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And it occurred, on His going into a house of one of the Pharisee leaders on a sabbath to eat bread, even they were closely observing Him.


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And answering, Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, asking whether it is lawful to heal on the sabbath.


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And answering to them He said, Whose ass or ox of yours shall fall into a pit, and he will not at once pull it up on the sabbath day?


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And He spoke a parable to those who had been invited, noting how they were choosing out the chief seats, saying to them,


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When you are invited by anyone to wedding feasts, do not recline at the chief seat lest one more honorable than you be invited by him,


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and coming, he who invited you will say to you, Give this one place. And then you begin with shame to take the last place.


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But when you are invited, going in, recline at the last place, so that when he who has invited you may come, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then glory will be to you before those reclining with you.


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And He also said to him who had invited Him, When you make a dinner or supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also should invite you in return, and it become a repayment to you.


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and then you will be blessed, for they have nothing to repay you. For it will be repaid to you in the resurrection of the just.


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And one of those reclining with Him, hearing these things, he said to Him, Blessed are those eating bread in the kingdom of God.


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And he sent his slave at the supper hour to say to those who had been invited, Come, for now all is ready.


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And all with one mind began to beg off. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go out and see it; I ask you, have me excused.


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And another said, I bought five yoke of oxen and I am going to try them out; I ask you, have me excused.


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And having come up that slave reported these things to his lord. Then being angry, the housemaster said to his slave, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and maimed and lame and blind ones.


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And the lord said to the slave, Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled.


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If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers and sisters, and besides, even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.


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For who of you desiring to build a tower does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has the things to finish;


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that having laid a foundation, and not having strength to finish, all those seeing begin to mock him,


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Or what king going to attack another king in war does not first sit down and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet those coming upon him with twenty thousands?


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It is not fit for soil nor for manure; they throw it out. The one having ears to hear, let him hear.


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What man of you having a hundred sheep, and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety nine in the deserted place and go after the lost one until he finds it?


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And coming to the house, he calls together the friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that had been lost.


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I say to you that so is joy in Heaven over one sinner repenting, than over ninety nine righteous ones who have no need of repentance.


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Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma does not light a lamp and sweep the house, and look carefully until she finds it?


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And finding it, she calls together the friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I lost.


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And the younger of them said to the father, Father give me that part of the property falling to me. And he divided the living to them.


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And not many days after, gathering up all things, the younger son went away to a distant country. And there he wasted his property, living dissolutely.


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But having spent all his things, a severe famine came throughout that country, and he began to be in need.


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And going, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.


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But coming to himself he said, How many servants of my father have plenty of loaves, and I am perishing with famine.


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Rising up, I will go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I sinned against Heaven and before you,


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And rising up, he came to his father. But he yet being far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity. And running, he fell on his neck and fervently kissed him.


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And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before you, and no longer am I worthy to be called your son.


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But the father said to his slaves, Bring out the best robe and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet.


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for this son of mine was dead, and lived again, and was lost, and was found. And they began to be merry.


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But the older son was in a field. And having come, as he drew near to the house, he heard music and dances.


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And he said to him, Your brother came, and your father killed the fattened calf, because he received him back in health.


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But answering, he said to the father, Behold, so many years I serve you, and I have never transgressed a command of you. And you never gave a goat to me, so that I might be merry with my friends.


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But when this son of yours came, the one devouring your living with harlots, you killed the fattened calf for him.


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But to be merry and to rejoice was right, for this brother of yours was dead, and lived again; and being lost, also he was found.


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And He also said to His disciples, A certain man was rich; and he had a steward, and this one was accused to him as wasting his goods.


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And calling him, he said to him, What is this I hear about you? Give the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.


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And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, for my lord is taking away the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.


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I know what I will do, that when I am removed from the stewardship, they will receive me into their houses.


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And having called to him each one of the debtors of his lord, he said to the first, How much do you owe my lord?


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And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take your statements and sitting quickly write fifty.


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Then he said to another, And you, how much do you owe? And he said, a hundred cors of wheat. And he said to him, Take your statement and write eighty.


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And the lord praised the unrighteous steward, because he acted prudently. For the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of light themselves are in their generation.


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And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends by the unrighteous mammon, that when it fails they may take you into the eternal dwellings.


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He faithful in the least is also faithful in much. And he unrighteous in the least is also unrighteous in much.


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No servant is able to serve two lords; for either he will hate the one, and he will love the other; or he will cling to one, and he will despise the other. You are unable to serve God and mammon.


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And He said to them, You are those justifying yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for the thing highly prized among men is a hateful thing before God.


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The Law and the Prophets were until John; from then the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is pressing into it.


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Everyone putting away his wife, and marrying another, commits adultery. And everyone marrying her who has been put away from a husband commits adultery.


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And there was a certain rich man; and he was accustomed to don a purple robe and fine linen, making merry in luxury day by day.


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And there was a certain poor one named Lazarus who had been laid at his doorway, having been ulcerated,


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and longing to be filled from the crumbs that were falling from the table of the rich one. But coming, even the dogs licked his sores.


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And it happened, the poor one died and was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. And the rich one also died and was buried.


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And being in torments in hell, lifting up his eyes, he sees Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom.


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And calling he said, Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.


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But Abraham said, Child, remember that you fully received your good things in your lifetime, and Lazarus likewise the bad things. But now he is comforted, and you are suffering.


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And besides all these things, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those desiring to pass from here to you are not able, nor can they pass from there to us.


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(for I have five brothers, so that he may witness to them, that they not also come to this place of torment).


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And he said to him, If they will not hear Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if one from the dead should rise.


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And He said to the disciples, It is impossible that the offenses should not come, but woe to him by whom they come!


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It is profitable for him if a millstone turned by an ass is put around his neck, and he be thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.


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Take heed to yourselves. And if your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.


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And if seven times of the day he sins against you, and seven times of the day turns to you saying, I repent, you shall forgive him.


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But the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard, you may say to this sycamine tree, Be rooted up and be planted in the sea! And it would obey you.


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But which of you having a slave plowing or feeding will say at once to him coming out of the field, Come, recline?


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But will he not say to him, Prepare something what I may eat, and having girded yourself, serve me until I eat and drink, and after these things you shall eat and drink?


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So also when you have done all things commanded you, you say, We are unprofitable slaves, for we have done what we ought to do.


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And seeing them, He said to them, Going, show yourselves to the priests. And it happened in their going they were cleansed.


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And being questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God comes, He answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;


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And He said to the disciples, Days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and will not see.


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For as the lightning lighting up out of one part under heaven to one part under heaven shines, so also will the Son of Man be in His day.


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They were eating, drinking, marrying, giving in marriage, until the day Noah went into the ark. And the flood came and destroyed all.


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And likewise, as it was in the days of Lot, they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building;


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but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from the heaven and destroyed all.


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In that day, he who will be on the housetop, let him not go down to take his goods from the house. And likewise, he in the field, let him not return to the things behind.


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I say to you, In that night two will be on one bed; the one will be taken and the other will be left.


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And answering, they said to Him, Where, Lord? And He said to them, Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.


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And for a time he would not. But after these things he said to himself, Even if I do not fear God, and do not respect man,


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yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will avenge her, that not coming to the end, she wear me down.


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and will God not at all execute the avengement of His elect, those crying to Him day and night, also having been long-suffering over them?


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I say to you that He will carry out the avengement of them speedily. But the Son of Man coming then, will He find faith on the earth?


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And He also spoke this parable to some of those relying on themselves, that they are righteous, and despising the rest:


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The Pharisee was standing, praying these things to himself: God, I thank You that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.


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And standing at a distance, the tax collector would not even lift up his eyes to Heaven, but smote on his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me, the sinner!


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I say to you, This one went down to his house having been justified, rather than that one. For everyone exalting himself will be humbled. And the one humbling himself will be exalted.


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And they brought infants to Him also, that He might touch them. But seeing, the disciples rebuked them.


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But Jesus called them near, saying, Allow the children to come to Me, and do not prevent them. For of such is the kingdom of God.


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Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child, not at all will enter into it.


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You know the commandments: "Do not commit adultery," "do not murder," "do not steal," "do not bear false witness," "honor your father and your mother." Ex.:-


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And hearing these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking to you: sell all, as much as you have, and give to the poor; and you will have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me.


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And having seen him becoming very sad, Jesus said, How hardly those having riches shall enter into the kingdom of God!


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For it is easier for a camel to go in through a needle's eye than for a rich one to enter into the kingdom of God.


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And He said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,


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who shall not receive many times more in this time, and in the age that is coming, everlasting life.


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And having taken aside the Twelve, He said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things will be fulfilled which have been written through the prophets to the Son of Man.


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For He will be delivered up to the nations, and will be mocked, and will be insulted, and will be spat upon.


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And they did not understand these things, nothing! And this saying had been hidden from them, and they did not know the things being said.


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And those going before rebuked him, that he be quiet. But he much more cried out, Son of David, pity me!


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And instantly he saw again. And he followed Him, glorifying God. And seeing, all the people gave praise to God.


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And he was seeking to see Jesus, who He is. And he was not able, because of the crowd, and he was little in stature.


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And running ahead, he went up onto a sycamore tree, so that he might see Him; for He was going to pass through that way.


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And as He came to the place, looking up, Jesus saw him, and said to him, Zaccheus, hurry, come down, for today I must stay in your house.


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But standing, Zaccheus said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor. And if in anything I accused anyone falsely, I restore it fourfold.


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But as they were hearing these things, He spoke, adding a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God was immediately to be revealed.


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Then He said: A certain wellborn man went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and to return.


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But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, We do not desire this one to reign over us.


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And it happened as he returned, having received the kingdom, he even said for those slaves to be called to him, those to whom he gave the silver, that he might know what each had gained by trading.


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And he said to him, Well done, good slave! Because you were faithful in a least thing, have authority over ten cities.


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For I feared you, because you are an exacting man, taking what you did not lay down, and reaping what you did not sow.


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But he said to him, I will judge you out of your own mouth, wicked slave. You knew that I am an exacting man, taking what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.


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And why did you not give my silver on the bank table? And coming, I might have exacted it with interest.


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For I say to you, To everyone who has, it will be given. And from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.


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But these hostile to me, those not desiring me to reign over them, bring them here and execute them before me.


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And it happened as He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany toward the Mount called Of Olives, He sent two of the disciples,


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saying, Go into the village opposite you, in which having entered you will find a colt having been tied up, on which no one of men ever yet sat. Untying it, bring it.


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And as He was already drawing near to the descent of the Mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice concerning all the works of power which they saw,


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saying, "Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord," the King. Peace in Heaven, and glory in the highest! Psa.:


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saying, If you had known, even you, even at least in this day of yours, the things for your peace! But now they were hidden from your eyes.


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For the days will come on you, and ones hostile to you will raise up a rampart to you and will surround you and will keep you in on all sides,


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and will tear you down, and your children in you, and will not leave a stone on a stone, because you did not know the time of your visitation.


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saying to them, It has been written, "My house is a house of prayer," but you made it "a den of plunderers." Isa.:; Jer.:


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And He was teaching day by day in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief men of the people sought to kill Him.


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And it happened on one of those days, as He was teaching the people and proclaiming the gospel in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes came up, along with the elders,


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and spoke to Him, saying, Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who is it who gave to you this authority?


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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we say, From Heaven, He will say, Then why did you not believe him?


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But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are being convinced that John was a prophet.


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And He began to speak this parable to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to vinedressers. And he left the country for long periods of time. Isa.:,


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And in season, he sent a slave to the vinedressers, that they might give him the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers sent him away empty, beating him.


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And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps, having seen this one, they will respect him.


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And having seen him, the vinedressers reasoned with themselves, saying, This is the heir. Come let us kill him so that the inheritance may become ours.


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And throwing him out of the vineyard, they killed him. Therefore, what will the lord of the vineyard do to them?


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He will come and will destroy these vinedressers and will give the vineyard to others. And hearing this, they said, Let it not be!


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And looking at them He said, What then is this which has been written, "The stone that the builders rejected, this one came to be for the Head of the Corner"? Psa.:


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Everyone falling on that Stone will be broken in pieces but on whomever It falls, It will crush him.


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And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on Him in the same hour. And they feared the people, for they knew that He told this parable against them.


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And watching carefully, they sent spies, pretending themselves to be righteous, in order that they might seize upon a word of His, so as to deliver Him to the power and to the authority of the governor.


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And they questioned Him, saying, Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and do not receive a face, but You teach the way of God with truth.


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Show Me a denarius. Whose image and superscription does it have? And answering, they said, Caesar's.


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And they were not able to lay hold of His speech before the people. And marveling at His answer, they were silent.


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And some of the Sadducees coming up, those speaking against a resurrection, that it was not to be, they questioned Him,


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saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If anyone's brother dies having a wife, and this one should die childless, that his brother should take the wife and raise up seed to his brother. Deut.:


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But those counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage.


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For they are not able to die any more; they are equal to angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.


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But that the dead are raised, even Moses pointed out at the Bush, when he calls the Lord "the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Ex.:


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Beware of the scribes, those desiring to walk about in long robes, and liking greetings in the markets, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief couches in the suppers,


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who devour the houses of the widows, and under pretense pray long. These will receive a more severe judgment.


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For all these out of their abundance put into the gifts to God, but she out of her poverty put in all the living which she had.


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And as some were speaking about the temple, that it had been adorned with beautiful stones and gifts, He said,


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As to these things that you see, days will come in which a stone will not be left on a stone, which will not be thrown down.


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And they asked Him, saying, Teacher, then when will these things be? And what will be the sign when these things are about to happen?


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And He said, Watch that you not be led astray. For many will come on My name, saying, I AM! Also, The time has come! Do not go after them.


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And when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be afraid. For these things must first occur, but the end is not at once.


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Also there will be great earthquakes from place to place, and famines, and plagues. And also there will be terrors and great signs from Heaven.


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But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you, and will persecute you, delivering you into the synagogues and prisons, being led away before kings and governors on account of My name.


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For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all those opposing you will not be able to withstand or contradict.


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But you will be betrayed also by parents, and brothers, and relatives, and friends. And they will put some of you to death.


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And when you see Jerusalem being encircled by armies, then recognize that its destruction has come near.


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Then let those in Judea flee into the mountains; and those in its midst, let them go out. And those in the open spaces, let them not go into her.


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But woe to the pregnant women, and the ones suckling in those days; for great distress will be on the earth and wrath on this people.


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And they will fall by the mouth of the sword and will be led captive to all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by nations, until the times of the nations are fulfilled.


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And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars. And on the earth will be anxiety of nations with bewilderment, roaring of sea and of surf,


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men fainting from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the earth. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.


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But these things beginning to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.


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But take heed to yourselves that your hearts not be loaded down with headaches, and drinking, and anxieties of life, and that day come suddenly upon you


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Then be watchful at every time, begging that you be counted worthy to escape all these things, the things being about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.


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And in the days, He was teaching in the temple. And going out in the nights, He lodged in the Mount of Olives.


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And Satan entered into Judas, the one having been called Iscariot, being of the number of the Twelve.


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And He said to them, Behold, you going into the city, you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house where he goes in.


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And you will say to the housemaster of that house, The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?


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For I say to you that no more, I will not eat of it until when it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God, never!


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For I say to you that I will not drink from the produce of the vine until the kingdom of God comes, never!


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And taking a loaf, giving thanks, He broke, and gave to them, saying, This is My body being given for you. This do to My remembrance.


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And in like manner the cup, after having supped, saying, This cup is the New Covenant in My blood, which is being poured out for you.


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And, indeed, the Son of Man goes according as was determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!


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And He said to them, The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those exercising authority over them are called benefactors.


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But you be not so, but the greater among you, let him be as the lesser; and the one governing as the one serving.


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For who is greater, the one reclining, or the one serving? Is it not the one reclining? But I am in your midst as One serving.


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that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom; and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.


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but I entreated concerning you, that your faith might not fail. And when you have turned back, confirm your brothers.


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And He said, Peter, I say to you, A cock will not crow today before you will deny knowing Me three times.


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And He said to them, When I sent you without a purse, or a wallet, or sandals, did you lack anything? And they said, Nothing.


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Then He said to them, But now, the one having a purse, let him take it; likewise also a wallet. And the one not having, let him sell his garment, and let him buy a sword.


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For I say to you that this that has been written must yet be fulfilled in Me: "And He was numbered with the lawless." Isa.: For the things concerning Me also have an end.


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And going out, according to His custom, He went to the Mount of Olives; and His disciples also followed Him.


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saying, Father, if You purpose it, take away this cup from Me; but not My will be done, but let Yours be done.


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And being in an agony, He prayed more intently. And His sweat became as drops of blood falling down onto the earth.


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And as He was yet speaking, behold, a crowd! And the one called Judas, one of the Twelve, came in front of them and drew near to Jesus in order to kiss Him.


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And those around Him seeing that about to occur, they said to Him, Lord, shall we strike with the sword?


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And Jesus said to those coming upon Him, chief priests, and commanders of the temple, and elders, Have you come out with swords and clubs as against a robber?


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When I was with you day by day in the temple, you did not stretch out your hand on Me. But this is your hour and the authority of the darkness.


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And laying hold of Him, they led Him away and led Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.


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And lighting a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and they sitting down, Peter sat in their midst.


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And a certain female slave seeing him sitting near the light, and looking intently at him, she said, And this one was with Him.


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And about an hour intervening, a certain other one boldly charged, saying, Truly this one also was with Him, for he also is a Galilean.


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And Peter said, Man, I do not know what you say. And immediately, while he yet spoke, the cock crowed.


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And turning, the Lord looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the Word of the Lord, how He told him, Before a cock would crow, you will deny Me three times.


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And blindfolding Him, they were striking His face and questioning Him, saying, Prophesy, who is the one stinging You?


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And when day came, the body of elders of the people, the chief priests and scribes, were gathered. And they led Him away into their sanhedrin, saying,


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And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found this One perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying Himself to be a king, Christ.


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And Pilate questioned Him, saying, Are you the king of the Jews? And answering, him, He said, You say it.


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But they insisted, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to here.


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And knowing that He is from Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him up to Herod, he also being in Jerusalem in these days.


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And seeing Jesus, Herod greatly rejoiced, for he was wishing to see Him for a long time, because of hearing many things about Him. And he hoped to see some miraculous sign being brought about by Him.


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And having humiliated Him with his soldiery, and mocking Him by putting around Him luxurious clothing, Herod sent Him back to Pilate.


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And on that same day, both Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for before they were at enmity between themselves.


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Pilate said to them, You brought this Man to me as perverting the people. And, behold, examining Him before you, I found nothing blameable in this Man regarding that which you charge against Him.


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But neither did Herod, for I sent you up to him; and, behold, nothing worthy of death is done by Him.


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And a third time he said to them, For what evil did this One do? I found no cause of death in Him. Therefore, chastising Him, I will release Him.


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But with loud voices they insisted, asking for Him to be crucified. And their voices, and that of the chief priests, prevailed.


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And he released to them the one thrown into prison due to revolt and murder, whom they asked. But he delivered Jesus to their will.


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And as they led Him away, having laid hold on a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from a field, they put the cross on him, to bear it behind Jesus.


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And a great multitude of people were following Him, and of women who also were bewailing and lamenting Him.


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And turning to them, Jesus said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over Me, but weep over yourselves and over your children.


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For behold, days will come in which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that did not bear, and breasts that did not suckle.


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And when they came on the place being called Skull, they crucified Him and the criminals there, one on the right, and one on the left.


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And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. And dividing His garments, they cast a lot. Psa.:


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And the people stood watching. And the rulers with them also scoffed, saying, He saved others; let Him save Himself, if this One is the Christ, the Elect of God.


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And also an inscription 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 hanged criminals blasphemed Him, saying, If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.


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But answering, the other rebuked him, saying, Do you not fear God, for you are in the same judgment?


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And crying with a loud voice, Jesus said, Father, "into Your hands I commit My spirit." And saying this, He breathed out the spirit. Psa.:


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And all the crowd arriving together at this sight, watching the thing happening, beating their breasts, they returned.


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And all those known to Him stood at a distance, and the women, those who accompanied Him from Galilee, were seeing these things.


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This one was not assenting to their counsel and deed ( he was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews), and who himself was eagerly expecting the kingdom of God,


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And taking it down, he wrapped it in linen, and placed it in a quarried tomb, where no one was ever yet laid.


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And having followed, also the women who were accompanying Him out of Galilee, watched the tomb, and how His body was placed.


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And returning, they prepared spices and ointment. And indeed they rested on the sabbath, according to the commandment.


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And the first of the sabbaths, while still very early, they came on the tomb, carrying spices which they prepared; and some were with them.


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And it happened, as they were perplexed about this, even behold, two men in shining clothing stood by them.


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And they becoming terrified, and bowing their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living with the dead?


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saying, The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to rise again.


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And they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary mother of James, and the rest with them, who told these things to the apostles.


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But rising up, Peter ran to the tomb, and stooping down he saw the linen lying alone. And he went away wondering to himself at what had happened.


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And, behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village being sixty stadia distant from Jerusalem, which was named Emmaus.


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And He said to them, What words are these which you exchange with each other while walking, and are sad of face?


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And answering, one of them whose name was Cleopas, said to Him, Are you only one who resides in Jerusalem and do not know the things happening in it in these days?


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And He said to them, What things? And they said to Him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a man, a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;


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But we were hoping that He is the One going to redeem Israel. But then with all these things, this third day comes today since these things happened.


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and not finding His body, they came saying to have seen a vision of angels also, who say Him to be alive.


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And some of those with us went to the tomb, and found it so, even as the women also said; but they did not see Him.


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And He said to them, O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe on all things which the prophets spoke!


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And beginning from Moses, and from all the prophets, He explained to them the things about Himself in all the Scriptures.


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And they constrained Him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening, and the day has declined. And He went in to stay with them.


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And it happened as He reclined with them, having taken the loaf, He blessed, and having broken He gave to them.


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And they said to one another, Was not our heart burning in us as He spoke to us in the highway, and as He opened up to us the Scriptures?


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And rising up in the same hour, they went back to Jerusalem, and they found the Eleven, and those with them, having been gathered,


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And they related the things in the highway, and how He was known to them in the breaking of the loaf.


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And as they were telling these things, Jesus Himself stood in their midst, and said to them, Peace to you!


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See My hands and My feet, that I am He? Feel Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see Me having.


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And He said to them, These are the Words which I spoke to you yet being with you, that all the things must be fulfilled having been written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning Me.


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and said to them, So it is written, and so the Christ must suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day. No OT passage


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And repentance and remission of sins must be preached on His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.


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And, behold, I send forth the promise of My Father on you. But you sit in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.


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All things came into being through Him, and without Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being.


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He came for a witness, that he might witness concerning the Light, that all might believe through Him.


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But as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become children of God, to the ones believing into His name,


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who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but were born of God.


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And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. And we beheld His glory, glory as of an only begotten from the Father, full of grace and of truth.


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John witnesses concerning Him, and has cried out, saying, This One was He of whom I said, He coming after me has been before me, for He was preceding me.


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No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, that One declares Him.


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And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites that they might ask him, Who are you?


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And they asked him, What, then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the Prophet? And he answered, No.


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Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those sending us? What do you say about yourself?


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He said, "I am a voice crying in the wilderness:" "Make straight" "the way of the Lord," as Isaiah the prophet said. Isa.:


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And they asked him and said to him, Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?


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This One it is who has come after me, who has been before me, of whom I am not worthy that I should loose the thong of His sandal.


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On the morrow, John sees Jesus coming toward him and said, Behold! The Lamb of God, taking away the sin of the world!


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And I did not know Him; but that He be revealed to Israel, for this reason I came baptizing in water.


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And John witnessed, saying, I have seen the Spirit coming down as a dove out of Heaven, and He abode on Him.


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And I did not know Him, but the One sending me to baptize in water, that One said to me, On whomever you see the Spirit coming down and abiding on Him, this is the One baptizing in the Holy Spirit.


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But having seen them following, Jesus said to them, What do you seek? And they said to Him, Rabbi (which being translated is called Teacher), where do You stay?


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He said to them, Come and see. They went and saw where He stayed, and they remained with Him that day. And the hour was about the tenth.


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This one first found his own brother Simon and tells him, We have found the Messiah (which being translated is, the Christ).


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And he led him to Jesus. And looking at him, Jesus said, You are Simon the son of Jonah; you shall be called Cephas (which translated is Peter).


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And on the morrow, Jesus desired to go out into Galilee. And He found Philip, and says to him, Follow Me!


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Philip finds Nathanael and said to him, We have found the One of whom Moses wrote in the Law and the Prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.


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Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said concerning him, Behold, truly an Israelite in whom is no guile!


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Nathanael said to Him, From where do You know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called, you being under the fig tree, I saw you.


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Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to you I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.


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And He says to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, From now on you will see Heaven opened, and "the angels of God ascending and descending" on the Son of Man. Gen.:


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And there were six stone waterpots standing, according to the purification of the Jews, each containing two or three measures.


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But when the master of the feast tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know from where it was (but the servants drawing the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom,


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and he said to him, Every man first sets on the good wine, and when they have drunk freely, then the worse. You have kept the good wine until now.


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This beginning of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee. And it revealed His glory, and His disciples believed into Him.


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After this He went down to Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples. And He remained there not many days.


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And making a whip out of ropes, He threw all out of the temple, both the sheep, and the oxen, and the money changers, pouring out the money and overturning the tables.


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And to the ones selling the doves, He said, Take these things from here! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise.


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Then the Jews said, This sanctuary was forty six years being built, and do You raise it up in three days?


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Then when He was raised from the dead, His disciples recalled that He said this to them. And they believed the Scripture, even the Word that Jesus spoke.


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And as He was in Jerusalem, at the Passover, at the Feast, many believed into His name, seeing the miracles which He did.


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This one came to Jesus by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that You have come as a teacher from God. For no one is able to do these miraculous signs which You do, except God be with Him.


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Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, If one is not generated from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.


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Nicodemus said to Him, How is a man able to be generated, being old? He is not able to enter into his mother's womb a second time and be born?


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Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, If one is not generated out of water and Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.


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That having been generated out of the flesh is flesh, and that having been generated out of the Spirit is spirit.


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The Spirit breathes where He desires, and you hear His voice; but you do not know from where He comes, and where He goes; so is everyone having been generated from the Spirit.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, That which we know, we speak; and that which we have seen, we testify. And you do not receive our testimony.


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If I tell you earthly things, and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?


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And no one has gone up into Heaven, except He having come down out of Heaven, the Son of Man who is in Heaven.


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For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone believing into Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.


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For God did not send His Son into the world that He might judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.


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The one believing into Him is not condemned; but the one not believing has already been condemned, for he has not believed into the name of the only begotten Son of God.


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And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than the Light, for their works were evil.


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For everyone practicing wickedness hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, that his works may not be exposed.


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But the one doing the truth comes to the Light, that his works may be revealed, that they exist, having been worked in God.


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After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea. And He continued there with them and baptized.


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And John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, for many waters were there. And they came and were being baptized.


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And they came to John and said to him, Teacher, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have witnessed, behold, this One baptizes, and all are coming to Him.


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John answered and said, A man is able to receive nothing unless it has been given to him from Heaven.


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You yourselves witness to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that having been sent, I am going before that One.


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The one having the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, standing and hearing him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. Then this my joy has been fulfilled.


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The One having come from above is above all. The one being of the earth is earthy, and speaks of the earth. The One coming out of Heaven is above all.


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The one believing into the Son has everlasting life; but the one disobeying the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.


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Then when the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus made more disciples and baptized more than John


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And Jacob's fountain was there. Then being wearied by the journey, Jesus sat thus on the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.


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Then the Samaritan woman said to Him, How do You, being a Jew, ask to drink from me, I being a Samaritan woman? For Jews do not deal with Samaritans.


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Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who is the One saying to you, Give Me to drink, you would have asked Him, and He would give you living water.


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The woman said to Him, Sir, You have no vessel, and the well is deep. From where then do You have living water?


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Are You greater than our father Jacob who gave us the well, and he and his sons and his livestock drank out of it?


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but whoever may drink of the water which I will give him will not thirst, never! But the water which I will give to him will become a fountain of water in him, springing up into everlasting life.


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And the woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, Well did you say, I have no husband.


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For you have had five husbands, and now he whom you have is not your husband. You have spoken this truly.


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Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary to worship.


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Jesus said to her, Woman, believe Me that an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem.


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But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father also seeks such, the ones worshiping Him.


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The woman said to Him, I know that Messiah is coming, the One called Christ. When that One comes, He will announce to us all things.


