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.


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 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on [his] face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.


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 And he put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.


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 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.


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 But so much the more a fame of him went abroad: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.


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 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.


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 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man who was sick with the palsy: and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to lay [him] before him.


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 And when they could not find by what [way] they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with [his] couch into the midst before Jesus.


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 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?


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 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins, (he said to the sick with the palsy,) I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thy house.


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 And immediately he arose before them, and took up what he had been laying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.


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 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.


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 And after these things he went forth, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office: and he said to him, Follow me.


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 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of tax collectors and of others that sat down with them.


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 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?


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 And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?


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 And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?


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 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast in those days.


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 And he spoke also a parable to them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if so, then both the new maketh a tear, and the piece that was [taken] out of the new agreeth not with the old.


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 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.


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 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through grain fields; and his disciples plucked the heads of grain, and ate, rubbing [them] in [their] hands.


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 And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?


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 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they who were with him;


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 How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?


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 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.


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 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him.


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 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Arise, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.


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 Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy [it]?


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 And looking around upon them all, he said to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored well as the other.


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 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out to a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.


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 And when it was day, he called [to him] his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;


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 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,


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 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;


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 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went power out of him, and healed [them] all.


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 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [are ye] poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.


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 Blessed [are ye] that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are ye] that weep now: for ye shall laugh.


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 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.


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 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward [is] great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers to the prophets.


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 Woe to you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.


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 And to him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not [to take thy] coat also.


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  Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.


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 And if ye do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have ye? for sinners also do even the same.


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 And if ye lend [to them] from whom ye hope to receive, what thanks have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much in return.


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 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and [to] the evil.


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  Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:


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 Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye measure it shall be measured to you again.


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 And he spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?


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 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thy own eye?


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 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thy eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thy own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.


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 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.


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 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For from thorns men do not gather figs, nor from a bramble bush do they gather grapes.


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 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for from the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.


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 He is like a man who built an house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.


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 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house on the earth; against which the stream beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.


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 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.


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 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:


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 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:


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 Therefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.


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 For I also am a man placed under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].


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 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned himself about, and said to the people that followed him, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.


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 And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and many people.


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 Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and many people of the city were with her.


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 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bore [him] stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, Arise.


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 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet hath risen among us; and, That God hath visited his people.


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 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the surrounding region.


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 And John calling two of his disciples sent [them] to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?


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 When the men had come to him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?


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 And in that same hour he cured many of [their] infirmities and afflictions, and of evil spirits; and to many [that were] blind he gave sight.


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 Then Jesus answering said to them, Go, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.


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 And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?


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 But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they who are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.


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 This is [he], concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.


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 For I say to you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.


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 And all the people that heard [him], and the tax collectors, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.


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 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.


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 And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?


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 They are like children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.


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 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!


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 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat.


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 And, behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that [Jesus] was eating in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,


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 And stood at his feet behind [him] weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and wiped [them] with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the ointment.


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 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw [it], he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman [this is] that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.


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 And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he saith, Master, say it.


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 There was a certain creditor who had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.


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 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?


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 Simon answered and said, I suppose that [he], to whom he forgave most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.


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 And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped [them] with the hairs of her head.


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 Therefore I say to thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, [the same] loveth little.


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 And they that were eating with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?


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 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve [were] with him,


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 And certain women, who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven demons,


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 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.


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 And when many people were gathered together, and had come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable:


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 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.


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 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.


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 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.


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 And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.


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 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.


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  They on the rock [are they], who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.


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 And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of [this] life, and bring no fruit to perfection.


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 But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep [it], and bring forth fruit with patience.


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  No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth [it] under a bed; but setteth [it] on a lampstand, that they who enter in may see the light.


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 For nothing is secret, that shall not become evident; neither [any thing] hid, that shall not be known and come to light.


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 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whoever hath, to him shall be given; and whoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.


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 And it was told to him [by certain] who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand outside, desiring to see thee.


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 And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God, and do it.


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 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a boat with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.


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 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled [with water], and were in jeopardy.


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 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.


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 And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid marvelled, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.


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 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, who had demons a long time, and wore no clothes, neither abode in [any] house, but in the tombs.


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 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.


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 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.)


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 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many demons had entered into him.


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 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would allow them to enter into them. And he permitted them.


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 Then the demons went out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.


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 When they that fed [them] saw what was done, they fled, and went and told [it] in the city and in the country.


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 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.


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 Then the whole multitude of the country of the surrounding region of the Gadarenes besought him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear: and he went into the boat, and returned back again.


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 Now the man out of whom the demons had departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,


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 Return to thy own house, and show what great things God hath done to thee. And he went away, and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done to him.


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 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus had returned, the people [gladly] received him: for they were all waiting for him.


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 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at the feet of Jesus, and besought him that he would come into his house:


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 For he had one daughter only, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he was going the people thronged him.


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 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed by any,


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 Came behind [him], and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stopped.


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 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press [thee], and sayest thou, Who touched me?


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 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared to him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.


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 While he was yet speaking, there cometh one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.


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 But when Jesus heard [it], he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made well.


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 And when he came into the house, he allowed no man to go in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.


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 And her spirit came again, and she arose immediately: and he commanded to give her [something] to eat.


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 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.


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 And he said to them, Take nothing for [your] journey, neither staffs, nor bag, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.


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 And whoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.


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 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John had risen from the dead;


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 And by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the ancient prophets had risen again.


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 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.


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 And the apostles, when they had returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.


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 And the people, when they knew [it], followed him: and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.


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 And when the day began to decline, then came the twelve, and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge, and get food: for we are here in a deserted place.


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 But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.


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 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.


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 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.


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 And they ate, and were all satisfied: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.


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 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who say the people that I am?


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 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some [say], Elijah; and others [say], that one of the old prophets is risen again.


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 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.


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 And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.


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 For whoever will save his life shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.


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 For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and [in that of his] Father, and of the holy angels.


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 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here, who shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God.


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 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up upon a mountain to pray.


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 And as he prayed, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment [was] white [and] shining.


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 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.


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 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said.


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 While he was thus speaking, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.


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 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept [it] close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.


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 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, many people met him.


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 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is my only child.


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 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.


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 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and put up with you? Bring thy son here.


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 And as he was yet coming, the demon threw him down, and tore [him]. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.


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 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they were all amazed at all things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,


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 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.


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 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.


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 And said to them, Whoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.


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 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.


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 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,


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 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.


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 And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?


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 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save [them]. And they went to another village.


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 And it came to pass, that, as they were going in the way, a certain [man] said to him, Lord, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.


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 And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath no where to lay [his] head.


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 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go and bid them farewell, who are at my house.


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 And Jesus said to him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.


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  After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, where he himself would come.


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 Therefore said he to them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.


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 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.


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 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.


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 But into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets of the same, and say,


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 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: however be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come near to you.


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 Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.


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 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.


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 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.


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 Behold, I give to you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.


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 However in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.


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 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.


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 All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him].


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 And he turned himself to [his] disciples, and said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see:


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 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard [them].


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 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?


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 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.


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 And Jesus answering said, A certain [man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead.


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 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.


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 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side.


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 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],


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 And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.


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 And on the next day when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.


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 Now it came to pass, as they were going, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.


