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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 will be worse than the first.


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In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn towards 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 ye not: for I know that ye seek Jesus, who was crucified.


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


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


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And as they were going 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, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And John was clothed with camels hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey;


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was understood that he was in the house.


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And forthwith many were assembled, so that there was no room to receive them, no not so much as about the door: and he preached the word to them.


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


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


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


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


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


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And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receipt of custom, 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 table in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and they followed him.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder,)


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And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, 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 hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the demons he casteth out demons.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And other fell on good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up, and increased, and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some 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 them that are without, all these things are done in parables:


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


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


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


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


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


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And these are they who are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some 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 close vessel, 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 hath any thing been kept secret, but that it should come abroad.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him. And all men wondered.


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


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


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


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And had suffered many things from many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was not relieved, 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 infirmity.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And they derided him: but when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And he saith to them, Are ye so void of understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him.


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Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all kinds of food.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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 Cesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, Who do men say that I am?


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


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


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


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


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For whoever 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 will the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.


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


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And after six days, Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up upon a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before 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 thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And the spirit cried, and rent 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 not we cast him out?


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And he arose from thence, and cometh into the borders of Judea, by the further side of Jordan: and the people resort to him again; and, as he was accustomed, he taught them again.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And Jesus looked around, and saith to his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And they went, and found the colt tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And he began to speak to them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.


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


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


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


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


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What therefore will the Lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: there is no other commandment greater than these.


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


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And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his 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, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.


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


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


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David therefore himself calleth him Lord, and whence is he then his son? and the common people heard him gladly.


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And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the market-places,


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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 over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand) then let them that are in Judea flee to the mountains:


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


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


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


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


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


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And then he will send his angels, and will assemble his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.


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


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


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


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For the son of man is as a man taking a long journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work; and commanded the porter to watch.


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Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at evening, or at midnight, or at the 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 craft, and put him to death.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said to him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?


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And he sendeth two of his disciples, and saith to them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.


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And wherever he shall go in, say ye to the master of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest-chamber, where I may eat the passover with my disciples?


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


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And as they sat, and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you who eateth with me, will betray me.


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


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


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


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


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And Jesus saith to him, Verily I say to thee, that this day, even in this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt deny me thrice.


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But he spoke the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.


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


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And he taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and to be very heavy;


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


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


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And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldst not thou watch one hour?


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


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


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


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And he that betrayed him, had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely.


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


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


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


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And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him.


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


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And Peter followed him at a distance, 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 testimony against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.


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


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And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these testify against thee?


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


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


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And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, Prophesy: and the 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 thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.


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


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


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And the second time the cock crowed. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said to him, Before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.


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


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And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee.


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


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And Pilate answered, and said again to them, What will ye then that I shall do to him whom ye call the King of the Jews?


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


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


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And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band;


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


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


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And they constrain one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.


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


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And they that passed by, railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,


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


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Let Christ the king of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him, reviled him.


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And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama, sabacthani? 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 alone; let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.


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And when the centurion who stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and expired, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.


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There were also women looking on at a distance, among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger, and of Joses, and Salome;


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


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


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


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And Pilate wondered if he was already dead: and calling the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.


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And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulcher which was hewn 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 for us the stone 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 saith to them, Be not frightened: ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him:


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But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said to you.


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


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


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


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Afterward he appeared to the eleven, as they sat at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief, and hardness of heart, because they believed not them who had seen him after he was risen.


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And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak in new languages;


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


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


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And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.


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And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.


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


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


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And behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren:


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


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


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


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


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And blessed is she that believed that there will be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.


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


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He hath shown strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.


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


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


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And fear came on all that dwelt around them; and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Judea.


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And all they that had heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child will this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.


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


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And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;


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To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shades of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.


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And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing to Israel.


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And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar 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 she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.


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


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And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were in great fear.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that is the first born of his mother 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 turtle-doves, 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 consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.


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


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And he came by the spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire.


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He answereth and saith to them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath provisions, let him do likewise.


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


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


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John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he will 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 granary; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.


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


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


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


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


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Who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Janna, who was the son of Joseph,


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Who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Amos, who was the son of Naum, who was the son of Esli, who was the son of Nagge,


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Who was the son of Maath, who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Semei, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Juda,


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Who was the son of Joanna, who was the son of Rhesa, who was the son of Zorobabel, who was the son of Salathiel, who was the son of Neri,


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Who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Addi, who was the son of Cosam, who was the son of Elmodam, who was the son of Er,


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Who was the son of Jose, who was the son of Eliezer, who was the son of Jorim, who was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi,


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Who was the son of Simeon, who was the son of Judah, who was the son of Joseph, who was the son of Jonan, who was the son of Eliakim,


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Who was the son of Melea, who was the son of Menan, who was the son of Mattatha, who was the son of Nathan, who was the son of David,


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Who was the son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Booz, who was the son of Salmon, who was the son of Naasson,


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Who was the son of Aminadab, who was the son of Aram, who was the son of Esrom, who was the son of Phares, who was the son of Judah,


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Who was the son of Jacob, who was the son of Isaac, who was the son of Abraham, who was the son of Terah, who was the son of Nahor,


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Who was the son of Serug, who was the son of Reu, who was the son of Peleg, who was the son of Heber, who was the son of Sala,


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Who was the son of Cainan, who was the son of Arphaxad, who was the son of Shem, who was the son of Noah, who was the son of Lamech,


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Who was the son of Methuselah, who was the son of Enoch, who was the son of Jared, who was the son of Maleleel, who was the son of Cainan,


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


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Being forty days tempted by the devil. And in those days he ate nothing; and when they were ended, he was afterward hungry.


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


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And the devil taking him up upon 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 thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it.


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And Jesus answered and said to him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.


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And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the son of God, cast thyself down from hence.


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


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


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


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The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,


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And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases, brought them to him: and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.


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And demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them, suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.


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And when it was day, he departed, and went into a desert place; and the people sought him, and came to him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.


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And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, for therefore am I sent.


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


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


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And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the boat.


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Now when he had left speaking, he said to Simon, Lanch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.


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


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


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


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For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:


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And so was also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.


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And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold, a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus, fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.


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


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And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded for a testimony to them.


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But so much the more a fame of him went abroad: and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.


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And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and 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 the palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.


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


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


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But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, He said to the sick with the palsy, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thy house.


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And immediately he arose before them, and took up 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 to-day.


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And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and 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 publicans, and of others that sat down with them.


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But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?


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


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And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?


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And he spoke also a parable to them: No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old: if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new, agreeth not with the old.


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And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles will perish.


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


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


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


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How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the show-bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?


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


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


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


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


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And looking around upon them all, he said to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.


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


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And when it was day, he called to him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named Apostles;


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Simon (whom he also named Peter) and Andrew his brother, James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,


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And he came down with them, and stood in the plain; and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all 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 are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.


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


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Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the son of man.


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Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers to the prophets.


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


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And to him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coat also.


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And if ye do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have ye? for sinners also do even the same.


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And if ye lend to them from whom ye hope to receive, what thanks have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much in return.


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


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


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


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


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And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thy own eye?


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Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thy eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thy own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.


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


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


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A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for from the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.


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


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But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that, without a foundation, built a house on the earth, against which the stream beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.


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


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


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


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Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee; but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.


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For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.


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


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


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


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And he came and touched the bier: And they that bore him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, Arise.


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


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And John calling two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?


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When the men had come to him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?


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


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


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And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?


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But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they who are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.


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


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


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


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


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And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?


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


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The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.


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


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


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


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


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And Jesus answering, said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he saith, Master, speak.


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


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


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


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And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.


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Wherefore I say to thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.


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And they that sat at table with him, began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?


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


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


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


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


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


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And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundred-fold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.


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


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Those by the way side, are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.


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


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


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


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No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they 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 come abroad.


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Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whoever hath, to him shall be given; and whoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.


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And it was told to him by certain, who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many demons had entered into him.


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And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.


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


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


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


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Then the whole multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes, besought him to depart from them: for they were taken with great fear. And he went into the boat, and returned.


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Now the man out of whom the demons had departed, besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,


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Return to thy own house, and show how great things God hath done to thee. And he went away and published throughout the whole city, how great things Jesus had done to him.


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


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


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For he had one daughter only, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. (But as he was going, the people thronged him.


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And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed by any,


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Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.


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And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter, and they that were with him, said, Master, the multitude throng thee, and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?


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


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While he was yet speaking, there cometh one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead: trouble not the Master.


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And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save 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 demons, and to cure diseases.


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


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


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


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And by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the ancient prophets had risen again.


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


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


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


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And when the day began to decline, then came the twelve, and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country around, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.


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But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy provisions for all this people.


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For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.


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


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And they ate, and were all satisfied: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets.


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And it came to pass, as he was in retirement praying, his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying, Who say the people that I am?