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And on this, His disciples came and marveled that He was speaking with a woman. However, no one said, What do You seek? Or, Why do You speak with her?


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Jesus said to them, My food is that I should do the will of Him who sent Me, and that I may finish His work.


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Do you not say, It is yet four months and the harvest comes? Behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes and behold the fields, for they are already white to harvest.


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And the one reaping receives reward, and gathers fruit to everlasting life, so that both the one sowing and the one reaping may rejoice together.


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I sent you to reap what you have not labored over. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.


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And many of the Samaritans out of that city believed into Him, because of the word of the woman testifying, He told me all things, whatever I did.


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Then as the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to remain with them. And He remained there two days.


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And they said to the woman, We no longer believe because of your saying; for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this One is truly the Savior of the world, the Christ.


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Therefore, when He came into Galilee, the Galileans received Him, seeing all things which He did in Jerusalem at the Feast. For they also went to the Feast.


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Then Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick in Capernaum.


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Hearing that Jesus was coming from Judea into Galilee, this one went out to Him and asked Him that He would come and heal his son, for he was about to die.


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Jesus said to him, Go! Your son lives. And the man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went away.


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He then asked from them the hour in which he had gotten better. And they said to him, Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him.


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Then the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, Your son lives. And he himself, and his whole house, believed.


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And at Jerusalem is a pool at the Sheep Gate which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.


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In these was a great multitude of the infirm lying, blind ones, lame ones, withered ones, awaiting the stirring of the water.


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For an angel at a certain time descended in the pool and agitated the water. Then the one first entering after the agitation of the water became well, whatever disease he was held by.


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Seeing him lying, and knowing that he had already spent much time, Jesus said to him, Do you desire to become well?


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The infirm one answered Him, Lord, I do not have a man, that when the water is agitated he may throw me into the pool; but while I am coming, another goes down before me.


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Then the Jews said to the one having been healed, It is a sabbath. It is not lawful for you to lift up the cot.


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After these things, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, Behold, you have become well, sin no more that a worse thing not happen to you.


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And because of this, the Jews persecuted Jesus and lusted to kill Him, because He did these things on a sabbath.


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Because of this, therefore, the Jews lusted the more to kill Him, for not only did He break the sabbath, but also called God His own Father, making Himself equal to God.


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Then Jesus answered and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything from Himself, except what He may see the Father doing; for whatever that One does, these things also the Son does likewise.


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For the Father loves the Son and shows to Him all things which He does. And He will show Him greater works than these in order that you may marvel.


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For even as the Father raises the dead, and gives life, so also the Son gives life to whomever He wills.


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so that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. The one not honoring the Son does not honor the Father who has sent Him.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, The one who hears My Word, and believes the One who has sent Me, has everlasting life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.


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Truly, truly, I say to you that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and the ones hearing will live.


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And they will come out, the ones having done good into a resurrection of life; and the ones having practiced evil into a resurrection of judgment.


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I am able to do nothing from Myself; just as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, for I do not seek My will, but the will of the One sending Me, the Father.


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it is Another that witnesses concerning Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses concerning Me is true.


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But I have the greater witness than John's, for the works which the Father has given Me, that I should finish them, the works which I do, themselves, witness concerning Me, that the Father has sent Me.


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And the Father, the One sending Me, has Himself borne witness concerning Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor have you seen His form.


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And you do not have His Word abiding in you, for the One whom that One sent, this One you do not believe.


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You search the Scriptures, for you think in them you have everlasting life. And they are the ones witnessing concerning Me.


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I have come in the name of My Father, and you do not receive Me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive that one.


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How are you able to believe, you who receive glory from one another, and the glory which is from the only God you do not seek?


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Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; there is one accusing you, Moses, in whom you have hoped.


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Then Jesus lifting up His eyes and seeing that a great crowd is coming to Him, He said to Philip, From where may we buy loaves that these may eat?


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Philip answered Him, Loaves for two hundred denarii are not enough for them, that each of them may receive a little.


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And Jesus said, Make the men to recline. And much grass was in the place. Then the men reclined, the number was about five thousand.


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And Jesus took the loaves, and giving thanks distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those reclining. And in the same way the fish, as much as they desired.


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And when they were filled, He said to His disciples, Gather up the fragments left over, that not anything be lost.


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Then they gathered and filled twelve hand-baskets with fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over to those who had eaten.


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Then seeing what miraculous sign Jesus did, the men said, This is truly the Prophet, the One coming into the world.


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Then knowing that they were about to come and seize Him, that they might make Him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain alone by Himself.


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And entering into the boat, they were going across the sea to Capernaum. And darkness had already occurred, and Jesus had not come to them.


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Then having rowed about twenty five or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walking on the sea. And He having come near the boat, they were afraid.


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Then they desired to take Him into the boat. And the boat was instantly at the land to which they were going.


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On the morrow, the crowd standing on the other side of the sea had seen that no other little boat was there except one, that one into which His disciples entered, and that Jesus did not go with His disciples into the small boat, but that the disciples went away alone.


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But other small boats came from Tiberias near the place where they ate the loaves, the Lord having given thanks.


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Therefore, when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there nor His disciples, they themselves also entered into the boats and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.


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Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, You seek Me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were satisfied.


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Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give to you; for God the Father sealed this One.


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Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe into Him whom that One sent.


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Then they said to Him, Then what miraculous sign do You do that we may see and may believe You? What do You work?


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Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written "He gave them bread out of Heaven to eat." LXX-Psa.:; MT-Psa.:


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Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses has not given you the bread out of Heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread out of Heaven.


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Jesus said to them, I am the Bread of life; the one coming to Me will not at all hunger, and the one believing into Me will not thirst, never!


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All that the Father gives to Me shall come to Me, and the one coming to Me I will in no way cast out.


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And this is the will of the Father sending Me, that of all that He has given Me, I shall not lose any of it, but shall raise it up in the last day.


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And this is the will of the One sending Me, that everyone seeing the Son and believing into Him should have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.


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And they said, Is this not Jesus the son of Joseph, of whom we know the father and the mother? How does this One now say, I have come down out of Heaven?


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No one is able to come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.


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It has been written in the Prophets, They "shall" all "be taught of God." So then everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to Me; Isa.:


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I am the Living Bread that came down from Heaven. If anyone eats of this Bread, he will live forever. And indeed the bread which I will give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.


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Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you do not have life in yourselves.


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The one partaking of My flesh and drinking of My blood has everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day.


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Even as the living Father sent Me, and I live through the Father; also the one partaking Me, even that one will live through Me.


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This is the Bread which came down out of Heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna and died; the one partaking of this Bread will live forever.


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But knowing in Himself that His disciples were murmuring about this, Jesus said to them, Does this offend you?


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It is the Spirit that gives life. The flesh does not profit, nothing! The Words which I speak to you are spirit and are life.


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But there are some of you who are not believing. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were, the ones not believing, and who was the one betraying Him.


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And He said, Because of this, I have told you that no one is able to come to Me except it is given to him from My Father.


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From this time many of His disciples went away into the things behind, and no longer walked with Him.


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But He spoke of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, for this one was about to betray Him, being one of the Twelve.


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And after these things Jesus was walking in Galilee; for He did not desire to walk in Judea, because the Jews were lusting to kill Him.


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Then His brothers said to Him, Move away from here and go to Judea, that Your disciples will also see Your works which You do,


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for no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be in public. If You do these things, reveal Yourself to the world.


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You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to the feast, for My time has not yet been fulfilled.


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And much murmuring about Him was in the crowds. Some said, He is a good one; but others said, No, but He deceives the crowd.


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If anyone desires to do His will, he will know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or I speak from Myself.


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The one speaking from himself seeks his own glory. But the one seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, this One is true, and unrighteousness is not in Him.


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Because of this Moses has given you circumcision; (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on a sabbath, you circumcise a man.


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If a man receives circumcision on a sabbath, that the Law of Moses is not broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man whole and healthy on a sabbath?


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And, behold, He speaks publicly, and they say nothing to Him. Perhaps the rulers truly knew that this is indeed the Christ?


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Then teaching, Jesus cried out in the temple, even saying, You both know Me, and you know from where I am. And I have not come from Myself, but He is true, the One having sent Me, whom you do not know.


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But many of the crowd believed into Him, and said, The Christ, when He comes will He do more miraculous signs than these which this One did?


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The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers, that they might seize Him.


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Then the Jews said amongst themselves, Where is this One about to go that we will not find Him? Is He about to go to the Dispersion of the Greeks, and to teach the Greeks?


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What is this word which He said, You will seek Me and will not find Me, and, Where I am, you are not able to come?


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And in the last day of the great feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.


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The one believing into Me, as the Scripture said, Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water. No OT passage


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But He said this concerning the Spirit, whom the ones believing into Him were about to receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.


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Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was? Mic.:


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Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees. And they said to them, Why did you not bring Him?


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They answered and said to him, Are you also from Galilee? Search and see that a prophet has not been raised out of Galilee.


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And at dawn, He again arrived into the temple; and all the people came to Him. And sitting down, He taught them.


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And the scribes and the Pharisees brought to Him a woman having been taken in adultery. And standing her in the middle,


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But they said this, tempting Him, that they may have reason to accuse Him. But bending down, Jesus wrote with the finger in the earth, not appearing to hear.


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But as they continued questioning Him, bending back up, He said to them, The one among you without sin, let him cast the first stone at her.


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But hearing, and being convicted by the conscience, they went out one by one, beginning from the older ones, until the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the middle.


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And Jesus bending back up, and having seen no one but the woman, He said to her, Woman, where are those, the accusers of you? Did not one give judgment against you?


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Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, I am the Light of the world. The one following Me will in no way walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.


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Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I witness concerning Myself, My witness is true; for I know from where I came, and where I go. But you do not know from where I came, and where I go.


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Then they said to Him, Where is your father? Jesus answered, You neither know Me, nor My Father. If you had known Me, then you also would have known My Father.


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Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, teaching in the temple; and no one seized Him, for His hour had not yet come.


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Then Jesus said to them again, I go, and you will seek Me. And you will die in your sin. Where I go, you are not able to come.


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And He said to them, You are from below; I am from above. You are from this world; I am not from this world.


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Therefore, I said to you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins.


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I have many things to say and to judge concerning you; but the One sending Me is true, and what I heard from Him, these things I say to the world.


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Then Jesus said to them, When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I AM; and from Myself I do nothing; but as My Father taught Me, these things I speak.


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And the One who sent Me is with Me. The Father did not leave Me alone, for I do the things pleasing to Him always.


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Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in Him, If you continue in My Word, you are truly My disciples.


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They answered Him, We are Abraham's seed, and we have been in slavery to no one, never! How do You say, You will become free?


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I know that you are Abraham's seed, but you seek to kill Me, because My Word is not given room in you.


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They answered and said to Him, Abraham is our father. Jesus said to them, If you were children of Abraham, you would do the works of Abraham.


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But now you seek to kill Me, a man who has spoken the truth to you, which I heard alongside of God. Abraham did not do this.


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You do the works of your father. They said to Him, We were not born of fornication; we have one father, God.


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Then Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I went forth and have come from God. For I have not come from Myself, but that One sent Me.


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You are of the Devil as father, and the lusts of your father you desire to do. That one was a murderer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own, because he is a liar, and the father of it.


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The one who is of God hears the Words of God; for this reason you do not hear, because you are not of God.


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Then the Jews answered and said to Him, Do we not say well that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?


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Then the Jews said to Him, Now we know that You have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets, and You say, If anyone keeps My Word, he will not taste of death to the age, never!


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Jesus answered, If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, whom you say is your God.


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And you have not known Him; but I know Him, And if I say that I do not know Him, I shall be like you, a liar. But I know Him, and I keep His Word.


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Because of this, they took up stones that they might throw them on Him. But Jesus was hidden, and went forth out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.


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And His disciples asked Him, saying, Teacher, who sinned, this one, or his parents, that he was born blind?


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Jesus answered, Neither this one nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God might be revealed in him.


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It behooves Me to work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day. Night comes when no one is able to work.


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Saying these things, He spat on the ground and made clay out of the spittle, and anointed clay on the blind one's eyes.


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And He said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, which translated is Sent. Then he went and washed, and came seeing.


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Then the neighbors and those who formerly saw him, that he was blind, said, Is this one not the one who had sat and begged?


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He answered and said, A man being called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and told me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash. And going and washing I saw anew.


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Then also the Pharisees again asked him how he saw anew. And he said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.


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Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because He does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a man, a sinner, do such miraculous signs? And there was a division among them.


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They said to the blind one again, What do you say about Him, because He opened your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.


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Then the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he was blind and saw anew, until they called the parents of him seeing anew.


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And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, whom you say that he was born blind? Then how does he now see?


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But how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. He is of age, ask him. He will speak about himself.


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His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Him as Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue.


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Then a second time they called the man who was blind, and they said to him, Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.


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Then he answered and said, Whether He is a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know; that being blind, now I see.


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He answered them, I told you already, and you did not hear. Why do you wish to hear again? Do you also desire to become disciples of Him?


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The man answered and said to them, For there is a marvel in this, that you do not know from where He is, and He opened my eyes.


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But we know that God does not hear sinful ones, but if anyone is God fearing, and does His will, He hears that one.


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From the beginning of the age it was never heard that anyone opened the eyes of one having been born blind.


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They answered and said to him, You were born wholly in sins, and do you teach us? And they threw him outside.


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Jesus heard that they threw him outside, and finding him, He said to him, Do you believe into the Son of God?


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And Jesus said, I came into this world for judgment, that the ones not seeing may see, and the ones seeing may become blind.


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And those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and said to Him, Are we also blind?


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Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now you say, We see; therefore, your sin remains.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, The one not entering through the door into the sheepfold, but going up by another way, that one is a thief and a plunderer.


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The doorkeeper opens to him, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.


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And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes in front of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.


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But they will not follow a stranger, never! But they will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of the strangers.


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I am the door. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in, and will go out, and will find pasture.


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The thief does not come except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life and may have it abundantly.


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But the hireling, not even being a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and forsakes the sheep and flees. And the wolf seizes them, and scatters the sheep.


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But the hireling flees because he is a hireling, and there is not a care to him concerning the sheep.


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And I have other sheep which are not of this fold. I must also lead those, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock, one Shepherd.


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No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down from Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. I received this commandment from My Father.


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Others said, These are not words of one having been possessed by a demon. A demon is not able to open the eyes of blind ones.


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Then the Jews encircled Him, and said to Him, Until when do You lift up our soul? If You are the Christ, tell us publicly.


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Jesus answered them, I told you, and you did not believe. The works which I do in the name of My Father, these bear witness about Me.


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And I give eternal life to them, and they shall not perish to the age, never! And not anyone shall pluck them out of My hand.


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My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of My Father's hand.


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Jesus answered them, I showed you many good works from My Father. For which work of them do you stone Me?


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The Jews answered Him, saying, We do not stone You concerning a good work, but concerning blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself God.


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do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, You blaspheme, because I said, I am Son of God?


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But if I do, even if you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may perceive and may believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.


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And He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John was at first baptizing and remained there.


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And many came to Him and said, John indeed did no miraculous sign, but all things that John said concerning this One were true.


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And there was a certain sick one, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.


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And it was Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.


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And hearing, Jesus said, This is not sickness to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God be glorified by it.


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Therefore, when He heard that he is sick, then, indeed, He remained in the place where He was two days.


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The disciples said to Him, Rabbi, just now the Jews were seeking to stone You, and do You go there again?


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Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble because he sees the light of the world.


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He said these things. And after this, He said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going that I may awaken him.


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And I rejoice because of you, in order that you may believe, that I was not there. But let us go to him.


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Then Thomas, he having been called Twin, said to the fellow disciples, Let us go, even we, that we may die with Him.


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And many of the Jews had come to those around Martha and Mary, that they might console them concerning their brother.


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Jesus said to her, I am the Resurrection and the Life. The one believing into Me, though he die, he shall live.


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She said to Him, Yes, Lord, I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world.


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And saying these things, she went away and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, The Teacher is here and calls you.


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Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and consoling her, seeing that Mary quickly rose up and went out, they followed her, saying, She is going to the tomb so that she may weep there.


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Then Mary, when she came where Jesus was, seeing Him, she fell at His feet, saying to Him, Lord, if You were here, my brother would not have died.


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Then when He saw her weeping, and the Jews who came down with her weeping, Jesus groaned in the spirit and troubled Himself.


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But some of them said, Was this One, the One opening the eyes of the blind, not able to have caused that this one should not die?


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Then groaning again within Himself, Jesus came to the tomb. And it was a cave, and a stone was lying on it.


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Jesus said, Lift the stone. Martha, the sister of the one that had died, said to Him, Lord, he already smells, for it is the fourth day.


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Then they lifted the stone where the dead one was laid. And Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, Father, I thank You that You heard Me.


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And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the crowd standing around, I said it, that they might believe that You sent Me.


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And the one who had died came out, the feet and the hands having been bound with sheets, and his face being bound with a cloth. Jesus said to them, Loosen him and allow him to go.


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Then the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled a sanhedrin, and said, What are we doing, for this man does many miraculous signs?


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If we let Him alone this way, all will believe into Him, and the Romans will come and will take away from us both the place and the nation.


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nor consider that it is profitable for us that one man die for the people, and not all the nation to perish.


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But he did not say this from himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was about to die on behalf of the nation,


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and not only on behalf of the nation, but that He also might gather into one the children of God who had been scattered.


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Then Jesus no longer walked publicly among the Jews, but went away from there into the country near a deserted place, to a city being called Ephraim, and stayed there with His disciples.


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And the Passover of the Jews was near. And many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover, that they might purify themselves.


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Then they sought Jesus, and said with one another, standing in the temple, What does it seem to you? That He does not at all come to the Feast?


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And all the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commands that if anyone knew where He is, he should inform so that they might seize Him.


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Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had died, whom He raised from the dead.


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Then they made Him a supper there, and Martha served. But Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him.


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Then taking a pound of ointment of pure, costly spikenard, Mary anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped off His feet with her hairs. And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.


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But he said this, not that he was caring for the poor, but that he was a thief and held the moneybag and carried away the things being put in.


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Then a great crowd of the Jews learned that He was there. And they did not come because of Jesus alone, but that they also might see Lazarus whom He raised from the dead.


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took palm branches and went out to a meeting with Him, and they were crying out, Hosanna! "Being blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!" Psa.:


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"Do not fear," "daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes" "sitting on" "the foal of an ass." Isa.:; Zech.:


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But His disciples did not know these things at the first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they recalled that these things had been written on Him, and that they did these things to Him.


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Then the crowd which was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, witnessed.


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Then the Pharisees said to themselves, Observe that you gain nothing. Behold, the world has gone after Him.


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Then these came to Philip, the one from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we desire to see Jesus.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, If the grain of wheat that falls into the earth does not die, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.


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The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it to everlasting life.


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If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will also be. And if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.


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And My soul is troubled, and what may I say? Father, save Me out of this hour? But because of this I came to this hour.


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Father, glorify Your name. Then a voice came out of the heaven: I both glorified it, and I will glorify it again.


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Then standing and hearing, the crowd said that thunder occurred. Others said, An angel has spoken to Him.


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The crowd answered Him, We heard out of the Law that The Christ remains to the age. And how do You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?


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Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while the Light is with you. Walk while you have the Light, that darkness not overtake you. And the one walking in the darkness does not know where he is going.


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While you have the Light, believe into the Light, that you may become sons of Light. Jesus spoke these things, and going away He was hidden from them.


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so that the Word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said, "Lord, who has believed our report? And the arm of the Lord, to whom was it revealed?" Isa.:


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"He has blinded their eyes" and "has hardened their heart," "that they might not see with the eyes" and "understand with the heart," "and be converted," "and I should heal them." Isa.:


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Still, however, even out of the rulers, many did believe into Him. But because of the Pharisees, they were not confessing, so that they not be put out of the synagogue.


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But Jesus cried out and said, The one believing into Me does not believe into Me, but into the One sending Me.


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I have come as a Light to the world, that everyone who believes into Me may not remain in the darkness.


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And if anyone hears My Words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.


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The one who rejects Me and does not receive My Words has that judging him: the Word which I spoke, that will judge him in the last Day.


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For I did not speak from Myself, but He who sent Me, the Father, He has given Me command, what I should say, and what I should speak.


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And I know that His command is everlasting life. Then what things I speak, as the Father has said to Me, so I speak.


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And before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He should move from this world to the Father, loving His own in the world, He loved them to the end.


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And supper having occurred, the Devil having put already into the heart of Simon's son Judas Iscariot that he should betray Him,


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Jesus knowing that the Father has given all things into His hands, and that He came out from God, and goes away to God,


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Then He put water into the basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe off with the towel with which He was girded.


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Jesus answered and said to him, What I am doing, you do not yet know. But you will know after these things.


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Peter said to Him, You may in no way wash my feet to the age. Jesus answered him, If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.


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Jesus said to him, The one having been bathed has no need other than to wash the feet, but is wholly clean. And you are clean, but not all.


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Then when He had washed their feet and had taken His garments, reclining again, He said to them, Do you know what I have done to you?


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If then I washed your feet, the Lord and the Teacher, you also ought to wash the feet of one another.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, A slave is not greater than his lord, nor a messenger greater than the one sending him.


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I do not speak concerning all of you; I know whom I chose out; but that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "The one eating the bread with Me lifted up his heel against Me." Psa.:


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Truly, truly, I say to you, The one who receives whomever I may send receives Me; and the one who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.


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Saying these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified and said, Indeed I tell you truly that one of you will betray Me.


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Jesus answered, It is he to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it. And dipping the morsel, He gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon.


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And after the morsel, then Satan entered into that one. Then Jesus said to him, What you do, do quickly.


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for some thought, since Judas held the moneybag, that Jesus was saying to him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast; or that he should give something to the poor.


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Then when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now the Son of Man was glorified, and God was glorified in Him.


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If God was glorified in Him, God also will glorify Him in Himself, and immediately will glorify Him.


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Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek Me; and, as I said to the Jews, Where I go, you are not able to come; I also say to you now.


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I give a new commandment to you, that you should love one another; according as I loved you, you should also love one another.


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Simon Peter said to Him, Lord, where do You go? Jesus answered him, Where I go you are not able to follow Me now, but afterwards you shall follow Me.


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Jesus answered him, Will you lay down your life for Me? Indeed, I tell you truly, in no way shall a cock crow until you deny Me three times.


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In My Father's house are many dwelling places. But if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you!


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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will receive you to Myself, that where I am you may be also.


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Jesus said to him, I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.


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If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you do know Him, and have seen Him.


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Jesus said to him, Am I so long a time with you, and you have not known Me, Philip? The one seeing Me has seen the Father! And how do you say, Show us the Father?


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Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The Words which I speak to you I do not speak from Myself, but the Father who abides in Me, He does the works.


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Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me; but if not, believe Me because of the works themselves.


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Indeed, I tell you truly, the one believing into Me, the works which I do, that one shall do also, and greater than these he will do, because I go to My Father.


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And I will petition the Father, and He will give you another Comforter, that He may remain with you to the age,


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the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive because it does not see Him nor know Him. But you know Him, for He abides with you and shall be in you.


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Yet a little while and the world no longer sees Me, but you see Me. Because I live, you also shall live.


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He that has My commandments and keeps them, it is that one who loves Me; and the one that loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I shall love him and will reveal Myself to him.


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Judas said to Him, not the Iscariot, Lord, what has happened that You are about to reveal Yourself to us and not at all to the world?


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Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves Me, he will keep My Word, and My Father shall love him. And We will come to him and will make a dwelling place with him.


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The one who does not love Me does not keep My Words. And the Word which you hear is not Mine but of the Father who sent Me.


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but the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things and shall remind you of all things that I said to you.


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I leave peace to you; My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be timid.


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You heard that I said to you, I am going away, and I am coming again to you. If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced that I said, I am going to the Father; for My Father is greater than I.


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I shall no longer speak many things with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.


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But that the world may know that I love the Father, even as the Father commanded Me, so I do. Rise up, let us go from here.


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Every branch in Me not bearing fruit, He takes it away; and each one bearing fruit, He prunes, so that it may bear more fruit.


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Remain in Me, and I in you. As the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, unless it remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.


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I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one abiding in Me, and I in him, this one bears much fruit, because apart from Me you are not able to execute, nothing.


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Unless one remains in Me, he is cast out as the branch and is dried up; and they gather and throw them into a fire, and they are burned.


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If you remain in Me, and My Words remain in you, whatever you desire you will ask, and it shall happen to you.


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If you keep My commandments you will continue in My love, as I have kept My Father's commandments and continue in His love.


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I no longer call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his lord does. But I called you friends, because all things which I heard from My Father I made known to you.


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You have not chosen Me, but I chose you out and planted you, that you should go and should bear fruit, and your fruit remain, that whatever you should ask the Father in My name, He may give you.


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If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.


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Remember the Word which I said to you, A slave is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted Me, they also will persecute you. If they kept My Word, they also will keep yours.


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But all these things they will do to you on account of My name, because they do not know the One who sent Me.


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If I had not come and had not spoken to them, they had no sin. But now they do not have excuse as to their sin.


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If I did not do the works among them which no other did, they had no sin. But now they both have seen and also have hated Me and My Father.


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But that may be fulfilled the Word that has been written in their Law, "They hated Me undeservedly." Psa.:


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And when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from the Father, that One will witness concerning Me.


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They will put you out of the synagogue, but an hour is coming that everyone killing you will think to bear a service before God.


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But I have spoken these things to you so that when the hour comes you may recall them, that I told you these things. But I did not say these things to you from the beginning because I was with you.


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But I tell you the truth, it is advantageous for you that I should go; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you. But if I go, I will send Him to you.


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And having come, that One will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment.


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But when that One comes, the Spirit of Truth, He will guide you into all Truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will announce the coming things to you.


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All things which the Father has are Mine. For this reason I said that He receives from Mine, and will announce to you.


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A little while and you do not see Me. And again a little while, and you will see Me, because I go away to the Father.


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Then His disciples said to one another, What is this which He says to us, A little while, and you do not see me; and again, A little and you will see Me? And, Because I go away to the Father?


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Then Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him. And He said to them, Do you seek answers with one another concerning this, because I said, A little while, and you do not see Me; and again a little and you will see Me?


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Truly, truly, I say to you that you will weep and will lament, but the world will rejoice. And you will be grieved, but your grief will become joy.


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The woman has grief when she bears, because her hour came, but when she brings forth the child, she no longer remembers the distress, because of the joy that a man was born into the world.


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And you, then, truly have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one takes your joy from you.


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And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, Whatever you shall ask the Father in My name, He will give you.


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I have spoken these things to you in allegories. An hour comes when I will no longer speak to you in allegories, but I will reveal the Father plainly to you.


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In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not tell you that I will petition the Father about you;


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for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came out from God.


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I came out from the Father and have come into the world; I leave the world again and go to the Father.


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Now we know that You know all things and have no need that anyone question You. By this we believe that You came out from God.


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Behold, an hour is coming, and now has come, that you are scattered, each one to his own things, and you will leave Me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.


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I have spoken these things to you that you may have peace in Me. You have distress in the world; but be encouraged, I have overcome the world.


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Jesus spoke these things and lifted up His eyes to Heaven, and said, Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may also glorify You,


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as You gave to Him authority over all flesh, so that to all which You gave to Him, He may give to them everlasting life.


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And this is everlasting life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.


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And now Father, glorify Me with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the existence of the world.


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I revealed Your name to the men whom You gave to Me out of the world. They were Yours, and You gave them to Me; and they have kept Your Word.


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For the Words which You gave to Me, I have given to them. And they received and truly knew that I came out from beside You, and they believed that You sent Me.


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I pray concerning them; I do not pray concerning the world, but concerning the ones whom You gave to Me, because they are Yours.


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And no longer am I in the world, yet these are in the world; and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, those whom You gave to Me, that they may be one as We are.


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While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name; I guarded those whom You gave to Me, and not one of them was lost, except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.


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And now I come to You, and I speak these things in the world, that they may have My joy being fulfilled in them.


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I have given them Your Word, and the world hated them because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.


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And I do not pray concerning these only, but also concerning those who will believe in Me through their word;


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that all may be one, as You are in Me, Father, and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.


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I in them, and You in Me, that they may be perfected in one; and that the world may know that You sent Me and loved them, even as You loved Me.


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Father, I desire that those whom You have given Me, that where I am, they may be with Me also, that they may behold My glory which You gave Me, because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.


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Righteous Father, indeed the world did not know You, but I knew You; and these have known that You sent Me.


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And I made known to them Your name, and will make it known, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.