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 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.


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 And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art worried and troubled about many things:


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 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.


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 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.


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 And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.


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 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.


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 And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;


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 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.


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 I say to you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.


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 And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.


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 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he shall ask] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?


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 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?


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 And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb spoke; and the people marvelled.


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 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house [divided] against a house falleth.


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 If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub.


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 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast [them] out? therefore shall they be your judges.


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 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour in which he trusted, and divideth his spoils.


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 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return to my house from which I came out.


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 Then he goeth, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first.


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 And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed [is] the womb that bore thee, and the breasts which nourished thee.


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 And when the people were thickly gathered together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.


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 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.


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 The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah [is] here.


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  No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth [it] in a secret place, neither under a basket, but on a lampstand, that they who come in may see the light.


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 The lamp of the body is the eye: therefore when thy eye is clear, thy whole body also is full of light; but when [thy eye] is bad, thy body also [is] full of darkness.


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 If thy whole body therefore [be] full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp doth give thee light.


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 And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to eat.


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 And the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.


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 But woe to you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over justice and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the others undone.


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 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over [them] are not aware [of them].


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 And he said, Woe to you also, [ye] lawyers! for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.


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 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.


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 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay and persecute:


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 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;


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 From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.


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 Woe to you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye have not entered in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.


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 And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:


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 In the mean time, when there was gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so that they trampled one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.


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 Therefore whatever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.


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 And I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.


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 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him.


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 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.


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 Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:


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 And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.


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 And when they bring you to the synagogues, and [before] magistrates, and powers, be not anxious how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:


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 And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.


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 And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.


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 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:


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 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no place where to store my fruits?


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 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I store all my fruits and my goods.


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 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thy ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.


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 But God said to him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?


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 And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.


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 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?


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 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.


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 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [will he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?


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 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.


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 Sell what ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which become not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.


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 And ye yourselves like men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.


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 Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say to you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them.


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 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants.


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 And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have allowed his house to be broken into.


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 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household, to give [them their] portion of food in due season?


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 But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunk;


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 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.


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 And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes].


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 But he that knew not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For to whomever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, from him they will ask the more.


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 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.


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 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.


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 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, immediately ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.


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 [Ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?


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 When thou goest with thy adversary to the magistrate, [as thou art] in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he drag thee before the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.


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  There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.


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 And Jesus answering said to them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?


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 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?


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 He spoke also this parable; A certain [man] had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit on it, and found none.


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 Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?


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 And he answering said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung [it]:


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 And, behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no way raise [herself].


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 And when Jesus saw her, he called [her to him], and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thy infirmity.


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 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, and said to the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.


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 The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou] hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or [his] donkey from the stall, and lead [him] away to watering?


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 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?


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 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.


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 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in its branches.


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 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.


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 Strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.


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 When once the master of the house hath risen up, and hath shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not where ye are from:


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 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not where ye are from; depart from me, all [ye] workers of iniquity.


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 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you [yourselves] thrust out.


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 And they shall come from the east, and [from] the west, and from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.


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 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying to him, Go away, and depart from here: for Herod will kill thee.


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 And he said to them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third [day] I shall be perfected.


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 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet should perish out of Jerusalem.


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 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen [gathereth] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not!


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 Behold, your house is left to you desolate: and verily I say to you, Ye shall not see me, until [the time] shall come when ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.


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 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him.


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 And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?


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 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have a donkey or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?


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 And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the best places; saying to them,


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 When thou art invited by any [man] to a wedding, sit not down in the best place; lest a more honourable man than thou be invited by him;


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 And he that invited thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.


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 But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour in the presence of them that sit eating with thee.


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 Then said he also to him that invited him, When thou givest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor [thy] rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.


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 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.


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 And when one of them that sat eating with him heard these things, he said to him, Blessed [is] he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.


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 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were invited, Come; for all things are now ready.


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 And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.


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 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them out: I pray thee have me excused.


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 So that servant came, and showed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, and the maimed, and the lame, and the blind.


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 And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.


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 If any [man] cometh to me, and hateth not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.


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 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he hath [sufficient] to finish [it]?


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 Lest perhaps, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him,


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 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?


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 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth a delegation, and desireth conditions of peace.


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 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; [but] men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.


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 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he findeth it?


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 And when he cometh home, he calleth together [his] friends and neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.


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 I say to you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.


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 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she loseth one piece, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she findeth [it]?


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 And when she hath found [it], she calleth [her] friends and [her] neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.


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 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.


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 And the younger of them said to [his] father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth [to me]. And he divided to them [his] living.


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 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.


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 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.


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 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger!


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 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,


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 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.


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 And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.


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 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put [it] on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on [his] feet:


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 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.


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 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.


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 And he said to him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.


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 And he answering said to [his] father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither have I at any time transgressed thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:


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 But as soon as this thy son had come, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.


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 It was right that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.


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 And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.


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 And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.


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 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.


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 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.


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 So he called every one of his lord's debtors, and said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?


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 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.


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 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.


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 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.


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 And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends by the riches of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.


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 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.


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 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous riches, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?


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 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?


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 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and riches.


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 And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.


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 The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.


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 Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.


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  There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:


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 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.


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 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;


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 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.


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 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.


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 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime didst receive thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.


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 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they who would pass from here to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from there.


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 For I have five brethren; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.


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 And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.


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 Then he said to the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe [to him], by whom they come!


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 It were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.


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 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother shall trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he shall repent, forgive him.


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 And if he tresspasses against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.


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 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.


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 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to eat?


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 And will not rather say to him, Make ready something that I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunk; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?


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 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded to you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.


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 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.


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 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:


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 And when he saw [them], he said to them, Go show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they were going, they were cleansed.


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 And when he was asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:


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 And he said to his disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see [it].


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 For as the lightning, that lighteneth from the one [part] under heaven, shineth to the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.


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 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.


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 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;


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 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all.


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 In that day, he who shall be upon the housetop, and his furniture in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.


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 Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.


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 I tell you, in that night there shall be two [men] in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.


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 And they answered and said to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Wherever the body [is], there will the eagles be gathered together.


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 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;


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 And shall not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he beareth long with them?


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 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?


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 And he spoke this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:


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 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men [are], extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.


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 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.


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 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.


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 And they brought to him also infants, that he would touch them: but when [his] disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.


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 But Jesus called them [to him], and said, Permit [the] little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.


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 Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall by no means enter into it.


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 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.


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 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.


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 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hard it is for them that have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!


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 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.


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 And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,


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 Then he took the twelve, and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.


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 For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully treated, and spitted on:


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 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.


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 And it came to pass, that as he had come near to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:


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 And they who went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.


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 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw [it], gave praise to God.


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 And, behold, [there was] a man named Zacchaeus, who was the chief among the tax collectors, and he was rich.


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 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.


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 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.


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 And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.


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 And Zacchaeus stood, and said to the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore [him] fourfold.


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 And Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.


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 And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.


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 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.


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 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said to them, Occupy till I come.


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 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this [man] to reign over us.


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 And it came to pass, that when he had returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.


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 And he said to him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.


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 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:


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 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.


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 And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, [thou] wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow:


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 Why then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required my own with interest?


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 And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give [it] to him that hath ten pounds.