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They answering, said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others say, that one of the ancient 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 put to death, 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 will the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in that of his Father, and of the holy angels.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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And lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and bruising him, hardly departeth from him.


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And Jesus answering, said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.


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


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And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they were all wondering 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 will be delivered into the hands of men.


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But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.


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


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


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


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


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And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?


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


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And it came to pass, that as they were going in the way, a certain man said to him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.


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


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


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


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


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


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And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.


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


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But into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets of the same, and say,


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Even the very dust of your city which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding, be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh to you.


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


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He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me.


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And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.


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


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


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


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And he turned himself to his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.


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


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


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And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.


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


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


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


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


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


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And on the morrow, when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said to him, Take care of him: and whatever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.


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


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But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.


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And Jesus answered, and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious, and troubled about many things:


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


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


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


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


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


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And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.


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


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


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


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If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children: how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?


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And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it came to pass when the demon was gone out, the dumb spoke; and the people wondered.


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But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.


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If Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub.


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


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But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divideth his spoils.


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When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest: and finding none, he saith, I will return to my house whence I came out.


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Then he goeth and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.


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And it came to pass, as he was speaking these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps which nourished thee.


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And when the people were assembled in crowds, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.


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


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


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No man when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a close vessel, but on a candlestick, that they who come in may see the light.


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The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thy eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thy eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.


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If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light; as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.


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And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to eat.


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And the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.


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But woe to you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the others undone.


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Woe to you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.


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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.


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And he said, Woe to you also, ye lawyers, for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.


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Truly ye bear testimony, that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye 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 will slay and persecute:


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That the blood of all the prophets, which hath been 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 Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.


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Woe to you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye have not entered in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.


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And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to solicit him to speak of many things;


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In the mean time, when there was gathered an innumerable multitude of people, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.


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Therefore, whatever ye have spoken in darkness, shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.


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And I say to you, my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.


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But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him.


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


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Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.


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And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.


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And when they bring you to the synagogues, and before magistrates, and powers, be not solicitous how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:


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And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.


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And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.


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And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to deposit my fruits?


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And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I deposit all my fruits and my goods.


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And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast abundance of goods laid up for many years; take thy ease, eat, drink, and be merry.


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But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?


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And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.


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Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap: which neither have store-house, nor barn; and God feedeth them: How much more are ye better than the fowls?


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Consider the lilies how they grow: They toil not, they spin not; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.


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If then God so clothe the grass, which is to-day in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?


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For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.


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Sell what ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which become not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.


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And ye yourselves like men that wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.


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Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them to sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them.


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And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.


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And this know, that if the master of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would watch, and not suffer his house to be broken through.


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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 provisions in due season?


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But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the men-servants, 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 looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.


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And that servant who knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.


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But he that knew not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, from him they will ask the more.


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For from henceforth there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.


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The father will be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.


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And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, immediately ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.


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Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky, and of the earth; but how is it, that ye do not discern this time?


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When thou goest with thy adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he draw thee before the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.


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There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.


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And Jesus answering, said to them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?


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Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?


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He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit on it, and found none.


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Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?


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And he answering, said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:


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And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise raise herself.


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And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thy infirmity.


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And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, and said to the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath.


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The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his 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 hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?


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And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.


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It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden, and it grew, and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in 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 strait gate: for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.


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When once the master of the house hath risen, and hath shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he will answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are:


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Then ye will begin to say, We have eaten and drank in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.


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But he will say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.


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There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves excluded.


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And they will come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and will sit down in the kingdom of God.


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The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying to him, Go out, and depart hence; for Herod will kill thee.


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And he said to them, Go ye and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.


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Nevertheless, I must walk to-day and to-morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet should perish out of Jerusalem.


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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee; how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!


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Behold, your house is left to you desolate. And verily I say to you, ye shall not see me, until the time shall come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.


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And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him.


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And Jesus answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?


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And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not forthwith pull him out on the sabbath?


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And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying to them,


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When thou art invited by any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou be invited by him;


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And he that invited thee and him, shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.


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But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.


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Then said he also to him that invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors; lest they also invite thee again, and a recompense be made thee.


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And thou shalt be blessed: for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.


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And when one of them that sat at table with him heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.


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And sent his servant at supper-time, to say to them that were invited, Come, for all things are now ready.


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And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.


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And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.


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So that servant came, and showed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.


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


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If any man cometh to me, and hateth not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.


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For which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to finish it?


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Lest perhaps after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,


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Or what king going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?


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Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an embassy, and desireth conditions of peace.


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It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill, but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.


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What man of you having a hundred sheep, if he loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he findeth it?


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And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and 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 repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who need no repentance.


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Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she loseth one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she findeth it?


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And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her 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 repenteth.


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And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided to them his living.


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And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.


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And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.


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And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat; and no man gave to him.


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And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger!


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I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,


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And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.


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And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.


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But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:


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For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.


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Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.


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And he said to him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him in health.


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And he answering, said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither have I at any time transgressed thy commandment; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:


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But as soon as this thy son had come, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.


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It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.


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And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward; and the same was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.


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And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for thou mayest be no longer steward.


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Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.


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I am resolved what to do, that when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.


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So he called every one of his lord's debtors, and said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?


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And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.


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Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.


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And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.


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And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.


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He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.


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If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?


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And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who will give you that which is your own?


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No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.


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And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.


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The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.


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Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and whoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery.


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There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:


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And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores.


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And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried:


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


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


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But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy life-time receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.


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And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they who would pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.


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For I have five brethren; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.


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And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one shall rise from the dead.


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Then he said to the disciples, It is impossible but that causes of sin will come: but woe to him by whom they come!


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It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.


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Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother shall trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he shall repent forgive him.


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And if he shall trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day shall turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.


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And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou 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 immediately, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to eat?


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And will not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drank; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?


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So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all the things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which it 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 at a distance.


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And when he saw them, he said to them, Go, show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that as they were going, they were cleansed.


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And when he was asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation.


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And he said to his disciples, The days will come, when ye will desire to see one of the days of the son of man, and ye shall not see it.


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For as the lightning that lighteneth from the one part under heaven, shineth to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.


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They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and the flood came, and destroyed them all.


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Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;


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But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all:


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In that day, he who shall be upon the house-top, and his furniture in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.


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Whoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life, shall preserve it.


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I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed; the one will be taken, and the other will be left.


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And they answered and said to him, Where Lord? And he said to them, Wherever the body is, thither will the eagles be collected.


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And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;


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And will not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he beareth long with them?


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I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, will he find faith on the earth?


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And he spoke this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:


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The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.


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And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.


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I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.


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And they brought to him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.


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But Jesus called them to him, and said, Suffer little children to come to me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.


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Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter into it.


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


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Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.


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And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly will they that 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, Verily I say to you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,


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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 the twelve, and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.


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For he will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and spitefully treated, and spitted on;


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And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.


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And it came to pass, that as he had come nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging;


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And they who went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.


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And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.


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And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.


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And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said to him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down: for to-day I must abide at thy house.


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And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.


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And Zaccheus stood, and said to the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him four-fold.


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And Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.


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And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh 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 them ten pounds, and said to them, Occupy till I come.


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But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.


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And it came to pass, that when he had returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.


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And he said to him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.


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For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.


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And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest me to be an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow:


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Why then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required my own with interest?


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And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.


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For I say to you, That to every one who hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him.


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But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.


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Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in which at your entering ye will find a colt tied, on which yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.


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And if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.


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And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus upon him.


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And when he had come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works that they had seen.


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Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.


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And he answered and said to them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.


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Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong to thy peace! but now they are hid from thy eyes.


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For the days shall come upon thee, that thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and encompass thee, and keep thee in on every side,


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And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee: and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another: because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.


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Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.


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And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests, and the scribes, and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,


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And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him, with the elders,


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And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?


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


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


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Then he began to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.


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And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.


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And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.


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Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be when they see him they will reverence him.


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But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.


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So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?


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He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, may that never be.


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And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?


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Whoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.


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And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.


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And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.


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And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:


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And he said to them, Render therefore to Cesar the things which are Cesar'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 should die, having a wife, and he should die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.


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But they who shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.


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Neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.


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Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.


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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 of their abundance cast in to the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.


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As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down.


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And they asked him, saying, Master, but when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?


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And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many will come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: therefore go ye not after them.


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But when ye shall hear of wars, and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass: but the end is not immediately.


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And great earthquakes will be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences: and fearful sights, and great signs will there be from heaven.


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But before all these they will 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 gainsay nor resist.


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And ye will be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsmen, and friends; and some of you will they cause to be put to death.


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Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them who are in the midst of it depart from it; and let not them that are in the countries enter into it.


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But woe to them that are with child, and to them that nurse infants in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.


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And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled.


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And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;


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Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for apprehension of those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.


