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For the nations of the world seek all these things, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things.


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Sell things possessed by you, and give charity. Make for yourselves purses not becoming old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts.


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and be ye like men waiting for their lord, when he may return from the wedding festivities, so that when he comes and knocks, they may straightaway open to him.


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Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord when he comes will find watching. Truly I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to sit down, and having come, will serve them.


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And if he should come in the second watch, and should come in the third watch, and find so, blessed are those bondmen.


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But know this, that if the house-ruler had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.


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And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise manager whom his lord will appoint over his service to give the provision on time?


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But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord is late to come, and should begin to beat the servant boys and the servant girls, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,


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the lord of that bondman will arrive in a day that he does not expect, and in an hour that he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and will place his portion with the unbelieving.


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And that bondman who knew his lord's will, and who did not prepare, nor do according to his will, will be beaten much,


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but he who did not know, and did things worthy of blows, will be beaten little. And to every man to whom much was given, much will be required from him. And to whom they entrust much, they will ask him more abundantly.


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A father will be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.


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And he also said to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, straightaway ye say, A shower is coming, and so it happens.


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Ye hypocrites, ye know how to examine the face of the earth and the sky, but how can ye not examine this season?


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For when thou go with thine opponent to the magistrate on the way give effort to be delivered from him, lest he may drag thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer would cast thee into prison.


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Now some were present at the same time who informed him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices.


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And having answered, Jesus said to them, Do ye suppose that these Galileans became sinful above all the Galileans because they have suffered such things?


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Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them. Do ye think that these became debtors above all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?


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And he spoke this parable. A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.


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And he said to the vine workman, Behold, three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none. Cut it down, why also waste the ground?


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And having answered, he says to him, Sir, allow it this year also until I may dig around it and cast manure.


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And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years. And she was bent over, and not being able to straighten up completely.


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And when Jesus saw her, he called out, and said to her, Woman, thou are loosed from thine infirmity.


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And having responded, the synagogue-ruler, being indignant because Jesus healed on the Sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which he ought to work. Therefore coming in these, be healed, and not on the


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But the Lord therefore answered him and said, Ye hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his donkey from the stall, and after leading away, give to drink?


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And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan has bound, lo, eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?


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And as he said these things all those opposing him were shamed, and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.


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It is like a grain of a mustard plant, which having taken, a man cast into his own garden. And it grew and developed into a great tree, and the birds of the sky lodged in the branches if it.


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It is like leaven that a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.


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Compete to enter in by the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.


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From the time the house-ruler has risen up, and has closed the door, and ye begin to stand outside, and to knock the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and having answered, he will say to you, I know not where ye are from,


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And he will say, I tell you, I know not where ye are from. Depart from me, all ye workmen of unrighteousness.


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There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you being thrust out.


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


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In the same day some Pharisees came, saying to him, Get thee out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill thee.


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And he said to them, Having gone, say to this fox, Behold, I cast out demons and finish cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I am fully perfected.


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Nevertheless it is necessary for me to go today and tomorrow and the following, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.


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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather thy children together as a hen does her brood under her wings, and ye would not.


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Behold, your house is left to you desolate. And I say to you, that ye will, no, not see me, until it will come when ye say, Blessed is he who comes in the name of Lord.


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And it came to pass, when he went into the house of a certain man of the chiefs of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.


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And having responded, Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?


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And having responded, he said to them, Of which of you will a son or an ox fall into a pit, and he will not straightaway lift him out on the day of the Sabbath?


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And he spoke a parable to those who were invited when he noticed how they chose out the chief places, saying to them,


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When thou are invited by any man to wedding festivities, do not sit down in the chief place, lest there may be a more honorable man than thou who was invited by him.


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And he who invited thee and him, having come, will say to thee, Give place to this man, and then thou will begin with embarrassment to take the last place.


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But when thou are invited, having gone, sit down in the last place, so that when he who has invited thee comes, he will say to thee, Friend, go up higher, then it will be esteem to thee in the presence of those dining with thee.


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Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.


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And he also said to the man who invited him, When thou make a dinner or a supper, do not call thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor prosperous neighbors, lest they also invite thee in return, and a recompense be made


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and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.


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And a certain man of those dining together having heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he who will eat dinner in the kingdom of God.


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And he sent forth his bondman at the hour of the meal to say to those who were invited, Come, because all things are now ready.


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And they all from one began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a field, and I have need to go out and see it. I ask thee have me excused.


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And that bondman, having come, he informed his lord these things. Then the house-ruler having become angry, he said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the thoroughfares and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and maimed and


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


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For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few chosen.


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If any man comes to me, and does not regard as inferior his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and besides his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.


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For which of you wanting to build a tower, does not, having first sat down, count the cost whether he has the things for completion?


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So that perhaps, having laid its foundation, and not being able to finish, all those who see begin to ridicule him,


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Or what king going to encounter another king in war, will not, having first sat down, consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?


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So therefore every man of you who does not renounce all things being possessed by him, cannot be my disciple.


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It is fit neither for the land nor for manure; they cast it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.


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What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go for that which was lost until he finds it?


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And when he comes to the house, he calls together his men friends and his men neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.


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I say to you, that thus there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous men who have no need of repentance.


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


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And when she has found it, she calls together her lady friends and lady neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, because I found the drachma that I lost.


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Thus I say to you, there becomes joy in the presence of the agents of God over one sinner who repents.


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and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided to them his living.


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And not many days after, the younger son, having gathered all together, journeyed into a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth living recklessly.


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And having gone, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.


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But when he came to himself, he said, How many hired men of my father's have abundance of loaves, but I am perishing with hunger.


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After rising, I will go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight.


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And having risen, he went to his father. But while he was still distant, afar off, his father saw him and felt compassion. And having ran, he fell on his neck, and kissed him much.


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And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight. I am no more worthy to be called thy son.


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But the father said to his bondmen, Bring forth the best robe and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and shoes for his feet.


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because this my son was dead, and became alive again. And he was lost, and is found. And they began to be cheerful.


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But his elder son was in a field. And while coming, having approached the house, he heard music and dancing.


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And he said to him, Thy brother arrived, and thy father has killed the fatted calf, because he received him back healthy.


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But having answered, he said to his father, Lo, so many years do I serve thee, and I never passed by a commandment of thine, and yet thou never gave me a goat that I might be merry with my friends.


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But when this thy son came, who has devoured thy living with harlots, thou killed for him the fatted calf.


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But it was needful to make merry and be glad, because this thy brother was dead, and became alive again, and was lost, and was found.


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And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this man was accused to him as squandering things possessed by him.


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And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? Render the account of thy management, for thou can no longer manage.


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And the manager said within himself, What shall I do because my lord takes away the management from me? I am not able to dig. I am ashamed to beg.


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


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And having summoned each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much do thou owe to my lord?


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And he said, A hundred measures of olive oil. And he said to him, Receive thy document, and having sat down, quickly write fifty.


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Next he said to another, And how much do thou owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he says to him, Receive thy document, and write eighty.


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And his lord commended the unrighteous manager because he did shrewdly. Because the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of the light.


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And I say to you, make friends for yourselves from the mammon of unrighteousness, so that, when ye cease, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.


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The man faithful in the least is faithful also in much, and the man unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.


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If therefore ye did not become faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you what is true?


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No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.


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And he said to them, Ye are those who declare yourselves righteous in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. Because what is lofty among men is an abomination in the sight of God.


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The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the kingdom of God is proclaimed good-news, and every man in it is treated aggressively.


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Every man who divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery, and every man who marries her who has been divorced from a husband commits adultery.


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Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously daily.


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But there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who had been placed near his gate, covered with sores,


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and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. But even the dogs that came licked his sores.


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And it came to pass for the poor man to die and be carried by the heavenly agents to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died and was buried.


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And having lifted up his eyes in Hades, being in torments, he sees Abraham from afar and Lazarus by his bosom.


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And having cried out, he said, Father Abraham, be merciful to me, and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.


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But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now here he is comforted and thou are in agony.


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And besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those here who want to cross over to you are not able, nor may those go across from there to us.


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for I have five brothers, 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 do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if some man would rise from the dead.


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And he said to his disciples, It is impossible for the stumbling-blocks not to come, but woe to him through whom they come!


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It is better for him if a donkey-powered millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.


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Take heed to yourselves. And if thy brother should sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.


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And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times in the day turn back, saying, I repent, thou will forgive him.


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And the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard plant, ye would say to this sycamine tree, Be thou uprooted and be planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.


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But which of you having a bondman plowing or feeding livestock, who, when he comes in from the field, will straightaway say, After coming near, sit down?


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Will he not rather say to him, Prepare what I may dine, and having gird thyself, serve me until I eat and drink, and after these things thou will eat and drink?


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Thus ye also, when ye did all the things that were commanded you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen, because we have done what we are obligated to do.


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And it came to pass as he went to Jerusalem, that he was passing through the middle of Samaria and Galilee.


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And when he saw them, he said to them, After departing, display yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, during their going they were cleansed.


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And questioned by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God comes, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation,


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And he said to the disciples, The days will come when ye will long to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye will not see it.


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For just as the lightning, its flashing from under the sky to under the sky, illuminates, so will the Son of man be in his day.


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They ate, they drank, they married, 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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And likewise as it happened in the days of Lot. They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built.


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But in that day Lot went out from Sodom he rained fire and brimstone from the sky, and destroyed them all.


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In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his vessels in the house, let him not go down to take them up. And let him who is in the field likewise not return for the things behind.


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I say to you, in that night there will be two in one bed. The one man will be taken, and the other man will be left.


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And having answered, they say to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there the vultures will be gathered together.


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And for a time he would not, but after these things he said within himself, Although I fear not God, and regard not man,


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yet because this widow causes me a beating, I will avenge her, lest by no end of coming she give me a black eye.


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And God, will he, no, not do the vengeance of his chosen who cry out to him day and night, and yet being patient toward them?


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I say to you, that he will do their vengeance speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he then find faith on the earth?


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And he also spoke this parable to some of those who were persuaded in themselves that they were righteous, and disdained other men.


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Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.


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But the tax collector, having stood from afar, would not even lift his eyes to the sky, but beat upon his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinful man.


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I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that man. Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.


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And they were also bringing the infants to him, so that he would touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.


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But having summoned them, Jesus said, Allow the children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.


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Truly I say to you, whoever will not receive the kingdom of God as a child, will, no, not enter into it.


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And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, Good teacher, having done what, will I inherit eternal life?


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Thou know the commandments. Thou shall not commit adultery. Thou shall not murder. Thou shall not steal. Thou shall not give FALSE testimony. Honor thy father and thy mother.


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And when he heard these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking from thee. Sell all things, as many as thou have, and distribute to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.


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And having seen him become very sorrowful, Jesus said, How difficultly those who have riches will enter into the kingdom of God.


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For it is easier for a camel to enter in through the hole of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.


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And he said to them, Truly I say to you, that there is no man who has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,


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And having taken along the twelve, he said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets about the Son of man will be completed.


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And they understood none of these things, and this saying was hidden from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.


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And those who went ahead rebuked him, so that he would be quiet, but he cried out much more, Thou son of David, be merciful to me.


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And having stood still, Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he questioned him,


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And immediately he received sight, and followed him glorifying God. And all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.


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And behold, a man called by name, Zacchaeus. And he was a chief tax collector, and this man was rich.


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And he sought to see Jesus, who he was. And he was not able because of the crowd, because his stature was small.


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And having ran ahead, he climbed up in a sycomore tree so that he might see him, because he was going to pass that one.


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And when Jesus came to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, after making haste, come down, for today I must lodge at thy house.


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And having stood, Zacchaeus said to the Lord, Behold, half of the things possessed by me, Lord, I give to the poor. And if I defrauded any man of anything, I repay fourfold.


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And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.


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And as they heard these things, he spoke, adding on a parable because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.


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He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.


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And having called ten of his bondmen, he gave them ten minas and said to them, Do business until I come.


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But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy behind him, saying, We do not want this man to reign over us.


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And it came to pass for him to return, having taken the kingdom. And he said for these bondmen to be called to him, to whom he gave the silver, so that he might know what any man gained by trading.


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And he said to him, Well, thou good bondman. Because thou became faithful in the least, be thou having authority over ten cities.


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For I was afraid of thee because thou are an austere man. Thou take up what thou did not lay down, and reap what thou did not sow.


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He says to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, thou evil bondman. Thou had known that I am an austere man taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.


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Then why did thou not give my silver into a bank, and having come I would have collected it with interest?


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And he said to those who stood by, Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has the ten minas.


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For I say to you, that to every man who has, will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.


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Nevertheless those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring here, and kill them before me.


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And it came to pass when he came near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying,


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Go ye into the opposite village, in which, having entered, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever sat. Having untied, bring it.


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And as he was now coming near, at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God in a great voice about all the mighty works that they had seen, saying,


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And having answered, he said to them, I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.


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saying, If thou knew, even thou, indeed even in this thy day, the things for thy peace. But now they are hidden from thine eyes.


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Because the days will come upon thee, and thine enemies will build a barricade around thee, and will surround thee, and enclose thee on every side.


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And they will raze thee and thy children within thee. And they will not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou knew not the time of thy visitation.


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And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, and the scholars sought to destroy him, even the foremost men of the people.


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And it came to pass on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the good-news, the chief priests and the scholars with the elders stood near.


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And they spoke, saying to him, Tell us, by what authority are thou doing these things? Or who is he who gave thee this authority?


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


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And he began to speak this parable to the people. A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to farmers, and went abroad for a considerable time.


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And at the season he sent a bondman to the farmers, so that they would give him from the fruit of the vineyard. But having beaten him, the farmers sent him away empty.


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And he proceeded to send another bondman. And they, having beaten and shamefully treated, sent him also away empty.


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And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will be made ashamed after seeing this man.


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But when the farmers saw him, they deliberated among themselves, saying, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, so that the inheritance may become ours.


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And having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?


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He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others. And having heard it, they said, May it not happen!


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But having looked upon them, he said, What then is this that is written, The stone that those who build rejected, this became the head of the corner?


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Every man who falls on that stone will be broken, but on whomever it may fall, it will grind him to dust.


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And the chief priests and the scholars sought to throw hands on him in the same hour. And they were afraid, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.


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And having watched him, they sent forth insidious men pretending themselves to be righteous, so that they might take hold of his word, in order to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.


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And they questioned him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou speak and teach rightly, and thou do not accept a personage, but teach the way of God in truth,


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Display to me a denarius. Whose image and inscription has it? And having answered, they said, Caesar's.


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And they were unable to lay hold of his word before the people. And having marveled at his answer, they were silent.


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And some of the Sadducees having approached, those who say there is no resurrection, they questioned him,


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saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, if any brother dies, having a wife, and this man dies childless, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.


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And the third likewise took her, and likewise also the seven; they left behind no children, and died.


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but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.


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For neither can they die any more, for they are like the heavenly agents, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.


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But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the Bush when he calls Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.


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Beware of the scholars, who desire to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at the feasts,


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For all these cast into the offerings of God from their abundance, but this woman from her poverty cast in all the living that she had.


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These things that ye see, the days will come during which there will not be left a stone upon a stone that will not be thrown down.


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And they questioned him, saying, Teacher, when therefore will these things be? And what is the sign when these things are going to happen?


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And he said, Watch that ye may not be led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, I am, and, The time has come near. Go ye not therefore after them.


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And when ye may hear of wars and tumults, do not be alarmed, for these things must first happen, but the end is not straightaway.


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And great earthquakes will be in various places, and famines and plagues. And there will be fearful sights and great signs from the sky.


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But before all these things, they will throw their hands on you, and will persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and 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 that all those who oppose you will not be able to contradict or to resist.


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And ye will be betrayed even by parents, and kinsmen, and friends, and brothers. And some of you they will condemn to death.


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Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those in the midst of it depart out, and let not those in the countrysides enter into it.


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But woe to those who have in the womb, and to those who suckle in those days. For there will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people.


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And they will fall by the jaw of the sword, and will be led away captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.


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And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, roaring of sea and of tossing,


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fainting of men from fear, and of anticipation of the things coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.


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And when these things begin to happen, stand upright, and lift up your heads, because your redemption approaches.


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But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down in debauchery and drunkenness and mundane cares, and that day come upon you sudden.


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Watch ye therefore, making supplication at all times, so that ye may be considered worthy to escape all these things going to happen, and to stand before the Son of man.


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And during the days he was teaching in the temple, and going forth the nights, he lodged on the mount that is called Olives.


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And having departed, he conversed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him to them.


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And he said to them, Behold, having entered into the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house where he enters.


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And ye shall say to the house-ruler, The teacher says to thee, Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?


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For I say to you, that I will eat of it no more, no, not till when it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.


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And having taken a cup, having expressed thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves.


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For I say to you, that I will, no, not drink from the fruit of the grapevine till when the kingdom of God comes.


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And after taking bread, having expressed thanks, he broke in pieces, and gave to them, saying, This is my body that is given for you. Do ye this in my memory.


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Likewise also the cup after dining, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood being shed for you.


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And the Son of man indeed goes according to that which has been determined, nevertheless woe to that man through whom he is betrayed!


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And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles have dominion over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called Benefactors.


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But ye are not this way. Rather, the greater among you, shall become as the newer, and he who leads, as he who serves.


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For who ranks higher, he who sits dining, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits dining? But I am in the midst of you as he who serves.


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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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but I prayed for thee, so that thy faith may not fail. And thou, when thou have returned, strengthen thy brothers.


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And he said, I say to thee, Peter, a cock will, no, not sound today, before thou will thrice deny that thou know me.


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And he said to them, When I sent you without bag and pouch and shoes, did ye lack anything? And they said, Nothing.


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Then he said to them, But now, he who has a bag, let him take it, and likewise a pouch. And he who has no sword, let him sell his cloak and buy.


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For I say to you, that this that is written is still necessary to be completed in me, And he was counted with lawless men, for these things about me also have fulfillment.


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And having come out, he proceeded according to his habit to the mount of Olives, and his disciples also followed him.


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And having become in agony he prayed more intensely, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.


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And after rising up from his prayer, having come to the disciples, he found them sleeping from sorrow.


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While he yet spoke, behold, a multitude, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them. And he came near to Jesus to kiss him.


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And when those who were around him saw what would be, they said, Lord, shall we strike with the sword?


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But having answered, Jesus said, Allow ye as far as this. And having touched his ear, he healed him.


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And Jesus said to the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and elders, who came to him, Have ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs?


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When I was with you daily in the temple, ye did not stretch forth hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.


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And having seized him, they led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed from afar.


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And having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them.


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But a certain servant girl having seen him sitting near the light, and having looked intently upon him, she said, This man was also with him.


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And after a little while, another man having see him, said, Thou also are from them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.


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And about one hour having passed, some other man insisted, saying, In truth this man was also with him, for he is also a Galilean.


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And Peter said, Man, I do not know what thou are saying. And immediately, while he still spoke, a cock sounded.


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And having turned, the Lord looked on Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him, Before a cock sounds thou will deny me thrice.


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And having covered him, they struck his face, and demanded him, saying, Prophesy! Who is he who struck thee?


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And when it became day, the eldership of the people, the chief priests, and the scholars, came together, and led him into their council, saying,


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And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ, a king.


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And Pilate questioned him, saying, Are thou the king of the Jews? And having answered him, he said, Thou say.


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But they were emphatic, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee as far as here.


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And when he perceived that he is from Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was himself also in Jerusalem in these days.


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Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he was wanting of a considerable time to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he hoped to see some sign happening by him.


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But Herod having disdained him with his soldiers, and having mocked him, having arraying him in a bright robe, he sent him back to Pilate.


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And both Pilate and Herod became friends with each other on the same day, for they were formerly being at enmity toward themselves.


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said to them, Ye brought this man to me as turning away the people. And behold, I, having examined him before you, found nothing guilty in this man of what ye accuse against him.


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But not even Herod, for I sent you back to him, and lo, nothing having been done by him is worthy of death.


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(a man who was cast into prison because of a certain insurrection that occurred in the city, and for murder).


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And he said to them a third time, For what evil did this man do? I have found nothing guilty of death in him. I will therefore, having scourged, release him.


