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And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You are saying it.


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Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?


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


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


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The governor answered and said to them, Which of the two do you want me to release to you? They said, Barabbas.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And saying, You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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He went to Pilate, and begged for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.


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


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


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


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


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After the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulcher.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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Now when they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city, and told to the chief priests all the things that were done.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, you Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy One of God.


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


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


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


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And at evening, when the sun set, they brought to him all who were diseased, and those who were possessed with devils.


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And he healed many that were sick of various diseases, and cast out many devils; and did not permit the devils to speak, because they knew him.


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


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And he said to them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: because for that reason I came forth.


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And there came a leper to him, pleading with him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, If you will, you can make me clean.


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And Jesus, moved with compassion, put out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, I will; be thou clean.


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And said to him, See that you say nothing to any one: but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.


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But he went out, and began to make it known widely, and to report the matter far and wide, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was outside in uninhabited places: and they came to him from every quarter.


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


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And when they could not come near him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed in which the one sick with paralysis lay.


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


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Which is it easier to say to the one sick with paralysis, Your sins be forgiven you; or to say, Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?


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But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (he said to the one sick with paralysis,)


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And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw anything like this!


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And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the place of collecting taxes, and said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.


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


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


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When Jesus heard it, he said to them, Those who are whole have no need of the physician, but those who are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.


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And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they came and said to him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?


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


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


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No man also sews a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the patch pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse.


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And no man puts new wine into old bottles: else the new wine bursts the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be destroyed: but new wine must be put into new bottles.


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


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And he said to them, Have you never read what David did, when he was in need, and was hungry, he, and those who were with him?


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


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


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And when he had looked all around at them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole like the other.


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


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


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And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond the Jordan; and those in the region of Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came to him.


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And he spoke to his disciples, that a small boat should be ready for him because of the multitude, so that they should not crowd around him.


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And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying, You are the Son of God.


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


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And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,


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


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And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils he casts out devils.


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


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


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


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And the multitude sat around him, and they said to him, Behold, your mother and your brothers outside are looking for you.


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


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And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.


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


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


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


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


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And he said to them, Do you not understand this parable? and how then will you understand all parables?


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


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


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And have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.


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


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And these are those who are sown on good ground; those who hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty fold, some sixty, and some a hundred.


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


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For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, except that it should become widely known.


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And he said to them, Be careful what you hear: with the measure you use, it shall be measured to you: and to you who hear shall more be given.


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


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For the earth brings forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full grain in the ear.


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


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


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


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But when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all vegetables, and shoots out large branches; so that the birds of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.


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


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


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And he was in the rear part of the boat, asleep on a pillow: and they awoke him, and said to him, Master, do you not care that we are perishing?


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


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


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


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Because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.


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


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


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


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


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And they came to Jesus, and saw him who was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.


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And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.


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


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However Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on you.


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And he departed, and began to make known in Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him: and all men marveled.


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


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


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And pleaded with him urgently, saying, My little daughter lies at the point of death: I pray you, come and lay your hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.


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And had suffered many things from many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was not helped at all, but rather grew worse,


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


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


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And his disciples said to him, You see the multitude crowding around you, and you say, Who touched me?


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


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And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you whole; go in peace, and be whole from your infirmity.


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While he yet spoke, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain people who said, Your daughter is dead: why do you trouble the Master any further?


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


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And he came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw the tumult, and those who wept and wailed greatly.


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And when he had come in, he said to them, Why do you make this commotion, and weep? The girl is not dead, but sleeps.


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And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he took the father and the mother of the girl, and those who were with him, and entered in where the girl was lying.


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


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


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


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And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Where did this man receive these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to him, that even such mighty works are done by his hands?


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


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


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


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And he called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;


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


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And he said to them, In whatever place you enter into a house, there remain till you depart from that place.


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


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And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was widely known:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works reveal themselves in him.


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


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


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And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and leading men of Galilee;


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And when the daughter of the same Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the young woman, Ask of me whatever you will, and I will give it to you.


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And he swore to her, Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give it to you, to the half of my kingdom.


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


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And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I want you to give me soon in a charger the head of John the Baptist.


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


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


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And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the young woman: and the young woman gave it to her mother.


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


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


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


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


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And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a lonely place, and now the hour is late:


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


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He answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred silver coins worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?


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He said to them, How many loaves have you? Go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fish.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands often, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders.


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And when they come from the market, unless they wash, they do not eat. And many other things there are, which they have received to observe, such as the washing of cups, and pots, brass vessels, and of tables.


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


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He answered and said to them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.


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For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, such as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such similar things you do.


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


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For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother; and, Whoever curses father or mother, let him die the death:


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But you say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me; he shall be free.


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Making the word of God of no effect through your tradition, which you have passed down: and many such similar things you do.


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And when he had called all the people to him, he said to them, Listen to me every one of you, and understand:


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


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


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And he said to them, Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive, that whatever thing from outside enters into the man, it cannot defile him;


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Because it does not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the drain, cleansing away all food?


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


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And from there he arose, and went into the region of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hidden.


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


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The woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by nation; and she pleaded with him that he would cast out the devil from her daughter.


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But Jesus said to her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not proper to take the children's bread, and to throw it to the dogs.


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


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


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


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And they brought to him one who was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they pleaded with him to put his hand upon him.


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


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And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.


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And he instructed them that they should tell no one: but the more he instructed them, so much the more they made it known widely;


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


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In those days the multitude being very numerous, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to them,


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


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


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And his disciples answered him, Where can a man satisfy these men with bread from, here in the wilderness?


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


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


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


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


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And he instructed them, saying, Be careful, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.


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And when Jesus knew it, he said to them, Why do you reason, because you have no bread? Do you not perceive, neither understand? Do you still have your heart hardened?


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When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.


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And when I broke the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven.


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


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


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


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


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And he said to them, But whom do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said to him, You are the Christ.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And after six days Jesus took with him Peter, and James, and John, and led them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.


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And his clothing became shining, exceedingly white like snow; such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.


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


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


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


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


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


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And he answered and told them, Elijah truly comes first, and restores all things; and indeed it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be treated with contempt.


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


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And when he came to his disciples, he saw a large multitude around them, and the scribes questioning with them.


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


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


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And wherever it seizes him, it convulses him: and he foams, and gnashes with his teeth, and withers away: and I spoke to your disciples that they should cast it out; and they could not.


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He answered him, and said, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him to me.


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And they brought him to him: and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him; and he fell on the ground, and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.


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And often it has thrown him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.


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


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When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying to him, You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter no more into him.


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


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


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


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


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


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And he sat down, and called the twelve, and said to them, If any man desires to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.


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


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Whoever shall receive one such child in my name, receives me: and whoever shall receive me, receives not me, but him that sent me.


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And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in your name, and he does not follow us: and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.


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


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


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And whoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.


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


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And if your foot offends you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter lame into life, than having two feet to be thrown into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:


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And if your eye offends you, pluck it out: it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be thrown into hell fire:


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Salt is good: but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.


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And he arose from there, and came into the region of Judea by the farther side of the Jordan: and the people came to him again; and, as he was accustomed, he taught them again.


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


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And Jesus answered and said to them, Because of the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.


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


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


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


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


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


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You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.


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Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack: go your way, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.


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And Jesus looked round about, and said to his disciples, How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!


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


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


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


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And Jesus answered and said, Truly I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,


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Who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.


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


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


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


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And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, saying, Master, we would like you to do for us whatever we shall desire.


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


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


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


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


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But Jesus called them to him, and said to them, You know that those who are acknowledged as rulers over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them.


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


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


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


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And many urged him to hold his peace: but he cried out even much more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.


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


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And Jesus answered and said to him, What do you want me to do for you? The blind man said to him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.


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And Jesus said to him, Go your way; your faith has made you whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus on the way.


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


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And said to them, Go your way into the village ahead of you: and as soon as you have entered into it, you shall find a colt tied, on which no man ever sat; loose him, and bring him.


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And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say that the Lord has need of him; and immediately he will send him here.


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


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And many spread their garments on the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and scattered them on the way.


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And those who went before, and those who followed, cried out, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord:


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


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


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


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And Jesus answered and said to it, May no one eat fruit from you from now on for ever. And his disciples heard it.


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


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


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


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And Peter calling to remembrance said to him, Master, look, the fig tree which you cursed is withered away.


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


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


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


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


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And said to him, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority to do these things?


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


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


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


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


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And he began to speak to them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a place for the wine vat, and built a tower, and rented it out to farmers, and went into a far country.


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


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And again he sent to them another servant; and at him they threw stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.


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Having yet therefore one son, his well beloved, he sent him also last to them, saying, They will respect my son.


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


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


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


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


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And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we know that you are true, and care for no man: for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?


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Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why do you put me to the test? Bring me a penny, that I may see it.


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


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


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Master, Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother dies, and leaves his wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up descendents for his brother.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.


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And the second is similar, namely this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.


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


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


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


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


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


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David therefore himself calls him Lord; and on what basis is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.


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


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


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


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And he called to him his disciples, and said to them, Truly I say to you, That this poor widow has put more in, than all those who have put into the treasury:


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For they all put in out of their abundance; but she out of her need put in all that she had, even all her living.


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And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Master, see what kind of stones and what buildings are here!


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And Jesus answering said to him, Do you see these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.


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


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Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?


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And when you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled: for such things must take place; but the end shall not be yet.


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


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


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


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Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.


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And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he who shall endure to the end, the same shall be saved.


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But when you shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him who reads understand,) then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains:


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And let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take anything out of his house:


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For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, neither shall be.


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


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For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.


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But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,


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And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.


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Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near:


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So you in like manner, when you shall see these things come to pass, know that it is near, even at the doors.


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But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.


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For the Son of man is like a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.


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Watch ye therefore: for you know not when the master of the house is coming, at evening, or at midnight, or at the cock crowing, or in the morning:


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After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by subtlety, and put him to death.


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


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And there were some that were angry and offended within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?


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For it might have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.


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For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you will you may do them good: but me you have not always.


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Truly I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.


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And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.


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And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover lamb, his disciples said to him, Where do you want us to go and prepare that you may eat the passover?


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And he sent out two of his disciples, and said to them, Go into the city, and there shall meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water: follow him.


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And wherever he shall go in, say to the head of the household, The Master says, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?


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And his disciples went out, and came into the city, and found as he had said to them: and they made ready the passover.


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And as they sat and ate, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, One of you who eats with me shall betray me.


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The Son of man indeed goes, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born.


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And as they ate, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.


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Truly I say to you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.


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And Jesus said to them, All of you shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.


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And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crows twice, you shall deny me three times.


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But he spoke the more vehemently, If I would die with you, I will by no means deny you. Likewise also said they all.


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And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he said to his disciples, Sit here, while I shall pray.


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And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and to be heavily weighed down;


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And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.


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And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to you; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what you will.


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And he came, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour?


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Watch and pray, so that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.


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And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither did they know what to answer him.


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And he came the third time, and said to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour has come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.


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And immediately, while he yet spoke, came Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.


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And he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, that one is he; take him, and lead him away safely.


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And one of those who stood by drew a sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.


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And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you come out, as against a thief, with swords and with sticks to take me?


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I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not take me: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.


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And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth wrapped around his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:


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And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.


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And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.


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


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


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And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Do you answer nothing? What is it which these witness against you?


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But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said to him, Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?


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And Jesus said, I am: and you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.


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And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to punch him, and to say to him, Prophesy: and the servants struck him with the palms of their hands.


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And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And you also were with Jesus of Nazareth.


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But he denied it, saying, I know not, neither do I understand what you say. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crowed.


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And he denied it again. And a little later, those who stood by said again to Peter, Surely you are one of them: for you are a Galilean, and your speech agrees with this.


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And the second time the cock crowed. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said to him, Before the cock crows twice, you shall deny me three times. And when he thought about it, he wept.


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And immediately in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and took him away, and delivered him to Pilate.


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And Pilate asked him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answering said to him, You are saying it.


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And Pilate asked him again, saying, Do you answer nothing? See how many things they witness against you.


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And there was one named Barabbas, who lay bound with those who had made an insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.


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And Pilate answered and said again to them, What do you want then that I should do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?


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Then Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? And they cried out all the more exceedingly, Crucify him.


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And so Pilate, wanting to satisfy the people, released Barabbas to them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.


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And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they called together the whole band of soldiers.


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And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshiped him.


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


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And they compelled one Simon a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.


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And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.


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And those who passed by ridiculed him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, you who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,


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Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.


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Let Christ the King of Israel come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And those who were crucified with him reviled him.


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And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?


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And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let it alone; let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.


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And when the centurion, who stood before him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the spirit, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.


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There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;


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(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him;) and many other women which came up with him to Jerusalem.


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And now when the evening had come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,


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Joseph of Arimathaea, an honorable counselor, who also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly to Pilate, and begged for the body of Jesus.


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And Pilate marveled that he was already dead: and calling to him the centurion, he asked him whether he had for a while been dead.


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And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulcher which was cut out of a rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulcher.


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And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.


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


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And they said among themselves, Who shall roll away the stone for us from the door of the sepulcher?