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And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads: for your redemption draweth nigh.


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So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.


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And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.


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Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.


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And in the day-time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.


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And he said to them, Behold, when ye have entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth.


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And ye shall say to the master of the house, The Master saith to thee, Where is the guest-chamber, where I may 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 they that exercise authority upon them, are called benefactors.


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But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.


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For which is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at table? but I am among you as he that serveth.


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That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.


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And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:


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But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.


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And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock will not crow this day, before thou wilt thrice deny that thou knowest me.


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And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, and sack, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.


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Then said he to them, But now he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his sack: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.


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For I say to you, that this which is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.


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And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.


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Saying, Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done.


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And being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling to the ground.


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And while he was yet speaking, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss him.


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When they who were about him, saw what would follow, they said to him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?


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Then Jesus said to the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to him, Are ye come out as against a thief, with swords and staffs?


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When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.


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Then they took him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed at a distance.


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And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.


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But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.


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And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.


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And about the space of one hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying, In truth this man also was with him; for he is a Galilean.


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And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, the cock crowed.


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And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, Before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me thrice.


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And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?


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And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people, and the chief priests, and the scribes came together, and led him into their council,


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And they said, What need have we of any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.


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And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, that he himself is Christ a king.


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And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.


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And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.


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And as soon as he knew that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself was also at Jerusalem at that time.


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And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he had been for a long time, desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.


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And Herod with his troops set him at naught, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.


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And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together; for before they were at enmity between themselves.


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Said to them, Ye have brought this man to me, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man, touching those things of which ye accuse him;


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And he said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him; I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.


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And they were 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 had been cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.


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And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.


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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 nourished infants.


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And when they had come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors; one on the right hand, and the other on the left.


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Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.


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And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he is Christ the chosen of God.


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And a superscription also was written over him, in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.


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And one of the malefactors, who were hanged, railed on him, saying, If thou art Christ, save thyself and us.


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But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?


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And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.


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And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he expired.


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Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.


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And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.


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And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off beholding these things.


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(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them) he was of Arimathea, 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 hewn in stone, in which man was never before laid.


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And the women also, who came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulcher, and how his body was laid.


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And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested on the sabbath, according to the commandment.


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Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the 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 at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.


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And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?


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Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.


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It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, who told these things to the apostles.


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Then Peter arose, and ran to the sepulcher, and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which had come to pass.


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And behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about sixty furlongs.


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And it came to pass, that, while they communed together, and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.


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And he said to them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?


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And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said to him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which have come to pass there in these days?


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And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God, and all the people:


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But we trusted that it had been he who would have redeemed Israel: and besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done.


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And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.


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And certain of them who were with us, went to the sepulcher, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.


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And beginning at Moses, and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.


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And they drew nigh to the village whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.


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But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is towards evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.


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And it came to pass, as he sat at table with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and broke, and gave to them.


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And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?


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And they rose the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven assembled, and them that were with them,


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And as they were thus speaking, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith to them, Peace be to you.


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Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.


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And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have ye here any thing for food?


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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 behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:


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And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.


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And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye are endued with power from on high.


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And it came to pass, while he was blessing them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.


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The same came for a witness, to bear testimony of the Light, that all men through him might believe.


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But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:


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And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.


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John testified concerning him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that cometh after me, is preferred before me; for he was before me.


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No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.


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And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou?


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And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? and he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.


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Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?


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He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.


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And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou art not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?


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John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;


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He it is, who coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoes' latchet I am not worthy to unloose.


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The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world.


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And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.


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And John bore testimony, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.


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And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.


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Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith to them, What seek ye? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Master) where dwellest thou?


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He saith to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.


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He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah; which is, being interpreted, the Christ.


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And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas; which is, by interpretation, a stone.


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The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith to him, follow me.


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Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith to him, We have found him described by Moses in the law, and by the prophets, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.


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And Nathanael said to him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.


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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!


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Nathanael saith to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee.


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Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, dost thou believe? thou shalt see greater things than these.


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And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.


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And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.


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When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was; (but the servants who drew the water knew) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,


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And saith to him, Every man at the beginning presenteth good wine; and when men have well drank, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.


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This beginning of miracles Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.


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After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples; and they continued there not many days.


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And found in the temple those that sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the changers of money, sitting:


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And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;


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And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence: make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.


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Then answered the Jews, and said to him, What sign showest thou to us, seeing that thou doest these things?


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Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?


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When therefore he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them: and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had spoken.


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Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he performed.


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The same came to Jesus by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.


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Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say to thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.


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Nicodemus saith to him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?


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Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say to thee, Except a man be born of water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.


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The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.


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Verily, verily, I say to thee, We speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; and ye receive not our testimony.


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If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how will ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?


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And no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.


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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.


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For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him may be saved.


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He that believeth on him, is not condemned: but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.


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And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.


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For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.


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But he that doeth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.


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After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.


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And John also was baptizing in Enon, near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.


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And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou didst bear testimony, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.


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He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly, because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.


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He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.


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For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for to him God giveth not the Spirit by measure.


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He that believeth on the Son, hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.


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When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,


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Then he cometh to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground, that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.


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Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.


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Then saith the woman of Samaria to him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.


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Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.


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The woman saith to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?


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Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his children, and his cattle?


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But whoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.


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The woman saith to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, neither come hither to draw.


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The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said to her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:


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For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: in that thou hast spoken truth.


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Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.


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Jesus saith to her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.


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But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.


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The woman saith to him, I know that Messiah cometh, who is called Christ; when he is come, he will tell us all things.


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And upon this came his disciples, and marveled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?


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Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.


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And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit to life eternal: that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth, may rejoice together.


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I sent you to reap that on which ye bestowed no labor: other men labored, and ye have entered into their labors.


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And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, who testified, He told me all that ever I did.


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So when the Samaritans had come to him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.


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And said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the 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 from Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.


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Jesus saith to him, Go; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken to him, and he departed.


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Then he inquired of them the hour when he began to amend: and they said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.


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So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, Thy son liveth: and he himself believed, and his whole house.


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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 impotent persons, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.


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For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and agitated the water: whoever then first after the stirring of the water stepped in, was cured of whatever disease he had.


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When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith to him, Wilt thou be healed?


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The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is agitated, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.


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And immediately the man was healed, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.


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The Jews therefore said to him that was cured, it is the sabbath; it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.


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And he that was healed knew not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.


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Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art cured: sin no more, lest a worse thing come to thee.


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And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.


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Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.


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Then answered Jesus, and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing by himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for whatever things he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.


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For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and he will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.


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That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son, honoreth not the Father who hath sent him.


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Verily, verily, I say to you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but hath passed from death to life.


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Verily, verily, I say to you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.


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Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,


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And shall come forth; they that have done good to the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, to the resurrection of damnation.


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I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who hath sent me.


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There is another that testifieth concerning me, and I know that the testimony which he beareth concerning me is true.


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But I have greater testimony than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear testimony concerning me, that the Father hath sent me.


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And the Father himself who hath sent me, hath borne testimony concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.


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Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.


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I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.


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How can ye believe, who receive honor one from another, and seek not the honor that cometh from God only?


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Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.


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And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he performed on them that were diseased.


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When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come to him, he saith to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat?


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Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them make take a little:


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There is a lad here, who hath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?


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And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. (Now there was much grass in the place.) So the men sat down in number about five thousand.


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And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would.


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When they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, Gather the fragments that remain, that nothing may be lost.


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Therefore they gathered them, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained over and above to them that had eaten.


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Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus performed, said, This is truly that prophet that should come into the world.


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When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again to a mountain himself alone.


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And entered into a boat, and went over the sea towards Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.


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So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh 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 whither they were going.


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The day following, when the people who stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save that one into which his disciples had entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples had gone away alone;


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(Yet there came other boats from Tiberias nigh to the place where they ate bread, after the Lord had given thanks:)


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When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.


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And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?


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Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were satisfied.


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Labor not for the food which perisheth, but for that food which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man will give to you: for him hath God the Father sealed.


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They said therefore to him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?


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Then Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.


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And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst.


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All that the Father giveth me, shall come to me; and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise reject.


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And this is the Father's will who hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.


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And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.


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And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?


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No man can come to me, except the Father who hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.


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It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught from God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned from the Father, cometh to me.


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I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man shall eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.


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Then Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.


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Whoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.


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As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.


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This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.


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Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is 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, Doth this offend you?


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It is the spirit that reviveth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life.


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But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who he was that would betray him.


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And he said, Therefore I said to you, that no man can come to me, except it were given to him by my Father.


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He spoke of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for it was he that was to betray him, being one of the twelve.


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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.


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His brethren therefore said to him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.


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For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou doest these things, show thyself to the world.


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The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.


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But when his brethren had gone up, then he went also to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.


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And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, No; but he deceiveth the people.


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If any man will do his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from myself.