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Having said these things, Jesus went out with His disciples across the winter stream Kidron, where there was a garden into which He and His disciples entered.


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And Judas, the one betraying Him, also knew the place, because Jesus many times assembled there with His disciples.


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Then receiving a cohort and under-officers from among the chief priests and the Pharisees, Judas came there with torches and lamps and weapons.


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They answered Him, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said to them, I AM! And Judas, the one betraying Him, also stood with them.


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(that the Word might be fulfilled which He said, "Of those whom You gave to Me, I lost not one of them)."


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Then having a sword, Simon Peter drew it and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. And the slave's name was Malchus.


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Then Jesus said to Peter, Put your sword into the sheath: the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not at all drink it?


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Then the cohort, even the commander and the under-officers of the Jews together, seized Jesus and bound Him.


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And they led Him away first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest of that year.


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And Caiaphas was the one who had given counsel to the Jews that it was advantageous for one man to perish for the people.


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And Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus, and that disciple was known to the high priest and entered together with Jesus into the court of the high priest,


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but Peter stood at the door outside. The other disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.


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Then the slave woman, the doorkeeper, said to Peter, Are you not also of the disciples of this man? That one said, I am not.


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Now the slaves and the under-officers were standing and warming themselves, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold; and Peter was with them, standing and warming himself.


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Jesus answered him, I publicly spoke to the world; I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple where the Jews always come together, and I spoke nothing in secret.


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Why do you question Me? Question those hearing what I spoke to them: behold, these know what I said!


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But on His having said these things, one of the under-officers standing by gave Jesus a blow with the palm, saying, Do You answer the high priest this way?


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Jesus answered him, If I spoke evilly, bear witness concerning the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?


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And Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Then they said to him, Are you not also of His disciples? He denied and said, I am not.


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One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did I not see you in the garden with Him?


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Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas into the praetorium, and it was early. And they did not enter into the praetorium that they might not be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.


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They answered and said to him, If this One were not an evildoer, then we would not have delivered Him to you.


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Then Pilate said to them, You take Him and judge Him according to your own Law. Then the Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,


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(that the Word of Jesus which He said might be fulfilled, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die).


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Then Pilate again went into the praetorium and called Jesus, and said to Him, Are You the King of the Jews?


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Pilate answered, Not, am I a Jew? Your nation, even the chief priests, delivered You up to me! What did You do?


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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 up to the Jews. But now My kingdom is not from here.


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Then Pilate said to Him, Are You really a king? Jesus answered, You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, that I might witness to the Truth. Everyone being of the Truth hears My voice.


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Pilate said to Him, What is truth? And saying this, he again went out to the Jews and said to them, I do not find even one crime in Him!


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But there is a common custom to you that I should release one prisoner to you at the Passover. Then you decide: should I release the King of the Jews to you?


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And having plaited a wreath out of thorns, the soldiers put it on His head. And they threw a purple mantle around Him,


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Then Pilate went outside again and said to them, Behold, I bring Him out to you that you may know that I do not find even one crime in Him!


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Then Jesus came outside, wearing the thorny wreath and the purple mantle. And he said to them, Behold, the Man!


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Then when the chief priests and the under-officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, Crucify! Crucify! Pilate said to them, You take Him and crucify Him, for I do not find one crime in Him!


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Then the Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to our Law He ought to die because He made Himself Son of God!


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And he entered into the praetorium again and said to Jesus, From where are You? But Jesus did not give him an answer.


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So Pilate said to Him, Do You not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to crucify You, and I have authority to release You?


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Jesus answered, You would have no authority against Me, not any, if it were not given to you from above. Because of this, the one delivering Me to you has a greater sin.


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From this, Pilate sought to release Him. But the Jews cried out, saying, If you release this One, you are not a friend of Caesar. Everyone making himself a king speaks against Caesar.


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Then hearing this word, Pilate led Jesus out. And he sat down on the judgment seat, at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.


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And it was the Preparation of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, Behold, your King!


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But they cried out, Away, Away! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king except Caesar.


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Therefore, then, he delivered Him up to them, that He might be crucified. And they took Jesus and led Him away.


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And He went out bearing His cross, to the place called Of a Skull (which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha),


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where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, on this side and on that side, and Jesus in the middle.


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And Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross. And having been written, it was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.


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Therefore, many of the Jews read this title, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. And it had been written in Hebrew, in Greek, in Latin.


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Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not write, The King of the Jews, but that One said, I am King of the Jews.


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Then when they crucified Jesus, the soldiers took His garments and made four parts, a part to each soldier, also the tunic. And the tunic was seamless, woven from the top throughout.


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Then they said to one another, Let us not tear it, but let us cast lots about it, whose it will be (that the Scripture might be fulfilled which said, "They divided My garments among them," and "they threw a lot for My garment." Then indeed the soldiers did these things. LXX-Psa.:; MT-Psa.: )


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And His mother, and His mother's sister Mary, the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene stood by the cross of Jesus.


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Then seeing His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, Jesus said to His mother, Woman, behold your son!


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Then He said to the disciple, Behold, your mother! And from that hour, the disciple took her into his own home.


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After this, knowing that all things have now been finished that the Scripture be completed, Jesus said, I thirst.


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Then a vessel full of vinegar was set, and having filled a sponge with vinegar, and putting hyssop around, they brought it to His mouth. Psa.:


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Then when Jesus took the vinegar, He said, It has been finished. And bowing His head, He delivered up the spirit.


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Then, since it was Preparation, that the bodies not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for great was the day of that sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and they be taken away.


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And the one seeing has borne witness and his witness is true; and that one knows that he speaks truly, that you may believe.


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For these things happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "Not a bone of Him shall be broken." Ex.:; Psa.:


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And after these things, Joseph from Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but concealed because of fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave permission. Then he came and took the body of Jesus.


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And Nicodemus also came, the one coming at first to Jesus by night, bearing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds.


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Then they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linens, with the spices, as is usual with the Jews in burying.


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And there was a garden in the place where He was crucified, and a new tomb in the garden, in which no one yet ever had been placed.


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But on the first of the sabbaths, Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, darkness yet being on it. And she saw the stone had been removed from the tomb.


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Then she ran and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, They took away the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they laid Him.


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And the two ran together, and the other disciple ran in front more quickly than Peter and came first to the tomb.


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And the grave cloth which was on His head was not lying with the linens, but was wrapped up in one place by itself.


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Therefore, then the other disciple also entered, he having come first to the tomb, even he saw and believed.


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And she saw two angels in white, sitting one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.


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And they said to her, Woman, why do you weep? She said to them, Because they took away my Lord, and I do not know where they put Him.


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And saying these things, she turned backward and saw Jesus standing, and did not know that it was Jesus.


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Jesus said to her, Woman, why do you weep? Whom do you seek? Thinking that it was the gardener, she said to Him, Sir, if You carried Him away, tell me where You put Him, and I will take Him away.


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Jesus said to her, Do not touch Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father. But go to My brothers and say to them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God, and your God.


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Mary Magdalene came bringing word to the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that He told her these things.


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Then it being evening on that day, the first of the sabbaths, and the doors having been locked where the disciples were assembled because of fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst and said to them, Peace to you.


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Of whomever you may remit the sins, they are remitted to them. Of whomever you hold, they have been held.


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Then the other disciples said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see the mark of the nails in His hands, and thrust my finger into the mark of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe, never!


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And after eight days, His disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. The door having been locked, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said, Peace to you.


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Then He said to Thomas, Bring your finger here and see My hands, and bring your hand and thrust into My side, and be not unbelieving, but believing.


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Jesus said to him, Because you have seen Me, Thomas, you have believed. Blessed are the ones not seeing, and believing.


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Then truly Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book.


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But these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.


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After these things, Jesus revealed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. And He revealed Himself this way:


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Simon Peter, and Thomas, being called Twin, and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.


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Simon Peter said to them, I am going out to fish. They said to him, We also are coming with you. They went and entered into the boat at once. And in that night, they caught nothing.


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And it now becoming early morning, Jesus stood on the shore. However, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.


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Then they cast, and they no longer had the strength to draw, from the multitude of the fish. Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord. Then hearing that it is the Lord, Simon Peter girded on his coat (for he was naked) and threw himself into the sea.


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And the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, only about two hundred cubits, dragging the net of the fish.


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Simon Peter went up and dragged the net onto the land, full of big fish, a hundred and fifty three. And though being so many, the net was not torn.


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Jesus said to them, Come, break fast. And no one of the disciples dared to ask Him, Who are You? knowing that it is the Lord.


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Then when they broke fast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs!


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Again He says to him, secondly, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me? He says to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Shepherd My sheep!


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Thirdly, He said to him, Simon son of Jonah, do you love Me? Peter was grieved that He said to him a third time, Do you love Me? And he said to him, Lord, You perceive all things, You know that I love You! Jesus said to him, Feed My sheep!


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Truly, truly, I say to you, When you were younger, you girded yourself, and you walked where you desired. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you, and will carry you where you do not desire.


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But He said this signifying by what death he would glorify God. And having said this, He told him, Follow Me.


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But turning, Peter saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, who also leaned on His breast at the Supper, and said, Lord, who is the one betraying You?


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Therefore, the word went out to the brothers that that disciple does not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he does not die, but, If I desire him to remain until I come, what is that to you?


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This is the disciple witnessing concerning these things, and writing these things. And we know that his witness is true.


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And there are also many things, whatever Jesus did, which if they were written singly, I suppose the world itself could not contain the books having been written. Amen.


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Indeed, O Theophilus, I made the first report concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,


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until the day He was taken up, having given directions to the apostles whom He elected, through the Holy Spirit,


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to whom also He presented Himself living after His suffering, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them through forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God.


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And having met with them, He charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, "which you heard of Me;


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for John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days after."


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Then, indeed, coming together they questioned Him, saying, Lord, do You restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?


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And He said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons which the Father placed in His own authority;


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but you will receive power, the Holy Spirit coming upon you, and you will be witnesses of Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.


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And saying these things, as they looked on, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him from their sight.


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And as they were intently looking into the heaven, He having gone, even behold, two men in white clothing stood by them,


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who also said, Men, Galileans, why do you stand looking up to the heaven? This Jesus, the One being taken from you into the heaven, will come in the way you saw Him going into the heaven.


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Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount being called Of Olive Grove, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath's journey away.


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And when they went in, they went up to the upper room where they were waiting: both Peter and James, and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the brother of James.


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These all were continuing steadfastly in prayer and in supplication with one mind, with the women, and with Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.


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And in these days, standing up in the middle of the disciples, (and the number of names together being about a hundred and twenty), Peter said,


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Men, brothers, it was necessary for this Scripture to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke before through David's mouth concerning Judas, the one having become guide to those seizing Jesus;


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Indeed, then, this one bought a field out of the reward of unrighteousness; and falling headlong, he burst in the middle, and poured out all his bowels.


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And it became known to all those living in Jerusalem, so as that field to be called in their own dialect, Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.


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For it has been written in the scroll of Psalms, Let his estate become forsaken, and he not be living in it. And, "Let another take his overseership." LXX-Psa.:; Psa.:; MT-Psa.:; Psa.:


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Therefore, it is right that men being together with us all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,


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beginning from the baptism of John until the day when He was taken from us, one of these to become a witness of His resurrection with us.


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And having prayed, they said, You, Lord, knower of all hearts, show which one You chose from these two,


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And they gave their lots. And the lot fell on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.


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And suddenly a sound came out of the heaven, as being borne along by a violent wind! And it filled all the house where they were sitting.


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And they were all filled of the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave ability to them to speak.


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But this sound occurring, the multitude came together and were confounded, because they each heard them speaking in his own dialect.


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And all were amazed and marveled, saying to one another, Behold, are not all these, those speaking, Galileans?


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Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those living in Mesopotamia, both Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,


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both Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the regions of Libya over against Cyrene, and the temporarily residing Romans, both Jews and proselytes,


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But standing up with the Eleven, Peter lifted up his voice and spoke out to them, Men, Jews, and all those living in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words:


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"And it shall be" in the last days, God says, "I will pour from My Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy;" "and your young men shall see visions," "and your old men shall dream dreams;"


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"and also I will pour out My Spirit on My slaves and slave women in those days," and they shall prophesy.


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"And I will give wonders in the heaven above," and miraculous signs "on the earth below, blood and fire and vapor of smoke.


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The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the" "coming of the great and glorious" "day of the Lord."


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Men, Israelites, hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a Man from God, having been approved among you by works of power and wonders and miraculous signs, which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know,


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this One given to you by the before-determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you having taken by lawless hands, having crucified Him, you killed Him.


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But God raised Him up, loosing the throes of death, because it was not possible for Him to be held by it.


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For David said as to Him, "I always foresaw the Lord before Me, because He is at My right hand, that I not be moved.


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Men, brothers, it is permitted to say to you with plainness as to the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us until this day.


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foreseeing, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, "that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption." LXX-Psa.:; Mt-Psa.:


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Then being exalted to the right of God, and receiving the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, He poured out this which you now see and hear.


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Then assuredly, let all the house of Israel acknowledge that God made Him both Lord and Christ, this same Jesus whom you crucified.


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And hearing, they were stabbed in the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men, brothers, What shall we do?


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And Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized, each of you on the name of Jesus Christ to remission of sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.


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For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.


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And with many other words he earnestly testified and exhorted, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.


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Then truly the ones gladly welcoming His Word were baptized. And about three thousand souls were added that day.


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And they were continuing steadfastly in the doctrine of the apostles, and in fellowship, and in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.


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And continuing steadfastly with one mind day by day in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they shared food in gladness and simplicity of heart,


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praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the assembly, the ones being saved from day to day.


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And a certain man, being lame from his mother's womb, was being carried, whom day by day they put at the door of the temple, being called Beautiful, to ask alms from those going into the temple;


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But Peter said, There is no silver and gold to me, but what I have, this I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk!


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And taking him by the right hand, he raised him up. And immediately his feet and ankle-bones were made firm.


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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 recognized him, that it was the one who was sitting for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled with amazement and ecstasy at the thing that happened to him.


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And the healed lame one was holding to Peter and John, and all the people ran together to them on the porch called Solomon's, greatly amazed.


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And seeing this, Peter answered to the people, Men, Israelites, why do you marvel at this one? Or why do you stare at us, as if by our own power or godliness we have made him to walk?


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The "God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob," "the God of our fathers," Ex.: glorified His child Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied Him in the presence of Pilate, that one having decided to set Him free.


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And on the faith of His name, this one whom you see and know was made firm by His name, and the faith which came through Him gave to him this complete soundness before you all.


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But what things God before proclaimed through the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ should suffer, He fulfilled in this manner.


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Therefore, repent, and convert, for the blotting out of your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the face of the Lord,


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whom Heaven truly needs to receive until the times of restoration of all things, of which God spoke through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the age past.


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For Moses indeed said to the fathers, " The Lord your God will raise up to you a Prophet from among your brothers, One like me; you shall hear Him according to all things," whatever He may speak to you. See Deut.:-,


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And it shall be that of every soul, whoever should not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.


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And also all the prophets, from Samuel and those following after, as many as spoke, also before announced these days.


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You are sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God appointed to our fathers, saying to Abraham, "Even in your Seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed." Gen.:


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Having raised up His child Jesus, God sent Him first to you, blessing you in turning away each one from your iniquities.


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And as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the temple commander, and the Sadducees stood near them,


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being distressed because they taught the people and announced in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.


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And they laid hands on them, and put them into custody until the morrow, for it was already evening.


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But many of those hearing the Word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.


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also Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the high priestly family.


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And standing them in the midst, they were inquiring, By what sort of power, or by what sort of name did you do this?


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Then being filled of the Holy Spirit, Peter said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,


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let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in this name this one stands before you whole.


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This One is the Stone counted worthless by you the builders, the Onewho has come to be into the Head of the Corner; Psa.:


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and there is salvation in no other One, for neither is there any other name under Heaven having been given among men by which we must be saved.


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But beholding the boldness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are untaught and uneducated men, they marveled. And they recognized them, that they were with Jesus.


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But seeing the man standing with them, the one having been healed, they had nothing to say against him.


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saying, What may we do to these men? For that a notable miracle indeed has occurred through them is plain to all those living in Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it.


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But that it may not be spread abroad further to the people, let us threaten them with a threat that they no longer speak on this name to any one of men.


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But answering them Peter and John said, Whether it is right before God to listen to you rather than God, you judge.


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But having threatened them again, they released them, finding nothing as to how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God on the thing happening.


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And being set free, they came to their own and reported to them what the chief priests and elders said.


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And hearing they with one passion lifted voice to God and said, Master, You are "the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things in them," Ex.:


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who through the mouth of Your servant David said, "Why did the nations rage, and the peoples meditate foolish things?


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The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were assembled on the same day against the Lord, yea, against His Christ." Psa.:,


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For truly both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations and the peoples of Israel, were assembled against Your holy child Jesus, whom You anointed,


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And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings and give to Your slaves to speak Your Word with all boldness,


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in the extending of Your hand for healing and miraculous signs and wonders to happen through the name of Your holy child Jesus.


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And they having prayed, the place in which they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the Word of God with boldness.


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And of the multitude of those who believed, the heart and the soul were one. And no one said any of the possessions to be his own, but all things were common to them.


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And with great power the apostles gave testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.


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For neither was anyone needy among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, they bore the value of the things being sold,


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and laid them at the feet of the apostles. And it was distributed to each according as any had need.


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And Joses, the one surnamed Barnabas by the apostles, which being translated is, Son of Consolation, a Levite, a Cypriot by race,


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and kept back from the price, his wife also aware of it, and bringing a certain part, he put it at the feet of the apostles.


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But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill your heart for you to lie to the Holy Spirit and to secretly keep back from the price of the land?


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Remaining, did it not remain yours? And being sold, was it not in your authority? Why is it that this action was put into your heart? You did not lie to men, but to God!


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And hearing these words, Ananias fell down and expired. And great fear came on all those hearing these things.


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And Peter answered her, Tell me if you gave over the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.


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And Peter said to her, Why was it that it was agreed with you to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those burying your husband at the door! Yea, they will carry you out.


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And she immediately fell at his feet and expired. And entering, the younger ones found her dead, and carrying her out, they buried her beside her husband.


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And many miraculous signs and wonders among the people took place through the hands of the apostles. And they were all with one passion in Solomon's Porch.


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so as to carry out the sick in the streets, and to place them on cots and mattresses, that at the coming of Peter, if even his shadow might overshadow some of them.


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And also the multitude came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick ones and those being tormented by unclean spirits, who were all healed.


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And rising up, the high priest and all those with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with zeal,


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But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison during the night, and leading them out, he said,


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And hearing, they went into the temple about dawn and taught. But having come near, the high priest and those with him called together the sanhedrin and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel. And they sent to the jail to have them brought.


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saying, Indeed we found the jail having been shut with all security, and the guards outside standing before the doors. But opening it, we found no one inside.


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And when they heard these words, both the priest and the temple commander and the chief priests were in doubt concerning them, what this might be.


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But having come, one reported to them, saying, Behold, the men whom you put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.


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Then the commander going with the officers, they brought them, not with force, for they feared the people, that they might not be stoned.


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saying, Did we not command you by a command that you not teach in this name? And, behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine and intend to bring on us the blood of this man.


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This One God has exalted as a Ruler and Savior to His right hand, to give to Israel repentance and remission of sins.


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And we are His witnesses of these things, and also the Holy Spirit, whom God gave to those obeying Him.


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But one standing up in the sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law honored by all the people, commanded the apostles to be put outside a little while.


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For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming himself to be somebody, to whom was joined a number of men, about four hundred, who was done away, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed and came to nothing.


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And now I say to you, draw away from these men and permit them; because if this counsel is of men, or this work, it will be destroyed.


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But if it is from God, you will not be able to destroy it, lest even you will be found fighters against God.


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And they obeyed him. And calling the apostles, having flogged them, having charged them not to speak on the name of Jesus, even they set them free.


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Then they indeed departed from the presence of the sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were deemed worthy to be dishonored on behalf of His name.


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And every day they did not cease teaching and preaching the gospel of Jesus the Christ in the temple, and house to house.


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But in those days, the disciples having multiplied, a murmuring of the Hellenists toward the Hebrews occurred, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving.


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And having called near the multitude of the disciples, the Twelve said, It is not pleasing to us, having left the Word of God, to serve tables!


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Then brothers, be looking for men among you receiving testimony, seven men full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint over this need.


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each of whom they made stand before the apostles. And having prayed, they placed their hands on them.


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And the Word of God was increasing, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was multiplying exceedingly. Even a great crowd of the priests were attending to the faith!


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But some of those of the synagogue called Libertines, rose up, also some Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some of those from Cilicia and Asia Minor, disputing with Stephen.


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Then they induced some men to be saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!


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And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes. And coming on, they together seized him and led him into the sanhedrin.


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And they stood up false witnesses, who were saying, This man does not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law;


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for we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and will change the customs which Moses delivered over to us.


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And having looked intently at him, all those having sat in the sanhedrin, saw his face as if it were the face of an angel.


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And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia before he lived in Haran,


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and said to him, "Go out from your land and from your kindred," "and come into a land which I will show to you." Gen.:


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Then going out from the land of the Chaldeans, he lived in Haran. And after his father died, God moved him from there into this land in which you now live.


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And He did not give to him an inheritance in it, not even a foot breadth. And He promised to give it to him for a possession and to his seed after him, there being no child to him. Gen.:


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And God spoke thus, that his seed would be an alien in another land, and they would enslave it and oppress it four hundred years. See Gen.:


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And God said, I will judge the nation to which you will be in bondage." And, After these things they will come out and will serve Me in this place. Gen.:; Ex.:


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And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision; and so he fathered Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.


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and plucked him out from all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh the king of Egypt. And Pharaoh appointed him to be ruling over Egypt and all his household.


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But a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction. And our fathers did not find food.


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And at the second time, Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's race became known to Pharaoh.


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And sending, Joseph called his father Jacob and all his kindred, "seventy five" "souls" "in all ". Gen.:


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And they were moved into Shechem, and were put in the tomb which Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.


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Dealing slyly with our race, this one oppressed our fathers, causing their infants to be exposed so as not to be kept alive.


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In which time Moses was born and was beautiful to God; who was reared three months in his father's house.


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And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it arose in his heart to look upon his brothers, the sons of Israel.


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And seeing one being wronged, he defended him, and he avenged the one getting the worse, striking the Egyptian.


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And he thought his brothers would understand that God would give them deliverance by his hand. But they did not understand.


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And on the following day he appeared to them while fighting. And he urged them to peace, saying, Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?


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But the one wronging the neighbor thrust him away, saying, "Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?


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"And Moses fled" at this word. "And he became an alien in Midian land," where he fathered two sons. Exodus:-


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And forty years being fulfilled to him, the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush in the wilderness of Mount Sinai.


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"I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Ex.:, But becoming trembly, Moses did not dare to look.


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And the Lord said to him, "Loosen the sandal from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.


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This Moses, whom they denied, saying, Who appointed you a ruler and a judge, this one God has sent as ruler and redeemer by the hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the Bush.


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This one led them out, having worked wonders and miraculous signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea, and forty years in the wilderness.


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This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, " The Lord your God will raise up a Prophet to you" "from your brothers, One like me." You shall hear Him. Deut.:


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This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the Angel who spoke to him in Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living Words to give to us,


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to whom our fathers did not desire to be subject, but thrust him away, and turned their hearts back to Egypt,


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saying to Aaron, "Make for us gods which will go before us; for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him." Ex.:


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And they made a calf in those days, and led a sacrifice up to the idol, and made merry in the works of their hands.


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But God turned and gave them over to serve the host of the heaven, as it has been written in the book of the Prophets: "Did you bring slain beasts and sacrifices to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?


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And you took up the tent of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, the figures which you made" "in order to worship them. And I will remove you beyond" Babylon. Amos:-


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which also was brought in, our fathers having received with Joshua, in the taking of possession of the nations, whom God drove out from the face of our fathers, until the days of David,


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"Heaven is My throne, and the earth a footstool of My feet; what house will you build Me," "says the Lord," "or what the place of My rest?"


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Oh stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and in the ears! You always fell against the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, you also did.


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Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those before proclaiming concerning the coming of the Just One, of whom you now have become betrayers and murderers,


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But being full of the Holy Spirit, looking intently into the heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right of God.


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And he said, Behold, I see the heavens having been opened, and the Son of man standing at the right of God!


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And throwing him outside the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses put off their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul.


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And placing the knees, he cried out with a loud voice, Lord, do not make stand this sin to them. And having said this, he fell asleep.


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And Saul was consenting to the doing away of him. And in that day a great persecution took place on the assembly which was in Jerusalem; and all were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.


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But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering house by house, dragging both men and women, he delivered them to prison.


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And with one passion the crowds heeded that being said by Philip when they heard and saw the many miraculous signs which he did.


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For many of the ones having unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, they came out. And many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.


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But a certain man named Simon had long been conjuring in the city and amazing the nation of Samaria, claiming himself to be some great one.


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All were paying attention to him, from small to great, saying, This one is the power of God, which is great.


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And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his conjuring.


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But when they believed Philip preaching the gospel, the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.


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And Simon himself also believed, and being baptized was continuing steadfastly with Philip. And seeing miraculous signs and mighty works happening, he was amazed.


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And the apostles in Jerusalem hearing that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,


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For He had not yet fallen on any one of them, but they were only being baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.


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But Simon having seen that the Holy Spirit is given through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,


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saying, Give to me also this authority that to whomever I may lay on the hands he may receive the Holy Spirit.


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But Peter said to him, May your silver be with you into perdition, because you thought to get the gift of God through money.


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There is neither part nor lot to you in this matter, for your heart is not upright before the face of God.


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And answering Simon said, You petition to the Lord for me, so that nothing of which you have spoken may come on me.


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Then indeed having earnestly testified and having spoken the Word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, even having preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.


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But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go along south on the highway going down to Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a deserted place.


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And rising up he went. And, behold, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, a potentate with Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship!


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And running near Philip heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Indeed, do you know what you are reading?


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But he said, How should I be able except someone shall guide me? And he called Philip near, to come up to sit with him.


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And answering the eunuch said to Philip, I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this? About himself, or about some other one?


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And opening his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, Philip announced the gospel to him, Jesus.


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And as they were going along the highway they came on some water. And the eunuch said, Behold, water! What prevents me to be baptized?


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And Philip said, If you believe from all the heart, it is lawful. And answering he said, I believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God.


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And he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.


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But when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip. And the eunuch did not see him any more; for he went his way rejoicing.


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And Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.


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Saul asked from him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any being of the Way, both men and women, having bound them he might bring them to Jerusalem.


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But in the going it happened! He drew near to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the heaven shone around him.


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And he said, Sir, who are You? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you persecute; it is hard for you to kick against the goads.


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Both trembling and being astonished he said, Lord, what do You desire me to do? And the Lord said to him, Rise up and go into the city, and it will be told you what you must do.


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But the men traveling with him had been standing speechless, indeed hearing the voice, but seeing no one.


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And Saul was lifted up from the earth, but his eyes being opened he saw no one. And leading him by the hand they brought him to Damascus.


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And there was a certain disciple in Damascus named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold, Lord, I am here.


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And the Lord said to him, Rising up pass along on the street being called Straight and seek a Tarsian, Saul by name, in the house of Judas. For, behold, he is praying.


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And he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and putting a hand on him, so that he may see again.


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And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many bad things he did to Your saints in Jerusalem.


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And the Lord said to him, Go, for this one is a chosen vessel to Me, to bear My name before nations and kings and the sons of Israel.


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And Ananias went away and entered into the house. And putting hands on him he said, Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus, the One who appeared to you in the highway on which you came, that you may see and be filled of the Holy Spirit.


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And instantly it was as if scales fell away from his eyes. And rising up at the thing happening, he was baptized.


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And all those hearing were amazed and said, Is this not the one destroying those who have called on this Name in Jerusalem, and he had come here for this, that binding them he might lead them before the chief priests?


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But Saul was more filled with power, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus, proving that this One is the Christ.


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But their plot was known to Saul. And they carefully watched the gates both by day and by night so as to do away with him.


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And Saul arriving in Jerusalem, he tried to be joined to the disciples. And all feared him, not believing that he is a disciple.


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But taking hold of him, Barnabas led him to the apostles and told them how he saw the Lord in the highway, and that He spoke to him, and how in Damascus he spoke boldly in the name of Jesus.


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And he was with them, going in and going out in Jerusalem, and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus.


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Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, having been built up and having gone on in the fear of the Lord. And they were increased in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.