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And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were frightened.


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And he said to them, Do not be afraid: you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: see the place where they laid him.


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But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you into Galilee: there shall you see him, as he said to you.


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And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulcher; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to anyone; for they were afraid.


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Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.


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Afterward he appeared to the eleven as they sat at dinner, and reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he was risen.


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And these signs shall follow those who believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;


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They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.


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So then after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.


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And they went out, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.


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Seeing that many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,


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Even as they delivered them to us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;


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It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus,


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There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.


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And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.


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And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,


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According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.


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But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.


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For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.


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And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.


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And Zacharias said to the angel, By what means shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well advanced in years.


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And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and am sent to speak to you, and to show you these glad tidings.


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And, behold, you shall be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because you do not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.


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And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he made signs to them, and remained speechless.


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And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.


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Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days in which he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.


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To a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.


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And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, you who are highly favored, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!


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And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what kind of greeting this might be.


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


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And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God.


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And, behold, your cousin Elizabeth, she has also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.


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And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.


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And it came to pass, that, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit:


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And she spoke out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.


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For, lo, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.


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And blessed is she who believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.


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For he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.


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And her neighbors and her cousins heard how the Lord had shown great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.


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And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.


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And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were reported throughout all the hill country of Judea.


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And all those who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.


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That he would grant to us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,


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And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Highest: for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;


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To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.


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And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the solitary places till the day of his revealing to Israel.


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And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.


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And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)


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And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.


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And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.


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


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And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were greatly afraid.


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And the angel said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.


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And this shall be a sign to you; you shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.


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And it came to pass, as the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us now go even to Bethlehem, and see this thing which has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.


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And when they had seen it, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this child.


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And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told to them.


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And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.


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And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;


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(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)


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And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.


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And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the comforting of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.


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And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.


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And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,


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And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;


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(Yea, a sword shall pierce through your own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.


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And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher: she was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;


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And she was a widow of about eighty four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fasting and prayers night and day.


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And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.


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And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.


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And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.


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And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother did not know of it.


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But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinfolk and acquaintances.


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And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions.


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And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Son, why have you thus dealt with us? Behold, your father and I have sought you sorrowing.


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And he said to them, How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about my Father's business?


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And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.


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


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Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.


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And he came into all the country around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;


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As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.


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Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;


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Then said he to the multitude that came out to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?


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Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say to you, That God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.


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And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.


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He answered and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.


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And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.


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And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, whether he were the Christ, or not;


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John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the strap of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:


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


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But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,


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Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,


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And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased.


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And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,


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Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,


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Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Nahum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Naggai,


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Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Judah,


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Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zerubbabel, which was the son of Shealtiel, which was the son of Neri,


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Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,


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Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,


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Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Judah, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,


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Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,


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Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Boaz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Nahshon,


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Which was the son of Amminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Hezron, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Judah,


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Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Terah, which was the son of Nahor,


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Which was the son of Serug, which was the son of Reu, which was the son of Peleg, which was the son of Eber, which was the son of Salah,


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Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Shem, which was the son of Noah, which was the son of Lamech,


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Which was the son of Methuselah, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Mahalaleel, which was the son of Cainan,


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Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.


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And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,


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Being forty days tempted by the devil. And in those days he ate nothing: and when they were ended, he afterwards hungered.


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


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And the devil, taking him up into a high mountain, showed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.


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


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And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.


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And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here:


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


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And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.


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And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,


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The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are bruised,


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And he closed the book, and he gave it back to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all those who were in the synagogue were fastened on him.


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And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?


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And he said to them, You will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself: whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.


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But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;


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But to none of them was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath, a city of Sidon, to a woman that was a widow.


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And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.


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And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.


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And in the synagogue there was a man, who had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,


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Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, you Jesus of Nazareth? Are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are; the Holy One of God.


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And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold your peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and did not hurt him.


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And they were all amazed, and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word is this! For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.


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And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they appealed to him for her.


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And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered to them.


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Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.


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And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, You are Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them did not permit them to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.


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And when it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place: and the people sought him, and came to him, and held him back, that he should not depart from them.


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And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: because for this reason I was sent.


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And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,


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And saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.


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And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the boat.


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Now when he had stopped speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.


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And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at your word I will let down the net.


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And they signaled to their partners, who were in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.


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When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.


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And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from now on you shall catch men.


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And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and pleaded with him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.


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And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.


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And he instructed him to tell no one: but go, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.


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But so much the more his renown spread widely: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.


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And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.


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And, behold, men brought in a bed a man who was taken with paralysis: and they sought a way to bring him in, and to lay him before him.


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And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his bed into the midst before Jesus.


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And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?


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But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said to them, What do you reason in your hearts?


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But that you may know that the Son of man has power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said to the one sick with paralysis,) I say to you, Arise, and take up your bed, and go into your house.


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And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that on which he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.


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And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.


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And after these things he went on, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the place of collecting taxes: and he said to him, Follow me.


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And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of tax collectors and of others that sat down with them.


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But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?


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And Jesus answering said to them, Those who are whole do not need a physician; but those who are sick.


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And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but yours eat and drink?


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And he said to them, Can you make the companions of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?


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And he spoke also a parable to them; No one puts a piece of a new garment upon an old; otherwise, the new makes a tear, and the patch that was taken out of the new does not agree with the old.


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And no one puts new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall be destroyed.


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And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the grain fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands.


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And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?


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And Jesus answering them said, Have you not read so much as this, what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him;


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How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to those who were with him; which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?


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And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.


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And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.


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But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand in the center. And he arose and stood there.


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Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?


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And looking all around at them all, he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole like the other.


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And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.


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And when it was day, he called to himself his disciples: and from them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;


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And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;


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And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.


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Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh.


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Blessed are you, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.


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Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the same way their fathers treated the prophets.


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Woe to you that are full! for you shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.


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And to him who strikes you on the one cheek offer also the other; and him who takes away your cloak forbid not to take your coat also.


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For if you love those who love you, what virtue do you have? For sinners also love those who love them.


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And if you do good to those who do good to you, what virtue do you have? For sinners also do even the same.


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And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what virtue do you have? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.


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But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing back; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.


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Judge not, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven:


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Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your lap. For with the same measure that you use it shall be measured to you again.


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And he spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?


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And why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not perceive the board that is in your own eye?


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Or how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the speck that is in your eye, when you yourself do not see the board that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take out the board out of your own eye, and then shall you see clearly to pull out the speck that is in your brother's eye.


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For a good tree does not bring forth corrupt fruit; neither does a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.


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For every tree is known by its own fruit. For from thorns men do not gather figs, nor from a bramble bush do they gather grapes.


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A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.


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He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat furiously upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.


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But he who hears, and does not do, is like a man who built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream beat furiously, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.


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And when he heard of Jesus, he sent the elders of the Jews to him, pleading with him that he would come and heal his servant.


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And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:


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Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble yourself: for I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof:


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Therefore neither did I think myself worthy to come to you: but say a word, and my servant shall be healed.


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For I also am a man placed under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.


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When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned around, and said to the people who followed him, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.


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And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and many other people.


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Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and many people of the city were with her.


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And he came and touched the bier: and those who bore him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Arise.


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And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God has visited his people.


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And John calling to him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Are you he who should come? Or do we look for another?


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When the men had come to him, they said, John Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who should come? Or do we look for another?


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And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and suffering, and of evil spirits; and to many that were blind he gave sight.


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Then Jesus answering said to them, Go your way, and tell John what things you have seen and heard; how the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.


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And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?


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But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who are gorgeously clothed, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.


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This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.


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For I say to you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.


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And all the people that heard him, and the tax collectors, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.


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But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.


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They are like children sitting in the marketplace, and calling to one another, and saying, We have piped to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you have not wept.


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The Son of man came eating and drinking; and you say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!


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And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat.


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And, behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at dinner in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,


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And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.


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Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that touches him: for she is a sinner.


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And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.


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There was a certain creditor who had two debtors: the one owed five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.


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And when they had nothing to pay, he freely forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?


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Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said to him, You have rightly judged.


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And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, you gave me no water for my feet: but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.


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Therefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.


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And those who sat at dinner with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also?


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And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and announcing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,


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And certain women, who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,


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And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him from their possessions.


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And when many people were gathered together, and had come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable:


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A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.


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And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it had sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.


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And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried out, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.


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And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.


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Those by the way side are those who hear; then comes the devil, and takes away the word out of their hearts, so that they do not believe and become saved.


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Those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.


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And that which fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go on, and are choked with concerns and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.


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But that on the good ground are those who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.


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No one, when he has lighted a candle, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but sets it on a candlestick, that those who enter in may see the light.


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For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and be spread widely.


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Be careful therefore how you hear: for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.


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And it was told him by certain people who said, Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.


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And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God, and do it.


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Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a boat with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched out.


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But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in danger.


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And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing! Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.


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And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying to one another, What manner of man is this! For he commands even the winds and water, and they obey him.


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And when he went on land, there met him out of the city a certain man, who had devils a long time, and wore no clothes, neither stayed in any house, but in the tombs.


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When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I plead with you, do not torment me.


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(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and was driven by the devil into the wilderness.)


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And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.


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And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they pleaded with him that he would permit them to enter into them. And he allowed them.


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Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were drowned.


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When those who fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.


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Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.


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Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about pleaded with him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the boat, and returned back again.


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Now the man out of whom the devils had departed pleaded with him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,


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Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you. And he went his way, and made known throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.


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And it came to pass, that, when Jesus returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.


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And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and pleaded with him that he would come into his house:


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For he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as he went the people crowded around him.


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And a woman having a flow of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians, but could not be healed by any,


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And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied it, Peter and those who were with him said, Master, the multitude crowds around you and presses you, and you say, Who touched me?


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And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared to him before all the people for what reason she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.


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While he yet spoke, there came one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Master.


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But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made whole.


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And when he came into the house, he did not allow anyone to go in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.


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Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.


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And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor pouch, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats apiece.


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And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.


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Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead;


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And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.


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And the apostles, when they had returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into an uninhabited place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.


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And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.


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And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get food: for we are here in an uninhabited place.


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But he said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish; unless we should go and buy food for all these people.


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For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty.


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Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.


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And they did eat, and were all filled: and there were taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.


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And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom do the people say that I am?


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They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.


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Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.


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And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.


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For whoever will save his life shall lose it: but whoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.


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For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.


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But I tell you of a truth, there are some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.


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And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.


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And as he prayed, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistening.


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But Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.


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And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said.


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While he thus spoke, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.


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And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it private, and told no one in those days any of those things which they had seen.


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And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they had come down from the hill, many people met him.


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And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I plead with you, look upon my son: for he is my only child.


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And, lo, a spirit takes him, and he suddenly cries out; and it convulses him so that he foams again, and bruising him departs from him with difficulty.


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And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and endure you? Bring your son here.


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And as he was yet coming, the devil threw him down, and convulsed him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.


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And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,


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Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.


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But they did not understand this saying, and it was hid from them, so that they did not perceive it: and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.


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And said to them, Whoever shall receive this child in my name receives me: and whoever shall receive me receives him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.


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And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in your name; and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us.


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And it came to pass, when the time was come that he would be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,


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And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.


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And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?


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For the Son of man has not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.


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And it came to pass, that, as they went on the way, a certain man said to him, Lord, I will follow you wherever you go.


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And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.


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And another also said, Lord, I will follow you; but let me first go bid them farewell, who are at home at my house.


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And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.


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After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before his face into every city and place, where he himself would come.


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Therefore said he to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he would send out laborers into his harvest.


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And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his pay. Do not go from house to house.


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But into whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go your ways out into the streets of that city, and say,


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Even the very dust of your city, which clings to us, we do wipe off against you: nevertheless be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.


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Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they would have a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.


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He who hears you hears me; and he who despises you despises me; and he who despises me despises him that sent me.


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And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject to us through your name.


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Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.


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Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.


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In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in your sight.


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All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no man knows who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.


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And he turned to his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see:


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For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them.


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And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tested him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?


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And he answering said, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.


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And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.


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And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.


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And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked at him, and passed by on the other side.


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But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,


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And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.


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And on the next day when he departed, he took out two silver coins, and gave them to the host, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatever you spend more, when I come again, I will repay you.


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Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.


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But Martha was burdened with much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her therefore to help me.


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But one thing is needful: and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.


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And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.


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And he said to them, When you pray, say, Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.


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And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.


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And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;


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And he from within shall answer and say, Do not bother me: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give you anything?


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I say to you, Though he will not rise and give him anything, because he is his friend, yet because of his insistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.


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And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.


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If a son shall ask for bread from any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he instead of a fish give him a serpent?


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If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?


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And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil had gone out, the dumb man spoke; and the people wondered.


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But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falls.


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If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because you say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.


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


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But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, then without a doubt the kingdom of God has come upon you.


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But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.


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When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house from which I came out.


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Then he goes, and takes to himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.


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And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which you have sucked.


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And when the people were gathered thickly together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.


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


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


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No one, when he has lighted a candle, puts it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that those who come in may see the light.


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The light of the body is the eye: therefore when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when your eye is evil, your body also is full of darkness.


