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And David the king begat Solomon, of the wife of Uriah; And Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa;


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And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Salathiel, and Salathiel begat Zerubbabel; And Zerubbabel begat Abiud,


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So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations: and from David to the Babylonish captivity are fourteen generations, and from the Babylonish captivity to Christ are fourteen generations.


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Now the birth of Christ was on this wise: His mother Mary, being espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.


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Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and yet not willing to make her a publick example, purposed to put her away privily.


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But while he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is begotten in her, is of the Holy Ghost.


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And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins.


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saying, Behold the virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a Son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.)


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Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:


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But he knew her not, till she had brought forth her Son, the first-born. And he called his name Jesus.


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Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold wise men came from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews?


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And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he demanded of them, Where the Christ was to be born?


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Bethlehem in the land of Judah, art in no wise the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come forth a Ruler, who shall feed my people Israel.


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Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, inquired of them with great exactness, at what time the star appeared:


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And sending them to Bethlehem, he said, Go, inquire exactly concerning the young child, and if ye find him, bring me word again, that I also may come and worship him.


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And having heard the king, they departed; and lo the star which they had seen in the East, moved on before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.


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And being come into the house, they saw the young child, with Mary his mother; and falling down, they worshiped him. And opening their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh.


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And being warned of God in a dream, not to return to Herod, they went back into their own country another way.


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And when they were gone back, behold an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and continue there till I shall tell thee; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.


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And he arose, and took the young child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt, And continued there till the death of Herod;


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that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.


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Then Herod, seeing that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sending forth, slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the confines thereof, from two years old and under; according to the time which he had exactly inquired of the wise men.


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saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.


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saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought the young child's life.


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and came into the land of Israel, But having heard, Archelaus reigneth over Judea, in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither, and being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee.


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And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.


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For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.


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And this John had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.


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But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Ye serpents, ye brood of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?


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And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.


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But even the axe already lieth at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire.


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I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I; whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:


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Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather the wheat into the garner, but will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.


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And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.


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And Jesus being baptized, went up straightway from the water, and lo the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.


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And the tempter coming to him said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.


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But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.


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Then the devil taketh him with him into the holy city, and setteth him on the battlement of the temple,


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And saith to him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall charge his angels concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.


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Again the devil taketh him with him to an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, And saith to him,


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Then Jesus saith to him, Get thee hence, Satan; for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.


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And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphthali: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,


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beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, The people who walked in darkness, saw a great light, and to them who sat in the region of the shadow of death, light is sprung up.


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And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers.


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And going on from thence, he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a vessel with Zebedee their father mending their nets; and he called them.


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And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease, and all manner of malady among the people.


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And his fame went thro' all Syria; and they brought to him all sick people, that were seized with divers diseases and tormenting pains; even demoniacs, and lunaticks, and paralytics; and he healed them.


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And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis, and Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond Jordan.


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And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and when he was set down his disciples came to him.


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Happy are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.


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Rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.


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Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men.


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A city that is situated on a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do they light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house.


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Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.


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Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets: I am not come to destroy but to fulfill.


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For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all things be effected.


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Whosoever therefore shall break one of the least of these commandments and teach men so, shall be the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and each them, he shall be great in the kingdom of heaven.


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For I say to you, That unless your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.


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Ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt do no murder, and whosoever doth murder, shall be liable to the judgment.


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But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be liable to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the council; but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be liable to hell-fire.


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Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember, that thy brother hath ought against thee,


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Leaving thy gift there before the altar, go; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.


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Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him, lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.


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Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt in no wise come out thence, till thou hast paid the last farthing.


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But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh upon a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.


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But if thy right eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.


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And if thy right-hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.


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But I say unto you, whosoever shall put away his wife, save for the cause of whoredom, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away, committeth adultery.


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Again, ye have heard, that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform thine oaths unto the Lord.


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Nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; neither by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.


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But let your conversation be yea, yea; nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of the evil one.


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But I say unto you, that ye resist not the evil man: but whosoever shall smite thee on the right-cheek, turn to him the other also;


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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you:


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That ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.


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Do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Do not even the heathens so?


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Take heed that ye practise not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.


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Therefore when thou dost alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.


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And when thou prayest, thou shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may appear to men: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.


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But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.


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But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens; for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.


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And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.


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Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast: verily I say unto you, they have their reward.


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That thou appear not unto men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.


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Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break thro' and steal:


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But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break thro' nor steal.


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The eye is the light of the body: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.


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But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness: if therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness?


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No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cleave to the one and neglect the other.


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Ye cannot serve God and Mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take not thought for your life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?


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Behold the birds of the air: they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.


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Are ye not much better than they? And which of you by taking thought can add to his age the smallest measure?


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And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:


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Now: if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the still, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?


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Therefore take not thought, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or what shall we wear?


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(For after all these things do the heathens seek) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye need all these things,


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But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.


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Take not therefore thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for itself: sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.


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Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote from thine eye, and behold a beam is in thine own eye?


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Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast the mote out of thy brother's eye.


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Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turning, rend you.


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For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.


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If ye then being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?


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Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.


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Enter ye in thro' the straight gate: for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are that go in thro' it:


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Because straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth to life, and few there are that find it.


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But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.


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Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven.


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Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name have done many wonderful works?


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Therefore whosoever heareth these my sayings, and doth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock: And the rain descended,


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and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell not; for it was founded on a rock.


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But every one that heareth these my sayings, and doth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.


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And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it.


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And when Jesus had ended these sayings, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching, For he taught them as one having authority,


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And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no man, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.


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beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house, ill of the palsy, grievously tormented.


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The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy, that thou shouldst come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.


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For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.


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When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.


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And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.


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But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


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And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way, and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.


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When it was evening, they brought to him many demoniacs; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill:


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Whereby was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.


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And Jesus saith to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.


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And he saith to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then arising, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.


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And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.


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Art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was afar off from them an herd of many swine feeding.


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And he said to them, Go. And coming out, they went into the herd of swine, and behold the whole herd rushed down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.


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But they that kept them fled, and going into the city, told every thing, and what had befallen the demoniacs.


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And behold the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing him, they besought him, to depart out of their coasts.


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And behold they brought to him a paralytic, lying on a couch; and Jesus seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Son, Take courage: thy sins are forgiven thee.


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To say, Thy sins are forgiven thee? Or to say, Arise and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the paralytic) Arise, take up thy couch, and go to thy house.


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And as Jesus passed along from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receit of custom, and saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.


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And as Jesus sat at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with him and his disciples.


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And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples, Why eateth your master with publicans and sinners?


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But Jesus hearing it, said to them, They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.


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But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.


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Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not?


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And Jesus said, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bride-groom is with them? But the days will come, when the bride-groom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.


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No man putteth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: for that which is put in to fill it; taketh from the garment and the rent is made worse.


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Neither do men put new wine into old leather bottles, else the bottles burst, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles are destroyed, but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.


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While he spake these things to them, behold a certain ruler coming worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even now dying: but come and lay thine hand on her, and she shall live.


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(And behold a woman who had had a flux of blood, twelve years, coming behind him, touched the hem of his garment.


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And Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Daughter, take courage; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.)


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And Jesus coming into the ruler's house, and seeing the minstrels and the croud who cried out aloud,


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And when Jesus passed thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.


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And when he was 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 say to him, Yea, Lord.


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And when the devil were cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never seen thus, even 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 disease, and every malady among the people.


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But seeing the multitudes he was moved with tender compassion for them, because they were faint and scattered, as sheep having no shepherd.


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And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to heal every disease and every malady.


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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 publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;


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These twelve Jesus sent forth, having commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into a city of the Samaritans enter not:


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


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Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses: Nor scrip for your journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor yet a staff:


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And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till ye go thence.


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And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, your peace shall come upon it;


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


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Verily I say unto 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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And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the heathens.


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But when they deliver you, take no thought, how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that very hour what ye shall speak.


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But the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children shall rise up against their parents, and kill them.


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And ye shall be hated of 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 to another; for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.


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If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his houshold? Therefore fear them not; for there is nothing covered, that shall not be discovered; nor hid, that shall not be known.


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What I tell you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.


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And be not afraid of them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather be afraid of 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 one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father.


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Yea, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.


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For I am come to set a man at variance with his father, and the daughter with her mother, and the daughter-in-law with 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 findeth his life, shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. He that entertaineth you, entertaineth me;


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He that entertaineth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that entertaineth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.


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And whosoever 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 unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.


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And when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence, 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: And happy is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.


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Jesus said to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by 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 king's houses.


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For this is he of 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 unto you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; but 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 till now, the kingdom of heaven is entered by force, and they which strive with all their might take it by violence.


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


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The Son of man is come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a glutton and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners; but wisdom is justified by her children.


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


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Wo to thee, Chorazin, wo to thee, Bethsaida: for if the mighty works which have 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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Moreover I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.


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And thou, Capernaum, who hast been 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 till this day.


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


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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 one knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any one the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.


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Take my yoke upon you, and learn of 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 thro' the corn, and his disciples were hungry, and plucked the ears of corn and ate.


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But the Pharisees seeing it said to him, Behold thy disciples do what 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 shew-bread, 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-days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath and are blameless?


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And departing thence, he went into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand.


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


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


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And Jesus knowing it withdrew from thence; and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all.


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And charged them, not to make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying,


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whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul delighteth: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the heathens.


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He shall not break a bruised reed, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.


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Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.


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But the Pharisees hearing it said, This fellow casteth not out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.


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And Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not be established.


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And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.


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How can one enter into the strong one's house, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong one?


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And then he will plunder his house. He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.


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Wherefore I say to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven to men.


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And whosoever speaketh against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that to come.


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


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Ye brood 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 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 every idle word which men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.


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And he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign, and there shall no sign be given 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 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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The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it; for she came from the uttermost parts 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 thro' dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.


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Then he saith, I will return to my house whence 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 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. So shall it be also to this wicked generation.


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While he yet talked to the multitude, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.


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For whosoever 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 the vessel and sat, and all the multitude stood on the shore.


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Others fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had not depth of earth.


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And others fell on good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty.


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


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For whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even what he hath.


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


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And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah who saith, Hearing ye will hear, but in no wise understand, and seeing ye will see, but in no wise perceive.


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For the heart of this people is waxed fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed: lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, 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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and considereth it not, the wicked one cometh, and catcheth away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the way-side.


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But he who received the seed in stony places, is he that heareth the word, and immediately receiveth it with joy.


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


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He that received the 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 it becometh unfruitful.


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But he that received seed on the good ground, is he that heareth the word and considereth it: who also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth some an hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty.


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He proposed to them another parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man sowing good seed in his field.


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


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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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Suffer both to grow together till the harvest; and at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the darnel, and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.


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He proposed to them another parable, 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 of herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches of it.


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He spake another parable to them: the kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman taking, covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.


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All these things spake Jesus to the multitude in parables, and without a parable spake he not unto them:


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Whereby was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hid from the foundation of the world.


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Then Jesus having sent the multitude away, went into the house: and his disciples came to him, saying, Declare to us the parable of the darnel of the field.


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The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom, but the darnel 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; the reapers are the angels.


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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 that do iniquity.


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


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Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hid in a field, which a man having found hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.


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


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So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just.


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Then saith he to them, Therefore every scribe instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like an housholder, who bringeth out of his treasure things new and old.


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he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, Whence hath HE 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 at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.


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At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist:


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For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him and put him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife.


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


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Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatever she should ask. And being before instructed by her mother,


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And the king was sorry; yet for the oath's sake, and them who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given her.


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And Jesus hearing it, withdrew thence by ship into a desert place apart: but when the people heard thereof, they followed him by land out of the cities.


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And going forth he saw a great multitude, and was moved with tender compassion for them, and healed their sick.


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And in the evening his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past: send the multitude away, that going into the villages, they may buy themselves victuals.


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and taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed and brake, 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 he constrained his disciples, to go straightway into the vessel, and go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitude away.


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And in the evening, he was there alone: but the vessel was now in the midst of the sea, tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.


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And the disciples seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition: and they cried out for fear.


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And immediately Jesus reaching forth his hand, caught him, and saith to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?


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Then they that were in the vessel, came and worshiped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.


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


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For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answering said, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God thro' your tradition?


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


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But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest have been profited by me:


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Let him not honour his father or his mother. Thus have ye made void the command of God thro' your tradition.


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This people draweth nigh to me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.


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


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


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Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind: but if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch.


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Do not ye yet understand, that whatever entereth into the mouth, goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the vault?


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For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings.


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And behold a woman of Canaan, of those coasts, came and cried to him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David: my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.


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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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And Jesus answering said to her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.


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And Jesus passing thence, came nigh the sea of Galilee; and going up into a mountain, he sat down there.


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And great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, disabled, and many others; and cast them at the feet of Jesus, and he healed them:


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So that the multitudes wondered, seeing the dumb to speak, the disabled whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.


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


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


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And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, he gave thanks and brake them and gave 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 seven baskets full.


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


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A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; but 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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Jesus knowing it said to them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have taken no bread?


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Do ye not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?


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How do ye not understand, that I spake not to you concerning bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Saducees?


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Then they understood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Saducees.


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And Jesus coming into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, asked his disciples saying, Whom do men say that I am?


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The Son of man? And they said, Some say, John the Baptist, others Elijah; others Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.


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And Jesus answering said to him, Happy art thou, Simon Barjonah; for flesh and blood have not revealed this to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.


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And I say also to thee, Thou art Peter, and on 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 thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.


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From that time Jesus began to shew 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 taking hold of him, rebuked him, saying, Favour thyself, Lord: this shall in no wise be unto thee.


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But he turning said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me: for thou savourest not the things of God, but the things of men.


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


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For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it, and whosoever 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 shall he render to every man according to his work.


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


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And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter and James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,


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And 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 tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.


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While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight: hear ye him.


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And lifting up their eyes, they saw no man, but Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain,


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Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, till the Son of man be risen again from the dead.


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But I say to you, That Elijah is come already, and they acknowledged him not, but have done to him whatever they listed.


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So shall also the Son of man suffer from them. Then the disciples understood, that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.


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kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and suffereth grievously; for often he falleth into the fire and often into the water.


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Then Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you?


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Bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he went out of him, and the child was cured from that 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 mustardseed, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, 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 is about to be betrayed into the hands of men;


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And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the tribute-mony came to Peter and said, Doth not your master pay the tribute?


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He saith, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute?


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Of their own sons, or of strangers? Peter saith to him, Of strangers. Jesus saith to him, Then are the sons free.


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Yet that we may not offend them, go 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. That take and give them for me and thee.


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And said, Verily I say to you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.


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


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But whoso shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hanged about his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.


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Wo to the world because of offences: for it must needs be that offences come; but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh.


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Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off and cast them from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the everlasting fire.


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And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire.


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


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What think ye? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them go astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine and go into the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray?


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And if he find 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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But if thy brother shall sin against thee, go and tell him his fault, between thee and him alone: if he will hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.


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


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And if he will not hear them, tell it to the church; but if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as an heathen and a publican.


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Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever 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, touching 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?


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Till seven times? Jesus saith to him, I say not unto thee, till seven times, but till seventy times seven.


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Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king, who was minded to settle accounts with his servants.


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And as he had not 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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Then the servant falling prostrate at his feet, said, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.


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But that servant going out, found one of his fellow-servants who owed him an hundred pence, and seized him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.


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And his fellow-servant falling at his feet, besought him saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.


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But his fellow-servants, seeing what was done, were very sorry, and came and gave their lord an exact account of the whole matter.


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Then his lord calling him, said to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou intreatedst me.


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And his lord being wroth, delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him.


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


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And Jesus, when he had finished these sayings, departed from Gacilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan.


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


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And he answering said to them, Have ye not read, that he who made them, made them male and female from the beginning?


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


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Wherefore they are no more twain but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.


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He saith to them, Because of the hardness of your hearts, Moses suffered you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so.


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And I say to you, whosoever shall put away his wife, except for whoredom, and marry another, committeth adultery, and whoso marrieth her that is put away, committeth adultery.


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For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's womb, and there are 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 lay his hands on them and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.


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But Jesus said, Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not; 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 saith to him, If thou desirest to be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.


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Then said Jesus to his disciples, Verily I say to you, a rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of heaven.


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


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But Oesus looking upon them, 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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Jesus said to them, Verily I say to you, that ye who have followed me, in the renovation, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit on 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 names sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and inherit everlasting life.


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For the kingdom of heaven is like an housholder, 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 whatsoever is right, I will give you. And they went.


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And going out about the eleventh hour, he 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 whatsoever is right ye shall receive.


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And in the evening 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 have received more; and they likewise received every one a penny.


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These last have wrought one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.


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Didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take what is thine, and go: it is my will, to give to this last, even as to thee?


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


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And shall deliver him to the Gentiles, to mock and scourge and 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, worshiping 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 thy left in thy kingdom.


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But Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I am about to drink of, or 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 indeed drink 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, save to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.


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But Jesus calling them to him said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.


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It shall not be so among you; but whosoever desireth to be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever desireth to be chief among you, let him be your servant:


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And behold two blind men sitting by the way-side, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.


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And the multitude charged them to 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 moved with tender compassion, touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.


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then sent Jesus two disciples, Saying to them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose and bring them to me.


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And if any man say ought to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them: and he will send them immediately.


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saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek and sitting on an ass, even a colt, the fole of an ass.


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


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And the multitudes that went before and that followed after cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David; blessed in the name of the Lord is he that cometh: Hosanna in the highest.