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And he found there a certain man named Aeneas who had been lying on a mattress eight years, who was paralyzed.


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And Peter said to him, Aeneas! Jesus the Christ heals you; rise up and spread for yourself. And instantly he rose up.


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And in Joppa was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which translated is called Dorcas Gazelle. She was full of good works and of alms which she did.


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And it happened in those days, becoming ill, she died. And bathing her, they put her in an upper room.


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And Lydda being near to Joppa, the disciples hearing that Peter is in it, they sent two men to him, begging him not to delay to come to them.


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And rising up Peter went with them, and having arrived they led him to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him, weeping and showing tunics and garments such as Dorcas made while being with them.


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And putting all out, placing the knees Peter prayed. And turning to the body he said, Tabitha, Arise! And she opened her eyes. And seeing Peter she sat up.


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And giving her a hand he raised her up. And calling the saints and the widows he presented her living.


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But a certain man, Cornelius by name, was in Caesarea, a centurion of a cohort being called Italian,


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one devout and fearing God, with all his house, both doing many alms to the people and praying continually to God.


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About the ninth hour of the day, he saw plainly in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, Cornelius!


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And he was staring at him, and becoming terrified he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your alms went up for a memorial before God.


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And on the morrow, these passing along on the road, and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray about the sixth hour.


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And he saw the heaven being opened and a certain vessel like a great sheet coming down on him, being bound by four corners, and let down onto the earth;


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in which were all the four-footed animals of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the heaven.


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And as Peter was doubting within himself what the vision which he saw might be, even behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius stood on the porch asking about the house of Simon.


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And as Peter pondered concerning the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men are seeking you.


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And going down to the men, the ones sent from Cornelius to him, Peter said, Behold, I am the one whom you seek. What is the cause for which you are here?


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And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a just man and one fearing God, and being testified to by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy angel to call you to his house and to hear words from you.


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Then calling them in, he lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went out with them. And some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.


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And on the morrow they entered Caesarea. And Cornelius was awaiting them, having called together his relatives and his intimate friends.


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And he said to them, You know how unlawful it is for a man, a Jew, to unite with or to come near to one of another race. Yet God showed to me not to call a man common or unclean.


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Therefore, I also came without complaint, being summoned. Then I ask for what reason did you send for me?


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And Cornelius said, From the fourth day until this hour I have been fasting, and the ninth hour I was praying in my house. And, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing.


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Therefore, send to Joppa and call for Simon who is surnamed Peter; this one is lodged in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea. Having come, he will speak to you.


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Then at once I sent to you, and you did well to come. Now then, we are all present before God to hear all the things having been commanded you by God.


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The Word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, this One is Lord of all.


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You know the thing that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed,


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Jesus the One from Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good, and healing all those having been oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.


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And we are witnesses of all things which He did, both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem. They did away with Him, hanging Him on a tree.


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not to all the people, but to witnesses, the ones having been before hand-picked by God, to us who ate and drank with Him after His rising again from the dead.


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And He commanded us to proclaim to the people and to witness solemnly that it is He who has been marked out by God to be Judge of the living and the dead.


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To this One all the Prophets witness, so that through His name everyone believing into Him will receive remission of sins.


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And the faithful of the circumcision were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the nations also.


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Can anyone forbid the water that these not be baptized, who the Holy Spirit received, even as we also?


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And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to remain some days.


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And the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the nations also received the Word of God.


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I was being in the city of Joppa, praying. And in an ecstasy, I saw a vision: a certain vessel was coming down, like a huge sheet, being let down by four corners out of the heaven; and it came as far as me.


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Looking intently on this, I observed. And I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the heaven.


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But a voice answered me the second time out of the heaven, What God has cleansed, you do not make common.


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And, behold, at once three men stood at the house in which I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.


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And the Spirit said to me to go with them, not discriminating. And these six brothers also were with me, and we went into the man's house.


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And he told us how he saw an angel in his house, standing and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon who is surnamed Peter,


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And I recalled the Word of the Lord, how He said, John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.


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Then if God gave the same gift to them as also to us, believing on the Lord Jesus Christ, and I, who was I to be able to prevent God?


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And hearing these things, they kept silent and glorified God, saying, Then God also has granted to the nations repentance unto life.


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Then, indeed, they who were scattered by the oppression taking place over Stephen passed through to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the Word to no one except only to Jews.


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But some men from them, Cypriots and Cyrenians, who had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, announcing the gospel of the Lord Jesus.


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And the Word was heard in the ears of the assembly in Jerusalem concerning them. And they sent out Barnabas to go through as far as Antioch;


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who having come, and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced. And he exhorted all with purpose of heart to abide near the Lord.


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For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable crowd was added to the Lord.


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And finding him, he brought him to Antioch. And it happened that many of them were gathered to them in the assembly a whole year. And they taught a considerable crowd. And the disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.


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And one of them named Agabus rising up, he signified through the Spirit that a great famine was about to be over all the habitable earth, which also happened on Claudius Caesar's time.


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And seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he added also to seize Peter, (and they were the days of Unleavened Bread )


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whom also capturing him, he put him into prison, delivering him to four sets of four soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him up to the people after the Passover.


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Then Peter was indeed kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was made by the assembly to God on his behalf.


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But when Herod was about to bring him out, in that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, being bound with two chains, also guards were keeping the prison before the door.


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And, behold! An angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the building. And striking Peter's side, he raised him up, saying, Rise up in haste! And the chains fell off from his hands.


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And the angel said to him, Gird yourself, and bind on your sandals. And he did so. And he said to him, Throw around your garment and follow me.


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And going out, he followed him, and did not know that this happening through the angel was real, but he thought he saw a vision.


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And going through a first and a second guard, they came on the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself. And going out, they went on one street; and instantly the angel withdrew from him.


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And having come, Peter said within himself, Now I know truly that the Lord sent out His angel and plucked me out of Herod's hand, and out of all the expectation of the people of the Jews.


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And considering, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, the one being surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together, and praying.


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And Peter was knocking at the door of the porch, and a servant girl named Rhoda came near to listen.


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And recognizing Peter's voice, from joy she did not open the porch, but running in she reported Peter was standing before the porch.


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But they said to her, You are raving. But she insisted, holding it to be so. And they said, It is his angel.


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And signaling to them with the hand to be silent, he told them how the Lord led him out of the prison. And he said, Report these things to James and the brothers. And going out, he went to another place.


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And day having come, there was not a little disturbance among the soldiers, saying, What, then, became of Peter?


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And searching for him, and not finding him, examining the guards, Herod commanded them to be led away. And going down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed.


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And Herod was in bitter hostility with the Tyrians and Sidonians. But with one passion they came to him. And persuading Blastus, the one over the king's bedroom, they begged peace, because their country was fed from the royal bounty.


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And on a set day, having been clothed in a regal garment, and sitting on the tribunal, Herod made a speech to them.


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And instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give the glory to God. And having been eaten by worms, his soul went out.


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And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled the service, and having taken with them the one surnamed Mark.


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And in Antioch some among the existing assembly were prophets and teachers: both Barnabas and Simeon, he being called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.


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And while they were doing service to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, So then separate both Barnabas and Saul to Me, for the work to which I have called them.


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Then these indeed sent out by the Holy Spirit went down to Seleucia, and from there sailed away to Cyprus.


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And coming unto Salamis, they announced the Word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as a helper.


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And passing through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain conjurer, a false prophet, a Jew named Bar-jesus,


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who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This one having called Barnabas and Saul to him, he sought to hear the Word of God.


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But Elymas, the conjurer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.


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he said, O son of the devil, full of all guile and of all cunning, hostile to all righteousness, will you not stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?


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And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun until a time. And instantly a mist and darkness fell on him, and going about he sought some to lead him by the hand.


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Then seeing the thing happening, the proconsul believed, being astounded at the doctrine of the Lord.


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And putting out from Paphos with those around him, Paul came to Perga of Pamphylia. And separating from them, John returned to Jerusalem.


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But going through from Perga, they came to Antioch-Pisidia, and going into the synagogue on the day of the sabbaths, they sat down.


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And after the reading of the Law, and of the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent to them, saying, Men, brothers, if there is a word of exhortation to the people, speak.


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And rising up, and signaling with his hand, Paul said, Men, Israelites, and the ones fearing God, listen.


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The God of this people Israel chose out our fathers, and exalted the people in their stay in the land of Egypt. And with a high arm, He led them out of it.


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And He pulled down seven nations in Canaan land, and gave their land to them as an inheritance. Deut.:


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And after these things, as four hundred and fifty years passed, He gave judges until Samuel the prophet.


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And from there they asked for a king. And God gave Saul the son of Kish to them, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.


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And removing him, He raised up to them David for a king, to whom He also said, witnessing, "I found David" the son of Jesse " to be a man according to My own heart, who will do all My will." Samuel:; Psa.:; LXX-Isa.:


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John going before to proclaim before the face of His entrance a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.


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And as John fulfilled the course, he said, Whom do you suppose me to be? I am not He, but, behold, "He comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to loosen the sandal of His feet." John:


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Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and the ones among you fearing God, to you the Word of this salvation was sent.


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For those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known this One, and the voices of the prophets being read throughout every sabbath, condemning Him, they fulfilled the Scriptures.


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And when they finished all the things having been written concerning Him, taking Him down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb.


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who appeared for many days to those coming up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are witnesses of Him to the people.


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that this God has fulfilled to us, their children, raising up Jesus; as also it has been written in the second Psalm, "You are My Son, today I have begotten You." Psa.:


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And that He raised Him from the dead, no more being about to return to corruption, so He has said, "I will give You" "the holy things of faithful David." Isa.:


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So He also said in another, "You will not give Your Holy One to see corruption." LXX-Psa.:; MT-Psa.:


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For having served his own generation by the counsel of God, David truly fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw corruption. Kg.:


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Then let it be known to you, men, brothers, that through this One remission of sin is announced to you.


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And everyone believing in this One is justified from all things which you could not be justified by the Law of Moses.


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"Behold, you despisers," "and marvel," "and perish, because I work a work in your days," a work which you would "in no way believe if anyone declares it to you." Hab.:


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But the Jews having gone out of the synagogue, the nations begged that these words be spoken to them on the next sabbath.


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And the synagogue being broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.


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And the Jews seeing the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things being spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.


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But speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, It was necessary for the Word of God to be spoken first to you; but since you indeed thrust it away and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the nations.


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For so the Lord has commanded us, "I have set You for a Light of nations, that You be for salvation to the end of the earth." Isa.:


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And hearing, the nations rejoiced and glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.


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But the Jews excited the devout and honorable women, and the chief ones of the city, and raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out from their borders.


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And it happened in Iconium, they went in together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spoke so as for a huge multitude of both Jews and Greeks to believe.


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Then, indeed, they stayed a considerable time, speaking boldly on the Lord, witnessing to the Word of His grace, and He giving miraculous signs and wonders to occur through their hands.


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But the multitude of the city was divided; and some were with the Jews, but others with the apostles.


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And when a rush of the nations occurred, and both the Jews and their rulers came to insult and to stone them,


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perceiving this, they fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding country.


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And a certain man was sitting in Lystra, powerless in the feet, being lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked.


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This one heard Paul speaking, who, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had faith to be cured,


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And seeing what Paul did, the crowd lifted up their voice in Lycaonian, saying, The gods have come down to us, becoming like men.


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And the priest of Zeus being before their city, carrying bulls and garlands to the gates, he wished to sacrifice along with the crowds.


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But Paul and Barnabas, the apostles, hearing, tearing their garments, they sprang into the crowd, crying out,


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and saying, Men, why do you do these things? We also are men of like feelings to you, announcing the gospel to you to turn you from these vanities to the living God, who "made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things in them," Ex.:


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though indeed He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good, giving rain and fruitful seasons to us from heaven, filling our hearts with food and gladness.


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But Jews came there from Antioch and Iconium, and persuading the crowds, and stoning Paul, they dragged him outside the city, supposing him to have died.


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But the disciples surrounding him, arising he entered into the city. And on the morrow he went away with Barnabas to Derbe.


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And having announced the gospel to that city, and having made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,


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confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdom of God.


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And having handpicked elders for them in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they committed them to the Lord into whom they had believed.


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and from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.


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And having arrived, and gathering the assembly, they reported what things God did with them and that He opened a door of faith to the nations.


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And going down from Judea, some taught the brothers, saying, If you are not circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.


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Then dissension and not a little disputation with them having taken place by Paul and Barnabas, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others of them to go up into Jerusalem to the apostles and elders concerning this question.


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Then, indeed, having been sent forward by the assembly they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, fully narrating the conversion of the nations. And they were producing great joy among all the brothers.


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And having arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the assembly and the apostles and the elders. And they reported what things God did with them.


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But some of those rose up from the sect of the Pharisees who had believed, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them to keep the Law of Moses.


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And much disputation having occurred, rising up Peter said to them: Men, brothers, you recognize that from ancient days, God chose among us that through my mouth the nations should hear the Word of the gospel, and to believe.


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Now, then, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we had strength to bear?


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But through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we believe to be saved, according to which manner they also believed.


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And all the multitude kept silent and were hearing Barnabas and Paul recounting what things God did through them among the nations, even the miraculous signs and wonders.


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Simon recounted how even as at first God oversaw to take a people out from among the nations for His name.


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After these things "I" will return and "will build again the tabernacle of David which has fallen," "and I will build again the things which have been demolished," and I will set it up, Amos:,


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so as the rest of men may seek the Lord, "even all the nations on whom My name has been called, says the Lord, who is doing all these things." Amos:,


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but to write to them to hold back from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and that strangled, and blood.


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For in every city from ancient generations Moses has those proclaiming him, having been read in the synagogues on every sabbath.


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Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with all the assembly, to send chosen men from them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, Judas having been surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,


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writing by their hand these things: The apostles and the elders and the brothers, to those throughout Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brothers from the nations: Greeting.


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Since we heard that some of us having gone out have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, Be circumcised and keep the Law, to whom we gave no command;


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it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to send chosen men to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,


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For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to put not one greater burden on you than these necessary things:


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To hold back from idol sacrifices, and blood, and that strangled, and from fornication; from which continually keeping yourselves, you will do well. Be prospered.


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Then they indeed being let go, they went to Antioch. And gathering the multitude, they delivered the letter.


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And Judas and Silas, themselves also being prophets, exhorted the brothers through much speech, and confirmed them.


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And Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and announcing the gospel, the Word of the Lord, with many others also.


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And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, Indeed, having turned back, let us look after our brothers throughout every city in which we announced the Word of the Lord, how they are holding it.


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But Paul thought it well not to take that one with them, he having withdrawn from them from Pamphylia, and not going with them to the work.


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Then there was sharp feeling, so as to separate them from each other. And taking Mark, Barnabas sailed away to Cyprus.


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And he arrived in Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a certain believing Jewish woman, but his father was a Greek.


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Paul desired this one to go forth with him, and taking him he circumcised him, because of the Jews being 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 delivered to them the need to keep the decrees that had been determined by the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem.


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Then indeed the assemblies were being made stronger in the faith, and increased in number day by day.


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And passing through the Phrygian and the Galatian country, being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the Word in Asia,


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And a vision appeared to Paul during the night: a certain man of Macedonia was standing, entreating him and saying, Passing over into Macedonia, help us!


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And when he saw the vision, we immediately sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to announce the gospel to them.


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Then having set sail from Troas, we ran a straight course into Samothrace, and on the morrow into Neapolis,


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and from there into Philippi, which is the first city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were in this city, staying some days.


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And on the day of the sabbaths, we went outside the city beside a river, where it was customary for prayer to be made. And sitting down, we spoke to the women who came together there.


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And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, one reverencing God, listened, whose heart the Lord opened thoroughly to pay attention to the things being spoken by Paul.


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And as she and her household were baptized, she entreated Paul, saying, If you have judged me to be believing in the Lord, entering into my house, remain. And she strongly urged us.


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And it happened, as we went into a place of prayer, a certain girl slave having a Pythonic spirit met us, whose divining brought much gain to her lords.


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Following after Paul and us, she cried out, saying, These men are slaves of the Most High God, who are announcing to us a way of salvation!


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And she did this over many days. But becoming distressed, and turning to the demonic spirit, Paul said, In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out from her! And it came out in that same hour.


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And seeing that the hope of their gain went out, having seized Paul and Silas, her lords dragged them to the market before the rulers.


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And bringing them near to the magistrates, they said, These men are very much troubling our city, being Jews,


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And the crowd rose up against them. And tearing off their clothes, the magistrates ordered men to flog them.


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And laying on them many stripes, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them securely,


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who, receiving such a charge, threw them into the inner prison, and locked their feet in the stocks.


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And having prayed, toward midnight Paul and Silas praised God in a hymn. And the prisoners listened to them.


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And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the jail were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and all of the bonds were loosened.


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And having been awakened, and seeing that the doors of the prison had been opened, having drawn a sword, the jailer was about to do away with himself, supposing the prisoners to have escaped.


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And taking them in that hour of the night, he washed from their stripes. And he and all those belonging to him were baptized at once.


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And bringing them up to the house, he set a table before them, and exulted whole-housely, believing God.


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And the jailer announced these words to Paul, The magistrates have sent that you be let go. Now, then, going out, proceed in peace.


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But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly, being Romans and uncondemned men, they threw us into prison. And now do they throw us out secretly? No, indeed! But coming themselves, let them bring us out.


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And the floggers reported these words to the magistrates. And hearing that they were Romans, they were afraid.


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And going out from the prison, they went into the house of Lydia. And seeing the brothers, they exhorted them, and went out.


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And traveling through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.


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And according to Paul's custom, he went in to them and reasoned with them from the Scriptures on three sabbaths,


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opening and setting forth that the Christ must have suffered, and to have risen from the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus, whom I announce to you.


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And some of them were persuaded and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, both a great multitude of the worshiping Greeks, and not a few of the leading women.


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But becoming jealous, and having taken aside some wicked men of the market loafers, and gathering a crowd, the disobeying Jews set the city into turmoil. And coming on the house of Jason, they sought to bring them on to the mob.


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But not finding them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city judges, crying, Those turning the habitable world upside down have come here, too;


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whom Jason has received. And these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king, Jesus.


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But the brothers at once sent both Paul and Silas to Berea during the night; who having arrived went into the synagogue of the Jews.


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And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the Word with all readiness, daily examining the Scriptures if these things are so.


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But when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that the Word of God was also announced in Berea by Paul, they came there also, shaking up the crowd.


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And immediately, then, the brothers sent away Paul, to go as toward the sea. But both Silas and Timothy remained there.


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But those conducting Paul brought him as far as Athens. And receiving a command to Silas and Timothy that they come to him quickly, they departed.


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Then, indeed, he addressed the Jews in the synagogue, and those worshiping, also in the market every day, to those happening to be there.


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And some of the Epicureans and of the Stoics, philosophers, fell in with him. And some said, What may this seed-picker wish to say? And these others, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons (because he announced Jesus and the resurrection to them).


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And taking hold of him, they led him to the Areopagus, saying, Are we able to know what is this new doctrine being spoken by you?


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For you bring startling things to our ears. We are minded, then, to know what these things wish to be.


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And all Athenians and the strangers living there have leisure for nothing else than to say and to hear newer things.


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And standing in the middle of the Areopagus, Paul said, Men, Athenians, I see in everything how god-fearing you are;


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for passing through and looking up at the objects of your worship, I also found an altar on which had been written, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Not knowing, then, whom you worship, I make Him known to you.


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nor is served by hands of men, as having need of anything. For He is giving life and breath and all things to all.


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And He made every nation of men of one blood, to live on all the face of the earth, ordaining fore-appointed seasons and boundaries of their dwelling,


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to seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel after Him and might find Him, though indeed He not being far from each one of us.


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For in Him we live and move and exist, as also some of the poets among you have said, For we are also His offspring.


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Then being offspring of God, we ought not to suppose that the Godhead is like gold or silver or stone, engraved by art and the imagination of man.


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Truly, then, God overlooking the times of ignorance, now strictly commands all men everywhere to repent,


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because He set a day in which "He is going to judge the habitable world in righteousness," by a Man whom He appointed; having given proof to all by raising Him from the dead. Psa.:


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And hearing of a resurrection of the dead, some indeed ridiculed, but said, We will hear you again concerning this.


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But some men believed, joining themselves to him, among whom also were both Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.


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And finding a certain Jew by name Aquila, of Pontus by race, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome, he came to them.


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And because he was of the same trade, he lived and worked with them; for they were tentmakers by trade.


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And when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed by the Spirit, earnestly testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.


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But they having resisted, and blaspheming, having shaken his garments, he said to them, Your blood be on your head. I am pure from it; from now on I will go to the nations.


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And moving from there, he went into the house of one, Justus by name, one worshiping God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.


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And Crispus, the synagogue ruler, believed the Lord along with all his house. And hearing, many of the Corinthians believed and were baptized.


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And the Lord said to Paul through a vision in the night, Do not fear, but speak, and do not keep silence;


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because I am with you, and no one shall set on you to oppress you; because there is much people to Me in this city.


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But Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rushed against Paul with one passion and led him to the tribunal,


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But Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If, indeed, then, it was some wrong or wicked criminality, O Jews, according to reason I would endure you.


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But if it is a question about a word, and names, and the law according to you, you will see to it yourselves; for I do not wish to be a judge of these things.


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And all the Greeks having seized Sosthenes the ruler of the synagogue, they beat him before the tribunal. And not one of these things mattered to Gallio.


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And having remained many days more, having taken leave of the brothers, Paul sailed to Syria, having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow. And Priscilla and Aquila were with him.


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And he came to Ephesus, and he left those there. But he going into the synagogue, he reasoned with the Jews.


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but took leave of them, saying, I must by all means keep the coming feast at Jerusalem; but I will come again to you, God willing. And he sailed from Ephesus.


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And spending some time, he went out, in order passing through the Galatian and Phrygian country, making strong all the disciples.


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But a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, being powerful in the Scriptures.


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This one having been taught by mouth in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things about the Lord, having understood only the baptism of John.


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And this one began to speak boldly in the synagogue. And hearing him Priscilla and Aquila took him and more accurately expounded the way of God to him.


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And he having intended to go through into Achaia, having been encouraged, the brothers wrote to the disciples to welcome him; who, having arrived, helped much those who were believing through grace.


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For he powerfully confuted the Jews publicly, proving through the Scriptures Jesus to be the Christ.


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And it happened, in the time Apollos was in Corinth, Paul was passing through the higher parts to come to Ephesus. And finding some disciples,


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he said to them, Believing, did you receive the Holy Spirit? And they said to him, We did not even hear whether the Holy Spirit is.


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And Paul said, John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe into the One coming after him, that is, into the Christ, Jesus.


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And Paul laying hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in languages and prophesied.


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And going into the synagogue, he spoke boldly over three months, having reasoned with them, and persuading concerning the things of the kingdom of God.


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But when some were hardened, and did not obey, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, departing from them, he separated the disciples, conversing day by day in the school of a certain Tyrannus.


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And this happened over two years, so as all those living in Asia heard the Word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.


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so as even handkerchiefs or aprons from his skin to be brought onto those sick, and the diseases to be released from them, and the evil spirits to go out from them.


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But certain from the strolling Jews, exorcists, undertook to name the name of the Lord Jesus over those having evil spirits, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.


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And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, and having overmastered them, he was strong against them, so that having been wounded and naked, they fled out of that house.


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And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, those living in Ephesus. And fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.


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And many of the ones practicing the curious arts, bringing together the books, burned them before all. And they counted the prices of them, and found it to be fifty thousands of silver.


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And when these things were fulfilled, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, Paul purposed in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have come there, I must also see Rome.


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And sending into Macedonia two who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he stayed a time in Asia.


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For a certain silversmith named Demetrius was making silver shrines of Artemis, providing no little trade for the craftsmen.


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And assembling the workmen about such things, he said, Men, you understand that from this trade is our wealth.


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And you see and hear that not only Ephesus, but almost all of Asia, persuading, this Paul perverted a considerable crowd, saying that those being made by hands are not gods.


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And not only is this dangerous to us, lest our part come to be in contempt, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted nothing, and her majesty is also about to be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.


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And having heard, and having become full of anger, they cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!


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And all the city was filled with confusion. And they rushed with one passion into the theater, keeping a firm grip on Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, traveling companions of Paul.


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And also some of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sending to him begged him not to give himself into the theater.


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Then others indeed cried out a different thing, for the assembly was confused, and the majority did not know on what account they came together.


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But they dragged Alexander forward out of the crowd, the Jews thrusting him in front. And waving his hand, Alexander desired to defend himself to the mob.


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But knowing that he is a Jew, one voice was from all, as they were crying out over two hours, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!


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And quieting the crowd, the town clerk said, Men, Ephesians, for what man is there who does not know the city of the Ephesians to be temple keepers of the great goddess Artemis, and of That Fallen From the Sky?


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Then these things being undeniable, it is necessary for you, being calmed, to be so, and to do nothing rash.


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If then, indeed, Demetrius and those craftsmen with him have a matter against anyone, courts are being held, and there are proconsuls. Let them accuse one another.


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For we are in danger to be accused of insurrection concerning today, there being no cause about which we will be able to give account of this crowding together.


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And after the ceasing of the tumult, having called the disciples, and having greeted them, Paul went away to go into Macedonia.


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And spending three months there, a plot by the Jews having occurred against him, being about to sail into Syria, he was of a mind to return through Macedonia.


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And Sopater, a Berean; and Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia accompanied him as far as Asia.


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But we sailed along after the days of Unleavened Bread from Philippi, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.


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And on the first of the sabbaths, the disciples having been assembled to break bread, being about to depart on the morrow, Paul reasoned to them. And he continued his speech until midnight.


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And a certain young man named Eutychus was sitting on the window sill, being overborne by deep sleep, Paul reasoning for a longer time, having been overborne by the sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.


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But going down Paul fell on him, and embracing him, he said, Do not be terrified, for his soul is in him.


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And going up, and breaking bread, and tasting, and conversing over a long time, until daybreak, he went out thus.


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But going before onto the ship, we set sail for Assos, being about to take Paul in there; for so it had been arranged, he being about to go on foot.


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And sailing away from there, on the next day we arrived off Chios, and on the next we crossed to Samos. And remaining at Trogyllium, the next day we came to Miletus.


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For Paul had decided to sail by Ephesus, so as it might not happen to him to spend time in Asia; for he hastened if it were possible for him to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.


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And when they came to him, he said to them: You understand, from the first day on which I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,


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serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears and trials happening to me by the plots of the Jews;


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as I kept nothing back of what is profitable, so as not to tell you, and to teach you publicly, and from house to house,


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earnestly testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.


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And now, behold, being bound by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things going to meet me in it,


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But I make account of nothing, nor do I hold my life precious to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, fully to testify the gospel of the grace of God.


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And now, behold, I know that you all will see my face no more, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom of God.


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Then take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit placed you as overseers, to shepherd the assembly of God which He purchased through His own blood.


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For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;


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and out of you yourselves will rise up men speaking perverted things, in order to draw away the disciples after themselves.


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Because of this watch, remembering that I did not cease admonishing each one with tears night and day for three years.


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And now, brothers, I commend you to God and to the Word of His grace, which is able to build up and to give you inheritance among all those being sanctified.


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I showed you all things, that working in this way we ought to help those being weak, and to remember the Words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.


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most of all grieving for the word which he said, that they were going to see his face no more. And they went with him to the ship.


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And when it was time to sail, we having been torn away from them, running direct we came to Cos, and on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.


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and sighting Cyprus, and leaving it on the left, we sailed to Syria, and came down to Tyre; for the ship was unloading the cargo there.


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And finding disciples, we remained there seven days; who told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.


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But when it was time for us to complete the days, going out, we traveled. And they, with all the women and children went with us as far as outside the city. And placing the knees on the shore, we prayed.


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And giving parting greetings to one another, we went up into the ship, and those went back to their own.


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And completing the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. And having greeted the brothers, we remained one day with them.


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And on the morrow, those around him going out, Paul came to Caesarea. And going into the house of Philip the evangelist, he being of the Seven, we stayed with him.


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And coming to us, and taking Paul's girdle, and binding his hands and feet, he said, The Holy Spirit says these things: In Jerusalem the Jews will bind in this way the man whose girdle this is, and will deliver him up into the hands of the nations.


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And when we heard these things, both we and those of the place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.


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But Paul answered, What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I not only am ready to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.


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And also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing Mnason, a certain Cypriot, an ancient disciple, with whom we might lodge.