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He that speaketh from himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.


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Moses therefore gave to you circumcision, (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers) and ye on the sabbath circumcise a man.


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If a man on the sabbath receiveth circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have restored a man to sound health on the sabbath?


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But lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing to him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?


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Then cried Jesus in the temple, as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.


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And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?


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The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him: and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.


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Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go to the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?


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What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye will seek me, and will not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?


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In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirsteth, let him come to me, and drink.


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He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.


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(But this he spoke of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive, for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)


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Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh from the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?


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Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him?


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They answered and said to him, Art thou also from Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.


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And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him; and he sat down and taught them.


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And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman taken in adultery: and when they had set her in the midst,


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This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.


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So when they continued asking him, he raised himself, and said to them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.


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And they who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even to the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.


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When Jesus had raised himself, and saw none but the woman, he said to her, Woman, where are those thy accusers? hath no man condemned thee?


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Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.


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Jesus answered and said to them, Though I testify concerning myself, yet my testimony is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.


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Then said they to him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also.


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These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him, for his hour was not yet come.


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Then said Jesus again to them, I am going away, and ye will seek me, and will die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.


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And he said to them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.


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I said therefore to you, that ye will die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye will die in your sins.


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Then said they to him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith to them, Even the same that I said to you from the beginning.


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I have many things to say, and to judge of you: but he that sent me, is true: and I speak to the world those things which I have heard from him.


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Then said Jesus to them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.


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And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.


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Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed;


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They answered him, We are Abraham's offspring, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?


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I know that ye are Abraham's offspring; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.


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They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.


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But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard from God: this did not Abraham.


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Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.


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Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.


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Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do: he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.


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Then answered the Jews, and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?


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Then said the Jews to him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man shall keep my saying, he shall never taste death.


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Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?


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Jesus answered, If I honor myself, my honor is nothing: it is my Father that honoreth me, of whom ye say, that he is your God:


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Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I should be a liar like you: but I know him, and keep his saying.


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Then they took up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.


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And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who sinned, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?


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Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.


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When he had thus spoken, he spit 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 therefore, and washed, and came seeing.


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The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?


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He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus, made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.


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Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said to them, He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and do see.


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Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.


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They say to the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thy eyes? He said, He is a prophet.


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But the Jews did not believe concerning him that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.


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But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he will speak for himself.


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These words his parents spoke, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man confessed that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.


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Then again they called the man that was blind, and said to him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.


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He answered and said, Whether he is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see.


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He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: Why would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?


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The man answered and said to them, Why, herein is a marvelous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened my eyes.


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Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man is a worshiper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.


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Since the world began hath it not been heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.


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They answered and said to him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? and they cast him out.


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Jesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, he said to him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?


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And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they who see not, may see; and that they who see, may be made blind.


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Jesus said to them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.


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Verily, verily, I say to you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.


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To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.


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And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.


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And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.


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This parable spoke Jesus to them: but they understood not what things they were which he spoke to them.


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I am the door: by me if any man shall enter he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.


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The thief cometh not, but to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.


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But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.


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And other sheep I have which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.


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No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received from my Father.


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Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?


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Then came the Jews around him, and said to him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.


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Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I did in my Father's name, they testify concerning me.


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And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand.


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My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and none is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.


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Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shown you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?


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The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy, and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.


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Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?


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But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in him.


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And many resorted to him, and said, John performed no miracle; but all things that John spoke of this man were true.


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(It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)


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When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.


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When therefore he had heard that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.


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His disciples say to him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?


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Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walketh in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.


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These things he said: and after that he saith to them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go that I may awake him out of sleep.


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And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless, let us go to him.


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Then said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to his 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 in the house.


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Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:


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She saith to him, Yes, Lord, I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.


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And when she had so said, she went and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.


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The Jews then who were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary that she rose hastily, and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth to the grave to weep there.


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Then when Mary had come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.


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When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled;


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And some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?


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Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.


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Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him, Lord, by this time his body is offensive: for he hath been dead four days.


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Jesus saith to her, Said I not to thee, that if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?


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Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me:


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And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people who stand by, I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.


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And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith to them, Loose him, and let him go.


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Then the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and said, What do we? for this man performeth many miracles.


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If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and nation.


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And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said to them, Ye know nothing at all,


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Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.


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And this he spoke not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;


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And not for that nation only, but that also he should assemble 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 thence to a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.


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And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.


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Then they sought for Jesus, and spoke among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?


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Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him.


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Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.


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There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.


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Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.


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This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put in it.


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Many people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.


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On the next day, many people that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,


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Took branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna; Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.


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These things his disciples understood not at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written concerning him, and that they had done these things to him.


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The people therefore that were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bore testimony.


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The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.


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The same came therefore to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.


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Verily, verily, I say to you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.


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He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it to life eternal.


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If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father 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 I came to this hour.


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Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.


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The people therefore that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered. Others said, An angel spoke to him.


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The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?


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Then Jesus said to them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.


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While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and concealed himself from them.


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That the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?


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He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.


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Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:


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And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.


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He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.


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For I have not spoken from myself; but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.


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And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatever I speak therefore, even as the Father said to me, so I speak.


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Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.


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And supper being ended (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;)


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Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was going to God;


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After that, he poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.


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Peter saith to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.


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Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is wholly clean: and ye are clean, but not all.


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So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said to them, Know ye what I have done to you?


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Verily, verily, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.


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I speak not of you all; I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lifted up his heel against me.


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Verily, verily, I say to you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.


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When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will betray me.


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Jesus answered, He it is to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.


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For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said to him, Buy those things that we have need of against 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. Ye will seek me: and, as I said to the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.


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A new commandment I give to you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.


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Simon Peter said to him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterward.


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Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say to thee, The cock will not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.


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In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.


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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.


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Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me.


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If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.


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Jesus saith to him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me Philip? he that hath seen me, hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?


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Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak to you, I speak not from myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.


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Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.


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Verily, verily, I say to you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to my Father.


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And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;


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Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and will be in you.


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Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.


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He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me, shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.


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Judas, not Iscariot, saith to him, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the world?


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Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loveth me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.


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He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but that of the Father who sent me.


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But the Comforter, who is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said to you.


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Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world giveth, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.


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Ye have heard that I said to you, I go away, and come again to you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go to the Father: for my Father is greater than I.


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Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.


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But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.


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Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, he cleaneth it, that it my bring forth more fruit.


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Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine: no more can ye, except ye abide in me.


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I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.


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If a man abideth not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered: and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.


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If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.


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Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.


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Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.


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If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.


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Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.


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But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.


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If I had not come and spoken to them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.


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If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen, and hated both me and my Father.


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But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.


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But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he will testify concerning me.


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They shall put you out of the synagogues: yes, the time cometh, that whoever killeth you, will think that he doeth God service.


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But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not to you at the beginning, because I was with you.


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Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I depart; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send him to you.


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But, when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all the truth: for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he shall hear, that will he speak: and he will show you things to come.


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All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore I said, that he will take of mine, and show it to you.


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A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.


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Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith to us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?


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Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said to them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that which I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?


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Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice: and ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.


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A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.


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And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.


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And in that day ye will ask me nothing: Verily, verily, I say to you, Whatever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.


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These things have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the time cometh when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly concerning the Father.


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For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.


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I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.


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Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest from God.


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Behold, the hour cometh, and is even now come, that ye shall be scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.


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These things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye will have tribulation, but be of good cheer: I have overcome the world.


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These words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:


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As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.


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And this is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.


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And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thy ownself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.


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I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou gavest to me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.


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For I have given to them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.


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I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them whom thou hast given to me; for they are thine.


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And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thy own name those whom thou hast given to me, that they may be one, as we are.


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While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest to me I have kept, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.


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And now I come to thee, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.


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I have given to them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.


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I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil.


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That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.


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And the glory which thou gavest to me, I have given to them; that they may be one, even as we are one.


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I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me.


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Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given to me be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory which thou hast given to me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.


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O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.


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And I have declared to them thy name, and will declare it: that the love 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 forth with his disciples over the brook Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered, and his disciples.


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And Judas also, who betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus often resorted thither with his disciples.


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Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns, and torches, and weapons.


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Jesus therefore, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth, and said to them, Whom seek ye?


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They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith to them, I am he. And Judas also, who betrayed him, stood with them.


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That the saying might be fulfilled which he spoke, Of them whom thou gavest to me, I have lost none.


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


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Then said Jesus to Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?


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And led him away to Annas first, (for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was the high priest that same year.)


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Now Caiaphas was he who gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.


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And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. That disciple was known to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.


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But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple who was known to the high priest, and spoke to her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.


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Then saith the damsel that kept the door to Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.


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And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; (for it was cold) and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.


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Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.


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Why dost thou ask me? ask them who heard me, what I have said to them: behold, they know what I have said.


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And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers who stood by, struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?


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Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear testimony of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?


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And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore to him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.