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And Jesus went into the temple, and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the mony-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves;


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And saith 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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But the chief priests and the scribes, seeing the wonders that he did, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David,


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were sore displeased, 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 seeing a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon but leaves only. And he saith to it, Let no fruit grow on thee hence-forward for ever.


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And presently the fig-tree withered away. And the disciples seeing it marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig-tree withered away?


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Jesus answering said to them, Verily I say to you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only do this to the fig-tree, but also if ye shall say to this mountain, Be thou lifted up, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.


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And when he was 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 dost thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?


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


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The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?


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


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But what think you? A man had two sons; and coming to the first, he 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, the publicans and 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 publicans and the harlots believed him. And ye seeing it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.


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Hear another parable. There was a certain housholder, who planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.


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And when the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it.


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But the husbandmen seeing the Son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come let us kill him and seize on his inheritance.


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


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Jesus saith to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, 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 thereof.


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


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But when they sought to apprehend him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.


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And sent forth his servants to call them that were invited, to the marriage; but they would not come.


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


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And the king hearing it was wroth, and sending forth his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.


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Then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast is prepared, but they who were invited were not worthy.


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So those servants going out into the highways, gathered together all whomsoever they found, both bad and good. And the feast was abundantly supplied with guests.


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And saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, 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 the outer darkness: there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.


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And they sent 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, Cesar's. Then said he to them, Render therefore to Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's.


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Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die 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 brethren, and the first, having married a wife died, and having no issue, left his wife to his brother.


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For they all had her. Jesus answering said to them, Ye err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.


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But touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac,


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God is not a God of the dead, but of the living. And the multitude hearing it, were astonished at his doctrine.


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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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This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.


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Saying, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my righthand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.


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Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, saying, The scribes and Pharisees sit in the chair of Moses:


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For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they will not move them with their finger.


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But all their works they do, to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and inlarge the fringes of their garments.


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Whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted.


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But wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: ye go not in, neither suffer ye them that are entring to go in.


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Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.


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Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye compass sea and land, to make one proselyte, and when he is become so, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.


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Wo to you, ye blind guides; who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is bound.


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And whosoever shall swear by the altar, ye say, it is nothing: but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, is bound.


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Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to have neglected the others.


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Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish; but within they are full of rapine and intemperance.


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Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first, the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.


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Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye are like whited sepulchres, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones and of all uncleanness.


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Wo to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn 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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Wherefore behold I send to you prophets, and wise-men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:


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


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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them who are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a bird gathereth her young under her wings; and ye would not!


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For I say to you, ye shall not see me from this time, till ye say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.


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And Jesus going out of the temple departed: and his disciples came to him, to shew 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, which shall not be thrown down.


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And as he sat on the mount of Olives, his 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 will 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 divers places:


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


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


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When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (he that readeth, let him understand;) Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains:


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For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor ever shall be.


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And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days shall be shortened.


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For false Christs and false prophets shall arise and shew great signs and wonders, so that they would deceive (if it were possible) even the elect.


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Therefore if they 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, the sun shall 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 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 forth his angels, with a loud-sounding trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.


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Learn a parable from the fig-tree: when its branch is now tender and shooteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh.


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


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


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Then shall two be in the field: one is taken, and one is left. Two women shall be grinding in the mill;


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But ye know this, that if the housholder had known, in what watch the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open.


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Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath appointed ruler over his houshold, to give them food in due season?


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The Lord of that servant shall come in a day that he expecteth him not, 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 like ten virgins, who taking their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom.


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


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And while they went 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 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, according to his own ability, and immediately took his journey.


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Then he who had received the five talents, went and traded with them, and made them other five talents.


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And he that had received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Sir, thou deliveredst to me five talents; behold I have gained to them five talents more.


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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 set thee 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, Sir, thou deliveredst to me two talents; behold I have gained to them two other talents.


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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 set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.


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Then he that had received the one talent came and said, Sir, I knew that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sown, and gathering whence thou hadst not scattered.


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His lord answering said to him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather whence I had not scattered?


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Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and 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 what he hath.


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And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the 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 angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory.


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And all nations shall be gathered before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separateth the 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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I was a stranger, and ye took me in; Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.


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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 did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me.


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Then shall he say also to them on his left-hand, Depart from me, ye cursed into the 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 athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not micister to thee?


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


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


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She hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.


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Verily I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, this also which she hath done shall be spoken for a memorial of her.


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And they bargained with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.


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On tbe first day 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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When the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve. And as they ate he said, Verily I say to you, One of you will betray me.


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The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but wo 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 after they had eaten, Jesus took bread and blessed and brake and gave it to his disciples and said, Take, eat; this is my body.


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


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


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Peter saith to him, If I must die with thee, yet will I in no wise deny thee. In like manner 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 and pray yonder.


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And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and in deep anguish.


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


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And going a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; yet 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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Again the second time he went away and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup cannot pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.


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Then cometh he to his disciples and saith to them, Sleep on now and take your rest: Behold the hour is come, 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 clubs from the chief priests and elders of the people.


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Now he that betrayed him, had given them a signal, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, is he; seize him.


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


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And behold one of them that were with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high priest, cut 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 ask my Father, and he will presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?


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In that hour Jesus said to the multitude, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple and ye took me not.


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


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And they that had apprehended 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 afar off to the high priest's palace, and going in, sat with the officers, to see the end.


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At last came two false witnesses, And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.


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And the high priest rising up said to him, Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee?


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But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, to tell us, if thou art the Christ, the Son of God?


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Jesus saith to him, Thou hast said. Moreover I say to you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right-hand of power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven.


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Then the high priest rent 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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Now Peter sat without in the hall. And one of the maid-servants came to him saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.


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


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


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And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said to him, Before cock-crowing thou wilt deny me thrice. 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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Then Judas who had betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,


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And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it. And having thrown down the pieces of silver in the temple, he withdrew and went and hanged himself.


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And the chief priests taking the pieces of silver, 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 what was spoken by 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 governour. And the governour questioned him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou sayest.


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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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While he sat 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 to-day in a dream because of him.


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They say, Barabbas. 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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But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. Then Pilate, seeing, that he could prevail nothing, but rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just man: see ye to it.


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Then the soldiers of the governour, taking Jesus into the common hall, gathered to him the whole troop.


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And platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a cane in his right-hand; and kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews.


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And after they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.


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And coming to a place called Golgotha, that is, the place of a skull, They gave him vinegar mingled with gall to drink,


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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 for my vesture they cast lots.


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Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son God, come down from the cross.


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In like manner the chief priests also with the scribes and elders mocking him said, He saved others; Cannot he save himself?


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let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God: let him deliver him now if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.


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


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And immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge filled it with vinegar, and put it on a cane, and gave him to drink.


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And behold the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken and the rocks were torn asunder: And the tombs were opened,


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And the centurion and they that were with him, guarding Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that were done, feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.


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Among whom were 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 Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.


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which he had hewn out in the rock, and having rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, departed.


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


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Command therefore that the sepulchre be secured till the third day, lest his disciples coming steal him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last imposture shall be worse than the first.


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Now after 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 had been a great earthquake, and an angel of the Lord descending from heaven, had come and rolled away the stone from the door and sat upon it.


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


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Lo, I have told you. And departing quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy they ran to tell his disciples.


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And behold Jesus met them and said, Hail. And they came, and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.


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Then saith Jesus to them, Fear not. Go tell my brethren to go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.


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While they were going, behold some of the guard coming into the city, told the chief priests all the things that had been done.


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So they took the money and did as they were taught; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews till this day.


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Go ye and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.


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Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo I am with you always, even to the end of the world.


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


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


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And John was clothed with camels hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey,


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


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And coming up from the water, straitway he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him.


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And immediately the Spirit leadeth him out into the wilderness. And he was there in the wilderness forty days,


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


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casting a net into the sea (for they were fishers) And Jesus said to them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.


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he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were also in the vessel, mending their nets:


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And he called them; and immediately leaving their father Zebedee in the vessel with the hired servants, they went after him.


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And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.


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And there was in their synagogue a man heaving an unclean spirit, and he cried out, saying, Let us alone:


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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 they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? What new teaching is this? For with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits and they obey him.


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And coming out of the synagogue, they entered forthwith into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.


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And he came and taking her by the hand, lifted her up; and straightway the fever left her, and she waited on them.


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And in the evening, when the sun was set, they brought to him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.


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And he healed many that were ill of divers diseases, and cast out many devils, and suffered not the devils to say that they knew him.


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


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And he saith to them, Let us go to the neighbouring towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore am I come.


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And there came to him a leper 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 tender compassion, putting forth his hand, touched him, and saith to him, I will; be thou clean.


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And having straitly charged him, he forthwith sent him away, And saith to him, See thou say nothing to any man;


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but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.


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But he going out published it much and blazed abroad the matter, so that he could no more openly enter into the city; but he 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 for them, no, not even about the door.


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And not being able to come nigh him for the croud, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having broken it up, they let down the couch whereon the paralytic lay.


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But certain of the scribes were sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies?


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And Jesus immediately knowing in his spirit, that they so reasoned in themselves, said to them, Why reason ye thus in your hearts?


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Or to say, Arise, and take up thy couch and walk? But that ye may know, that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins: (He saith to the paralytic) I say to thee,


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And immediately he arose, and taking up his couch, went forth before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, We never saw it thus.


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And passing by, he saw Levi, the son of Alpheus sitting at the custom-house, and saith to him, Follow me.


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And he arose and followed him. And as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and they followed him.


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And the scribes and Pharisees seeing him eat with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? And Jesus hearing it saith to them-


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They that are whole need not 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 bride-chamber 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 away from them; and then shall they fast in those days.


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


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And no man putteth new wine into old leathern-bottles; else the new wine bursteth the bottles, and the wine is spilt, and the bottles are lost; but new wine must be put into new bottles.


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And he went thro' the corn-fields on the sabbath day: and his disciples as they went, plucked the ears of corn.


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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 shew-bread, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, 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?


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But they held their peace. And looking round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored.


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And the Pharisees going out, straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.


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And from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what great things he did, came to him.


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And he spake to his disciples, that a 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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that is, the sons of thunder) And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus,


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And they come into an house: And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.


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But the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.


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None can enter into the strong one's house and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong one, and then he will plunder his house.


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Verily I say to you, All sins shall be forgiven the sons of men and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme.


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But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is liable to eternal damnation:


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


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And again he taught by the sea-side, and a great multitude was gathered to him, so that going into the boat, he sat in the sea, and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.


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


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And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit springing up and increasing, 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 without, all things are in parables:


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So that seeing they see, and do not perceive, and hearing they hear, and do 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 likewise who have received the seed on stony ground, who when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy: But have not root in themselves, and so indure but for a time:


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


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And these are they that have received it on the good ground, who hear the word and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty fold, some sixty, and some an hundred.


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And he said to them, Is a candle brought to be cut under a bushel or under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?


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For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested, neither was any thing kept secret, but that it might come abroad.


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And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, 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; but he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.


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For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself, first the blade, then the ear, after that, the full corn in the ear.


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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, Whereto 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 one of the least of 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, so that the birds of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.


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But without a parable spake he not to them: and in private he expounded all things to his disciples.


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And having sent away the multitude, they take him as he was in the boat. And there were with him other little vessels.


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But he was asleep on the pillow, in the stern of the boat. 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, Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?


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And as he came out of the boat, there met him immediately 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; and no man could tame him.


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


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said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.


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And Jesus forthwith gave them leave. And the unclean spirits going out, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep 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 that which was done.


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And they come to Jesus and see the demoniac, sitting and clothed and in his right mind: and they were afraid.


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And as he went into the boat, he that had been possessed with the devils, besought him, that he might be with him.


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But Jesus suffered him not, but said to him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.


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And he departed and published in Decapolis, how great things Jesus had done for him. And all men marvelled.


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And when Jesus was passed over again by boat to the other side, much people was gathered to him, and he was near the sea.


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And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, falleth at his feet.


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come and lay thy hands on her that she may be healed, and she shall live. And he went with him, and much people followed him and thronged him.


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And a certain woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians,


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And the fountain of her blood was straightway dried up, and she knew in her body, that she was healed of that plague.


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And Jesus immediately knowing in himself, that virtue had gone out of him, turning about in the croud 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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And 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 whole: go in peace, and continue whole of thy plague.


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While he yet spake, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master farther?


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


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And coming in, he saith to them, Why make ye this ado and weep? The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.


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And they laughed him to scorn. But having put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and goeth in where the damsel was lying.


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And taking the damsel by the hand he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, being interpreted, Damsel, (I say to thee) arise.


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And straightway the damsel arose and walked: for she was twelve years old. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.


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


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And on the sabbath he taught in the synagogue, and many hearing were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? And what wisdom is this that is given him, that 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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And 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 calleth to him the twelve, and sent them forth by two and two, and gave them power over unclean spirits;


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And commanded them to take nothing for the journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no mony in their purse;


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


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And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear you, departing thence 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 (for his name was spread abroad) and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore divine powers exert themselves in him.


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For Herod himself had sent and apprehended John, and bound him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her.


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Therefore Herodias was incensed against him, and was desirous to have killed him; but she could not.


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For Herod reverenced John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and preserved him: and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.


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And a convenient day being come, when Herod on his birth-day made a feast, for his lords, captains, and principal men of Galilee:


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When the daughter of Herodias had come in and danced and pleased Herod, and his guests, the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.


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


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And coming in quickly with haste to the king she asked, saying, I will that thou give me immediately in a charger the head of John the Baptist.


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And the king was exceeding sorry: yet for his oath's sake, and for the sake of his guests, he would not reject her.


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And he went and beheaded him in the prison, And brought his head in a charger and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.


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And the apostles gather 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 apart 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 many saw them departing and knew him, and ran a foot thither from all the cities, and outwent them, and came together to him.


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And Jesus coming out saw a great multitude, and was moved with tender compassion for them; because they were as sheep having no shepherd, and he taught them many things.


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And when the day was now far spent, the disciples coming to him said, This is a desert place, and it is now late.


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Send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, 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 you? Go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fishes.


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And taking the five loaves, and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and gave them to the disciples to set before them: and he divided the two fishes among them all.


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And straightway he constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and go before to the other side toward 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 on 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, Take courage: 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 amazed in themselves above measure and wondered.


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And ran thro' the whole country round about, and brought about in beds them that were ill, where they heard he was.


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And wheresoever he entered into villages, cities, or country-places, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the hem of his garment; and as many as touched him were made whole.


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Now the Pharisees and all the Jews, except they wash their hands to the wrist, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.


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And coming from the market, unless they wash, they eat not: and many other things there are which they have received to hold, the washings of cups and pots and brasen vessels and couches.


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Then the Pharisees ask him, Why walk not thy disciples, according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled hands?


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He answering said to them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied of 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 leaving the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, 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 abolish 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, Whoso revileth father or mother, he shall surely die.


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But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest have been profited by me: he shall be free.


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Abrogating the word of God by your traditions which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.


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There is nothing entering into a man from without, which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, these are they that defile the man.


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And when he was come from the multitude into the house, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.


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And he saith to them, Are even ye so without understanding? Do ye not perceive, That whatsoever entereth into a man from without, cannot defile him,


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Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth into the vault, purging all meats.


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And he arose and went thence into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And entring into an house, he would have had no man know it; but he could not be hid.


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having heard of him, came and fell at his feet, (The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation) and besought him to cast the devil out of her daughter.


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But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be satisfied; for it is not right to take the childrens bread and cast it to the dogs.


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


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And departing again from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, he came to the sea of Galilee, thro' the midst of the country of Decapolis.


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


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And taking him aside from the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, touched his tongue.


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And he charged them to tell no man; but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published 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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Jesus calling his disciples saith to them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.


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And if I send them away fasting to their own home, they will faint by the way; for divers of them come from far.


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And they said, Seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, having given thanks, he brake and gave to his disciples to set before them: and they did set them before the people.


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And they had a few small fishes: and having blessed them, he commanded, to set them also before them.


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So they did eat and were satisfied; and they took up of the fragments that were left, seven baskets.


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And the Pharisees came forth and questioned with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.


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And sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, Why doth this generation seek a sign? Verily I say to you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.


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And Jesus knowing it saith to them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither consider? Have ye your heart yet hardened?


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


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And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the town, and having spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him, If he saw ought?


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Then he put his hands again on his eyes and made him look up, and he was restored and saw all men 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 Cesarea Philippi. And in the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, Whom do men say that I am?


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And he saith to them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answering 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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And Peter taking hold of him, rebuked him. But he turning about, and looking on his disciples rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou savourest not the things of God, but the things of men.


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


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For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake and the gospels, he shall save it.


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For whosoever 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 unto you, there are some of them that stand here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God coming with power.


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And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and carrieth them up into an high mountain, by themselves apart, and was transfigured before them.


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And Peter answering faith to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, 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, This is my beloved Son; hear him.


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


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And they laid hold on that saying, questioning one with another, What meaneth, Till he were risen from the dead?


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And he answering told them, Elijah verily coming first, restoreth all things: and, how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at naught.


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But I say to you, Elijah is come, as it is written of him: and they have done to him whatsoever they listed.


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And coming to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.


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And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him, and he foameth and gnasheth with his teeth and pineth away. And I spake to thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.


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How long shall I suffer you? Bring him to me. 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 it hath often cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him; but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us and help us.


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And straightway the father of the child crying out, said with tears, Lord, I do believe: help thou mine unbelief.


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And Jesus seeing that the multitude came running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying, Thou deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.