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And having greeted them, he related one by one what things God had worked among the nations through his ministry.


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And hearing, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews that have believed, and all are zealous ones of the Law.


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And they were informed about you, that you teach falling away from Moses, telling all the Jews throughout the nations not to circumcise their children, nor to walk in the customs.


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What then is it? At all events, a multitude must come together, for they will hear that you have come.


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taking these, be purified with them, and be at expense on them, that they may shave the head. And all shall know that all what they have been told about you is nothing, but you yourself walk orderly, keeping the Law.


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And as to the believing nations, we joined in writing, judging them to observe no such thing, except to keep themselves from both idol sacrifice, and the blood, and a thing strangled, and from fornication.


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Then taking the men on the next day, having been purified with them, Paul went into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of the purification, until the offering should be offered for each one of them.


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But when the seven days were about to be completed, having seen him in the temple, the Jews from Asia stirred up all the crowd, and they laid hands on him,


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crying out, Men, Israelites, help! This is the man who teaches all everywhere against the people and the Law and this place. And even more, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.


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For they had before seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed that Paul brought into the temple.


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And the whole city was moved, and there was a running together of people. And laying hands on Paul, they drew him outside of the temple, and at once the doors were shut.


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But as they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the chiliarch of the cohort, that all Jerusalem is in a tumult.


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He at once ran down to them, taking soldiers and centurions. And seeing the chiliarch and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.


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Then going near, the chiliarch laid hold of him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. And he asked who he might be, and what he is doing.


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But others cried something else in the crowd, and not being able to know the certainty because of the uproar, he commanded him brought into the fortress.


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But when he came on the stairs, it happened he was borne by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd.


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But being about to be brought into the fortress, Paul said to the chiliarch, Is it lawful for me to say a thing to you? And he said, Do you know to speak in Greek?


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Then are you not the Egyptian who before these days caused a riot, and led four thousand men of the assassins out into the desert?


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But Paul said, Indeed I am a man, a Jew of Tarsus, of Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city. And I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.


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And he allowing him, standing on the stairs, Paul signaled with his hand to the people. And much silence taking place, he spoke in the Hebrew dialect, saying,


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Indeed I am a man, a Jew having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but having been brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been trained according to the exactness of the ancestral law, being a zealous one of God, even as you all are today.


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as also the high priest and all the elderhood witnesses to me. And receiving letters from them to the brothers, I traveled into Damascus even to lead those to Jerusalem being bound there, in order that they might be punished.


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And it happened to me, traveling and drawing near to Damascus: suddenly, about midday, a great light out of the heaven shone around me.


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But those being with me indeed saw the light, and were alarmed, but did not hear His voice speaking to me.


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And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rising up, go into Damascus, and there you will be told about all things which are appointed to you to do.


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And as I did not see, from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those being with me, I went into Damascus.


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And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, having been testified to by all the Jews living there,


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coming to me and standing by, he said to me, Brother Saul, look up. And in the same hour I looked up on him.


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And he said, The God of our fathers appointed you to know His will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice out of His mouth;


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And now what do you intend? Rising up, be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.


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and I saw Him saying to me, Hurry and go out quickly from Jerusalem, because they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.


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And I said, Lord, they understand that I was imprisoning and beating the ones believing on You throughout the synagogues.


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And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was poured out, I myself also was standing by and consenting to his execution, and holding the garments of those killing him.


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And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Take such a one from the earth, for it is not fitting that he should live!


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the chiliarch ordered to bring him into the fortress, saying for him to be examined with scourges, that he may know for what crime they cried out so against him.


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But as they stretched him with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by, Is it lawful for you to flog a man, a Roman not found guilty?


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And hearing, coming near the centurion reported to the chiliarch, saying, Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman.


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And the chiliarch answered, I bought this citizenship with a great sum. And Paul said, But I even was born free.


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Then at once those being about to examine him stood away from him. And the chiliarch also feared, fully knowing that he was a Roman, and that he had bound him.


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And on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty as to why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds. And he commanded the chief priests and all their sanhedrin to come. And having brought Paul down, he set him among them.


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And looking on the sanhedrin, Paul said, Men, brothers, I in all good conscience have conducted myself toward God to this day.


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Then Paul said to him, God is going to strike you, whitened wall! And do you sit judging me according to the Law, and contrary to the Law command me to be stricken?


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And Paul said, Brothers, I did not know that he is high priest; for it has been written, "You shall not speak evil" "of a ruler of your people." Ex.:


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But knowing that the one part consisted of Sadducees, and the other of Pharisees, Paul cried out in the sanhedrin, Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am being judged concerning hope and resurrection of the dead!


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And he having spoken this, there was a discord between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the multitude was divided.


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For the Sadducees indeed say there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit. But Pharisees confess both.


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And there was a great cry. And the scribes of the part of the Pharisees rising up, they were contending, saying, We find nothing evil in this man. And, If a spirit spoke to him, or an angel, let us not fight against God.


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And discord having arisen, fearing lest Paul should be torn by them, the chiliarch commanded the soldiers to go down to snatch him out of their midst, and to bring him into the fortress.


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And coming to him in the following night the Lord said, Be cheered, Paul, for as you fully testified the things concerning Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.


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And it becoming day, some of the Jews making a conspiracy cursed themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they should kill Paul.


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who, having come near to the chief priests and to the elders, said, With a curse we have cursed ourselves to taste of nothing until we shall kill Paul.


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Now, then, you with the sanhedrin inform the chiliarch, so that tomorrow he may bring him down to you, as intending more accurately to find out about him. And before his drawing near, we are ready to kill him.


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But the son of Paul's sister hearing of the ambush, having come near, and entering into the fortress, reported to Paul.


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And calling near one of the centurions, Paul said, Bring this young man to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.


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Then indeed taking him, he brought him to the chiliarch and said, Paul the prisoner having called me near asked me to bring this young man to you, having a thing to tell you.


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And laying hold of his hand, and drawing aside privately, the chiliarch asked, What is it that you have to report to me?


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And he said, The Jews agreed to ask you that tomorrow you bring down Paul into the sanhedrin, as intending to more accurately inquire concerning him.


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Therefore, you must not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them lie in wait for him who put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they kill him. And now they are ready, awaiting the promise from you.


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Then the chiliarch sent away the young man, charging him, Tell no one that you reported these things to me.


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And having called near a certain two of the centurions, he said, Get two hundred soldiers ready, so that they may go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night;


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This man being seized by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them, coming on with the soldiers I rescued him, learning that he was a Roman.


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And being minded to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrin;


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I found him to be accused concerning questions of their law, and having no charge worthy of death or of bonds.


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And it being revealed to me that a plot against the man was about to be executed by the Jews, I at once sent him to you, also commanding the accusers to say the things against him before you. Farewell.


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Then indeed taking up Paul according to the thing appointed to them, the soldiers brought him through the night to Antipatris.


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Having entered into Caesarea, and giving the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.


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And having read it, the governor asked from what province he is. And having learned that he was from Cilicia,


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he said, I will hear you fully when your accusers arrive. And he commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.


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And after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus, who made a statement to the governor against Paul.


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Obtaining much peace through you and excellent accomplishments having come to this nation due to your forethought, in everything and everywhere we accept with all thankfulness, most excellent Felix.


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For having found this man pestilent and moving insurrection among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the Nazarene sect;


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who also attempted to profane the temple, whom we also seized and wished to judge according to our law;


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commanding his accusers to come to you, from whom you will be able yourself to know, having examined as to all these things of which we accuse him.


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But the governor signaling to him to speak, Paul answered: Understanding you as being a judge to this nation many years, I cheerfully defend myself as to the things concerning myself.


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and neither did they find me reasoning with anyone in the temple, or making a gathering of a crowd, neither in the synagogues, nor throughout the city;


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But I confess this to you that according to the Way, which they say is a sect, so I worship the ancestral God believing all things according to that having been written in the Law and the Prophets,


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having hope toward God, which these themselves also admit, of a resurrection being about to be of the dead, both of just and unjust ones.


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among which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd, nor with tumult, but by some Jews from Asia,


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than concerning this one voice which I cried out standing among them, that I am being judged today before you concerning a resurrection of the dead.


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And hearing these things, Felix put them off, knowing more accurately about the Way, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch comes down, I will examine the things as to you.


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And having ordered the centurion to keep Paul, and to have ease, and not to forbid anyone of his own to minister or to come to him, he dismissed them.


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And after some days, Felix having arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul. And he heard him concerning the faith in Christ.


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And Paul having reasoned concerning righteousness and self control, and the Judgment that is about to be, becoming afraid, Felix answered, For the present, go; but taking time later, I will call for you;


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and with it all also hoping that silver would be given to him by Paul, that he might free him. Because of this he also more frequently sent for him and conversed with him.


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But two years being completed, Felix welcomed a successor, Porcius Festus. And wishing to show a favor to the Jews, Felix left Paul bound.


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And the high priest and the chief of the Jews made a statement before him against Paul, and they begged him,


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asking a favor against him, so as he might send for him to Jerusalem, making a plot to kill him on the way.


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Then indeed Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, he himself even being about to go shortly.


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Then he said, those having power among you may go down with me. If there is a thing amiss in this man, let them accuse him.


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And remaining among them more than ten days, going down to Caesarea, on the morrow sitting on the tribunal, he ordered Paul to be brought.


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And he having arrived, the Jews coming down from Jerusalem stood around, also bringing many weighty charges against Paul, which they were not able to prove.


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Defending himself, Paul said, Neither against the Law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I sinned in anything.


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But desiring to show a favor to the Jews, answering Paul, Festus said, Do you desire to go up to Jerusalem to be judged before me there about these things?


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But Paul said, I am standing before the tribunal of Caesar where I ought to be judged. I have wronged the Jews in nothing, as also you very well know.


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For if I indeed do wrong and have done anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing of which they accuse me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.


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Then conferring with the sanhedrin, Festus answered, You have appealed to Caesar; you shall go before Caesar.


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And when they stayed there more days, Festus set out to the king the things as to Paul, saying, A certain man has been left a prisoner by Felix,


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about whom, on my being in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews made a statement, asking judgment against him;


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to whom I answered, It is not a custom with Romans to give up any man to destruction before the one being accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defense concerning the charge.


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Then they coming together here, making no delay, sitting on the tribunal on the next day, I commanded the man to be brought;


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but they had certain questions about their own demon worship, and about a certain Jesus dying, whom Paul claimed to live.


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And being puzzled as to this inquiry, I said, Did he desire to go to Jerusalem and to be judged there concerning these things?


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But Paul having appealed for himself to be kept to the examination of Augustus, I commanded him to be held until I might send him to Caesar.


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And Agrippa said to Festus, I also was myself minded to hear the man. And he said, Tomorrow you shall hear him.


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Then on the morrow, Agrippa and Bernice coming with much pomp and entering into the auditorium, with both the chiliarchs and the chief men, being of the city, also Festus commanding, Paul was led out.


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And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those men present with us, you see this one about whom all the multitude of the Jews pleaded with me, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought to live no longer.


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But I having perceived nothing he had done worthy of death, also this one himself having appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him;


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about whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Because of this I brought him before you, and most of all before you, king Agrippa, so as the examination taking place, I may have somewhat to write.


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For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner, and not also to signify the charges against him.


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Concerning all of which I am accused by Jews, king Agrippa, I count myself happy being about to make defense before you today,


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you being most of all expert, knowing of all the customs and questions also among the Jews. Because of this, I beg you patiently to hear me.


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Truly, then, all the Jews know my way of life from youth, which from the beginning had been in my nation in Jerusalem,


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who before knew me from the first, if they will testify, that according to the most exact sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee.


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to which our twelve tribes hope to arrive, worshiping in earnestness night and day, concerning which hope I am accused by the Jews, king Agrippa.


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Indeed, I then thought to myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,


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which I also did in Jerusalem, I also shut up many of the saints in prisons, receiving authority from the chief priests; and they being put to death, I cast a vote.


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And often punishing them through all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And being exceedingly furious against them, I even persecuted as far as the outside cities.


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at midday along the highway, O king, I and those with me saw a light from heaven shining around me above the brightness of the sun.


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And all of us falling to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the prods.


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but rise up and stand on your feet, for it is for this reason I appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and a witness both of what you saw, and in what I shall appear to you,


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to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, in order that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among those being sanctified by faith in Me.


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but to those first in Damascus, and Jerusalem, and to all the country of Judea, and to the nations, I proclaimed the command to repent and to turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.


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Then obtaining help from God, I stand until this day, witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing else than what the prophets and Moses also said was going to happen:


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whether Christ was liable to suffer, whether first by a resurrection of the dead He was going to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.


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And he defending himself with these things, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, You rave! Your many letters turned you into madness.


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For the king understands about these things, to whom I speak, even being bold of speech. For I am persuaded not any of these things are hidden from him, nothing. For the doing of this is not in a corner.


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And Paul said, I would pray to God, both in a little and in much, not only you, but also these hearing me today to become as I also am, except for these bonds.


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And he saying these things, the king and the governor and Bernice rose up, and those who sat with them.


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And having gone aside, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.


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And Agrippa said to Festus, This man was able to have been let go, if he had not appealed to Caesar.


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And when it was decided for us to sail to Italy, they delivered up both Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of a cohort of Augustus.


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And boarding a ship of Adramyttium which was about to sail alongside Asian places, we set sail, Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.


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And on the next day we landed at Sidon. And treating Paul kindly, Julius allowed him to go to his friends to receive care.


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And in many days, sailing slowly and with difficulty, hardly coming against Cnidus, the wind not allowing us, we sailed close to Crete against Salmone.


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And coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a certain place named Fair Havens, near to which was a city, Lasea.


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saying, Men, I see that the voyage is about to be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship, but also of our souls.


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But the centurion was rather persuaded by the helmsman and the ship master, than by the things spoken by Paul.


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And the port not being fit for wintering, the most gave counsel to set sail from there, if somehow they may be able to pass the winter, arriving at Phoenix, a port of Crete looking toward the southwest and toward the northwest.


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And a south wind blowing gently, thinking to have gained the purpose, raising anchor they sailed along close by Crete.


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And the ship being seized, and not being able to beat against the wind, giving way we were borne along.


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which taking, they used helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they fall into Syrtis, lowering the tackle, so they were borne along.


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And neither sun nor stars appearing over many days, and no small tempest pressing hard, now all hope of our being saved was taken away.


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And there being much fasting, then standing up in their midst, Paul said, Truly, O men, being obedient to me you ought not to have set sail from Crete, and to have come by this injury and loss.


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And now I exhort you to be cheered, for there will be no casting away of soul from among you, only of the ship.


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saying, Do not fear, Paul, You must stand before Caesar. And, behold, God has granted to you all those sailing with you.


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Therefore, be cheered, men, for I believe God, that it will be so according to the way it was spoken to me.


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And sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and moving a little and sounding again, they found fifteen fathoms.


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And fearing lest they should fall on rock places, and casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished day to come.


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But the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and lowering the boat into the sea, pretending to be about to cast out anchors from the prow,


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Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers, Unless these remain in the ship, you cannot be saved.


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And until day was about to come, Paul begged all to partake of food, saying, Today is the fourteenth day you continued waiting without food, not having taken anything.


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Because of this I beg you to take of food, for this is to your deliverance, for not a hair of your head shall perish.


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And saying these things, and taking bread, he gave thanks to God before all; and breaking, he began to eat.


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And when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noted a certain bay having a shore, into which they purposed, if they were able, to drive the ship.


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And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the bands of the rudders, and raising the foresail to the breeze, they held to the shore.


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And coming on a place between two seas, they drove the vessel. And indeed the prow having stuck firmly, it remained. But the stern was broken by the violence of the waves.


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And the mind of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any swimming out should escape.


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But being minded to save Paul, the centurion kept them back from their purpose and commanded those able to swim, first casting themselves overboard, to go out on the land.


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And the rest went, some indeed on boards, and others on some of the things from the ship. And so it happened that all were saved on the land.


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And the foreigners were showing not the common kindness to us, for having kindled a fire because of the rain coming on, and because of the cold, they welcomed us all.


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And Paul gathering a bunch of sticks, and putting them on the fire, a snake coming out from the heat fastened on his hand.


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And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, By all means this man is a murderer, whom being saved out of the sea, Justice did not permit to live.


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But they expected him to be about to become inflamed, or suddenly to fall down dead. But over much time, they expecting and seeing nothing amiss happening to him, changing their minds, they said him to be a god.


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And in the parts about that place were lands to the chief of the island, Publius by name. Welcoming us, he housed us three days in a friendly way.


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And it happened the father of Publius was lying down, suffering from fevers and dysentery; to whom Paul, entering and praying, laying on his hands, cured him.


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Then, this taking place, the ones in the island having infirmities also came up, and they were healed.


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They also honored us with many honors. And on our setting sail, they lay on us such things as were needed.


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And after three months we sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian with an ensign, Twin Brothers.


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And the brothers from there hearing about us, they came out to meet us, as far as the marketplace of Appius, and Three Taverns; whom Paul seeing, thanking God, he took courage.


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And when we went into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the camp commander. But Paul was allowed to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.


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And after three days, it happened that Paul called together those being chief of the Jews. And they coming together, he said to them, Men, brothers, I did nothing contrary to the people, or to the ancestral customs. I was delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,


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But the Jews speaking against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not as having anything to accuse my nation.


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On account of this, then, I called for you, to see and to speak to you. For I have this chain around me for the sake of the hope of Israel.


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And they said to him, We neither received letters concerning you from the Jews, nor having arrived has any one of the brothers reported or spoken anything evil concerning you.


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But we think it fit to hear from you as to what you think, for truly as concerning this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.


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And having appointed him a day, more came to him in the lodging, to whom he expounded, earnestly testifying the kingdom of God and persuading them the things concerning Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning until evening.


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saying, "Go to this people and say, You will surely hear, and not at all understand; and you will surely see, and not at all perceive;


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for the heart of this people was fattened, and they have heard with the ears heavily; and they closed their eyes lest at any time they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them." Isa.:,


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And Paul remained two whole years in his own rented place, and he welcomed all those coming in to him,


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proclaiming the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all freedom and without hindrance.


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who was marked out the Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord;


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by whom we received grace and apostleship to obedience of faith among all the nations, for His name's sake,


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to all those who are in Rome, beloved of God, called-out saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.


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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of in all the world.


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For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of His Son, how without ceasing I make mention of you


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always at my prayers, beseeching if by any means now at length I shall be blessed by the will of God to come to you.


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and this is to be comforted together among you, through the faith in one another, both yours and mine.


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But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brothers, that often I purposed to come to you, and was kept back until the present, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other nations.


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For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to everyone believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek;


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for in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; even as it has been written, "But the just shall live by faith." Hab.:


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For God's wrath is revealed from Heaven on all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, holding the truth in unrighteousness,


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For the unseen things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, both His eternal power and Godhead, for them to be without excuse.


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Because knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful. But they became vain in their reasonings, and their undiscerning heart was darkened.


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and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into a likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.


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who changed the truth of God into the lie, and worshiped and served the created thing more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.


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And likewise, the males also forsaking the natural use of the female burned in their lust toward one another, males with males working out shamefulness, and receiving back within themselves the reward which was fitting for their error.


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And even as they did not think fit to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do the things not right,


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having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, iniquity, covetousness, malice, being full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, evil habits, becoming whisperers,


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slanderers, God-haters, insolent, proud, braggarts, devisers of evil things, disobedient to parents,


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who knowing the righteous order of God, that those practicing such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but also approve those practicing them.


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Therefore, O man, you are without excuse, everyone who judges, for in that in which you judge the other, you condemn yourself; for you, those judging, practice the same things.


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And, O man, the one judging those practicing such things, and doing them, do you think that you will escape the judgment of God?


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Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and the forbearance and the long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?


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But according to your hardness and your impenitent heart, do you treasure up to yourself wrath in a day of wrath, and revelation of a righteous judgment of God?


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everlasting life truly to those who with patience in good work seeking glory and honor and incorruptibility;


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but to the ones truly disobeying the truth out of self-interest, and obeying unrighteousness, will be anger and wrath,


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But glory and honor and peace will be to everyone working out good, both to the Jew first, and to the Greek.


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For as many as sinned without Law will also perish without Law. And as many as sinned within Law will be judged through Law.


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who show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience witnessing with them, and the thoughts between one another accusing or even excusing,


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an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of infants, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Law.


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Then the one teaching another, do you not teach yourself? The one preaching not to steal, do you steal?


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The one saying not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? The one detesting the idols, do you rob temples?


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For indeed circumcision profits if you practice the Law, but if you are a transgressor of Law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.


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If, then, the uncircumcision keeps the ordinances of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?


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And will not the uncircumcision by nature by completing the Law judge you, the one who through letter and circumcision becomes transgressor of Law?


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but he is a Jew that is one inwardly, and circumcision is of heart, in spirit, not in letter; of whom the praise is not from men, but from God.


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Let it not be! But let God be true, and every man a liar; even as it has been written, "That You should be justified in Your words, and will overcome in Your being judged." LXX-Psa.:; MT-Psa.:


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But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who lays on wrath? I speak according to man.


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And not (as we are wrongly accused, and as some report us to say), Let us do bad things so that good things may come, the judgment of whom is just.


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What then? Do we excel? Not at all! For we have charged both Jews and Greeks before, all with being under sin;


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All turned away, they became worthless together, not one is doing goodness, not so much as one!" LXX-Psa.:-


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"Their throat is a tomb being opened;" "they used deceit with their tongues; the poison of asps is under their lips;


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there is no fear of God before their eyes." LXX-Psa.:;:;:; Isa.:,; Psa.:; MT-Psa.:-;:;:;:; Isa.:,; Psa.:


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But we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those within the Law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.


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Because by works of Law not one of all flesh will be justified before Him, for through Law is full knowledge of sin. Psa.:


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But now a righteousness of God has been revealed apart from Law, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,


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even the righteousness of God through faith of Jesus Christ toward all and upon all those believing; for there is no difference,


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whom God set forth as a propitiation through faith in His blood, as a demonstration of His righteousness through the passing over of the sins that had taken place before, in the forbearance of God,


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for a demonstration of His righteousness in the present time, for His being just and justifying the one that is of the faith of Jesus.


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Then where is the boasting? It was excluded. Through what law? Of works? No, but through a Law of faith.


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But to the one not working, but believing on Him justifying the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.


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Is this blessedness then on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision? For we say the faith "was counted to Abraham for righteousness." Gen.:


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How then was it counted? Being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision!


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And he received a sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of faith while in uncircumcision, for him to be a father of those believing through uncircumcision, for righteousness to be counted to them also,


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and a father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but also to those walking in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham during uncircumcision.


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For the promise was not through Law to Abraham, or to his seed, for him to be the heir of the world, but through a righteousness of faith.


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On account of this, it is of faith, that it be according to grace, for the promise to be certain to all the seed, not to that of the Law only, but also to that of the faith of Abraham, who is father of us all,


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according as it has been written, "I have appointed you a father of many nations;" before God, whom he believed, the One making the dead live, and calling the things that are not as if they were. Gen.:


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He against hope believed in hope, for him to become a father of many nations, according to what has been said, "So shall your seed be." Gen.:


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and did not stagger by unbelief at the promise of God, but was empowered by faith, giving glory to God,


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but also on account of us, to whom it is about to be counted, to the ones believing on Him who has raised our Lord Jesus from the dead,


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through whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we glory on the hope of the glory of God.


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And the hope does not put us to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit given to us;


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For with difficulty one will die for a just one, (for perhaps one even dares to die for the sake of the good one),


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For if while being enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life;


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and not only so, but also glorying in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we now received the reconciliation.


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Because of this, even as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death passed to all men, inasmuch as all sinned.


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but death reigned from Adam until Moses, even on those who had not sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of the coming One.


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But the free gift is not also like the deviation. For if by the deviation of the one the many died, much more the grace of God, and the gift in grace, which is of the one Man, Jesus Christ, did abound to the many.


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And the gift is not as by one having sinned; for indeed the judgment was of one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many deviations to justification.


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For if by the deviation of the one death reigned through the one, much more those who are receiving the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness shall rule in life by the One, Jesus Christ.


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So then, as through one deviation it was toward all men to condemnation, so also through one righteous act toward all men to justification of life.


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For as through the one man's disobedience the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the many shall be constituted righteous.


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that as sin ruled in death, so also grace might rule through righteousness to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.


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Therefore, we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, so also we should walk in newness of life.


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For if we have been joined together in the likeness of His death, so also shall we be in the resurrection,


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knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be nullified, so that we no longer serve sin.


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Neither present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as one living from the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God.


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Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to whom you obey, whether of sin to death, or obedience to righteousness?


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But thanks be to God that you were slaves of sin, but you obeyed from the heart the form of doctrine to which you were delivered.


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I speak as a man on account of the weakness of your flesh. For as you presented your members as slaves to uncleanness and to lawless act unto lawless act, so now yield your members as slaves to righteousness unto sanctification.


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Therefore what fruit did you have then in the things over which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.


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But now having been set free from sin, and having been enslaved to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end everlasting life.


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Or are you ignorant, brothers, (for I speak to those knowing Law), that the Law lords it over the man for as long a time as he lives?


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For the married woman was bound by Law to the living husband; but if the husband dies, she is set free from the Law of the husband.


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So then, if the husband is living, she will be called an adulteress if she becomes another man's. But if the husband dies, she is free from the Law, so as for her not to be an adulteress by becoming another man's.


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So that, my brothers, you also were made dead to the Law through the body of Christ, for you to become Another's, to the One raised from the dead, so that we may bear fruit to God.


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For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sin were working in our members through the Law for the bearing of fruit unto death.


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But now we have been set free from the Law, having died to that in which we were held, so as for us to serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.


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What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Let it not be! But I did not know sin except through Law; for also I did not know lust except the Law said, "You shall not lust." Ex.:


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But sin taking occasion through the commandment worked every lust in me; for apart from Law, sin is dead.


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Then that which is good, has it become death to me? Let it not be! But sin, that it might appear to be sin, having worked out death to me through the good, in order that sin might become excessively sinful through the commandment.


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For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, dwells no good. For to will is present to me, but to work out the good I do not find.


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but I see another law in my members having warred against the law of my mind, and taking me captive by the law of sin being in my members.


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I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then I myself with the mind truly serve the Law of God, and with the flesh the law of sin.


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There is therefore now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to flesh, but according to Spirit.


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For the Law being powerless, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh,


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so that the righteous demand of the Law might be fulfilled in us, those not walking according to flesh, but according to Spirit.


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For the ones that are according to flesh mind the things of the flesh. And the ones according to Spirit mind the things of the Spirit.


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because the mind of the flesh is enmity towards God; for it is not being subjected to the Law of God, for neither can it be.


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But you are not in flesh, but in Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone has not the Spirit of Christ, this one is not His.


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But if Christ is in you, the body indeed is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.


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But if the Spirit of the One having raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the One having raised the Christ from the dead will also make your mortal bodies live through the indwelling of His Spirit in you.


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for if you live according to flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the practices of the body, you will live.


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For you did not receive a spirit of slavery again to fear, but you received a Spirit of adoption by which we cry, Abba! Father!


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And if children, also heirs; truly heirs of God, and joint-heirs of Christ, if indeed we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.


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that also the creation will be freed from the slavery of corruption to the freedom of the glory of the children of God.


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for we were saved by hope, but hope being seen is not hope; for what anyone sees, why does he also hope?


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And likewise the Spirit also joins in to help our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes on our behalf with groanings that cannot be uttered.


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But the One searching the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because He petitions on behalf of the saints according to God.


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But we know that to the ones loving God all things work together for good, to those being called according to purpose;


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because whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son, for Him to be the First-born among many brothers.


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But whom He predestinated, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.


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Who is he condemning? It is Christ who has died, but rather also is raised, who also is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession on our behalf.


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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?


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nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus, our Lord.


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for I myself was wishing to be a curse from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to flesh,


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who are Israelites, whose are the adoption and the glory, and the covenants, and the Lawgiving, and the service, and the promises;


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whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to flesh, He being God over all, blessed forever. Amen.


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So, then, it is not of the one willing, nor of the one running, but of the One showing mercy, of God.


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Yes, rather, O man, who are you answering against God? Shall the thing formed say to the One forming it, Why did You make me like this? Isa.:


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and that He make known the riches of His glory on vessels of mercy which He before prepared for glory,


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For being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.


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But the righteousness of faith says this: "Do not say in your heart, Who will go up into Heaven?" (that is, to bring down Christ);


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But what does it say? "The Word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the Word of faith which we proclaim) Deuteronomy:-.