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But they were relentless with loud voices demanding him to be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed.


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And he released the man who had been cast into prison because of insurrection and murder, whom they asked for, but he delivered Jesus to their will.


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And when they led him away, having taken hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian coming from the countryside, they laid the cross on him to bring behind Jesus.


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But having turning to them, Jesus said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, instead weep for yourselves and for your children.


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Because, behold, the days are coming, during which they will say, Blessed are the barren, and the bellies that gave no birth, and the breasts that did not suckle.


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And when they came to the place called Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one at the right hand and the other at the left.


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


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And the people had stood watching. And also the rulers with them sneered, saying, He saved others. He should save himself, if this is the Christ, the chosen of God.


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And there was also an inscription over him written in letters, in 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 him, saying, If thou are the Christ, save thyself and us.


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But the other man having answered, rebuking him, saying, Thou fear not even God, since thou are in the same condemnation?


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And Jesus, having sounded out in a great voice, said, Father, into thy hands I entrust my spirit. And having said these things, he expired.


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And when the centurion saw that which happened, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this man was righteous.


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And all the multitudes who came together to this scene, watching that which happened, turned back, beating their breasts.


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And all his acquaintances, and the women who accompanied him from Galilee, had stood from afar, seeing these things.


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(this man not having consented to their purpose and deed), was from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who also himself awaited the kingdom of God.


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And having taken it down, he wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulcher cut in rock, of which no man was yet lain.


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And having followed closely, the women who were gathered to him out of Galilee, they saw the sepulcher, and how his body was laid.


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And having returned, they prepared spices and ointments. And they indeed rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.


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And on the first day of the week, very early morning, they came to the sepulcher bringing the spices that they prepared, and some women with them.


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And it came to pass while they were bewildered about this, that behold, two men stood near them in shining apparel.


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And since they became frightened and bowing down their face to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?


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saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day to rise.


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And having returned from the sepulcher, they reported all these things to the eleven, and to all the others.


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


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But having risen, Peter ran to the sepulcher. And having stooped down, he sees the linen cloths laying alone. And he departed, wondering to himself at that which happened.


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And behold, two of them were going the same day to a village that was sixty furlongs away from Jerusalem, which name was Emmaus.


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And it came to pass, while they conversed and discussed, that Jesus himself also having approached, went along with them.


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And he said to them, What are these words that ye toss back to each other, while walking and are looking sad.


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And one, whose name was Cleopas, having answered, said to him, Thou only visit Jerusalem and do not know the things that happened in it during these days?


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And he said to them, What? And they said to him, The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who became a prophet, a mighty man in work and word before God and all the people,


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But we hoped that he is the man who is going to redeem Israel. But even with all these things, it brings this third day today from which time these things happened.


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And not having found his body, they came, saying also to have seen a vision of heavenly agents who say he is alive.


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And some of those with us went to the sepulcher, and found it this way, just as also the women said, but they did not see him.


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And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things about himself.


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And they constrained him, saying, Remain with us, because it is toward evening, and the day has declined. And he went in to remain with them.


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And it came to pass during his dining with them, that, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken in pieces he gave to them.


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And they said to each other, Was not our heart burning within us while he spoke to us on the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?


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And having risen up the same hour, they returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven gathered together,


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And they reported the things on the road, and how he was made known to them during the breaking of the bread.


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And as they spoke these things, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and says to them, Peace to you.


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See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as ye see me having.


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And while they still disbelieved from joy and wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything to eat here?


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And he said to them, These are the words that I spoke to you while still being with you, that it is necessary for all things that are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms about me to be fulfulled.


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And he said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day,


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and to proclaim in his name repentance and remission of sins for all the nations, having begun from Jerusalem.


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And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you. But stay ye in the city until ye are clothed with power from on high.


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All things came to be through him, and apart from him not even one thing came to be that has come to be.


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This man came for testimony so that he might testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.


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But as many as did accept him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,


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


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John testified about him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me came to be before me, because he was before me.


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No man has ever seen God. The only begotten Son, being in the bosom of the Father, that man reported him.


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And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent forth priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they might ask him, Who are thou?


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And they asked him, What therefore, are thou Elijah? And he says, I am not. Are thou the prophet? And he answered, No.


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They said therefore to him, Who are thou, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do thou say about thyself?


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


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And they asked him, and said to him, Why therefore do thou immerse if thou are not the Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet?


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He is the man who comes after me, who has become before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loosen the strap of his shoe.


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On the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!


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This is he about whom I said, After me comes a man who has become before me, because he was before me.


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And I had not known him, but that he would be made known to Israel. Because of this I came immersing in water.


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And John testified, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained upon him.


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And I had not known him. But he who sent me to immerse in water, he said to me, Upon whomever thou will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, this is he who immerses in Holy Spirit.


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And Jesus having turned, and having seen them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which says, being interpreted, Teacher), where do thou dwell?


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He says to them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and remained with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.


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This man first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).


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And he brought him to Jesus. And having seen him, Jesus said, Thou are Simon the son of Jonah. Thou will be called Cephas (which is interpreted, Peter).


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On the morrow he wanted to go forth into Galilee, and he finds Philip. And Jesus says to him, Follow me.


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Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets wrote: Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth.


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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says about him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit.


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Nathanael says to him, How do thou know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, being 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, thou believe? Thou will see greater than these things.


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And he says to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, henceforth ye will see the heaven opened, and the agents of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.


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Now there were six stone water pots laying there in accordance with the purification of the Jews, containing two or three measures each.


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And when the feast-ruler tasted the water that became wine, and had not known from where it was (but the helpers who drew the water had known), the feast-ruler called the bridegroom,


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and says to him, Every man sets out the good wine first, and when they drank much, then the lesser. Thou have kept the good wine until now.


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This is the beginning of the signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and he manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.


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After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples. And they remained there not many days.


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And having made a whip from cords, he drove all out from the temple, both the sheep and the oxen. And he poured out the coins of the moneychangers, and turned over their tables.


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And he said to those who sell the doves, Take these things from here. Make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.


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The Jews therefore said, This temple was forty-six years being built, and will thou raise it up in three days?


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When therefore he was raised from the dead his disciples remembered that he spoke this, and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus said.


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Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover during the feast, many believed in his name seeing his signs that he did.


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and because he had no need that any man should testify about man, for he himself knew what was in man.


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This man came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou have come a teacher from God, for no man can do these signs that thou do if God is not with him.


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Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.


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Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be begotten, being old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's belly, and be born?


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Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from water and Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.


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That which is begotten from the flesh is flesh, and that which is begotten from the Spirit is spirit.


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The wind blows where it will, and thou hear the sound of it, but know not from where it comes, and where it goes. So is every man who is begotten from the Spirit.


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Truly, truly, I say to thee, we speak that which we know, and testify of what we have seen, and ye do not accept our testimony.


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


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And no man has ascended into heaven, except he who came down out of heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.


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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but have eternal life.


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For God sent the Son into the world not that he might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.


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He who believes in him is not condemned. He who does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.


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And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil.


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For every man who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.


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But he who does the truth comes to the light, so that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God.


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After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the Jewish land. And he remained there with them and immersed.


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And John also was immersing in Aenon near Salim because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed.


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And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, about whom thou have testified, behold, this man immerses, and all men come to him.


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He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This therefore my joy is fulfilled.


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He who comes from above is above all things. He who is of the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all things.


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He who believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.


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When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and immersing more disciples than John


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And Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied from the journey, thus was sitting on the well. It was about the sixth hour.


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The Samaritan woman therefore says to him, How do thou, being Jewish, ask to drink from me, being a Samaritan woman, for Jews do not associate with Samaritans?


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Jesus answered and said to her, If thou had known the gift of God, and who it is who says to thee, Give me to drink, thou would have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.


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The woman says to him, Sir, thou have not even a container, and the well is deep. From where then have thou the living water?


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Are thou greater than our father Jacob who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his livestock?


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but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will, no, not thirst into the age. But the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.


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The woman answered and said to him, I have no husband. Jesus says to her, Thou said correctly, I have no husband.


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For thou have had five husbands, and he whom thou now have is not thy husband. This thou have said true.


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


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Jesus says to her, Woman, believe me, that the hour is coming when neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem will ye worship the Father.


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But an hour comes, and now is, when the TRUE worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for also the Father seeks such kind who worship him.


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The woman says to him, I know that Messiah comes, he who is called Christ. When that man comes he will declare all things to us.


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And upon this his disciples came. And they marveled that he spoke with the woman, yet no man said, What seek thou? or, Why do thou speak with her?


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Do ye not say, There are still four months and the harvest comes? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are already white for harvest.


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And he who reaps receives a wage and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.


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


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And many of the Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, He told me all, as many things as I did.


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So when the Samaritans came to him they asked him to remain with them, and he remained there two days.


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And they said to the woman, We no longer believe because of thy speaking, for we have heard ourselves, and know that this really is the Savior of the world, the Christ.


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So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.


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Jesus therefore came again to 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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This man having heard that Jesus comes out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him and besought him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was going to die.


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Jesus says to him, Go, thy son lives. And the man believed the word that Jesus said to him, and he departed.


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So he inquired of them the hour in which he fared well. 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 that hour in which Jesus said to him, Thy son lives. And he himself believed and his whole house.


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Now there is in Jerusalem by the place pertaining to sheep, a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.


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In these lay a great multitude of those who are feeble, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the movement of the water.


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For a heavenly agent went down at a certain time into the pool, and agitated the water. Therefore the first man who stepped in after the agitation of the water became well from whatever affliction he had.


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When Jesus saw this man laying down, and knew that he fares now a long time, he says to him, Do thou desire to become well?


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The infirmed man answered him, Sir, I have no man so that when the water is agitated he might put me into the pool, but while I am coming another steps down before me.


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And straightaway the man became well, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was Sabbath on that day.


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The Jews therefore said to the man who was cured, It is Sabbath. It is not permitted for thee to take up the bed.


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But the man who was healed had not known who he is, for Jesus withdrew, a multitude being in the place.


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After these things Jesus finds him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou have become well. Sin no more, lest something worse may happen to thee.


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And because of this the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on a Sabbath.


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Because of this therefore the Jews sought even more to kill him, because not only did he relax the Sabbath, but also he called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.


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Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of himself, except what he sees the Father doing. For whatever he may do, the Son also does these things in like manner.


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For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. And he will show him works greater works than these, so that ye may marvel.


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so that all would honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. The man not honoring the Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, that he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life. And he does not come into condemnation, but has passed from death into life.


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


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and will come forth, those who have done right to a resurrection of life, and those who have practiced wrong to a resurrection of judgment.


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I can from myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge. And my judgment is righteous because I seek not my will, but the will of the Father who sent me.


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There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he testifies about me is valid.


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That man was the lamp that burns and shines, and ye were willing to rejoice for an hour in his light.


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But I have testimony greater than of John, for the works that the Father has given me so that I might complete them, the same works that I do, they testify about me that the Father has sent me.


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And the Father, he who sent me, has testified about me.Ye have neither heard his voice, nor have ever seen his appearance.


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Ye search the scriptures, because ye think to have eternal life in them, and those are testifying about me.


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I have come in my Father's name, and ye do not accept me. If another man should come in his own name, ye will accept that man.


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Think not that I will accuse you to the Father. The man who accuses you is Moses, in whom ye have hoped.


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And a great multitude followed him because they saw his signs, which he did on those who are infirmed.


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Jesus therefore having lifted up his eyes, and having seen that a great multitude comes to him, he says to Philip, From where will we buy loaves, so that these may eat?


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Philip answered him, Loaves of two hundred denarii of bread are not sufficient for them, so that each of them may take a little something.


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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 having expressed thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down, likewise also of the fishes as much as they wanted.


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And when they were filled, he says to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain over, so that not anything may be lost.


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So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets of fragments from the five barley loaves that remained over from those who have eaten.


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When therefore the men saw what sign Jesus did, they said, This really is the prophet who comes into the world.


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Jesus therefore having perceived that they are going to come and seize him, so that they might make him king, departed onto the mountain himself alone.


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and having entered into the boat, they were going to the other side of the sea toward Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not come to them.


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Therefore having impelled forward about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and coming near to the boat, and they were afraid.


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They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat, and straightaway the boat came to be at the land to which they were going.


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when therefore the multitude saw that Jesus is not there, nor his disciples, they entered into the boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.


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And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when did thou become here?


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Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, ye seek me not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves and were filled.


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Work not for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for God the Father put a seal on this man.


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Jesus answered, and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe in that man whom he has sent.


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They said to him therefore, What sign do thou, that we may see and believe in thee? What do thou work?


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Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.


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Jesus therefore said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the TRUE bread out of heaven.


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Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will, no, not hunger, and he who believes in me will, no, not ever thirst.


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Because I have come down from heaven, not so that I might do my will, but the will of him who sent me.


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And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that of all that he has given me I would not lose from it, but I will raise it up at the last day.


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And this is the will of him who sent me, that every man who sees the Son, and believes in him, may have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.


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And they said, Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? Therefore how does this man say, I have come down out of heaven?


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No man can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.


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It is written in the prophets, And they will all be taught of God. Every man who hears from the Father, and having learned, comes to me.


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I am the living bread, having come down out of heaven. If any man eats of this bread, he will live into the age. And also, the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.


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Jesus therefore said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have no life in yourselves.


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Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, also he who eats me, that man will also live because of me.


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This is the bread that came down out of heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread will live into the age.


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But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples are grumbling about this, said to them, Does this cause you to stumble?


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It is the spirit that makes alive. The flesh benefits nothing. The sayings that I speak to you are spirit, are life.


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Nevertheless, there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus had known from the beginning who they are who do not believe, and who he is who will betray him.


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And he said, Because of this I have said to you that no man is able to come to me, if it is not given to him from my Father.


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But he spoke of Judas Iscariot son of Simon. For this man, being one of the twelve, was going to betray him.


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And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for he did not want to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.


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His brothers therefore said to him, Depart from here, and go into Judea so that thy disciples also may see thy works that thou do.


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For no man does anything in secret, and he himself seeks to be in public. If thou do these things, show thyself to the world.


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And there was much murmuring among the multitudes about him. Some said, He is a good man, others said, No, but he leads the multitude astray.


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If any man wants to do his will, he will know about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or I speak from myself.


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He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him, this man is true, and unrighteousness is not in him.


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Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and ye circumcise a man on a Sabbath.


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If a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath, so that the law of Moses may not be loosed, are ye angry with me because I made a man entirely well on a Sabbath?


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And lo, he speaks in public, and they say nothing to him. Perhaps the rulers really know that this really is the Christ?


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However we know this man, where he is from, but when the Christ comes, no man knows where he is from.


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Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know where I am from? And I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom ye know not.


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They sought therefore to seize him, and yet no man laid a hand on him because his hour had not yet come.


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But many from the crowd believed in him, and they said, When the Christ comes, will he do more signs than these that this man did?


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The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent subordinates so that they might take him.


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The Jews therefore said among themselves, Where is this man going to go that we will not find him? Is he going to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?


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What is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and will not find me, and, Where I am, ye cannot come?


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Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus had stood and cried out, saying, If any man thirsts, let him come to me and drink.


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He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.


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But he spoke this about the Spirit that those who believe in him were going to receive, for Holy Spirit was not yet, because Jesus was not yet glorified.


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Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?


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The subordinates therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees. And those men said to them, Why did ye not bring him?


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They answered and said to him, Are thou also from Galilee? Search and see, that out of Galilee arises no prophet.


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And at early morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him. And having sat down, he taught them.


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And the scholars and the Pharisees bring to him a woman taken in adultery. And having stood her in the midst,


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Now in the law, Moses commanded us such women are to be stoned. What therefore do thou say about her?


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But they said this, trying him, so that they might have an accusation against him. But Jesus having stooped down, wrote on the ground with his finger, not pretending.


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And when they continued asking him, after standing erect, he said to them, Let the innocent man of you first cast the stone at her.


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And they, having heard and being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, having begun from the elder until the last. And Jesus was left behind alone, and the woman being in the midst.


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And Jesus, after standing erect, and having seen no man but the woman, he said to her, Woman, where are those accusers of thee? Did no man condemn thee?


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And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn thee. Go, and henceforth sin no more.


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Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me would, no, not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.


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Jesus answered and said to them, Even if I might testify about myself, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I go, but ye do not know where I come from and where I go.


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But even if I judge, my judgment is valid, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me.


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They said therefore to him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father. If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also.


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Jesus spoke these sayings in the treasury as he taught in the temple, and no man seized him, because his hour had not yet come.


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Jesus therefore again said to them, I go, and ye will seek me, and ye will die in your sin. Where I go, ye cannot come.


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And he said to them, Ye are from below, 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 unless ye believe that I am he, ye will die in your sins.


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They said therefore to him, Who are thou? And Jesus said to them, The beginning, something that I am even telling you.


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I have many things to say and to judge about you. But he who sent me is true, and I speak to the world these things that I heard from him.


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Jesus therefore said to them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then ye will know that I am he, and I do nothing from myself, but I speak these things as my Father taught me.


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And he who sent me is with me. The Father has not left me alone, because I always do things pleasing to him.


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Jesus therefore said to those Jews who believed him, If ye remain in my word, ye are truly my disciples,


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They answered to him, We are Abraham's seed, and have been in bondage to no man, ever. How can thou say, Ye will become free?


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Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, that every man who does the sin is a bondman of the sin.


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They answered and said to him, Abraham is our father. Jesus says 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 who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.


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Ye do the works of your father. They said therefore to him, We were not begotten from fornication. We have one Father, God.


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Therefore Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, ye would love me, for I came forth and have come from God. For, neither have I come for myself, but he sent me.


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Ye are from the father, the devil, and ye want to do the desires of your father. He was a man-killer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his


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He who is of God hears the sayings of God. Because of this ye do not hear, because ye are not of God.


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Therefore the Jews answered and said to him, Do we not say well that thou are a Samaritan, and have a demon?


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The Jews therefore said to him, Now we know that thou have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets, and thou say, If any man keeps my word, he will, no, not taste of death, into the age.


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Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. My Father is he who glorifies me, of whom ye say, He is our God.


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And ye do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word.


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Therefore they took up stones so that they might throw at him, but Jesus was hid, and went out of the temple, having passed through the midst of them, and thus passed on.


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And his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?


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


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Having said these things, he spat toward the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and rubbed the clay on the eyes of the blind man.


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And he said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is translated, He who has been sent). Therefore he went and washed, and came seeing.


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The neighbors therefore and those who saw him formerly, that he was blind, said, Is this not he who sits and begs?


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That man answered and said, A man called Jesus made clay, and rubbed on my eyes, and said to me, Go to the pool of Siloam and wash. And after going and washing, I received sight.


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Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received sight. And he said to them, He put clay upon my eyes, and I washed, and I see.


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Therefore some of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath. Other men said, How is a sinful man able to do such signs? And there was division among them.


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They say again to the blind man, What do thou say about him, that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.


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The Jews therefore did not believe about him, that he had been blind, and had received sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received sight.


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And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, whom ye say that he was born blind? How then does he now see?


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but how he now sees, we know not. Or who opened his eyes, we know not. He has maturity, ask him. He will speak for himself.


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His parents spoke these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man confessed him as Christ, he should become excommunicated from the synagogue.


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


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That man therefore answered and said, If he is sinful, I know not. One thing I know, that being blind, now I see.


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He answered them, I told you already, and ye did not listen. Why do ye want to hear it again? Do ye not also want to become his disciples?


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The man answered and said to them, For in this it is amazing, that ye know not where he is from, and yet he opened my eyes.


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And we know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any man is a worshiper of God, and does his will, he listens to this man.


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They answered and said to him, Thou were born entirely in sins, and thou teach us. And they cast him outside.


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Jesus heard that they cast him outside. And having found him, he said to him, Do thou believe in the Son of God?


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And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, so that those not seeing might see, and those who see might become blind.


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And those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and they said to him, Are we also 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 remains.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter in by the door into the fold of the sheep, but goes up some other way, that man is a thief and a robber.


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The gatekeeper opens to this man. And the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.


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And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them. And the sheep follow him because they know his voice.


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And they will, no, not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.