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One of the servants of the high priest (being the kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off) saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?


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Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment-hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.


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They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.


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Then said Pilate to them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:


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Then Pilate entered into the judgment-hall again, and called Jesus, and said to him, Art thou the King of the Jews?


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Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy own nation, and the chief priests, have delivered thee to me: What hast thou done?


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Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.


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Pilate therefore said to him, Art thou a King then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a King. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.


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Pilate saith to him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and saith to them, I find in him no fault.


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But ye have a custom that I should release to you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release to you the King of the Jews?


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And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,


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Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith to them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.


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Then Jesus came forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith to them, Behold the man!


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When therefore the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith to them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.


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The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.


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And went again into the judgment-hall, and saith to Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.


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Then saith Pilate to him, Speakest thou not to me? knowest thou not, that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?


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Jesus answered, Thou couldst have no power against me; except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me to thee hath the greater sin.


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And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar's friend. Whoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against Cesar.


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When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down on the judgment-seat, in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.


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And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith to the Jews, Behold your King!


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But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar.


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And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha:


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And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.


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Many of the Jews then read this title: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.


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Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.


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Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.


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They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.


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Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.


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When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith to his mother, Woman, behold thy son!


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Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.


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After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.


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Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.


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When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and expired.


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The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath, (for that sabbath was a great day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.


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Then came the soldiers, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him.


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And he that saw it, testified, and his testimony is true: and he knoweth that he speaketh truth, that ye may believe.


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For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.


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And after this, Joseph of Arimathea (being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews) besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore and took the body of Jesus.


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And there came also Nicodemus (who at the first came to Jesus by night) and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound weight.


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Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.


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Now in the place where he was crucified, there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulcher, in which was never man yet laid.


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There they laid Jesus therefore, because of the Jews' preparation-day, for the sepulcher was nigh at hand.


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The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, to the sepulcher, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulcher.


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Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulcher, and we know not where they have laid him.


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Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulcher, and seeth the linen cloths lying;


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And the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped together in a place by itself.


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But Mary stood without at the sepulcher weeping: and as she wept she stooped down to look into the sepulcher,


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


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And they say to her, Woman, why weepest thou? she saith to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.


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And when she had thus said, she turned herself about, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.


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Jesus saith to her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith to him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.


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Jesus saith to her, Touch me not: for I have not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.


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Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things to her.


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Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, Peace be to you.


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And when he had so said, he showed to them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord.


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Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted to them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.


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The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.


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And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be to you.


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Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing.


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Jesus saith to him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.


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And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book.


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But these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life through his name.


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After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias: and in this manner did he show himself.


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There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples.


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Simon Peter saith to them, I go a fishing. They say to him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a boat immediately; and that night they caught nothing.


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But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.


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And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.


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Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith to Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt on his fisher's coat, (for he was naked) and cast himself into the sea.


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And the other disciples came in a little boat (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits) dragging the net with fishes.


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As soon then as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid upon them, and bread.


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Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three: and notwithstanding there were so many, yet the net was not broken.


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Jesus saith to them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.


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This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples, after he had risen from the dead.


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So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him, Yes, Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my lambs.


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He saith to him again the second time, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith to him, Yes, Lord: thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him, Feed my sheep.


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He saith to him the third time, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep.


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Verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself and walk whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldst not.


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This he spoke, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith to him, Follow me.


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Then Peter turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved, following; (who also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee?)


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Jesus saith to him, If I will that he shall tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me.


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Then this saying went abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not to him, He shall not die; but, if I will that he shall tarry till I come, what is that to thee?


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This is the disciple who testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.


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And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.


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Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen:


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To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:


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And being assembled with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard from me.


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For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence.


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When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?


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And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.


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But ye shall receive power after the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses to me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.


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And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.


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And while they looked steadfastly towards heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;


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Who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this same Jesus who is taken from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.


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Then they returned to Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.


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And when they had come in, they went into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.


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These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.


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And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said (the number of the names together were about a hundred and twenty,)


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Men, brethren, This scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.


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Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.


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And it was known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; so that that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.


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For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell in it: and, His bishopric let another take.


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Wherefore, of these men who accompanied us, all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,


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Beginning from the baptism of John, to that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.


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And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen,


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That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.


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


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And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.


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


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Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because every man heard them speak in his own language.


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And they were all amazed, and marveled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all 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 about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and Proselytes,


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But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said to them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words:


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And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:


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And on my servants, and on my hand-maidens I will, in those days, pour out of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:


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And I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs on the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.


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The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come.


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Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:


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Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:


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Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be held by it.


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For David speaketh concerning him, I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:


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Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption:


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Men, brethren, let me freely speak to you concerning the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day.


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Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that from the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;


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He seeing this before, spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption.


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Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.


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For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he saith himself, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,


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Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.


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Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men, brethren, what shall we do?


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Then Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.


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For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.


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And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.


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Then they that gladly received his word, were baptized: and the same day there were added to them about three thousand souls.


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And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.


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And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, ate their food with gladness and singleness of heart,


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Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.


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And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple.


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Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have I give thee: in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.


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And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.


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And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.


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And they knew that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.


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And as the lame man who was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.


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And when Peter saw it, he answered to the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?


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The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.


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And his name, through faith in his name, hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yes, the faith which is by him, hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.


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But those things which God before had shown by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.


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Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord,


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Whom the heaven must receive, until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets, since the world began.


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For Moses truly said to the fathers, A Prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you, of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall say to you.


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And it shall come to pass, that every soul who will not hear that Prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.


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And all the prophets also from Samuel, and those that follow, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold these days.


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Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.


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To you first, God having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.


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And as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,


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Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.


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And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were assembled at Jerusalem.


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And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name have ye done this?


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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,


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If we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made sound.


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Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you sound.


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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 notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.


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But that it may spread no further among the people, let us strictly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.


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But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye.


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So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.


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And being dismissed, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.


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And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, who hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them;


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Who, by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?


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The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were assembled against the Lord, and against his Christ.


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For in truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were assembled,


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And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant to thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,


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By stretching forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.


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And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.


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And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart, and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.


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And with great power the apostles gave testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.


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Neither was there any among them that was in want: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,


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And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made to every man according as he had need.


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And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,


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And kept back part of the price, (his wife also being privy to it) and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.


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But Peter said, Ananias, Why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?


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While it remained, was it not thy own? and after it was sold, was it not in thy own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart? thou hast not lied to men, but to God.


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And Ananias hearing these words, fell down, and expired. And great fear came on all them that heard these things.


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And Peter answered to her, Tell me whether ye 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 ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold the feet of them who have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.


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Then she fell down immediately at his feet, and expired. And the young men came in, and found her dead, and carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.


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And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.


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So that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.


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There came also a multitude out of the cities around to Jerusalem, bringing sick persons, and them who were afflicted with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.


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Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him; (which is the sect of the Sadducees) and were filled with indignation,


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And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.


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Saying, The prison truly we found shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.


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Now when the high priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them to what this would grow.


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Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.


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Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.


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Saying, Did we not strictly command you, that ye should not teach in this name? and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.


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Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a 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 hath given to them that obey him.


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Then stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little time.


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And said to them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do concerning these men:


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For before these days rose Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to naught.


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After this man rose Judas of Galilee, in the days of the taxing, and drew away many people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.


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And now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work is from men, it will come to naught:


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And to him they assented: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.


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And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.


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And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.


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Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.


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Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.


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And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:


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And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.


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Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia, and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.


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Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.


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And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,


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And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:


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For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.


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And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.


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And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,


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And said to him, Depart from thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee.


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Then he came from the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran. And from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land in which ye now dwell.


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And he gave him no inheritance in it, no not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his offspring after him, when as yet he had no child.


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And God spoke on this wise, That his offspring should sojourn in a foreign land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill four hundred years.


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And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that they shall come forth, and serve me in this place.


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And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.


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And delivered him from all his afflictions, and gave him 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 dearth over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance.


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And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren: and Joseph's kindred was made known to Pharaoh.


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And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.


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But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,


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The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and ill-treated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.


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In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished in his father's house three months:


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And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.


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And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:


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For he supposed his brethren to understand that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.


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And the next day he showed himself to them as they were contending, and would have constrained them to be at peace again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren: why do ye wrong one to another?


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But he that did his neighbor wrong, thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?


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And when forty years had expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.


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When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came to him,


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Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.


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Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.


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I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.


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This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.


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He brought them out, after he had showed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.


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This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, A prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like me; him will ye hear.


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This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the living oracles to give to us:


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Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,


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Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.


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And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.


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Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness?


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Yes, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your God Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.


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Our fathers had the tabernacle of testimony in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.


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Which also our fathers, that came after, brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David;


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Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: What house will ye build for me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?


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Ye stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye.


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Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them who showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers;


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But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,


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And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.


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And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.


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And Saul was consenting to his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed 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 hauling 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 performed.