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If your whole body therefore is full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle gives you light.


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And as he spoke, a certain Pharisee pleaded with him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to eat.


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And the Lord said to him, Now do you Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inside is full of plunder and wickedness.


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But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all kinds of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone.


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Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.


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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not visible, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.


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And he said, Woe to you also, you lawyers! For you load men with burdens difficult to carry, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.


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Truly you bear witness that you consent to the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and you build their sepulchers.


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Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:


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That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;


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From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple: Truly I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.


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Woe to you, lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.


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And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:


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In the meantime, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, to the extent that that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.


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Therefore whatever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which you have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.


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And I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.


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But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, who after he has killed has power to throw into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him.


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But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.


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Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:


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And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.


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And when they bring you to the synagogues, and to magistrates, and powers, do not be anxious how or what thing you shall answer, or what you shall say:


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And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he should divide the inheritance with me.


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And he said to them, Be careful, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses.


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And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room in which to store my fruits?


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And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there will I store all my fruits and my goods.


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And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have plenty of goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.


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But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?


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And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Do not be anxious for your life, what you shall eat; neither for the body, what you shall put on.


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Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the birds?


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Consider the lilies how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not adorned like one of these.


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If then God so clothes the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?


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For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you have need of these things.


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Sell what you have, and give gifts; provide yourselves bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approaches, neither moth corrupts.


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And you yourselves like men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.


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Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he comes shall find watching: Truly I say to you, that he shall make himself ready, and make them sit down to eat, and will come out and serve them.


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And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.


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And this know, that if the head of the household had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have let his house be broken into.


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And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?


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But if that servant says in his heart, My lord is delaying his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;


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The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour that he is not aware of, and will cut him in pieces, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.


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And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and did not prepare himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.


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But he who did not know, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.


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The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.


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And he said also to the people, When you see a cloud rise out of the west, at once you say, A shower is coming; and so it is.


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You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time?


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When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, as you are on the way, do all in your power that you may be delivered from him; lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.


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There were present at that season some who told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.


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And Jesus answering said to them, Do you suppose that these Galileans were sinners more than all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?


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Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, do you think that they were sinners more than all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?


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He spoke also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit on it, and found none.


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Then said he to the keeper of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why does it take up the ground?


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And he answering said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig around it, and dung it:


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And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over, and could by no means lift up herself.


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And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to her, Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.


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And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said to the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.


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The Lord then answered him, and said, You hypocrite, does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?


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And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?


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And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.


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It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and tossed into his garden; and it grew, and became a large tree; and the birds of the air lodged in the branches of it.


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It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.


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Strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.


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When once the master of the house has risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I do not know where you are from:


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Then shall you begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in your presence, and you have taught in our streets.


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But he shall say, I tell you, I do not know where you are from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.


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There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.


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And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.


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The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying to him, Get out, and depart from here: for Herod will kill you.


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And he said to them, Go, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.


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Nevertheless I must walk today, and tomorrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.


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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to you; how often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!


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Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and truly I say unto you, You shall not see me at all, until the time comes when you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.


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And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.


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And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?


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And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not at once pull him out on the sabbath day?


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And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he observed how they chose out the chief places; saying to them,


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When you are invited by any man to a wedding, do not sit down in the highest place; lest a more honorable man than you be invited by him;


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And he that invited you and him comes and says to you, Give this man place; and you begin with shame to take the lowest place.


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But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher: then shall you have honor in the presence of those who sit at dinner with you.


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Then said he also to him that invited him, When you make a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, nor your brothers, neither your kinfolk, nor your rich neighbors; lest they also invite you again, and a recompense be made to you.


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And you shall be blessed; for they cannot repay you: for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.


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And when one of those who sat at dinner with him heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.


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And sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, Come; for all things are now ready.


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And they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I really have to go and see it: I pray you have me excused.


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


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So that servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, and the maimed, and the lame, and the blind.


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


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If any man comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.


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For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first, and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?


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Lest perhaps, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin to mock him,


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Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first, and consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that comes against him with twenty thousand?


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Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends ambassadors, and requests conditions of peace.


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It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men throw it out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.


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What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he finds it?


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And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.


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I say to you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety nine just persons, which need no repentance.


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Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she loses one piece, does not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she finds it?


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And when she has found it, she calls her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.


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Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.


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And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided to them his living.


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And not many days afterwards the younger son gathered everything together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.


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And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.


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And he would gladly have filled his belly with the husks that the swine ate: and no one gave anything to him.


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And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger!


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I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before you,


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And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.


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And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight, and am no more worthy to be called your son.


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But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:


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For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.


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Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and singing.


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And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him safe and sound.


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And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years have I served you, neither did I at any time transgress your commandment: and yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:


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But as soon as this your son came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you have killed for him the fattened calf.


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It was fitting that we should make merry, and be glad: for this your brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.


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And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same one was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.


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And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of you? Give an account of your stewardship; for you may be no longer steward.


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Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? For my lord takes away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.


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I have resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.


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So he called every one of his lord's debtors to him, and said to the first, How much do you owe to my lord?


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And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.


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Then said he to another, And how much do you owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take your bill, and write eighty.


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And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.


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And I say to you, Make for yourselves friends with the unrighteous riches of this world; so that, when you are no more, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.


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He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.


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If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous riches of this world, who will commit to your trust the true riches?


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And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?


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No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and the riches of this world.


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And he said to them, You are those who justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.


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The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presses into it.


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Whoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery.


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There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and lived luxuriously every day:


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And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.


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And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;


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


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And he cried out and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.


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But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.


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And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that those who would pass from here to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, who would come from there.


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For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, so that they do not also come into this place of torment.


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And he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.


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Then he said to the disciples, It is impossible that no offenses will come: but woe to him, through whom they come!


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It would be better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck, and he thrown into the sea, than that he would offend one of these little ones.


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Be careful of yourselves: If your brother trespasses against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.


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And if he trespasses against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns again to you, saying, I repent; you shall forgive him.


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And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this sycamore tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be planted in the sea; and it would obey you.


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But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him shortly, when he comes from the field, Go and sit down to eat?


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And will not rather say to him, Make ready something for me to eat, and gird yourself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward you shall eat and drink?


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So likewise you, when you shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.


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And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.


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And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:


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And when he saw them, he said to them, Go show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.


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And when he was asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come to be seen outwardly:


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And he said to the disciples, The days will come, when you shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you shall not see it.


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For as the lightning, that flashes out of the one part under heaven, shines to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.


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They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.


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Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;


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But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.


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In that day, he who shall be upon the housetop, and his things in the house, let him not come down to take them away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.


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Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.


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I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.


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And they answered and said to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Wherever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.


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And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God, nor regard man;


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Yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she wears me out.


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And shall not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he bears long with them?


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I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?


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And he spoke this parable to certain people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:


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The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you, that I am not like other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.


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And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but beat upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.


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I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.


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And they brought to him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.


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But Jesus called them to him, and said, Let little children come to me, and do not forbid them: for of such is the kingdom of God.


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Truly I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall by no means enter therein.


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You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and your mother.


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Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, You still lack one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.


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And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, With what difficulty shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God!


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


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


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Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.


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Then he took to him the twelve, and said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.


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For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully treated, and spit upon:


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And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither did they know the things which were spoken.


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And it came to pass, that as he was coming near to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:


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And those who went ahead rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.


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And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.


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And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, who was the chief among the tax collectors, and he was rich.


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And he sought to see who Jesus was; and could not because of the crowd, because he was little of stature.


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And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must stay at your house.


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And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he had gone to be a guest with a man that is a sinner.


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And Zacchaeus stood, and said to the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore to him fourfold.


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And Jesus said to him, This day has salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.


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And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.


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He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.


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And he called his ten servants, and delivered to them ten pounds of silver, and said to them, Do business till I come.


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But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.


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And it came to pass, that when he had returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.


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And he said to him, Well, you good servant: because you have been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.


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For I feared you, because you are a severe man: you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.


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And he said to him, Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow:


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Why then did you not give my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required my own with interest?


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And he said to those that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that has ten pounds.


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For I say to you, That to every one who has shall be given; and from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.


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And it came to pass, when he had come near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,


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Saying, Go into the village opposite you; in which at your entering you shall find a colt tied, on which a man never yet sat: loose him, and bring him here.


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And if any man asks you, Why do you loose him? thus shall you say to him, Because the Lord has need of him.


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And when he had come near, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;


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Saying, Blessed be the King that comes in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.


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And he answered and said to them, I tell you that, if these would hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.


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Saying, If you had known, even you, at least in this your day, the things which belong to your peace! But now they are hid from your eyes.


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For the days shall come upon you, that your enemies shall build siege works around you, and surround you and keep you in on every side,


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And shall lay you even with the ground, and your children within you; and they shall not leave in you one stone upon another; because you knew not the time of your visitation.


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Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves.


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And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,


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And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,


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And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or who is he that gave you this authority?


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But if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.


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Then he began to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to farmers, and went into a far country for a long time.


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And at the season he sent a servant to the farmers, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.


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And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.


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Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will respect him when they see him.


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But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.


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So they threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?


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He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.


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And he looked at them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of the corner?


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Whoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.


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And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.


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And they watched him, and sent out spies, which would pretend to be just men, that they might take hold of his words, that in this way they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.


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And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that you say and teach rightly, neither do you accept the person of any, but teach the way of God truly:


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And he said to them, Return therefore to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.


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And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.


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Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,


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Saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If any man's brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up descendents for his brother.


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But those who shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:


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Neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.


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Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.


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Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;


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Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.


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For all these have out of their abundance put in to the offerings of God: but she out of her poverty has put in all the living that she had.


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As for these things which you behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.


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And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? And what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?


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And he said, Be careful that you are not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draws near: therefore do not go after them.


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But when you shall hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not soon.


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And great earthquakes shall be in different places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.


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But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.


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For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor resist.


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And you shall be betrayed both by parents, and brothers, and kinfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.


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And when you shall see Jerusalem surrounded with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is near.


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Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let those who are in the midst of it depart out; and let not those who are in the countries enter therein.


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But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck, in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.


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And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.


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And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;


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Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking for those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.


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And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draws near.


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So likewise you, when you see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is near at hand.


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And be careful of yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with gluttony, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.


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Watch therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.


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And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and stayed in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.


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And he went his way, and talked with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him to them.


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And he said to them, Behold, when you have entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he enters in.


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And you shall say to the head of the household, The Master says to you, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?


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And he took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.


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Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.


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And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors.


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But you shall not be so: but he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he who is chief, as he who serves.


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For which is greater, he who sits at dinner, or he who serves? Is not he who sits at dinner? But I am among you as he who serves.


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That you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.


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And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:


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But I have prayed for you, that your faith does not fail: and when you are converted, strengthen your brethren.


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And he said, I tell you, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before you shall three times deny that you know me.


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And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, and pouch, and shoes, did you lack anything? And they said, Nothing.


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Then said he to them, But now, he that has a purse, let him take it, and likewise his pouch: and he that has no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.


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For I say to you, that this which is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have a conclusion.


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And he came out, and went, as he was accustomed, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.


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Saying, Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but yours, be done.


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And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.


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And while he yet spoke, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss him.


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When those who were around him saw what would follow, they said to him, Lord, shall we strike with the sword?


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Then Jesus said to the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, who had come to him, Have you come out, as against a thief, with swords and sticks?


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When I was daily with you in the temple, you stretched out no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.


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Then they took him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.


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And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and had sat down together, Peter sat down among them.


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But a certain maid saw him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked at him, and said, This man was also with him.


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And after a little while another saw him, and said, You are also one of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.


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And about the space of one hour afterwards another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilean.


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


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And the Lord turned, and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, Before the cock crows, you shall deny me three times.


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And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that struck you?


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And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,


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And they said, What need have we of any further witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.


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And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.


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And Pilate asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, You are saying it.


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And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.


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And as soon as he knew that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.


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And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad: for he had desired to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.


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And Herod with his men of war treated him with contempt, and mocked him, and dressed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him back to Pilate.


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And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.


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Said to them, You have brought this man to me, as one who perverts the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man concerning those things of which you accuse him:


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And he said to them the third time, Why, what evil has he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.


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And they were urgent with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.


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And he released to them him that for sedition and murder was put into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.


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And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might carry it after Jesus.


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But Jesus turning to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.


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For, behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts which never gave suck.


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And when they had come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the lawbreakers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.


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Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his garments, and cast lots.


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And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.


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And an inscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.


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And one of the lawbreakers who were hanged ridiculed him, saying, If you are Christ, save yourself and us.


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


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And we indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds: but this man has done nothing wrong.


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And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, he said, Father, into your hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he breathed his last.


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Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.


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And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, beat their breasts, and returned.


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And all his acquaintances, and the women who followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.


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(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.


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And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulcher that was cut in stone, in which never before was anyone laid.


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And the women also, who came with him from Galilee, followed after, and saw the sepulcher, and how his body was laid.


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And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.


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Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.


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And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:


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And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead?


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Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.


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It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, who told these things to the apostles.