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 For I say to you, That to every one who hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him.


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 But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring here, and slay [them] before me.


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 And it came to pass, when he had come near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called [the mount] of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,


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 Saying, Go ye into the village opposite [you]; in which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, on which yet never man sat: loose him, and bring [him here].


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 And if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose [him]? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.


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 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus on it.


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 And when he had come near, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;


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 Saying, Blessed [be] the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.


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 And he answered and said to them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.


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 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things [which belong] to thy peace! but now they are hid from thy eyes.


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 For the days shall come upon thee, that thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and surround thee, and keep thee in on every side,


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 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.


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 Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.


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 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,


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 And it came to pass, [that] on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon [him] with the elders,


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 And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?


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 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?


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 But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.


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 Then he began to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time.


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 And at the season he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the vinedressers beat him, and sent [him] away empty.


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 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and treated [him] shamefully, and sent [him] away empty.


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 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be when they see him they will reverence [him].


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 But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.


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 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed [him]. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?


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 He shall come and destroy these vinedressers, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard [it], they said, may that never be.


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 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?


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 Whoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.


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 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.


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 And they watched [him], and sent forth spies, who pretended to be righteous men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.


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 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person [of any], but teachest the way of God truly:


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 And he said to them, Render therefore to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.


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 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.


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 Then came to [him] certain of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,


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 Saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If any man's brother should die, having a wife, and he should die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.


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 But they who shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:


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 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.


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 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.


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 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,


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 Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;


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 Who devour widows ' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater condemnation.


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 For all these have of their abundance cast in to the offerings of God: but she of her poverty hath cast in all the living that she had.


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 [As for] these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.


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 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign [will there be] when these things shall come to pass?


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 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time draweth near: therefore go ye not after them.


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 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end [is] not yet.


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 And great earthquakes shall be in various places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.


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 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute [you], delivering [you] up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.


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 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to speak against nor withstand.


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 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsmen, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death.


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 Then let them who are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them who are in the midst of it depart from it; and let not them that are in the countries enter into it.


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 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.


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 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled.


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 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;


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 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for expectation of those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.


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 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth near.


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 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near at hand.


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 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with dissipation, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.


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 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.


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 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called [the mount] of Olives.


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 And he went his way, and conferred with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him to them.


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 And he said to them, Behold, when ye have entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth.


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 And ye shall say to the master of the house, The Master saith to thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I may eat the passover with my disciples?


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 For I say to you, I will not any more eat of it, until it shall be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.


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 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke [it], and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.


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 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup [is] the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.


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 And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.


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 But ye [shall] not [be] so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.


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 For who [is] greater, he that eateth, or he that serveth? [is] not he that eateth? but I am among you as he that serveth.


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 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.


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 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat:


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 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.


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 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before thou shalt three times deny that thou knowest me.


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 And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, and sack, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.


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 Then said he to them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take [it], and likewise [his] sack: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.


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 For I say to you, that this which is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.


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 And he came out, and went, as he was accustomed, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.


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 Saying, Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.


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 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling to the ground.


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 And while he was yet speaking, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss him.


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 When they who were about him saw what would follow, they said to him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?


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 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, who had come to him, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staffs?


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 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.


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 Then they took him, and led [him], and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.


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 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard, and were seated together, Peter sat down among them.


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 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.


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 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.


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 And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Surely this [man] also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.


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 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, the cock crowed.


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 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, Before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me three times.


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 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?


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 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,


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 And they said, What need have we of any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.


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 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this [fellow] perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.


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 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest [it].


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 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee to this place.


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 And as soon as he knew that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself was also at Jerusalem at that time.


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 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he had been for a long time, desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.


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 And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt, and mocked [him], and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.


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 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.


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 Said to them, Ye have brought this man to me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined [him] before you, have found no fault in this man concerning those things of which ye accuse him:


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 And he said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let [him] go.


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 And they were insistent with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.


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 And he released to them him that for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.


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 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear [it] after Jesus.


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 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, who also bewailed and lamented him.


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 But Jesus turning to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.


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 For, behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts which never nursed.


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 And when they had come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.


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 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.


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 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them mocked [him], saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he is Christ, the chosen of God.


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 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.


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 And one of the malefactors who were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou art Christ, save thyself and us.


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 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?


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 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.


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 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.


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 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.


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 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.


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 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.


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 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) [he was] of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.


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 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, where man was never before laid.


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 And the women also, who came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.


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 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested on the sabbath according to the commandment.


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 Now upon the first [day] of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain [others] with them.


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 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:


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 And as they were afraid, and bowed down [their] faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?


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 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.


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  It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary [the mother] of James, and other [women that were] with them, who told these things to the apostles.


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 Then Peter arose, and ran to the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which had come to pass.


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 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem [about] sixty furlongs.


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 And it came to pass, that, while they communed [together] and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.


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 And he said to them, What manner of communications [are] these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?


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 And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said to him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which have come to pass there in these days?


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 And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:


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 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and crucified him.


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 But we hoped that it had been he who should have redeemed Israel: and besides all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.


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 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.


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 And certain of them who were with us went to the sepulchre, and found [it] even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.


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 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.


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 And they drew near to the village, where they were going: and he made as though he would go further.


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 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.


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 And it came to pass, as he sat eating with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and broke, and gave to them.


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 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?


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 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,


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 And they told what things [were done] in the way, and how he was known to them in breaking of bread.


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 And as they were thus speaking, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith to them, Peace [be] to you.


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 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.


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 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have ye here any thing to eat?


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 And he said to them, These [are] the words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in] the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me.


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 And said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:


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 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.


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 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye are endued with power from on high.


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 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.


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 But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:


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 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.


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 John bore witness concerning him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.


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 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].


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 And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?


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 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.


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 Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?


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 He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.


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 And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou art not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?


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 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;


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 The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.


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 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.


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 And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and he abode upon him.


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 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.


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 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith to them, What seek ye? They said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?


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 He saith to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.


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 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.


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 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonah: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.


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 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith to him, Follow me.


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 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.


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 And Nathanael said to him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.


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 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!


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 Nathanael saith to him, How knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.


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 Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, dost thou believe? thou shalt see greater things than these.


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 And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, After this ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.


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 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.


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  When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not where it was from: (but the servants who drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,


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 And saith to him, Every man at the beginning serveth the good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now.


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 This beginning of miracles Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.


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 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.


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 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:


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 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers ' money, and overthrew the tables;


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 And said to them that sold doves, Take these things away; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.


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 Then answered the Jews and said to him, What sign showest thou to us, seeing that thou doest these things?


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 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days?


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 When therefore he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had spoken.


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 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast [day], many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.


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 The same came to Jesus by night, and said to 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.


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 Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say to thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.


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 Nicodemus saith to 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?


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 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say to thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.


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 The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but canst not tell where it cometh from, and where it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.


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 Verily, verily, I say to thee, We speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.


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 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things?


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 And no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man who is in heaven.


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 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.


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 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him may be saved.


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 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.


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 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.


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 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.


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 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.


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 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.


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 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.


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 And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all [men] come to him.


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 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.


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 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.


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 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for [to him] God giveth not the Spirit by measure.


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 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.


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 When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,


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 Then he cometh to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.