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For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.


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But there was a certain man called Simon, who before in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that 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: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)


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And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,


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But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.


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Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.


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Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.


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And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.


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And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.


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And he arose, and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, 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 thither to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?


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And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up, and sit with him.


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The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth:


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In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.


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And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?


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And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?


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And Philip said, If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.


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And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.


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And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.


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But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through, he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.


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And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,


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And desired from him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he should find 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 shined around him a light from heaven:


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And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.


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And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.


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And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.


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And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.


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And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth,


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And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.


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Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:


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But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.


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And Ananias went, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord (even Jesus that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest) hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.


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And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.


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And when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples who were at Damascus.


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But all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed them who called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?


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But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.


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And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he essayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.


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But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.


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And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.


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Then had the churches rest throughout all 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 quarters, he came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda.


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And there he found a certain man named Eneas, who had kept his bed eight years, and was sick with the palsy.


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And Peter said to him, Eneas, Jesus Christ healeth thee: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.


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Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, who by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.


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And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom, when they had washed, they laid in an upper chamber.


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And as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent to him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.


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Then Peter arose, and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.


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But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning to the body, said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.


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And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.


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There was a certain man in Cesarea, called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,


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A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.


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He saw in a vision evidently, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.


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And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy alms are come up for a memorial before God.


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He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea-side: he will tell thee what thou oughtest to do.


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And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;


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On the morrow, as they were going on their journey, and drew nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour:


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And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending to him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:


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In which were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping animals, and fowls of the air.


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And the voice spoke to him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.


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Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and were standing before the gate,


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Then Peter went down to the men who were sent to him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye have come?


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And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.


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Then he called them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.


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And on the morrow they entered into Cesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.


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And he said to them, Ye know that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come to one of another nation; but God hath shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.


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Therefore I came to you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?


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And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,


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Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he lodgeth in the house of one Simon a tanner, by the sea-side: who, when he cometh, will speak to thee.


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Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou hast come. Now therefore we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee from God.


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The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)


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That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;


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That God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.


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And we are witnesses of all things which he did, both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree.


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Not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.


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And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who was ordained by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.


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To him give all the prophets testimony, that through his name whoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.


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And they of the circumcision who believed, were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.


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Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?


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And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they requested him to tarry certain days.


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And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.


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I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:


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Upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered, and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping animals, and fowls of the air.


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And behold, immediately there were three men already come to the house where I was, sent from Cesarea to me.


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And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover, these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:


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And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, who stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;


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Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.


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Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did to us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, what was I that I could withstand God?


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When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance to life.


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Now they who were dispersed upon the persecution that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but to the Jews only.


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And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.


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Then tidings of these things came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.


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Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave to the Lord.


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For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith: and many people were added to the Lord.


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And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.


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And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar.


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Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea.


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And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. Then were the days of unleavened bread.


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And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.


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Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing by the church to God for him.


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And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and the keepers before the door kept the prison.


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And behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.


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And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and so he did. And he saith to him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.


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And he went out, and followed him, and knew not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.


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When they were past the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.


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And when Peter had come to himself, he said, Now I know with certainty, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.


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And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many were assembled, praying.


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And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate


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And they said to her, Thou art insane. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then they said, It is his angel.


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But he beckoning to them with the hand to hold their peace, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go, show these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.


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And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode.


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And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon. But they came with one accord to him, and having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king's country.


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And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration to them.


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And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten by worms, and died.


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And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.


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Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.


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As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them.


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So they being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, departed to Seleucia; and from thence 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 for their minister.


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And when they had gone through the isle to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:


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Who was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.


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But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.


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And said, O full of all subtilty, and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?


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And now behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.


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Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.


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But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath, and sat down.


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And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, Men, brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.


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Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.


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The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with 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 to them judges, about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.


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And afterward they desired a king: and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.


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And when he had removed him, he raised up to them David to be their king: to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own heart, who shall fulfill all my will.


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John having first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.


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And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.


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Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.


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For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the words of the prophets which are read every sabbath, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.


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And though they found no cause of death in him, yet they desired Pilate that he should be put to death.


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And when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulcher.


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And he was seen many days by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.


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God hath fulfilled the same to us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.


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And as concerning that he raised him from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.


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For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, and was laid to his fathers, and saw corruption:


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Be it known to you therefore, men, brethren, that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins;


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And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.


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Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe, though a man declare it to you.


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And when the Jews had gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.


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Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.


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But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were uttered by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.


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Then Paul and Barnabas became bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you: but seeing ye reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.


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For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldst be for salvation to the ends of the earth.


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And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life, believed.


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But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their borders.


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And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke, that a great multitude both of the Jews, and also of the Greeks, believed.


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But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil-affected against the brethren.


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A long time therefore they abode speaking boldly in the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.


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And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews, with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,


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Being apprised of it, they fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the region in that vicinity.


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And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked.


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The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,


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And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.


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Then the priest of Jupiter, who was before their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.


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Which, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,


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And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach to you, that ye should turn from these vanities to the living God, who made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them.


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Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.


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And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch, and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.


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But as the disciples stood around him, he rose, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.


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And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,


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Confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.


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And when they had ordained for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.


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And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been commended to the grace of God, for the work which they fulfilled.


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And when they had come, and had assembled the church, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and that he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.


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And certain men who came down from Judea, taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.


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When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.


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And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice, and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy to all the brethren.


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And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.


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But there rose certain of the sect of the Pharisees, who believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.


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And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose and said to them, Men, brethren, ye know that a good while ago, God made choice among us, that the Gentiles, by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.


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And God, who knoweth the hearts, bore them witness, giving to them the Holy Spirit, even as he did to us:


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Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?


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Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought by them among the Gentiles.


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Simeon hath declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take from among them a people for his name.


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After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins of it; and I will set it up:


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That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.


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But that we write to them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from lewdness, and from things strangled, and from blood.


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For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.


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Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:


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And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles, and elders, and brethren, send greeting to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia.


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Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain who went out from us, have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law; to whom we gave no such commandment:


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It seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul:


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For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;


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That ye abstain from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from lewdness: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye will do well. Fare ye well.


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So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had convened the multitude, they delivered the epistle.


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And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.


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And after they had tarried there a time, they were dismissed in peace from the brethren to the apostles.


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Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.


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And some days after, Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren, in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.


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But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.


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And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed, separating one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.


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Then he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman who was a Jewess, and believed, but his father was a Greek.


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Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him, because of the Jews who were in those quarters: for they all knew that his father was a Greek.


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And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep that were ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.


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Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia;


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And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed 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 gathering, that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.


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Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;


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And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.


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And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who resorted thither.


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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 attended to the things which were spoken by Paul.


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And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there: And she constrained us.


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And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination, met us, who brought her masters much gain by sooth-saying:


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The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, who show to us the way of salvation.


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And this she did many days. But Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.


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And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the market-place 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 together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.


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And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.


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Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.


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And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.


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And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had fled.


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And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, without delay.


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And when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.


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And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.


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But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privately? no verily; but let them come themselves and bring 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 went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.


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Now when they had passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews.


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And Paul, as his manner was, went in to them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them out of the scriptures,


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Opening and alledging, that it was needful that Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach to you, is Christ.


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And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas: and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.


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But the Jews who believed not, moved with envy, took to them certain vile fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city in an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.


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And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down, have come hither also;


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Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cesar, 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 thither, 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 thither also, and stirred up the people.


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And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timothy abode there still.


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And they that conducted Paul brought him to Athens: and receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed, they departed.


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Now, while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.


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Therefore he disputed in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.


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Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? some others, He seemeth to be a setter-forth of strange gods: because he preached to them Jesus, and the resurrection.


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And they took him, and brought him to Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest?


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For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would know therefore what these things mean.


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(For all the Athenians and strangers who were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)


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Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars-hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are 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 ye ignorantly worship, him declare I to you.


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God that made the world, and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;


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Neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;


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And hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;


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That they should seek the Lord, if haply 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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Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone graven by art and man's device.


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Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained: of which he hath given assurance to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.


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And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again concerning this matter.


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But certain men adhered to him, and believed: among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.


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And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome) and he came to them.


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And because he was of the same occupation, he abode with them, and wrought (for by their occupation they were tent-makers)


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And when Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in spirit, and testified to the Jews, that Jesus was Christ.


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And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said to them, Your blood be upon your own heads: I am clean: from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.


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And he departed thence, and entered into the house of a certain man named Justus, one that worshiped God, whose house joined close to the synagogue.


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And Crispus the chief ruler of the synagogue believed on the Lord with all his house: and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptized.


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Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:


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For I am with thee, and no man shall lay hands on thee, to hurt thee: for I have many people in this city.


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And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat,


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And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong, or hainous crime, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:


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But if it is a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it: for I will be no judge of such matters.