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Jesus spoke this allegory to them, but those men did not understand what it was that he spoke to them.


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I am the door. If any man enters in by me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and will find pasture.


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The thief comes not, except that he might steal and kill and destroy. I came so that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.


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But the hired man, and not being the shepherd, whose sheep are not his own, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees. And the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep.


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And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring those also, and they will hear my voice. And there will become one flock, one shepherd.


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No man takes it from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.


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Others said, These are not the sayings of a man possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?


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The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, When do thou lift up our soul? If thou are the Christ, tell us plainly.


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Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye did not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name, these testify about me.


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And I give them eternal life, and they will, no, not perish into the age, and not any will snatch them out of my hand.


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My Father who has given to me, is greater than all, and not one is able to snatch out of my Father's hand.


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Jesus answered them, I have shown you many good works from my Father. Because of them, which work do ye stone me?


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The Jews answered him, saying, We stone thee not about a good work, but about blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, make thyself God.


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whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, do ye say, Thou blaspheme, because I said, I am the Son of God?


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But if I am doing them, even though ye do not believe me, believe the works, that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the him.


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And he departed again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was first immersing, and he stayed there.


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And many came to him, and they said, John indeed did not one sign, but all, as many things as John spoke about this man, were true.


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


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But when Jesus heard, he said, This sickness is not about death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.


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


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He spoke these things, and after this he says to them, Our friend Lazarus has become asleep, but I go that I may awake him.


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But Jesus had spoken about his death, but those men thought that he was speaking about the restfulness of sleep.


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And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that ye may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.


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Therefore Thomas, called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.


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and many of the Jews had come to the women, about Martha and Mary, so that they might console them about their brother.


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Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even though he died, he will live.


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She says to him, Yes, Lord, I have believed that thou are the Christ, the Son of God who comes into the world.


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And when she said these things, she departed and called Mary her sister privately, saying, The teacher is here and calls thee.


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The Jews therefore being with her in the house and consoling her, having seen Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying that she was going to the sepulcher that she may weep there.


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Therefore when Mary came where Jesus was, after seeing him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, Lord, if thou were here, my brother would not have died.


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When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who gathered with her, weeping, he groaned in the spirit, and was himself troubled.


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But some of them said, This man who opened the eyes of the blind man, was he not also able to cause that this man also would not die?


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Jesus therefore again groaning in himself comes to the sepulcher. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.


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Jesus says, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of the man who came to end, says to him, Lord, he smells now, for is the fourth day.


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So they took away the stone where the man who died was laying. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heard me.


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And I had known that thou always hear me, but because of the multitude that stands by I spoke, so that they may believe that thou sent me.


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And the man who died came forth, wrapped hands and feet with grave-clothes, and his face had been wrapped around with a face cloth. Jesus says to them, Loose him, and allow him to go.


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Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What are we doing? Because this man does many signs.


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If we allow him this way, all men will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and the nation.


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nor do ye consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not the whole nation should perish.


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Now he said this not from himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation.


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And not for the nation only, but also that he might gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.


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Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the region near the wilderness into a city called Ephraim, and he stayed there with his disciples.


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Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the countryside before the Passover, so that they might purify themselves.


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Therefore they sought Jesus, and spoke with each other as they stood in the temple, What does it seem to you? That he will, no, not come to the feast?


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Now also the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that if any man knew where he is, he should disclose it, so that they might take him.


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Therefore six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, the man who died whom he raised from the dead.


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So they made a supper for him there, and Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those who sat dining with him.


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Mary therefore, after taking a pound of ointment of very costly genuine spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled of the aroma of the ointment.


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Therefore one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, the man who was going to betray him, says,


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Now he said this, not because it was a concern to him about the poor, but because he was a thief, and he had the purse and removed things that were put in.


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Therefore a great multitude of the Jews knew that he is there. And they came, not only because of Jesus, but that they might also see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead.


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On the morrow a great multitude having come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,


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took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of Lord, the King of Israel!


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Now his disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these were things written because of him, and they did these things to him.


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Therefore the multitude, the one that was with him when he called Lazarus from the sepulcher, and raised him from the dead, testified.


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The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Do ye see that ye accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.


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These men therefore came to Philip, the man from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we want to see Jesus.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, unless the grain of wheat that falls into the ground dies, it remains alone, but if it dies it bears much fruit.


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He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.


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If any man serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there my helper will also be. And if any man serves me, the Father will value him.


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Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But because of this I came to this hour.


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Father, glorify thy name. A voice therefore came out of heaven, saying, I both glorified it, and I will glorify again.


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The multitude therefore that stood by and heard, said thunder occurred, others said, A heavenly agent has spoken to him.


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The multitude answered him, We have heard from the law that the Christ remains into the age. And how can thou say, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?


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Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. And he who walks in the darkness knows not where he is going.


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While ye have the light, believe in the light, so that ye may become sons of light. Jesus spoke these things, and after departing, he was hid from them.


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so that the word of Isaiah the prophet that he spoke might be fulfilled: Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of Lord been revealed?


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He has blinded their eyes, and has hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and be turned, and I would heal them.


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Yet, nevertheless, even many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess, so that they would not become excommunicated from the synagogue,


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I have come a light into the world, so that every man who believes in me may not remain in the darkness.


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And if any man hears my sayings, and will not believe, I do not judge him, for I came not so that I might judge the world, but that I might save the world.


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He who rejects me and does not receive my sayings, has that which judges him: the word that I spoke, that will judge him in the last day.


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Because I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.


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And I know that his commandment is eternal life. Therefore what things I speak, just as the Father has said to me, so I speak.


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Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, having seen that his hour has come that he would depart out of this world to his Father, having loved his own in the world, he loved them to the end.


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And supper having occurred, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he would betray him,


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Jesus, having seen that the Father has given all the things to him, into his hands, and that he came from God, and goes to God,


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Then he pours water into the wash-basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded.


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Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou do not know now, but thou will understand after these things.


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Peter says to him, Thou may, no, not wash my feet into the age. Jesus answered him, If I may not wash thee, thou have no part with me.


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Jesus says to him, He who is bathed has no need to wash the feet either, but is entirely clean. And ye are clean, but not all.


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When therefore he washed their feet, and took his garments, having sat down again, he said to them, Do ye understand what I have done to you?


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If I then, the Lord and the teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash each other's feet.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, a bondman is not greater than his lord, nor is an apostle greater than he who sent him.


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I speak not about you all. I have seen whom I chose, but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He who eats bread with me lifted up his heel against me.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives any man whomever I may send, receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.


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Having said these things, Jesus was troubled in the spirit, and testified and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray me.


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Jesus replies, He is that man to whom I, having dipped the morsel, will give. And when he dipped the morsel, he gives it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.


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And after the morsel, then Satan entered into that man. Jesus therefore says to him, What thou do, do more quickly.


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For some thought, since Judas had the purse, that Jesus said to him, Buy what things we have need of for the feast, or that he should give something to the poor.


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If God is glorify in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him straightaway.


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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, Where I go, ye cannot come, I also now say to you.


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A new commandment I give to you, that ye should love each other, just as I loved you, so that ye also should love each other.


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Simon Peter says to him, Lord, where do thou go? Jesus answered him, Where I go, thou cannot follow me now, but thou will follow me afterwards.


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Jesus answered him, Will thou lay down thy life for me? Truly, truly, I say to thee, A cock will, no, not sound, until thou will deny me thrice.


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In my Father's house are many dwellings, and if not, 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 come again, and will take you along to myself, so that where I am, ye may be also.


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Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, except 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 says to him, Have I been so long a time with you, and thou do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. And how can thou say, Show us the Father?


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Do thou not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The sayings that I speak to you I speak not from myself, but the Father who dwells in me, he does the works.


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Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me. But if not, believe me because of the works themselves.


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Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, that man will also do. And he will do greater than these, because I go to the Father.


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And anything whatever ye may ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.


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And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another helper, so that he may dwell with you into the age,


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the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot receive, because it does not see nor know it. But ye know it, because it dwells with you, and will be in you.


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Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more, but ye see me. Because I live, ye will also live.


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He who has my commandments, and keeps them, that man it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.


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Judas (not Iscariot) says to him, Lord, and what has happened that thou are going to manifest thyself to us, and not to the world?


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Jesus answered and said to him, If any man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make a dwelling with him.


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He who does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.


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But the helper, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.


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Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you, not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be cowardly.


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Ye heard that I said to you, I go, and I come to you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced because I said I go to the Father, because my Father is greater than I.


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I will no longer speak many things with you, for the ruler of the world comes. And he has nothing on me,


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but that the world may know that I love the Father. And as the Father commanded me, thus I do. Arise, let us go from here.


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Every branch in me not bearing fruit, he removes it. And every branch that bears fruit, he prunes it, so that it may bear more fruit.


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Dwell in me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it dwells in the grapevine, so neither ye, if ye do not dwell in me.


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I am the grapevine, ye are the branches. He who dwells in me, and I in him, this man bears much fruit, because without me ye can do nothing.


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If any man does not dwell in me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered. And they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and are burned.


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If ye dwell in me, and my sayings dwell in you, ye will ask whatever ye may want, and it will be done to you.


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If ye keep my commandments, ye will dwell in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments, and dwell in his love.


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I no longer call you bondmen, because the bondman does not know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I made known to you.


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Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and appointed you, so that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit may remain, so that anything whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, he may give 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 (instead I chose you out of the world), because of this the world hates you.


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Remember the word that I said to you, A bondman is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.


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But all these things they will do to you because of my name, because they have not known him who sent me.


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If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.


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If I had not done among them the works that no other man has done, they would not have had sin, but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.


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But when the helper comes whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.


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They will make you excommunicated from the synagogues. But the hour comes that every man who kills you will presume to be offering service to God.


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But I have told you these things, so that when the hour comes, ye may remember that I told you of them. But I did not tell you these things from 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 do not depart, the helper will not come to you. But whenever I go, I will send him to you.


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However when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak from himself, but as many things as he may hear, he will speak. And he will report to you the things that are coming.


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All things, as many as the Father has are mine. Because of this I said that he takes from me, and will report to you.


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A little while, and ye do not look at me. Again a little while, and ye will see me, because I go to the Father.


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Therefore some of his disciples said among themselves, What is this that he says to us, A little while, and ye do not look at me, and, Again a little while, and ye will see me, and, Because I go to the Father?


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Therefore Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, Do ye inquire among yourselves about this, because I said, A little while, and ye do not look at me, and, Again a little while, and ye will see me?


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Truly, truly, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. Ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will become into joy.


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When a woman brings forth she has pain because her hour has come. But when she has given birth to the child she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a man was born into the world.


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And now therefore indeed ye have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no man takes your joy away from you.


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And in that day ye will ask me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, that as many things as ye may ask the Father in my name, he will give you.


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Until now ye have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and ye will receive, so that your joy may be made full.


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These things I have spoken to you in veiled words. The hour comes, when I will no more speak to you in veiled words, but will inform you plainly about the Father.


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for the Father himself loves you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from God.


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I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.


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Now we know that thou know all things, and have no need that any man should question thee. By this we believe that thou came forth from God.


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Behold, the hour comes, and now has come, that ye will be scattered, each man to his own things, and ye will 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, so that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye have tribulation. But cheer up, I have overcome the world.


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Jesus spoke these things, and he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour has come. Glorify thy Son, that the Son may also glorify thee,


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just as thou gave him authority over all flesh, so that all things that thou have given him, he will give them eternal life.


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And this is eternal life, that they should know thee the only TRUE God, and Jesus Christ whom thou sent.


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And now, Father, glorify thou me with thyself with the glory that I had with thee before the world was.


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I manifested thy name to the men whom thou gave me out of the world. They were thine, and thou gave them to me, and they have kept thy word.


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Because the sayings that thou gave to me, I gave to them. And they received them, and knew truly that I came forth from thee, and they believed that thou sent me.


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I pray about them. I do not pray about the world, but about whom thou have given me, because they are for thee.


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And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name that thou have given to me, so that they may be one, just as we.


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While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name. Whom thou gave to me, I kept, and none of them was destroyed, except the son of destruction, so that the scripture might be fulfilled.


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And now I come to thee. And I speak these things in the world, so that they may have my joy fulfilled in them.


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I have given them thy word, and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.


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I pray not that thou should take them out of the world, but that thou should keep them from the evil.


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so that they may all be one, just as thou, Father, are in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou sent me.


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And I, the glory that thou have given me, I have given to them, so that they may be one, just as we are one,


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I in them, and thou in me, that they may be fully perfected in one, and so that the world may know that thou sent me, and loved them, just as thou loved me.


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Father, whom thou gave to me, I desire that where I am, they also may be with me, so that they may see my glory that thou have given me, because thou loved me before the foundation of the world.


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And righteous Father, the world does not know thee, but I know thee, and these know that thou sent me.


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And I made known to them thy name, and I will make it known, so that the love that thou loved me may be in them, and I in them.


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After speaking these things, Jesus went forth with his disciples on the other side of the brook Kidron, where there was a garden into which he entered, he and his disciples.


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Now Judas, the man betraying him, had also known the place, because Jesus also often gathered there with his disciples.


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Judas therefore having received the band and subordinates from the chief priests and the Pharisees, comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons.


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Jesus therefore knowing all the things that were coming upon him, after going forth, he says to them, Whom seek ye?


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They answered him, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus says to them, I am he. And Judas, the man betraying him had also stood with them.


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so that the word that he spoke might be fulfilled, Of whom thou have given me, I lost, no, not one of them.


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Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's bondman, and cut off his right ear. Now the servant's name was Malchus.


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Jesus therefore said to Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath. The cup that the Father has given me, shall I, no, not drink it?


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and led him away first to Annas. For he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.


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Now Caiaphas was the man who counseled the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die on behalf of the people.


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And Simon Peter followed Jesus, also the other disciple. But that disciple was known to the high priest, and he went in with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.


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But Peter had stood near the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper and brought in Peter.


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Therefore the servant girl (the doorkeeper) says to Peter, Are thou not also of this man's disciples? That man says, I am not.


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Now the bondmen and the subordinates had stood, having made a fire of coals because it was cold, and they were warming themselves. And Peter was also standing with them warming himself.


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Jesus answered him, I spoke in public to the world. I always taught in a synagogue, and in the temple where the Jews always gather together, and I spoke nothing in secret.


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Why question thou me? Question those who have heard what I said to them. Behold, these know the things that I said.


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And when he said these things, one of the subordinates standing by gave a slap to Jesus, saying, Answer thou the high priest this way?


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Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. Therefore they said to him, Are thou not also of his disciples? That man therefore denied, and said, I am not.


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One of the bondmen of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter cut off, says, Did I not see thee in the garden with him?


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They lead Jesus therefore from Caiaphas to the Praetorium. And it was early, and they did not enter into the Praetorium, so that they would not be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.


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They answered and said to him, If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered him up to thee.


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Pilate therefore said to them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not permitted for us to kill any man,


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so that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled that he spoke, signifying what kind of death he was going to die.


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Pilate therefore again entered into the Praetorium, and called Jesus, and said to him, Are thou the king of the Jews?


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Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests delivered thee to me. What have thou done?


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Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world my subordinates would have fought so that I would not be delivered to the Jews, but now my kingdom is not from here.


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Pilate therefore said to him, Then thou a king? Jesus answered, Thou say that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, that I would testify to the truth. Every man who is of the truth hears m


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Pilate says to him, What is truth? And having said this, he went out again to the Jews, and says to them, I find not one cause in him.


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But there is a custom for you that I should release to you one man at the Passover. Do ye wish therefore I would release to you the king of the Jews?


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And the soldiers having woven a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put around him a purple garment.


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Therefore Pilate again went forth outside, and says to them, Behold, I bring him out to you, so that ye may know that I find not one cause in him.


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Jesus therefore came outside, wearing the thorny crown and the purple robe. And he says to them, Look at the man!


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When therefore the chief priests and the subordinates saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify, crucify him! Pilate says to them, Ye take ye him and crucify, for I find no cause in him.


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The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God.


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And he went into the Praetorium again, and says to Jesus, Where are thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.


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Pilate therefore says to him, Thou do not speak to me? Know thou not that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee?


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Jesus answered him, Thou would have no authority against me, unless it were given thee from above. Because of this he who delivered me to thee has greater sin.


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From this Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou are not Caesar's friend. Every man who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.


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When Pilate therefore heard this word, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.


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Now it was the Preparation of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he says to the Jews, Look at your king!


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But they cried out, Away, away, crucify him! Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king except Caesar.


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Therefore he then delivered him to them, so that he might be crucified, and they took and led Jesus away.


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And he went out bearing his cross to a place called, of a Skull, a place that is called in Hebrew, Golgotha,


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


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


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Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not write, The king of the Jews, but, That man said I am king of the Jews.


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The soldiers therefore when they crucified Jesus, took his garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. But the tunic was a seamless weave, from the top throughout.


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They said therefore among themselves, Let us not divide it, but cast lots for it, whose it will be, so that the scripture might be fulfilled, which says, They parted my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. There


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And his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene had stood near the cross of Jesus.


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When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing by, he says to his mother, Woman, behold thy son.


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Then says he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own place.


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After this, Jesus, having seen that all things are now completed, so that the scripture might be fully complete, says, I thirst.


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Therefore a vessel full of vinegar was set there. And having filled a sponge with the vinegar, and having put it around a hyssop, they brought it to his mouth.


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When therefore Jesus received the vinegar, he said, It is finished, and after bowing his head, he gave up the spirit.


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The Jews therefore, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath, since it was Preparation (for it was the high day of that Sabbath), they besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and they might be remove


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The soldiers therefore came, and indeed broke the legs of the first, and of the other man who was crucified with him.


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And he who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. And that man knows that he speaks true, so that ye may believe.


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For these things happened so that the scripture might be fulfilled, Not a bone of him will be broken.


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And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because of fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might remove the body of Jesus, and Pilate allowed him. Therefore he came and removed the bod


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And Nicodemus also came (he who at the first came to Jesus by night) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.


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So they took the body of Jesus, and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, just as is the custom of the Jews to bury.


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Now a garden was in the place where he was crucified, and in the garden a new sepulcher in which no man was yet laid.


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Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene comes early, while it was still darkness, to the sepulcher, and sees the stone taken away from the sepulcher.


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Therefore she runs and comes to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and says 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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And the two men ran together, and the other disciple ran ahead quicker than Peter and came first to the sepulcher.


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Simon Peter therefore comes following him, and he entered into the sepulcher. And he sees the linen cloths lying,


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and the face cloth that was on his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped up in one place separately.


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Therefore then the other disciple who came first to the sepulcher, also entered in, and he saw and believed.


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But Mary had stood outside near the sepulcher weeping. So, as she wept, she stooped down to the sepulcher.


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And she sees two heavenly agents in white, sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus was lain.


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And those men say to her, Woman, why weep thou? She says to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.


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And having said these things, she turned backward, and sees Jesus standing. And she had not known that it is Jesus.


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Jesus says to her, Woman, why weep thou? Whom seek thou? That woman, supposing that he is the gardener, says to him, Sir, if thou have taken him, tell me where thou have laid him, and I will take him away.


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Jesus says to her, Mary. After turning around, that woman says to him, Rabboni, which says, Teacher.


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Jesus says to her, Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.


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Mary Magdalene comes informing the disciples that she has seen the Lord, and he spoke these things to her.


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Therefore being evening that day, the first day of the week, and the doors having been shut where the disciples were who assembled because of fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and says to them, Peace to you.


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And having said this, he showed them his hands and side. His disciples therefore rejoiced when they saw the Lord.


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The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I may see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will, no, no


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And after eight days his disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus comes, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace to you.


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Then he says to Thomas, Bring thy finger here, and see my hands, and bring thy hand, and put into my side, and do not become faithless, but believing.


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Jesus says to him, Because thou have seen me, thou have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed.


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And indeed therefore many other signs Jesus did in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book.


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But these are written, so that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.


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After these things Jesus manifested himself again to his disciples at the sea of Tiberias. And he revealed himself this way.


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There were together, Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other men of his disciples.


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Simon Peter says to them, I am going to harvest fish. They say to him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and straightaway entered into the boat. And in that night they caught nothing.