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


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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 will kill him, and after he hath been 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 ye disputed among yourselves by the way?


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But they held their peace; for they had been debating among themselves in the way, Who should be greatest?


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And sitting down, he called the twelve and saith to them, If any man desire to be first, let him be the last of all, and the servant of all.


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And taking a little child, he set him in the midst of them, and embracing him he said to them, Whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name,


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


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And Jesus said, Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, who can readily speak evil of me.


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For he that is not against you, is for you. For whosoever shall give you a cup of cold water to drink in my name,


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And whosoever shall offend one of the little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.


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And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into 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 offend thee, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.


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it is good for thee, to enter into the kingdom of God having one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire:


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


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And he arose and cometh thence into the coasts of Judea, thro' the country beyond Jordan: and the multitudes resort to him again, and as he was wont, he taught them again.


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


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And they brought little children to him that he might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those that brought them.


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But Jesus seeing it was much displeased and said to them, Suffer 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, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.


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And as he was going out into the way, one running and kneeling to him, 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 murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.


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Then Jesus looking upon him, loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lackest: Go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me, taking up thy cross.


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And Jesus looking round said to his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God?


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And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again 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 thro' 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 said, With men it is impossible, but not with God, for with God all things are possible.


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Verily I say to you, there is none 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 hundred fold 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 taking the twelve again, he told them what things should befall him:


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Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes: and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles.


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And they will mock him and scourge him and spit upon him and kill him. And the third day he will 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 what we shall ask.


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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 be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with.


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But to sit on my right-hand and on my left, is not mine to give, but to them for whom it is prepared.


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But Jesus calling them, saith to them, Ye know that they who rule over the Gentiles, lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority upon them.


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But it shall not be so among you; but whosoever desireth to be great among you, shall be your servant.


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And they come to Jericho. And as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the way-side begging.


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And when he heard, It is Jesus of Nazareth, he cried out and said, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.


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And many charged him to hold his peace; but he cried so much the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.


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And Jesus standing still, commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Take courage; rise; he calleth thee.


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


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


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at the mount of Olives, he sendeth two of his disciples, And saith to them, Go ye into the village over against you, and as soon as ye enter it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat: loose and bring him.


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And if any say to you, Why do ye this? Say, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.


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And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way.


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


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And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple, and having looked round about upon all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.


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And seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and coming to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not a season of figs.


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And he answering said to it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever: And his disciples heard it.


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And they come to Jerusalem. And Jesus going into the temple, drove out them that bought and sold in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the mony-changers,


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and the seats of them that sold doves, And suffered not that any one should carry any vessel thro' the temple.


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And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations an 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 was astonished at his teaching.


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And Peter remembring, saith to him, Master, behold the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered away.


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


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Therefore I say to you, What things soever ye ask in prayer, believe that ye shall receive, and ye shall have them.


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


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And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders come to him and say to him, By what authority dost thou these things?


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Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask 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 among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?


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But if we say, of men: they feared the people; for all accounted John, that he was indeed a prophet.


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


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And he said to them in parables, A man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a wine-fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.


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And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, to receive from the husbandmen 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 well-beloved, he sent him also last to them, saying, They will reverence my son.


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


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What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, 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 seize him, but feared the multitude; for they knew he had spoken the parable against them; and leaving him, they went away.


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


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


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For the seven had her to wife. 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 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 touching the dead, that they rise, Have ye oot read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake to thim, 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 disputing 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.


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This is the first commandment. And the second is like unto it, 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, Excellently well, Master! Thou hast said the truth: for He is one: 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 mind, 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 Jesus, seeing that he answered discreetly, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst question him any more.


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And Jesus answering, as he taught in the temple, said, How say the scribes, that Christ is the Son of David?


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For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord saith to my Lord, Sit thou on my righthand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.


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David therefore himself calleth him Lord: How is he then his son? And a great multitude heard him gladly.


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and to be saluted in the market-places, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts: Who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers:


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And Jesus sitting over-against the treasury, beheld how the people cast mony into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.


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And calling his disciples, he saith to them, Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all who have cast into the treasury.


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For they all did cast in of their abundance: but she of her penury did cast in all that she had, even her whole living.


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And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith to him, Master, see what manner of stones, and what manner of buildings!


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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 on the mount of Olives, over-against 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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But when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not troubled; for it must be; but the end is not yet.


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For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginning of sorrows.


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


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But when they shall hale you and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for it is not yet that speak, but the Holy Ghost.


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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 cause them to be put to death.


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And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake; but he that endureth to the end, he 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 Judea flee to the mountains:


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And let not him that is on the house-top go down into the house, neither enter in, to take any thing out of his house.


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For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creat`on, which God created until now, neither shall be.


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And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days.


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For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew 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 shall he send his angels, and 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 from the fig-tree. When its branch is now tender and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near.


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But of that day and hour knoweth no one, no, not the angels that are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.


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For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to each 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 cock-crowing, or in the morning:


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And after two days was the feast of the passover and of unleavened bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might apprehend him by subtlety, and put him to death.


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And he being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at table, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very costly; and shaking the box, she poured it on his head.


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But 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 given to the poor. And they murmured at her.


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For ye have the poor always with you, and when ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.


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Verily I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, what she hath done shall be spoken of also, for a memorial of her.


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And hearing it they were glad, and promised to give him mony. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.


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And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the Passover, his disciples say to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayst 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 carrying a pitcher of water: follow him.


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And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the man of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall 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 another, Is it I? And he answering said to them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.


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The Son of man indeed goeth as it is written of him; but wo 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 ate, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake 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, till that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.


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And Jesus saith to them, Ye all will be offended at me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.


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Jesus saith to him, Verily I say to thee, That thou to-day, this night, before the cock crow twice, wilt deny me thrice.


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But he said the more vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. In like manner also said they all.


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And they come to a place named Gethsemane; and he saith to his disciples, Sit here while I shall pray.


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And he taketh with him Peter and James and John; and he began to be sore amazed and in deep anguish, And saith to them,


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And going forward a little, he 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: yet not what I will, but what thou wilt.


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Couldest thou not watch one hour? Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.


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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 ye yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders.


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Now he that betrayed him had given them a signal, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, is he: seize and lead him away safely.


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And one of them that stood by, drew a sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.


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And Jesus answering said to them, Are ye come as against a robber, with swords and clubs, 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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Then they all forsook him and fled. And a certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body;


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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 scribes.


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And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest, and sat with the officers, and warmed himself.


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Then the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus, to put him to death, and found none.


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saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.


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What is it which these witness against thee? 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 with 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 officers smote him with the palms of their hands.


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And seeing Peter warming himself, she looked on him and said, Thou wast also with Jesus of Nazareth.


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But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou meanest. And he went out into the porch, and the cock crew.


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And he denied it again. And a little after, those that stood by, said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them; for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.


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And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus had said to him, Before the cock crow twice, thou wilt deny me thrice. And he covered his head and wept.


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And straightway in the morning the chief priests consulted with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, and having bound Jesus, carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.


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Behold how many things they witness against thee. But Jesus answered nothing any more, so that Pilate marvelled.


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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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(For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy) But the chief priests stirred up the people to desire,


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And Pilate answering said to them again, What will ye then that I do to him whom ye call the king of the Jews?


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And Pilate, willing to satisfy the people, released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.


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And they smote him on the oead with a cane, and spit upon him, and bowing their knees, did him homage.


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And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.


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And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming out of 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 it was the third hour, when they crucified him. And there was an inscription of his written over,


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And they that passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple,


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In like manner also the chief priests mocking said one to another, with the scribes, He saved others; cannot he save himself?


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Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. They also that were crucified with him reviled him.


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And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, 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 filling a sponge with vinegar, put it on a cane, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.


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And the centurion, who stood over-against him, seeing that having so cried he expired, said, Truly this man was the Son of God.


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There were also women, beholding from afar, 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 had come up with him to Jerusalem.


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the day before the sabbath) Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus.


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And Pilate marvelled that he was dead already: and calling to him the centurion, he asked, If he had been any while dead?


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And having bought fine linen, he 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 over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Salome, had bought spices, that they might come and embalm him.


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And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre, at the rising of the sun.


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And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man, sitting on the right-side, clothed in a white robe; and they were affrighted.


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He saith to them, Be not affrighted: 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, He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said to you.


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And going out, they fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: and they said nothing to any; 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 devils.


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After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they were walking, going into the country.


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Afterwards he appeared to the eleven, sitting at meat, 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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they shall speak with new tongues: They shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them: they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.


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So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, 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.


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Forasmuch as many have undertaken to compose a narrative of the facts which have been fully confirmed among us,


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Even as they who were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word from the beginning, delivered them to us:


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It seemed good to me also, having accurately traced all things from their first rise, to write unto thee in order, most noble Theophilus,


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There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: 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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in the order of his course, According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn the incense, going 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 before the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, 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, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years.


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And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak to thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.


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And behold, thou shalt be deaf, and not able to speak, till the day that these things are done, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.


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And coming out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived, that he had seen a vision; for he beckoned to them, and remained speechless.


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and hid herself five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord done to me, in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.


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named Nazareth, To a virgin of the house of David, espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, and the virgin's name was Mary.


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And the angel coming in to her, said, Hail, thou highly favoured; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.


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But she seeing him, was troubled at his saying, and reasoned, what manner of salutation this should be.


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He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give him the throne of his father David.


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And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that Holy thing which shall be born, shall be called the Son of God.


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And behold thy cousin Elisabeth, she 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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For with God, nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word.


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And when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb: and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost,


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And cried with a loud voice and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.


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And happy is she that believed; for 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 wrought strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.


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And her neighbours and relations heard, that the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her, and they rejoiced with her.


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And 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 round about them, and all these things were noised abroad, in all the hill-country of Judea.


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And all that 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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And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;


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As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our enemies,


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And thou, child, shalt be a 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 direct our feet into the way of peace.


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And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts, till the day of his being shewn to Israel.


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And in those days there went out a decree from Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be inrolled.


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And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem,


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(because he was of the family and houshold of David) To be inrolled with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child.


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And she brought forth her son, the first-born, and swathed him, and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.


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And there were in the same country shepherds, lying out in the field, and keeping watch over their flock by night.


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And lo an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid.


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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 suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest;


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And when the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is done, which the Lord hath made known to us.


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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 them.


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And when eight days were fulfilled, to circumcise the child, his name was called Jesus, which was named of the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.


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And when the days of purification were fulfilled according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord:


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openeth the womb shall be holy to the Lord) And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.


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And behold there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and religious, waiting for the Consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.


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And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Ghost, 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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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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(Yea, and a sword shall pierce thro' 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, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity.


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And she was a widow of about fourscore 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 at that hour, gave thanks to the Lord, and spake of him to all that were waiting 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 waxed 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 it not,


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But supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and sought him among their kinsfolk and among their acquaintance.


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And after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions.


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And seeing him they were amazed. And his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou done thus to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.


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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 things in her heart.


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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,


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Annas being the high priest and Caiaphas, 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 the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying aloud 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 smooth: And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.


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that came forth to be baptized of him, Ye brood 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 say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to 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 lieth at 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 that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, 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 pay.


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whether he were not the Christ, 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 unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:


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Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.


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But Herod the tetrarch being reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and concerning all the evils which Herod had done, Added also this above all,


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and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I delight.


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And Jesus was about thirty years of age, when he began his ministry, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,


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the son of Esli, the son of Nagge, The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Shimei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, The son of Johanan,


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the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, The son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Johanan, the son of Eliakim,


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the son of Salmon, the son of Naasson, The son of Aminadab, the son of Aaron, the son of Esrom, the son of Phares, the son of Judah,


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the son of Heber, the son of Sala, The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, The son of Methuselah,


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And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, 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 hungered.


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And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.


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And the devil taking him up into an high mountain, shewed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment.


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And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them; for it is delivered to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will.


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And Jesus answering said to him, Get thee hence, 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 the battlement of the temple, and said, If thou be the son of God, cast thyself down from hence:


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For it is written, He shall charge his angels concerning thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up,


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And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and there went out a fame of him, thro' all the region round about.


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And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and as his custom was; he went into the synagogue on the sabbath, and stood up to read.


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he found the place where it was written, 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 broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,


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And having closed the book, he gave it again to the servant, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.


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And they all bare 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. Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy own country.


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I tell you of a truth, Many widows were in Israel, in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, while a great famine was thro' all the land.


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And many lepers were in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet none of them was healed, but Naaman the Syrian.


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And rising up, thrust him out of the city, and brought him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, to cast him down headlong.


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And there was in the synagogue, a man who had a spirit of an unclean devil; and he cried out with a loud voice, saying, Let us alone:


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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 the devil having thrown him in the midst, came out of him, and hurt him not.


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And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What word is this, that 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 Simon's wife's mother was ill of a fever, and they besought him for her.


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And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her: and immediately she arose and served them.


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Now when the sun was set, all that had any sick of divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.


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And devils also came out of many, crying out and saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of God. And he rebuking them, suffered them not to say, that they knew he was the Christ.


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And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the multitude sought him, and came to him, and detained him, that he might 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 saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.


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And going into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he desired him to thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the multitude out of the boat.


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When he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.


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But Simon answering said to him, Master, Having toiled all the night, we 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, to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.


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Simon Peter seeing it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.


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which they had taken, And in like manner 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 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 putting forth his hand he 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, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.


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But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him, and great multitudes came together, to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.


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And on a certain day as he was teaching, there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every town of Galilee, and out of Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.


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And behold men bringing on a couch a man that was ill of the palsy; and they sought to bring him in, and lay him before him.


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And not finding by what way they might bring him in thro' the multitude, they went upon the house, and let him down thro' the tiling with his couch into the midst, before Jesus.


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Who can forgive sins but God only? And Jesus knowing their thoughts, answered and said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?


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But that ye may know, that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he said to the paralytic) I say to thee, Arise, take up thy couch, and go to thine house.


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And immediately rising up before them, and taking up that on which he lay, he went to his house, glorifying God.


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And they were all amazed and 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 publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said to him, Follow me.


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And Levi made him a great entertainment, in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.


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But the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?


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And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John, and likewise of the Pharisees, fast often and make prayers; but thine eat and drink?


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And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bride-groom is with them?


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But the days will come, when the bride-groom shall be taken away from them: and then shall they fast in those days.


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He spake also a parable to them, No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; otherwise both the new maketh a rent, and the piece out of the new agreeth not with the old.


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And no man putteth new wine into old leathern-bottles: else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles will perish.


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And on the first sabbath after the second day of unleavened bread, he went thro' the corn-fields, and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and ate, rubbing them in their hands.


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And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?


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And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read, even this, what David did, when he hungered, and they that were with him?


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How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the shew-bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat, but for the priests only?


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And there was a man whose right-hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched, 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 that had the withered hand, Rise up and stand forth in the midst.


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And he arose and stood forth. Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you, Which is lawful on the sabbath, To do good, or to do evil?


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To save life, or to kill? And looking round upon them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand; and he did so: and his hand was restored as the other.


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And in those days he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in the prayer of God.


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And when it was day, he called to him his disciples, and chose twelve of them, whom also he named Apostles:


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James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, Jude the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who also was the traitor.


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And coming down with them, he stood on a plain, and the croud of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases:


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And lifting up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Happy are ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God.


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Happy are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be satisfied: happy are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.


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Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and shall separate you from their company, and shall revile you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.


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Rejoice in that day and leap for joy; for behold your reward is great in heaven; for in like manner did their fathers to the prophets.


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Wo to you that are full; for ye shall hunger: wo to you that laugh now; for ye shall mourn and weep.


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And to him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer also the other: and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coat also.


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And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? For even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.


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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 sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful and the evil.


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Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemed; 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 they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete with, it shall be measured to you again.


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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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Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, thou thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine own eye. Thou hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thine 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 there is no good tree which bringeth forth corrupt fruit, neither a corrupt tree, which bringeth forth good fruit.


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For every tree is known by its own fruit; for they do not gather figs from thorns, nor from a bramble 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 of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.


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He is like a man, who built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream broke vehemently upon that house, but could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.


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But he that heareth, and doth not, is like a man that built an house without a foundation upon the earth: against which the stream broke vehemently, and immediately it fell: and the breach of that house was great.


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And hearing of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, beseeching him to come and heal his servant.


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And coming to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom thou shouldest 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 come under my roof.


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Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee; but speak in a word, and my servant shall be healed.


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For I am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.


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Jesus hearing these things, marvelled at him, and turning, 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 he went afterward to a city called Nain, and many of his disciples went with him and a great multitude.


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And as he drew nigh the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude of the city was with her.


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And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, Arise.


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And fear seized all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is risen up among us; and, God hath visited his people.


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calling to him two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?


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And the men being come to him, 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 hour he cured many of diseases and plagues, and of evil spirits, and to many that were blind he gave sight.


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And he answering said to them, Go and tell John the things ye have seen and heard: the blind see; the lame walk; the 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 were departed, he said to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?


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A reed shaken by the wind? But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold they that are splendidly apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings palaces.


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This is he of 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 publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.


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But the Pharisees and scribes made void the counsel of God, toward themselves, being not baptized of him.


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They are like children sitting in the market-place, 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 wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.


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And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. And going into the Pharisee's house, he sat down to table.


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And behold a woman in the city, who had been a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee's house,


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brought an alabaster box of ointment, And standing at his feet behind him weeping, watered his feet with a shower of tears, and wiped them, with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.


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But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake 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 on.


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Simon answering said, I suppose, he to whom he forgave most. He said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.