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Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.


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And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.


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And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.


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But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return to you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.


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And after he had spent some time there, he departed and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.


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And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.


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This man was instructed in the way of the Lord: and being fervent in the spirit, he spoke and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.


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And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: Whom, when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him to them, and expounded to him the way of God more perfectly.


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And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he had come, helped them much who had believed through grace.


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For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures, that Jesus was Christ.


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And it came to pass, that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper region, came to Ephesus; and finding certain disciples,


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He said to them, Have ye received the Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they said to him, We have not so much as heard whether there is any Holy Spirit.


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Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, That they should believe on him who should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.


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And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke in languages, and prophesied.


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And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.


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But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spoke evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.


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And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.


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So that from his body were brought to the sick, handkerchiefs, or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.


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Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them who had evil spirits, the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.


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And the man in whom the evil spirit was, leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.


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And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus: and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.


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Many also of them who used curious arts, brought their books together, and burned them before all men; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.


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After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia, and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.


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So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.


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For a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the artificers;


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Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth:


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Moreover, ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away many people, saying, that they are no gods which are made with hands.


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So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at naught; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia, and the world worshipeth.


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And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.


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And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theater.


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And certain of the chief of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theater.


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Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not why they had come together.


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And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defense to the people.


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But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.


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And when the town-clerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not 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 contradicted, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.


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For ye have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.


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Wherefore, if Demetrius and the artificers who are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.


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For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause by which we may give an account of this concourse.\


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And after the uproar had ceased, Paul called to him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed to go into Macedonia.


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And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.


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And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus, and Trophimus.


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And we sailed away from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.


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And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached to them (ready to depart on the morrow) and continued his speech until midnight.


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And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, having fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell from the third loft, and was taken up dead.


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And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him, said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.


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When he had come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and discoursed a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.


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And we went before to a ship, and sailed to Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so he had appointed, intending himself to go on foot.


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And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.


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For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.


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And when they had come to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,


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Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears and 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 towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.


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And now behold, I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:


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But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.


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And now behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more.


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Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.


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For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.


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Also from your own selves will men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.


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Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.


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And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them who are sanctified.


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And ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered to my necessities, and to them that were with me.


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I have shown you all things, that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.


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Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.


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And it came to pass, that after we were separated from them, and had lanched, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the day following to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara:


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Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.


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And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.


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And when we had accomplished those days, we departed, and proceeded on our way; and they all conducted us with wives and children, till we were out of the city; and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.


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And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.


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And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came to Cesarea; and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven; and abode with him.


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And when he had come to us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.


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And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.


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Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep, and to break my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.


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There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.


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And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.


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And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said to him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe; and they are all zealous of the law:


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And they are informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying, That they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.


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What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.


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Take them, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things of which they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.


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As concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from lewdness.


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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 from 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 teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further, hath brought Greeks also into the temple; and hath 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 drew him out of the temple. And forthwith 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 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 inquired who he was, and what he had done.


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And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.


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And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne by the soldiers, for 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 thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?


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Art not thou that Egyptian, who before these days madest an uproar, and leddest 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 of Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I beseech thee suffer me to speak to the people.


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And when he had given him license, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand to the people. And when there was made entire silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,


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I am verily 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, being zealous towards God, as ye all are this day.


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As also the high priest doth bear me testimony, and all the estate of the elders; from whom also I received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them who were there bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.


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And it came to pass, that as I was passing on my journey, and had come nigh to Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light around me.


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And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.


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And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that 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 thee concerning all things which are appointed for thee to do.


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And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that 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 of all the Jews who dwelt there,


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Came to me, and stood, and said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.


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And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldst know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldst hear the voice of his mouth.


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And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.


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And it came to pass, that when I had come again 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 depart quickly from Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.


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And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:


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And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.


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And they gave him audience to this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a man 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 bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know for what cause they cried 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, Take heed what thou doest; 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 forthwith they departed from him who were about to examine 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 morrow, because he would have known the certainty why 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, brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.


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Then said Paul to him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?


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Then said Paul, I knew not, brethren, that he is the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy 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, brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: concerning 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 cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.


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And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul would have been 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 thou hast testified concerning me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear testimony 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 ye with the council signify to the chief captain, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, before he shall come near, are ready to kill him.


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And when the son of Paul's sister 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 hath 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 prayed me to bring this young man to thee, who hath something to say to thee.


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Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?


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And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring down Paul to-morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat concerning him more perfectly.


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But do not thou yield to them: for there are of them who lie in wait for him more than forty men, who have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now they are ready, looking for a promise from thee.


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So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast 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 Cesarea, and seventy horsemen, and spearmen two hundred, 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 a body of soldiers, 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 forth into their council:


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Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death, or of bonds.


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And when it was told to me that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent forthwith to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also, to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.


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Who, when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.


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And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia,


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I will hear thee, said he, when thy accusers also have 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 descended 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 forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done to this nation by thy providence,


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Notwithstanding, that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldst of thy clemency hear us a few words.


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For we have found this a pestilent man, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarenes:


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Who also hath 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 thee: by examining whom, thou thyself mayest 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, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been for many years a judge to this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:


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That thou mayest 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 any man, neither exciting the people to sedition, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:


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But this I confess to thee, that after 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 towards God, which they themselves also allow, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.


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And in this I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense towards God, and towards men.


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Upon which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.


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Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil-doing in me, while I stood before the council,


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Except it is for this one voice, that I cried, 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 more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost 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 acquaintance to minister, or come to him.


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And after certain 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 of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, depart for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.


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He hoped also that money would have been given him by Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.


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But after two years Porcius Festus came as successor to Felix: and Felix willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.


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And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.


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But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.


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Let them therefore, said he, who among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there is any wickedness in him.


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And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down to Cesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment-seat, commanded Paul to be brought.


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And when he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, and laid 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 Cesar have I committed any offense.


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But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these things before me?


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Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar's tribunal, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.


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For if I am an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there is none of these things of which these accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal to Cesar.


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Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed to Cesar? to Cesar thou shalt go.


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And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause 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 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 hath the accusers face to face, and hath license to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.


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Therefore, when they had come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth;


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But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.


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And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these matters.


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But when Paul had appealed to be reserved to the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cesar.


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Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.


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And on the morrow, when Agrippa had come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and had entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought forth.


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And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying 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 hath 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. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.


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For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not also to signify the crimes laid against him.


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Then Agrippa said to Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:


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I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee, concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews:


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Especially, because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.


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My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among my own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews,


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Who knew me from the beginning, (if they would testify) that after the strictest sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee.


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To which promise our twelve tribes, assiduously serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.


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I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.


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Which thing 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 enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.


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At mid-day, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, surpassing the brightness of the sun, shining around me, and them 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 language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.


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But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou hast seen, and of the things in which I will appear to thee;


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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 them who are sanctified by faith that is in me.


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But showed first to them 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 meet for repentance.


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Having therefore obtained help from God, I continue to this day, testifying both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:


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That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.


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And as he was thus speaking for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee insane.


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For the king knoweth 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 thou, 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, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:


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And when they had gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, or of bonds.


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Then said Agrippa to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Cesar.


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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 lanched, 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 touched 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 scarce had come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone:


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And hardly passing it, came to a place which is called, The fair havens; nigh to 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 admonished 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 lading 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 the things which were spoken by Paul.


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And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the greater part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is a haven of Crete, and lieth towards the south-west and north-west.


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And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.


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Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, struck sail, and so were driven.


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And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.


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But after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained 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 life among you, but of the ship.


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Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.


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When the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen suspected that they drew near to some country:


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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 lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.


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And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would cast anchors out of the foreship,


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Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.


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And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried, and continued fasting, having taken nothing.


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Wherefore 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 presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.


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And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into which they purposed, 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 the mainsail to the wind, and made towards the 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, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they 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 safe to land.


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And the barbarous 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 barbarians saw the animal hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.


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Yet they looked when he would have swelled, 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 quarters were possessions of the chief man of the isle, 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 with a fever, and a bloody-flux: 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 laded 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 thence we made a circuit, 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 brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went towards Rome.


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And from thence when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii-forum, and the Three taverns: 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 suffered 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 together the chief of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them, Men, brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet I was 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 Cesar; not that I had aught to accuse my nation of.


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For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.


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And they said to him, We have neither received letters from Judea concerning thee, neither have any of the brethren that came shown or spoken any harm of thee.


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But we desire to hear from thee, what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where 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 expounded and testified 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 agreed not among themselves, they departed, after Paul had spoken one word, Well spoke the Holy Spirit by Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,


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Saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive.


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For the heart of this people is become gross, 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 to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and 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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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 at length I may 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 ye may be established;


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Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come to you (but have been hitherto hindered) 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 to salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.


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For in this 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 the invisible things of him from 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 that when they knew God, they glorified him not 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 to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping animals.