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Then arose Peter, and ran to the sepulcher; and stooping down, he saw the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which had come to pass.


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And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about seven or eight miles.


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And it came to pass, that, while they conversed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.


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And he said to them, What manner of communications are these that you have to one another, as you walk, and are sad?


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And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said to him, Are you only a stranger in Jerusalem, and have not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?


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And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:


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And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.


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But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and besides all this, today is the third day since these things were done.


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And when they did not find his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.


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And certain of those who were with us went to the sepulcher, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they did not see.


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And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.


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And they drew near to the village, to which they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.


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But they constrained him, saying, Stay with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to stay with them.


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And it came to pass, as he sat at dinner with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and broke, and gave to them.


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And they said to one another, Did not our hearts burn within us, while he talked with us on the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?


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And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them,


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And as they thus spoke, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, Peace be unto you.


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See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have.


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And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.


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And said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:


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And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.


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And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but stay in the city of Jerusalem, until you are clothed with power from on high.


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But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the children of God, even to those who believe in his name:


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And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.


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John bore witness of him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that comes after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.


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No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.


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And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to 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 that prophet? And he answered, No.


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Then said they to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say of yourself?


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He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.


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And they asked him, and said to him, Why do you baptize then, if you are not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?


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John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there stands one among you, whom you do not know;


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He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's strap I am not worthy to unloose.


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The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.


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And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.


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And John bore record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him.


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And I did not know him: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said to me, Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.


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Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, What do you seek? They said to him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where are you staying?


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He said to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and stayed with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.


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He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.


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And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus saw him, he said, You are Simon the son of Jonah: you shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.


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Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.


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And Nathanael said to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see.


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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!


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Nathanael said to him, Where do you know me from? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called you, when you were 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 shall see greater things than these.


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And he said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, After this you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.


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And there were set there six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, each containing two or three measures of several gallons apiece.


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When the one in charge of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from: (but the servants who drew the water knew;) the one in charge of the feast called the bridegroom,


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And said to him, Every man at the beginning sets out good wine; and when men have had plenty to drink, then that which is worse: but you have kept the good wine until now.


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This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.


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After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brothers, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.


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And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:


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And when he had made a whip of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;


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And said to those who sold doves, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of merchandise.


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Then answered the Jews and said to him, What sign do you show to us, seeing that you do these things?


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Then said the Jews, Forty six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?


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When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.


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Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, on the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.


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The same came to Jesus by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that you do, unless God is with him.


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Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.


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Nicodemus said to him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?


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Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.


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The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from, and where it goes: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, We speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; and you do not receive our witness.


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If I have told you earthly things, and you do not believe, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?


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And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.


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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.


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For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.


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He that believes in him is not condemned: but he that does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.


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And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.


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For every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.


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But he who does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are done in God.


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After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he stayed with them, and baptized.


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And John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.


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And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.


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He that has the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.


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He who comes from above is above all: he who is of the earth is earthly, and speaks of the earth: he who comes from heaven is above all.


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For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God does not give the Spirit by measure to him.


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He who believes in the Son has everlasting life: and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God remains on him.


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Then he came to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.


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Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat in this way on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.


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Then said the woman of Samaria to him, How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for drink from me, who am a woman of Samaria? For the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.


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Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give me a drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.


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The woman said to him, Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from where then do you get that living water?


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Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his children, and his cattle?


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But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.


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The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, You have well said, I have no husband:


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For you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband: in that you spoke truly.


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Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and you say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.


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Jesus said to her, Woman, believe me, the hour is coming, when you shall neither in this mountain, nor even at Jerusalem, worship the Father.


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But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him.


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The woman said to him, I know that Messiah is coming, who is called Christ: when he comes, he will tell us all things.


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And at this his disciples came, and marveled that he talked with the woman: yet no one said, What do you seek? or, Why do you talk with her?


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Do you not say, There are yet four months, and then comes harvest? Behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and look at the fields; for they are white already to harvest.


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And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for life eternal: that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.


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I sent you to reap that on which you performed no labor: other men labored, and you have entered into their labors.


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And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in him because of the saying of the woman, who testified, He told me all that I ever did.


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So when the Samaritans had come to him, they pleaded with him that he would stay with them: and he stayed there two days.


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And said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of your saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.


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Then when he had come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went to the feast.


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So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.


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When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and pleaded with him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.


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Jesus said to him, Go your way; your son will live. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken to him, and he went his way.


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Then he inquired of them the hour when he began to mend. And they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.


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So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in which Jesus said to him, Your son will live: and himself believed, and his whole house.


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Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.


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In these lay a great multitude of feeble persons, blind, lame, and paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.


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For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatever disease he had.


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When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been now a long time in that condition, he said to him, Do you want to be made whole?


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The feeble man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steps down before me.


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And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and the same day was the sabbath.


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The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.


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And he who was healed did not know who it was: for Jesus had gone away, a multitude being in that place.


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Afterwards Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, you are made whole: sin no more, so that nothing worse comes to you.


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And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.


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Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.


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Then answered Jesus and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for whatever things he does, these also does the Son likewise.


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For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all things that himself does: and he will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.


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For as the Father raises up the dead, and gives them life; even so the Son gives life to whom he will.


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That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who has sent him.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, He who hears my word, and believes in him who sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but has passed from death to life.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and those who hear shall live.


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Do not marvel at this: for the hour is coming, in which all who are in the graves shall hear his voice,


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And shall come forth; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of damnation.


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I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the Father who has sent me.


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There is another that bears witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesses of me is true.


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But I have a greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father has given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me.


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And the Father himself, who has sent me, has borne witness of me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.


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Search the scriptures; for in them you think that you have eternal life: and they are that which testifies of me.


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I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive.


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How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from God only?


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Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuses you, even Moses, in whom you trust.


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And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on those who were diseased.


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When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company coming to him, he said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?


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Philip answered him, Two hundred silver coins worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.


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There is a lad here, who has five barley loaves, and two small fish: but what are they among so many?


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And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.


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And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were seated; and likewise of the fish as much as they desired.


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When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.


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Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which were more than enough for those who had eaten.


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Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.


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When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.


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And entered into a boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.


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So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat: and they were afraid.


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Then they willingly received him into the boat: and immediately the boat was at the land to which they went.


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The day following, when the people who stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one into which his disciples had entered, and that Jesus did not go with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples had gone away alone;


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(However there came other boats from Tiberias near to the place where they ate bread, after the Lord had given thanks:)


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When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they also took boats, and came to Capernaum, looking for Jesus.


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And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when did you come here?


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Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, You seek me, not because you saw the miracles, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.


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Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for that food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give to you: for him has God the Father sealed.


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They said therefore to him, What sign do you show then, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you do?


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Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses did not give you that bread from heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.


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And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he who comes to me shall never hunger; and he who believes in me shall never thirst.


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And this is the Father's will who has sent me, that of all which he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.


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And this is the will of him who sent me, that every one who sees the Son, and believes in him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.


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And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that he says, I came down from heaven?


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No one can come to me, unless the Father who has sent me draws him: and I will raise him up at the last day.


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It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught by God. Everyone therefore who has heard, and has learned of the Father, comes to me.


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I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eats of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.


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Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.


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He who eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.


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As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eats me, even he shall live by me.


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This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and are dead: he that eats of this bread shall live for ever.


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Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?


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When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them, Does this offend you?


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It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life.


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But there are some of you that do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that did not believe, and who would betray him.


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And he said, Therefore said I to you, that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father.


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He spoke of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that would betray him, being one of the twelve.


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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.


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His brothers therefore said to him, Depart from here, and go into Judea, that your disciples also may see the works that you do.


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For there is no one that does any thing in secret, while he himself seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.


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But when his brothers had gone up, then he also went up to the feast, not openly, but as if in secret.


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And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, No; but he deceives the people.


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If any man will do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from myself.


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He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory: but he that seeks his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.


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Moses therefore gave you circumcision; (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers;) and you on the sabbath day circumcise a man.


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If a man on the sabbath day receives circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are you angry at me, because I have made a man completely whole on the sabbath day?


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But, lo, he speaks boldly, and they say nothing to him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is really the Christ?


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However we know this man, where he is from: but when Christ comes, no man will know where he is from.


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Then cried out Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, You both know me, and you know where I am from: and I have not come of my own will, but he that sent me is true, whom you know not.


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And many of the people believed in him, and said, When Christ comes, will he do more miracles than these which this man has done?


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The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.


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Then said the Jews among themselves, Where will he go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?


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What manner of saying is this that he said, You shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, there you cannot come?


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In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If any man thirsts, let him come to me, and drink.


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He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.


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(But this spoke he of the Spirit, which those who believe in him would 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 Christ comes from the descendents of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?


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Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said to them, Why have you not brought him?


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They answered and said to him, Are you also from Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee arises no prophet.


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And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him; and he sat down, and taught them.


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And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,


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This they said, testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he did not hear them.


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So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said to them, He that is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.


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And those who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even to the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.


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When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said to her, Woman, where are those your accusers? Has no one condemned you?


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Then spoke Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.


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Jesus answered and said to them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you cannot tell where I come from, and where I am going.


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Then said they to him, Where is your Father? Jesus answered, You neither know me, nor my Father: if you had known me, you would have known my Father also.


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These words spoke Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no one laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.


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Then said Jesus again to them, I go my way, and you shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I am going, you cannot come.


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And he said to them, You are from beneath; I am from above: you are of this world; I am not of this world.


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I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you do not believe that I am he, you shall die in your sins.


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Then said they to him, Who are you? And Jesus said to them, Even the same that I said to you from the beginning.


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I have many things to say and to judge concerning you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard from him.


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Then said Jesus to them, When you have lifted up the Son of man, then shall you know that I am he, and that I do nothing of my own will; but as my Father has taught me, I speak these things.


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And he who sent me is with me: the Father has not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.


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Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed in him, If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed;


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They answered him, We are Abraham's descendents, and were never in bondage to anyone: how can you say, You shall be made free?


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I know that you are Abraham's descendents; but you seek to kill me, because my word has no place in you.


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I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and you do that which you have seen with your father.


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


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But now you seek to kill me, a man that has told you the truth, which I have heard from God: this Abraham did not do.


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You do the deeds of your father. Then they said to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.


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Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me: for I proceeded and came from God; neither did I come of my own will, but he sent me.


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You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not remain in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.


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Then answered the Jews, and said to him, Do we not rightly say that you are a Samaritan, and have a devil?


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Then said the Jews to him, Now we know that you have a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and you say, If a man keeps my saying, he shall never taste of death.


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Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead: whom do you make yourself?


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Jesus answered, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father who honors me; of whom you say, that he is your God:


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Yet you have not known him; but I know him: and if I would say, I do not know him, I would be a liar like you: but I know him, and keep his saying.


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Then they took up stones to throw at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.


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And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?


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Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be revealed in him.


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When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,


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And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.


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The neighbors therefore, and those who before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?


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He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.


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Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and see.


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Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he does not keep the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.


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They said to the blind man again, What do you say about him, in that he has opened your eyes? He said, He is a prophet.


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But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.


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And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?


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But by what means he now sees, we do not know; or who has opened his eyes, we do not know: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.


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These words spoke his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if anyone confessed that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.


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Then again they called the man who was blind, and said to him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.


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He answered and said, Whether he is a sinner or not, I know not: one thing I know, that, though I was blind, now I see.


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He answered them, I have told you already, and you did not hear: why do you want to hear it again? Will you also be his disciples?


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The man answered and said to them, Why here is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes.


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Now we know that God does not hear sinners: but if any man is a worshiper of God, and does his will, him he hears.


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They answered and said to him, You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.


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Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said to him, Do you believe in the Son of God?


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And Jesus said, For judgment I have come into this world, that those who do not see might see; and that those who see might be made 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, He that does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.


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To him the doorkeeper opens; 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 out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.


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And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.


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This parable spoke Jesus to them: but they did not understand what things they were which he spoke to them.


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I am the door: by me if any man enters in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.


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The thief does not come, except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.


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But he who is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees: and the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep.


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And other sheep I have, who are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.


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No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own will. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received from my Father.


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Others said, These are not the words of him that has a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?


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Then came the Jews round about him, and said to him, How long do you make us doubt? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.


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Jesus answered them, I told you, and you did not believe: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.


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And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.


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My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.


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Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shown you from my Father; for which of those works do you stone me?


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The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we do not stone you; but for blasphemy; and because you, being a man, make yourself God.


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Do you say of him, whom the Father has sanctified, and sent into the world, You blaspheme; because I said, I am the Son of God?


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But if I do, though you do not believe me, believe the works: that you may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.


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And went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he stayed.


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And many came to him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spoke concerning this man were true.


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(It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)


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When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.


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When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he stayed two days more in the same place where he was.


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His disciples said to him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone you; and are you going there again?


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


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These things said he: and after that he said to them, Our friend Lazarus sleeps; but I go, that I may awaken him out of sleep.


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And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; nevertheless let us go to him.


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Then said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.


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Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat yet in the house.


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Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he who believes in me, though he was dead, yet shall he live:


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She said to him, Yes, Lord: I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world.