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But having now become morning, Jesus stood on the shore. However the disciples had not seen 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 will find. Therefore they cast, and they were no longer able to draw it for the magnitude of fishes.


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That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved says to Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it is the Lord, he tied the coat around himself (for he was undressed), and threw himself into the sea.


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And the other disciples came in the skiff (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net of the fishes.


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Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty-three. And being so many, the net was not broken.


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Jesus says to them, Come, eat breakfast. And none of the disciples dared to query him, Who are thou? knowing that it is the Lord.


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So when they ate breakfast, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, do thou love me more than these things? He says to him, Yea, Lord. Thou know that I love thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.


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He says to him again a second time, Simon, son of Jonah, do thou love me? He says to him, Yea, Lord. Thou know that I love thee. He says to him, Feed my sheep.


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He says to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do thou love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Do thou love me? And he said to him, Lord, thou know all things. Thou know that I love thee. Jesus says t


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Truly, truly, I say to thee, When thou were younger, thou girded thyself, and walked where thou would, but when thou become old, thou will stretch forth thy hands, and another will gird thee, and carry thee where thou do not want.


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Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he will glorify God. And after saying this, he says to him, Follow me.


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But Peter, having turned around, sees the disciple whom Jesus loves, following, who also leaned near his chest at the supper, and said, Lord, who is the man betraying thee?


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This saying therefore went forth among the brothers, that that disciple does not die. And yet Jesus did not say to him, that he does not die, but, If I want him to remain until I come, what is it to thee?


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This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and who wrote these things. And we know that his testimony is true.


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And there are also many other things, as many as Jesus did, which if they would be written every one, I suppose not even the world itself to make room for the books being written. Truly.


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I indeed made the former treatise, O Theophilus, about all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach,


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until a day in which he was taken up, having commanded, through Holy Spirit, the apostles whom he chose,


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to whom he also presented himself living, after his suffering, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days, and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.


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And being assembled together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, Which, he said, ye heard from me.


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Because John indeed immersed in water, but ye will be immersed in Holy Spirit after not many of these days.


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Indeed therefore having come together, they questioned him, saying, Lord, do thou restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?


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And he said to them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father established in his own authority.


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But ye will receive the power of the Holy Spirit that comes upon you. And ye will be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and as far as of the extremity of the earth.


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And having said these things, as they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their eyes.


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And while they were gazing at his going into the sky, behold, two men had also stood by them in white apparel,


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who also said, Men, Galileans, why stand ye gazing into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into the sky will so come, in that same way as ye saw him going into the sky.


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Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem having a Sabbath day journey.


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And when they came in, they went up into the upper floor where they were lodging, including, Peter and James and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Juda


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All these men were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.


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And in those days, Peter, having stood up in the midst of the disciples (and there was a multitude of names at the same place, about a hundred twenty), he said


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Men, brothers, it was necessary for this Scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,


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(Indeed therefore this man obtained a field from the reward of his unrighteousness, and having become headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.


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And it became known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem, so as to call that field in their own dialect, Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)


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For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation become desolate, and let no man be dwelling in it, and, Let another take his office.


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having begun from the immersion of John to the day that he was taken up from us, for one of these to become a witness with us of his resurrection.


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to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.


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


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And suddenly there developed a sound from the sky as of a forceful wind moving, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.


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And they were all filled of Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them to declare.


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And the sound of this that happened brought the multitude together. And it was bewildered because each one heard them speaking in his own language.


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And they were amazed and marveled, saying to each other, Behold, are not all these men who speak Galileans?


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


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and Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya along Cyrene, and those Roman aliens, including Jews and proselytes,


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And they were all amazed, and were perplexed, others saying to others, Whatever does this intend to be?


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But Peter having stood up with the eleven, raised his voice and spoke out to them, saying, Jewish men, and all who dwell at Jerusalem, be this known to you, and listen to my sayings.


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And it will be in the last days, says God, I will pour out from my Spirit upon all flesh. And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your elders will dream dreams.


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And also on my bondmen and on my bondmaids in those days I will pour out from my Spirit, and they will prophesy.


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


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The sun will be changed into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and wonderful day of Lord comes.


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Men, Israelites, hear ye these words. Jesus the Nazarene, a man shown 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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this man, having been designated (by the purpose and foreknowledge of God) a man delivered up, ye, having taken by lawless hands, killed, having crucified,


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whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.


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For David speaks for him: I beheld the Lord always before me, because he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved.


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Because of this my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad. And moreover my flesh will also rest in hope.


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Men, brothers, being permitted to speak to you with openness about the patriarch David, that he both perished and was buried, and his sepulcher is with us to this day.


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Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, to raise the Christ from the fruit of his loins according to flesh to sit upon his throne.


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Having foreseen this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that his soul was not left behind in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.


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Therefore, exalted by the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he poured out this that ye now see and hear.


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For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand


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Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.


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Now having heard this, they were pierced in the heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, Men, brothers, what will we do?


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And Peter said to them, Repent ye, and be immersed each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.


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For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those in afar, as many as Lord our God may call.


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And with many more other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this crooked generation.


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Indeed therefore those who received his word gladly, were immersed. And there were added in that day about three thousand souls.


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And they were continuing steadfastly in the apostles doctrine, and in fellowship, and in the breaking of bread, and the prayers.


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And continuing steadfastly, daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook of nourishment in gladness and evenness of heart,


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praising God, and having favor with the whole populace. And the Lord was adding to the church daily those being saved.


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Now at the same time Peter and John were going up into the temple, at the hour of prayer, the ninth.


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And a certain man, being lame from his mother's belly, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask charity from those who entered into the temple,


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But Peter said, No silver and gold exists to me, but what I have, this I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.


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And after taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up. And immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened.


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And leaping up, he stood and walked. And he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.


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and they recognized him, that this was the man who sat for charity at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. And they were filled of astonishment and amazement at that which 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, amazed.


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And Peter having seen, he responded to the people, Men, Israelites, why do ye marvel at this man? Or why do ye stare at us, as by our own power or piety we have made him to walk?


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The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Boy Jesus, whom ye actually delivered up and denied him in the presence of Pilate who preferred to release that man.


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And by faith in his name, this man whom ye see and know, his name has made strong. And faith through him has given him this complete soundness in the presence of you all.


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But this way God fulfilled what things were foretold, through the mouth of all his prophets, the Christ was to endure.


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Repent ye therefore, and be converted in order to wipe away your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.


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whom heaven must indeed receive until the times of restoration of all things, of which God spoke through the mouth of all his holy prophets from the age.


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For Moses indeed said to the fathers, Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you, from your brothers, like me. Ye shall hear him in all things, as many as he might speak to you.


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And every soul, whichever it will be, if it will not hear that prophet will be utterly destroyed from the people.


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And also all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession, as many as spoke, also proclaimed these days.


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Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made for our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed all the patriarchies of the earth will be blessed.


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To you first, having raised up his Boy Jesus, God sent him blessing you, in turning away each man from your evils.


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And as they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees approached them,


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being greatly annoyed because of their teaching the people, and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.


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But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men became about five thousand.


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And it came to pass on the morrow, to be assembled in Jerusalem, their rulers, and elders, and scholars,


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and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the high priestly family.


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And after placing them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?


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be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by this, this man stands here before you healthy.


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And salvation is not in any other man, for there is no other name under the heaven, that has been given among men, by which we must be saved.


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Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are illiterate and uneducated men, they marveled. And they recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.


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saying, What will we do to these men? For that indeed a notable sign has happened by them, is apparent to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.


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But that it may not spread on further among the people, let us threaten them with threats to speak no longer in this name, to not one man.


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And having called them, they commanded them entirely, not to utter nor to teach in the name of Jesus.


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But Peter and John having replied to them, they said, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than God, judge ye.


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And they, having further threatened, released them, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people. Since all glorified God for that which happened.


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And after being released, they went to their own men, and reported as many things as the chief priests and the elders said to them.


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And those who heard lifted up a voice to God with one accord, and said, Thou Master, the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things in them.


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He who said through the mouth of thy boy David, Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate vain things?


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The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.


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For in truth, against thy holy Boy Jesus, whom thou anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together,


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And now, Lord, look upon their threats, and grant to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word,


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by thy stretching forth thy hand for healing, and signs and wonders to happen through the name of thy holy Boy Jesus.


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And when they prayed, the place in which they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.


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And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. And not even one man said that anything of the things that was possessed by him was his own, but all things were common to them.


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And with great power the apostles gave back the testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.


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For not even any needy was among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling, they brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,


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and placed them at the apostles' feet. And it was distributed to each, according as any man had need.


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And Joses, who was surnamed by the apostles, Barnabas (which is, being translated, son of encouragement), a Levite, a Cypriot by nationality,


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having sold a field that was possessed by him, brought the money and placed it at the apostles' feet.


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and kept back from the price, his wife also having joint awareness. And having brought a certain part, he placed it at the apostles' feet.


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But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back from the price of the land?


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While it remained, did it not remain to thee? And after it was sold, it was in thine authority. Why is it that thou have placed this matter in thy heart? Thou have not lied to men, but to God.


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And Ananias hearing these words, after falling down he expired. And great fear developed in all who heard these things.


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And it came to pass after an interval of three hours, his wife also came in, not knowing that which happened.


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And Peter responded to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.


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But Peter said to her, How is it that it was agreed by you to challenge the Spirit of Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried thy husband are at the door, and they will carry thee out.


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And immediately she fell down at his feet and expired. And after coming in the young men found her dead, and having carried her out, they buried her by her husband.


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And by the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders happened among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.


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so as to bring the feeble to the thoroughfares, and to place them on cots and mats, so that while coming, the shadow of Peter might at the least overshadow some of them.


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And also the populace of the cities round about came together to Jerusalem bringing the feeble, and those tormented by unclean spirits, who were all healed.


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But after rising up, the high priest and all those with him (being the sect of the Sadducees) were filled of envy.


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And having heard, they entered into the temple at early morning, and taught. But the high priest having arrived, and those with him, they called the council together, and all the senate of the sons of Israel. And they sent to the p


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saying, We found the prison indeed shut in all security, and the guards standing before the doors, but after opening, we found no man inside.


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Now when they heard these words, the high priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests, were perplexed about them, whatever this would become.


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But a certain man who arrived, reported to them, Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.


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Then after departing, the captain with the subordinates brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they would be stoned.


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saying, Did we not command by an order for you not to teach in this name? And behold, ye have filled Jerusalem of your doctrine, and intend to bring upon us this man's blood.


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God exalted this man with his right hand, a Pathfinder and a Savior to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.


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And we are his witnesses of these things, and also the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.


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But after standing up in the council, a certain Pharisee named Gamaliel, a law teacher, esteemed by all the people, commanded to make the apostles be outside a little while.


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And he said to them, Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves what ye are going to do against these men.


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For before these days Theudas rose up saying himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, bonded themselves, who was killed. And all, as many as were persuaded by him, were dispersed and developed into nothi


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After this man Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the registration, and drew a considerable crowd behind him. That man was also destroyed, and all, as many as were persuaded by him, were scattered.


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And now I say to you, keep away from these men, and let them go, because if the project or this work is from men, it will be overthrown,


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but if it is from God, ye cannot overthrow it, and perhaps ye may be found to be fighting against God.


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And they were persuaded by him. And after summoning the apostles, having beat them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.


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Indeed therefore they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were considered worthy to be treated shamefully for the name of Jesus.


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And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they ceased not teaching and preaching good news, Jesus, the Christ.


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Now in those days, the disciples being multiplied, there developed a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily assistance.


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And the twelve, having summoned the multitude of the disciples, they said, It is not right for us, having left the word of God behind, to serve tables.


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Therefore, brothers, seek ye out seven men from you being well reported, full of Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this need.


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And the word was pleasing before all the multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte, a citizen of Antioch,


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And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a large company of the priests were obedient to the faith.


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But some of those from the synagogue called Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up disputing with Stephen.


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Then they instigated men who said, We have heard him speaking blasphemous sayings against Moses and God.


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And they incited the people, and the elders, and the scholars. And after approaching, they seized him, and brought him to the council.


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And they put forward FALSE witnesses who said, This man does not cease speaking blasphemous sayings against the holy place, and the law.


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For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.


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And all who sat in the council, having gazed upon him, saw his face like a face of a heavenly agent.


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And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran.


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And he said to him, Go forth out of thy land, and from thy kinfolk, and come into a land that I will show thee.


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Then after coming out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran. And from there, after his father died, God resettled him in this land in which ye now dwell.


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And he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep. And he promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, although there was no child by him.


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And God spoke thus: His seed would be alien in a foreign land, and they would enslave and mistreat them four hundred years.


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And I will judge the nation to whomever they will be in bondage, God said, and after these things they will come forth and serve me in this place.


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And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. And Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.


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and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him governor over Egypt and his entire house.


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Now a famine came on all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.


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And during the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's race became manifest to Pharaoh.


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And Joseph having sent forth, he summoned Jacob his father. And all his kinfolk, in souls, were seventy-five.


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And they were carried into Shechem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.


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But as the time of the promise approached that God swore to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,


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This man, who cunningly victimized our race, mistreated our fathers to make their infants be placed outside in order not to keep alive.


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During which time Moses was born (and he was well-formed by God) who was reared three months in his father's house.


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But when a forty year time span was fulfilled by him, it came into his heart to go help his brothers, the sons of Israel.


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And after seeing a certain man suffering wrong, he defended him, and did vengeance for the man being oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian.


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And he presumed his brothers understood that, by his hand, God was giving them salvation, but they did not understand.


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And on the next day he was seen by them as they fought, and he was reconciling them for peace, having said, Men, ye are brothers. Why is it that ye wrong each other?


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But the man doing wrong to his neighbor thrust him away, having said, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge over us?


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And forty years having been fulfilled, an agent of Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire of a bush.


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And when Moses looked, he wondered at the sight. And as he approached to examine, a voice of Lord came to him,


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I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. But Moses, who developed trembling, dared not examine.


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And the Lord said to him, Put off the shoes from thy feet, for the place on which thou stand is holy ground.


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Having looked, I saw the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and I came down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.


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This Moses whom they refused, having said, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge? This man God sent, a ruler and a liberator by the hand of the heavenly agent who appeared to him in the bush.


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This man brought them forth after performing 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 the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you, from your brothers, like me.


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This is he who became in the congregation in the wilderness with the heavenly agent who spoke to him on the mount Sinai, and of our fathers who received living oracles to give to us.


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To whom our fathers did not want to become obedient, but they thrust away, and turned back in their heart to Egypt,


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after saying to Aaron, Make gods for us who will lead us. For this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.


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And they made a calf in those days, and offered up sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.


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But God turned, and gave them over to serve the host of heaven, just as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?


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And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, the images that ye made to worship them. And I will deport you beyond Babylon.


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The tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the wilderness, just as he arranged (he who spoke to Moses), to make it according to the pattern that he had seen.


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Which also our fathers, having received in succession, brought in with Joshua into the possession of the nations whom God drove out from the presence of our fathers, until the days of David


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The heaven is to me a throne, and the earth a footstool of my feet. What house will ye build for me? says 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, ye also.


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Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold about the coming of the Righteous man, of whom ye now have become betrayers and murderers,


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Now when they heard these things, they were split with a saw in their hearts, and they gnashed their teeth against him.


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But being full of Holy Spirit, having gazed into heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.


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But they, having cried out in a great voice, held their ears shut, and rushed upon him with one accord.


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And having expelled him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments beside the feet of a young man called Saul.


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And having knelt down, he cried out in a great voice, Lord, place not this sin to them. And after saying this, he slept.


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And Saul was approving the killing of him. And on that day there developed a great persecution against the church at Jerusalem. And they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.


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But Saul was ravaging the church, entering from house to house. Dragging both men and women, he gave them over to prison.


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Indeed therefore those who were scattered abroad passed through proclaiming the good-news, the word.


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And the multitudes unanimously heeded the things that were spoken by Philip during their listening and seeing the signs that he did.


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For of many of those who had unclean spirits, they came out, crying in a great voice. And many who were paralyzed, and who were lame, were healed.


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But a certain man in the city, Simon by name, was formerly practicing sorcery, and fascinating the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be some great man,


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But when they believed Philip preaching good news, the things about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women.


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And Simon himself also believed. And after being immersed, he was continuing with Philip. And seeing miracles and signs occurring, he was astonished.


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Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria has received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,


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for it was not yet fallen upon any of them. They were only immersed in the name of the Christ Jesus.


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Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he brought money to them,


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But Peter said to him, Thy silver with thee, may it be for destruction, because thou thought to obtain the gift of God by money.


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There is no part nor lot for thee in this matter, for thy heart is not straight in the sight of God.


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Repent therefore from this thine evil, and beg God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart will be forgiven thee.


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And having answered, Simon said, Beg ye to the Lord for me, so that none of which things ye have spoken may come upon me.


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Indeed therefore, having solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, and preached the good-news in many villages of the Samaritans.


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And an agent of Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desolate region.


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And after rising, he went. And behold a man, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a high official of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.


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And after running near, Philip heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. And he said, Do thou also really understand the things that thou read?


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And he said, For how can I unless some man may guide me? And he encouraged Philip, after coming up, to sit with him.


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Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb, mute before shearing him, thus he opened not his mouth.


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In his lowly condition his justice was taken away. And who will describe his generation, because his life was taken from the earth?


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And having answered, the eunuch said to Philip, I ask thee, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself, or about some other man?


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And Philip having opened his mouth, and having begun from this Scripture, he preached the good-news to him--the man Jesus.


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And as they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch says, Look, water! What prevents me to be immersed?


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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 immersed him.


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And when they came up out of the water, Spirit of Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.


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But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through all the cities he preached the good-news until he came to Caesarea.


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But Saul, still breathing threat and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, after going to the high priest,


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he requested letters from him for Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.


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And on going, it came to pass for him to approach Damascus. And suddenly there shone around him a light out of heaven.


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And after falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do thou persecute me?


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And the men who traveled with him had stopped, speechless, indeed hearing the voice, but seeing no man.


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And Saul arose from the ground. And when his eyes were opened, he saw no man. But they brought him into Damascus, leading him by the hand.


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Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus, named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold me, Lord.


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And the Lord said to him, After rising, go into the street called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas, a man named Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying.


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And he saw in a vision a man named Ananias who came in and laid a hand on him, so that he might receive sight.


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But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evil things he did to thy sanctified at Jerusalem.


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But the Lord said to him, Go, because this man is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before Gentiles and kings, and sons of Israel.


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And Ananias departed and entered into the house. And having laid hands on him he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, he who appeared to thee on the road on which thou came, has sent me so that thou may receive sight, and be filled of Hol


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And straightaway there fell from his eyes, like scales, and he looked up. And immediately after rising up, he was immersed.


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And having received nourishment, he was strengthened. And Saul became with the disciples in Damascus some days.


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And all those who heard were amazed, and said, Is this not the man who destroyed those in Jerusalem who call on this name? And he has come here for this, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests.


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But Saul was strengthened more, and was confounding the Jews who dwell at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.


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but their plot was known to Saul. And they watched the gates both day and night so that they might destroy him.


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But the disciples, after taking him by night, let him down through the wall, having lowered him in a hamper.


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And when Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to join with the disciples, and they all feared him, not believing that he is a disciple.


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But Barnabas having taken him, he brought him to the apostles. And he related to them how he saw the Lord on the road, and that he spoke to him, and how he spoke boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.


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And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem, and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus.


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Indeed therefore the congregations throughout the whole of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified. And, going in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.


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And it came to pass, Peter, passing through all parts, to also come down to the sanctified who dwell at Lydda.


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And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals thee. Arise and make thy bed. And straightaway he arose.


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Now at Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which, being translated, is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charities that she did.


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And in those days, having been ill, she happened to died. And after washing her, they laid her in an upper chamber.


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And since Lydda is near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter is in it, they sent two men to him, exhorting him not to delay to go through to them.


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And after rising, Peter went with them, whom, after coming, they brought into the upper chamber. And all the widows stood by him weeping, and exhibiting the coats and garments, as many things as Dorcas made being with them.