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And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath watered my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.


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Wherefore I say to thee, Those many sins of her's are forgiven; therefore she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.


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And afterward he went through every city and village preaching and publishing 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 had gone seven devils,


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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 much people being gathered together, coming to him out of every city, he spake by a parable, A sower went forth to sow his seed:


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and while he sowed, some fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.


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And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundred fold. And saying 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, so that seeing they do not see, and hearing they do 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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Those on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But they have no root, who for a while believe; but in time of temptation fall away.


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That which fell among thorns are they, who, having 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, having heard the word, keep it in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with perseverance.


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No man having lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they who come in may see the light.


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Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even what he hath.


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And it was told him by some who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.


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And he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God and keep it.


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And on a certain day he went into a vessel with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they put to sea.


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And 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 danger.


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And they came and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish! And 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? But they were afraid and wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this? For he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him.


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And as he went forth to land, there met him out of the city, a certain man that had had devils a long time, and wore no clothes, neither abode in an house, but in the tombs.


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But seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What hast thou to do with me, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, torment me not.


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(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man: for many times it had caught him, and he had been kept bound with chains and fetters, and breaking the bands asunder, he had been driven by the spirit into the deserts.)


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And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many devils had entered into him.


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And there was an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him, that he would suffer them to enter into them.


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And he suffered them. Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down a steep place into the lake and were choked.


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And they that fed them, seeing what was done, 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 devils were 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 Gadarenes round about, besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear, and he went in the vessel and returned.


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And the man out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, Return home,


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and shew what great things God hath done for thee. And he went and published through the whole city, how great things Jesus had done for him.


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And behold there came a man named Jairus, and he was ruler of the synagogue; and falling down at the feet of Jesus, he besought him to come to his house.


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For he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he went, the people thronged him.


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And a woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years, and had spent all her living upon Physicians, neither could be healed by any,


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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 the woman, seeing that she was not hid, came trembling, and falling down before him, declared to him before all the people, for what cause she had touched him, and how she had been healed immediately.


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While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the master.


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And coming into the house, he suffered none to go in, save Peter and James and John, and the father and mother of the maiden.


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And calling together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases.


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And he sent them to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and to heal the sick. And said to them, Take nothing for your journey,


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And whosoever 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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because it was said by some, That John was risen from the dead; and by some that Elijah had appeared; by others, that one of the old prophets was 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 sought to see him.


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And the apostles returning told him what they had done. And he took them and went aside privately into the desert of Bethsaida.


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And when the multitudes knew it, they followed him, and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God and healed them that had need of healing.


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And the day began to decline. And the twelve coming to him said, send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge and find victuals: for we are here in a desert 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 meat 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 taking the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.


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And they all ate and were satisfied, and there were taken up of fragments that remained twelve baskets full.


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And as he was praying apart, his Disciples were with him. And he asked them saying, whom say the people that I am?


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They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.


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to tell this to no man, saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.


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And he said to all, if any man be willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me.


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For who|oever will save his life shall gose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it:


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For whosoever 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 his Father's and that of the holy angels.


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And I tell you of a truth there are some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.


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And about eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and James and John, and went up into a mountain to pray.


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And as he prayed, the fashien of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.


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But Peter and those with him were weighed down with sleep; and awaking they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.


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And just as they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents, ane for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah, not knowing what he said.


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While he spake thus, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they feared while they entered into the cloud.


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And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone: and they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.


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And behold a man from the croud, cried aloud 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? How long shall I suffer you? Bring thy son hither.


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And as he was yet coming, the devil 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. And while they all wondered at all things which Jesus did,


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he said to his disciples, 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, so that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of this saying.


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and sat him by him, And said to them, whosoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever 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 answering said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and we forbad him; because he followeth not with us.


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And when the time was fulfilled, that he should be received up, he stedfastly 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 his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, Wilt thou that we bid fire 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 mens lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.


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But Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests: but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.


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But he said, Lord, Suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.


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And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but suffer me first to bid them farewell that are in my house.


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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 by two into every place, whither he himself intended to come.


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And he said to them, The harvest truly is plenteous, 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 remain in the same house eating and drinking such things as they have; for the labourer is worthy of his hire: go not from house to house.


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Even the dust of your city which cleaveth to our feet, do we wipe off against you: yet know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.


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


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He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that rejecteth you, rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me, rejecteth him that sent me.


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Yet in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice, that your names are written in heaven. 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 of my Father; and no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father, and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.


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And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.


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For I tell you, 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 scribe stood up, and trying him, said, Master, what shall I do, to inherit eternal life?


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How readest thou? 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 robbers, who having stripped and wounded him departed, leaving him half dead.


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And it came to pass that a certain priest came down that way, and seeing him, passed by on the other side.


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was moved with tender compassion, And going to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and setting him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him.


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And on the morrow departing, he took out two pieces of money, and gave them to the host, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, as I come back I will repay thee.


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And as they went, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house.


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who also sitting at the feet of Jesus, heard his discourse. But Martha was incumbered with much serving; and coming to him she said, Lord, dost thou not care, that my sister hath left me to serve alone?


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Bid her therefore help me. But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha! Thou art careful and hurried about many things:


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And 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, 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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because he is his friend, yet, because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. 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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For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.


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Or if he ask a fish, for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion?


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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 devil, and it was dumb: and when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake, and the people wondered.


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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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Because ye say, that I cast out devils by Beelzebub. And if I cast out devils by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out?


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Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.


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when he that is stronger than him cometh upon him and overcometh him, he taketh from him his compleat armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.


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When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh thro' dry places, seeking rest: and finding none, he saith, I will return to my house whence I came out.


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Then goeth he and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and entering in they dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.


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As he spake these things, a certain woman lifting up her voice out of the multitude said to him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked!


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And the multitudes being gathered thick together, he said, This is an evil generation: it seeketh a sign; but no sign shall be given it, save the sign of Jonah.


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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 condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.


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No man having lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they who come in may see the light.


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The eye is the lamp of the body: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body is full of light, but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.


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If then thy whole body be full of light, not having any part dark, the whole shall be as full of light, as when a lamp enlightens thee with its bright shining.


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And he went in and sat down to table. But the Pharisee seeing it, marvelled, that he had not first washed before dinner. And the Lord said to him,


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Now ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the dish; but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness.


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But wo to you, Pharisees; for ye tythe mint and rue and all herbs; and pass by justice and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.


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and salutations in the markets. Wo to you; for ye are as graves which appear not, and men that walk over them are not aware.


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And he said, Wo to you lawyers also; for ye load men with burthens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burthens with one of your fingers.


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Truly ye bear witness that ye approve the deeds of your fathers: for whom they killed, ye build their sepulchres.


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Therefore also the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will slay, and persecute the rest.


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So that the blood of all the prophets shed from the foundation of the world, shall be required of this generation.


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From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was destroyed between the temple and the altar: 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 have hindered.


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And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began fiercely to fasten upon him, and to urge him to speak of many things,


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In the mean time, an innumerable multitude being gathered together, so that they trod one upon another, he said to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.


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For there is nothing covered that shall not be uncovered, neither hid, that shall not be made known:


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So that whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness, shall be heard in the light, and what ye have whispered in closets shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.


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But I will shew 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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Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.


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And whosoever shall speak against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven.


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take no thought how or what ye shall answer or what ye shall say. For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in that hour, what ye ought to say.


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And one out of the croud 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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saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. And he reasoned in himself, saying, What shall I do?


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For I have no room where to stow my fruits. And he said, This I will do: I will pull down my barns and build greater; and there will I stow all my fruits and my goods.


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And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years: take thine 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: and whose shall the things be that thou hast provided?


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And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Take no thought 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; neither have store-house nor barn: yet God feedeth them. How much better are ye than the birds?


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Consider the lilies, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; 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 cloth the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the still, how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?


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For the nations of the world seek all these things; and your Father knoweth that ye need these things.


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Sell what ye have and give alms: provide yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.


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and your lamps burning, And be 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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Happy are those servants, whom the Lord, when he cometh, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down to table, 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, happy are those servants.


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And this ye know, that if the master of the house had known, what hour the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open.


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And the Lord said, Who is that faithful and wise steward, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his housoold, to give the allowance of food in due season?


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But if that servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming, and shall begin to beat the men servants and maidens, and to eat, and drink, and be drunken:


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The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he expecteth not, and at an hour when he knoweth not, and will cut him in sunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.


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And that servant who knew his Lord's will, and prepared not, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.


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But he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For to whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required; and to whom they have committed much, of him they will ask the more.


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And what do I desire? That it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with: and how am I straitned till it be accomplished!


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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 to the people also, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straitway ye say, There cometh a heavy shower, and so it is.


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Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the earth and of the sky: how do ye not discern this season?


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When thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, give diligence in the way to be delivered from him: lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.


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And there were present at that season, some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.


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And Jesus answering said to them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things;


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Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell and slew them, suppose ye, that they were sinners above all that dwelt at Jerusalem?


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A man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came, seeking fruit thereon and found none. Then said he to the keeper of the vineyard, Behold three years I come seeking fruit of this fig tree, and find aone: cut it down: why doth it also cumber 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 had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together and utterly unable to lift up herself.


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And Jesus seeing her, 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, being much displeased, because Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, answered and said, There are six days, in which man ought to work: on these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath.


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The Lord answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each of you loose his ox or ass from the stall on the sabbath, and lead him away to watering!


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And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound lo these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath?


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And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the multitude 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 birds of the air lodged in the branches of it.


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It is like leaven, which a woman took and covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.


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And he said to him, Strive to enter in thro' the strait 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 is risen up and hath shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and knock at the door saying, Lord, Lord, open to us: He shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are.


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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 yourselves thrust out.


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And they shall come from the east and the west, and the north and the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.


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The same day came certain of the Pharisees, saying to him, Go out and depart from hence; for Herod is minded to kill thee.


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And he said to them, Go and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow; and the third day I am perfected.


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But I must go on to day, and to morrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet 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 bird 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, till the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.


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And as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the sabbath, to eat bread, they watched him.


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And Jesus answering spake to the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?


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And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?


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saying to them, When thou art invited by any man to a marriage-feast, sit not down in the highest place, lest a more honourable man than thou be invited by him,


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the disabled, the lame, the blind, And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee; but thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.


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And one of them that sat at table with him, hearing these things, said to him, Happy is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.


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And he sent his servants 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 field, 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 prove them: I pray thee have me excused.


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So the servant came, and shewed 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 hither the poor, and the disabled, 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 come to me, and hate 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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And which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and computeth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to finish it?


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Or what king marching to incounter another king in war, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand, to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?


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If not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassage, and desireth conditions of peace.


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It is neither fit for the land nor yet for dung; they cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.


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Who of you, having an hundred sheep, and losing one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, till he find it?


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And coming 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, Thus joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who do not need repentance.


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Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?


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And having found it, she calleth her friends and neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.


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Thus, 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 he divided to them his substance. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took a journey into a far country, and there squandered away his substance, living riotously.


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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 coming 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 while he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and his bowels yearned, and he ran, and fell on his neck and kissed him.


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And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, 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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And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field. And as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.


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And he told him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him in good health.


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And he answering said to his father, Lo these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I thy commandment at any time, 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 was come, who hath devoured thy substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.


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But it was meet to 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 he was accused to him as wasting his goods.


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And calling him, he said to him, Why hear I this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.


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And the steward said in himself, What shall I do? For my lord taketh away the stewardship from me. I cannot dig, to beg I am ashamed.


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I know what to do, that when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.


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So having called to him every one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?


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And he said, An hundred measures of oil. 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? He said, An hundred measures of wheat. He saith, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.


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And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.


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And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.


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He that is faithful in the 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 mammon, who will intrust you with the true riches?


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And if ye have not been fauthful in that which is another's, who will 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 he will cleave to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.


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And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men: but God knoweth your hearts: And that which is highly esteemed among men, is an abomination before God.


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The law and the Prophets were until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man forceth into it.


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Whosoever putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and whosoever 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 feasted splendidly every day.


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and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table: yea, the dogs also came and licked his sores.


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And the beggar died and was carried by angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died and was buried:


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And in hell lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he 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 to 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 life-time receivedst 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 gulph fixed; so that they who would pass from us to you, cannot, neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.


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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 tho' one rose from the dead.


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Then said he to the disciples, It is impossible but offences will come; but wo to him through whom they come.


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It were better for him that a mill-stone were hanged 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 sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repent, forgive him.


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And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.


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If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, 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 as soon as he cometh from the field, Come and sit down to table?


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And will not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith 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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I think not. So likewise ye, when ye have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are but unprofitable servants: we have done what was our duty to do.


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And seeing them, he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And as they went, they were cleansed.


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And being asked by the Pharisees, When cometh the kingdom of God, He answered them and said, The kingdom of God, cometh not with observation.


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And he said to the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see it.


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Ior as the lightning that lightneth out of 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, they were given in marriage, till 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 builded:


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But the 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 that shall be on the house-top and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.


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I tell you, in this night, there shall be two men in one bed; one shall be taken and the other left.


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And they answering said to him, Where Lord? And he said to them, Wheresoever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.


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And he would not for a while, but afterwards he said in himself, Tho' I fear not God nor reverence man,


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Yet because this widow giveth me trouble, I will do her justice, left by her continual coming she weary me out.


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And shall not God vindicate his own elect, who cry to him day and night, though he bear long with them?


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I tell you he will vindicate them speedily. Yet when the Son of man cometh, will he find faith upon earth?


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And he spake this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others.


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The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed thus, God I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.


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And the publican standing afar off, would not so much as lift up 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 humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.


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And they brought to him infants also, that he might touch them; but the disciples seeing it, rebuked them.


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But Jesus calling them to him, said, Suffer 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, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter therein.


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There is none good save one, that is God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery. Do not murder, Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Honour thy father and thy mother.


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And he said, All these have I kept from my childhood. Jesus hearing these things said to him, Yet lackest thou one thing:


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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 Jesus seeing that he was very sorrowful, said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God?


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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 unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children,


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for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in the present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.


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Then he took to him the twelve, and said to them, Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets shall be accomplished on the Son of man.


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For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully intreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death:


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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 they that went before charged him to hold his peace; but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.


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he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I should do for thee? He said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.


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And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: And all the people seeing it gave praise to God.


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And he entered and passed through Jericho. And behold a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief of the publicans.


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And he sought to see Jesus who he was, and could not for the croud, because he was little of stature.


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And Jesus, when he came to the place, looking up saw him, and said to him, Zaccheus, make haste and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.


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And Zaccheus 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 wrongfully, I restore him fourfold.


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And Jesus said to him, To day is salvation come to this house; forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.


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And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh Jerusalem, and because they thought the kingdom of God would 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 having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade till I come.


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But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.


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And when he was returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, to know what each had gained by trading.


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And he said to him, Well done, good servant; because thou hast been faithful in a very little, be thou governor over ten cities.


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For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layest not 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 am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow.


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Wherefore then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have received it with interest?


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And he said to them that stood by, Take the pound from him, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.


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For I say unto you, To every one that hath shall be given: but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him.


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Moreover those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.


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he sent two of his disciples, saying, Go ye into the village over against you, in which entering, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man yet sat; loose him and bring him hither.


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And when he was now come nigh, at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to 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 answering said to them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.


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saying, O that thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day the things that are for thy peace. But now they are hid from thine eyes.


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For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and press thee on every side,


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And shall dash thee against the ground, and thy children, that are in 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 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 spake to him saying, Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things, and who is he that gave thee this authority?


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And he answering said, I will also ask you one thing and tell me, Was the baptism of John from heaven or of men?


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And they answered, They could not tell whence. Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.


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Then he spake this parable to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.


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And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they might give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat 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; perhaps seeing him they will reverence him.


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But the husbandmen seeing him, 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 will the Lord of the vineyard do to them?


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And hearing it they said, God forbid. And he looked on them and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, this is become the head of the corner?


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Whosoever shall fall on that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.


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And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour; but they feared the people; for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.


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And watching him, they sent forth spies, feigning themselves to be just men, to take hold of his discourse, that they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governour.


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And they asked him, saying, Master, we know, that thou speakest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou persons, but teachest the way of God in truth:


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He said, Render therefore to C?sar the things which are C?sar'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 marvelling at his answer, they held their peace.


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saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.


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But they who are accounted worthy to obtaan that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.


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For neither can they die any more; for they are equal to angels, and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.


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But that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed 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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who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief places at feasts,


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Who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater damnation.


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For all these have of their abundance cast into the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.


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he said, 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, when shall these things be? And what is the sign, 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 the Christ: And the time is near.


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Go ye not after them. And when ye shall hear of wars, and commotions, be not terrified; for these things must be first; but the end is not immediately.


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And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines and pestilences, and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.


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But before all these things 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 names sake.


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Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to premeditate what to answer. For I will give you a mouth and wisdom,


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But ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.


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Then let them that are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let them that are in the midst of it, depart out, and let not them that are in the countries, enter thereinto.


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But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days; for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath on 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 by the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.


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And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea roaring and tossing:


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Men fainting away for fear, and expectation of the things coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.


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Now when these things begin to come to pass, look up and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.


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But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overloaded with gluttony, and drunkenness, and the 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 counted worthy to escape all these things which will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.


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Now by day he was teaching in the temple; and at night going out he lodged at the mount called the mount of Olives.


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And he said to them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, a man will meet you bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth.


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And say to the master of the house, The master saith to thee, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?