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 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with [his] journey, sat thus on the well: [and] it was about the sixth hour.


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 Then saith the woman of Samaria to him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.


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 Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.


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 The woman saith to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from where then hast thou that living water?


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  Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his children, and his cattle?


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 But whoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.


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 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:


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 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that thou hast spoken truth.


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 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.


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 Jesus saith to her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.


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 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.


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 The woman saith to him, I know that Messiah cometh, who is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.


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 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?


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 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest? behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.


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 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit to life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.


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 I sent you to reap that on which ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye have entered into their labours.


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 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, who testified, He told me all that ever I did.


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 So when the Samaritans had come to him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.


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 And said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard [him] ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.


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 Then when he had come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went to the feast.


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 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water [into] wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.


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 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.


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 Jesus saith to him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken to him, and he departed.


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 Then he enquired of them the hour when he began to get better. And they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.


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 So the father knew that [it was] at the same hour, in which Jesus said to him, Thy son liveth: and he himself believed, and his whole house.


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 This [is] again the second miracle [that] Jesus performed, when he had come from Judaea into Galilee.


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 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep [market] a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.


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 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.


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 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was healed of whatever disease he had.


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 When Jesus saw him lying [there], and knew that he had been now a long time [in that case], he saith to him, Wilt thou be healed?


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 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.


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 And immediately the man was healed, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.


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 The Jews therefore said to him that was cured, It is the sabbath: it is not lawful for thee to carry [thy] bed.


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 And he that was healed knew not who it was: for Jesus had withdrawn himself, a multitude being in [that] place.


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 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art cured: sin no more, lest a worse thing come to thee.


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 And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.


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 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.


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 Then answered Jesus and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing by himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for whatever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.


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 For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and he will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.


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 For as the Father raiseth the dead, and giveth life to [them]; even so the Son giveth life to whom he will.


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 That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father who hath sent him.


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 Verily, verily, I say to you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but hath passed from death to life.


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 Verily, verily, I say to you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.


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 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,


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 And shall come forth; they that have done good, to the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, to the resurrection of damnation.


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 I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who hath sent me.


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 There is another that beareth witness concerning me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth concerning me is true.


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 But I have greater witness than [that] of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness concerning me, that the Father hath sent me.


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 And the Father himself, who hath sent me, hath borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.


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 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.


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 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.


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 How can ye believe, who receive honour one from another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?


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 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is [one] that accuseth you, [even] Moses, in whom ye trust.


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 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he performed on them that were diseased.


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 When Jesus then lifted up [his] eyes, and saw a great company come to him, he saith to Philip, Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?


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 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.


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 There is a lad here, who hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?


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 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.


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 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were sitting down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.


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 When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather the fragments that remain, that nothing may be lost.


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 Therefore they gathered [them] up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above to them that had eaten.


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 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus performed, said, This is truly that prophet that should come into the world.


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 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again to a mountain himself alone.


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 And entered into a boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.


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 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat: and they were afraid.


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 Then they willingly received him into the boat: and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.


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 The day following, when the people who stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one into which his disciples had entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but [that] his disciples had gone away alone;


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 (However there came other boats from Tiberias near to the place where they ate bread, after the Lord had given thanks:)


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 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.


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 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when camest thou here?


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 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.


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 Labour not for the food which perisheth, but for that food which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give to you: for him hath God the Father sealed.


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 Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.


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 They said therefore to him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?


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 Then Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.


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 And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.


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 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will by no means cast out.


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 And this is the Father's will who hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise them up again at the last day.


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 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.


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 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?


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 No man can come to me, except the Father who hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.


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 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught from God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned from the Father, cometh to me.


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 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man shall eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.


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 The Jews therefore [began] to dispute among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?


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 Then Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.


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 Whoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.


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 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.


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 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.


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 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?


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 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them, Doth this offend you?


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 It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak to you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.


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 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who he was that would betray him.


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 And he said, Therefore I said to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him by my Father.


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  He spoke of Judas Iscariot [the son] of Simon: for it was he that was to betray him, being one of the twelve.


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  After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.


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 His brethren therefore said to him, Depart from here, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.


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 For [there is] no man [that] doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, show thyself to the world.


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 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.


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 But when his brethren had gone up, then he went also to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.


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 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.


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 If any man will do his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God, or [whether] I speak from myself.


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 He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.


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 Moses therefore gave to you circumcision; (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath circumcise a man.


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 If a man on the sabbath receiveth circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have restored a man to sound health on the sabbath?


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 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing to him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?


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 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know where I am from: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.


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 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this [man] hath done?


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 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.


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 Then said the Jews among themselves, Where will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go to the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?


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 What [manner of] saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find [me]: and where I am, [there] ye cannot come?


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  In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirsteth, let him come to me, and drink.


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 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.


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 (But this he spoke of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Spirit was not yet [given]; because Jesus was not yet glorified.)


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 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh from the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?


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 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him?


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 They answered and said to him, Art thou also from Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.


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 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him; and he sat down, and taught them.


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 And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,


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  This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with [his] finger wrote on the ground, [as though he heard them not].


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 So when they continued asking him, he raised himself, and said to them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.


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 And they who heard [it], being convicted by [their own] conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, [even] to the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.


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 When Jesus had raised himself, and saw none but the woman, he said to her, Woman, where are those thy accusers? hath no man condemned thee?


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 Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.


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 The Pharisees therefore said to him, Thou barest witness concerning thyself; thy witness is not true.


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 Jesus answered and said to them, Though I witness concerning myself, [yet] my witness is true: for I know from where I came, and where I go; but ye cannot tell from where I come, and where I go.


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 I am one that bear witness concerning myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness concerning me.


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 Then said they to him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.


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 These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.


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 Then said Jesus again to them, I am going away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, ye cannot come.


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 And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.


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 I said therefore to you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins.


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 Then said they to him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith to them, Even [the same] that I said to you from the beginning.


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 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard from him.


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 Then said Jesus to them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.


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 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.


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 Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed;


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 They answered him, We are Abraham's offspring, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?


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 I know that ye are Abraham's offspring; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.


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 They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.


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 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.


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 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God.


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 Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.


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 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.


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 Then answered the Jews, and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?


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 Then said the Jews to him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man shall keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.


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 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?


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 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:


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 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like you: but I know him, and keep his saying.


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 Then they took up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.


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 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?


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 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be revealed in him.


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 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.


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 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,


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 And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing.


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 The neighbours therefore, and they who before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?


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 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.


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 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and do see.


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 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.


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 They say to the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thy eyes? He said, He is a prophet.


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 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.


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 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?


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 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.


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 These [words] his parents spoke, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man confessed that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.


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 Then again they called the man that was blind, and said to him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.


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  He answered and said, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, though I was blind, now I see.


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 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: Why would ye hear [it] again? will ye also be his disciples?


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 The man answered and said to them, Why here is a marvellous thing, that ye know not where he is from, and [yet] he hath opened my eyes.


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 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man is a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.


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 Since the world began hath it not been heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.


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 They answered and said to him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.


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 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said to him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?


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 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they who see not may see; and that they who see may be made blind.


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 And [some] of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words, and said to him, Are we blind also?


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 Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.


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 Verily, verily, I say to you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.


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 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.


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 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.


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 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.