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But Peter, having sent them all out, having knelt down, he prayed. And having turned to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And the woman opened her eyes. And when she saw Peter, she sat up.


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And having given her a hand, he raised her up. And after calling the sanctified and the widows, he presented her alive.


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a devout man, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many charities for the people, and beseeching God always.


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He saw plainly in a vision about the ninth hour of the day, an agent of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.


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And after gazing at him, and having become afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy charities have come up for a memorial before God.


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And when the heavenly agent speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his housemen, and a devout soldier of those who personally served him,


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Now on the morrow, while those men were traveling and approaching the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.


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And he sees heaven opened, and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet bound at four corners, and being lowered to the earth,


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in which were all the four-footed things of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky.


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Now while Peter was bewildered in himself whatever the vision which he saw might be, that lo, the men who were sent from Cornelius, having inquired the house of Simon, stood at the gate.


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And having gone down to the men, Peter said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek. What is the cause for which ye are here?


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And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and being well testified by the whole nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy agent to summon thee to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.


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So, having invited them in, he lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went forth with them, and certain of the brothers from Joppa went with him.


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And on the morrow they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and close friends.


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And when it came about for Peter to enter, Cornelius, having met him, after falling down at his feet, worshiped.


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And he said to them, Ye understand how it is unlawful for a Jewish man to fraternize or to visit with a foreign man, and yet God demonstrated to me not to call one man profane or unclean.


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And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour, and the ninth hour praying in my house. And behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel.


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Send therefore to Joppa, and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. This man lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, beside the sea, who, after coming, will speak to thee.


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Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and thou did well having come. Now therefore we are all present in the sight of God, to hear all the things commanded thee by God.


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The word that he sent forth to the sons of Israel, preaching good-news, peace by Jesus Christ (this man is Lord of all),


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ye know, the word having occurred throughout the whole of Judea beginning from Galilee after the immersion that John preached--


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Jesus of Nazareth--how God anointed him with Holy Spirit and with power, who passed through doing good, and healing all those who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.


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And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem, whom also they killed, having hung on a tree.


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not to all the people, but to witnesses who were previously chosen by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he arose from the dead.


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And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to solemnly testify that this is the man designated by God, Judge of the living and the dead.


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To this man all the prophets testify, that every man who believes in him, to receive remission of sins through his name.


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And the faithful men of circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because also on the Gentiles the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out.


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Can any man forbid the water for these not to be immersed, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also?


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And he commanded them to be immersed in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to remain some days.


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Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also received the word of God.


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I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain container descending, as a great sheet being lowered from heaven by four corners, and it came as far as to me,


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having gazed at which, I was examining. And I saw the four footed things of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky.


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But a voice answered me for a second time out of heaven, What God has cleansed, thou shall not make profane.


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And behold, immediately three men stood at the house in which I was, who were sent from Caesarea to me.


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And the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. And these six brothers also went with me, and we entered into the man's house.


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And he informed us how he saw the heavenly agent in his house, who stood and said to him, Send forth men to Joppa, and summon Simon, the man surnamed Peter,


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And I remembered the saying of Lord, how he said, John indeed immersed in water, but ye will be immersed in Holy Spirit.


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If then God gave to them the identical gift as also to us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, but what power was I to hinder God?


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And when they heard these things, they relaxed and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.


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Indeed therefore those who were scattered abroad from the persecution that occurred against Stephen passed through as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none except Jews only.


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And some of them were men, Cyprians and Cyrenians, who, having come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching good-news, the Lord Jesus.


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And the word about them was heard in the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they dispatched Barnabas to pass through as far as Antioch,


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who, having arrived, and having seen the grace of God, rejoiced. And he encouraged all, with purpose of heart, to remain in the Lord.


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Because he was a good man, and full of Holy Spirit and of faith. And a considerable multitude was added to the Lord.


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and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass a whole year for them to be assembled in the congregation, and to teach a considerable multitude, and to call the disciples Christians, first at Antioch.


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And one of them named Agabus, after standing up, signified by the Spirit there was going be a great famine in the whole world, which also happened under Claudius Caesar.


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And the disciples, as any man prospered, determined, each of them regarding aid, to send to the brothers who dwell in Judea,


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And after seeing that it was pleasing the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also (and those were the days of unleavened bread),


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whom, having also arrested, he put in prison, having delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.


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Indeed therefore Peter was kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was being made by the church to God for him.


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And when Herod was about to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound by two chains. And guards in front of the door guarded the prison.


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And behold, an agent of Lord stood near, and light shone in the room. And after striking the side of Peter, he raised him up, saying, Get up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.


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And the agent said to him, Gird thyself, and tie on thy sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Throw on thy garment, and follow me.


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And after going out, he followed him. And he had not seen that the thing happening by the heavenly agent was true, but presumed to see a vision.


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And when they passed a first and a second watch, they came to the iron gate, the one leading to the city, which opened spontaneously to them. And after going out, they advanced one street. And straightaway the agent withdrew from h


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And when Peter came to himself, he said, Now I know truly, that Lord dispatched his agent and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.


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And having realized it, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where a considerable were gathered and praying.


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And after recognizing Peter's voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but having ran in, she reported Peter was standing in front of the gate.


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And they said to her, Thou are mad. But she insisted to have it so. But they said, It is his heavenly agent.


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But after motioning to them with the hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison. And he said, Report these things to James, and to the brothers. And having departed, he went to a different pl


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And Herod, who sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, he commanded them to be led away. And going down from Judea to Caesarea, he remained there.


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Now Herod was angry at the Tyrians and Sidonians. But they came with one accord to him, and, having persuaded Blastus the man over the king's bedchamber, they requested peace, because their country was sustained from the monarchy.


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And at a set day Herod, having arrayed himself in royal apparel, and having sat on the tribunal, he made an oration to them.


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And immediately an agent of Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And after becoming worm-eaten, he expired.


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And Barnabas and Saul turned back in Jerusalem after fulfilling the service, also having taken along John who was surnamed Mark.


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Now there were some men from the congregation that was in Antioch, prophets and teachers, including Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen reared with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.


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And while they were serving the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate to me now Barnabas and Saul for the work that I have called them.


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Indeed therefore these men, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed for Cyprus.


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And after becoming in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John for a helper.


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And after going through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a Jewish FALSE prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus,


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who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man, having summoned Barnabas and Saul, sought to hear the word of God.


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But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) opposed them, seeking to deviate the proconsul from the faith.


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said, O man full of all deceit and all recklessness, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, will thou not cease distorting the straight ways of Lord?


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And now, behold, a hand of Lord is upon thee, and thou will be blind, not seeing the sun until a time. And immediately there fell on him gloom and darkness, and going around he sought hand-guides.


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Then the proconsul, who saw that which happened, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.


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Now those around Paul, having launched from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John, having departed from them, returned to Jerusalem.


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And they, having passed through from Perga, arrived at Antioch of Pisidia, and after entering into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down.


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And after the reading of the law and the prophets the synagogue rulers sent to them, saying, Men, brothers, if there is among you a word of exhortation for the people, speak.


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And Paul having stood up, and having motioned with the hand, he said, Men, Israelites, and those who fear God, listen.


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The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and raised up the people during the sojourn in the land of Egypt. And with a lofty arm he brought them out of it.


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And after these things he gave them judges about four hundred and fifty years until Samuel the prophet.


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And afterward they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.


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And having removed him, he raised up David for a king to them, also about whom he said, when he testified, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who will do all my purposes.


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And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom do ye suppose me to be? I am not, but behold, he comes after me of whom I am not worthy to loose the shoes of his feet.


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Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to you the word of this salvation was sent.


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For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known this and the voices of the prophets being read at every Sabbath, they fulfilled, having condemned him.


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And when they completed all the things written about him, having taken him down from the tree, they laid him in a tomb.


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who was seen for more days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are witnesses of him to the people.


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And we proclaim good-news to you: the promise to the fathers, which happened because God has fulfilled this to us their children, having raised up Jesus,


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And because he raised him from the dead, no longer going to return to decay, he has spoken this way: I will give to you the faithful holy things of David.


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For indeed David, who served his own generation in the plan of God, became asleep, and was added near his fathers, and saw decay.


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Be it known to you therefore, men, brothers, that through this man remission of sins is proclaimed to you.


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And from all things of which ye could not be make righteous by the Law of Moses, in this man every man who believes is made righteous.


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Behold, ye scoffers, and wonder, and perish, because I work a work in your days, which ye would, no, not believe, if some man should fully narrate it to you.


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And as they went out from the synagogue of the Jews, the Gentiles urged that these sayings be spoken to them the next Sabbath.


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Now after the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, while conversing, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.


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But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled of envy, and contradicted the things spoken by Paul, contradicting and slandering.


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But having spoken boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken first to you, but since ye thrust it away, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.


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For so the Lord has commanded us: I have placed thee for a light of Gentiles, for thee to be for salvation as far as the extremity of the earth.


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And hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as were appointed for eternal life believed.


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But the Jews incited the religious women, and the prominent women, and the principle men of the city, and raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas. And they threw them out of their boundaries.


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And it came to pass in Iconium according to the same thing, for them to enter into the synagogue of the Jews, and to speak so as for a great quantity to believe, both of Jews and of Greeks.


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But the disobedient Jews aroused the souls of the Gentiles, and made them evil against the brothers.


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Indeed therefore they remained a considerable time speaking boldly in the Lord--him testifying to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to occur by their hands.


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But the majority of the city was divided, and verily there were those with the Jews, and those with the apostles.


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And as a violent movement developed, both of the Gentiles and of the Jews, with their rulers, to denounce and to stone them,


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having become aware of it, they fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the neighboring region.


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And a certain man was sitting in Lystra, disabled in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's belly, who had never walked.


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This man was listening to Paul speaking, who, having gazed at him, and having seen that he has faith to be healed,


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And the multitudes who saw what Paul did, lifted up their voice, speaking Lycaonian, The gods came down to us, having become like men.


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And the priest of Zeus, being in front of their city, after bringing oxen and garlands to the gates, wanted to sacrifice with the multitudes.


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But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard, having torn their garments, they rushed into the crowd, crying out


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and saying, Men, why are ye doing these things? We also are men of like nature with you, proclaiming good-news to you, to turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all the thi


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although he did not leave himself without evidence, doing good and giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts of food and gladness.


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But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium. And having persuaded the crowds, and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, after presuming him to be dead.


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But the disciples having surrounded him, after rising, he came into the city. And on the morrow he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.


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And having preached the good-news to that city, and having made considerable disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch,


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strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that it was necessary for us to enter into the kingdom of God through many tribulations.


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And having appointed elders for them in every congregation, having prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.


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and from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they were delivered to the grace of God for the work that they fulfilled.


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And after arriving, and after gathering the assembly together, they reported as many things as God did with them, and that he opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.


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And certain men, who came down from Judea, taught the brothers, Unless ye will be circumcised in the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.


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Therefore, no small dissension and debate having developed with Paul and Barnabus against them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some other men from them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about thi


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Indeed therefore, having been helped for the trip by the congregation, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing the conversion of the Gentiles. And they caused great joy to all the brothers.


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And after arriving in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders. And they reported as many things as God did with them.


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But some of the men who believed from the sect of the Pharisees rose up, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.


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And when much debate occurred, Peter having risen up, he said to them, Men, brothers, ye know that from past days among us, God chose the Gentiles to hear through my mouth the word of the good-news, and to believe.


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And God, who knows the heart, testified to them, having given them the Holy Spirit, just as also to us.


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Now therefore why do ye challenge God, to place a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?


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And all the multitude kept silent, and they heard Barnabas and Paul describing how many signs and wonders God did among the Gentiles through them.


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After these things I will return, and I will rebuild the tabernacle of David that has fallen. And I will rebuild the things of it that have been demolished, and I will restore it,


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so that the rest of men might seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles upon whom my name is called upon them, says the Lord, who does these things.


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but to write to them, to abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.


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For Moses from generations past, has from city to city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.


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Then it was decided by the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to send men chosen from them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,


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after writing by their hand these things:The apostles, and the elders, and the brothers, to those down in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, to the brothers of the Gentiles, greeting.


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it was decided by us, having become unanimous, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,


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to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication, keeping yourselves from which, ye will do well. Be strong.


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Indeed therefore after being dismissed, they came to Antioch, and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the letter.


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And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brothers by much speech, and strengthened them.


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But Paul and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching good-news, the word of the Lord, with many others also.


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And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, After returning, surely we could help our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, how they fare.


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But Paul thought it not worthy to bring along this man who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and not having gone with them to the work.


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Therefore a provocation developed, so as for them to separate from each other, and Barnabas to sail for Cyprus, after taking Mark,


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but Paul, having selected Silas, went forth after being delivered to the grace of God by the brothers.


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And he came to Derbe and to Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain faithful Jewish woman, but of a Greek father,


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Paul wanted this man to go forth with him. And having taken him, he circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those regions, for they had all seen that his father was a Greek.


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And as they were going through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were determined by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.


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And a vision appeared to Paul during the night. A certain Macedonian man was standing, imploring him, and saying, After crossing over into Macedonia, help us.


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And after he saw the vision, straightaway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord called us to preach the good-news to them.


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Therefore, having launched from Troas, we took a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis,


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and from there to Philippi, which is a principle city of the district of Macedonia colony. And we were in the same city remaining some days.


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And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, a woman who worshiped God, was listening, whose heart the Lord opened to heed the things being spoken by Paul.


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And when she was immersed, and her household, she urged us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, after coming into my house, remain. And she constrained us.


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And it came to pass, as we were going to prayer, for a certain servant girl having a spirit of divination to meet us, who brought her masters much business by soothsaying.


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This woman having followed Paul and us was crying out, saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.


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And she did this on many days. But Paul, after being exasperated, and having turned, he said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.


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But when her masters saw that the hope of their business was gone, having seized Paul and Silas, they dragged them into the marketplace to the rulers.


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And the multitude rose up together against them. And the magistrates, having torn off their clothes, commanded to beat them with rods.


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And having laid many blows upon them, they cast them into prison, having ordered the jailor to guard them securely,


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who, having received such an order, threw them into the inner prison, and fastened their feet in the stocks.


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Now toward midnight Paul and Silas, while praying, were singing praises to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.


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And suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so as for the foundations of the prison to shake. And immediately all the doors were opened, and the bonds of all the men were unfastened.


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And the jailor, who became awake and who saw the prison doors opened, having drawn out a sword was going to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have fled.


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And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and having become trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas.


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And having taken them in that hour of the night, he washed from the stripes, and was immersed, he and all those of him, immediately.


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And having brought them into his house, he set out a table, and rejoiced, having believed in God with all his house.


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And the jailor reported these words to Paul: The magistrates have sent out so that ye may be released. Now therefore after coming out, go in peace.


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But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly, uncondemned men, being Romans, they cast us into prison, and now they thrust us out privately? Certainly not, but after coming, they shall lead us out.


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And the police reported these sayings to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.


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And having come they besought them, and when they brought them out, they asked them to go out of the city.


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And having departed from the prison, they came in to Lydia. And after seeing the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.


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Now after passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica where there was a synagogue of the Jews.


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And according to Paul's custom, he went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he discoursed with them from the Scriptures,


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explaining and pointing out that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead, and, This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.


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And some of them were persuaded, and joined with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great quantity, and of the prominent women not a few.


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But the disobedient Jews having taken along certain evil men of the marketplaces, and having gathered a mob, were rioting the city. And having stood by the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the populace.


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And not having found them, they dragged Jason and some brothers to the city rulers, shouting, The men who have agitated the world, these are present here also,


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whom Jason has received. And all these men are acting against the decrees of Caesar, asserting another man to be king, Jesus.


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And the brothers straightaway sent both Paul and Silas away through the night to Berea, who, when they arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews.


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But these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all willingness, examining the Scriptures daily, if it has these things this way.


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But when the Jews of Thessalonica also learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea, they came there also, agitating the crowds.


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But then straightaway the brothers sent Paul away to go as far as to the sea, but both Silas and Timothy remained there.


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And those who brought Paul led him as far as Athens. And after taking a command for Silas and Timothy, that they should come to him quickly, they departed.


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But while Paul waited for them in Athens, his spirit was aroused within him, seeing the city being completely idolatrous.


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Indeed therefore he was discoursing in the synagogue with the Jews, and with those who worship, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened by.


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And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, Whatever does this babbler want to say? But others, He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities, because he brought the good-news--Jesus and t


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And having taken him, they brought him to the Areopagus, saying, Can we understand what this new doctrine is, being spoken by thee?


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For thou bring some surprising things to our ears. Therefore, we want to know whatever these things aim to be.


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Now all the Athenians, and the foreigners who dwell alien there, were at leisure in nothing else, than to tell or to hear something new.


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And having stood in the middle of the Areopagus, Paul said, Athenian men, I perceive you as deity-fearing in all things.


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For, passing through and examining your religious objects, I also found an altar on which had been engraved, TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye worship unknowingly, him I proclaim to you.


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The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands,


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nor is he served by the hands of men, as needing anything, since he himself gives to all life, and breath, with all things.


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And he made from one blood every nation of men to dwell upon all the face of the earth, having determined prescribed times, and the limits of their occupancy,


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to search for the Lord, if indeed perhaps they might grope for him and find him, although being not far from each one of us.


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For in him we live, and move, and exist, as also some of the performers from you have said, For of him we are also offspring.


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Being therefore offspring of God, we ought not think the Divine to be like gold, or silver, or stone handiwork of the skill and thought of man.


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Indeed therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands for all men everywhere to repent.


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Because he appointed a day during which he is going to judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he appointed, having provided assurance to all men because he raised him from the dead.


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But when they heard the resurrection of the dead, of course they mocked, but others said, We will hear thee again about this.


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But some men, having joined with him, believed, among whom was also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.


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And having found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by origin, who recently came from Italy, and his wife Priscilla, because Claudius arranged for all the Jews to separate from Rome, he came to them.


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And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and was working, for they were of the tentmakers craft.


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And when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was being held by the Spirit, fully testifying to the Jews, Jesus the Christ.


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But when they opposed and slandered him, having shaken out his clothes, he said to them, Your blood is upon your heads. I am clean. From henceforth I will go to the Gentiles.


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And having departed from there, he went into the house of a certain man named Justus, who worships God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue.


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And Crispus, the synagogue ruler, believed in the Lord with his whole household, and many of the Corinthians who heard believed, and were immersed.


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because I am with thee, and no man will lay upon thee to harm thee, because many people are for me in this city.


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But Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord attacked Paul and brought him to the judgment seat,


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But when Paul was going to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If therefore indeed it were some crime or evil reckless deed, O ye Jews, I would have tolerated you according to the matter.


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But if it is an issue about a word and names and the law from you, look ye yourselves, for I do not intend to be a judge of these things.


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But all the Greeks, having taken Sosthenes the synagogue ruler, were beating him in front of the judgment seat. And Gallio was not going to judge, even of these things.


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But Paul, who still remained considerable days with the brothers, having separated, sailed away to Syria (and with him Priscilla and Aquila), having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow.


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And he came to Ephesus and left behind those there, but having entered into the synagogue himself, he discoursed with the Jews.


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but separated from them, having said, I must definitely keep the coming feast at Jerusalem, but I will return again to you, God willing. And he launched from Ephesus.


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And after spending some time, he departed, passing through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, successively, strengthening all the disciples.


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Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by origin, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, being mighty in the scriptures.


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This was a man who was instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in the Spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things about the Lord, knowing only the immersion of John.


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And this man began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside, and expounded to him the way of God more accurately.


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And when he intended to pass through into Achaia, the brothers wrote, having encouraged the disciples to receive him, who, when he arrived, assisted much those who believed through the grace.


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And it came to pass while Apollos was at Corinth, for Paul, having passed through the upper regions, to come to Ephesus. And having found some disciples,


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he said to them, Did ye receive Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said to him, But we have not even heard if there is a Holy Spirit.


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And Paul said, John indeed immersed an immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus, the Christ.


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And Paul having laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues, and prophesied.


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And after entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for three months, discoursing and persuading the things about the kingdom of God.