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And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master has come, and is calling for you.


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The Jews then who were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She is going to the grave to weep there.


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Then when Mary had come to where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.


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When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,


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And some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?


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Jesus therefore again groaning in himself came to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.


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Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said to him, Lord, by this time he will stink: for he has been dead four days.


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Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you, that, if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?


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Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank you that you have heard me.


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And I knew that you hear me always: but because of the people who stand by I said it, that they may believe that you have sent me.


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And he that was dead came out, bound hand and foot with grave clothes: and his face was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them, Loose him, and let him go.


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Then the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled a council, and said, What are we going to do? For this man does many miracles.


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If we let him thus alone, everyone will believe in him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.


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And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said to them, You know nothing at all,


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Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation should not perish.


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And this he spoke not of his own will: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;


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And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.


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Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went from there to a region near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there remained with his disciples.


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And the Jews' passover was near at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.


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Then they sought for Jesus, and spoke among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What do you think, that he will not come to the feast?


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Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if anyone knew where he was, he should make it known, that they might take him.


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Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.


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There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.


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Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.


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This he said, not that he cared about the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and took what was put in it.


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Many people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.


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On the next day many people that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,


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Took branches of palm trees, and went out to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel who comes in the name of the Lord.


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These things his disciples did not understand at first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things to him.


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The people therefore that were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore witness.


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The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Do you perceive how you prevail nothing? Behold, the world has gone after him.


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The same came therefore to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and requested of him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone: but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit.


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He who loves his life shall lose it; and he who hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.


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If anyone serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if anyone serves me, him will my Father honor.


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Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.


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Father, glorify thy name. Then there came a voice from heaven, saying, I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.


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The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spoke to him.


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The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ remains for ever: and how can you say, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?


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Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not come upon you: for he who walks in darkness does not know where he goes.


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While you have light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and hid himself from them.


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That the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?


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He has blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; so that they would not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I would heal them.


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Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed in him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue:


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And if anyone hears my words, and does not believe, I do not judge him: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.


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He who rejects me, and does not receive my words, has one that judges him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.


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For I have not spoken from myself; but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.


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And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatever I speak therefore, even as the Father said to me, so I speak.


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Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them to the end.


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And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;


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Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was going to God;


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After that he poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.


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Peter said to him, You shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I do not wash you, you have no part with me.


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Jesus said to him, He that is washed needs not except to wash his feet, but is entirely clean: and you are clean, but not all.


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So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and had sat down again, he said to them, Do you know what I have done to you?


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Truly, truly, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither is he that is sent greater than he that sent him.


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I do not speak of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, He who receives whomever I send receives me; and he who receives me receives him that sent me.


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When Jesus had thus spoken, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you shall betray me.


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Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a morsel, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.


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And after the morsel Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus to him, What you are doing, do quickly.


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For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said to him, Buy those things that we have need of for the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.


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Therefore, when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.


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Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me: and as I said to the Jews, Where I go, you cannot come; so now I say to you.


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A new commandment I give to you, That you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.


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Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered him, Where I go, you cannot follow me now; but you shall follow me afterwards.


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Jesus answered him, Will you lay down your life for my sake? Truly, truly, I say to you, The cock shall not crow, till you have denied me three times.


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In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.


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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there you may be also.


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If you had known me, you would have known my Father also: and from now on you know him, and have seen him.


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Jesus said to him, Have I been such a long time with you, and yet you have not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; and how can you say then, Show us the Father?


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Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak of my own will: but the Father who dwells in me, he does the works.


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Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the sake of the works themselves.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, He who believes in me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to my Father.


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And I will request of the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;


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Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him, neither knows him: but you know him; for he dwells with you, and shall be in you.


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Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me: because I live, you shall live also.


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He who has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is who loves me: and he who loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.


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Judas said to him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?


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Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our dwelling with him.


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He that does not love me does not keep my sayings: and the word which you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.


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But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said to you.


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Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.


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You have heard how I said to you, I go away, and come again to you. If you loved me, you would rejoice, because I said, I go to the Father: for my Father is greater than I.


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After this I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world is coming, and has nothing in me.


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But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.


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Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away: and every branch that bears fruit, he purifies it, that it may bring forth more fruit.


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Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine; no more can you, unless you abide in me.


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I am the vine, you are the branches: He that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.


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If a man does not abide in me, he is thrown away as a branch, and withers; and men gather them, and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.


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If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done for you.


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If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.


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These things have I spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.


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From now on I do not call you servants; for the servant does not know what his lord does: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.


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You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to 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 have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.


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Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.


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But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they do not know him who sent me.


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If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin: but now they have no covering for their sin.


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If I had not done among them the works that no other man did, they would not have had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.


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But this takes place, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.


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But when the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me:


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They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time is coming, that whoever kills you will think that he does God service.


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But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, you may remember that I told you of them. And these things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you.


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Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is to your advantage that I go away: for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send him to you.


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However when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but whatever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.


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All things that the Father has are mine: therefore I said, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it to you.


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A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me, because I go to the Father.


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Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he says to us, A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?


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Now Jesus knew that they were desiring to ask him, and said to them, Do you inquire among yourselves of what I said, A little while, and you shall not see me: and again, a little while, and you shall see me?


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Truly, truly, I say to you, That you shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and you shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.


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A woman when she is in birth labor has sorrow, because her hour has come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembers no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.


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And you now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.


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And in that day you shall ask me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, Whatever you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you.


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These things have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the time is coming, when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father.


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At that day you shall ask in my name: and I do not say to you, that I will make requests to the Father for you:


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For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.


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I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world: again, I am leaving the world, and going to the Father.


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Now we are sure that you know all things, and do not need anyone to ask you: by this we believe that you came forth from God.


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Behold, the hour is coming, yea, has now come, that you shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.


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These things I have spoken to you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.


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These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:


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As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.


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And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.


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And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.


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I have revealed thy name to the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.


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For I have given to them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.


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I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; for they are thine.


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And now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.


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While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.


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And now I come to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.


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I have given them thy word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.


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I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.


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That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.


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I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.


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Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou didst love me before the foundation of the world.


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O righteous Father, the world has not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.


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And I have declared to them thy name, and will declare it: that the love with which thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.


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When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where a garden was, into which he entered, and his disciples.


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Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.


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Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon him, went out, and said to them, Whom do you seek?


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They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said to them, I am he. And Judas also, who betrayed him, stood with them.


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


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


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And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, who was the high priest that same year.


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Now Caiaphas was he, who gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.


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And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.


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But Peter stood at the door outside. Then that other disciple went out, who was known to the high priest, and spoke to the maid who kept the door, and brought in Peter.


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Then said the damsel that kept the door to Peter, Are you not also one of this man's disciples? He said, I am not.


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And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.


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Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I always taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where the Jews always gather; and in secret have I said nothing.


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And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Do you answer the high priest so?


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Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why do you strike me?


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And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore to him, Are you not also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.


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One of the servants of the high priest, being kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did not I see you in the garden with him?


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Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves did not go into the judgment hall, so that they would not be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.


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They answered and said to him, If he were not a lawbreaker, we would not have delivered him up to you.


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Then said Pilate to them, Take him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death:


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Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews?


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Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you to me: what have you done?


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Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from here.


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Pilate therefore said to him, Are you a king then? Jesus answered, You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born, and for this reason I came into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice.


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Pilate said to him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, I find in him no fault at all.


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But you have a custom, that I should release to you one at the passover: do you want me therefore to release to you the King of the Jews?


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And the soldiers braided a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,


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Pilate therefore went out again, and said to them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in him.


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Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Behold the man!


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When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.


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The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.


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And went again into the judgment hall, and said to Jesus, Where are you from? But Jesus gave him no answer.


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Then said Pilate to him, Will you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to crucify you, and have power to release you?


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Jesus answered, You could have no power at all against me, unless it were given you from above: therefore he that delivered me to you has the greater sin.


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And from that time on Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.


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When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.


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And it was the preparation day 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 with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate said to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.


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And he carrying his cross went out into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:


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And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.


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Many of the Jews then read this title: for the place where Jesus was crucified was near to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.


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


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Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.


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They said therefore among themselves, Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which says, They parted my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.


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Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.


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When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he 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 that disciple took her to his own home.


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After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst.


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Now a vessel full of vinegar was sitting there: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on hyssop, and put it to his mouth.


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When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the spirit.


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The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation day, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was a high day,) pleaded with Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.


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Then came the soldiers, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him.


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And he who saw it bore record, and his record is true: and he knows that he speaks truly, that you might believe.


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For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.


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And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, pleaded with Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.


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And there came also Nicodemus, who at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds’ weight.


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Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.


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Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulcher, in which no one had ever been laid.


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There they laid Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulcher was near at hand.


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The first day of the week came Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, to the sepulcher, and saw the stone taken away from the sepulcher.


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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 have taken away the Lord out of the sepulcher, and we do not know where they have laid him.


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And the cloth, that was around his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped together in a place by itself.


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But Mary stood outside at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulcher,


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


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And they said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.


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And when she had thus said, she turned back, and saw Jesus standing, and did not know that it was Jesus.


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Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek? She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have laid 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 brethren, and say to them, I am ascending to my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.


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Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things to her.


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Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and said to them, Peace be unto you.


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And when he had so spoken, he showed them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.


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Whoever’s sins you forgive, they are already forgiven to them; and whoever’s sins you retain, they are already retained.


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The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.


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And after eight days again his disciples were inside, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be to you.


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Then said he to Thomas, Reach here your finger, and see my hands; and reach here your hand, and thrust it into my side: and do not be faithless, but believing.


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Jesus said to him, Thomas, because you have seen me, you have believed: blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed.


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And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:


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But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name.


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After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and in this way he showed himself.


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There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two of his other disciples.


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Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, We are also going with you. They went out, and entered into a boat immediately; and that night they caught nothing.


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But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.


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And he said to them, Throw the net on the right side of the boat, and you shall find some. They threw it therefore, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish.


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Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his fisherman's coat, (for he was naked,) and threw himself into the sea.


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And the other disciples came in the boat; (for they were not far from land, but about a hundred yards,) dragging the net with fish.


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Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of large fish, a hundred and fifty three: and though there were so many, yet the net was not broken.


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Jesus said to them, Come and eat. And none of the disciples dared ask him, Who are you? knowing that it was the Lord.


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This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples, after he was risen from the dead.


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So when they had eaten, 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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He said to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my sheep.


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He said to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? And he said to him, Lord, you know 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 young, you clothed yourself, and walked where you wanted to: but when you shall be old, you shall stretch out your hands, and another shall clothe you, and take you where you do not want to go.


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This he spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he said to him, Follow me.


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Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, who is he that will betray you?


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Then this saying went out among the believers, that that disciple would not die: yet Jesus did not say to him, He shall not die; but, If I choose that he remains till I come, what is that to you?


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This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.


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And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.


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Until the day in which he was taken up, after he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen:


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To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God:


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And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, you have heard from me.


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For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence.


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When they therefore had come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?


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And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has placed in his own power.


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But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit has come upon you: and you shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the farthest part of the earth.


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And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.


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And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;


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Which also said, You men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven.


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Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.


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And when they came in, they went up into an upper room, where Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James were all staying.


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These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.


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And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names altogether was about a hundred and twenty,)


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Men and fellow believers, this scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke beforehand concerning Judas, who guided those who took Jesus.


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Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst apart in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.


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And it was known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; so that that field is called in their own tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.


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For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his responsibility let another take.


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Therefore of these men who have associated with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,


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Beginning from the baptism of John, to that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.


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And they prayed, and said, You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which of these two you have chosen,


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That he may take part in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.


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


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And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.


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And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.


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Now when this was reported outside, the multitude came together, and were perplexed, because everyone heard them speak in his own language.


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And they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, Behold, are not all of these who speak Galileans?


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Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,


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Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya over by Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,


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But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and listen to my words:


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And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out from my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:


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And on my menservants and on my maidservants I will pour out in those days from my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:


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And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:


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The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and memorable day of the Lord comes:


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You men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as you yourselves also know:


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Him, being delivered by the determining decision and foreknowledge of God, you have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:


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Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be held by it.


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For David speaks concerning him, I saw the Lord beforehand always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:


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Because you will not leave my soul in the grave, neither will you permit your Holy One to see corruption.


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Men and kindred, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day.


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Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;


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He seeing this beforehand spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in the grave, neither did his flesh see corruption.


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Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has shed forth this, which you now see and hear.


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For David did not ascend into the heavens: but he says himself, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,


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Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made that same Jesus, whom you have crucified, both Lord and Christ.


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Now when they heard this, they were pierced in their heart, and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and kindred, what shall we do?


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Then Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.


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For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.


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And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.


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Then those who gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added to them about three thousand souls.


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And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.


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And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their food with gladness and singleness of heart,


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Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.


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And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts from those who entered into the temple;


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Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.


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And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.


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And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.


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And they knew that it was he who sat for gifts at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.


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And as the lame man who was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.


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And when Peter saw it, he answered to the people, You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why do you look so earnestly at us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?


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The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus; whom you delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.


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And his name through faith in his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know: yea, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.


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But those things, which God before had shown by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ would suffer, he has so fulfilled.