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And he took bread, and gave thanks and brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you; do this 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 truly the Son of man goeth as it was determined; but wo to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed.


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And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and they that exercise authority upon them have the title of 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 serveth.


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For which is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at table? But I am in the midst of 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 might sift you as wheat.


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But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not: and when thou art returned, strengthen thy brethren.


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And he said, I tell thee, Peter, it shall not be the time of cockcrowing this day, before thou wilt thrice deny that thou knowest me.


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And they said, Nothing. Then said he to them, But now he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip; 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 numbered with the transgressors.


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For the things concerning me have an end. And they said, Behold here are two swords. And he said to them, it is enough.


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And going out, he went, according to his custom, to the mount of Olives, and his disciples also followed him.


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and kneeling down, he prayed, saying, Father, if thou be 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 down on the ground.


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and found them sleeping for sorrow, And said to them, Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.


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And while he yet spake, 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 were come to him, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and clubs?


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When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me: but this is your hour and the power of darkness.


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And Peter followed afar off. And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were sat down together, Peter sat down among them.


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But a certain maid seeing him as he sat by the light, and looking earnestly upon him, said, This man also was with him.


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And Peter said, Man, I am not. And about one hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him, for he is a Galilean.


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And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou meanest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.


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how he had said to him, Before cock-crowing, thou wilt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.


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and led him into their council, Saying, Art thou the Christ? Tell us. And he said to them, If I tell you, ye will not believe.


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He said, Ye say it: I am. And they said, What farther need have we of witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.


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And they accused him saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.


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And he answering him said, Thou sayest. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and the multitude, I find no fault in this man.


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But they were the more violent saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, to this place.


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And when he knew, that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself was also in Jerusalem at that time.


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And Herod seeing Jesus was exceeding glad; for he had been long 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, having with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a splendid robe, sent him back 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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and the people, Said to them, Ye have brought this man to me, as perverting the people; and behold, I having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man, touching the things whereof ye accuse him.


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But they cried, saying, Crucify, crucify him. He said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done?


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But they insisted with loud voices, requiring that he should 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 insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.


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And as they led him away, they laid hold on 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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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 will say, Happy are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps that never gave suck.


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And when they were come to the place, called the place of a scull, there they crucified him, and the two malefactors, one on the right-hand, and one 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 derided him, saying, He saved others: let him save himself, if he be the Christ, the chosen of God.


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And a superscription also was written over him in Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew letters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.


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And one of the malefactors, who were hanging on the cross, reviled him, saying, If thou be the 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 person hath done nothing amiss.


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And Jesus crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And having said thus, he expired.


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And all the people who had come together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, returned, smiting their breasts.


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And all his acquaintance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.


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(He had not consented to the counsel and deed of them) of Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself waited for the kingdom of God:


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And taking it down, he wrapped it in fine linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.


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And the women who had come with him from Galilee, following after, beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.


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And returning they prepared spices and ointments, and rested the sabbath, according to the commandment.


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And on 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 they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, And entering, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus.


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And as they were afraid, and bowed down their face 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 rise again the third day.


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It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles.


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But Peter rising, ran to the sepulchre; and stooping down, he seeth the linen clothes laid by themselves; and he went home, wondring at what was come to pass.


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And behold two of them were going the same day to a village called Emmaus, which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem.


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And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said to him, Dost thou alone even sojourn at Jerusalem, and hast not known the things, which are come to pass there in these days?


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And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, Those concerning Jesus of Nazareth (who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,


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and have crucified him, But we trusted that it had been he who should have redeemed Israel. And beside all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done.


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And not finding his body, they came, saying, That they had seen also a vision of angels, who say, he is alive.


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And some of the men who were with us, went to the sepulchre, and found it so as the women had said; but him they saw not.


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And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them the things in all the scriptures, concerning himself.


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And he went in, to abide with them. And as he sat at table with them, he took the bread, and blessed it, and brake and gave to them.


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And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he was talking to us in the way, and opening the scriptures to us?


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And rising up the same hour, they returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven met together, and them that were with them,


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And they told the things done in the way, and how he was known by them in the breaking of the bread.


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And as they spake thus, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith to them, Peace be unto 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 you see me have.


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And he said to them, These are the words which I spake to you, being yet with you, that all things written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms concerning me, must be fulfilled.


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to understand the scriptures, And said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved 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 to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.


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But as many as received him, to them gave he privilege to become the sons of God, to them that believe in his name:


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And the Word was made flesh, and tabernacled 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 testified of him and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, 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 testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou?


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And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they to him, Who art thou? That we may give an answer to them that sent us.


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What sayest thou of thyself? 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 the 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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He it is, who coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to unloose.


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The next day he seeth Jesus coming toward 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 might be manifested to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.


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And I knew him not, but he that sent me to baptize with water, he had said to me, On whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, this is he who baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.


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saith to them, What seek ye? They said to him, Rabbi, (that is, 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 Jesus looking upon him, said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonah; thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, Peter.


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The day following he was minded to depart 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, whom Moses in the law and the prophets described, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.


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And Nathanael saith to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.


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Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile.


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Nathanael saith to him, Whence 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, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these.


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Verily, verily I say to you, Hereafter ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.


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And there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.


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And they carried it. When the governor of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine (he knew not whence it was, but the servants, who had drawn the water knew) the governor of the feast calleth the bridegroom,


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And saith to him, Every man doth set out good wine first, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine till now.


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Jesus wrought this beginning of miracles 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 tarried there not many days.


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For the passover of the Jews was nigh, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, And found in the temple them that fold oxen,


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And having made a scourge of rushes, he drove all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers money,


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and otherthrew the tables, And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of traffick.


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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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But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this;


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Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, on the feast day, many believed in his name, beholding the miracles which he did.


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because he knew all men, And needed not that any should testify of man; for he knew what was in man.


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The same came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know, that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles which thou dost, except God be with him.


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Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily I say unto 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 a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?


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Jesus answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.


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The wind bloweth where it lifteth, and thou hearest the found thereof, but canst not tell, whence it cometh, and whither 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; yet ye receive not our testimony.


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If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how would ye believe, if I told you heavenly things?


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For no one hath gone up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.


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so must the Son of man be lifted up, That whosoever believeth on him, may not perish, but have everlasting life.


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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him, may 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 might be saved thro' him.


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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 on 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 loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.


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For every one that doth evil, hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.


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But he that practiseth the 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 Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea, and there he tarried with them and baptized.


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And John also was baptizing in Enon, near 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 gavest testimony, behold he 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 is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.


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He that believeth on the Son, hath everlasting life: but he that obeyeth 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, Jesus maketh and baptizeth more disciples than John,


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Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with the journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.


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Then saith the woman of Samaria to him, How dost thou, being a Jew, ask 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 hadst known the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldst have asked of 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: whence then hast thou that living water?


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Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank thereof, and his children, and his cattle?


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But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, will never thirst; but the water that I shall give him, will be in him a fountain 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 this thou saidst truly.


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Our fathers worshiped in this mountain: but 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 at Jerusalem, worship the Father.


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But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for the Father seeketh such worshipers.


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The woman saith to him, I know that the Messiah is coming, 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 a woman. Yet none said, What seekest thou? Or, Why talkest thou with her?


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The woman then left her water-pot, and went to the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man who told me all things that ever I did:


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But he said to them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. The disciples said one to another, Hath any man brought him to eat?


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Say ye not, There are yet four months, and the harvest cometh? Lo, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and survey 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 have sent you to reap that whereon ye have bestowed no labour: others have laboured, and ye are entered into their labour.


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And many of the Samaritans out of that city believed on him, for the saying of the woman testifying, He told me all that ever I did.


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because of his word, And said to the woman, We no longer believe, 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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And when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast. For they also had come to the feast.


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So he came again to Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.


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When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and besought him, to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.


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Jesus saith to him, Go: thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus spake to him, and he went.


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Then he asked of them the hour when he amended. And they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.


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So the father knew, it was at the same hour, in which Jesus had said to him, Thy son liveth. And himself believed, and his whole house.


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Now there is in Jerusalem, by the sheep-gate, a bath, which is called in the Hebrew tongue, Bethesda, having five porticos.


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In these lay a great multitude of diseased, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.


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For an angel went down at certain times into the bath, and the water was troubled: and whosoever went in first, after the troubling of the water, was made whole, whatsoever disease he had.


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Jesus seeing him lie, and knowing that he had now been diseased a long time, saith to him, Desirest thou to be made whole?


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The infirm man answered him, Sir, I have no man to put me into the bath, when the water is troubled; and while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.


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And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked: and the same day was the sabbath.


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Then said the Jews to him that was healed, It is the sabbath; it is not lawful for thee to take up the bed.


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Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Lo, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come to thee.


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And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill 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 broke the sabbath, but also said, that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.


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Then answered Jesus and said to them, Verily, verily I say unto you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do; but what things soever he doth, these also doth the Son likewise.


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For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doth: and he will shew him greater works than these, so that ye will marvel.


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That all men may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father that sent him.


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Verily, verily I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and cometh not into condemnation, but is passed from death to life.


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Verily, verily I say unto 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 time 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 do nothing of myself: as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just: because I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me.


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There is another that testifieth of me, and I know that the testimony which he testifieth of me is valid.


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But I have a greater testimony than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to fulfil, the very works which I do, testify of me, that the Father hath sent me.


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And the Father who hath sent me, he hath testified of me: ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.


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How can ye believe, while ye receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that is from God only?


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Think not 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 had seen the miracles which he did on the diseased.


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Jesus then lifting up his eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming to him, saith to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?


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Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that each of them may take a little.


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One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith to him, Here is a lad, who hath five barley-loaves and two small fishes:


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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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Then Jesus took the loaves, and having given thanks, distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were sat down, and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.


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When they were filled, he saith to his disciples, Gather up the fragments which remain, that nothing be lost.


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They therefore gathered them, 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, having seen the miracle which Jesus did, said, Of a truth this is the prophet that was to come into the world.


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Jesus therefore knowing, that they were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, again retired to the mountain all alone.


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In the evening, his disciples went down to the sea, And entering into the vessel, they went over the sea toward Capernaum:


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And having rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh to the ship: and they were afraid.


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Then they willingly received him into the ship; and immediately the ship was at the land to which they were bound.


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The day following, the multitude who had stood on the other side of the sea, because they saw there was no other vessel there, save that one into which his disciples went, and that Jesus went not into the vessel with his disciples, but that his disciples were gone away alone:


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after the Lord had given thanks) When they saw, that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also went aboard the vessels, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.


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And having found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?


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Jesus answered them and said, Verily I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were satisfied.


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Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man will give you; for him hath God the Father sealed.


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They said therefore to him, What sign dost thou then, that we may see and believe thee? What dost thou work?


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Then said Jesus to them, Verily, verily I say unto you, Moses gave you not the bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.


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Then said they to him, Lord, ever give us this bread. And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life.


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All that the Father giveth me, will come to me, and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out.


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And this is the will of him that sent me, That of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up 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, should 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 then saith he, I came down from heaven?


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No man can come to me, unless 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 of God. Every man therefore that hath heard and learned of the Father, cometh to me.


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If any man 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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But Jesus said to them, Verily, verily I say unto you, unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.


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He that 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 the bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers ate manna, and died: he that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever.


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Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured about this, said to them, Doth this offend you?


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It is the Spirit that quickeneth: the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken, they are spirit and they are life.


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But there are some of you who believe not. (For Jesus had known from the beginning, who they were that believed not, and who would betray him.)


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Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we have believed and known, that thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.


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He spake of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon; for he it was that would betray him, being one of the twelve.


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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.


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His brethren therefore said to him, Depart hence and go into Judea, that thy disciples there also may see the works which thou dost.


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For no man doth any thing in secret, but desireth to be publickly known: if thou dost these things, shew thyself to the world.


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(For neither did his brethren believe on him.) Jesus saith to them, My time is not yet come: your time is always ready.


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But when his brethren were gone up, then he also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were privately.


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And there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him: for some said, He is a good man; others said, Nay; but he seduceth the people.


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If any man be willing to do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.


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He that speaketh of himself, seeketh his own glory; but he that seekth the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.


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Yet none of you keepeth the law. Why seek ye to kill me? The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil. Who seeketh to kill thee?


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Moses gave you circumcision, (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers) and ye circumcise a man on the sabbath.


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If a man receive circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken: Are ye angry at me, because I intirely healed a man on the sabbath?


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And lo he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing to him. Do the rulers know indeed, that this is the Christ?


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Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Do ye both know me, and know whence I am? And yet 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 the people whispering such things concerning him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to seize him.


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Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to the dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?


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What saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me? And where I am, ye cannot come?


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On the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink.


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He that believeth on me, out of his belly (as the scripture hath said) shall flow rivers of living water.


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This he spake of the Spirit, which they who believed on him were to receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.


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But some said, Doth Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the town where David was?


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So the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him?


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And early in the morning he returned to the temple, and all the people came to him, and sitting down he taught them.


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What therefore sayest t`ou? This they spoke tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooping down, wrote with his finger on the ground.


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And as 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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But they who heard it, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.


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Then Jesus raising himself up, and seeing none but the woman, said to her, Woman, where are thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee?


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Then spake Jesus 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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Jesus answered and said to them, Tho' I testify of myself, yet my testimony is valid: for I know whence I came, and whither I go: but ye know not whence I came, or whither I go.


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Ye judge after the flesh: I judge no man. And yet if I judge, my judgment is valid; for I am not alone:


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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 would have known my Father also.


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These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple. And no man seized him; for his hour was not yet come.


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Whither I go, ye cannot come. The Jews said therefore, Will he kill himself? Because he saith, Whither 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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Therefore I said, Ye shall die in your sins; for if ye believe not, that I am, ye shall die in your sins.


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Then said they to him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith to them, Even what I say 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 the things which I have heard from him.


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Jesus therefore saith to them, When ye shall have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am, 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 the things that please him.


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Then said Jesus to the 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 inslaved to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free.


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If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye will be free indeed. I know that ye are Abraham's offspring:


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They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them, If ye were the children of Abraham, ye would do the works of Abraham.


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Abraham did not thus. Ye do the deeds of your father. They said to him, We were 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 come from God. I am come not of myself, but He hath sent me.


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Ye are of your father the devil, and your will is, to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth; for 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 devil?


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Then said the Jews to him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead and the prophets; yet thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death.


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Whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me, of whom ye say, He is our 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 should be a liar like you; but I know him, and keep his word.


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Then took they up stones to cast at him; but Jesus concealed himself, and went out of the temple, going thro' the midst of them, and so passed on.


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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 might be made manifest thro' him.


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I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night is coming, when no man can work.


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he spit on the ground, and made clay with the spittle, and anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,


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And said to him, Go wash at the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went therefore, and washed, and came seeing.


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Then the neighbours and they who had seen him before, when he was blind, said, Is not this he who used to sit begging?


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He answered and said, A man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.


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And I went, and washed, and received sight. Then said they to him, Where is he? He said, I know not.


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Again the Pharisees also asked him, How he had received his sight? He said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and see.


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Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner, do such miracles?


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And there was a division among them. They say to the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, for that he hath opened thine eyes?


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He said, He is a prophet. But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, till they had called the parents of him who had received his sight.


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How then doth he now see? His parents answered them, and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind.


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He is of age: ask him; he will speak concerning himself. His parents said this, because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed, That if any man should own him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.


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Therefore they called a second time the man that had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.


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He answered and said, That he is a sinner I know not: one thing I know, that I was blind, and now see.


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How opened he thine eyes? He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hearken: why would ye hear it again?


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Are ye also willing to be his disciples? Then they reviled him and said, Thou art a disciple of that fellow; but we are disciples of Moses.


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The man answered and said to them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not whence he is; altho' he hath opened my eyes!


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We know that God heareth not sinners; but if a man be a worshiper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.


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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 having found him, he said to him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?


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And he worshiped him. Jesus said, For judgment am I come into the world, that they who see not, may see, and that they who see, may become blind.


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Jesus said to them, If ye had been blind, ye would have had 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, he is a thief and a robber.


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To him the door-keeper 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 hath led forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.


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This parable spake Jesus to them; but they understood not what things they were which he spake to them.


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I am the door; if any one enter in by me, he shall be safe, 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 abundantly.


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But the hireling, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: so the wolf seizeth them, and scattereth the flock.


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I have also other sheep which are not of this fold: I must bring them likewise, and they will hear my voice, and there shall be one flock, and one shepherd.


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No one 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.


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This commission have I received of my Father. There was again a division among the Jews, because of these sayings.


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Others said, These are not the words of one that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?


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If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I have told you; yet ye do not believe: the works that I do in my Father's name, they testify of me.


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And I give 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 me, is greater than all; and none shall pluck them out of my Father's hand.


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Then the Jews again took up stones to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father;


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The Jews answered him, We stone thee not for a good work, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.


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God came (and the scripture cannot be broken) Say ye of him whom God 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, tho' 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 he went away again beyond Jordan, to the place where John baptized at first, and there he abode.


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And many came to him and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake 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) Therefore his sisters sent to him,


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Jesus hearing it, said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby.


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The disciples say to him, Master, the Jews but now sought to stone thee, and goest thou thither again?


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Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.


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Then said Jesus to them plainly, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sake I was not there, that ye may believe:


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Then said Thomas, called Didymus, to his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.


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Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, tho' he die, yet shall he live;


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Believest thou this? She saith to him, Yea, Lord, I believe thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.


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Having said this, she went and privately called Mary her sister, 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, seeing Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, She is going to the tomb, to weep there.