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For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses unto salvation.


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For there is no difference both of Jew and of Greek, for the same Lord of all is rich toward all the ones calling on Him.


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And how may they preach if they are not sent? Even as it has been written, "How beautiful" "the feet of those preaching the gospel of peace, of those preaching the gospel of good things." Isa.:


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I say then, Did not God thrust away His people? Let it not be! For I also am an Israelite, out of Abraham's seed, of the tribe of Benjamin.


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even as it has been written, "God gave to them a spirit of slumber, eyes not seeing and ears not hearing" until this day. Isa.:; Deut.:


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And David said, "Let their table become for a snare and a trap, and for a stumbling block," and a repayment to them;


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I say, then, Did not they stumble that they fall? Let it not be! But by their slipping away came salvation to the nations, to provoke them to jealousy.


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But if their slipping away is the riches of the world, and their default the riches of the nations, how much more their fullness?


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For if their casting away is the reconciliation of the world, what is the reception, except life from the dead?


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But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree were grafted in among them, and became a sharer of the root and the fatness of the olive tree,


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do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, it is not you that bears the root, but the root bears you.


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Behold, then, the kindness and severity of God: On those having fallen, severity. But on you, kindness, if you continue in the kindness. Otherwise, you will also be cut off.


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And those also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted in. For God is able to graft them in again.


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For if you were cut out of the natural wild olive tree, and against nature were grafted into a good olive tree, how much more these being according to nature will be grafted into their own olive tree?


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For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be wise within yourselves, that hardness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the nations comes in;


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and so all Israel will be saved, even as it has been written, "The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.


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Indeed, as regards the gospel, ones hostile toward you, but as regards the election, beloved for the sake of the fathers.


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Therefore, brothers, I call on you through the compassions of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.


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but having different gifts according to the grace given to us, whether prophecy, according to the proportion of the faith;


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or the one exhorting, in the encouragement; the one sharing, in simplicity; the one taking the lead, in diligence; the one showing mercy, in cheerfulness.


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minding the same thing toward one another, not minding high things, but yielding to the lowly. Do not become wise within yourselves;


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not avenging yourselves, beloved, but giving place to wrath, for it has been written, "Vengeance is Mine," "I will repay," says the Lord. Deut.:


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So that the one resisting authority has opposed the ordinance of God, and the ones opposing will receive judgment to themselves.


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for it is a servant of God to you for the good. But if you practice evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword in vain; for it is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to the one practicing bad things.


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For on this account you also pay taxes, for they are ministers of God, always giving attention to this very thing.


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Also this, knowing the time, that it is now the hour for you to be aroused from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.


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The night is far gone, and the day has drawn near; then let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the weapons of the light.


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Let us walk becomingly, as in the day, not in carousings and drunkennesses, not in co-habitation and lustful acts, not in fighting and envy.


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The one eating, do not despise the one not eating. And the one not eating, do not judge the one eating, for God received him.


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Who are you judging another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. But he will stand, for God is able to make him stand.


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One indeed judges a day above another day; and another one judges every day alike. Let each one be fully assured in his own mind.


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The one minding the day, he minds it to the Lord. And the one not minding the day, he does not mind it to the Lord. The one eating, he eats to the Lord; for he gives thanks to God. And the one not eating, he does not eat to the Lord, and gives thanks to God.


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For both if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Then both if we live, and if we die, we are the Lord's.


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For this Christ both died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord over both the dead and the living.


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But why do you judge your brother? Or why also do you despise your brother? For all shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ.


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Then let us no longer judge one another, but rather judge this, not to put a stumbling-block or an offense toward a brother.


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I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing by itself is common; except to the one deeming anything to be common, it is common.


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But if your brother is grieved because of your food, you no longer walk according to love. Do not by your food destroy that one for whom Christ died.


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For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.


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Do not by your food undo the work of God. Truly, all things are clean, but it is bad to the man who eats through a stumbling-block.


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It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is weak.


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Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Blessed is the one not condemning himself in what he approves.


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But the one doubting, if he eats, he has been condemned, because it is not of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.


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But we, the strong ones, ought to bear the weaknesses of those not strong, and not to please ourselves.


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For whatever things were written before were written for our instruction, that through patience and encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.


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And may the God of patience and encouragement give to you to mind the same thing among one another according to Christ Jesus,


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that with one accord and with one mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.


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and for the nations to glorify God for mercy, even as it has been written, "Because of this I will confess to You in the nations, and I will give praise to Your name." Psa.:


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But, my brothers, I myself also am persuaded concerning you, that you yourselves also are full of goodness, being filled with all knowledge, being able to warn one another.


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for me to be a minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, sacredly ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the nations might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.


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in power of miraculous signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God, so as for me to have fulfilled the preaching of the gospel of Christ from Jerusalem and in a circle as far as Illyricum.


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but even as it has been written, "They shall see, to whom nothing was announced concerning Him; and the ones that have not heard shall understand." Isa.:


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whenever I may go into Spain, I will come to you; for I hope in traveling through to see you and to be set forward there by you, if first I may be filled of you in part.


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For Macedonia and Achaia thought it good to make certain gifts to the poor of the saints in Jerusalem.


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For they thought it good, also being debtors of them; for if the nations shared in their spiritual things, they ought also to minister to them in the fleshly things.


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And I know that I will come to you in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ when I come.


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that I be delivered from the disobedient ones in Judea, and that my ministry, which is to Jerusalem, may be acceptable to the saints,


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that you may receive her in the Lord, as is worthy of the saints, and may assist her in whatever thing she may need of you. For she also became a helper of many, and of myself.


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who laid down their neck for my soul, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the nations.


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And greet the assembly at their house, and my beloved Epenetus, who is a firstfruit of Achaia for Christ.


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Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and fellow prisoners, noted among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.


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Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, those laboring in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has labored in many things in the Lord.


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And brothers I exhort you to watch those making divisions and causes of stumbling contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.


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For such ones do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth speaking and flattering they deceive the hearts of those without guile.


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For your obedience reached to all; therefore, I rejoice over you. But I desire you to be truly wise as to good, but simple toward evil.


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And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.


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Gaius, the host of all the assembly and me, greets you. Erastus, the steward of the city, and Quartus the brother, greet you.


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Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the proclaiming of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery having been kept unvoiced during eternal times,


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but now has been made plain, and by prophetic Scriptures, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known for obedience of faith to all the nations;


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to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, those having been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called-out saints, with all those calling on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:


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God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.


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Now I exhort you, brothers, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ that you all say the same thing, and there be no divisions among you, but you be united in the same mind and in the same judgment.


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For concerning you, my brothers, it was shown to me by those of Chloe that there are strifes among you.


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But I say this, that each of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.


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For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to announce the gospel, not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ be made of no effect.


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For the Word of the cross is foolishness to those being lost, but to us being saved, it is the power of God.


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For it has been written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the understanding of the understanding ones." Isa.:


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Where is the wise? Where the scribe? Where the lawyer of this world? Did God not make the wisdom of this world foolish?


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For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom did not know God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save the ones believing.


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we, on the other hand, preach Christ crucified (truly an offense to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks),


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but to the called out ones, both to Jews and to Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God;


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For you see your calling, brothers, that there are not many wise according to flesh, nor many powerful, not many wellborn.


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But God chose the foolish things of the world that the wise might be put to shame, and God chose the weak things of the world so that He might put to shame the strong things.


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And God chose the low-born of the world, and the despised, and the things that are not, so that He might bring to nothing the things that are,


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But of Him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, both righteousness and sanctification and redemption,


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And when I came to you, brothers, I did not come with excellency of word or wisdom, declaring to you the Testimony of God.


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And my word and my preaching was not in enticing words of human wisdom, but in proof of the Spirit and of power,


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But we speak wisdom among the perfect, but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, those being brought to nothing.


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which none of the rulers of this age has known. For if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory;


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according as it has been written, "Eye has not seen, and ear has not heard," nor has it risen up into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those that love Him. Isa.:


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But God revealed them to us by His Spirit, for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.


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For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of a man within him? So also no one has known the things of God except the Spirit of God.


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But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit from God, so that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God.


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Which things we also speak, not in words taught in human wisdom, but in Words taught of the Holy Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.


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But a natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to know them, because they are spiritually discerned.


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For "who has known the mind of the Lord?" "Who will teach Him?" But we have the mind of Christ. Isa.:


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And, brothers, I was not able to speak to you as to spiritual ones, but as to fleshly ones, as to babes in Christ.


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I gave you milk to drink, and not food, for you were not then able, for neither are you yet able now.


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For you are yet fleshly. For where among you is jealousy, and strife, and divisions, are you not fleshly and walk according to man?


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What then is Paul? And what Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, and to each as the Lord gave?


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So he planting and he watering are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.


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According to God's grace given to me, as a wise master builder, I laid a foundation, but another builds on it. But let each one be careful how he builds.


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For no one is able to lay any other foundation beside the One having been laid, who is Jesus Christ.


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the work of each will be revealed; for the Day will make it known, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire will prove the work of each, what sort it is.


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If the work of anyone shall be consumed, he shall suffer loss; but he will be saved, but so as through fire.


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If anyone corrupts the sanctuary of God, God will bring that one to corruption; for the sanctuary of God is holy, which you are.


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Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks to be wise among you in this age, let him become foolish, that he may become wise.


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For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it has been written, "He takes the wise in their own craftiness." Job:


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whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours,


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But to me it is a small thing that I should be judged by you, or by a man's day. But neither do I judge myself.


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Then do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both shed light on the hidden things of darkness and will reveal the counsels of the hearts. And then praise will be to each one from God.


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And, brothers, I transferred these things to myself and Apollos because of you, that in us you may learn not to think above what has been written, that you not be puffed up one over the other.


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For who makes you to differ? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive?


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You are already satisfied; you already became rich; you reigned without us (and oh that you really did reign, so that we also might reign with you!)


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For I think that God set us out last, the apostles, as appointed to death, because we became a spectacle to the world, even to angels and to men.


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We are fools for the sake of Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we not honored.


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Until the present hour we also hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and wander homeless,


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For if you should have myriads of teachers in Christ, yet not many fathers; for I fathered you in Christ Jesus through the gospel.


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Because of this I sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved child, and faithful in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.


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But if the Lord wills, I will come to you shortly. And I will not know the word of those who have been puffed up, but the power.


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Everywhere it is heard that fornication is among you, and such fornication which is not named among the heathen, so as for one to have his father's wife.


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And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that did this deed might be taken from your midst.


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For as being absent in body, but being present in spirit, I have already judged the one who has worked out this thing, as if I were present:


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to deliver such a one to Satan for destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.


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Then purge out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, even as you are unleavened. For also Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us.


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So let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of malice and of evil, but with unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.


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and not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or with plunderers, or with idolaters, since then you must go out of the world.


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Does anyone of you having a matter against another dare to be judged before the unjust, and not before the saints?


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Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy of small judgments?


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If, then, you truly have judgments of this life, those being least esteemed in the assembly, you seat these as judges.


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For I speak shame to you. So, is there not a wise one among you, not even one who will be able to give judgment on his brother in your midst?


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Indeed, then, there is already a failure with you all, that you have lawsuits with yourselves. Why not instead be wronged? Why not instead be defrauded?


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Or do you not know that unjust ones will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be led astray, neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,


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nor thieves, nor covetous ones, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor plunderers shall inherit the kingdom of God.


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And some of you were these things, but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.


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All things are lawful to me, but not all things profit. All things are lawful to me, but I will not be ruled by any.


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Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods, but God will destroy both this and these. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.


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Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Then taking the members of Christ, shall I make them members of a harlot? Let it not be!


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Or do you not know that he being joined to a harlot is one body? For He says, "The two shall be into one flesh." Gen.:


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Flee fornication. Every sin which a man may do is outside the body, but he doing fornication sins against his own body.


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Or do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which you have from God, and you are not of yourselves?


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The wife does not have authority of her own body, but the husband. And likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.


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Do not deprive one another, unless by agreement for a time, that you may be free for fasting and prayer. And come together again on the same place, that Satan may not tempt you through your incontinence.


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But I desire all men also to be as myself. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, and one that way.


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But if they do not have self control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to be inflamed.


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but if indeed she is separated, remain unmarried, or be reconciled to the husband; and a husband not to leave his wife.


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But to the rest I say, not the Lord, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she consents to live with him, let him not leave her.


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And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, let her not leave him.


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For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified by the husband; else, then, your children are unclean, but now they are holy.


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But if the unbelieving one separates, let them be separated; the brother or the sister is not in bondage in such matters; but God has called us in peace.


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For what do you know, wife, whether you will save the husband? Or what do you know, husband, whether you will save the wife?


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Only as God has divided to each, each as the Lord has called, so let him walk. So I command in the assemblies.


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Was anyone called having been circumcised? Do not be uncircumcised. Was anyone called in uncircumcision? Do not be circumcised.


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Were you called as a slave? It does not matter to you. But if you are able to be free, rather use it.


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For the one called while a slave in the Lord is a freed man of the Lord. And likewise, the one called while a free man is a slave of Christ.


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But about virgins, I have no command of the Lord. But I give judgment, as having received mercy by the Lord to be faithful.


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Have you been bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Have you been released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.


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But if you also marry, you do not sin. And if the virgin marries, she does not sin. But such will have trouble in the flesh. But I am sparing you.


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But I say this, brothers, that the time has been cut short. For the rest is, that even the ones having wives should be as not having,


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and those weeping as not weeping, and those rejoicing as not rejoicing, and those buying as not possessing,


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But I desire you to be without care. The unmarried one cares for the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord;


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The wife and the virgin are different. The unmarried one cares for the things of the Lord, that she be holy in both body and spirit. But the married one cares for the things of the world, how to please the husband.


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And I say this for your advantage, not that I put a snare before you, but for the fitting thing, and waiting on the Lord without distraction.


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But if anyone thinks it behaving indecently toward his virgin (if she is beyond her prime, and so it ought to be), let him do what he desires; he does not sin; let them marry.


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But he who stands firm in heart, not having necessity, but has authority as to his own will, and has judged this in his heart, to keep his virginity; he does well.


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A wife is bound by law for as long a time as her husband lives; but if her husband sleeps, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.


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But she is happier if she remains so, according to my judgment. And I think I also have the Spirit of God.


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But concerning the sacrifices to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.


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Then concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one.


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but to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we by Him.


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But the knowledge is not in all; but some being aware of the idol eat as an idolatrous sacrifice until now; and their conscience being weak is defiled.


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But food will not commend us to God. For neither if we eat do we excel, nor if we do not eat are we lacking.


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For if anyone sees you, the one having knowledge, sitting in an idol-temple, will not the weak one's conscience be lifted up so as to eat things sacrificed to idols?


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And sinning in this way against your brothers, and wounding their conscience, being weak, you sin against Christ.


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On account of this, if food offends my brother, I will not at all eat flesh forever, so that I do not offend my brother.


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Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen our Lord Jesus Christ? Are you not my work in the Lord?


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If I am not an apostle to others, yet I am indeed to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.


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Have we not authority to lead about a sister, a wife, as do the rest of the apostles also, and Cephas, and the Lord's brothers?


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Who serves as a soldier at his own wages at any time? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who shepherds a flock and does not eat of the milk of the flock?


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Or does He say it altogether because of us? It is written because of us, so that the one plowing ought to plow in hope, and the one threshing in hope to partake of hope.


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If we have sowed spiritual things to you, is it a great thing if we shall reap of your fleshly things?


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If others have a share of the authority over you, should not rather we? But we did not use this authority, but we endured all things, so that we might not give a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.


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Do you not know that those laboring about the holy things of the temple eat? Those attending on the altar partake with the altar.


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But I have not used one of these. And I do not write these things that it be so with me. For it is good to me rather to die than that anyone nullify my glorying.


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For if I proclaim the gospel, no glory is to me; for necessity is laid on me, and it is woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel.


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What then is my reward? That proclaiming the gospel I may make the gospel of Christ free, so as not to use fully my authority in the gospel.


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to those without Law as without Law (not being without Law of God, but under the law of Christ), that I might gain those without Law.


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I became to the weak as weak, that I might gain the weak. To all I have become all things, that in any and every way I might save some.


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Do you not know that those running in a stadium indeed all run, but one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain.


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But everyone striving controls himself in all things. Then those truly that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.


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And I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the Sea.


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And all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of the spiritual rock following, and that Rock was Christ.


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But these things became examples for us, so that we may not be lusters after evil, even as those indeed lusted.


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Neither be idolaters, even as some of them, as it has been written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play." Ex.:


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And all these things happened to those as examples, and it was written for our warning, on whom the ends of the ages have come.


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The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a partaking of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a partaking of the body of Christ?


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But the things the nations sacrifice, "they sacrifice to demons, and not to God." Deut.: But I do not want you to become sharers of demons;


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you cannot drink the cup of the Lord and a cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and a table of demons.


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All things are lawful to me, but not all things profit. All things are lawful to me, but not all things build up.


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And if any of the unbelievers invite you, and you desire to go, eat everything set before you, examining nothing because of conscience.


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But if anyone tells you, This is slain in sacrifice to idols, do not eat, because of that one pointing it out, and the conscience; for "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it." Psa.:


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But I say conscience, not that of himself, but that of the other. For why is my freedom judged by another's conscience?


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Even as I also please all in all things, not seeking my own advantage, but that of the many, that they may be saved.


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But I praise you, brothers, that in all things you have remembered me, and even as I delivered them to you, you hold fast the doctrines.


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But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.


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And every woman praying or prophesying with the head unveiled dishonors her head, for it is the same as being shaved.


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For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn, or to be shaved, let her be veiled.


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For truly a man ought not to have the head covered, being the image and glory of God. But woman is the glory of man;


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But if a woman wears her hair long, it is a glory to her; because the hair has been given to her instead of a veil.


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But enjoining this, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better, but for the worse.


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Indeed, first, I hear divisions to be among you when you come together in the assembly. And I believe it in some part.


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For do you not have houses in which to eat and to drink? Or do you despise the assembly of God, and shame those who have not? What do I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? I do not praise.


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For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;


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and giving thanks, He broke and said, Take, eat; this is My body which is broken on behalf of you; this do in remembrance of Me.


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In the same way the cup also, after supping, saying, This cup is the New Covenant in My blood; as often as you drink, do this in remembrance of Me. See Luke:,


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For as often as you may eat this bread, and drink this cup, you solemnly proclaim the death of the Lord, until He shall come.


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So that whoever should eat this bread, or drink the cup of the Lord, unworthily, that one will be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord.


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for he eating and drinking unworthily eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.


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But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, that you may not come together for judgment. And the other things I will set in order whenever I come.


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Because of this I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, Jesus is a curse. And no one is able to say Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.


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For through the Spirit is given to one a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;


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and to another, workings of powers, and to another, prophecy, and to another, discerning of spirits, and to another, kinds of languages, and to another, interpretation of languages.


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But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing separately to each as He wills.


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Even as the body is one, and has many members, but all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.


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For also we all were baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, even all were given to drink into one Spirit.


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If the foot says, Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body, on account of this, is it not of the body?


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And if the ear says, Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body, on account of this, is it not of the body?


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And the eye is not able to say to the hand, I have no need of you; or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.


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And those of the body we think to be less honorable, to these we put more abundant honor around them. And our unpresentable members have more abundant propriety.


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But our presentable members have no need. But God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to the member having need,


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that there not be division in the body, but that the members might have the same care for one another.


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And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. If one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it.


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And God placed some in the assembly: firstly, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then works of power; then gifts of healing, helps, governings, kinds of languages.


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If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but I do not have love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.


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And if I have prophecies, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.


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And if I give out all my goods, and if I deliver my body that I be burned, but I do not have love, I am not profited anything.


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Love never fails. But if there are prophecies, they will be caused to cease; if tongues, they shall cease; if knowledge, it will be caused to cease.


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When I was an infant, I spoke as an infant, I thought as an infant, I reasoned as an infant. But when I became a man, I caused to cease the things of the infant.


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For now we see through a mirror in dimness, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will fully know even as I also was fully known.


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For the one speaking in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God, for no one hears, but in spirit he speaks mysteries.


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And I wish all of you to speak in languages, but rather that you may prophesy. For the one prophesying is greater than the one speaking in tongues, unless he interpret, that the assembly may receive building up.


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But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you, except I speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching?


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Yet lifeless things giving a sound, whether flute or harp, if they do not give a distinction in the sound, how will it be known what is being piped or harped?


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So also you, if you do not give a clear word through the language, how will the thing being said be known? For you will be speaking into air.


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If, then, I do not know the power of the sound, I will be a foreigner to the one speaking, and he speaking to me, a foreigner.


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So also you, since you are zealots of spiritual things, seek to build up the assembly that you may abound.


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What then is it? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the mind; I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the mind.


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Else, if you bless in the spirit, the one occupying the place of the unlearned, how will he say the amen at your giving of thanks, since he does not know what you say?


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But in an assembly I desire to speak five words with my mind, that I may also instruct others, than myriads of words in a foreign language.


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Brothers, do not be children in your minds, but in malice be like infants, and in your minds be mature.


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It has been written in the Law, "By other languages" and "by other lips" "I will speak to this people," "and even so they will not hear" Me, says the Lord. Isa.:,


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So that tongues are not a sign to those believing, but to those not believing. But prophecy is not to those not believing, but to those believing.


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Then if the whole assembly comes together, and all speak in tongues, and uninstructed ones or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you rave?


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But if all prophesy, and some unbeliever or one not instructed comes in, he is convicted by all, he is judged by all.


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And so the secrets of his heart become revealed; and so, falling on his face, he will worship God, declaring that God is truly among you.


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Then what is it, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, he has a teaching, he has a language, he has a revelation, he has an interpretation. Let all things be for building up.


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If one speaks in a language, let it be by two or three at the most, and in turn, also let one interpret.


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And if there is no interpreter, let him be silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.


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Let your women be silent in the assemblies, for it is not allowed to them to speak, but to be in subjection, as also the Law says.


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But if they desire to learn anything, let them question their husbands at home; for it is a shame for a woman to speak in an assembly.


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If anyone thinks to be a prophet, or a spiritual one, let him recognize the things I write to you, that they are a command of the Lord.


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But, brothers, I reveal to you the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, in which you also stand,


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by which you also are being kept safe, if you hold fast the Word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.


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For I delivered to you in the first place what I also received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures,


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Then He appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the most remain until now, but some also fell asleep.


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For I am the least of the apostles, who am not sufficient to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.


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But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace which was toward me has not been without fruit, but I labored more abundantly than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.


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But if Christ is proclaimed, that He was raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is not a resurrection of the dead?


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But if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is worthless, and your faith is also worthless.


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And also we are found to be false witnesses of God, because we witnessed as to God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if the dead ones are not raised.


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But now Christ has been raised from the dead; He became the firstfruit of those having fallen asleep.


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Then is the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God, even the Father, when He makes to cease all rule and all authority and power.


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For "He subjected all things under His feet;" but when He says that all things have been subjected, it is plain that it excepts Him who has subjected all things to Him. Psa.:


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But when all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who has subjected all things to Him, that God may be all things in all.


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Otherwise, what will they do, those being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not at all raised, why indeed are they baptized on behalf of the dead?


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If according to man I fought with beasts in Ephesus, what is the profit to me if the dead are not raised? ("Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.") Isa.:


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And what you sow, you do not sow the body that is going to be, but a bare grain, (it may be of wheat, or of some of the rest),


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Not every flesh is the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fish, and another of birds.


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And there are heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies. But the glory of the heavenly is truly different, and that of the earthly different;


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one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.


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It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body; there is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.


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So also it has been written, "The" first "man", Adam, "became a living soul;" the last Adam a life-giving Spirit. Gen.:


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Such as is the earthy man, such also are the earthy ones. And such as is the heavenly Man, such also are the heavenly ones.


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And I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood is not able to inherit the kingdom of God, nor does corruption inherit incorruption.


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In a moment, in a glance of an eye, at the last trumpet; for a trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed.


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But when this corruptible shall put on incorruption, and this mortal shall put on immortality, then will take place the Word that has been written, "Death was swallowed up in victory." Isa.:


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So that, my beloved brothers, you be firm, immovable, abounding in the work of the Lord always, knowing that your labor is not without fruit in the Lord.


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On one of the sabbaths, let each of you put by himself, storing up whatever he is prospered, that there not be collections then when I come.


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And when I arrive, whomever you approve through these epistles, I will send to carry your grace to Jerusalem.


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And possibly I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, that you may set me forward wherever I may go.


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For I do not desire to see you now in passage, but I am hoping to remain some time with you, if the Lord permits.


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But if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear; for he works the work of the Lord, even as I do.


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Then do not let any despise him, but set him forward in peace, that he may come to me; for I am waiting for him with the brothers.


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And concerning the brother Apollos, I much urged him that he come to you with the brothers, but it was not altogether his will that he come now. But he will come when he has opportunity.


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But I exhort you, brothers. You know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruit of Achaia, and they appointed themselves to ministry to the saints.


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And I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, and of Fortunatus and Achaicus, because these supplied your lack.


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The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you much in the Lord, with the assembly in their house.


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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Timothy the brother, to the assembly of God being in Corinth, with all the saints being in all Achaia,


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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions and God of all comfort,


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the One comforting us on all our affliction, for us to be able to comfort those in every affliction, through the comfort by which we ourselves are comforted by God.


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But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation, being worked out in the endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort and salvation;


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and our hope for you is certain, knowing that even as you are sharers of the sufferings, so also of the comfort.


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For, brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant as to our affliction having happened to us in Asia, that we were excessively burdened beyond our power, so as for us even to despair of living.


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But we ourselves have the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust on ourselves, but on God, the One raising the dead,


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who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we have hope that He will still deliver us,


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you also laboring together for us in prayer, that the gracious gift by many persons be the cause of thanksgiving through many for us.


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For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we had our conduct in the world in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.


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For we do not write other things to you than what you read or even recognize; and I hope that you will recognize even to the end,


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even as you also in part recognized us, that we are your glorying, even as also you are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.


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and to go through you into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you and to be set forward by you to Judea.


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Then purposing this, did I indeed use lightness? Or what I purposed, did I purpose according to flesh, that it may be with me yes, yes, and no, no?


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For Jesus Christ the Son of God, the One proclaimed among you by us, through me and Silvanus and Timothy, did not become Yes and No, but has been Yes in Him.


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For as many promises as are of God, in Him they are yes, and in Him are Amen, for glory to God through us.


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And I wrote this same thing to you, lest coming I might have grief from those of whom I ought to rejoice, trusting in you all that my joy is the joy of all of you.


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For out of much trouble and agony of heart I wrote to you, through many tears, not that you be grieved, but that you know the love which I have more abundantly toward you.


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So that on the contrary, you should rather forgive and comfort such a one, that he not be swallowed up by the overflowing grief.


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For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, if you are obedient in all things.


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But to whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For also if I have forgiven anything, of whom I have forgiven it, it is for you, in Christ's person,


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I had no ease in my spirit at my not finding my brother Titus, but saying farewell to them, I went out to Macedonia.


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But thanks be to God, the One always leading us in triumph in Christ, and the One revealing through us the odor of the knowledge of Him in every place.


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to the one, an odor of death unto death, and to the other, an odor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?


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For we are not as the many, peddling the Word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God. We speak in Christ, in the sight of God.


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Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we, as some, need commendatory letters to you, or commendatory ones from you?


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it having been made plain that you are Christ's letter, served by us, not having been inscribed by ink, but by the Spirit of the living God, not in tablets of stone, but in fleshly tablets of the heart.


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not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reason out anything as being out of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God,


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who also made us able ministers of a new covenant, not of letter, but of Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.


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But if the ministry of death having been engraved in letters in stone was with glory, so as that the sons of Israel could not gaze into "the face of Moses" because of the glory of his face, which was to cease, Ex.:


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For if the ministry of condemnation was glory, much rather the ministry of righteousness abounds in glory.


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For even that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, because of the surpassing glory.


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And not as "Moses, who put a veil over his face," for the sons of Israel not to gaze at the end of the thing being done away. Ex.:


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But their thoughts were hardened, for until the present time the same veil remains on the reading of the Old Covenant, not being unveiled, that it is being done away in Christ.


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But we all with our face having been unveiled, having beheld the glory of the Lord in a mirror, are being changed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Lord Spirit.


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But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor corrupting the Word of God, but by the revelation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.


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in whom the god of this age has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the brightness of the gospel of the glory of Christ who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.


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For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves your slaves for the sake of Jesus.