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Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;


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Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restoring all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.


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For Moses truly said to the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you from your kindred, like me; him shall you hear in all things whatever he shall say to you.


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And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.


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Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.


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You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your offspring shall all the peoples of the earth be blessed.


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To you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.


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And as they spoke to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,


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Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.


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However many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.


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And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.


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And when they had brought them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have you done this?


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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, You rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,


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If we this day are being examined for the good deed done to the crippled man, by what means he was made whole;


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Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him does this man stand here before you whole.


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Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, by which we must be saved.


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Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.


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Saying, What shall we do to these men? For that indeed a remarkable miracle has been done by them is apparent to all those who dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.


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But that it spreads no further among the people, let us strictly threaten them, so that they speak from now on to no man in this name.


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But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.


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So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people: for everyone glorified God for that which was done.


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And being let go, they went to their own companions, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.


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And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, you are God, who have made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them:


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Who by the mouth of your servant David have said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?


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The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.


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For of a truth against your holy child Jesus, whom you have anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,


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And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant to your servants, that with all boldness they may speak your word,


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By stretching out your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of your holy child Jesus.


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And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.


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And the multitude of those who believed was of one heart and of one soul: neither did any of them say that any of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things in common.


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And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.


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Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,


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And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made to everyone according as he had need.


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And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,


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And kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.


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But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?


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While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own power? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.


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And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the spirit: and great fear came on all those who heard these things.


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And Peter said to her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.


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Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and shall carry you out.


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Then she fell down at once at his feet, and yielded up the spirit: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her out, buried her by her husband.


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And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.


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To the extent that they brought out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them.


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There came also a multitude out of the cities round about to Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.


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Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with anger,


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And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.


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Saying, The prison truly found we closed up with all security, and the keepers standing outside before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no one inside.


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Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were perplexed concerning them where this would lead.


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Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.


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Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, that they might be stoned.


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Saying, Did not we strictly command you that you should not teach in this name? And, behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.


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Him has God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.


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And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.


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Then there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, held in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles outside for a little while;


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For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nothing.


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After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away many people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were scattered.


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And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:


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But if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it; and perhaps you may even be found to fight against God.


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And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.


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And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.


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And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.


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Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said, It is not right that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.


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Therefore, fellow believers, choose from among you seven men of honest reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.


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And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte from Antioch:


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And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem; and a large number of the priests were obedient to the faith.


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Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.


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Then they secretly brought in men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.


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And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,


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And set up false witnesses, who said, This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:


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For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.


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And all who sat in the council, looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as if it were the face of an angel.


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And he said, Men, kindred, and fathers, listen; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,


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And said to him, Go out from your country, and from your kindred, and come into the land which I shall show you.


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Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran: and from there, when his father was dead, he came into this land, in which you now dwell.


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And he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his descendents after him, when as yet he had no child.


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And God spoke in this way, That his descendents would dwell for a time in a foreign land; and that they would bring them into bondage, and treat them badly four hundred years.


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And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come out, and serve me in this place.


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And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.


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And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.


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Now there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.


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And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers; and Joseph's kindred were made known to Pharaoh.


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And were carried over into Shechem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Emmor the father of Shechem.


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But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,


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The same dealt deceitfully with our kindred, and treated our fathers badly, so that they cast out their young children, in order that they might not live.


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In which time Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:


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And when he had completed forty years of life, it came into his heart to visit his people the children of Israel.


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And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged the one that was oppressed, and struck down the Egyptian:


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For he supposed his people would have understood how God by his hand would deliver them: but they did not understand.


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And the next day he showed himself to them as they fought, and would have set them at peace again, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you do wrong to one another?


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But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?


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And when forty years had passed, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.


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When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came to him,


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Saying, I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and dared not look.


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Then said the Lord to him, Put off your shoes from your feet: for the place where you stand is holy ground.


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I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you into Egypt.


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This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.


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He brought them out, after he had shown wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.


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This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you from your people, like me; him shall you hear.


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This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the living oracles to give to us:


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Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,


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Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.


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And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.


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Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have you offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness?


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Yea, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which you made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.


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Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the model that he had seen.


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Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Joshua into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, until the days of David;


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Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will you build for me? says the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?


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You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do you.


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Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain those who told beforehand of the coming of the Just One; of whom you have been now the betrayers and murderers:


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But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,


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And threw him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.


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And he knelt down, and cried out with a loud voice, Lord, do not let this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.


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And Saul was consenting to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.


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As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and dragging away men and women committed them to prison.


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And the people with one accord gave heed to those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.


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For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with paralysis, and who were lame, were healed.


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But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforehand in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, claiming that he himself was some great one:


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To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.


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But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.


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Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.


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Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John:


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(For as yet he had fallen upon none of them: they were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)


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And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,


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But Peter said to him, Your money perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.


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Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray to God, if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.


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Then answered Simon, and said, Pray to the Lord for me, that none of these things which you have spoken may come upon me.


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And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.


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And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.


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And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,


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And Philip ran there to him, and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you understand what you are reading?


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The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth:


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In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? For his life is taken from the earth.


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And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray you, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself, or of some other man?


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And as they went on their way, they came to some water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what hinders me from being baptized?


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And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.


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And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.


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And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, so that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.


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But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through, he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.


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And Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,


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And requested from him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.


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And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light from heaven:


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And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for you to kick against the goads.


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And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what will you have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.


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And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.


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And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.


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And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying,


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And has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.


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Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem:


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But the Lord said to him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bring my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:


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And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared to you in the way as you came, has sent me, that you might receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.


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And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales: and he received sight at that moment, and arose, and was baptized.


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And when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then was Saul some days with the disciples who were at Damascus.


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But all who heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this the one who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and came here for that purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?


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But Saul increased all the more in strength, and brought the Jews who dwelt at Damascus into perplexity, proving that this is indeed Christ.


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And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.


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But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.


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And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.


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Then the churches had rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, were multiplied.


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And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all places, he came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda.


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And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had been sick in bed eight years, and was sick with paralysis.


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And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ makes you whole: arise, and make your bed. And he arose immediately.


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Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and deeds of mercy which she did.


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And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.


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And seeing that Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent to him two men, desiring of him that he would not delay to come to them.


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Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.


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But Peter put them all out, and knelt down, and prayed; and turning to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.


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And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.


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There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,


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A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave many gifts to the people, and prayed to God always.


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He saw clearly in a vision about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.


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And when he looked at him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your gifts have come up for a memorial before God.


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He lodges with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell you what you ought to do.


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And when the angel which spoke to Cornelius departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually;


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On the next day, as they went on their journey, and drew near to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:


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And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending to him, something like a large sheet joined at the four corners, and let down to the earth:


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In which were all kinds of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and birds of the air.


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Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,


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While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men are looking for you.


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Then Peter went down to the men who were sent to him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom you seek: what is the reason for which you have come?


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And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that fears God, and of good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to hear words from you.


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Then he called them in, and lodged them. And on the next day Peter went away with them, and certain fellow believers from Joppa accompanied him.


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And the following day they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.


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And he said to them, You know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come to one of another nation; but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.


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Therefore I came to you without opposition, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what purpose you have sent for me?


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And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I was praying in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,


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And said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts are kept in remembrance in the sight of God.


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Send therefore to Joppa, and call Simon to come here, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he comes, shall speak to you.


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Immediately therefore I sent to you; and you have done well that you have come. Now therefore we are all present here before God, to hear all things that are commanded you by God.


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The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)


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That word, I say, you know, which was made known throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;


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How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went around doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.


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And we are witnesses of all things that he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:


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Not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.


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And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who was ordained by God to be the Judge of living and dead.


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To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whoever believes in him shall receive remission of sins.


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And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.


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Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?


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And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they requested him to stay for a number of days.


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And the apostles and believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.


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I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descended, something like a large sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:


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Upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered, and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and birds of the air.


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And, behold, immediately there were three men already come to the house where I was, sent from Caesarea to me.


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And the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover these six fellow believers accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:


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And he told us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;


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Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.


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Seeing then that God gave them the same gift as he did to us, who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, that I could withstand God?


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When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then has God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.


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Now those who were scattered abroad in the persecution that arose concerning Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but to the Jews only.


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And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they came to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.


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Then tidings of these things came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent out Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.


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Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cling the Lord.


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For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and many people were added to the Lord.


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And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that for a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.


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And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and indicated by the Spirit that there would be great famine throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.


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Then the disciples, everyone according to his ability, determined to send relief to the believers who dwelt in Judea:


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And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)


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And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four groups of four soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him out to the people.


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Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing by the church to God for him.


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And when Herod would have brought him out, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the guards before the door watched the prison.


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And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shone in the prison: and he struck Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.


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And the angel said to him, Dress yourself, and put on your sandals. And so he did. And he said to him, Put your garment around you, and follow me.


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And he went out, and followed him; and did not know that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.


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When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and immediately the angel departed from him.


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And when Peter came to himself, he said, Now I know for certain, that the Lord has sent his angel, and has delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.


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And when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.


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And when she knew Peter's voice, she did not open the gate in her gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.


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And they said to her, You are mad. But she continually affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.


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But he, beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go tell these things to James, and to the believers. And he departed, and went into another place.


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And when Herod had sought for him, and did not find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there stayed.


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And Herod was highly displeased with the people of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.


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And immediately the angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory: and he was eaten by worms, and gave up the ghost.


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And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.


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Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers, such as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.


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As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.


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So they, being sent away by the Holy Spirit, departed to Seleucia; and from there they sailed to Cyprus.


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And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their assistant.


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And when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesus:


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Who was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.


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But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.


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And said, O you full of all subtlety and all mischief, you child of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?


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And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.


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Now when Paul and his company sailed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.


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But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.


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And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, You men and kindred, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.


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Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and you that fear God, give audience.


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The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm he brought them out of it.


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And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.


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And after that he gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.


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And afterward they desired a king: and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.


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And when he had removed him, he raised up for them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfill all my will.


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When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.


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And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom do you think that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to untie.


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Men and kindred, children of the stock of Abraham, and whoever among you fears God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.


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For those who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know him, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.


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And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulcher.


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And he was seen many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.


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God has fulfilled the same to us their children, in that he has raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, You are my Son, this day have I begotten you.


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And concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he spoke in this way, I will give you the sure mercies of David.


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For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption:


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Be it known to you therefore, men and kindred, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins:


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And by him all who believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.


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Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I shall work a work in your days, a work which you shall by no means believe, though a man declares it to you.


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And when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles pleaded that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.


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Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout converts followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.


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But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.


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Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing you put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.


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For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set you to be a light of the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.


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And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were disposed to eternal life believed.


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But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their territory.


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And it came to pass in Iconium, that they both went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.


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For a long time therefore they remained speaking boldly in the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.


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And when there was an assault made both by the Gentiles, and also by the Jews with their rulers, to treat them despitefully, and to stone them,


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They were aware of it, and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the region that lies round about:


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And there sat a certain man at Lystra, feeble in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:


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The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,


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And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.


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Then the priest of Jupiter, who was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.


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Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they tore their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,


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And saying, Sirs, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you that you should turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in it:


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Nevertheless he did not leave himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.


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And certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, took him out of the city, supposing he was dead.


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However, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.


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And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,


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Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.


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And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.


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And from there sailed to Antioch, where they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.


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And when they came, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.


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And certain men who came down from Judea taught the believers, and said, Unless you are circumcised after the manner of Moses, you cannot be saved.


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When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.


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And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy to all the believers.


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And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.


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But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, That it was necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.


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And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said to them, Men and fellow believers, you know how a good while ago God decided among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.


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And God, who knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did to us;


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Now therefore why do you provoke God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?


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Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had worked among the Gentiles by them.


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And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and fellow believers, listen to me:


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Simeon has declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out from them a people for his name.


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After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:


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That the rest of the people might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.


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Therefore my conclusion is, that we do not trouble them, who from among the Gentiles have turned to God:


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But that we write to them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.


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For Moses of old time has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.


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Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the believers:


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And they wrote letters by them as follows; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting to the believers which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:


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Seeing that we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, You must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:


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It seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,


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For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;


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That you abstain from foods offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if you keep yourselves, you shall do well. Farewell.


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So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:


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And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the believers with many words, and confirmed them.


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And after they had stayed there for some time, they were sent away in peace from the brethren to the apostles.


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Paul also and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.


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And some days afterwards Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our fellow believers in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing.


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But Paul thought it not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and did not go with them to the work.


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And the contention was so sharp between them, that they separated from one another: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus;


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Then he came to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman, who was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:


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Paul wanted to have him go with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.


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And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, that were decided by the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.


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Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia,


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And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and requested him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.


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And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.


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Therefore sailing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;


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And from there to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we stayed in that city some days.


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And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was habitually made; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who came there.


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And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she was receptive to the things which were spoken by Paul.


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And when she was baptized, and her household, she pleaded with us, saying, If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and stay there. And she constrained us.


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And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling:


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The same followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who show us the way of salvation.


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And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.


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And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and took them into the marketplace to the rulers,


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And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,


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And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates tore off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.