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 This parable spoke Jesus to them: but they understood not what things they were which he spoke to them.


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 I am the door: by me if any man shall enter, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.


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 The thief cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have [it] more abundantly.


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 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.


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 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.


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 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received from my Father.


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 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?


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 Then came the Jews around him, and said to him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.


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 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness concerning me.


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 And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand.


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 My Father, who gave [them to] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father's hand.


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 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shown you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?


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 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.


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 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?


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 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father [is] in me, and I in him.


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 And many resorted to him, and said, John performed no miracle: but all things that John spoke of this man were true.


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  (It was [that] Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)


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 When Jesus heard [that], he said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.


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 When therefore he had heard that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.


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 [His] disciples say to him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou there again?


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 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walketh in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.


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 These things he said: and after that he saith to them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.


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 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go to him.


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 Then said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.


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 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat in the house.


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 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:


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 She saith to him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.


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 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.


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 The Jews then who were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth to the grave to weep there.


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 Then when Mary had come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.


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 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,


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 And some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?


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 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.


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 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him, Lord, by this time his body smelleth: for he hath been [dead] four days.


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 Jesus saith to her, Said I not to thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?


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 Then they took away the stone [from the place] where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up [his] eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.


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 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people who stand by I said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.


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 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a cloth. Jesus saith to them, Loose him, and let him go.


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 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man performeth many miracles.


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 If we let him thus alone, all [men] will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.


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 And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said to them, Ye know nothing at all,


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 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.


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 And this he spoke not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;


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 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.


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 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went from there to a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.


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 And the Jews ' passover was near at hand: and many went out of the country to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.


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 Then they sought for Jesus, and spoke among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?


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 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show [it], that they might take him.


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 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.


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 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.


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 Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.


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  This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put in it.


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 Many people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus ' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.


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 On the next day many people that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,


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 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.


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  These things his disciples understood not at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written concerning him, and [that] they had done these things to him.


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 The people therefore that were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore witness.


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 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.


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 The same came therefore to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.


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 Verily, verily, I say to you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.


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 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal.


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 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour.


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 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause I came to this hour.


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 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, [saying], I have both glorified [it], and will glorify [it] again.


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 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard [it], said that it thundered: others said, An angel spoke to him.


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 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?


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 Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not where he goeth.


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 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and was hidden from them.


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 That the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?


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 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with [their] eyes, nor understand with [their] heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.


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 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [him], lest they should be put out of the synagogue:


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 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.


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 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.


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 For I have not spoken from myself; but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.


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 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatever I speak therefore, even as the Father said to me, so I speak.


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 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.


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 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], to betray him;


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 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was going to God;


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 After that he poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples ' feet, and to wipe [them] with the towel with which he was girded.


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 Peter saith to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.


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 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not except to wash [his] feet, but is wholly clean: and ye are clean, but not all.


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 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was seated again, he said to them, Know ye what I have done to you?


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 If I then, [your] Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.


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 Verily, verily, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.


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 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.


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 Verily, verily, I say to you, He that receiveth whomever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.


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 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you shall betray me.


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 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped [it]. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave [it] to Judas Iscariot, [the son] of Simon.


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 For some [of them] thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said to him, Buy [those things] that we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.


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 Therefore, when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.


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 If God is glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall immediately glorify him.


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 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said to the Jews, Where I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.


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 A new commandment I give to you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.


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 Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where goest thou? Jesus answered him, Where I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.


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 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say to thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me three times.


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 In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.


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 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.


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 Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.


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 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.


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 Jesus saith to him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Show us the Father?


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 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak to you I speak not from myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.


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 Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works ' sake.


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 Verily, verily, I say to you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go to my Father.


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 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;


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 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.


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 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.


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 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.


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 Judas, not Iscariot, saith to him, Lord, how is it that thou wilt reveal thyself to us, and not to the world?


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 Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loveth me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.


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 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but that of the Father who sent me.


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 But the Comforter, [who is] the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said to you.


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 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world giveth, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.


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 Ye have heard that I said to you, I go away, and come [again] to you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go to the Father: for my Father is greater than I.


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 After this I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.


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 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.


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 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he trimmeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.


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 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.


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 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.


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 If a man abideth not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned.


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 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done to you.


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 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.


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 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.


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 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.


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 If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.


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 Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.


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 But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.


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 If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.


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 If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.


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 But [this cometh to pass], that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.


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 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify concerning me:


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 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.


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 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not to you at the beginning, because I was with you.


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 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send him to you.


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 But when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but whatever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.


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 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore I said, that he shall take of mine, and show [it] to you.


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 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.


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 Then said [some] of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith to us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?


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 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said to them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that which I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?


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 Verily, verily, I say to you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.


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 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.


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 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.


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 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say to you, Whatever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] to you.


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 These things have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly concerning the Father.


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 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.


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 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.


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 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest from God.


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 Behold, the hour cometh, and, is even now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.


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 These things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.


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 These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:


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 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.


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 And this is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.


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 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thy own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.


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 I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou gavest to me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.


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 For I have given to them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I came from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.


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 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given to me; for they are thine.


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 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thy own name those whom thou hast given to me, that they may be one, as we [are].


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 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest to me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.


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 And now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.


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 I have given to them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.


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 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.


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 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.


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 And the glory which thou gavest to me I have given to them; that they may be one, even as we are one:


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 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.


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 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given to me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given to me: for thou didst love me before the foundation of the world.


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  O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.


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 And I have declared to them thy name, and will declare [it]: that the love which thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.


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 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where was a garden, into which he entered, and his disciples.


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 And Judas also, who betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus often resorted there with his disciples.


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 Judas then, having received a band [of men] and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh there with lanterns and torches and weapons.


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 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth, and said to them, Whom seek ye?


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 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith to them, I am [he]. And Judas also, who betrayed him, stood with them.


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 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Of them whom thou gavest to me, I have lost none.


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 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.


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 Then said Jesus to Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?


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 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, who was the high priest that same year.


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 Now Caiaphas was he, who gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.


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 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and [so did] another disciple: that disciple was known to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.


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 But Peter stood at the door outside. Then went out that other disciple, who was known to the high priest, and spoke to her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.


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 Then saith the maid that kept the door to Peter, Art not thou also [one] of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.


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 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.


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 Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.


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 Why dost thou ask me? ask them who heard me, what I have said to them: behold, they know what I have said.


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 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?


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 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?


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 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore to him, Art not thou also [one] of his disciples? He denied [it], and said, I am not.


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 One of the servants of the high priest, being the kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?


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 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.


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 They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.


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 Then said Pilate to them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:


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 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the King of the Jews?


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 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee to me: what hast thou done?


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 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from here.


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 Pilate therefore said to him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.


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 Pilate saith to him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and saith to them, I find in him no fault.


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 But ye have a custom, that I should release to you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release to you the King of the Jews?


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 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put [it] on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,


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 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith to them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.


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 Then Jesus came forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And [Pilate] saith to them, Behold the man!


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 When therefore the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him]. Pilate saith to them, Take ye him, and crucify [him]: for I find no fault in him.


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 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.


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 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith to Jesus, Where art thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.


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 Then saith Pilate to him, Speakest thou not to me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?


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 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me to thee hath the greater sin.


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 And from then on Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: Whoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.