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Wherefore 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 cause 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 one towards another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.


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And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;


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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, inventers of evil things, disobedient to parents,


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Who, knowing the judgment of God, that they who commit such things are worthy of death; not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.


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Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whoever thou art, that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest, doest the same things.


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But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth, against them who commit such things.


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And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them who do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?


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Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?


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But after thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;


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To them who by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for glory, and honor, and immortality; eternal life:


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But to them that 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 doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;


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But glory, honor, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile;


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For as many as have sinned without law, shall also perish without 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 to themselves.


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Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing testimony, and their thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing one another)


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And knowest his will, and approvest 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 hast the form of knowledge, and of the truth in the law:


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Thou therefore who teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?


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Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?


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For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keepest the law; but if thou art a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.


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Therefore, if the uncircumcision keepeth 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 fulfilleth the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?


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For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:


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But he is a Jew who 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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By no means: verily let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in thy sayings, and mayest overcome when thou art judged.


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But if our unrighteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man.)


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For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie to his glory; why yet am I 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 damnation is just.


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What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;


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They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable: there is none that doeth 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 saith, it saith to them 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 without the law is manifested, being testified by the law and the prophets;


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Even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all them that believe; for there is no difference:


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Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation, 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 may be just, and the justifier of him who believeth in Jesus.


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But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.


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Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom God imputeth righteousness without works,


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Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.


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How then was it reckoned? 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 them that believe, though they are not circumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also;


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And the father of circumcision to them 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 seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.


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Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all;


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(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations) before him whom he believed, even God, who reviveth the dead, and calleth those things which are not, as though they were.


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Who against hope believed with hope, that he should become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.


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And being not weak in faith, he considered not 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 staggered not 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 will be imputed, if we believe on him that raised 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 maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad 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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Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.


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Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.


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But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many are dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded to many.


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And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift. For the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offenses to justification.


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For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they who receive 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 to justification of 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 hath reigned to death, even so might grace reign through righteousness to 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 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 may be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.


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Knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.


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Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.


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Neither yield ye 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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Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants in obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?


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But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin; but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.


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I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity, to (work) iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness, to (work) holiness.


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What fruit had ye then in those things of which ye 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, ye have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life.


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Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law) that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?


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For the woman who hath a husband, is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband is dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.


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So then, if while her husband liveth, 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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Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit to God.


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For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit to death:


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But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead by 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? By no means. No, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.


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But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.


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Was then that which is good made death to me? By no means. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.


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For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good, I find not.


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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 them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.


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For the law of the Spirit of life, in Christ Jesus, hath made me free from the law of sin and death.


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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 may be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.


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For they that are according to the flesh, do mind the things of the flesh: but they that are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.


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Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.


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But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. Now if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is not 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 Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised Christ from the dead will also revive your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.


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For if ye live according to the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.


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For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, 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 glorified together.


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For I reckon, 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 vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath 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, to wit, 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 seeth, why doth he yet hope for?


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Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.


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And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh 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 them that love God, to them 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 first-born 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 that spared not 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 condemneth? It is Christ that died, or rather that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh 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 thy 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 hight, nor depth, nor any other creature, will 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 myself were accursed from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:


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Who are Israelites; to whom pertain 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 from whom according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.


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Not as though the word of God hath taken no effect. For they are not all Israel, who are descendants from Israel?


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Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.


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That is, They who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.


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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 election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth)


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For he saith 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 saith to Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.


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No, but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?


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Hath not the potter power over the clay of the same lump to make one vessel to honor, and another to dishonor?


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What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering 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 before prepared for glory,


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As he saith 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, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called, The children of the living God.


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Isaiah also crieth 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, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodom, and been made like Gomorrah.


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What shall we say then? That the Gentiles who followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith:


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But Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.


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Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were 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 Sion a stumbling-stone, and rock of offense: and whoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.


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For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.


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For Moses describeth the righteousness which is by the law, That the man who doeth these things shall live by them.


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But the righteousness which is by faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down.)


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But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach:


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That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.


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For with the heart man believeth to righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made 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, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things?


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But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, 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 saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.


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But Isaiah is very bold, and saith, I was found by them that sought me not; I was made manifest to them that asked not for me.


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But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and gainsaying people.


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I say then, Hath God cast away his people? By no means. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.


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God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,


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Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thy altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.


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But what saith the answer of God to him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.


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And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.


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What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.


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(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) to this day.


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And David saith, 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 that they should fall? By no means: but rather through their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.


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Now if the fall of them be 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 if the rejection of them be 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 be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, art ingrafted among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive-tree;


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Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear:


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Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them who fell, severity; but towards thee, goodness, if thou shalt continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.


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And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be ingrafted: for God is able to ingraft them again.


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For if thou wast cut out of the olive-tree which is wild by nature, and wast ingrafted 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 would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits) that blindness in part hath happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles shall be come in.


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And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:


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As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as concerning the election, they are beloved for the father's 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 ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.


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And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable, and perfect will of God.


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For through the grace given to me, I say, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath 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, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;


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Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.


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Be of the same mind one towards another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.


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Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.


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Therefore if thy enemy hungereth, feed him; if he thirsteth, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.


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Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. For there is no power but from God: the powers that are, are ordained by God.


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Whoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.


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For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power; do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:


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For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou doest that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.


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For, for this cause ye pay tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.


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Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.


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For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.


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And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.


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The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast 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 chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.


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Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not; and let not him who eateth not, judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.


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Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth: and he shall be held up: for God is able to make him stand.


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One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.


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He that regardeth the day, regardeth it to the Lord: and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.


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For whether we live, we live to the Lord; and whether we die, we die to 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 revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and the living.


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But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ.


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For it is written, As I live, saith 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 more: but judge 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 by itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.


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But if thy brother is grieved with thy food, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy 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 edify another.


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For the sake of food, destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offense.


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It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing by which thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.


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Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.


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And he that doubteth is damned if he eateth, because he eateth not from faith: for whatever is not from faith is sin.


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For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.


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For whatever things were written formerly, were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.


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Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one towards another according to Christ Jesus:


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Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of 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 cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing to thy name.


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And again Isaiah saith, 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 the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.


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And I myself also am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.


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Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly to you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me from 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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For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by 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 around to Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.


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And so have I strived 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, They shall see to whom he was not spoken of: and they that have not heard shall understand.


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But now having no more place 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 thitherward by you, if first I shall be somewhat filled with your company.


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For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who are at Jerusalem.


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It hath pleased them verily; 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 carnal things.


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When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go 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 beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;


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That I may be delivered from them in Judea who do not believe; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem, may be acceptable to the saints;


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That ye receive her in the Lord, as it becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succorer of many, and of myself also.


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Who have for my life laid down their own necks: to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.


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Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epenetus, who is the first-fruits of Achaia to Christ.


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Salute Andronicus and Junia my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.


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Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord.


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Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.


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Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.


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For they that are such serve not 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 is come abroad to all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise to that which is good, and simple concerning evil.


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And the God of peace will 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 of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.


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Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which hath been kept secret since the world began,


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But now is made manifest, 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 them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours.


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Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment.


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For it hath been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by them who are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.


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Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.


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For Christ hath not sent me 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 them that 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? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?


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For when in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.


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For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called:


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But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath 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, hath God chosen, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are:


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But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who from God is made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:


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And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not 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 them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to naught:


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But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world to 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 hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.


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But God hath revealed them to us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, even the deep things of God.


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For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.


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Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we may 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 teacheth, but which the Holy Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.


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But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.


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And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, even as to babes in Christ.


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I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.


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For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?


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Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?


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So then, neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth: but God that giveth the increase.


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Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labor.


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According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master-builder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth upon it. But let every man take heed how he buildeth upon it.


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Every man's work will be made manifest: for the day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will try every man's work, of what sort it is.


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If any man's work shall be burned, he will suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.


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If any man defileth the temple of God, him will God destroy: for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.


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Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.


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For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.


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Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;


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But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's judgment: yes, I judge not my own self.


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For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.


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Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord shall come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise from God.


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And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself, and to Apollos, for your sakes; that ye may learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you on account of one, may be puffed up against another.


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For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?


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Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I wish ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.


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For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.


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We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are despised.


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Even to this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place;


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Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.


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For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.


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For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who will bring you into remembrance of my ways which are in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.


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But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them who are puffed up, but the power.


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It is reported commonly that there is lewdness among you, and such lewdness as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.


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And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.


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For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,


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In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are assembled, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,


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To deliver such one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.


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Cleanse out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:


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Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.


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Yet not altogether with lewd persons of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters: for then ye must needs go out of the world.


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But now I have written to you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother is a lewd person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner: with such person no not to eat.


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Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?


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Do ye not know that the saints will judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?


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If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.


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I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that will be able to judge between his brethren?


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Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?


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Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,


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Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.


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And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.