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And when they had laid many stripes on them, they put them in prison, instructing the jailor to keep them safely:


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Who, having received such an order, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet secure in the stocks.


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And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bonds were loosed.


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And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.


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And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, at that time.


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And when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.


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And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.


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But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have put us in prison; and now do they thrust us out privately? Certainly not; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.


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And the sergeants told these words to the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.


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And they came and pleaded with them, and brought them out, and requested them to depart out of the city.


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And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the believers, they comforted them, and departed.


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Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews:


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And Paul, as his custom was, went in to them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,


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Explaining and declaring, that Christ had to have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach to you, is Christ.


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And some of them believed, and associated with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.


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But the Jews who did not believe, moved with envy, took to them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city in an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.


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And when they did not find them, they took Jason and certain believers to the rulers of the city, crying out, These who have turned the world upside down have come here also;


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Whom Jason has received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.


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And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who coming there went into the synagogue of the Jews.


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These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.


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But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also, and stirred up the people.


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And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul as if to go to the sea: but Silas and Timothy remained there still.


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And those who accompanied Paul brought him to Athens: and receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.


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Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.


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Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with those who met with him.


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Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? Others, He seems to be a presenter of strange gods: because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.


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And they took him, and brought him to Areopagus, saying, May we know what is this new doctrine of which you speak?


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For you bring certain strange things to our ears: we desire to know therefore what these things mean.


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(For all the Athenians and foreigners which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)


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Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, You men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious.


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For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you ignorantly worship, him I declare to you.


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God that made the world and all things in it, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;


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Neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he gives to all life, and breath, and all things;


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And has made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;


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That they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us:


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For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.


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Seeing then that we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like gold, or silver, or stone, sculptured by art and man's devising.


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Because he has appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has appointed; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.


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And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear you again concerning this matter.


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However certain men clung to him, and believed: among which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.


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And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came to them.


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And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and worked: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.


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And when Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul was burdened in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.


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And when they were opposed, and blasphemed, he shook his garments, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from this time on I will go to the Gentiles.


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And he departed from there, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next to the synagogue.


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And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.


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Then spoke the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not hold your peace:


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And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made an insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,


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And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O you Jews, it would only be fitting for me to bear with you:


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But if it is a question of words and names, and of your law, you look to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.


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Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared about none of those things.


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And Paul after this remained there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the believers, and sailed from there into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having cut off his hair in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.


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And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.


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But bid them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that is coming in Jerusalem: but I will return again to you, if God wills. And he sailed from Ephesus.


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And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went through all the region of Galatia and Phrygia in succession, strengthening all the disciples.


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And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.


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This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spoke and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.


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And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him to them, and presented to him the way of God more perfectly.


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And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he came, helped them much who had believed through grace:


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For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.


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And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper regions came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,


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He said to them, Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? And they said to him, We have not so much as heard whether there is any Holy Spirit.


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Then said Paul, John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe in him who should come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.


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And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.


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And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.


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But when some were hardened, and did not believe, but spoke evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.


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And this continued for two years; so that all those who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.


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So that from his body were brought to the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.


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Then certain of the wandering Jews, exorcists, took it upon themselves to call over those who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We solemnly command you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.


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And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.


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And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.


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Many of them also which used occult practices brought their books together, and burned them before everyone: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.


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After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.


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So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.


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For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen;


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Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, you know that by this craft we have our wealth.


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Moreover you see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, which are made with hands:


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So that not only is this our craft in danger of coming into disgrace; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana would be despised, and her magnificence would be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.


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And when they heard these sayings, they were full of anger, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.


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And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.


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And certain of the leading persons of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him, requesting of him that he would not venture into the theatre.


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Some therefore cried out one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the greater part did not know why they had come together.


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And they took Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defense to the people.


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But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice for about two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.


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And when the town clerk had calmed the people, he said, You men of Ephesus, what man is there that does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshiper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?


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Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.


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For you have brought here these men, who are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.


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Therefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are officials: let them bring charges against one another.


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For we are in danger of being called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause for which we may give an explanation of this gathering.


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And after the uproar had ceased, Paul called to him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed to go into Macedonia.


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And when he had passed through those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,


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And there stayed three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.


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And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.


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And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them to Troas in five days; where we stayed seven days.


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And on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached to them, ready to depart on the next day; and continued his speech until midnight.


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And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, having fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.


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And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Do not trouble yourselves; for his life is in him.


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When he therefore had come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.


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And we went ahead to the ship, and sailed to Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go on foot.


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And we sailed from there, and came the next day opposite Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and stayed at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.


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For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he did not want to spend the time in Asia: for he was hurrying, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem for the day of Pentecost.


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And when they came to him, he said to them, You know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,


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Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:


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And how I kept back nothing that was profitable to you, but have shown you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house,


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Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.


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And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:


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But none of these things move me, neither do I count my life dear to myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.


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And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.


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Be careful therefore of yourselves, and of all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which the Lord has purchased with his own blood.


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For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.


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Also from your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.


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Therefore watch, and remember, that for three years I did not cease to warn every one night and day with tears.


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And now, fellow believers, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.


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Yea, you yourselves know, that these hands have ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me.


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I have shown you all things, how so laboring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.


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Sorrowing most of all for the words that he spoke, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.


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And it came to pass, that after we had parted from them, and had sailed away, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the day following to Rhodes, and from there to Patara:


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Now when we had sighted Cyprus, we left it on the left side, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unload her cargo.


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And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.


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And when we had completed those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we knelt down on the shore, and prayed.


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And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and greeted the believers, and stayed with them one day.


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And the next day we who were of Paul's company departed, and came to Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven; and stayed with him.


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And when he came to us, he took Paul's waistband, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus says the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owns this waistband, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.


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And when we heard these things, both we, and those of that place, pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem.


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Then Paul answered, What are you trying to do, weep and break my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.


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There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.


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And when he had greeted them, he declared in detail what things God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.


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And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe; and they are all zealous for the law:


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And they are informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they should not circumcise their children, nor walk according to the customs.


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What then should be done? The multitude will certainly come together: for they will hear that you have come.


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Take them, and purify yourself with them, and help with their expenses, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, of which they were informed concerning you, are nothing; but that you yourself also walk orderly, and keep the law.


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As for the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they should observe no such thing, except only that they should keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication.


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Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until an offering should be offered for every one of them.


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And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews who were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,


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Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and has polluted this holy place.


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(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)


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And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and brought him out of the temple: and immediately the doors were shut.


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And as they went about to kill him, tidings came to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.


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Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul.


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Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.


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And some cried out one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the truth because of the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.


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And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the people.


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And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said to the chief captain, May I speak to you? Who said, Can you speak Greek?


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Are you not that Egyptian, who before these days made an uproar, and led out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?


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But Paul said, I am a man who am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no lowly city: and, I plead with you, permit me to speak to the people.


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And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,


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I am truly a man who am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as you all are this day.


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As also the high priest bears me witness, and all the order of the elders: from whom also I received letters to the Jewish brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring those who were there bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.


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And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and came near to Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.


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And those who were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they did not hear the voice of him who spoke to me.


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And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told to you all things which are appointed for you to do.


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And when I could not see because of the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.


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And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report from all the Jews who dwelt there,


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Came to me, and stood, and said to me, Brother Saul, receive your sight. And the same hour I looked up at him.


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And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will, and see that Just One, and should hear the voice of his mouth.


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And now why do you delay? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.


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And it came to pass, that, when I came back to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;


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And saw him saying to me, Make haste, and get quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive your testimony concerning me.


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And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you:


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And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and kept the garments of those who slew him.


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And they gave him audience until this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Take away such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.


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The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and ordered that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know why they cried out so against him.


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And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?


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When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Be careful what you do: for this man is a Roman.


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And the chief captain answered, With a great sum I obtained this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.


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Then immediately those who would have examined him departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.


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On the next day, because he would have known the true reason for which he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.


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And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.


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Then said Paul to him, God shall strike you, you whitened wall: for you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?


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Then said Paul, I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.


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But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: for the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.


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And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.


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For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.


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And there arose a great outcry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and disputed, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.


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And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.


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And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as you have testified of me in Jerusalem, so must you bear witness also at Rome.


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And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.


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And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.


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Now therefore you with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more fully concerning him: and we, before he even comes near, are ready to kill him.


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And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.


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Then Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said, Bring this young man to the chief captain: for he has a certain thing to tell him.


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So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him, and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to say to you.


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Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is it that you have to tell me?


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And he said, The Jews have agreed to request of you that you would bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would inquire something of him more fully.


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But do not yield to them: for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from you.


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So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and instructed him, See that you tell no one that you have shown these things to me.


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And he called to him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night;


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This man was taken by the Jews, and would have been killed by them: then I came with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.


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And when I would have known the cause for which they accused him, I brought him out into their council:


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Whom I perceived to be accused concerning questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of imprisonment.


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And when it was told me how the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent immediately to you, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before you what they had against him. Farewell.


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Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.


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And when the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia;


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I will hear you, said he, when your accusers have also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.


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And after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.


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And when he was called for, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by you we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done to this nation by your providence,


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Nevertheless, that I be not further tedious to you, I pray you that you would hear us in your kindness a few words.


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For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:


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Who also has gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.


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Commanding his accusers to come to you: by examining of whom you yourself may take knowledge of all these things, of which we accuse him.


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Then Paul, after the governor had beckoned to him to speak, answered, Seeing that I know that you have been for many years a judge over this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:


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Because you may understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.


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And they neither found me in the temple disputing with anyone, nor inciting the people, either in the synagogues, or in the city:


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But this I confess to you, that according to the way which they call heresy, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:


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And have hope toward God, which they themselves also share, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.


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And accordingly do I exert myself, to have always a conscience free of offense toward God, and toward men.


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At this time certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a multitude, nor with tumult.


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Or else let these who are here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,


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Except for this one thing, that I cried out standing among them, Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.


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And when Felix heard these things, having a more perfect knowledge of that way, he delayed them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will be fully informed of your matter.


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And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintances to minister or come to him.


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And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.


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And as he reasoned concerning righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go your way for now; when I have a convenient season, I will call for you.


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He hoped also that money would have been given him by Paul, that he might release him: therefore he sent for him more often, and talked with him.


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But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' office: and Felix, desiring to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.


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And desired a favor against him, that he would send him to Jerusalem, lying in wait on the way to kill him.


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But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly to go there.


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Let them therefore, said he, who among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.


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And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.


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And when he came, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and brought many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.


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While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended anything at all.


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But Festus, desiring to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these things before me?


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Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as you very well know.


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For if I am an offender, or have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die: but if there are none of these things of which these accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.


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Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Have you appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go.


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And when they had been there many days, Festus presented Paul's case to the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:


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About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have a judgment against him.


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To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before he who is accused meets the accusers face to face, and has liberty to answer for himself concerning the crime held against him.


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Therefore, when they came here, without any delay on the next day I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought out.


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But had certain questions against him about their own superstition, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.


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And because I was uncertain concerning such kinds of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged about these matters.


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But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.


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Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would also like to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, you shall hear him.


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And on the next day, when Agrippa had come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and had entered into the audience chamber, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought out.


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And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have appeared before me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.


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But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him,


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Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, O king Agrippa, that, after examination, I might have something to write.


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For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not also to indicate the crimes held against him.


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Then Agrippa said to Paul, You are permitted to speak for yourself. Then Paul stretched out his hand, and answered for himself:


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I consider myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before you concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews:


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Especially because I know you to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: therefore I plead with you to hear me patiently.


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My manner of life from my youth, which was at first among my own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;


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Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.


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To which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to attain. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.


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I truly thought to myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.


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Which things I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.


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And I punished them often in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.


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At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, exceeding the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.


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And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.


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But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear to you;


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To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me.


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But declared first to those of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works suitable for repentance.


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Having therefore obtained help from God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say would come:


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That Christ would suffer, and that he would be the first that should rise from the dead, and would show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.


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And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, you are beside yourself; much learning makes you mad.


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For the king knows of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.


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And Paul said, I would to God, that not only you, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.


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And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them:


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And when they had gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man has done nothing worthy of death or of imprisonment.


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Then said Agrippa to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.


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And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.


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And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.


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And the next day we came to shore at Sidon. And Julius courteously treated Paul, and gave him liberty to go to his friends to refresh himself.


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And when we had sailed slowly many days, and barely had come next to Cnidus, the wind not permitting us, we sailed under Crete, over by Salmone;


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And, with difficulty passing it, came to a place which is called The fair havens; near which was the city of Lasea.


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Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul advised them,


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And said to them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the cargo and ship, but also of our lives.


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Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.


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And because the harbor was not convenient to winter in, the greater part advised to depart from there also, if by any means they might reach Phoenix, and there winter; which is a harbor of Crete, and lies toward the southwest and northwest.


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And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing from there, they sailed close by Crete.


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Which when they had taken it up, they used cables, undergirding the ship; and, fearing that they would fall into the shifting sands, lowered the gear, and so were driven.


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And when neither sun nor stars appeared in many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we would be saved was then taken away.


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But after a long abstinence from food Paul stood up in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have incurred this harm and loss.