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When Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.


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Could not this person, who opened the eyes of the blind, have even caused that this man should not have died?


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Jesus saith, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the deceased, saith to him, Lord, by this time he stinketh; for he hath been buried four days.


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Jesus saith to her, Said I not to thee, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?


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Father, I thank thee, that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but I spake this, because of the people who stand by, that they may believe thou hast sent me.


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And he that had been dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapt about with a napkin. Jesus saith to them, Loose him, and let him go.


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Many therefore of the Jews who were come to Mary, and had seen the things, which Jesus had done, believed on him.


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For this man doth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him, and the Romans will come and subvert both our place and nation.


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said to them, Ye know nothing, Nor consider, it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.


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He spake not this of himself, but being high-priest that year, he prophesied, that Jesus should die for the nation:


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And not for that nation only, but that he might also gather into one all the children of God that were scattered abroad.


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Jesus therefore walked no longer openly among the Jews, but went thence into the country, near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.


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That he will not come to the feast? Now both the chief priests and Pharisees had given order, That if any man knew where he was, he should shew it, that they might apprehend him.


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Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he had raised from the dead.


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There they made him a supper, and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them who sat at table with him.


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Then Mary, taking a pound of ointment, of very costly spikenard, 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 because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and bare what was put therein.


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Now much people of the Jews knew that he was there, and came not only for the sake of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.


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that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm-trees, and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel.


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rode thereon, as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion; behold thy king cometh, sitting on an asses colt.


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These things his disciples understood not at first; but when Jesus had been glorified, then they remembered, that these things were written of of him, and that they had done these things to him.


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And the people who were with him, when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness.


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The Pharisees therefore said to each other, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? Behold the world is gone after him.


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Verily, verily I say unto you, Unless a grain of wheat that falleth into the ground die, it remaineth 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 preserve 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 the Father honour.


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But for this cause I came, for this hour. Father, glorify thy name. Then a voice came from heaven, I have both glorified, and I will glorify it again.


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We have heard out of the law, that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up?


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Who is this Son of man? Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness overtake you, for he that walketh in darkness, knoweth not whither he goeth.


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While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become children of light. These things spake Jesus, and retiring concealed himself from them.


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So that the word of the prophet Isaiah was fulfilled which he said, 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 hearts, that they might not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and be converted, that I might heal them.


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Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed on him, but they did not confess him, because of the Pharisees, lest they should be put out of the synagogue.


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Jesus said with a loud voice, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.


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If any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not; for I am not come 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 which I have spoken, that shall judge him at the last day.


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For I have not spoken of myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment, what I should say, and how I should speak.


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And I know that his commandment is life everlasting; what therefore I speak to you, as the Father hath said to me, so I speak.


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Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing his hour was come to pass out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end.


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And while they were at supper (the devil having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon,


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to betray him) Jesus knowing the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come forth from God, and going to God,


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After that, he poured water into the bason, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the towel, wherewith 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 who hath been bathed, needeth only to wash his feet, and is clean all over: and ye are clean; but not all.


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So after he had washed their feet, he took his garments, and sitting down again, said to them, Know ye what I have done to you?


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Verily, verily I say unto 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 know whom I have chosen, that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up his heel against me.


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Verily, verily I say unto you, he that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me, and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.


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Jesus having said this, was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily I say unto you, one of you will betray me.


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Jesus answered, It is he to whom I shall give the sop when I have dipped it. And having dipped the sop, he giveth it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.


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Then said Jesus to him, What thou dost, do quickly. Now none at the table knew, why he said this to him.


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But some thought, as Judas had the purse, that Jesus had said to him, Buy what we have need of against the feast, or, Give something to the poor.


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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, Whither I go ye cannot come, so now I say to you.


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A new commandment I give you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.


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Simon Peter saith to him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me hereafter.


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Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily I say to thee, the cock shall not have crowed, till thou hast denied me thrice.


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I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, that where I am, ye may be also.


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If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: from henceforth ye have known him, and have seen him.


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Jesus saith to him, Have I been so long with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me, hath seen the Father: and how sayest thou, Shew 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 of myself; and the Father that dwelleth in me, he doth the works.


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Believe me, because I am in the Father, and the Father in me; but if not, believe me for the sake of the works.


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Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works which I do, shall he do also; and greater than these shall he do, because I go to my Father.


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And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified thro' the Son.


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If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter,


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whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him. But ye know him; for he remaineth 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 manifest myself to him.


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Judas (not Iscariot) saith to him, Lord, how is it, that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world?


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Jesus answered and said to him, If any man love 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 words: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.


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the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said to you.


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Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.


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Ye heard me say to you, I go, and come again to you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoyced, because I said, I go to the Father; for my Father is greater than me.


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Hereafter I shall not talk much with with you; for the prince of this world is coming; but he hath nothing in me:


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But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, so I do. Arise, let us go hence.


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I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away;


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Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither can ye, unless 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, he beareth much fruit; but, separate from me, ye can do nothing.


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If any one abide not in me, he is cast out as a branch, and is withered: and they gather 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 whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done for you.


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Abide ye in my love. 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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for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth: 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 appointed you that ye may go and bear fruit, and your fruit may remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it 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 excuse for their sin.


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He that hateth me, hateth my Father also. If I had not done among them the works which no other did, they had not had sin:


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But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.


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But I have told you these things, that when the time shall come, ye may remember I told you them. I did not tell you these things at the beginning, because I was with you.


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But I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go: for if I go not, 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 will not speak of himself: but whatsoever he shall hear, he will speak; and he will shew you things to come.


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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 some of his disciples said to each other, What is this that he said 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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They said therefore, What is this little while that he speaketh of? We understand not what he saith.


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Jesus knew they were desirous to ask him, and said to them, Ye inquire among you of this, that 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 unto you, Ye will weep and lament; but the world will rejoice: ye will be sorrowful; but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.


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A woman when she is in travel, hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she is delivered of the child, she no longer remembreth 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 one taketh from you.


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And in that day ye shall not question me about any thing. Verily, verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you.


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I have spoken these things to you in parables: but the time is coming, when I will no longer speak to you in parables, but will shew you plainly of the Father.


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For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed, that I came forth 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 we are sure thou knowest all things, and needest not that any should question thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.


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yea, is already come, that ye shall be scattered every one to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone; for the Father is with me.


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I have spoken these things to you, that ye may have peace in me. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but take courage: I have overcome the world.


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These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes and said, Father, the hour is come: glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh,


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And now, Father, glorify thou me with thyself, 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 hast given me out of the world. Thine they were, and thou hast given them me, and they have kept thy word.


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For I have given them the words which thou gavest me, and they have received them, and have known surely, that I came forth from thee, and they have believed that thou hast sent me.


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I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given me; for they are thine.


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And I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep thro' thy name them whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.


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While I was with them in the world, I kept them thro' thy name. Those whom thou hast given me I have guarded, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled.


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And now I am coming to thee, and I speak these things in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in them.


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I have given 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 do not pray, that thou wouldest take them out of the world, but that thou wouldest keep them from the evil one.


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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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I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected 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 these also whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me; for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.


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Righteous Father, tho' the world hath not known thee, yet 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 wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I in them.


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Jesus having spoken these words, went forth with his disciples over the brook Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered and his disciples.


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Judas then having received a troop of soldiers, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns, and torches, and arms.


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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 had spoke, Of them whom thou hast given 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 the sword into its scabbard. 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 high priest that year.)


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Caiaphas was he who had counselled the Jews, that it was expedient one man should die for the people.


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Now Simon Peter followed Jesus, and another disciple. That disciple was known to the high priest, and went with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.


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But Peter stood at the door without: therefore the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out, and spake to her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.


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He saith, I am not. And the servants and officers, having made a fire of coals (for it was cold) stood and warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them and warmed himself.


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Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I was continually teaching in the synagogue and in the temple, whither all the Jews resort, and in secret have I said nothing.


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When he had said thus, one of the officers, who stood by, gave Jesus a blow, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?


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Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said to him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied and said, I am not.


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One of the servants of the high priest (being kinsman to him whose ear Peter had cut off) saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?


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Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's palace, and it was early: and they went not into the palace themselves, that they might not be defiled, but 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 to thee.


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Then said Pilate to them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:


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Then Pilate returned into the palace, and called Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the king of the Jews?


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What hast thou done? Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought, that I might not be delivered to the Jews: but my kingdom is not from hence.


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Pilate said to him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest. I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I might bear witness to the truth.


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Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice. Pilate saith to him, What is truth? And having said this, he went out again to the Jews, and saith to them, I find no fault in him.


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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 having platted a crown of thorns, put it on his head, and put on him a purple robe, And said, Hail, king of the Jews.


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Pilate went out again, and saith to them, Lo, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know, I find no fault in him.


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Then Jesus came forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe, And he saith to them, Behold the man.


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But when the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify, 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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But Jesus gave him no answer. Then Pilate saith 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 over me, unless it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me to thee, hath the greater sin.


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Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not a friend to Cesar. Whosoever maketh himself a king, opposeth Cesar.


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Pilate hearing this saying, brought Jesus forth, and sat on the judgment seat, in a place called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha;


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(It was then the preparation of the passover, and about the third hour:) And saith to the Jews, Behold your king.


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But they cried out, Away with him, away with him. Pilate saith to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar.


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And they took Jesus and led him away. And he bearing his cross, went forth to the place, called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha:


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And Pilate wrote an inscription also, 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 read this inscription; for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.


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Then said the chief priests to Pilate, Write not, the king of the Jews; but that he said, I am the king of the Jews.


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And the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to every soldier a part, and also his vesture: now the vesture was without seam, woven from the top throughout.


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They said therefore one to another, Let us not rent 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 cast lots for my vesture. 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 Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene.


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Jesus therefore seeing his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, 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 the 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 filling a sponge with vinegar, and putting it on a stalk of hyssop, they put it to his mouth.


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When Jesus had taken the vinegar, he said, It is finished, and bowing the head, he gave up the Ghost.


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Now because it was the preparation, lest the bodies should remain upon the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath was a great day) the Jews besought Pilate, that their legs might be broken, and they might be taken away.


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Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with him.


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But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and forthwith there came out blood and water.


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And he that saw, hath testified it, and his testimony is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye may believe.


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For these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of it shall not be broken.


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And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea (being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews) asked Pilate leave, to 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 Nicodemus also came (who at first had come to Jesus by night) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pounds.


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So they took the body of Jesus, and wrapped it in linen clothes 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 no man had ever been laid.


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There therefore they laid Jesus, because of the preparation -day of the Jews; for the sepulchre was nigh.


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The first day of the week, cometh Mary Magdalene early, while 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 clothes lie, And the napkin that was about his head,


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she stooped down into the sepulchre, And seeth two angels in white sitting, where the body of Jesus had laid, one at the head, and one at the feet.


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And they said to her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith to them, They have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.


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And having said this, she turned herself back, and seeth Jesus standing, but 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 gardiner, saith to him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.


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She turning, saith to him, Rabboni; that is, Master. Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I am 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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The same day, the first day of the week, at evening, the doors being shut, where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, Peace be unto you.


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And having said this, he shewed them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.


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Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.


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The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see the print of the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the prints of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.


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And eight days after, his disciples were again within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst and said, Peace be unto you.


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Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands, and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side, and be not faithless, but believing.


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Jesus saith to him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: happy are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.


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And Jesus wrought many other miracles also, 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 thro' his name.


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After these things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; he manifested himself thus.


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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 other of his disciples.


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Simon Peter saith to them, I go a fishing. They say to him, We also go with thee. They went out and entered into the vessel, but caught nothing that night.


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They answered him, No. And he said to them, Cast your net on the right side of the vessel, 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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Then the disciple whom Jesus loved saith to Peter, It is the Lord. Simon Peter hearing that it was the Lord, girt on his upper coat (for he was stript) and threw himself into the sea.


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And the other disciples came in the vessel (for they were not far from land, about two hundred cubits) drawing the net, full of fishes.


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Simon Peter went on board, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three; and tho' there were so many, the net was not broken.


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Jesus saith to them, Come ye and dine. And none of the disciples presumed to ask him, Who art thou? Knowing that it was the Lord.


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This was the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after he was risen from the dead.


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When they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these do? He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee.


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He saith to him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again, the second time, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me?


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He saith to him, Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my sheep. He saith to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, 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 unto thee, when thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself, and walk whither thou wouldest: but when thou art old, thou shalt stretch out thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.


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This he said, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And having said this, he saith to him, Follow me.


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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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Follow thou me. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him, That he should not die: but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is it 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. And there are also many other things which Jesus did,


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which, if they were to be written particularly, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that were written.


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The former treatise have I composed, O Theophilus, of all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,


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Until the day he was taken up, after having thro' the Holy Ghost given commandment to the apostles, whom he had chosen:


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To whom also he presented 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 having assembled them together, he commanded them, not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard from me.


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For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.


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And when they were come together, they asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?


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But 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, the Holy Ghost being come upon you, and shall be witnesses to me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.


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And having spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.


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behold two men, in white apparel, stood by them, Who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing into heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as ye have seen him going 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 were come in, they went up into the upper-room, where both Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Jude the brother of James tarried.


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These all continued unanimously in prayer and supplication with the women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brethren.


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And in these days, Peter standing up in the midst of the disciples, (the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty) said,


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Men, brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spake before by the mouth of David, 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 down on his face, he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.


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And it was known to all that dwell at Jerusalem, so that that field is called, in their own tongue, Akeldama, that is, 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 therein: and, His office let another take.


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Wherefore of these men who have been with us all the time that the Lord Jesus was going in and out over us,


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Beginning from the baptism of John, till the day that he was taken up from us, one must 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, shew which of these two thou hast chosen,


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To take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, to 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 was a sound from heaven, as of a rushing, violent wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.


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And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.


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And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together and were confounded, because every man heard them speaking in his own language.


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And they were amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?


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and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Africk about Cyrene, and Roman sojourners, (Jews and Proselytes) Cretans and Arabians,


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Then Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Men of Judea, 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 prophecy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:


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And in those days I will pour out of my Spirit upon my servants and upon my handmaids, and they shall prophecy.


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blood and fire, and vapour of smoke, The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the day of the Lord, the great and illustrious day, come.


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Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man pointed out to you of God, by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in the midst of you, as 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, as it was not possible that he should be held under it.


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For David speaketh concerning him, I have seen the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right-hand, that I may not be moved.


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Men and brethren, I may say to you freely of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is among us to this day.


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Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, That of the fruit of his loins one should sit on his throne,


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He foreseeing this, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in Hades, neither did his flesh see corruption.


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Being therefore exalted by the right-hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.


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Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, That God hath made this Jesus whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.


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And hearing this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?


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And Peter said, Repent, and be baptized every one of you, in the name of Jesus, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.


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For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, whomsoever 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, gladly receiving his word, were baptized; and there were added to them that day about three thousand souls.


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And they continued stedfast in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.


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And continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking the bread at home, they ate their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,


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Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added daily to the church those who were saved.


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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, called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that were entering into the temple, Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple,


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Then said Peter, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.


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And taking him by the right-hand, he lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle-bones were strengthened,


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And leaping up, he stood and walked, and went with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.


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And they knew him, that this was he who had sat for alms at the beautiful gate of the temple, and were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had befallen him.


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And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them, in the portico that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.


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And Peter seeing it, answered the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? Or, why do ye fix your eyes on us, as if by our own power or piety, we had made this man to walk?


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The God of Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his son Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and renounced him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to release him.


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And his name, thro' faith in his name, hath strengthened this man, 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 God hath thus fulfilled the things which he foretold by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer.


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Repent ye therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, that the times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,


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who was before appointed, Whom heaven must receive, till the times of the restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets.


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For Moses truly said to the fathers, The Lord your God shall raise you up a prophet of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatsoever he shall say to you.


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Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed, whosoever have spoken, have also foretold these days.


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Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.


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God having raised up his Son, hath sent him to you first, to bless you, by turning every one of you from your iniquities.


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and the Saducees came upon them, Being grieved that they had healed the lame man, and preached thro' Jesus the resurrection from the dead.


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But many of them who had heard the word, believed. And the number of the men was about five thousand.


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and elders, and scribes, And Annas the high-priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high-priest.


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by what means he is healed, 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 hath raised from the dead, by him doth this man stand before you whole.


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And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.


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And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and understanding that they were illiterate and uneducated men, they marvelled, and 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 signal miracle hath been wrought by them, is manifest to all that dwell at Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.


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Yet that it spread no farther among the people, let us severely threaten them, that they speak no more to any man in this name.


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But Peter and John answering, said to them, Whether it be righteous in the sight of God, to obey you rather than God, judge ye.


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And having threatened them again, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for they all glorified God for that which was done.


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And being let go, they went to their own company, and related all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.


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And when they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art the God who madest heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:


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Who saidst by the mouth of thy servant David, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?


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The kings of the earth set themselves in array, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.


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For of a truth, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed,


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And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and give thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,


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While thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done thro' the name of thy holy child Jesus.


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And while they were praying, the place in which they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and spake 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: and not so much as one said that ought of the things which he had, was his own, but they had all things common.


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And the apostles gave forth their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and great grace was upon them all.


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For neither was there any one among them that lacked: for whosoever were possessors of houses or lands sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,


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And laid them down at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was made to every one, according as any had need.


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a Levite, a Cyprian by birth, Having an estate, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the feet of the apostles.


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And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and, bringing a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.


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And to keep back part of the price of the land? While it remained, did it not remain thine? And when it was sold, was it not in thy 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 expired; and great fear came on all that heard these things.