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 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down on the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.


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 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith to the Jews, Behold your King!


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 But they cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him. Pilate saith to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.


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 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called [the place] of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:


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 And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.


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 Many of the Jews then read this title: for the place where Jesus was crucified was near to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, [and] Latin.


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 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.


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 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also [his] coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.


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 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.


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 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the [wife] of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.


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 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith to his mother, Woman, behold thy son!


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 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her to his own [home].


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 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.


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 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put [it] upon hyssop, and put [it] to his mouth.


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 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.


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 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath, (for that sabbath was a great day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and [that] they might be taken away.


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 Then came the soldiers, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him.


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 And he that saw [it] bore witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he speaketh truth, that ye may believe.


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 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.


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 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave [him] leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.


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 And there came also Nicodemus, who at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound [weight].


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 Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.


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 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, in which was never man yet laid.


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 There they laid Jesus therefore because of the Jews ' preparation [day]; for the sepulchre was near at hand.


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  The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, to the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.


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 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.


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 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen cloths lying [there],


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 And the cloth, that was about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped together in a place by itself.


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 But Mary stood outside of the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, [to look] into the sepulchre,


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 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.


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 And they say to her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.


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 And when she had thus said, she turned herself around, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.


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 Jesus saith to her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith to him, Sir, if thou hast borne him away, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.


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 Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I have not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend to my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God.


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 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and [that] he had spoken these things to her.


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 Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, Peace [be] to you.


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 And when he had so said, he showed to them [his] hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.


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 The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.


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 And after eight days again his disciples were inside, and Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] to you.


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 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach here thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach here thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.


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 Jesus saith to him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.


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 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:


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 But these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life through his name.


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 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and in this manner did he show [himself].


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 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the [sons] of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.


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 Simon Peter saith to them, I am going fishing. They say to him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a boat immediately; and that night they caught nothing.


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 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.


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 And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.


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 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith to Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt [on his] fishermen's coat, (for he was naked,) and cast himself into the sea.


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 And the other disciples came in a little boat; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.


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 As soon then as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on them, and bread.


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 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and although there were so many, yet the net was not broken.


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 Jesus saith to them, Come [and] dine. And none of the disciples dared ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.


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 This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples, after he had risen from the dead.


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 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.


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 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my sheep.


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 He saith to him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep.


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 Verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself, and didst walk where thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry [thee] where thou wouldest not.


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  This he spoke, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith to him, Follow me.


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 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?


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 Jesus saith to him, If I will that he shall tarry till I come, what [is that] to thee? follow thou me.


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 Then this saying went abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not to him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he shall tarry till I come, what [is that] to thee?


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 This is the disciple who testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.


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 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.


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 Until the day when he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen:


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 To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:


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 And, being assembled with [them], commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he], ye have heard from me.


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 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.


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 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?


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 And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.


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 But ye shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.


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 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.


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 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;


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 Who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this same Jesus, who is taken from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.


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 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.


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 And when they had come in, they went into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.


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 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.


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 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of the names together were about an hundred and twenty,)


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 Men, brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.


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 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.


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 And it was known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; therefore that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.


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 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell in it: and his office let another take.


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 Therefore of these men who accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,


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 Beginning from the baptism of John, to that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.


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 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all [men], show which of these two thou hast chosen,


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 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.


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 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.


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 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.


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 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.


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 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every man heard them speak in his own language.


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 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who speak Galilaeans?


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 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,


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  Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,


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 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Ye men of Judaea, and all [ye] that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words:


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 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:


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 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will, in those, days pour out of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:


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 And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:


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 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:


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 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:


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 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:


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 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be held by it.


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 For David speaketh concerning him, I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:


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 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou allow thy Holy One to see corruption.


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 Men, brethren, let me freely speak to you concerning the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us to this day.


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 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that from the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;


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 He seeing this before spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption.


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 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.


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 For David did not ascend into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,


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 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.


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 Now when they heard [this], they were pricked in their heart, and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men, brethren, what shall we do?


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 Then Peter said to them, Repent ye, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.


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 For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call.


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 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.


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 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [to them] about three thousand souls.


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 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles ' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.


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 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, ate their food with gladness and singleness of heart,


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 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.


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 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].


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 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;


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 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.


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 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted [him] up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.


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 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.


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 And they knew that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.


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 And as the lame man who was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.


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 And when Peter saw [it], he answered to the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?


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 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let [him] go.


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 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.


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 But those things, which God before had shown by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.


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 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;


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 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.


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 For Moses truly said to the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear in all things whatever he shall say to you.


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 And it shall come to pass, [that] every soul, who will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.


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 Yea, and all the prophets also from Samuel and those that follow, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold these days.


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 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.


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 To you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away each one of you from his iniquities.


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 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,


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 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.


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 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.


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 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?


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 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,


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 If we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made well;


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 Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by him doth this man stand here before you in good health.


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 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved.


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 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.


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 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them [is] apparent to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny [it].


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 But that it may spread no further among the people, let us strictly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.


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 But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye.


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 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all [men] glorified God for that which was done.


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 And being released, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.


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 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou [art] God, who hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them:


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 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?


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 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.


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 For in truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,


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 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant to thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,


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 By stretching forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.


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 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.


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 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any [of them] that any of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things [in] common.


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 And with great power the apostles gave witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.


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 Neither was there any among them that was needy: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,


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 And laid [them] down at the apostles ' feet: and distribution was made to every man according as he had need.


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 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, [and] of the country of Cyprus,


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 And kept back [part] of the price, his wife also knowing [of it], and brought a certain part, and laid [it] at the apostles ' feet.


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 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?


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 While it remained, was it not thy own? and after it was sold, was it not in thy own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God.


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 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and died: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.


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 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.


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 And Peter answered to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.


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 Then Peter said to her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them who have buried thy husband [are] at the door, and shall carry thee out.


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 Then she fell down immediately at his feet, and died: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying [her] forth, buried [her] by her husband.


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 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.


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 So that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid [them] on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.


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  There came also a multitude [out] of the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick persons, and them who were afflicted with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.


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 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,


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 And when they heard [that], they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.


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 Saying, The prison truly we found shut with all safety, and the keepers standing outside before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.


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 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what would come of this.


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 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.


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 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.


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 And when they had brought them, they set [them] before the council: and the high priest asked them,


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 Saying, Did we not strictly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.


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 Him hath God exalted with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.


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 And we are his witnesses of these things; and [so is] also the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.


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 Then stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little time;


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 And said to them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do concerning these men.


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 For before these days rose Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.


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 After this man rose Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away many people after him: he also perished; and all, [even] as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.


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 And now I say to you, Stay away from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work is from men, it will come to nothing:


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 And to him they assented: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten [them], they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.


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 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.


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 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.


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 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples, and said, It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.


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 Therefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.


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 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:


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 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.


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 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.


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 Then they secretly induced men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.


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 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon [him], and caught him, and brought [him] to the council,


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 And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:


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 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.


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 And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.


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 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,


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 And said to him, Depart from thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee.


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 Then he came from the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Haran: and from there, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, in which ye now dwell.


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 And he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not [so much as] to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his offspring after him, when [as yet] he had no child.