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But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, having withdrawn from them, he separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of a certain Tyrannus.


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And this happened for two years, so as for all those dwelling in Asia to hear the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.


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so as to even bring handkerchiefs or aprons from his skin to those who were incapacitated and to free their infirmities from them, and the evil spirits to go out from them.


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But some of the wandering Jewish exorcists, attempted to name the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul proclaims.


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And the man in whom was the evil spirit, leaping on them, and having overpowered them, he prevailed against them, so as for them to flee out of that house naked and wounded.


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And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, to those who dwell at Ephesus. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.


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And a considerable number of those who practiced magical things, having brought their books together, burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.


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Now when these things were fulfilled, Paul decided in the spirit, after passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, having said, After becoming there, I must also see Rome.


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And having sent into Macedonia two of those who help him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.


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For a certain silversmith named Demetrius who makes silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little work to the craftsmen,


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to whom also (having assembled the workmen about such things) he said, Men, ye know that our prosperity is from this work.


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And ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this man Paul, having persuaded them, turned away a considerable multitude, saying that there are no gods made by hands.


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And not only is this our part liable to come into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis is going to be regarded for nothing, and also her magnificence be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.


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And when they heard this, having become full of wrath, they cried out, saying, The great Artemis of Ephesians.


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And the whole city was filled with the confusion. And they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, traveling companions of Paul.


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And also some of the Asian officers, being their friends, having sent to him, implored him not to give himself into the theatre.


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Indeed therefore some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was confused, and most had not seen why they had come together.


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And they urged forward Alexander out of the multitude, having put him forward from the Jews. And Alexander having waved his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd.


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But after recognizing that he was a Jew, one voice developed from them all, crying out for about two hours, The great Artemis of Ephesians.


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And when the town clerk calmed the multitude, he says, Ephesian men, now who is the man who does not know the city of the Ephesians being temple-guardian of the great goddess Artemis, and of what fell from Zeus?


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Indeed therefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen with him, have a matter against any man, forums are brought, and there are proconsuls. Let them accuse each other.


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For we are also in danger to be accused about the uproar today, there being no cause about which we can give account of this commotion.


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And after the uproar ceased, Paul having summoned the disciples and having embraced them, he departed to go into Macedonia.


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And having passed through those parts, and having exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece.


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And having spent three months there, and a conspiracy having developed against him by Jews, intending to go up into Syria, a decision developed to return through Macedonia.


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And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater a Berean, and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus, and Gaius a Derbean, and Timothy, and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.


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And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas within five days, where we stayed seven days.


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And upon the first day of the week, the disciples having come together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow. And he prolonged his speech until midnight.


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And a certain young man named Eutychus sitting in the window, being carried away by deep sleep (Paul discoursing on more), being carried away by sleep, he fell down below from the third floor, and was taken up dead.


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But Paul having come down, he fell on him, and having embraced him he said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.


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And after getting up, and having broken bread and eaten, and having conversed for a considerable time, until dawn, thus he departed.


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But we, having gone ahead to the ship, went up to Assos, intending from there to take up Paul, for so it was arranged, he himself intending to go on foot.


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And having sailed from there on the next day, we arrived opposite Chios, and the next day we came near to Samos. And having remained in Trogyllium, on the following day we came to Miletus.


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For Paul determined to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not happen to lose time in Asia. For he was hastening, if it were possible, for him to become at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.


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And when they came to him, he said to them, Ye know, from the first day in which I stepped in Asia, how I became with you all the time,


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serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears and trials that befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews.


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How I kept back nothing of these things that are beneficial, not to inform you, and to teach you in public, and from house to house,


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And now behold, I, bound in the spirit, am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me in it,


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except that the Holy Spirit testifies from city to city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.


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But I make nothing of the matter, nor do I hold my life precious to myself, so as to fully complete my course with joy, and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to solemnly testify the good-news of the grace of God.


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And now behold, I have seen that ye will no longer see my face, ye all among whom I passed through preaching the kingdom of God.


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Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit placed you guardians, to tend the church of the Lord and God, which he purchased by 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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And from you yourselves men will rise up, speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after them.


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Therefore watch ye, remembering that for three years, night and day, I did not cease warning each one with tears.


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And now brothers, I commit you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you an inheritance among all those who have been sanctified.


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I gave you a glimpse of all things, that so laboring ye ought to aid the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.


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And there developed considerable weeping of all. And having fallen on Paul's neck, they kissed him much,


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sorrowing especially for the word that he had spoken, that they were going to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.


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And when it came to pass to launch us, after being drawn away from them, after going a straight course, we came to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.


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And having sighted Cyprus, and having left it behind on the left side, we sailed to Syria and came down to Tyre, for there the ship was unloading the merchandise.


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And having found disciples (we remained there seven days) who said to Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem.


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And when it came to pass for us to finish the days, having gone forth, we were departing, all accompanying us, with women and children, as far as outside the city. And having knelt on the beach we prayed.


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And having bid farewell to each other, we went up in the ship, and those men returned to their own things.


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And when we finished the voyage from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais. And having greeted the brothers, we remained with them one day.


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And on the morrow, after going forth, those around Paul came to Caesarea. And having entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, being of the seven, we dwelt with him.


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And having come to us, and having taken Paul's belt, having bound both his feet and hands, he said, The Holy Spirit says these things: Thus the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man whose belt this is, and will deliver him into the h


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And Paul answered, What are ye doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I fare ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.


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And also the disciples from Caesarea went together with us, bringing a certain Mnason, a Cypriot, an old disciple with whom we would lodge.


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And having greeted them, he reported one by one what God did among the Gentiles through his ministry.


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And when the men heard, they glorified God, having said to him, Thou see, brother, how many thousands there are of the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealots of the law.


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And they were informed about thee, that thou teach all the Jews throughout the nations desertion from Moses, telling them not to circumcise the children nor to walk by the customs.


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What is it therefore? Certainly the multitude needs to get together, for they will hear that thou have come.


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Having taken these, be purified with them. And pay expenses for them, so that they may shave the head. And all may know, that things of which they have been informed about thee, are nothing, but thou thyself also walk orderly, keep


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And about the Gentiles who have believed, we sent word, having decided for them to keep no such thing, except for them to guard against what is sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.


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Then Paul, having taken the men on the following day, having been purified with them, entered into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for each one of them.


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And when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people and threw hands on him,


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crying out, Men, Israelites, help. This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. And besides he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place.


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For they were men who saw Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed that Paul brought into the temple.


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And the whole city was moved, and there developed a running together of the people. And having taken Paul they dragged him out of the temple, and straightaway the doors were shut.


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And while seeking to kill him, a report went up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem has been stirred up.


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And immediately after taking soldiers and centurions, he ran down to them. And they, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.


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And the chief captain having come near, he seized him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. And he inquired whoever he may be, and what it is he has been doing.


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And some among the crowd shouted out one thing, some another. And not being able to know the certainty because of the uproar, he commanded him to be carried into the fort.


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And it came to pass when on the steps (it happened for him to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd,


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and as Paul was going to be brought into the fort, he says to the chief captain, Is it permitted for me to speak to thee? And he said, Thou know Greek?


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Then thou are not the Egyptian who revolted before these days, and who led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?


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But Paul said, I am really a Jewish man of Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. And I beg thee, allow me to speak to the people.


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And having permitted him, Paul, having stood on the steps, motioned his hand to the people. And when a great hush developed, he called out in the Hebrew language, saying,


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And having heard that he called out to them in the Hebrew language, they offered more silence. And he says,


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I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but reared in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, reared accurately in the paternal law, being a zealot of God, as ye all are today.


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As also the high priest testifies about me, and all the senior council, from whom also having received letters to the brothers in Damascus, I was going to bring bound even those who were there to Jerusalem so that they might be pun


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And there happened to me, while going and approaching Damascus about noon, suddenly to flash forth from heaven a great light around me.


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And I answered, Who are thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecute.


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And those who were with me indeed saw the light and became afraid, but they heard not the voice of him who spoke to me.


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And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, After rising, go into Damascus, and there it will be told thee about all things that have been assigned for thee to do.


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And as I was not seeing from the splendor of that light, I came into Damascus, being led by hand by those who accompanied me.


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And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report by all the Jews who dwell there,


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having come near me, and having stood by, he said to me, Brother Saul, look up. And I looked up on him the same hour.


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And he said, The God of our fathers appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous man, and to hear a voice from his mouth,


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And now what is it going to be? Having arisen, immerse and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.


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And it came to pass, my having returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, for me to became in a trance.


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And I saw him saying to me, Hurry and depart in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not accept thy testimony about me.


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And I said, Lord, they know that I was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those who believe in thee.


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And when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I myself also was standing by, and approving his killing, and keeping the garments of those who killed him.


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And they heard him until this word. And they lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a man from the earth, for he is not fit to live.


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the chief captain commanded him be brought into the fort, having said to examine him by scourging, so that he might know for what reason they shouted against him this way.


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And as they stretched him out with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, Is it permitted for you to scourge a Roman man, and uncondemned?


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And when the centurion heard, having come to the chief captain, he reported, saying, Look! What are thou about to do? For this man is a Roman.


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And the chief captain answered, Of a great sum I obtained this citizenship. And Paul said, But then I was born so.


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Straightway therefore those who were about to examine him withdrew from him. And the chief captain was also afraid when he learned that he was a Roman, and because he was who bound him.


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But on the morrow, wanting to know the certainty of why he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to come. And having brought Paul down, he set him before them.


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And Paul, after looking intently at the council, said, Men, brothers, I have been a citizen in all good conscience to God until this day.


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Then Paul said to him, God is going to smite thee, a whitewashed wall. Thou even sit judging me according to the law, and violating law, thou command me to be struck?


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And Paul said, I had not known, brothers, that he is high priest, for it is written, Thou shall not speak ill of a ruler of thy people.


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But when Paul ascertained that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, son of a Pharisee. About the hope and resurrection of the dead I am judged.


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And when he said this, there developed a conflict of the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the group was divided.


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For in fact Sadducees say to be no resurrection nor heavenly agent nor spirit, but Pharisees acknowledge them all.


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And there developed a great clamor. And some of the scholars of the Pharisees part having risen, they argued vehemently, saying, We find nothing wrong in this man. But if a spirit spoke to him, or a heavenly agent, we should not fi


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And a great conflict having developed, the chief captain, having been alarmed lest Paul might be torn apart by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from the midst of them, and bring him into the fort.


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And the following night the Lord, having stood by him, said, Cheer up, Paul, for as thou have testified these things about me at Jerusalem, so thou must testify also at Rome.


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And when it became day, some of the Jews, having made a conspiracy, put themselves under a curse, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they would kill Paul.


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who, having come near to the chief priests and the elders, said, We have put ourselves under a curse, a curse to taste of nothing until we would kill Paul.


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Now therefore ye with the council report to the chief captain that tomorrow he may bring him down to you, as though going to inquire more accurately the things about him. And we, before he comes near, are prepared to kill him.


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But the son of Paul's sister, having heard of the ambush, having come and entered into the fort, he informed Paul.


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And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this young man to the chief captain, for he has something to inform him.


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Indeed therefore having taken him, he brought him to the chief captain, and says, Paul the prisoner, having called me, asked me to bring this young man to thee, who has something to say to thee.


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And the chief captain having grasped his hand, and having gone in private, he asked him, What is it that thou have to inform me?


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And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee that to tomorrow thou would bring Paul down to the council, as though going to inquire something more accurately about him.


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Therefore thou should not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them wait to ambush him, who have put themselves under an oath, neither to eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now are they ready, expecting the p


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Indeed therefore the chief captain dismissed the young man, having ordered, Tell no man that thou have shown these things to me.


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And having summoned a certain two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers that they may go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen at the third hour of the night.


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This man who was seized by the Jews, and was going to be killed by them, having stood by with the soldiers, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman.


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whom I found accusing about issues of their law, having not one accusation worthy of death or of bonds.


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And when it was reported to me of a plot going to be against the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to thee, also having commanded the accusers to speak before thee the things against him. Be strong.


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Indeed therefore, the soldiers, according to that which was precisely arranged for them, having taken Paul, they brought him through the night to Antipatris.


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who, after coming to Caesarea and having delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.


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And the governor having read it, and having questioned from what province he was, and having found out that he was from Cilicia,


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he said, I will hear thee when thine accusers also will arrive. And he commanded him to be kept in the Praetorium of Herod.


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And after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus, who appeared to the governor against Paul.


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And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Experiencing much peace because of thee, and worthy deeds happening to this nation because of thy foresight,


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For we have found this man a plague, who even instigates sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,


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from whom thou will be able, having examined him, to learn about all these things of which we accuse him.


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And when the governor gestured to him to speak, Paul answered, Knowing for many years thou being a judge to this nation, I gladly make a defense of these things about myself,


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thou being able to learn that there are for me not more than twelve days from which I went up to worship in Jerusalem.


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And they found me neither in the temple disputing against any man, nor making a gang of a group, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.


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But this I confess to thee, that according to the Way that they call a sect, so serve I the paternal God, believing all things written according to the law and the prophets,


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having hope toward God, which they themselves also await, to come to be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.


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during which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd or with a tumult,


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or about this one voice that I cried out standing among them: About a resurrection of the dead I am judged by you this day.


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Now Felix, having heard these things, having known more precisely the things about the Way, he deferred them, having said, When Lysias the chief captain comes down, I will determine the things toward you.


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He also arranged for the centurion to guard Paul, and to have reduced confinement, and to forbid none of his own men to serve or to come to him.


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And after some days, Felix having arrived with Drusilla, his wife being Jewish, he summoned Paul, and heard him about the faith in Christ.


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And as he discoursed about righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment going to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, Go now, and having a convenient time, I will summon thee.


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He also hoped simultaneously that money would be given him by Paul so that he might free him. And so, summoning him more frequently, he conversed with him.


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But two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus. And wanting to lay down favors to the Jews, Felix left behind Paul bound.


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Festus therefore having entered into the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.


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asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to kill him on the way.


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Indeed therefore Festus answered to keep Paul in Caesarea, and he himself was going to go out quickly.


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Therefore he says, Let the able men among you, after coming down together, accuse him if there is anything in this man.


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And after remaining among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the morrow having sat on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.


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And when he arrived, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing many and serious accusations against Paul, which they could not prove,


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while he was defending, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I transgressed anything.


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But Festus, wanting to lay down a favor to the Jews, having answered Paul, said, Are thou willing, after going up to Jerusalem, to be judged there about these things before me?


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But Paul said, I am standing at the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be judged. I did nothing wrong Jewish, as thou also very well know.


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For if I am indeed wrong, and have done anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die, but if there is nothing of what these men accuse me, no man can give me to them freely. I appeal Caesar.


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Then Festus, when he conferred with the council, answered, Thou have appealed Caesar, to Caesar thou will go.


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about whom, when I became in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews revealed, asking judgment against him.


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To whom I answered, that it is not a custom by Romans to give any man freely for destruction, before the man being accused has the accusers in person, and receives an occasion of defense about the accusation.


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When therefore they assembled here, not having made one delay, next in order, having sat on the judgment seat, I commanded the man to be brought.


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but had certain issues against him about his own religion, and about a certain Jesus, who has died, whom Paul was claiming to be alive.


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And I, being uncertain of the controversy about this man, asked whether he wants to go to Jerusalem and be judged there about these things.


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But when Paul appealed to be kept for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept until I might send him to Caesar.


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And Agrippa said to Festus, I also want to hear the man myself. And tomorrow, he says, thou will hear him.


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Therefore on the morrow, Agrippa and Bernice having come with great pomp, and having entered into the courtroom, and with the chief captains and the men of prominence who were of the city, and Festus who commanded, Paul was brought


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And Festus says, King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, ye see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews appealed to me, both at Jerusalem and here, shouting he ought not to live any longer.


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But I, having understood him to have done nothing worthy of death, and also him, this man, having appealed Augustus I decided to send him.


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About whom I do not have anything certain to write to the lord. Therefore I brought him before you, and especially before thee, king Agrippa, so that, an examination having occurred, I may have something to write.


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And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul, having stretched forth his hand, made a defense.


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Concerning all things of which I am accused by the Jews, king Agrippa, I consider myself blessed, being about to make my defense before thee today.


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Especially thee, being an expert of all things regarding Jews, both habits and issues. Therefore I beg thee to hear me patiently.


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Indeed therefore, my manner of life from youth, having developed from the beginning among my nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews know,


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having known me previously from the beginning, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I lived a Pharisee.


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to which our twelve tribes, serving in earnestness night and day, hope to attain, about which hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews!


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Indeed therefore I thought it necessary for myself to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,


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which also I did at Jerusalem. And I locked up many of the sanctified in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were killed, I gave a vote against them.


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And punishing them often at all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And being extraordinarily furious toward them, I persecuted them even as far as to outside cities.


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at midday, O king, I saw on the road a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, which shone around me and those who went with me.


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And when we all fell to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why do thou persecute me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.


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But arise, and stand upon thy feet, for I appeared to thee for this, to appoint thee an assistant and a witness both of things that thou saw, and of the things that I will make visible to thee,


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to open their eyes to turn about from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, for them to receive remission of sins and a lot among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.


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but declaring first to those at Damascus and then at Jerusalem, and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, to repent and return to God, doing works worthy of repentance.


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Having therefore experienced the help from God, I stand to this day solemnly declaring both to small and great, saying nothing apart from what both the prophets and Moses said was going to happen,


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that the suffering Christ, since first from a resurrection of the dead, is going to proclaim light to our people and to the nations.


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And while he made a defense by these things, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, thou are mad. Much scholarship is driving thee into madness.


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For the king knows about these things, before whom I also speak boldly. For I am convinced not any of these things, nothing, to be hidden from him. For this was not done in a corner.


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And Paul said, I ever pray to God, both by little and by much, not only thee, but also all who hear me this day, to become such kind as I also am, apart from these bonds.


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And when he spoke these things, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.


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And having withdrawn, they spoke to each other, saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.


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And when it was determined for us to sail for Italy, they delivered both Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the band of Augustus.


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And having gotten on a ship of Adramyttium that was going to sail to the places along Asia, we launched, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.


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And on another day we put in at Sidon. And Julius, who treated Paul kindly, allowed him to undergo care, after going to his friends.


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And sailing slowly during considerable days, and with difficulty having come along the Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under lee of Crete, along Salmone.


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And sailing by it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was Lasea City.


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And considerable time having past, and the voyage now being dangerous, also because the Fast was now past, Paul urged,


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saying to them, Men, I perceive that the voyage is going to be with injury and much damage, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.


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But the centurion was convinced more by the captain and the shipmaster than to those things spoken by Paul.


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And since the haven was inconvenient to winter in, the majority gave counsel to launch from there also, if somehow they might be able, after arriving at Phoenix, to winter in a haven of Crete, looking toward southwest and northwest


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And when a south wind blew gently, having presumed to have obtained their purpose, after taking up anchor, they sailed very near by Crete.


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And the ship having been caught, and not being able to face the wind, having given up, we were driven.


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And having sailed under lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were able with difficulty, to develop control of the skiff.


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And having taken that up, they used helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they might fall off into the sandbank, having lowered the vessel, they were driven this way.


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And when neither sun nor stars appeared for more days, and no small storm laying on, all remaining hope for us to be saved was taken away.


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And being long without food, then Paul, who stood in the midst of them, said, Ye truly ought, O men, to have complied with me, not to launch from Crete, and gain this damage and loss.


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And now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will not be one loss of life from you, except of the ship.


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saying, Fear not, Paul. Thou must stand before Caesar, and lo, God has granted thee all those sailing with thee.


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And when it became the fourteenth night, as we were driven about in the Adriatic sea, toward midnight the sailors suspected some region to come near them.


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And having tossed lead, they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and having tossed lead again, they found fifteen fathoms.


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And fearing lest somehow we might falloff on rough places, having cast off four anchors from the stern, they prayed for day to develop.


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And since the sailors sought to flee out of the ship, and having lowered the skiff into the sea in pretense as going to stretch out anchors from the bow,


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Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Unless these men remain in the ship, ye cannot be saved.