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And Peter said to her, Why have ye agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.


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And immediately she fell at his feet and expired; and the young men coming in, found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband.


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And many signs and wonders were wrought among the people by the hands of the apostles: (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's portico:


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So that they brought out the sick along the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that even the shadow of Peter coming by, might overshadow some of them.


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And multitudes also of the cities round about, came together to Jerusalem, bringing persons sick and troubled by unclean spirits; and they were all healed.


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And hearing this, they went into the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest being come, and they that were with him, called together the council, even the whole senate of the children of Israel,


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and sent to the prison, to have them brought, But when the officers came, they found them not in the prison; and returning they said,


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Truly we found the prison shut with all safety, and the keepers standing before the doors; but having opened them, we found no man within.


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When the high priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them, what this should be?


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Then came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison, are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.


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Then the captain going with the officers brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.


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Did not we strictly command you, Not to teach in this name? And lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would bring the blood of this man upon us.


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Him hath God exalted, a Prince and a Saviour with his right-hand, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.


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And we are witnesses of these things, and also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.


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But a certain Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in honour by all the people, rising up in the council, ordered, to put the apostles out a little space:


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And said to them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves, what ye are about to do, touching these men.


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For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody, to whom was joined a number of men, about four hundred, who was slain, and all who hearkened to him were scattered and came to nothing.


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After this man rose up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the inrolment, and drew away much people after him; he also perished, and all who had hearkened to him were dispersed.


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And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought.


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But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, and take heed lest ye be found even fighting against God.


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And to him they agreed. And having called the apostles, and scourged them, they charged them not to 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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Now in these days, the disciples multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.


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Then the twelve calling the multitude of the disciples together, said, It is not right, that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.


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Therefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we will set 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 Ghost, 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 grew, and the number of disciples was multiplied in Jerusalem greatly: and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.


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But there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called that of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.


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Then they suborned men who said, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.


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And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming upon him, dragged him away, and brought him to the council,


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And set up false witnesses who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.


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For we have heard him say, That Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and change the rites which Moses delivered us.


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And all that were sitting in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face, as the face of an angel.


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The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, And said to him,


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And coming out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran. And from thence, after his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.


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And he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not to set his foot on; yet he promised to give it him for a possession, even to his seed after him, when he had no child.


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And God spake thus: That his seed should sojourn in a strange land, (and they will inslave them and treat them evil) four hundred years.


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And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage, will I judge, saith 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 he begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day, and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.


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And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharoah 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 the second time, Joseph was made known to his brethren, and Joseph's kindred was discovered to Pharoah.


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And were carried over to Shechem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money, of Hamor, the father of Shechem.


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And when the time of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, Till another king arose, who had not known Joseph.


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In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding beautiful, who was nursed three months in his father's house.


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But when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.


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For he supposed his brethren would have understood, that God would deliver them by his hand; but they understood it not.


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And the next day, he shewed himself to them, as they were quarrelling, and would have persuaded them to peace, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren: why do ye wrong one another?


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But he that wronged his neighbour thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us?


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And forty years being expired, the angel of the Lord appeared to him, in the wilderness, in a flame of fire in a bush.


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And Moses seeing it, wondered at the sight. But as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came to him, I am the God of thy fathers,


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the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst 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 surely seen the evil treatment of my people which is in Egypt, and 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 prince 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, doing 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, The Lord your God will raise you up, out of your brethren, a prophet 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 spake to him in 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 into Egypt,


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Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; 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 hands.


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And God turned and gave them up, to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Have ye offered victims and sacrifices to me, for forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?


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Yea, ye took up the shrine of Molock, 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 the testimony in the wilderness, as he had appointed who spake to Moses, to make it according to the model which he had seen:


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Which also our fathers having received, brought in with Joshua into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drove out from the face of our fathers, till the days of David:


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Yet the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth my footstool.


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Hath not my hand made all these things? Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always resist the Holy Ghost:


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Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them that shewed before of the coming of the Just One, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the administration of angels,


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But he being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up stedfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right-hand of God:


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And casting him out of the city, stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.


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And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep: And Saul was consenting to his death.


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And at that time there was a great persecution against the church, which was in Jerusalem. And they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.


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But Saul made havock of the church, entring into every house, and haling men and women, committed them to prison.


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And the people with one accord gave heed to the things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.


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For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many that had them, and many sick of the palsy and lame were healed.


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But a certain man, named Simon, had been before in the city, using magic, and astonishing the Samaritans, saying, that he was some great one.


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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 of the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.


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And Simon himself believed also; and being baptized, he continued with Philip, and was astonished, beholding the signs and mighty miracles which were done.


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And the apostles who were at Jerusalem, hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John:


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For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.


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offered them money, Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.


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But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought to purchase the gift of God 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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And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things, which ye have spoken, may come upon me.


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They then, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned toward Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.


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And an angel of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise and go toward the south by the way leading down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.


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And he arose and went. And lo an Ethiopian, an eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure,


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and had come to Jerusalem to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah.


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And Philip running to him, heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?


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And he desired Philip to come up, and sit with him. The portion of scripture which he was reading, 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 answering Philip, 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 the way, they came to a certain water. And the eunuch said, Behold water: what hindereth me to be baptized?


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And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayst. And he answering said, I believe that Jesus is the Son of God.


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And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.


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And when they were 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 Cesarea.


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going to the high priest, Desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, he might bring both men and women bound to Jerusalem.


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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 his eyes being 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 the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias.


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And he said, Behold I am here, Lord. And the Lord said to him, Arise, go into the street called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas, for one named Saul of Tarsus; for behold, he is praying.


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And he hath seen in a vision a man, named Ananias, coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he may recover his sight.


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But 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 unto him, Go: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before nations 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 hath sent me, Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, that thou mayst recover thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.


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And immediately as it were scales fell from his eyes, and he recovered his sight, and arose and was baptized.


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And he was certain days with the disciples in Damascus: And straightway he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.


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But all that heard were amazed, and said, Is not this he who destroyed those that call on this name at Jerusalem? And came hither for this 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 the Christ.


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And coming to Jerusalem, he endeavoured to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.


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But Barnabas taking him, 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 preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he disputed with the Hellenists: but they attempted to kill him:


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Then the church through all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria had peace: and being built up, and walking in the fear of God, and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, was multiplied.


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And he found there a certain man named Eneas, who had kept his bed eight years, being ill of a palsy.


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Now there was at Joppa, a certain disciple, named Tabitha, which is by interpretation Dorcas; this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.


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And Lydda being near Joppa, the disciples hearing Peter was there, sent to him two men, desiring that he would not delay to come to them.


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Then Peter arose and went with them; whom being come, they brought into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.


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But Peter, having put them all out, kneeled down and prayed; and turning to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, sat up.


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And there was a certain man in Cesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of that called the Italian band,


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A devout man, and fearing God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.


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He saw plainly in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.


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And looking stedfastly on him, and being affrighted, he 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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And when the angel who spake to him was departed, he called two of his houshold-servants, and a devout soldier, of them that waited on him continually.


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On the morrow, as they journeyed and drew nigh to the city, Peter went up on the house-top, to pray, about the sixth hour.


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And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel like a great sheet, tied at the four corners, descending to him, and let down on the earth:


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Now while Peter doubted in himself, what the vision he had seen should mean, behold the men sent by Cornelius, having inquired out Simon's house, stood at the gate,


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And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and fearing God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned of God by an holy angel, to send for thee to his house, and to hear words from thee.


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And he invited them in and lodged them. And the next day, Peter went away with them; and certain brethren from Joppa went with him.


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And the day following they entered into Cesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and near friends.


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And he said to them, Ye know it is unlawful for a Jew to join with or come to one of another nation; but God hath shewed me, to call no man common or unclean.


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Therefore being sent for, I came without gain-saying. I ask therefore, for what intent ye have sent for me?


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And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting till this hour, and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house,


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and behold a man stood before me in bright clothing, And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are remembred before God.


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Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, who is surnamed Peter: he lodgeth in the house of Simon a tanner by the sea, who being come, shall speak to thee.


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Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou hast done well in coming. Now therefore we are all present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee by God.


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This is the word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching the glad tidings of peace through Jesus Christ; He is Lord of all.


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Ye know the word which was published through all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached:


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How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost 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 yet they slew and hanged on a tree.


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(Not to all the people, but to witnesses, chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him) after he rose from the dead.


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And he commanded us, to proclaim to the people, and to testify, that it is he who is ordained by God the Judge of the living and the dead.


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To him give all the prophets witness, that every one who believeth in him, shall receive forgiveness of sins through his name.


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And the believers of the circumcision, as many as came with Peter, were amazed, that the gift of the Holy Ghost was poured out on the Gentiles also.


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Then Peter answered, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost, even as we?


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And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they prayed him to tarry certain days.


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Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard, that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.


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And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision debated with him, saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised,


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Then Peter beginning, laid all things before them in order, saying, I was praying in the city of Joppa,


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and being in a trance, I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down from heaven by the four corners, and it came even to me:


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On which looking stedfastly, I observed and saw four-footed creatures of the earth, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.


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And the Spirit bad me go with them, doubting nothing: these six brethren also went with me, and we entered into the man's house.


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And he told us, how he had seen an angel standing in his house, and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and call Simon,


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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 Ghost.


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If then God gave to them the same gift as even to us, having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that could withstand God?


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When they heard these things, they were quiet, and glorified God, saying, Then God hath given to the Gentiles also repentance unto life.


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Now they who had been scattered abroad by the distress which arose about Stephen, travelled as far as Phenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching to none but Jews only.


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And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who coming into Antioch, spake to the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus.


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And tidings of these things came to the ears of the church that was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas, to go to Antioch:


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Who coming and seeing the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, to cleave unto the Lord with full purpose of heart.


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For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and faith. And a considerable multitude was added to the Lord.


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And a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught a considerable multitude: and the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.


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named Agabus stood up, and signified by the Spirit, that there would be a great famine through all the world; which also came to pass under Claudius Cesar.


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Then the disciples determined to send relief, every one according to his ability, to the brethren who dwelt in Judea: Which also they did,


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(Then were the days of unleavened bread. ) Whom having apprehended, he put in prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him forth to the people after the passover.


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And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.


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And behold, an angel of the Lord stood over him, and light shined in the house: and smiting Peter on the side he waked him, saying, Rise up 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 he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment about thee, and follow me.


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And going out, he followed him. And he knew not, that it was real which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.


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When they had passed the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which opened to them of its own accord: and going out, they went on through one street; and immediately the angel departed from him.


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And Peter coming to himself, said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.


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And having considered, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together praying.


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And knowing Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but running in, told them, that Peter stood before the gate.


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And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed, it was so. Then they said, It is his angel.


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But he beckoning to them with his hand, to be silent, declared to them, How the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Shew these things to James and to the brethren.


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And going out, he went to another place. Now when it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, What was become of Peter?


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And Herod having sought for him, and not found him, examined the guard, and commanded them to be put to death. And going down from Judea to Cesarea, he abode there.


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And he was highly incensed against them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and having gained Blastus, the king's chamberlain, sued for peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.


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And on a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, and sitting on his throne, made an oration to them.


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And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and being eaten by worms, he expired.


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And Barnabas and Saul, having fulfilled their service, returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, surnamed Mark.


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Now there were in the church that was at Antioch, certain prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.


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And as they were ministring to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them.


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So being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, they went down to Seleucia, and from thence sailed to Cyprus.


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And being at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John for their attendant.


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And having gone through the whole isle to Paphos, they found a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus.


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Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man. He calling to him Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God.


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But Elymas, the magician (so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.


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and fixing his eyes upon him, said, O full of all guile and all mischief, thou son 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 a mist and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he sought some to lead him.


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And Paul and those with him loosing from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John withdrawing from them, returned to Jerusalem.


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And departing from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia; and going into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, they sat down.


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And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the chief of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation to the people, speak.


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The God of this people chose our fathers, and raised the people, while sojourning in the land of Egypt, and brought them out of it with an uplifted arm.


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And having destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot, about four hundred and fifty years.


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And afterward they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.


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And having removed him, he raised up to them David for their king, to whom also bearing witness he said, I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, who will do all my will.


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John having first preached before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.


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And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But behold one cometh 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 those among you who fear God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.


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For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, neither knowing him, nor the sayings of the prophets, which are read very sabbath-day, have fulfilled them, in condemning him.


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And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate, that he might be put to death.


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And when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him, taking him down from the tree, they 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 this to us their children, in raising up Jesus: as it is written also in the second Psalm, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.


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And because he raised him up from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he spake thus, I will give you the sure mercies of David.


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Now David, having served the will of God in his generation, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption.


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And by him every one that believeth is 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 will in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.


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And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought them, that these words might be spoken to them on the sabbath between.


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And 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 the Jews seeing the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and spake against the things spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.


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Then Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly, said, It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold! we turn to the Gentiles.


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For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set Thee for a light of the Gentiles, that Thou mightest be for salvation to the ends of the earth.


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And the Gentiles hearing it 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, honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.


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And in Iconium they went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude both of the Jews and 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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Yet they abode a long time speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness to the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.


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And when there was an assault both of the Gentiles and Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, Being aware of it,


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And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, having been a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked.


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This man heard Paul speaking; who fixing his eyes upon him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,


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And he leaped and walked. But the multitude, seeing what Paul had done, lifted up their voice, saying, in the Lycaonian language, The gods are come down to us, in the likeness of men.


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Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates, and with the multitude, would have sacrificed.


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But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard it, they rent their clothes and sprang in among the people, crying out and saying, Sirs, why do ye these things?


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We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you, to turn from these vanities unto the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are therein: Who, in times past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways:


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in that he did good, giving rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.


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But there came thither Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the multitude, and having stoned Paul, dragged him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.


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But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose and went into the city; and the next day, he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.


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And having preached the gospel to that city, and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,


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Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith; and that we must through many tribulations enter into the kingdom of God.


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And when they had ordained them presbyters in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.


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they went down to Attalia, And thence sailed back to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God, for the work which they had fulfilled.


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And being come and having gathered the church together, they related all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.


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But certain men coming down from Judea taught the brethren, Except ye be circumcised, after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.


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When therefore Paul and Barnabas had had no small contention and debate with them, they determined, that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them, should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem about this question.


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And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.


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And being come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and the apostles, and elders; and they declared all things which God had done with them.


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But there rose up, said they, certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, That we ought to circumcise them, and command them to keep the law of Moses.


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And after much debate, Peter rose up and said to them, Brethren, ye know, that God long ago made choice among us, that the Gentiles should by my mouth hear the word of the gospel and believe.


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And God who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving the Holy Ghost to them, even as also to us.


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Now therefore why endeavour ye to put a yoke on 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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Simon hath declared, how God at first visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.


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And to this agree the words of the prophets, as it is written, After this I will return and build again the fallen tabernacle of David;


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and will set it up, That the residue of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles on whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doth these things.


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But that we write to them, to abstain from things offered to idols and fornication, and things strangled and blood.


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For Moses hath of old time them that preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every sabbath-day.


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Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men from among them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, Judas, surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren,


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Writing thus by their hand, The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren salute the brethren who are of the Gentiles, in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia.


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Forasmuch as we have heard, that some who came from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law, whom we commanded not.


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with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, Men that have hazarded their lives, for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.


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For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us, that no further burden be laid upon you than these necessary things, To abstain from meats offered to idols and blood,


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So being dismissed they came to Antioch, and having assembled the multitude, they delivered the epistle:


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And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted and confirmed the brethren with many words.


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Paul also and Barnabas abode in Antioch, teaching and preaching with many others also the word of the Lord.


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And after certain days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit the 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 it not right to take with them him, who had departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.


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And there was a sharp contention, so that they parted from each other; and Barnabas taking Mark with him, sailed away to Cyprus;


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And he came down to Derbe and Lystra. And behold a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek:


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Him Paul would have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those places; for they all knew his father, that he was a Greek.


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And as they went through the cities, they gave them the decrees, which were determined by the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem to keep.


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And having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, being forbid by the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,


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And as soon as he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, assuredly inferring, that the Lord called us to preach the gospel to them.


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Sailing therefore from Troas, we ran with a strait course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis:


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And we abode in that city certain days. And on the sabbath we went out of the city, by the river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and sitting down, we spake to the women who were come together.


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And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, a worshiper of God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to assent to the things which were spoken by Paul.


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And when she was baptized and her family, she intreated us saying, Since 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 as we were going to prayer, a certain damsel, possest by a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by prophesying.


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She following after Paul and us, cried out, saying, These men are servants of the most high God, who declare to us the way of salvation.


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And this she did for many days. But Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out of her. And he came out the same hour.


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But when her owners saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, laying hold of Paul and Silas, they dragged them into the market-place to the magistrates,


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being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive, neither to observe.


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And the multitude rose up together against them; and the pretors tearing off their garments, commanded to beat them with rods.


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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, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet 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 jailor awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, drew his sword, and was going to kill himself, supposing the prisoners were fled.


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And taking them that very hour of the night, he washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his houshold.


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And having brought them up into his house, he set a table before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with his whole house.


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And the jailor told these things 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 publickly, uncondemned, and have cast us into prison, who are Romans: and do they now thrust us out privately? Nay verily: but let them come themselves and conduct us out.


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And the serjeants reported these words to the pretors; and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.


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And they came and comforted them; and conducting them out, requested that they would depart from the city.


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And coming out of the prison, they entered into the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed.


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And taking their journey through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.