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 And God spoke in this way, That his offspring should sojourn in a foreign land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and oppress [them] four hundred years.


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 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that they shall come forth, and serve me in this place.


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 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs.


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 And delivered him from all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.


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 Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.


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 And at the second [time] Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known to Pharaoh.


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 Then Joseph sent, and called his father Jacob to [him], and all his kindred, seventy and five souls.


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 And were carried over into Shechem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor [the father] of Shechem.


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 But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,


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 The same dealt treacherously with our kindred, and oppressed our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.


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 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished in his father's house three months:


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 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.


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 And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended [him], and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:


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 For he supposed his brethren to understand that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.


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 And the next day he showed himself to them as they were fighting, and would have constrained them to be at peace again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?


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 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?


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 And when forty years had passed, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.


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 When Moses saw [it], he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold [it], the voice of the Lord came to him,


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 [Saying], I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and dared not behold.


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 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.


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 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.


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 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send [to be] a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.


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 He brought them out, after he had showed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.


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 This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear.


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 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on the mount Sinai, and [with] our fathers: who received the living oracles to give to us:


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 Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,


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 Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for [as for] this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.


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 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.


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 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices [for] forty years in the wilderness?


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 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Molech, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.


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 Our fathers had the tabernacle of testimony in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.


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 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Joshua into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David;


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 Heaven [is] my throne, and earth [is] my footstool: what house will ye build for me? saith the Lord: or what [is] the place of my rest?


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 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers [did], so [do] ye.


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 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them who showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:


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 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with [their] teeth.


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 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,


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 And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him]: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.


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 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.


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 And Saul was consenting to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.


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 As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and dragging off men and women committed [them] to prison.


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 And the people with one accord gave heed to those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he was performing.


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 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed and many sick with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.


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 But there was a certain man, called Simon, who before in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great person:


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 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.


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 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.


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 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and was amazed, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.


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 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John:


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 (For as yet he had fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)


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 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles ' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,


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 But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.


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 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.


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 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.


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 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.


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 And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.


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 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,


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 And Philip ran to [him], and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?


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 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he besought Philip that he would come up and sit with him.


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  The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth:


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 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.


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 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?


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 And as they went on [their] way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?


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 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.


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 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.


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 And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.


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 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.


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 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,


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 And desired from him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.


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 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shone around him a light from heaven:


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 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee to kick against the goads.


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 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.


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 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought [him] into Damascus.


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 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.


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 And the Lord [said] to him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,


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 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting [his] hand on him, that he might receive his sight.


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 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:


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 But the Lord said to him, Go: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:


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 And Ananias went, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.


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 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight immediately, and arose, and was baptized.


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 And when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples who were at Damascus.


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 But all that heard [him] were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them who called on this name in Jerusalem, and came here for that intent, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?


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 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.


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 And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.


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 But Barnabas took him, and brought [him] to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.


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 And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.


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 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, were multiplied.


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 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all [quarters], he came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda.


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 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had kept his bed eight years, and was sick with the palsy.


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 And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ healeth thee: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.


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 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, who by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.


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 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid in an upper chamber.


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 And as Lydda was near to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent to him two men, desiring [him] that he would not delay to come to them.


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 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.


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 But Peter put them all out, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.


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 And he gave her [his] hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.


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  There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band],


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 [A] devout [man], and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.


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 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.


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 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before God.


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 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.


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 And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;


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  On the next day, as they were going on their journey, and drew near to the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:


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 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending to him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:


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 In which were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.


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 And the voice [spoke] to him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.


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 Now while Peter greatly perplexed in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,


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 Then Peter went down to the men who were sent to him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what [is] the cause for which ye have come?


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 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.


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 Then he called them in, and lodged [them]. And on the next day Peter went with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.


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 And on the next day they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.


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 And he said to them, Ye know that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come to one of another nation; but God hath shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.


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 Therefore I came [to you] willingly, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?


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 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,


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 Send therefore to Joppa, and call here Simon, whose surname is Peter; he lodgeth in the house of [one] Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak to thee.


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 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou hast come. Now therefore we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee from God.


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 The word which [God] sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)


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 That word, [I say], ye know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;


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 That God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.


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 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:


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 Not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, [even] to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.


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 And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who was ordained by God [to be] the Judge of the living and the dead.


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 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.


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 And they of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.


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 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?


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 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they requested him to tarry certain days.


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 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.


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 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, like a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:


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 Upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.


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 And, behold, immediately there were three men already come to the house where I was, sent from Caesarea to me.


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 And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:


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 And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;


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 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.


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 Forasmuch then as God gave them the same gift as [he did] to us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?


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 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance to life.


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 Now they who were dispersed upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but to the Jews only.


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 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.


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 Then tidings of these things came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.


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 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would continue with the Lord.


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 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and many people were added to the Lord.


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 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.


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 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.


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 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea:


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 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)


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 And when he had apprehended him, he put [him] in prison, and delivered [him] to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.


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 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing by the church to God for him.


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 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.


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 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and a light shone in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise quickly. And his chains fell off from [his] hands.


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 And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith to him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.


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 And he went out, and followed him; and knew not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.


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 When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and immediately the angel departed from him.


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 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, Now I know with certainty, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and [from] all the expectation of the people of the Jews.


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 And when he had considered [the thing], he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.


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 And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate.


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 And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then they said, It is his angel.


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 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened [the door], and saw him, they were astonished.


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 But he, beckoning to them with the hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.


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 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that [they] should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and [there] abode.


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 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's [country].


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 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration to them.


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 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten by worms, and died.


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 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.


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 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.


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 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.


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 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, departed to Seleucia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus.


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 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as [their] helper.


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 And when they had gone through the isle to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [was] Barjesus:


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 Who was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.


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 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.


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 And said, O full of all deceit and all mischief, [thou] child of the devil, [thou] enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?


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 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.


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 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.


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 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.


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 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.


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 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.


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 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with [his] hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, listen.


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 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm he brought them out of it.


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 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.


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 And after these things, [which took] about four hundred and fifty years, he gave [to them] judges, until Samuel the prophet.


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 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.


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 And when he had removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfil all my will.


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 After John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.


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 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not [he]. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of [his] feet I am not worthy to loose.


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 Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.


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 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the words of the prophets which are read every sabbath, they have fulfilled [them] in condemning [him].


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 And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet they desired Pilate that he should be put to death.


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 And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took [him] down from the tree, and laid [him] in a sepulchre.


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 And he was seen many days by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.


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 God hath fulfilled the same to us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.


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 And as concerning that he raised him from the dead, [now] no more to return to corruption, he said in this way, I will give you the sure mercies of David.


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 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid to his fathers, and saw corruption:


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 Be it known to you therefore, men, brethren, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins:


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 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.


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 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall by no means believe, though a man declare it to you.


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 And when the Jews had gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.


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 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.


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 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.


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 Then Paul and Barnabas became bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you: but seeing ye reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.


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 For so hath the Lord commanded us, [saying], I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the ends of the earth.


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 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.


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 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their land.


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 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.


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 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.


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 A long time therefore they abode speaking boldly in the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.


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 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.


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 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use [them] despitefully, and to stone them,


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 Being aware of [it], they fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region:


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 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked:


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 The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,


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 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.