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Because it is God who said, "Out of darkness Light shall shine," who shone in our hearts to give the brightness of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Isa.:,,


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But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not from us;


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always bearing about the dying of the Lord Jesus in the body, that also the life of Jesus may be revealed in our body.


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For we who live are always being delivered up to death on account of Jesus, that also the life of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh;


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But having the same spirit of faith, according to what has been written, "I believed, therefore I spoke," we also believe, therefore we also speak, LXX-Psa.:; MT-Psa.:


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knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up through Jesus, and will present us with you.


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For all things are for you, that the grace may superabound through the greater number, and may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.


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Because of this, we do not faint, but if indeed our outward man is being decayed, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.


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For the lightness of our present affliction works out for us an eternal weight of glory, surpassing moment by surpassing moment;


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we not considering the things seen, but the things not being seen; for the things being seen are not lasting, but the things not being seen are everlasting.


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For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in Heaven.


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For indeed, being in the tabernacle, we groan, having been weighted down, inasmuch as we do not wish to be unclothed, but to be clothed, so that the mortal may be swallowed up by the life.


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And the One having worked in us for this same thing is God, who also is giving us the earnest of the Spirit.


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even we are fully assured, and think it good rather to go away from home out of the body, and to come home to the Lord.


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Because of this, we also are striving to be pleasing to Him, whether being at home, or being away from home.


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For we all must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive the things done through the body, according to what he did, whether good or bad.


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Then, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, and we have been known to God; and I also hope to have been known in your consciences.


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For we do not again commend ourselves to you, but are giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that you may have it toward those boasting in appearance and not in heart.


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and He died for all, that the living ones may live no more to themselves, but to the One having died for them and having been raised.


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So as we now know no one according to flesh, but even if we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we no longer know Him so.


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So that if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new!


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And all things are from God, the One having reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and having given to us the ministry of reconciliation,


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as, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not charging their deviations to them, and having put the Word of reconciliation in us.


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Then on behalf of Christ, we are ambassadors, as God is exhorting through us, we beseech on behalf of Christ, Be reconciled to God.


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For He made the One who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.


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For He says, "In an acceptable time I heard you, and in a day of salvation I helped you." Behold, now is the acceptable time! Behold, now is the day of salvation! Isa.:


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but in everything commending ourselves as God's servants, in much patience, in afflictions, in emergencies, in difficulties,


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in the Word of truth, in the power of God, through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,


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as unknown, and yet well known, as dying, and yet, look, we live; as flogged, and yet not put to death;


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as grieved, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.


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Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership does righteousness have with lawlessness? And what fellowship does light have with darkness?


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And what agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what part does a believer have with an unbeliever?


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And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God, even as God said, "I will" dwell in them and "walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people." Lev.:; Ezek.:


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"And I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons" and daughters to Me, says the Lord Almighty. Sam.:,; Isa.:


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Then having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and of spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.


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I do not speak to condemnation, for I have said before that you are in our hearts, for us to die together and to live together.


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My boldness toward you is great. My boasting on your behalf is much. I have been filled with comfort; I overflow with joy on all our trouble.


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For, indeed, we coming into Macedonia, in our flesh no one had rest, but being troubled in every way, with fightings on the outside and fears on the inside.


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And not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted over you, relating to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal on my behalf, so as for me to rejoice more.


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For even if I grieved you in the letter, I do not regret, if indeed I did regret, for I see that letter grieved you for an hour.


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Now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to repentance. For you were grieved according to God, that you might suffer loss in nothing by us.


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For the grief according to God works repentance to salvation, not to be regretted. But the grief of the world works death.


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For behold this same thing, you being grieved according to God, how much it fully worked earnestness in you, but also defense, but also indignation, but also fear, but also desire, but also zeal, but also vengeance! In everything you commended yourselves to be clear in the matter.


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Then even if I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one doing wrong, nor for the sake of the one being wronged, but for the sake of revealing our earnestness on your behalf, for you before God.


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For this reason we have been comforted over your comfort, and we rather rejoice more abundantly over the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.


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Because if I have boasted anything to him about you, I was not ashamed. But as we spoke all things in truth to you, so also our boasting as to Titus became truth.


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And his tender feelings are abundant toward you, remembering the obedience of all of you, as you received him with fear and trembling.


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that in much testing of trouble, the overflowing of their joy and the depth of their poverty abounded to the riches of their generosity.


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with much entreating, begging us to receive of us the grace and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints.


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for us to call on Titus, that even as he began before, so also he might complete this grace to you also.


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But even as you abound in everything, in faith, and in word, and in knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love in us, that you also should abound in this grace.


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I do not speak according to command, but through the earnestness of others and testing the trueness of your love.


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For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that being rich, He became poor for your sake, so that you might become rich by the poverty of that One.


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And I give judgment in this, for this is profitable for you, who began before not only to do, but also to be willing from last year.


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But now also finish the doing of it, so that even as there was the eagerness in the willing, so also the finishing, giving out of what you have.


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For if the eagerness is present, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.


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but by equality in the present time, your abundance for their need; but also that their abundance may be for your need, that there may be equality;


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even as it has been written, "He gathering much, he had nothing left over, and he gathering little had no less." Ex.:


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and not only so, but also he having been chosen by the assemblies as a traveling companion to us with this gift being ministered by us to the glory of the Lord Himself, and your eagerness,


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And we sent with them our brother whom we often proved in many things to be earnest, and now much more earnest by the great assurance which I have toward you.


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If any asks about Titus, he is my partner and a fellow worker for you; or about our brothers, they are messengers of the assemblies, the glory of Christ.


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Then show them a proof of your love and of our boastings on your behalf, even in the sight of the assemblies.


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For I know your eagerness, of which I boast to Macedonia on your behalf, that Achaia has made ready from last year, and your zeal arouses the greater number.


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But I sent the brothers that our boasting which is on your behalf should not be in vain in this respect, that as I said, you were ready;


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lest if Macedonians come with me and find you not ready, that we (we do not say you) should be ashamed in this assurance of boasting.


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Therefore, I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers, that they go forward to you and arrange beforehand your promised blessing, this to be ready, thus as a blessing and not as by greediness.


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And this: the one sowing sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one sowing on hope of blessings will also reap on blessings.


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Each one as he purposes in his heart, not out of grief or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver. Prov.:


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And God is able to make all grace to abound toward you, that in everything, always having all self sufficiency, you may abound to every good work;


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even as it has been written, "He scattered, he gave to the poor, his righteousness abides forever." Psa.:


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Now He that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating, may He supply and multiply your seed and increase the fruits of your righteousness,


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Because the ministry of this service is not only making up the things lacking of the saints, but also multiplying through many thanksgivings to God,


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through the proof of this service, they glorifying God by your freely expressed submission to the gospel of Christ, and the sincerity of the fellowship toward them and toward all;


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and with their petition for you, a longing after you, because of the overflowing grace of God on you.


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And I myself, Paul, call on you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ (I, who indeed to look upon, am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you);


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but I ask, not being present, that I may be bold with the confidence which I think to be daring against some, the ones reckoning us as walking according to flesh.


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for the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but powerful to God to the demolishion of strongholds,


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the demolishing of arguments and every high thing lifting up itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought into the obedience of Christ,


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Do you look at things according to appearance? If anyone has persuaded himself to be of Christ, let him think this again as to himself, that as he is of Christ, so also we are of Christ.


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For even if I also somewhat more fully should boast about our authority (which the Lord gave us for building up and not for your destruction), I will not be put to shame;


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Because, they say, the letters are weighty and strong, but the bodily presence is weak, and his speech being despised.


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Let such a one think this, that such as we are in word through letters, being absent, such we are also being present in deed.


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For we dare not rank or compare ourselves with some of those commending themselves, but they measuring themselves among themselves and comparing themselves to themselves, are not perceptive.


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But we will not boast beyond measure, but according to measure of the rule which the God of measure distributed to us, to reach even to you.


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For we do not overstretch ourselves as if not reaching to you, for we also came to you in the gospel of Christ,


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not boasting beyond measure in the labors of others, but having hope that the growing faith among you will be made larger according to our rule, to overflowing,


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in order to preach the gospel to that which is beyond you, not to boast in another's rule in things made ready.


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For I am jealous over you with a jealousy of God. For I have promised you to one Man, to present you a pure virgin to Christ.


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But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your thoughts should be corrupted from the purity which is due to Christ.


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For if, indeed, the one coming proclaims another Jesus, whom we have not proclaimed, or if you receive another spirit which you have not received, or another gospel which you never accepted, you might well endure these.


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But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet not in knowledge. But in every way I have been clearly revealed to you in all things.


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Or did I commit sin, humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge?


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And being present with you and lacking, I was not a burden to anyone. The brothers coming from Macedonia completely made up for my lack. And in every way I kept myself without burden to you, and I will keep myself.


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The truth of Christ is in me, that this boasting shall not be silenced in me in the regions of Achaia.


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But what I do, I also will do, that I may cut off the occasion of those desiring an occasion, so that in that which they boast, they be found also as we.


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For such ones are false apostles, deceitful workers transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.


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It is not a great thing, then, if also his ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.


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Again I say, let not anyone think me to be foolish. But if not, even if as foolish, receive me, that I also may boast a little.


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What I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this boldness of boasting.


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For you endure if anyone enslaves you, if anyone devours, if anyone takes away from you, if anyone exalts self, if anyone beats you in the face.


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I speak according to dishonor, as if we have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares (I say it in foolishness), I also dare.


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Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside myself.) I being beyond them: in labors, more abundantly; in stripes, beyond measure; in prisons, much more; in deaths, many times.


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I was flogged three times; I was stoned once; I was shipwrecked three times; I have spent a night and a day in the deep.


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I have been in travels often, in dangers of rivers, in dangers of robbers, in dangers from my race, in dangers from the nations, in dangers in the city, in dangers in a wilderness, in dangers in the sea, in dangers among false brothers,


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in hardship and toil, often in watchings, in hunger and thirst, often in fastings, in cold and nakedness,


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The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ knows, the One being blessed to the ages, that I am not lying.


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In Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, desiring to seize me.


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I know a man in Christ fourteen years before--whether in the body, I do not know, or out of the body, I do not know, God knows--such a one was caught up to the third Heaven.


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that he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words which a man is not permitted to speak.


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For if I desire to boast, I will not be foolish, for I speak the truth. But I spare, lest anyone reckons me to be beyond what he sees me or hears anything of me.


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And by the superabundance of the revelations, that I not be made arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, that he might buffet me, that I not be made haughty.


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And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness. Therefore, I will rather gladly boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may overshadow me.


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Because of this, I am pleased in weaknesses, in insults, in dire needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for the sake of Christ. For when I may be weak, then I am powerful.


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Boasting, I have become foolish. You compelled me. For I ought to be commended by you, for I lacked nothing of the highest apostles, even though I am nothing.


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Truly the signs of the apostle were worked out among you in all patience, in miraculous signs, and in wonders, and by works of power.


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For what is it in which you were less than the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself did not burden you? Forgive me this wrong.


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Behold, I am ready to come to you a third time. And I will not burden you, for I do not seek your things, but you. For the children ought not to lay up treasure for the parents, but the parents for the children.


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But I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls, even if loving you more and more, I am loved the less.


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I begged Titus and sent the brother with him. Did Titus overreach you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps?


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Again, do you think we are defending ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ, but in all things for your building up, beloved.


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For I fear lest somehow, coming, I not find you as I wish, and I be found by you such as you do not wish; lest somehow there be strifes, envyings, angers, rivalries, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;


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that it not be, in my having come again my God may humble me with you, and I shall mourn many of those having previously sinned and not having repented over the uncleanness and fornication and lustful acts which they have practiced.


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I am coming to you this third time. "In the mouth of two or three witnesses every matter shall be established." Deut.:


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I said before, and I say beforehand, as being present the second time and being absent now, I write to those having sinned before, and all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare,


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since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but is powerful in you,


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(for even if He was crucified out of weakness, yet He lives by the power of God). For even we are weak in Him, yet we shall live by the power of God toward you.


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Examine yourselves, whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Or do you not yourselves perceive that Jesus Christ is in you, unless you are disapproved?


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But I pray to God for you not to do evil, none; not that we may appear to be approved, but that you may do the good, and we may be disapproved.


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Because of this, I write these things while absent, that being present I may not deal sharply with you according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for pulling down.


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For the rest, brothers, rejoice! Perfect yourselves; encourage yourselves, mind the same thing, be at peace; and the God of love and of peace will be with you.


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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.


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Paul, an apostle, not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, the One raising Him from the dead,


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who gave Himself for our sins, so that He might deliver us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,


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I wonder that you are so quickly turning back from the One having called you by the grace of Christ to another gospel,


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which is not another; only there are some troubling you, even determined to pervert the gospel of Christ.


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But even if we, or an angel out of Heaven, should preach a gospel to you beside the gospel we preached to you, let him be accursed.


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As we have said before, and now I say again, If anyone preaches a gospel beside what you received, let him be accursed.


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For do I now persuade men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I would not be a slave of Christ.


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For you heard my way of life when I was in Judaism, that with surpassing zeal I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.


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And I progressed in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my race, being much more a zealot of the traditions of my ancestors.


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But when God was pleased, He having separated me from my mother's belly, and having called me through His grace, Isa.:


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to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the nations, immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood,


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nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia and returned again to Damascus.


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Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to learn from Peter and remained with him fifteen days.


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But only they were hearing that he who was persecuting us then, now preaches the gospel, the faith which he then ravaged;


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And I went up according to revelation. And I put before them the gospel which I proclaim in the nations, but privately to the ones seeming to be pillars, lest I run, or I ran, into vanity.


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But it was because of those false brothers stealing in, who stole in to spy on our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, they desiring to enslave us,


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to whom not even for an hour did we yield in subjection, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.


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But from those seeming to be something (of what kind they were then does not matter to me; God does not accept the face of man), for those seeming to be important conferred nothing to me;


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but on the contrary, seeing that I have been entrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, even as Peter to the circumcision,


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and knowing the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, those seeming to be pillars, gave right hands of fellowship to Barnabas and to me, that we go to the nations, but they to the circumcision;


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For before some came from James, he ate with the nations. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, being afraid of those of the circumcision.


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And also the rest of the Jews dissembled with him, so as even Barnabas was led away with their dissembling.


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But when I saw that they did not walk uprightly with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before all, If you being a Jew, live heathen-like, and not as the Jews, why do you compel the nations to Judaize?


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knowing that a man is not justified by works of Law, but that it is through faith in Jesus Christ (we also believed into Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of Law, because all flesh will not be justified by works of Law). Psa.:


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But if seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found to be sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? Let it not be!


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I have been crucified with Christ, and I live; yet no longer I, but Christ lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith toward the Son of God, the One loving me and giving Himself over on my behalf.


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I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness is through Law, then Christ died without cause.


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O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you not to obey the truth, to whom before your eyes Jesus Christ was written before among you crucified?


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This only I desire to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of Law or by hearing of faith?


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Then He supplying the Spirit to you and working works of power in you, is it by works of Law or by hearing of faith?


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And the Scripture foreseeing that God would justify the nations by faith, preached the gospel before to Abraham: "All the nations will be blessed" "in you." Gen.:


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For as many as are out of works of Law, these are under a curse. For it has been written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all the things having been written in the book of the Law, to do them." Deut.:


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And that no one is justified by Law before God is clear because, "The just shall live by faith." Hab.:


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Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us; for it has been written, "Cursed is everyone having been hung on a tree;" Deut.:


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that the blessing of Abraham might be to the nations in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.


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Brothers, I speak according to man, a covenant having been ratified, even among mankind, no one sets aside or adds to it.


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But the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his Seed (it does not say, And to seeds, as of many, but as of one, "And to your Seed," which is Christ). Genesis:;:;:, Rom.:; Heb.:


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And I say this, A covenant having been ratified before to Christ by God, the Law coming into being four hundred and thirty years after, does not annul the promise, so as to abolish it.


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For if the inheritance is of Law, it is no more of promise; but God has given it to Abraham through promise.


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Why the Law then? It was for the sake of transgressions, until the Seed should come, to whom it had been promised, being ordained through angels in a mediator's hand.


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Then is the Law against the promises of God? Let it not be! For if a law had been given which had been able to make alive, indeed righteousness would have been out of Law.


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But the Scripture locked up all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to the ones believing.


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But before the coming of faith, we were guarded under Law, having been locked up to the faith being about to be revealed.


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There cannot be Jew nor Greek, there is no slave nor freeman, there is no male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.


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But I say, Over so long a time the heir is an infant, he being lord of all, does not differ from a slave,


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But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, having come into being out of a woman, having come under Law,


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And because you are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, Abba! Father!


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But now, knowing God, but rather being known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and poor elements to which you desire again to slave anew?


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and you did not despise my trial in my flesh nor disdained it, but you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.


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What then was your blessedness? For I testify to you that if you were able, plucking out your eyes, you would have given them to me.


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They are zealous for you, but not well; but they only desire to shut you out, that you be zealous to them.


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For it has been written, Abraham had two sons, one out of the slave woman and one out of the free woman.


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But, indeed, he of the slave woman has been born according to flesh, and he out of the free woman through the promise,


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which things are being allegorized, for these are two covenants, one, indeed, from Mount Sinai bringing forth to slavery (which is Hagar,


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for Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, and she slaves with her children),


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for it has been written, "Be glad, barren one not bearing; break forth and shout, the one not travailing; for more are the children of the desolate rather than she having the husband." Isa.:


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But then, even as he born according to flesh persecuted the one according to Spirit, so it is also now.


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But what says the Scripture? "Cast out the slave woman and her son, for in no way shall the son of the slave woman inherit with the son of the free woman." Gen.:


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Then stand firm in the freedom with which Christ made us free and do not be held again with a yoke of slavery.


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For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any strength, but faith working through love.


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I trust as to you in the Lord that you will think nothing else, but that the one troubling you shall bear the judgment, whoever he may be.


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But I, brothers, if I proclaim circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the offense of the Cross has passed away.


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For, brothers, you were called to freedom. Only do not use the freedom for an opening to the flesh. But through love serve one another.


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For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Lev.:


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For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another; lest whatever you may will, these things you do.


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Now the works of the flesh are clearly revealed, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lustfulness,


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envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you beforehand, as I also said before, that the ones practicing such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.


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Brothers, if a man is overtaken in some deviation, you, the spiritual ones, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, that you not also be tempted.


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But let each one prove his work, and then he alone will have a boast in himself and not as to another.


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For the one sowing to his flesh will reap corruption of the flesh. But the one sowing to the Spirit will reap everlasting life from the Spirit.


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So then, as we have time, let us work good toward all, and especially toward the household of the faith.


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As many as desire to look well in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.


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For they themselves having been circumcised do not even keep the Law, but they desire you to be circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.


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But may it never be for me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.


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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, to the saints being in Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus:


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Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies with Christ,


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even as He elected us in Him before the foundation of the world, for us to be holy and without blemish before Him in love,


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predestinating us to adoption through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,


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in whom we have redemption through His blood, the remission of deviations, according to the riches of His grace


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making known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,


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for the administration of the fullness of the times to head up all things in Christ, both the things in the heavens, and the things on earth, in Him,


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in whom we also have been chosen to an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of the One working all things according to the counsel of His own will,


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in whom also you, hearing the Word of Truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also believing you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,


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who is an earnest of our inheritance, to the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.


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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the full knowledge of Him,


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the eyes of your mind having been enlightened, for you to know what is the hope of His calling, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,


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and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us, the ones believing according to the working of His mighty strength


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which He worked in Christ in raising Him from the dead; yea, He seated Him at His right hand in the heavenlies, Psa.:


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far above all rule, and authority, and power, and lordship, and every name having been named, not only in this age, but also in the coming age;


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and He "put all things under His feet" and gave Him to be Head over all things to the assembly, Psa.:


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in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience,


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among whom we also all conducted ourselves in times past in the lusts of our flesh, doing the things willed of the flesh and of the understanding, and were by nature the children of wrath, even as the rest.


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even we being dead in deviations, He made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are being saved),


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that He might demonstrate in the ages coming on, the exceeding great riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.


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for we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.


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Because of this, remember that you, the nations, were then in the flesh (those having been called Uncircumcision by those having been called Circumcision in the flesh made by hands)


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that at that time you were without Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers of the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.


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in His flesh causing to cease the enmity, the Law of the commandments in decrees, that He might in Himself create the two into one new man, making peace,


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So, then, you are no longer strangers and tenants, but you are fellow citizens of the saints and of the family of God,


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being built up on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the cornerstone,


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which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations, as now it was revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit,


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for the nations to be joint-heirs, and a joint-body and joint-sharers of His promise in Christ through the gospel,


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of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of His power.


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This grace was given to me, I being less than the least of all the saints, to preach the gospel of the unsearchable riches of Christ among the nations,


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and to bring to light all, what is the fellowship of the mystery having been hidden from eternity in God, the One creating all things through Jesus Christ,


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so that now to the rulers and to the authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God,


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that He may give you, according to the riches of His glory, by His power to become mighty in the inward man through His Spirit,


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that you may be given strength to grasp, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and depth and height,


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and to know the surpassing knowledge and love of Christ, that you may be filled to all the fullness of God.


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Now to Him being able to do exceedingly above all that we ask or think, according to the power working in us,


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to Him be the glory in the assembly in Christ Jesus, to all the generations of the age of the ages. Amen.


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Then I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthily of the calling in which you were called,


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Because of this, He says, "Having gone up on high, He led captivity captive," and gave "gifts to men." Psa.:


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But that He went up, what is it except that He also first came down into the lower parts of the earth?


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He that came down is the same who also went up above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.


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And indeed He gave some to be apostles; and some prophets; and some evangelists; and some pastors and teachers;


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with a view to the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ,


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until we all may come to the unity of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,


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so that we may no longer be infants, being blown and carried about by every wind of doctrine, in the sleight of men, in craftiness to the deceit of error,


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from whom all the body, having been fitted and compacted together through every assisting bond, according to the effectual working of one measure in each part, produces the growth of the body to the building up of itself in love.


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Therefore, I say this, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk even as also the rest of the nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,


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having been darkened in the intellect, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance which is in them because of the hardness of their heart,


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who, having cast off all feeling, gave themselves up to lust, to the working of all uncleanness with greediness.


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For you have put off the old man, as regards the former behavior, having been corrupted according to the deceitful lusts,


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Therefore, putting off the false, "speak truth each with his neighbor," because we are members of one another. Zech.:


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The one stealing, let him steal no more, but rather let him labor, working what is good with the hands, that he may have something to give to the one that has need.


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Let not any filthy word go out of your mouth, but if any is good to building up in respect to the need, that it may give grace to the ones hearing.


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Let all bitterness, and anger, and wrath, and tumult, and evil speaking be put away from you, along with all evil things.


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And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, having forgiven one another, even as also God forgave you in Christ.


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and walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.


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But let not fornication, and all uncleanness, or greediness, be named among you, as is fitting for saints;


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For be knowing this, that every fornicator, or unclean one, or covetous one, who is an idolater, has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.


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Let no one deceive you with empty words, for through these things the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience.


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But all things being exposed by the light are clearly revealed, for everything having been revealed is light.


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Because of this, He says, Arise, sleeping ones and stand up out of the dead ones, and Christ will shine on you. No OT passage


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speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and praising in your heart to the Lord,


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giving thanks at all times for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, even to God the Father,


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because a husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is Head of the assembly, and He is the Savior of the body.


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But even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also the wives to their own husbands in everything.


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Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly and gave Himself up on its behalf,


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that He might present it to Himself as the glorious assembly, not having spot or wrinkle, or any such things, but that it be holy and without blemish.


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for then no one hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Lord the assembly.


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"For this, a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh." Gen.:


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However, you also, everyone, let each one love his wife as himself, and the wife, that she give deference to the husband.


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And fathers, do not provoke your children, but nurture them in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.


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Slaves, obey your lords according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;


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each one knowing that whatever good thing he does, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether a slave or a freeman.


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And lords, do the same things toward them, forbearing threatening, knowing that the Lord of you and of them is in Heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.


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because wrestling against flesh and blood is not to us, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world's rulers, of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenlies.


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Because of this, take up all of the armor of God that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having worked out all things, to stand.


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Then stand firm, "having girded your loins about with truth" and having put "on the breastplate of righteousness," Isa.:;:


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Above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the darts of the evil one being kindled.


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Also, take "the helmet of salvation," and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God; Isa.: LXX-Isa.:; MT-Isa.:; LXX and MT-Hos.:


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through all prayer and petition, praying at all times in the Spirit, and watching to this same thing with all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints.


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Pray also for me, that to me may be given speech in the opening of my mouth with boldness to make known the mystery of the gospel,


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for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak boldly as it is right for me to speak.


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But that you also may know the things about me, what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make known all things to you,


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whom I sent to you for this same thing, that you might know the things about us, and he may comfort your hearts.


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Paul, and Timothy, slaves of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and ministers:


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being persuaded of this very thing, that the One having begun a good work in you will finish it until the day of Jesus Christ;


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as it is righteous for me to think this of you all because you have me in your heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all sharers of the grace with me.


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for you to distinguish the things that differ, that you may be sincere and without blame for the day of Christ,


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But I want you to know, brothers, that the things concerning me have more fully come to the advancement of the gospel,


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so that in all the praetorium, and to all the rest, my bonds have become clearly revealed to be in Christ.


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And the most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident in my bonds, more exceedingly dare to speak the Word fearlessly.


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These, indeed, announce Christ out of party spirit, not sincerely, thinking to add affliction to my bonds.


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What then? Yet in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and I rejoice in this; yet also I will rejoice.


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For I know that this will result in deliverance to me through your petition and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, Job:


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according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but as always in all boldness even now Christ will be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death.


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For I am pressed together by the two: having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better,


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And being persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with you all for your advancement and joy of faith,


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Only behave yourself worthily of the gospel of Christ, so that whether coming and seeing you or being absent, I hear the things concerning you, that you stand fast in one spirit and one soul, striving together in the faith of the gospel,


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and not being terrified in anything by those who oppose, which to them truly is a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and this from God;


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because it was granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer on His behalf,


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So then, if there is any comfort in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tendernesses and compassions,


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doing nothing according to party spirit or self-glory, but in humility, esteeming one another as surpassing themselves;


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and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, having become obedient until death, even the death of a cross.


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that at the name of Jesus "every knee should bow," of heavenly ones, and earthly ones, and ones under the earth,


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and "every tongue should confess" that Jesus Christ is "Lord," to the glory of God the Father. Isa.:


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So, then, my beloved, even as you always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, cultivate your salvation with fear and trembling,


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that you may be blameless and harmless, children of God, without fault in the midst of a crooked generation, even having been perverted, among whom you shine as luminaries in the world,


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holding up the Word of Life, for a boast to me in the day of Christ, that I ran not in vain, nor labored in vain.


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But if indeed I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice; yea, I rejoice with you all.


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But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I may also be of good cheer, knowing the things about you.


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But I thought it needful to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker, and my fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister of my need,


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For indeed he was sick, coming near to death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him, but also me, lest I should have grief on grief.


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Therefore, I sent him more eagerly, that seeing him again you may rejoice, and I may be less grieved.


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because that through the work of Christ he drew near as far as to death, his life having been exposed, that he may fill up your lack of service toward me.


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For the rest, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you truly is not tiresome to me, but safe for you.


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For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, and who glory in Christ Jesus, and who do not trust in flesh.


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in circumcision, the eighth day, of the race of Israel, the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; according to Law, a Pharisee;


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But, no, rather I also count all things to be loss because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them to be trash, that I might gain Christ


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and be found in Him; not having my own righteousness of Law, but through the faith of Christ, having the righteousness of God on faith,


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to know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, having been conformed to His death,


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Not that I already received or already have been perfected, but I press on, if I also may lay hold, inasmuch as I also was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.


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Brothers, I do not count myself to have laid hold, but one thing I do, forgetting the things behind, and stretching forward to those things before,


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Then as many as are perfect, let us be of this mind; and if you think anything differently, God will also reveal this to you.


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Be fellow-imitators of me, brothers, and consider those walking this way, even as you have us for a pattern.


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For many walk as hostile to the cross of Christ, of whom I often told you, and now even weeping I say it,


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whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and who glory in their shame, the ones thinking earthly things.


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who will transform our body of humiliation, for it to be conformed to His body of glory, according to the working of Him to be able even to subject all things under Himself.


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So as, my brothers, ones loved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, beloved ones.