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And until day was going to develop, Paul urged them all to partake of food, saying, Today is the fourteenth day, waiting, ye continue without food, having taken nothing.


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Therefore I encourage you to take of food, for this is for your safety. For not a hair will fall from the head of one of you.


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And having said these things, and having taken bread, he expressed thanks to God in the presence of all. And having broke in pieces, he began to eat.


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And when it became day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which, they decided if possible, to drive the ship.


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And having cast off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time unfastening the bands of the rudders. And having hoisted up the foresail to the wind, they held firm for the shore.


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And having chanced upon a place where two seas meet, they ran the ship aground. And of course, the bow having become stuck, it remained immovable, but the stern was coming apart by the force of the waves.


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And a decision of the soldiers developed that they should kill the prisoners, lest any man, having swam away, might escape.


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But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, prevented them from their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim, having first jumped out, to go to the land,


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and the remaining, some on boards, and some on any of the things from the ship. And so it came to pass for all to be saved to the land.


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And the foreigners presented uncommon kindness to us, for, having kindled a fire, they received us all because of the present rain, and because of the cold.


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And Paul having gathered a quantity of sticks, and having placed them on the fire, a viper having come out from the heat, it fastened on his hand.


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And when the foreigners saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, though saved from the sea, Justice did not allow to live.


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But they expected he was going to swell up, or suddenly fall down dead, but when they were long expecting, and seeing nothing amiss happening to him, thinking differently, they declared him to be a god.


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Now among the things around that place were fields of the chief of the island, named Publius, who, having received us kindly, lodged us three days.


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And it came about for the father of Publius to be laid down, gripped by fever and dysentery, to whom Paul, having entered in, and having prayed, having laid his hands on him, healed him.


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Therefore when this happened, the others also who had infirmities on the island came and were healed,


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who also honored us with many honorariums. And while putting out to sea, they furnished the things for our necessities.


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And after three months we set out in a ship that wintered at the island, an Alexandrian with The Twin Brothers emblem.


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from where having made a circuit, we arrived at Rhegium. And after one day, wind from the south having developed, we came a second day to Puteoli,


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where, having found brothers, we were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome.


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And from there the brothers, who heard these things about us, came for a meeting with us as far as Appius Forum and The Three Taverns, whom, when Paul saw, having expressed thanks to God, he took courage.


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And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the commandant, but Paul was allowed to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him.


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And it came to pass after three days, for Paul to call together those who were the principle men of the Jews. And when they came together, he said to them, Men, brothers, I, having done nothing against the people, or the paternal c


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But when the Jews spoke against it, I was compelled to appeal Caesar, not as having anything to accuse my nation.


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Because of this reason therefore I summoned you to see and to speak with me, for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.


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And they said to him, We neither received letters from Judea about thee, nor did any of the brothers who came report or speak anything bad about thee.


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But we think it worthy to hear from thee what thou think. For indeed about this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.


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And having appointed a day for him, more came to him into his lodging, to whom he expounded, solemnly testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them of the things about Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from m


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And being discord among each other, they departed after Paul spoke one thing, saying, Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,


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saying, Go thou to this people, and say, Hearing ye will hear, and will, no, not understand, and seeing ye will see, and will, no, not perceive.


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For this people's heart was made fat, and they hear heavily with the ears. And they shut their eyes, lest they may perceive with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should turn, and I would heal the


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Be it known to you therefore, that the salvation of God was sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear.


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preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.


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He who was designated Son of God in power, according to a spirit of holiness, from a resurrection of the dead--Jesus Christ our Lord--


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through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations on behalf of his name,


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To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, to the called, to the sanctified: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.


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Truly, I first express thanks to my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.


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For God is my witness whom I serve in my spirit in the good-news of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,


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pleading, if somehow now at last I will have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.


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But I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I might have some fruit also among you, even as among the other Gentiles.


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For I am not ashamed of the good-news of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation to every man who believes, both to the Jew first, and to the Greek.


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For the righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith for faith, just as it is written, And the righteous man will live from faith.


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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all irreverence and unrighteousness of men, who suppress 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 made, both his eternal power and divinity, for them to be without excuse.


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Because, although knowing God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their heart was darkened without understanding.


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and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image like corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed things, and creeping things.


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And for this reason God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to degrade their bodies among themselves,


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who changed the truth of God into the lie, and worshiped and served the creation against him who created it, who is blessed into the ages. Truly.


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Because of this God gave them up to shameful passions, for even their females changed the natural use into what is against nature.


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And likewise also the males, having left the natural use of the female, burned in their lust toward each other, males with males producing shamelessness, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their deviancy that was fitting


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And just as they did not approve having God in knowledge, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do things that are not fit;


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having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity;


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being gossips, slanderous, God-hating, aggressors, arrogant boasters, contrivers of evil things, disobedient to parents;


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Who, knowing the righteousness of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but also favor those who do.


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Therefore, O man, thou are without excuse, every man who judges, for in what thou judge the other man, thou condemn thyself, for the man who judges is doing the same things.


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And we know that the judgment of God is in accordance with truth against those who commit such things.


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And think thou this, O man who judge those who do such things and do the same, that thou will escape the judgment of God?


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Or do thou despise the wealth of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God guides thee to repentance?


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But according to thy hardness, and thy impenitent heart, thou store up wrath to thyself in the day of wrath, and revelation, and righteous judgment of God,


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to those who indeed seek by perseverance of good work, glory and esteem and immortality--eternal life--


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but to those of self-interest, and who indeed disobey the truth but have confidence in unrighteousness--anger and wrath,


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pressure and restriction, upon every soul of man who produces evil, both of the Jew first, and of the Greek,


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but glory and esteem and peace to every man who works good, both to the Jew first, and to the Greek.


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For as many as have sinned without law will also be destroyed without law, and as many as have sinned in law will be judged by law.


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For the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law will be made righteous.


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For when the Gentiles who have no law do by nature the things of the law, these men, not having law, are a law to themselves.


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Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, testifying of their conscience, and their thoughts amidst each other accusing or also defending them


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a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the childlike, having in the law the essence of knowledge and truth,


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thou therefore who teach another, do thou not teach thyself? Thou who preach not to steal, do thou steal?


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Thou who say not to commit adultery, do thou commit adultery? Thou who abhor idols, do thou rob temples?


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For circumcision is indeed beneficial if thou perform law, but if thou are a transgressor of law, thy circumcision has become uncircumcision.


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If therefore a man of uncircumcision keeps the ordinances of the law, will not his uncircumcision be considered circumcision?


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And the man of natural uncircumcision who fulfills the law, will judge thee, a transgressor of law through a document and circumcision.


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but he is a Jew in what is hidden, and circumcision is of the heart, in spirit not a document, whose praise is not from men but from God.


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May it not happen! But let it come to pass God is true, but every man a liar, as it is written, That thou may ever be justified in thy words, and may prevail when thou are criticized.


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But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous inflicting wrath? (I speak according to a man.)


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and not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm us to say) that we may do evil so that good things may come (whose condemnation is just)?


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What then? Are we better? Not at all. For we already charged both Jews and Greeks to all be under sin,


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All turned away. Together they became useless. There is not a man who does goodness; there is not as much as one.


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Their throat is an open grave. With their tongues they deceive. The poison of asps is under their lips,


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Now we know that as many things as the law says, it says to those in the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become accountable to God.


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Because from works of law no flesh will be made right before him, for through law is knowledge of sin.


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But now a righteousness of God has been manifested independent of law, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.


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And the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ is for all and upon all those who believe, for there is no distinction.


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whom God set forth an expiatory sacrifice through faith in his blood, for proof of his justice, because of the passing over of the sins that have formerly occurred


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(in the forbearance of God), for proof of his justice at the present time, for him to be righteous, and who makes the man from Jesus' faith righteous.


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since God is one, who will make the man of circumcision righteous from faith, and the man of uncircumcision through faith.


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For what does the scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness.


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Now to the man being employed, the wage is not reckoned according to grace, but according to obligation.


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But to the man not being employed, but who believes in him who makes the impious man righteous, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.


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Just as David also tells the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness independent of works,


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Is this blessedness therefore upon men of circumcision, or also upon men of uncircumcision? For we say, 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, as a seal of the righteousness of his faith during uncircumcision, for him to be father of all those who believe during uncircumcision (for righteousness to also be imputed to them),


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and father of those of circumcision, to those not only of circumcision, but also to those who march in the steps of faith--of that during the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.


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For the promise to Abraham or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, was not through law, but through a righteousness of faith.


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Because of this it is from faith, so that it is according to grace, in order for the promise to be sure to all the seed, not only to the seed from the law, but also to the seed from the faith of Abraham, who is 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, of God who makes the dead alive, and who calls things not existing, as existing.


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Who, against hope, believed in hope, in order for him to become father of many nations according to that which was spoken, So thy seed will be.


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And not being weak in faith he did not regard his body, which was now deadened (being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.


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And he did not waver in unbelief at the promise of God, but became strong in faith, giving glory to God,


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but also because of us to whom it is going to be imputed, to those who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,


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Therefore having been made righteous from faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,


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through whom also we have access by faith for this grace in which we stand, and we take pride in hope of the glory of God.


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And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that was given to us.


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For scarcely for a righteous man will some man die, indeed perhaps for the good man some man would even dare to die.


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Much more then, now having been made righteous by his blood, we will be saved from the wrath through him.


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For if, while being enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more having been reconciled we will be saved by his life.


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And not only so, but also taking pride in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.


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Because of this, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, so also death passed to all men, in that all sinned.


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Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of the coming man.


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But in this way also, the gift is not as the transgression. For if by the trespass of the one man the many died, much more the grace of God, and the gift in grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for the many.


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And the gift is not as through one man who sinned, for indeed the judgment from one man was for condemnation, but the gift from many offenses is for righteousness.


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For if, by the offense of the one man, death reigned through the one man, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.


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So then, as through an offense of one man was for condemnation for all men, so also through a righteousness of one man was for justification of life for all men.


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For as through the one man's disobedience the many were led sinful, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be led righteous.


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And the law entered so that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace was more abundant,


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so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign, through righteousness, for eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.


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We were buried therefore with him through the immersion into death, so that as Christ was raised up from the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we may walk in newness of life.


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For if we have become co-planted in the likeness of his death, then we will also be of the resurrection.


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Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, so that the body of sin might be inactivated, no longer to enslave us to sin.


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knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no more has dominion over him.


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And do not present your body-parts as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God, as living out of the dead, and your body-parts as instruments of righteousness to God,


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Know ye not, that to what ye present yourselves as bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to what ye obey, whether of sin for death, or of obedience for righteousness?


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But thanks to God, that ye were bondmen of sin, but ye obeyed from the heart a model of doctrine for which ye were delivered.


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(I speak man-like because of the weakness of your flesh). For as ye presented your body-parts servile to uncleanness, and to lawlessness for lawlessness, so now present your body-parts servile to righteousness for sanctification.


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What fruit therefore did ye have then, of which things ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.


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But now having been made free from sin, and having become servile to God, ye have your fruit for sanctification, and the end, eternal life.


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Or are ye ignorant, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over the man for as long a time as he lives?


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For the woman under authority to the living husband has been bound by law, but if the husband should die, she has been released from the law of the husband.


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So then, of the living husband, she will be called an adulteress if she becomes to another man, but if the husband should die, she is free from the law, for her not to be an adulteress having become to another man.


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Therefore, my brothers, ye also became dead to the law through the body of Christ in order for ye to become to another, to him who was raised from the dead, so that we would bear fruit to God.


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For when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins were working in our body-parts (through the law) in order to bear fruit to death.


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But now we have been released from the law, having died to what we were held, so as for us to serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of a document.


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What will we say then? The law is sin? May it not happen! Yet I did not know sin except through law. For likewise I would not have known lust, if the law did not say, Thou shall not covet.


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But sin, having taken opportunity through the commandment, wrought in me every evil desire, for apart from law sin is dead.


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Has therefore what is good become death to me? May it not happen! Instead, it is sin, so that it might be revealed, sin working death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment sin might become sinful to extreme.


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For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, for to will is present in me, but to do the good, I find not.


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but I see a different law in my body-parts, warring against the law of my mind, and taking me captive in the law of sin, which is in my body-parts.


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I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, I of myself in the mind indeed serve a law of God, but in the flesh a law of sin.


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Consequently nothing is condemnation now to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to flesh but according to Spirit.


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For the impotence of the law, in that it was weak because of the flesh, God, having sent his own Son in a form of flesh of sin, and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh,


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so that the justice of the law might be fulfilled in us, those who walk not according to flesh, but according to Spirit.


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For those who are according to flesh think about the things of the flesh, but those according to Spirit the things of the Spirit.


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Because the mentality of the flesh is enmity against God, for it is not submissive to the law of God, for neither is it able.


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But ye are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, this man is not of him.


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And if Christ is in you, the body is indeed dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.


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But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up the Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwells in you.


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For if ye live according to flesh, ye are going to die, but if in spirit ye kill the deeds of the body, ye will live.


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For ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye received a spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.


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And if children, also heirs, heirs indeed of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer jointly, so that we may also be glorified jointly.


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For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not comparable to the glory that is going to be revealed for us.


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For the creation was made subject to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it in hope.


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Because the creation itself will also be freed from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.


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And not only so, but also ourselves who have the first fruit of the Spirit. And we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.


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For we were saved to hope. But hope that is seen is not hope. For what is seen, why also hope for that?


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And likewise also the Spirit helps our weaknesses, for we know not what we would pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.


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And he who searches the hearts knows what is the mentality of the Spirit, because he appeals to God for the sanctified.


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And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, who are the called according to purpose.


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Because whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be of similar nature of the form of his Son, in order for him to be the firstborn son among many brothers.


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And whom he predestined, these he also called, and whom he called, these he also made righteous, and whom he made righteous, these he also glorified.


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He who did not even spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not also give us all things with him?


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Who is he who will condemn? It is Christ who died, but more, who also was raised up, who also is at the right hand of God, who also appeals for us.


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Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or restriction, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?


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Just as it is written, For thy sake we are killed the whole day long. We are considered as sheep of slaughter.


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For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor heavenly agents, nor principal positions, nor powers, nor things that have come, nor things that are coming,


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nor height, nor depth, nor any other creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.


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For I wished I myself to be accursed from the Christ, for my brothers, my kinsmen according to flesh,


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who are Israelites, of whom is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the divine service, and the promises,


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of whom are the fathers, and from whom (according to flesh) is the Christ, God who is over all is blessed into the ages. Truly.


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nor, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children, rather, In Isaac a seed will be called for thee.


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That is, the children of the flesh, these are not children of God, instead, the children of the promise are reckoned for seed.


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(for not yet having been born, nor having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to selection might remain, not from works, but from him who calls),


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For he says to Moses, I will be merciful to whom I may be merciful, and I will be compassionate to whomever I may be compassionate.


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For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this same thing I raised thee up, that I might display in thee my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.


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Rather, O man, who are thou answering back to God? No, will the thing formed say to him who formed it, Why did thou make me this way?


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Or has the potter no right over the clay, from the same lump certainly to make this vessel for esteem, and that for disesteem?


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And if God, wanting to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,


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and that he might make known the wealth of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he previously prepared for glory,


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As also he says in Hosea, I will call those not my people, my people, and her who was not beloved, beloved.


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And it will be in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there they will be called, sons of the living God.


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And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant will be saved.


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Since he is completing and finishing quickly a matter in righteousness, because a matter that has been cut short upon the earth, Lord will perform.


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And just as Isaiah has foretold, Unless Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we would have become as Sodom, and would have been made like Gomorrah.


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What will we say then? That the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness from faith.


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Why? Because it was not from faith but as from works of law. For they stumbled at the stone of stumbling,


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just as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. And every man who believes in him will not be shamed.


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For not understanding the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.


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But the righteousness from faith says thus: Thou should not say in thy heart, Who will ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down)


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But what does it say? The word is near thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart, that is, the word of faith that we preach:


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that if thou will confess with thy mouth, Lord Jesus, and will believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou will be saved.


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For there is no distinction of a Jew and also of a Greek, for the same Lord is of all men, being rich toward all those who call upon him.


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How then will they call on whom they have not believed? And how will they believe of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without preaching?


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And how will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim good news of peace, of those who proclaim good news of good things.


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But I say, did they, no, not hear? Rather, Their voice went forth into all the earth, and their sayings to the limits of the inhabited world.


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But I say, did Israel, no, not know? First Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy toward a non-nation. Toward a foolish nation, I will make you angry.


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And Isaiah is very bold and says, I was found by those not seeking me. I became manifest to those not asking for me.


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But to Israel he says, The whole day I stretched forth my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people.


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I say therefore, did God thrust away his people? May it not happen! For I also am an Israelite from the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.


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God did not thrust away his people whom he foreknew. Or know ye not what the scripture tells by Elijah? How he encounters God about Israel.


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Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and they have torn down thine altars, and I am left alone, and they seek my life.


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But what does the divine response say to him? I have reserved for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed a knee to Baal.


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And if it is by grace, it is no longer from works, otherwise grace becomes no longer grace. But if it is from works it is no longer grace, otherwise work is no longer work.


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What then? What Israel seeks, this it did not obtain. But the chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened,


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just as it is written that God gave them a spirit of slumber: eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, until this very day.


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And David says, Let their table become for a snare, and for a trap, and for a stumbling block, and for a retribution to them.


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I say then, did they stumble so that they would fall? May it not happen! But in their transgression, salvation is to the Gentiles, in order to provoke them to jealousy.


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Now if their transgression is wealth of the world, and their failure is wealth of Gentiles, how much more their fullness?


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For I speak to you the Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of Gentiles, I enhance my ministry,


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For if the casting away of them is reconciliation of the world, what is the acceptance except life from the dead?


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And if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and became a joint partaker of the root of the fatness of the olive tree,


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Correct! They were broken off for their unbelief, and thou stand by thy faith. Be not high-minded but fear,


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Behold therefore the goodness and the severity of God. Indeed toward those who fell, severity, but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness, otherwise thou too will be cut off.


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And also those, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.


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For if thou were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural ones, be grafted into their own olive tree.


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For I do not want you, brothers, to be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise according to yourselves, that a callousness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles come in.


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And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written, The man who delivers will come from Zion, and will turn away impiety from Jacob.


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They are indeed enemies toward the good-news for your sake, but toward selection, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.


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For as ye once were also disobedient to God, but now have received mercy at the disobedience of these,


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O the depth of wealth, both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond finding out!


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Because from him, and through him, and for him, are all things. To him is the glory into the ages. Truly.


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I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service.


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And be not conformed to this age, but be ye transformed by the renewal of your mind, for ye to approve what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.


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For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to over think beyond what he ought to think, but to think so as to think soundly, as God has apportioned to each man a measure of faith.


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And having different gifts according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;


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or he who exhorts, in the exhortation; he who gives, in simplicity; he who leads, in diligence; he who does mercy, in cheerfulness.


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thinking the same way toward each other, not thinking on lofty things, but accommodating to the lowly. Become not wise according to yourselves,


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not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath, for it is written, Vengeance is for me, I will repay, says Lord.


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Therefore if thine enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him to drink. For by doing this thou will heap coals of fire upon his head.


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Let every soul be subject to offices of authority that rank higher, for there is no office of authority if not by God, and the offices of authority that are by God, are those that have been instituted.


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So that he who resists the office of authority has opposed the ordinance of God, and those who have opposed will receive condemnation to themselves.


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For rulers are not a source of fear to the good works, but to the evil. And do thou desire not to fear the office of authority? Do what is good, and thou will have praise from it.


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For he is a helper of God to thee for what is good. But if thou do what is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is a helper of God, vengeful for wrath to the man who commits evil.


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Therefore there is a need to be subordinate, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience.


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For because of this ye also fulfill taxes, for they are servants of God being devoted to this same thing.


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Render therefore to all, the things due: tax to the man of tax, tribute to the man of tribute, fear to the man of fear, esteem to the man of esteem.


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For this, Thou shall not commit adultery, Thou shall not murder, Thou shall not steal, Thou shall not testify falsely, Thou shall not covet, and if there be any other commandment it is summarized in this saying, in, Thou shall love


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And this, knowing the time, that the hour is now for us to awake out of sleep. For our salvation is now nearer than when we believed.