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And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but only of the ship.


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Saying, Fear not, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God has given you all those who sail with you.


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But when the fourteenth night had came, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen thought that they were drawing near some land;


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And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.


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Then fearing that we would fall upon rocks, they threw four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.


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And as the sailors were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, pretending as though they would have put anchors out of the foreship,


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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 while the day was coming on, Paul pleaded with them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting, having taken nothing.


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Therefore I pray you to take some food: for this is for your health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.


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And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.


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And when it was day, they did not recognize the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into which they intended, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.


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And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoisted up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.


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And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained immovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.


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But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that those who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:


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And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safely to land.


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And the uncivilized people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.


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And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.


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And when the natives saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet vengeance did not permit to live.


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However they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.


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In the same area were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.


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And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flow: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.


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Who also honored us with many honors; and when we departed, they provided us with such things as were necessary.


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And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.


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And from there we curved around, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:


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Where we found believers, and were requested to stay with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.


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And from there, when the believers heard of us, they came as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns to meet us: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.


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And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.


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And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they had come together, he said to them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.


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But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar; not that I had anything to accuse my nation of.


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For this reason therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.


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And they said to him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning you, nor did any of the Jewish brethren that came report or speak any evil of you.


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But we desire to hear from you what you think: for concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against.


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And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he presented and testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.


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And when they did not agree among themselves, they departed, after Paul had spoken one word, Well did the Holy Spirit speak by Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,


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Saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and not perceive:


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For the heart of this people has become fat, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.


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Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.


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Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.


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Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made to be of the descendents of David according to the flesh;


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And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:


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By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:


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To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace 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 throughout the whole world.


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For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;


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Making request, if by any means now after so much time I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.


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For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;


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Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren in Christ, that I often intended to come to you, (but have been prevented thus far,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.


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For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God for salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.


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For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.


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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;


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For those things of him which are invisible, since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:


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Because, when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.


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And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.


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Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:


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Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.


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For this reason God gave them up to vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:


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And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was fitting.


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And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a corrupt mind, to do those things which are not suitable;


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Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,


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Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,


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Who knowing the judgment of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in those who do them.


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Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are that judge: for in judging another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge do the same things.


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But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who commit such things.


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And do you think, O man, who judge those who do such things, and do the same, that you shall escape the judgment of God?


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Or do you despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?


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But according to your hardness and impenitent heart you store up for yourself wrath for the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;


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To those who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:


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But to those who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,


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Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that does evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;


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But glory, honor, and peace to every man that works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:


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For as many as have sinned without the law shall also perish without the law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;


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For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:


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Who show the working of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another;)


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And know his will, and approve of the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;


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An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, who have the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.


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You therefore who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?


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You who say that a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you commit sacrilege?


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For circumcision truly profits, if you keep the law: but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision is made uncircumcision.


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Therefore if the uncircumcision keeps the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?


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And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfils the law, judge you, who by the letter and circumcision do transgress the law?


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For he is not a Jew which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:


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But he is a Jew which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.


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God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That you might be justified in your sayings, and might overcome when you are judged.


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But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who takes vengeance? (I speak as a man)


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For if the truth of God has more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why am I still also judged as a sinner?


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And not rather, (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.


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What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way: for we have before shown concerning both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;


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They have all gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is none that does good, no, not one.


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Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:


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Now we know that whatever things the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.


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Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.


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But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;


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Even the righteousness of God which is by faith in Jesus Christ to all and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference:


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Whom God has set forth to satisfy justice through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;


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To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus.


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Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.


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Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcision only, or also upon the uncircumcision? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.


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How was it then accounted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.


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And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed to them also:


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And the father of circumcision to those who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.


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For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his descendents through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.


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For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made useless, and the promise is made of no effect:


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(As it is written, I have made you a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead, and calls those things that are not as though they were,


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Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall your descendents be.


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And being not weak in faith, he did not consider his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:


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He did not stagger at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;


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But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe in him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;


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By whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.


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And hope does not make us ashamed; because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given to us.


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For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet perhaps for a good man some would even dare to die.


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For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by 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 we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.


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Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, because all have sinned:


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Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is the representative of him who was to come.


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But not like the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many are dead, much more have the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for many.


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And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one offense to condemnation, but the free gift is after many offenses to justification.


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For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)


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Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men for justification and life.


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For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.


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Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:


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That as sin has reigned leading to death, even so might grace reign through righteousness for eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.


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Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.


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For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:


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Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.


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Likewise consider yourselves also to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.


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Neither yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin: but yield yourselves to God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.


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Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey; whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?


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But thanks be to God, that you were the servants of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of instruction which was delivered to you.


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I speak according to the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as you have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity leading to iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness leading to holiness.


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What fruit did you have then in those things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.


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But now being made free from sin, and having become servants to God, you have your fruit in holiness, and the end everlasting life.


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Do you not know, brethren, (for I speak to those who know the law,) how the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?


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For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives; but if the husband is dead, she is freed from the law of her husband.


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So then if, while her husband lives, she is married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband is dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.


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Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that you should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit for God.


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For when we were in the flesh, the emotions of sins, which were aroused by the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit leading to death.


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But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead in which we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.


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What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. No, I would not have known sin, except by the law: for I would not have known lust, unless the law had said, You shall not covet.


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But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, worked in me all manner of evil desires. For without the law sin was dead.


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Was then that which is good made death to me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear to be sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.


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For that which I do I do not approve of: for what I would like to do, that I do not do; but what I hate, that I do.


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For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I do not find out.


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But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.


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I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.


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There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.


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For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:


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That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.


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For those who are under the influence of the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but those who are under the influence of the Spirit the things of the Spirit.


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Because the carnal mind is at enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.


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But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not one of his.


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And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.


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But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also give life to your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwells in you.


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For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if you through the Spirit put to death the deeds of the body, you shall live.


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For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry out, Abba, Father.


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And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, if we suffer with him that we may be also glorified together.


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For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.


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For the creature was made subject to futility, not willingly, but because of him who has subjected the same in hope,


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Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.


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And not only they, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, that is, the redemption of our body.


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For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man sees, why does he yet hope for it?


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Likewise the Spirit also helps our weaknesses: for we do not know what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.


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And he who searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because he makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.


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And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to his purpose.


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For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.


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Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.


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He who did not spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?


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Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.


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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?


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As it is written, For your sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.


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For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,


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Nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.


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For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kindred according to the flesh:


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Who are Israelites; to whom belong the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;


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Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.


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But it is not as though the word of God has had no effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:


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Neither, because they are the descendents of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall your descendents be called.


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That is, Those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the offspring.


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(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to selection might stand, not because of works, but because of him that calls;)


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For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.


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For the scripture says to Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.


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No, but O man, who are you that replies against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why have you made me thus?


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Has not the potter power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?


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What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:


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And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared beforehand for glory,


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As he says also in Hosea, I will call them my people, who were not my people; and her beloved, who was not beloved.


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And it shall come to pass that in the place where it was said to them, You are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.


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Isaiah also cries out concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:


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For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.


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And as Isaiah said before, Unless the Lord of hosts had left us descendents, we would have been like Sodom, and been made like Gomorrah.


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What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.


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But Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.


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Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as if by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;


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As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense: and whoever believes in him shall not be ashamed.


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For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.


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For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, That the man who does those things shall live by them.


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But the righteousness which is of faith speaks in this way, Do not say in your heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)


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But what does it say? The word is near you, even in your mouth, and in your heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;


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That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.


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For with the heart man believes leading to righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made leading to salvation.


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For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich to all that call upon him.


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How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?


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And how shall they preach, unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!


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But I say, Have they not heard? Yes truly, their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.


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But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.


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But Isaiah is very bold, and says, I was found by those who did not seek me; I was revealed to those who did not ask for me.


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But to Israel he says, All day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.


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I say then, has God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the descendents of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.


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God has not cast away his people whom he knew beforehand. Do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah? How he makes intercession to God against Israel, saying,


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Lord, they have killed your prophets, and broken down your altars; and I alone am left, and they seek my life.


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But what does the answer of God say to him? I have kept for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.


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And if by grace, then it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it is of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.


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What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks; but the chosen have obtained it, and the rest were blinded


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(According as it is written, God has given them the spirit of slumber, eyes so that they would not see, and ears so that they would not hear;) until this day.


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And David says, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a recompense to them:


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I say then, Have they stumbled so that they would fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.


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Now if the fall of them is the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?


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For I speak to you Gentiles, considering that as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry:


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For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?


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For if the first fruit is holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.


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And if some of the branches are broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them partake of the root and fatness of the olive tree;


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Do not boast against the branches. But if you boast, you do not support the root, but the root supports you.


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Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by faith. Be not high minded, but fear:


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Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness: otherwise you also shall be cut off.


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And they also, if they do not continue in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.


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For if you were cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?


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For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion; that blindness in part has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.


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And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:


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Concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but concerning the selection, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.


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O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!


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I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.


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And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.


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For I say, through the grace given unto me, to everyone that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man the measure of faith.


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Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;


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Or he that exhorts, in exhortation: he that gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.


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Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not be concerned with high things, but associate with men of humble circumstances. Do not be wise in your own conceits.


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Dearly beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.


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Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink: for in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head.


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Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but from God: the authorities that exist are appointed by God.


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Whoever therefore resists the authority, resists the appointment of God: and those who resist shall receive to themselves condemnation.


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For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Do you desire then not to fear the authority? Do what is good, and you shall have praise from the same:


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For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain: for he is the servant of God, an avenger to execute wrath upon him who does evil.


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Because for this reason you pay taxes also: for they are God's servants, attending continually to this very thing.


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Pay therefore to all their dues: taxes to whom taxes are due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.


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For the commandments, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is briefly summed up in this saying, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.


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And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awaken out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.


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The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore put off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.


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Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in impurity and licentiousness, not in disputing and envying.


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But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof.


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Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat; and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats: for God has received him.


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Who are you who judge another man's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Yes, he shall be held up: for God is able to make him stand.


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One man esteems one day above another: another esteems every day alike. Let everyone be fully persuaded in his own mind.


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He that regards the day, regards it for the Lord; and he that does not regard the day, to the Lord he does not regard it. He that eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.


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For if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.


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For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.


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But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.


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For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.


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Let us not therefore judge one another any longer: but determine this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.


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I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteems anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.


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But if your brother is grieved with your food, now you are not walking in love. Do not destroy him with your food, for whom Christ died.


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For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.


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Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things with which one may build another up.


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Do not destroy the work of God over food. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats and brings stumbling.


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It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak.


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Do you have faith? Have it within yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in that thing which he allows.


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And he that doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat in faith: for whatever is not of faith is sin.


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For even Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.


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For whatever things were written in former times were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.


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Now may the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded towards one another according to Christ Jesus:


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Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers:


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And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this reason I will confess you among the Gentiles, and sing unto your name.


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And again, Isaiah says, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.


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Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.


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And I myself also am persuaded about you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to instruct one another.


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Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly to you in part, as calling you to remembrance, because of the grace that is given to me by God,


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That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.


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I have therefore something of which I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.


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For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not done through me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,


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Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about to Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.


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Yea, so have I earnestly desired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:


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But as it is written, Those to whom he was not spoken of, shall see: and those who have not heard shall understand.


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But now having no more room to labor in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come to you;


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Whenever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way there by you, if first I am somewhat filled with your company.


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For it has pleased those of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.


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It has pleased them truly; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in fleshly things.


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When therefore I have performed this, and have secured to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.


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And I am sure that, when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.


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Now I plead with you, fellow believers, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;


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That I may be delivered from those who do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted by the saints;


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That you receive her in the Lord, as it is proper for saints, and that you assist her in whatever business she needs you: for she has been a helper of many, and of myself also.


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Who have for my life laid down their own necks: to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.


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Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Greet my well beloved Epaenetus, who is the first fruits of Achaia for Christ.


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Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.


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Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord.


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Greet Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.


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Now I plead with you, brethren, take note of those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; and avoid them.


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For such persons do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.


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For your obedience has become known to everyone. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise in that which is good, and simple in evil.


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And the God of peace shall soon bruise Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.


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Gaius my host, and host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus the treasurer of the city greets you, and Quartus a brother.


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Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,


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But now is clearly revealed, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:


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To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:


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Who shall also confirm you until the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.


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Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.


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For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those who are of the household of Chloe, that there are disputes among you.


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Now this I say, that every one of you says, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.


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And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides these, I do not know whether I baptized any others.


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For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.


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For the preaching of the cross is to those who perish foolishness; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.


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For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.


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Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?


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For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom did not know God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.


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For you see your calling, brethren, how not many wise men according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:


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But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;


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And base things of the world, and things which are despised, has God chosen, yes, and things which are not, to bring to nothing things that are:


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But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who from God is made to be for us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:


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And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.


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And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:


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However we speak wisdom among those who are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nothing:


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But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God determined before the world for our glory:


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Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.


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But as it is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love him.


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But God has revealed them to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God.


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For what man knows the things of a man, except the spirit of man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God, except the Spirit of God.


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Now we have not received the spirit of the world but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God.


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Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.