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And I also ask you, true yoke-fellow, help those who struggled along with me and with Clement in the gospel, and the rest, fellow-workers with me, whose names are in the Book of Life.


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Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and by petition with thanksgivings, let your requests be made known to God;


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and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.


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For the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever honorable, whatever is right, whatever pure, whatever lovely, whatever of good report, if of any virtue, and if of any praise, think on these things.


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And what things you learned and received and heard and saw in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.


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But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last you revived your thinking of me (although you indeed did think, but lacked opportunity).


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And I know to be humbled, and I know to abound; in everything, and in all things, I am taught both to be filled and to hunger, both to abound, and to lack.


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And you know, too, Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I went out from Macedonia, not one assembly shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only.


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But I have all things and more than enough; I have been filled, receiving from Epaphroditus the things from you, an odor of sweet smell, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.


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to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ in Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.


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because of the hope being laid up for you in Heaven, which you heard before in the Word of the truth of the gospel,


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coming to you, as also in all the world, and it is bearing fruit even also among you, from the day in which you heard and knew the grace of God in truth;


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even as you also learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-slave, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,


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For this cause also, from the day in which we heard, we do not cease praying on your behalf, and asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,


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for you to walk worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work and growing into the full knowledge of God;


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being empowered with all power according to the might of His glory, to all patience and long-suffering with joy;


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giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for a share of the inheritance of the saints in light,


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who delivered us out of the authority of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,


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For all things were created in Him, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, the visible and the invisible; whether thrones, or lordships, or rulers, or authorities, all things have been created through Him and for Him.


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And He is the Head of the body, the assembly, who is the Beginning, the First-born out of the dead, that He be preeminent in all things;


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and through Him making peace by the blood of His cross, to reconcile all things to Himself; through Him, whether the things on the earth, or the things in the heavens.


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in the body of His flesh, through death, to present you holy and without blemish and irreproachable before Him,


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if indeed you continue in the faith grounded and settled and not being moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard proclaimed in all the creation under Heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister,


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who now rejoice in my sufferings on your behalf and fill up in my flesh the things lacking of the afflictions of Christ on behalf of His body, which is the assembly,


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of which I became a minister, according to the administration of God given to me for you, to fulfill the Word of God,


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the mystery having been hidden from the ages and from the generations, but now was revealed to His saints;


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to whom God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the nations, who is Christ in you, the hope of glory;


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whom we announce, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man full-grown in Christ Jesus,


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For I want you to know how great a struggle I have concerning you, and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,


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that their hearts may be comforted, being joined together in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the mystery of God, even of the Father and of Christ,


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For though I am indeed absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.


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being rooted and being built up in Him, and being confirmed in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.


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Watch that there not be one robbing you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.


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in whom also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made by hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,


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being buried with Him in baptism, in whom also you were raised through the faith of the working of God, raising Him from among the dead.


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And you, being dead in the deviations and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all the deviations,


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blotting out the handwriting in the ordinances against us, which was contrary to us, even He has taken it out of the midst, nailing it to the cross;


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having stripped the rulers and the authorities, He made a show of them in public, triumphing over them in it.


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Then do not let anyone judge you in eating, or in drinking, or in part of a feast, or of a new moon, or of sabbaths,


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Let no one condemn you, delighting in humility and worship of the angels, pushing into things which he has not seen, being puffed up by the mind of his flesh without cause,


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and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body having been supplied through the joints and bands, and being joined together, will grow with the growth of God.


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If, then, you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why are you under its decrees, as living in the world?


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which things are all for corruption in the using, according to the "injunctions and teachings of men." Isa.:


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Which things indeed appear to be a matter of having wisdom in self-imposed worship and humility, and severity in abuse of the body, but are not of any value with regards to gratification of the flesh.


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If, then, you were raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is sitting at the right of God; Psa.:


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Then put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil lust, and covetousness, which is idolatry;


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But now, you also, put off all these things: wrath, anger, malice, evil-speaking, shameful speech out of your mouth.


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and having put on the new, having been renewed in full knowledge according to the image of the One creating him,


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where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, slave or freeman, but Christ is all things and in all.


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Therefore, as elect ones of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassions, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering,


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bearing with one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so also you should forgive.


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And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which you also were called in one body, and be thankful.


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Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and exhorting yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.


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And everything, whatever you do in word or in work, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father through Him.


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Slaves, obey the lords according to flesh in all respects, not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.


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knowing that from the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance. For you serve the Lord Christ.


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praying together about us also, that God may open to us a door of the Word, to speak the mystery of Christ, on account of which I also have been bound,


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Let your word be always with grace, having been seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer each one.


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All the things about me, Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-slave in the Lord, will make known to you,


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whom I sent to you for this very thing, that he might know the things about you, and that he might comfort your hearts,


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with Onesimus the faithful and beloved brother, who is of you. They will make known to you all the things here.


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Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, also Mark the cousin of Barnabas, about whom you received orders. If he comes to you, receive him.


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And Jesus, the one being called Justus, those being of the circumcision, greet you, these only fellow workers for the kingdom of God, who became a comfort to me.


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Epaphras greets you, he of you, a slave of Christ, always striving for you in prayers, that you may stand full-grown and being complete in every will of God.


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For I bear witness to him, that he has much zeal on your behalf, and those in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.


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And when this letter is read before you, cause that it be read also in the Laodicean assembly, and that you also read the one of Laodicea.


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Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.


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remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love, and the patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ before our God and Father,


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For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even as you know what kind we were among you for your sake.


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And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, welcoming the Word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Spirit.


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For the Word of the Lord sounded out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that there is no need for us to have to say anything.


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For they themselves announce concerning us what kind of entrance we have to you, and how you had turned to God from the idols, to serve the true and living God,


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and to await His Son from Heaven, whom He raised from the dead, Jesus, the One delivering us from the coming wrath.


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But also suffering before and being insulted in Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to speak the gospel of God to you in much agony.


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but even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak not as pleasing men, but God, the One trying our hearts.


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For neither were we then found with a word of flattery, even as you know, nor with pretense of covetousness (God is witness),


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nor seeking glory from men, neither from you, nor from others, being able to be in authority, as apostles of Christ.


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So yearning over you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, because you have become beloved to us.


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For, brothers, you remember our labor and toil, night and day, working in order not to put a burden on any one of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.


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You and God are witnesses how holily and righteously and blamelessly we were to you, those believing;


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And because of this we give thanks to God without ceasing, that having received the Word of hearing from us, you welcomed it as of God, not as a word of men, but as it is, truly the Word of God, which also works in you, the ones believing.


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For, brothers, you became imitators of the assemblies of God being in Judea in Christ Jesus, because you also suffered these things by your own fellow countrymen, as they did also by the Jews,


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who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, also having driven us out, and not pleasing God, and being contrary to all men,


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hindering us from speaking to the nations in order that they be saved, to the filling up of their sins always. But the wrath to the end is come on them.


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But, brothers, we being taken away from you for an hour's time, in presence, not in heart, we were much more eager with much desire to see your face.


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Because of this, we desired to come to you, truly I, Paul, both once and twice; but Satan hindered us.


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For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming?


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and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, in order to establish you and to encourage you concerning your faith,


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that no one be drawn aside by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are appointed to this.


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For even when we were with you, we said to you before that we are about to be afflicted, as it also happened, even you know.


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Because of this, no longer enduring, I also sent to know your faith, that the tempting one not somehow tempt you, and our labor should come to be in vain.


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But now Timothy coming to us from you, and announcing good news to us of your love and faith, and that you have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even as also we long to see you.


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Because of this we were comforted over you, brothers, on all our affliction and distress through your faith,


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For what thanks are we able to return to God concerning you, over all the joy with which we rejoice because of you before our God,


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night and day praying exceedingly for me to see your face, and to complete the things lacking in your faith?


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And may the Lord make you to increase and to abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we do also toward you,


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in order to establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and our Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.


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For the rest, then brothers, we beg you and we exhort in the Lord Jesus, even as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more.


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not to go beyond and to overreach his brother in the matter, because the avenger concerning all these is the Lord, even as we told you before, and solemnly testified.


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Therefore, the one that despises does not despise man, but God, even He giving His Holy Spirit to us.


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Now as to brotherly love, you have no need for me to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.


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For you also do it toward the brothers in all Macedonia. But, brothers, we exhort you to abound more.


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And eagerly aspiring to be quiet, and to do your own things, and to work with your own hands, as we enjoined you,


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But I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who sleep, that you not grieve, as the rest also, not having hope.


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For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will also bring with Him all those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.


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For we say this to you in the Word of the Lord, that we the living who remain to the coming of the Lord will not at all go before those who have fallen asleep.


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Because the Lord Himself shall come down from Heaven with a commanding shout of an archangel's voice, and with God's trumpet. And the dead in Christ will rise again first.


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Then we who remain alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to a meeting with the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.


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For when they say, Peace and safety! Then suddenly destruction comes upon them, like the travail to the one having babe in womb, and not at all shall they escape.


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But we being of day should be sober, "having put on the breastplate" of faith and love, and the hope of "salvation as a helmet;" Isa.:


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because God has not appointed us to wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,


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But, brothers, we entreat you to know those laboring among you, and taking the lead of you in the Lord, and warning you,


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And we exhort you, brothers, to warn the disobedient ones, comfort those that are fainthearted, cleave to the ones being weak, be long-suffering towards all.


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See that not any one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.


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And may the God of peace Himself fully sanctify you, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.


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Brothers, we are bound to give thanks to God always concerning you, even as it is right, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each one of you multiplies toward one another,


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so as for us to boast ourselves in you in the assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions, and the afflictions which you endure,


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a clear token of the just judgment of God, for you to be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you indeed suffer;


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and to give you, those being afflicted, relief with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from Heaven with angels of His power,


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in flaming fire giving full vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, Isa.:; Jer.:


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who will pay the penalty: everlasting destruction from the face of the Lord, "and from the glory of His strength," Isa.:


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when He comes to be glorified in His saints, and to be admired in all those who believe in that Day, because our testimony to you was believed.


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For which we also continually pray concerning you, that our God would deem you worthy of the calling, and would fulfill all the good pleasure of His goodness, and work of faith in power,


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so that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.


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for you not to be quickly shaken in the mind, nor to be disturbed, neither through a spirit, nor through speech, nor through letter, as through us, as if the Day of Christ has come.


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Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, because that Day will not come unless first comes the falling away, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,


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the one opposing and exalting himself over everything being called God, or object of worship, so as for him "to sit in the temple of God" as God, setting forth himself, that he is God. Dan.:; Eze.:


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For the mystery of lawlessness already is working, only he is holding back now, until it comes out of the midst.


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And then "the Lawless One" will be revealed, "whom" "the Lord" "will consume" "by the spirit of His mouth," and will bring to nought by the brightness of His presence. Isa.:


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His coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and miraculous signs and lying wonders,


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and in all deceit of unrighteousness in those being lost, because they did not receive the love of the truth in order for them to be saved.


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But we ought to thank God always concerning you, brothers, beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,


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So, then, brothers, stand firm and strongly hold the teachings you were taught, whether by word or by our letter.


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But may our Lord Himself, Jesus Christ, and our God and Father, the One having loved us and having given everlasting comfort and good hope by grace,


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For the rest, brothers, pray concerning us, that the Word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also it has with you,


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But we are persuaded in the Lord as to you, that whatever things we have commanded you, you both do and you will do.


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And we enjoin you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to draw yourselves back from every brother walking in a disorderly way, and not according to the teaching which you received from us.


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nor did we eat bread from anyone as a gift, but by labor and toil, working night and day in order not to burden anyone of you.


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Not that we do not have authority, but that we give ourselves as an example to you, for you to act like us.


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For even when we were with you, we commanded this to you: If anyone does not desire to work, neither let him eat.


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For we hear some are walking in a disorderly way among you, not working at all, but being busybodies.


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And we command such and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that working with quietness, they may eat their own bread.


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But if anyone does not obey our Word through the letter, mark that one, and do not associate with him, that he be shamed.


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And may the Lord of peace Himself continually give peace to you in every way. The Lord be with all of you.


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to Timothy, a true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.


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nor to give heed to fables and to endless genealogies, which occasion doubts, rather than a stewardship of God in faith,


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but the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience, and faith not pretended,


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wishing to be teachers of law, neither understanding what they say, nor about that which they confidently affirm.


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knowing this, that Law is not laid down for a righteous one, but for lawless and undisciplined ones, for ungodly and sinful ones, for unholy and profane ones, for slayers of fathers and slayers of mothers, for murderers,


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for fornicators, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and if any other thing opposes sound doctrine,


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And I have thanks to Him empowering me, our Lord Jesus Christ, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,


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the one who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and insolent; but I received mercy, because being ignorant I did it in unbelief.


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Faithful is the Word and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.


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But for this reason I received mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all long-suffering, for an example to those being about to believe on Him to everlasting life.


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Now to the King eternal, incorruptible, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.


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This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies going before concerning you, that you might war the good warfare by them,


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having faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away, made shipwreck concerning the faith,


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of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, that they may be taught not to blaspheme.


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First of all then, I exhort that petitions, prayers, supplications, and thanksgivings be made on behalf of all men,


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for kings and all the ones being in high position, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet existence in all godliness and dignity.


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to which I was appointed a herald and apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie), a teacher of the nations, in faith and truth.


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Therefore, I desire the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting.


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So also the women to adorn themselves in proper clothing, with modesty and sensibleness, not with plaiting, or gold, or pearls, or expensive garments,


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but she will be kept safe through the childbearing, if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with sensibleness.


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Then it behooves the overseer to be blameless, husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, well-ordered, hospitable, apt at teaching;


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not a drunkard, not a contentious one, not money-loving, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not avaricious;


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But he must also have a good witness from those outside, that he not fall into reproach and into a snare of the devil.


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Likewise, deacons are to be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy of ill gain,


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For those having served well gain a good grade for themselves and much boldness in faith, those in Christ Jesus.


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But if I delay, that you may know how to behave in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.


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And confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in flesh, was justified in Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.


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But the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, cleaving to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons,


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forbidding to marry, saying to abstain from foods, which God created for partaking with thanksgiving by the believers and those knowing the truth.


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Because every creature of God is good, and nothing to be thrust away, but having been received with thanksgiving;


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Having suggested these things to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, having been nourished by the Words of faith, and by the good doctrine which you have followed.


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For bodily exercise is profitable to a little, but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the present life now, and of that coming.


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for to this we also labor and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Savior of all men, especially of believers.


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Let no one despise your youth, but become an example of the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.


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Do not be neglectful of the gift in you, which was given to you through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the elderhood.


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Give attention to yourself and to the doctrine; continue in them, for doing this, you will both deliver yourself and those hearing you.


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But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to be godly to their own house and to make a return payment to their forebears, for this is good and pleasing before God.


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But honor the one being the true widow, even having been left alone, who has set her hope on God and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.


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But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.


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being witnessed by good works, if she brought up children, if she hosted strangers, if she washed the feet of the saints, if she relieved afflicted ones, if she followed after every good work.


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and with it all, they also learn to be idle, going around the houses, and not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, speaking the things not proper.


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Therefore, I desire the young women to marry, to bear children, to rule the house, giving no occasion to the adversary on account of reproach.


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If any believing man or believing woman has widows, let them relieve them, and do not burden the assembly, that it may relieve those being true widows.


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Let the elders who take the lead well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those laboring in Word and teaching.


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For the Scripture says, "You shall not muzzle an ox treading out grain," and, the laborer is worthy of his pay. Deut.:


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Do not receive an accusation against an elder unless on "the testimony of" "two or three witnesses." Deut.:


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I solemnly witness before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels, that you should guard these things without prejudice, doing nothing by way of partiality.


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No longer drink water, but use a little wine on account of your stomach and your frequent infirmities.


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Let as many as are slaves under a yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name and teaching of God may not be blasphemed.


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And those having believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brothers, but rather let them serve as slaves, because they are believing and beloved ones, those receiving of the good service in return. Teach and exhort these things.


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If anyone teaches differently, and does not consent to sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching according to godliness,


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he has been puffed up, understanding nothing, but is sick concerning doubts and arguments, out of which comes envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil suspicions,


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meddling, of men whose mind has been corrupted and deprived of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness. Withdraw from such persons.


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But those purposing to be rich fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into ruin and destruction.


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For the love of money is a root of all evils, by means of which some having lusted after it were seduced from the faith, and they themselves pierced through by many pains.


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But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness.


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Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and confessed the good confession before many witnesses.


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I charge you before God, He making all things alive, and Christ Jesus, the One witnessing the good confession to Pontius Pilate,


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who in His own time will reveal the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,


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the only One having immortality, living in light that cannot be approached, whom no one of men saw, nor can see; to whom be honor and everlasting might. Amen.


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Charge the rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to set hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, the One offering to us richly all things for enjoyment;


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treasuring away for themselves a good foundation for the coming age, that they may lay hold on everlasting life.


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O Timothy, guard the Deposit, having turned away from the profane empty babblings and opposing theories of the falsely named knowledge,


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Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,


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I have thanks to God, whom I worship from my forebears in a pure conscience, how unceasingly I have remembrance concerning you in my petitions night and day,


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taking recollection of the unpretended faith in you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am assured that it is also in you.


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For which cause I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.


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Then do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, His prisoner. But suffer hardship with the gospel, according to the power of God,


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the One having saved us and having called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace given to us in Christ Jesus before eternal times,


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but now revealed through the appearance of our Savior, Jesus Christ, indeed making death of no effect, bringing life and incorruptibility to light through the gospel,


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For which cause I also suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He is able to guard my deposit until that Day.


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May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me, and he was not ashamed of my chain,


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May the Lord give to him to find mercy from the Lord in that Day. And in what things he served in Ephesus, you know very well.


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And what things you heard from me through many witnesses, commit these things to faithful men, such as will be competent also to teach others.


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No one serving as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of this life, so that he might please the one having enlisted him.


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Remember Jesus Christ, having been raised from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel,


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Because of this, I endure all things on account of the elect, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus, with everlasting glory.


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Remind them of these things, solemnly testifying before the Lord not to dispute about words for nothing useful, to the subversion of those hearing.


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Give diligence to present yourself approved to God, a workman unashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.


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who missed the mark concerning the truth, saying the resurrection already has come, and overturn the faith of some.


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However, the foundation of God stands firm, having this seal, "The Lord knew the ones being His;" see Num.:,, also, Let everyone naming the name of Christ depart from unrighteousness.


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But in a great house not only are there vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honor and some to dishonor.


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Then if anyone purifies himself from these, he will be a vessel to honor, having been sanctified and made useful to the Master, having been prepared to every good work.


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But flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with the ones calling on the Lord out of a pure heart.


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But a slave of the Lord ought not to quarrel, but to be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,


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in meekness teaching those who have opposed, if perhaps God may give them repentance for a full knowledge of the truth,


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and they having regained senses out of the snare of the devil, being captured by him to do the will of that One.


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For men will be lovers of themselves, money-lovers, braggarts, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,


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For of these are those creeping into houses and leading silly women captive, the ones having been heaped with sins, being led away by various lusts,


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But in the way Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also these withstand the truth, men having been corrupted in mind, found worthless concerning the faith.


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But they will not go further, for their foolishness will be plain to all, as also that of those became.


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But you have closely followed my doctrine, the conduct, the purpose, the faith, the long-suffering, the love, the patient endurance,


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the persecutions, the sufferings, such as happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra, what persecutions I bore. And the Lord delivered me out of all.


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and that from a babe you know the Holy Scriptures, those being able to make you wise to salvation through belief in Christ Jesus.


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All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,


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Then I solemnly witness before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, He being about to judge the living and dead at His appearance and His kingdom:


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preach the Word, be urgent in season, out of season, convict, warn, encourage with all long-suffering and teaching.


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For a time will be when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own lusts, they will heap up to themselves teachers tickling the ear;


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But you be clear-minded in all, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.


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For the rest, the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me in that Day, and not only to me, but also to all the ones loving His appearance.


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For Demas deserted me, loving the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.


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When you come, bring the cloak which I left in Troas with Carpus, and the books, especially the parchments.


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Alexander the coppersmith showed many evil things to me. The Lord "will give back to him according to his works." LXX-Psa.:; Prov.:; MT-Psa.:


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But the Lord stood with me and gave me power, that through me the preaching might be fulfilled, and all the nations might hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.


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And the Lord will deliver me from every wicked work and will save me for His heavenly kingdom; to whom be the glory to the ages of the ages. Amen.


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Try to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brothers.


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Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of the elect of God and full knowledge of the truth according to godliness,


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but revealed in its own times in a proclamation of His Word, with which I was entrusted by the command of our Savior God;


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to Titus, a true child according to our common faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.


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For this cause I left you in Crete, that you might set in order the things lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I ordered you:


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If anyone is blameless, husband of one wife, having faithful children, not in accusation of loose behavior, or disobedient,


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(for the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God), not self-pleasing, not prone to anger, not given to wine, not a quarreler, not greedy of ill gain;


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clinging to the faithful Word according to the teaching, that he may be able both to encourage by sound doctrine and to convict the ones contradicting.


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For there are indeed many insubordinate men, empty talkers and mind-deluders, especially those of the circumcision,


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whose mouth you must stop, who overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not for the sake of ill gain.


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Truly, all things are pure to the pure, but to the ones being defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but even their mind and conscience has been defiled.


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They profess to know God, but by their works they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient, and worthless to every good work.


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aged women likewise in reverent behavior, not slanderers, not being enslaved by much wine, teachers of good,


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discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, subject to their own husbands, so that the Word of God may not be blasphemed,


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holding forth yourself as a pattern of good works about all things in doctrine, in purity, sensibleness, incorruption,


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in sound speech, without condemnation, that he of opposition may he ashamed, having nothing bad to say about you.


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not stealing, but showing all good faith, that they may adorn the doctrine of our Savior God in all things.


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instructing us that having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live discreetly and righteously and godly in the present age,


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who gave Himself on our behalf, "that He might redeem us from all lawlessness and purify a special people for Himself," zealous of good works. Psa.:; Eze.:; Deut.:


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Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready in every good work,


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For we also once were senseless, disobedient, being led astray, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.


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not by works in righteousness which we had done, but according to His mercy, He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,


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Faithful is the Word, and concerning these things I desire you strongly to affirm that the ones believing God should take thought to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.


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But keep back from foolish questionings and genealogies and arguments and quarrels of law, for they are unprofitable and vain.


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When I shall send Artemas to you or Tychicus, hasten to come to me at Nicopolis. For I have decided to winter there.


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And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be without fruit.


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Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-worker,


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so that the fellowship of your faith may operate in a full knowledge of every good thing in you for Jesus Christ.


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For we have much joy and encouragement over your love, in that the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.


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rather because of love I entreat, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;


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whom I resolved to hold with myself, that for you he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel.


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But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your good might not be by way of necessity, but by way of willingness.


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no longer as a slave, but beyond a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, and how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.


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I, Paul, wrote with my hand; I will repay (that I not say to you that you even owe yourself to me also).


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in these last days He spoke to us in the Son, whom He appointed heir of all; through whom He indeed made the ages;


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who being the shining splendor of His glory, and the express image of His essence, and upholding all things by the Word of His power, having made purification of our sins through Himself, He sat down on the right of the Majesty on high, Psa.:


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For to which of the angels did He ever say, "You are My Son; today I have begotten You"? And again, "I will be a Father to Him, and He shall be a Son to Me." Psalm:


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And again, when He brought the First-born into the world, He said, "And let all the angels of God worship Him." MT-No Equiv


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And as to the angels, He said, "Who makes His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire;" LXX-Psa.:; MT-Psa.:


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but as to the Son, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom;


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You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; because of this God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness beside Your fellows." Psa.:,


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and You shall fold them up like a covering, and they shall be changed. But You are the same, and Your years shall not fail." LXX-Psa.:-; MT-Psa.:-


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Are they not all ministering spirits for service, being sent out because of the ones being about to inherit salvation?


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For this reason it is needful for us more abundantly to take heed to the things having been heard that we should not slip away.


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For if the word spoken by angels was confirmed, and every transgression and disobedience received a just repayment;


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how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? Which having received a beginning to be spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by the ones hearing,


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God bearing witness with them by both miraculous signs and wonders, and by various works of power, even by distribution of the Holy Spirit, according to His will.


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but one fully testified somewhere, saying, "What is man, that You are mindful of him; or the son of man, that You look upon him?


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You made him a little less than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor; and "You set him over the works of Your hands.


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You subjected all things under his feet." Psa.:- For in order to subject all things under him, He left nothing not subjected to him. But now we do not yet see all things being subject to him;


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but we do see Jesus crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death was made a little less than the angels, so that by the grace of God He might taste of death for all.


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For it was fitting for Him, because of whom are all things, and through whom are all things, having brought many sons to glory, to perfect Him as the Author of their salvation through sufferings.


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For both the One sanctifying and the ones being sanctified are all of one; for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brothers,


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saying, "I will announce Your name to My brothers; I will hymn to You in the midst of the assembly." Psa.:


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And again, "I will be trusting on Him." Isa.: And again, "Behold, I and the children whom God gave to Me." Isa.:


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Since, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, in like manner He Himself also shared the same things, that through death He might cause to cease the one having the power of death, that is, the devil;


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and might set these free, as many as by fear of death were subject to slavery through all the lifetime to live.


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For this reason He ought by all means to become like His brothers, that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the things respecting God, in order to make propitiation for the sins of His people.


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For this reason, holy brothers, called to be partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,


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For He was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by so much as the one having built the house has more honor than the house.


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And "Moses" truly "was faithful in all his house" as a ministering servant, for a testimony of the things having been spoken; Num.:


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but Christ as Son over His house, whose house we are, if truly we hold fast the boldness and rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.


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Because of this, I was angry with that generation and said, They always go astray in their heart; and they did not know My ways;


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Watch, brothers, lest perhaps there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief in withdrawing from the living God.


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But exhort yourselves each day, as long as it is being called today, that not any of you be hardened by the deceit of sin.


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For we have become partakers of Christ, if truly we hold the beginning of the assurance firm to the end;


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as in the saying, "Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as in the provocation." Psalm:, MT


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But with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with the ones sinning, whose corpses fell in the wilderness?


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And to whom did "He swear" "they would not enter into His rest," except to those not obeying? LXX-Psa.:; MT-Psa.:


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Therefore, let us fear lest perhaps a promise having been left to enter into His rest, that any of you may seem to come short.


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For, indeed, we have had the gospel preached to us, even as they also; but the Word did not profit those hearing it, not having been mixed with faith in the ones who heard.


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For we, the ones believing, enter into the rest, even as He said, "As I swore in My wrath, they shall not enter into My rest," though the works had come into being from the foundation of the world. LXX-Psa.:; MT-Psa.:


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Therefore, since it remains for some to enter into it, and those who formerly had the gospel preached did not enter in on account of disobedience,


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He again marks out a certain day, saying in David, Today (after so long a time, according as He has said), "Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts." MT-Psalm:,


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For he entering into His rest, he himself also rested from his works, as God had rested from His own. LXX-Psa.:; Gen.:


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Therefore, let us exert ourselves to enter into that rest, that not anyone fall in the same example of disobedience.


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For the Word of God is living, and powerfully working, and sharper than every two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of both soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge of the thoughts and intentions of the heart;


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and there is no creature unrevealed before Him; but all things are naked and laid open to His eyes, with whom is our account.


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Then having a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession.


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For we do not have a high priest not being able to sympathize with our weaknesses but One having been tried in all respects according to our likeness, apart from sin.


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Therefore, let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and we may find grace for timely help.


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For every high priest being taken from men is appointed on behalf of men in the things respecting God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;


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being able to feel in due measure for those not knowing and being led astray, since he also is circled about with weakness.


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And because of this he ought to offer for sins as concerning the people, so also concerning himself.


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So also the Christ has not glorified Himself to become a high priest, but He speaking to Him, "You are My Son; today I have begotten You." Psa.:


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who in the days of His flesh was offering both petitions and entreaties to Him being able to save Him from death, with strong crying and tears, and being heard from His godly fear;


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and having been perfected, He came to be the Author of eternal salvation to all the ones obeying Him,


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Concerning whom we have much discourse, and hard to interpret, or to speak, since you have come to be dull in the hearings.


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For indeed because of the time you are due to be teachers, yet you need to have someone to teach you again the rudiments of the beginning of the Words of God, and you came to be having need of milk, and not of solid food;


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for everyone partaking of milk is without experience in the Word of Righteousness, for he is an infant.


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But solid food is for those full grown, having exercised the faculties through habit, for distinction of both good and bad.