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And Paul, according to his custom, went in to them, and three sabbath-days discoursed with them from the scriptures,


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Opening them and evincing, That Christ ought to suffer, and to rise from the dead, and that this is the Christ, even Jesus, whom I declare unto you.


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And some of them believed, and were joined to Paul and Silas, and a great number of the devout Greeks, and not a few of the principal women.


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But the Jews who believed not, filled with zeal, taking to them some of the mean and profligate fellows, and making a mob, set all the city in an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, sought to bring them out to the people.


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But not finding them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying aloud, These men, that have turned the world upside down, are come hither also:


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Whom Jason hath privately received; and all these men act contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, that there is another king, one Jesus.


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But the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea, who coming thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.


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These were more ingenuous than those of Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, and daily searching the scriptures, whether those things were so?


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Therefore many of them believed, and of the Grecian women of considerable rank, and of the men not a few.


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But when the Jews of Thessalonica knew that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea also, they came thither likewise, and stirred up the multitude.


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Then the brethren sent away Paul immediately, to go as it were to the sea; but Silas and Timothy continued there.


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And they that conducted Paul, brought him as far as Athens, and having received an order to Silas and Timothy, to come to him with all speed, they departed.


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Now, while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him, seeing the city wholly given to idolatry.


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He therefore discoursed in the synagogue to the Jews and the devout persons, and in the market-place daily to those whom he met with.


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Then some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers incountered him: and some said, What would this babler say? Others, he seemeth to be a proclaimer of strange gods; because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.


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And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, which is spoken by thee?


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For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would therefore know, what these things mean?


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(For all the Athenians, and the strangers sojourning there, spent their time in nothing else, but telling or hearing some new thing.)


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Then Paul standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that ye are greatly addicted to the worship of invisible powers.


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For as I passed along and beheld the objects of your worship, I found an altar, on which was inscribed, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD: him therefore whom ye worship without knowing him, I proclaim unto you.


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God who made the world and all things therein, being the Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands.


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Neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed any thing, he himself giving to all life and breath, and all things.


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And he hath made of one the whole nation of men, to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation:


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That they might seek God, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he be not far from every one of us.


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For in him we live and move, and have our being; as certain likewise 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 the Godhead is like gold or silver, or stone, graven by art and contrivance of man.


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Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world righteously, by the man whom he hath ordained, whereof 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 from the dead, some mocked: but others said, We will hear thee again concerning this.


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And finding a certain Jew name Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy with Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome) he went to them.


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And as he was of the same trade, he abode with them and wrought, for they were tent-makers by trade.


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And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in spirit, and testified to the Jews, that Jesus was the Christ.


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But when they set themselves in opposition and blasphemed, he shook his raiment and said to them, Your blood is upon your own head; I am pure: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.


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And going thence, he went into the house of one named Justus, one that worshiped God, whose house was adjoining to the synagogue.


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And Crispus, the 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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But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made an assault with one consent upon Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat, Saying,


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And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were an act of injustice or wicked licentiousness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you.


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But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of these matters.


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Then they all took Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things.


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And Paul still continued many days; and then taking leave of the brethren, sailed thence for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shaved his head at Cenchrea; for he had a vow.


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And he came to Ephesus, and left him there; but he himself going into the synagogue, reasoned with the Jews.


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But took his leave of them, saying, I must by all means keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem, but I will return to you again, if God will.


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And he set sail from Ephesus. And landing at Cesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.


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And having spent some time there, he departed, and went over the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, confirming all the disciples.


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Now a certain Jew, Apollos by name, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.


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This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John.


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And he spake boldly in the synagogue. And Aquila and Priscilla hearing him, took him to their house, and explained to him the way of God more perfectly.


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And when he was desirous to go over to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; who being come thither, greatly helped through grace them that had believed.


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For he earnesty debated with the Jews in publick, shewing by the scriptures, that Jesus was the Christ.


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and finding certain disciples, He said to them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost, since ye believed? And they said to him, Nay, we have not so much as heard, Whether there be any Holy Ghost.


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And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe on him that was to come after him, that is on Jesus.


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And Paul laying his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spake with tongues and prophesied.


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he spake boldly, for three months discoursing and evincing the things concerning the kingdom of God.


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But when some were hardened, and would not believe, but spake reproachfully of the way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.


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And this was done for the space of two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.


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So that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits came out of them.


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And some of the vagabond Jews, who were exorcists, undertook to name the name of the Lord Jesus, over those who had evil spirits, saying, We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preacheth.


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And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaping upon them, and getting the mastery of them, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.


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And this was known to all both Jews and Greeks 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 those who had practised curious arts, bringing their books together, burnt them before all men, and they computed the value of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.


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After these things were ended, Paul purposed in spirit, having passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must see Rome also.


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And having sent two of those who ministred to him, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself staid in Asia for a season.


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For a man named Demetrius, a silver smith, who made silver shrines of Diana, procured no small gain to the artificers:


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Whom having gathered together, with the workmen employed in such things, he said, Sirs, ye know, that our maintenance arises from this occupation.


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But ye see and hear, that not at Ephesus only, but almost through all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned aside much people, saying, That they are not gods, which are made with hands.


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So that there is danger, not only that this our craft should be set at nought, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia, and the world worshipeth.


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And hearing this, they were filled with rage, and cried out, saying, The great Diana of the Ephesians.


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And the whole city was filled with confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's fellow-travellers.


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And some also of the principal officers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him and desired, 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 did not know, for what they were come together.


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And they thrust Alexander forward from among the multitude, the Jews pushing him on; and Alexander, waving with his hand, would have made a defence to the people.


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But when they knew that he was a Jew, one voice arose from them all, crying out, for about two hours, The great Diana of the Ephesians.


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But the register, having pacified the people, said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not, that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?


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If then Demetrius and the artificers that are with him, have a charge against any one, the courts are held, and there are proconsuls; let them implead one another.


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And indeed we are in danger to be questioned for sedition, concerning this day; there being no cause, whereby we can account for this concourse.


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And after the tumult was ceased, Paul calling the disciples to him, and having taken his leave of them, departed to go into Macedonia.


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And having abode there three months, an ambush being laid for him by the Jews, as he was about to sail into Syria, he determined to return by Macedonia.


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And there accompanied him to Asia Sopater of Berea, and of the Thessalonians Aristarchus, and Secundus, and Caius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.


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These going before, staid for us at Troas, And we set sail from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread,


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And on the first day of the week, when we were met together to break bread, Paul being to depart on the morrow, preached to them, and continued his discourse till midnight.


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And a certain young man, named Eutychus, sitting in a window, fell into a deep sleep: and as Paul still continued his discourse, being overpowered with sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.


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And Paul went down and fell on him; and taking him in his arms, said, Be not troubled; for his life is in him.


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And going up again, and having broken bread, he conversed long with them, even till break of day, and so departed.


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But we going before into the ship, sailed to Assos, where we were to take up Paul; for so he had appointed, being himself to go on foot.


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And sailing thence, we came the following day over-against Chios, and the next day we touched at Samos, and having tarried at Trogyllium, the day after came to Miletus.


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For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that he might not spend any time in Asia; for he hasted, if it were possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.


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And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know in what manner I have conversed among you, all the time from the first day I came into Asia,


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Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and trials which befell me through the ambushes of the Jews:


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And that I have with-held nothing which was profitable, but have preached to you, and taught you, publickly and from house to house:


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And now behold, being bound by the Spirit, I go to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:


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Save that the Holy Ghost testifieth to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.


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But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life precious to myself, so I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.


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And now I know that ye all among whom I have conversed, proclaiming the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.


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Take heed therefore to yourselves and to the whole flock, over which the Holy Ghost 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 will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.


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Yea, from among yourselves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.


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Therefore watch, remembering that for 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, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among them that are sanctified.


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Yea, you yourselves know, that these hands have ministred to my necessities, and to them that were with me.


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I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring ye ought to help the infirm, and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, which he himself said, It is happier to give than to receive.


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Sorrowing most for that word which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they conducted him to the ship.


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And when we were torn away from them, and had set sail, we ran with a strait course to Coos, and the next day to Rhodes, and thence to Patara.


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And coming within sight of Cyprus, and leaving it on the left-hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her burden.


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And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days, who told Paul by the Spirit, Not to go up to Jerusalem.


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But when we had finished these days, we departed and went our way; and they all attended us out of the city, with their wives and children: and kneeling down on the sea-shore we prayed.


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And finishing our voyage, we came from Tyre to Ptolemais, and saluting the brethren, we abode with them one day.


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And the next day, we departed and came to Cesarea; and entring into the house of Philip the Evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him.


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And coming to us, he took up Paul's girdle, and binding his own feet and hands, said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man whose girdle this is, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.


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And when we heard these things, both we, and they of the place, besought him, not to go up to Jerusalem.


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But Paul answered, What mean ye, weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus.


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And some of the disciples also from Cesarea went with us, and brought us to one Mnason, a Cyprian, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.


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And having saluted them, he gave them a particular account of those things which God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.


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And having heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of believing Jews there are, and they are all zealous for the law.


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But they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest the Jews who are among the Gentiles, to apostatize from Moses, telling them, not to circumcise their children, nor to walk after the customs.


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What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together; for they will hear that thou art come.


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Take them and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all will know, that there is nothing of those things which they have heard of thee; but that thou thyself walkest orderly, keeping the law.


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Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them, entered into the temple, declaring the accomplishment of the days of purification, till the offering should be offered for every one of them.


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And when the seven days were about to be accomplished, the Jews that were from Asia seeing him in the temple,


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stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, Crying out, Men of Israel, help! This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: yea, and hath even brought Greeks into the temple, and polluted this holy place.


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For they had before seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed Paul had brought into the temple.


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And the whole city was moved, and the people ran together; and laying hold on Paul, they dragged him out of the temple: and immediately the gates were shut.


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And as they went about to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar:


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Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them; and when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they ceased from beating Paul.


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Then the tribune came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired, Who he was, and what he had done?


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But some among the multitude cried out one thing, some another; and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.


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And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he said to the chief captain, May I speak to thee?


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Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? Art not thou that Egyptian, who before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out four thousand murtherers into the wilderness?


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But Paul said, I am a man who am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to the people.


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And when he had given him leave, Paul standing on the stairs, waved his hand to the people: and a great silence being made, he spake to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,


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And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women: As likewise the high priest is my witness, and all the estate of the elders:


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from whom also I received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them who were there to Jerusalem to be punished.


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But as I journeyed and drew near to Damascus, about noon suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.


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And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.


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And they that were with me, saw the light, and were terrified; but they did not hear the voice of him that spake to me, And I said, What shall I do, Lord?


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And the Lord said to me, Rise and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed thee to do.


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And as I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand by them that were with me, I came into Damascus.


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well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there, Coming to me, stood and said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.


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And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, to know his will, and see that Just one, and hear the voice of his mouth.


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And now, why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.


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I was in a trance, And saw him saying to me, Make haste and depart quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.


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And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee.


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And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by and consenting to his death, and kept the garments of them that slew him.


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And they heard him to this word, and then lifted up their voice and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.


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The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and ordered him to be examined by scourging, that he might know, for what cause they cried so against him.


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And as they were binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a Roman, even uncondemned?


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The centurion hearing it, went and told the tribune, saying, Consider what thou art about to do; for this man is a Roman.


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And Paul said, But I was free-born. Then they who were going to examine him, immediately departed from him: and the tribune was afraid, after he knew he was a Roman, because he had bound him.


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And on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty, what he was accused of by the Jews, he loosed him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come, and bringing Paul down, set him before them.


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And Paul earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God till this day.


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Then said Paul to him, God is about to smite thee, thou whited wall. For sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?


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Then said Paul, I was not aware, brethren, that it was the high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not revile the ruler of thy people.


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But Paul perceiving, that the one part were Saducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; for the hope of the resurrection of the dead am I called in question.


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And when he had said this, there arose a contention between the Pharisees and the Saducees: and the multitude was divided.


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For the Saducees say, there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.


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And there was a great clamour: and the scribes of the Pharisees side arising, contended, saying, We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.


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And as a great disturbance arose, the tribune fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.


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And the night following, the Lord standing by him, said, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must testify at Rome also.


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And when it was day, some of the Jews entering into a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, That they would neither eat nor drink, till they had killed Paul.


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And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves by a solemn curse, not to taste anything, till we have killed Paul.


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Now therefore ye with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as though ye would more accurately examine the things concerning him: and we, before he came near, are ready to kill him.


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And Paul calling to him one of the centurions, said, Conduct this young man to the tribune; for he hath something to tell him.


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So he took and led him to the tribune, and said, Paul the prisoner, calling me to him, desired me, to bring this young man to thee, who hath something to tell thee.


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And the tribune taking him by the hand, and going aside privately asked, What is it, that thou hast to tell me?


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And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee, to bring down Paul to-morrow to the council, as if they would enquire something concerning him more accurately.


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But do not yield to them; for there are more than forty of them lie in wait, who have bound themselves with a curse, neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, expecting a promise from thee.


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So the tribune dismissed the young man, having charged him, Tell no man, that thou hast discovered these things to me.


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And having called to him two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by the third hour of the night.


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And he wrote a letter after this manner, Claudius Lysias to the most excellent Governor Felix, greeting.


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and about to be killed by them, I came with the soldiery and rescued him, having learned, that he was a Roman.


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And desiring to know the crime of which they accused him, I brought him before their council: Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law,


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And when it was shewn me, that an ambush was about to be laid for the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to thee, commanding his accusers also, to say before thee what they have against him. Farewel.


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Who entering into Cesarea, and delivering the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.


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And being informed, that he was of Cilicia, I will give thee, said he, a thorough hearing, when thy accusers also are come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.


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And after five days, Ananias the high priest came down with the elders, and a certain orator, named Tertullus; and appeared before the governor against Paul.


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And he being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that very worthy deeds are done to this nation by thy prudence always, and in all places, We accept it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.


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For we have found this man, a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:


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Who hath also attempted to profane the temple; whom we seized and would have judged according to our law.


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Commanding his accusers to come to thee, whereby thou mayst thyself on examination, take knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him.


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Then Paul, after the governor had made a sign to him to speak, answered, Knowing thou hast been for several years a judge to this nation, I the more chearfully answer for myself:


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And they neither found me disputing with any man in the temple, nor making an insurrection among the people, either in the synagogues or in the city.


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that after the way, which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:


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Having hope in God, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust, which they themselves also expect.


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And for this cause do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward man.


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Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purifying in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult:


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Unless it be concerning this one word, that I cried, standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead, I am called in question by you this day.


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And when Felix heard these things, he put them off, saying, After I have been more accurately informed concerning this way, when Lysias the tribune cometh down, I will take full cognisance of your affair.


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And he commanded the centurion to keep Paul, and let him have liberty, and to hinder none of his friends from assisting or coming to him.


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And after some days, Felix coming with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.


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And as he reasoned concerning justice, temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix being terrified, answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.


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And he hoped also that money would have been given him by Paul to release him; therefore he sent for him the oftner, and discoursed with him.


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But after two years, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus: and Felix desiring to gratify the Jews, left Paul bound.


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Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews, appeared before him against Paul and besought him, Begging favour against him,


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But Festus answered, That Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart thither shortly.


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Therefore let those of you, said he, who are able, go down with me and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.


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And having tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Cesarea; and the next day, sitting on the judgment-seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.


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And when he was come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem, stood round about him, bringing many and heavy accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove:


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While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Cesar have I offended at all.


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But Festus, willing to gratify the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged before me concerning these things?


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Then said Paul, I am standing at Cesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as thou also very well knowest.


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For if indeed I have done wrong, and have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there is nothing of the things whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up to them.


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I appeal to Cesar. Then Festus, having conferred with the council answered, Hast thou appealed to Cesar? To Cesar shalt thou go.


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And when they had been there many days, Festus declared the case of Paul to the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix,


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About whom when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews informed me, desiring judgment against him.


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To whom I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans, to give up any man, till he that is accused have the accusers face to face, and have liberty to make his defence, touching the crime laid to his charge.


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When therefore they were come hither, I without any delay sat at the judgment seat the next day, and commanded the man to be brought forth.


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But had certain questions against him, relating to their own religious worship, and about one Jesus that was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.


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And as I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked, If he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these matters?


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But Paul appealing to be kept for the hearing of Augustus, I command him to be kept till I could send him to Cesar.


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Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would also hear the man myself. And he said, To-morrow thou shalt hear him.


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And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pomp, and were entered into the place of audience, with the tribunes and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought forth.


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And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all ye who are present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have pleaded with me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out, that he ought not to live any longer.


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But when I found, that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and he had himself appealed to the Emperor, I determined to send him:


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Of whom I have nothing certain to send to my lord: wherefore I have brought him before you, and especially before thee, O king Agrippa, that after examination taken, I may have somewhat to write.


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For it seemeth to me unreasonable, to send a prisoner, and not to signify also the crimes alledged against him.


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And Paul, stretching forth his hand, made his defence. I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am this day to make my defence before thee, concerning all those things whereof I am accused by the Jews,


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Who art accurately acquainted with all the customs and questions which are among the Jews, wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.


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all the Jews know, Who knew me from the first, (if they would testify) that I lived a Pharisee, after the strictest sect of our religion.


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To which our twelve tribes, worshiping continually night and day, hope to attain: concerning which hope, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.


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Which also I did in Jerusalem: and having received authority from the chief priests, I shut up many of the saints in prisons, and when they were killed, I gave my vote against them.


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And frequently punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.