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 Then the priest of Jupiter, who was before their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.


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 [Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard [of], they tore their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,


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 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you that ye should turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them:


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 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.


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 And there came there [certain] Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew [him] out of the city, supposing him to be dead.


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 But, as the disciples stood around him, he rose, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.


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 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and [to] Iconium, and to Antioch,


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 Confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.


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 And when they had ordained for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.


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 And from there sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended from to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.


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 And when they had come, and had gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.


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 And certain men who came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.


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 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.


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 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy to all the brethren.


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 And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and [by] the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.


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 But there rose certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.


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 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose, and said to them, Men, brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.


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 And God, who knoweth the hearts, bore them witness, giving to them the Holy Spirit, even as [he did] to us;


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 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?


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 Then all the multitude kept silence, and hearkened to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought by them among the Gentiles.


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 Simeon hath declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name.


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 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again its ruins, and I will set it up:


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 That the rest of men may seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.


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 But that we write to them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and [from] immorality, and [from] things strangled, and [from] blood.


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 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.


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 Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:


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 And they wrote [letters] by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren [send] greeting to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:


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 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no [such] commandment:


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 It seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,


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 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;


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 That ye abstain from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from immorality: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.


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 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:


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 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed [them].


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 And after they had tarried [there] a time, they were sent away in peace from the brethren to the apostles.


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 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.


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 And some days after Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.


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 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.


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 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus;


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 Then he came to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman, who was a Jewess, and believed; but his father [was] a Greek:


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 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those quarters: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.


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 And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, that were ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.


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 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia,


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 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, beseeching him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.


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 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.


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 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next [day] to Neapolis;


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 And from there to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, [and] a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.


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 And on the sabbath day we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was accustomed to be made; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who resorted [there].


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 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard [us]: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended to the things which were spoken by Paul.


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 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.


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 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain maid possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:


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 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who show to us the way of salvation.


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 And this she did many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.


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 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the marketplace to the rulers,


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 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,


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 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates tore off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them].


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 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:


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 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.


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 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.


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 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.


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 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,


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 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed [their] stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, without delay.


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 And when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.


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 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.


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 But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast [us] into prison; and now do they thrust us out privately? nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out.


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 And the officers told these words to the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.


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 And they came and besought them, and brought [them] out, and desired [them] to depart out of the city.


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 And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house of] Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.


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 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:


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 And Paul, as his manner was, went in to them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them out of the scriptures,


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 Opening and alleging, that it was needful that Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach to you, is Christ.


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 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.


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 But the Jews who believed not, moved with envy, took to them certain wicked fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city in an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.


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 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down have come here also;


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 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus.


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 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who coming [there] went into the synagogue of the Jews.


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  These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.


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 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also, and stirred up the people.


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 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timothy abode there still.


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 And they that conducted Paul brought him to Athens: and receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.


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 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.


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 Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.


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 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? some others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.


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 And they took him, and brought him to Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest?


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 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.


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 (For all the Athenians and strangers who were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)


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 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, [Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are very religious.


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 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I to you.


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 God that made the world and all things in it, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;


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 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;


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 And hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;


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 That they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might grope after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us:


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 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.


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 Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like gold, or silver, or stone, formed by art and man's device.


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 Because he hath appointed a day, when he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [of which] he hath given assurance to all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.


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 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again concerning this [matter].


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 But certain men joined themselves to him, and believed: among whom [was] Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.


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 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and he came to them.


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 And because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and worked: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.


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 And when Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus [was] Christ.


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 And when they opposed them, and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said to them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.


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 And he departed from there, and entered into the house of a certain man named Justus, [one] that worshipped God, whose house was next to the synagogue.


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 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.


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 Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:


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 For I am with thee, and no man shall lay hands on thee to hurt thee: for I have many people in this city.


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 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,


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 And when Paul was now about to open [his] mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked crimes, O [ye] Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:


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 But if it is a question of words and names, and [of] your law, look ye [to it]; for I will be no judge of such [matters].


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 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat [him] before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.


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 And Paul [after this] tarried [there] yet a good while, and took his leave of the brethren, and sailed from there into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn [his] head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.


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 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.


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 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return to you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.


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 And after he had spent some time [there], he departed, and went over [all] the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.


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 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.


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 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spoke and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.


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 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him, and expounded to him the way of God more perfectly.


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 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he had come, helped them much who had believed through grace:


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 For he mightily convinced the Jews, [and that] publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.


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 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper regions came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,


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 He said to them, Have ye received the Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they said to him, We have not so much as heard whether there is any Holy Spirit.


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 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him who should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.


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 And when Paul had laid [his] hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.


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 And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.


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 But when some were hardened, and believed not, but spoke evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.


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 And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.


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 So that from his body were brought to the sick, handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.


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 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.


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 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.


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 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.


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 Many also of them who practised magic brought their books together, and burned them before all [men]: and they counted the price of them, and found [it] fifty thousand [pieces] of silver.


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 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.


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 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.


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 For a certain [man] named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen;


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 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.


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 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, which are made with hands:


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 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.


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 And when they heard [these sayings], they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.


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 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.


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 And certain of the chief of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him, beseeching [him] that he would not venture himself into the theatre.


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 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the greater part knew not why they had come together.


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 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence to the people.


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 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.


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 And when the townclerk had quieted the people, he said, [Ye] men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the [image] which fell down from Jupiter?


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 For ye have brought here these men, who are neither robbers of temples, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.


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 Therefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen who are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them accuse one another.


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 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause by which we may give an account of this riotous gathering.


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 And after the uproar had ceased, Paul called to [him] the disciples, and embraced [them], and departed to go into Macedonia.


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 And [there] abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.


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 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.


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 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.


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 And upon the first [day] of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached to them, ready to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight.


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 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, having fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell from the third loft, and was taken up dead.


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 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing [him] said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.


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 When he had come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.


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 And we went before to a ship, and sailed to Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so he had appointed, intending himself to go on foot.


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 And we sailed from there, and came the next [day] opposite Chios; and the next [day] we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next [day] we came to Miletus.


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 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hastened, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.


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 And when they had come to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,


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 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and trials, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:


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 [And] how I kept back nothing that was profitable [to you], but have shown you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house,


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 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.


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 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:


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 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.


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 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.


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 Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.


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 For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock.


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 Also from your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.


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 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.


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 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them who are sanctified.


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 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered to my necessities, and to them that were with me.


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 I have shown you all things, that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.


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 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.


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 And it came to pass, that after we were separated from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the [day] following to Rhodes, and from there to Patara:


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 Now when we had come in sight of Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unload her cargo.


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 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.


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 And when we had come to the end of those days, we departed and went on our way; and they all accompanied us on our way, with wives and children, till [we were] out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.


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 And when we had finished [our] course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and greeted the brethren, and abode with them one day.


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 And the next [day] we that were of Paul's company departed, and came to Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was [one] of the seven; and abode with him.


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 And when he had come to us, he took Paul's belt, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this belt, and shall deliver [him] into the hands of the Gentiles.


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 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.


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 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.


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  There went with us also [certain] of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.


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 And when he had greeted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.


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 And when they heard [it], they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe; and they are all zealous of the law:


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 And they are informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise [their] children, neither to walk after the customs.