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The night has advanced and the day has approached. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the weapons of light.


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Let us walk decently as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in beddings and wantonness, not in strife and envy.


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The man who eats should not disdain the man who does not eat, and the man who does not eat should not criticize the man who eats, for God has received him.


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Who are thou who criticizes the servant of another? To his own lord he stands or falls. And he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.


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One man prefers one day above another, another man prefers every day. Let each man be fully persuaded in his own mind.


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He who regards the day, regards it for Lord. And he who does not regard the day, for Lord he does not regard it. And he who eats, eats for Lord, for he expresses thanks to God. And he who does not eat, for Lord he does not eat, and


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For both if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Both if we live and if we die, therefore, we are the Lord's.


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For because of this Christ both died and arose, and he became alive so that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living.


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But why do thou criticize thy brother? Or also why do thou disdain thy brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.


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For it is written, I live, says Lord, that every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will confess to God.


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Let us not therefore criticize each other any more, but judge ye this instead, not to place a stumbling block to the brother, or a snare.


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I know and am persuaded in Lord Jesus, that nothing is profane by itself, except to him who regards anything to be profane. To that man it is profane.


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For if thy brother is distressed because of food, thou no longer walk according to love. Do not destroy with thy food that man for whom Christ died.


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For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in Holy Spirit.


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Do not tear down the work of God because of food. All things indeed are clean, but it is wrong to the man who eats through hindrance.


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It is good not to eat meats, nor to drink wine, nor in whatever thy brother stumbles against, or is caused to stumble, or becomes weak.


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The faith thou have, have in relation to thyself before God. Blessed is the man not condemning himself in what he allows.


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But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin.


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For Christ also did not please himself, but as it is written, The reproaches of those who reproached thee fell upon me.


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For as many things as were written previously were written for our learning, so that through perseverance and through the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.


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Now may the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to think the same way among each other, in accord with Christ Jesus,


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And I say, Christ Jesus became a helper of men of circumcision, for the sake of God's truth (in order to confirm the promises of the fathers),


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and the Gentiles, for the sake of mercy, to glorify God, as it is written, Because of this I will give thanks to thee among Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.


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And again, Isaiah says, There will be the root of Jesse, and he who arises to reign over Gentiles. In him Gentiles will hope.


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Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, for ye to abound in hope in the power of Holy Spirit.


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And I also myself am persuaded about you, my brothers, that ye yourselves are also full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.


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But I wrote more boldly to you, brothers, in part, as reminding you because of the grace that was given to me by God,


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for me to be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, serving the good-news of God like a priest, so that the offering up of the Gentiles might become acceptable, being sanctified in Holy Spirit.


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For I will not dare to speak anything of which Christ did not accomplish through me for the obedience of Gentiles, by word and work,


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in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of a spirit of God, so that for me, from Jerusalem and all around as far as Illyricum, to fully preach the good-news of Christ.


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And thus having aspired to proclaim the good-news not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build upon a foundation belonging to another man,


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but, as it is written, They will see to whom it was not reported about him, and they will understand who have not heard.


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But now, having no more place in these regions, and having a great desire from many years to come to you,


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whenever I go to Spain I will come to you. For I hope to see you while passing through, and there to be helped on the way by you, if first I may be partly satisfied from you.


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For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain participation for the poor of the sanctified at Jerusalem.


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For they were pleased. And they are debtors of them, for if the gentiles were partakers in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to serve them in the carnal things.


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Having therefore completed this, and having sealed this fruit for them, I will depart by you to Spain.


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And I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of the good-news of the Christ.


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Now I beseech you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive with me in prayers to God for me.


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So that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may become acceptable to the sanctified,


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so that ye may welcome her in Lord worthily of the sanctified, and that ye provide for her in whatever matter she may have need of you, for she also became a helper of many, and of me myself.


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(who laid down their own neck for my life, to whom not only I thank, but also all the congregations of the Gentiles), and the congregation associated with their house.


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Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners who are notable men among the apostles, who also became in Christ before me.


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Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, the women who labor in Lord. Salute the beloved Persis who labored many things in Lord.


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Now I beseech you, brothers, watch out for those who make the divisions and the stumbling blocks, contrary to the doctrine that ye learned, and turn away from them.


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For such kind serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly. And by their smooth words and elegant speech they deceive the hearts of the naive.


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For your obedience reached to all men. Therefore I rejoice over you, but I want you to be indeed wise in the good and pure in the evil.


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And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with you.


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Gaius my host, and of the whole congregation, salutes you. Erastus, the manager of the city, salutes you, and Quartus the brother.


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Now to him who is able to establish you according to my good-news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to a revelation of the mystery that has been kept secret for eternal times,


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but that was now revealed, and by prophetic scriptures, according to a commandment of the eternal God that was made known to all the nations for obedience of faith,


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to the congregation of God that is at Corinth, to called men, to holy men who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus with all in every place who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--both ours and theirs.


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Now I beseech you, brothers, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and there be no divisions among you, but ye may be thoroughly prepared in the same mind and in the same understanding.


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For it was declared to me about you, my brothers, by those of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.


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Now I say this. That each of you actually say, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.


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For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to preach the good-news, not in wisdom of speech lest the cross of Christ would be emptied.


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For the message of the cross is of course, foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is a power of God.


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For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will frustrate the understanding of those of understanding.


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Where is a wise man? Where is a scholar? Where is a researcher of this age? Did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?


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For since in the wisdom of God the world did not know God through its wisdom, it pleased God through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.


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For notice your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many eminent.


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But God chose the foolish things of the world, so that he might humiliate the wise, and God chose the weak things of the world, so that he might humiliate the powerful.


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And God chose the common things of the world, and the disdained things, and the things that are not, so that he might make useless the things that are,


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But ye are his, in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,


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And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not in eminence of speech or of wisdom proclaiming the testimony of God to you.


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And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of spirit and of power,


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But we speak wisdom among the fully developed, but not a wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age who come to nothing.


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But we speak a wisdom of God in a hidden mystery, which God predestined before the ages for our glory,


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which none of the rulers of this age know. For if they knew, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.


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But as it is written, What an eye has not seen, and an ear has not heard, and have not arisen in a heart of a man, are things that God prepared for those who love him.


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But God disclosed it to us through his Spirit, for the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.


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For what man knows the things of the man, except the spirit of the man in him? And so nobody knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.


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But we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the spirit from God, so that we might know the things graciously given to us by God.


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Which things also we speak, not in things learned from mankind, in words of wisdom, but in things learned from Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.


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Now the natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is unable to understand because they are evaluated spiritually.


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And I, brothers, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, as to the childlike in Christ.


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I gave you milk to drink and not solid food, for ye were not yet able. But not even yet are ye able,


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for ye are still carnal. For whereas among you is envy and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal and walk according to man?


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Who therefore is Paul and who is Apollos? But rather helpers through whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to each man.


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Now he who plants and he who waters are one, but each man will receive his own payment according to his own labor.


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According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master builder, I laid a foundation and another man is building on it. But let each man take heed how he is building on it.


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each man's work will become manifest. For the day will make it known, because it is revealed by fire. And the fire will test each man's work of what kind it is.


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If any man's work will be burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.


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If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy this man, for the temple of God is holy, which ye are.


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Let not one man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he may become wise.


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For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, He who catches the wise in their craftiness,


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whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things coming, all are yours,


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But it is a very small thing to me that I might be appraised by you or by a day of mankind. Yet neither do I appraise myself,


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for I know nothing on myself. Yet I have not been made righteous in this, but he who appraises me is Lord.


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Therefore do not judge anything before time, until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make public the deliberations of the hearts. And then praise will come to each man from God.


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Now these things, brothers, I applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that in us ye might learn not to think above that which is written, so that ye may not be puffed up, one over the one against the other.


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For who makes thee different? And what have thou that thou did not receive? And also if thou received it, why do thou boast as not having received it?


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Already ye are filled. Already ye have become rich. Ye reigned without us, and O that ye did indeed reign, so that we also might reign with you.


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For I think God has exhibited us the apostles least, as men sentenced to die, because we became a spectacle to the world, both to heavenly agents and to men.


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We are foolish for the sake of Christ, but ye are wise in Christ. We are weak, but ye are strong. Ye are esteemed, but we are disreputable.


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As far as the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are ill clothed, and are treated roughly, and are homeless.


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being slandered, we entreat. We became as trash of the world, an offscouring of all things, until now.


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For though ye have countless instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus I begot you through the good-news.


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Because of this I sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in Lord, who will remind you of my ways in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every congregation.


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But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord should will, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.


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Fornication is actually heard among you, and such fornication that is not even named among the Gentiles, for some man to have his father's wife.


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And ye are puffed up and did not rather mourn, so that he who committed this deed might be taken away from the midst of you.


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For I truly, as being absent in the body but present in the spirit, I have already, as though present, judged the man who committed this thing this way.


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In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,


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to deliver such a man to Satan for destruction of the flesh, so that the spirit might be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.


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Purge out the old leaven, so that ye may be a new lump, since ye are unleavened. For also Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us.


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Therefore we should feast, not by old leaven, nor by leaven of evil and wickedness, but by non-leaven of sincerity and truth.


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and not at all with the fornicators of this world, or with greedy men, or with predators, or with idolaters, since then ye would need to go out of the world.


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But now I write to you not to associate if any man who is called a brother is a fornicator, or a greedy man, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or a predator, not even to eat with such kind.


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Dare any of you, having a matter against the other, go to law before the unrighteous and not before the sanctified?


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Or know ye not that the sanctified will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy of very small legal disputes?


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Indeed therefore whenever ye have mundane legal disputes, men who are disdained by the church, these ye seat to judge.


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I speak shame about you. So there is not among you not even one wise man who will be able to arbitrate between his brother?


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Now therefore it is indeed altogether a defeat for you because ye have legal disputes against yourselves. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?


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Or know ye not that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not led astray. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate men, nor homosexuals,


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nor greedy men, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor the slanderous, nor the predatory will inherit the kingdom of God.


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And some of you were these things, but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were made righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.


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All things are lawful for me, but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under control by anything.


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The foods are for the belly and the belly for foods, but God will abolish both this and these things. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.


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Know ye not that your bodies are body-parts of Christ? Therefore, having taken the body-parts of the Christ, should I make them body-parts of a harlot? May it not happen!


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Or know ye not that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? For, The two, he says, will be in one flesh.


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Flee fornication. Every sin, whatever a man may do, is outside the body, but he who fornicates sins against his own body.


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Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? And ye are not your own,


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for ye were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and your spirit, which is of God.


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But because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.


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The wife has not the right of her private body, but the husband, and likewise also the husband has not the right of his private body, but the wife.


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Do not defraud each other except from agreement for a time, so that ye may have time for fasting and prayer. And come together again for the same thing, so that Satan not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.


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For I wish all men to be even as myself. However each man has his own gift from God, one in this way, and another after that.


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And to those who are married, I do not command but the Lord. The wife is not to separate from her husband.


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But even if she separates, she shall remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to leave his wife.


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But to the rest I say, not the Lord. If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and this woman consents to dwell with him, he should not leave her.


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And whichever woman has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to dwell with her, she should not leave him.


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For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified by the husband, then otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.


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But if the unbeliever separates, he shall separate. The brother or the sister has not been bound in such things. And God has called us to peace.


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For how do thou know, O wife, whether thou will save thy husband? Or how will thou know, O husband, whether thou will save thy wife?


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Except, as God has distributed to each man, as the Lord has called each, so let him walk. And so I command in all the congregations.


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Was any man called circumcised? He should not become uncircumcised. Was any man called in uncircumcision? He should not be circumcised.


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Were thou called being a bondman? It should not concern thee. However if also thou are able to become free, take advantage of it instead.


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For he who was called in Lord a bondman is a freedman of Lord. Likewise also he who was called a free man is a bondman of Christ.


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Now concerning the virgins I have no commandment of Lord, but I give an opinion, as having obtained mercy from Lord to be trustworthy.


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I suppose therefore this to be good because of the present distress, that it is good for a man to be this way:


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But also if thou did marry thou have not sinned, and if the virgin married she has not sinned. Yet such kind will have stress in the flesh, but I spare you.


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But this I say, brothers, the time is shortened. It is the remaining, so that also those who have wives may be as not having,


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and those who weep, as not weeping, and those who rejoice, as not rejoicing, and those who buy, as not possessing,


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But I want you to be without worry. The unmarried man cares for things of the Lord, how he will please the Lord.


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And the wife and the virgin are differentiated. The unmarried woman is concerned for the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married is concerned for the things of the world, how s


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And I say this for your own benefit, not that I may cast restraint upon you, but for what is respectable and assiduous toward the Lord, undistracted.


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But if any man thinks to behave improperly toward his virgin, if it is past the best time, and so ought to happen, she should do what she wants, she does not sin, they should marry.


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But he who stands firm in his heart, not having necessity, but has power based upon his own will, and has decided this in his heart, to keep his own celibacy, does well.


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A wife is bound by law as long a time as her husband lives, but also if the husband should sleep, she is free to be married to whom she desires, only in Lord.


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But she is more blessed if she remains this way according to my opinion. And I also seem to have Spirit of God.


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Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.


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Therefore about eating the things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one.


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For also since there are things called gods, whether in heaven or on the earth, as there are many gods and many lords,


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yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.


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Nevertheless the knowledge is not in all men, but some, with conscience of the idol until now, eat as sacrificed to idols, and their weak conscience is defiled.


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But food does not present us to God, for neither if we eat are we ahead, nor if we do not eat are we behind.


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For if some man sees thee, who have knowledge, dining in an idol-temple, will not his conscience, being weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?


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And sinning this way against the brothers, and wounding their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.


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Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will no, not eat meat into the age, so that I may not cause my brother to stumble.


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Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are ye not my work in Lord?


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If I am not an apostle to others, yet at least I am to you, for ye are the seal of my apostleship in Lord.


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Have we no, not a right to lead about a sister wife, as also the other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?


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Who ever enlists in an army at his own wage? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat from the fruit of it? Or who feeds a flock and does not eat from the milk of the flock?


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For it is written in the law of Moses thou shall not muzzle an ox threshing grain. Is God concerned about oxen,


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or does he speak altogether for our sake? For our sake, for it was written, He who plows ought to plow with hope, and he who threshes with his hope, with hope to share.


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If others are partakers of the right from you, are not we more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we cover all things, so that we may not give any hindrance to the good-news of the Christ.


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Know ye not that those being employed at the sacred things eat from the temple, and those who serve at the altar are partakers at the altar?


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But I have used none of these things, and I did not write these things so that it should be done to me this way. For it is good for me rather to die, than that any man should make my boasting empty.


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For if I preach the good-news, it is not a source of pride for me, for an obligation is laid upon me. And woe is to me if I do not preach the good-news.


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For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward, but if involuntarily, I have been entrusted with a commission.


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What then is my reward? That, while preaching the good-news, I may make the good-news of the Christ without charge, in order not to make full use of my right in the good-news.


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For although being free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that I might gain the more.


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And to the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might gain Jews, to those under law, as under law, so that I might gain those under law,


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to those without law, as without law (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ), so that I might gain men without law.


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To the weak I became as weak, so that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that by all means I might save some.


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Know ye not that those who run in an arena, indeed all run, but one receives the prize? So run that ye may seize it.


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And every man who strives for mastery exercises self-control in all things. Indeed therefore those men do it so that they might obtain a perishable crown, but we an imperishable.


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But I give my body a black eye and subdue it, lest somehow having preached to others, I myself might become disqualified.


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But I want you not to be ignorant, brothers, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,


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and they all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them. And the rock was the Christ.


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But these things became our examples, for us not to be men who lust for evil things as those also lusted.


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Neither become ye idolaters as some of them, as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel.


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Nor should we challenge the Christ as some of them also challenged, and were destroyed by the serpents.


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Now all these things happened to those men for examples, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the ends of the ages came.


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No temptation has taken you except is common to man. But God is faithful who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able, but with the temptation will also make the way to escape, to enable you to endure.


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The cup of the blessing that we bless, is it not a participation of the blood of the Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation of the body of the Christ?


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Look at Israel according to flesh. Those who eat the sacrifices, are they not partakers of the altar?


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Rather, that which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become partakers of demons.


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Ye cannot drink the cup of Lord, and the cup of demons. Ye cannot be partakers of a table of Lord, and of a table of demons.


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All things are permitted for me, but not all things are expedient. All things are permitted for me, but not all things are constructive.


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If any of those unbelievers invites you, and ye want to go, eat everything being set before you, inquiring of nothing because of the conscience.


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But if any man say to you, This is a sacrifice to an idol, do not eat for the sake of that man who informed, and the conscience, for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it.


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And I say conscience, not the one of himself, but the one of the other man. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?


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just as I also strive to please in all things for all men, not seeking my own advantage, but that of the many, so that they may be saved.


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Now I praise you, brothers, that ye remember me in all things and keep the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.


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But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.


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But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is one and the same thing as the woman who has been shaven.


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For if a woman is not covered, let her also shear herself. But if it is an ugly thing for a woman to shear herself or be shaven, she should be covered.


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For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, being an image and glory of God, but woman is a glory of man.


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For just as the woman is from the man, so also the man is through the woman. But all things are from God.


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But if any man appears to be a lover of strife, we have no such custom, nor the congregations of God.


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Now in this that is commanded, I do not praise you, because ye do not assemble for the better but for the worse.


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For indeed first, when ye come together in a congregation, I hear divisions are present among you, and I partly believe it.


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For have ye no houses to eat and to drink in? Or do ye disparage the church of God, and humiliate those not having? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.


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For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread,


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and having expressed thanks, he broke in pieces, and said, Take ye, eat, this is my body broken for you. This do ye for my memorial.


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Likewise also the cup after the supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood. This do, as often as ye drink it, for my memorial.


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Therefore whoever may eat this bread or drink the cup of the Lord unworthily of the Lord, will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.


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For he who eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks condemnation to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.


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And if any man is hungry, let him eat at home so that ye may not come together for condemnation. And the rest I will set in order as soon as I come.


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Therefore I make known to you, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God says, Jesus is accursed, and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, except by Holy Spirit.


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For to one, the word of wisdom is given through the Spirit, and to another, the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,


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and to another, workings of miracles, and to another, prophecy, and to another, discerning of spirits, and to a different man, kinds of tongues, and to another, the interpretation of tongues.


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But the one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each man individually as it wills.


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For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ.


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For also by one Spirit we are all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondmen or freemen, and we were all made to drink into one Spirit.


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If the foot should say, Because I am not a hand I am not of the body, it is not by this not of the body.


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And if the ear should say, Because I am not an eye I am not of the body, it is not by this not of the body.


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If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?


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And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee, nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.


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And those things of the body presumed to be without esteem, we place around these more abundant worth. And our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety,


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whereas our presentable parts have no need. Instead, God united the body together, having given more abundant worth to the part that lacks,


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so that there would be no schisms in the body, but that the parts would have the same care for each other.


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And if one part suffers, all the parts suffer together, or one part is honored, all the parts rejoice together.


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And in the church God has placed men who are first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.


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If I speak with the tongues of men and of heavenly agents, but have not love, I have become sounding brass, or a clashing cymbal.


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And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.


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And if I dole out all things possessed by me, and if I deliver my body so that I may be burned, and have not love, I benefit nothing.


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It does not behave improperly, does not seek the things of itself, is not made sharp, does not contemplate evil,


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Love never fails. But whether prophecies, they will be abolished, whether tongues, they will cease, whether knowledge, it will be abolished.


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When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I reasoned as a child, but when I became a man, I abolished the childish things.


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For now we see by polished metal, in dimness, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know just as also I was known.


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For he who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men, but to God, for no man hears, but in spirit he speaks mysteries.


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Now I want you all to speak in tongues, but more that ye may prophesy. For greater is he who prophesies than he who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the congregation may receive edification.


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But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I benefit you, unless I would speak to you either in a revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophesying, or in doctrine?


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Likewise lifeless things that give a sound, whether flute or harp, if they give no distinction in the sounds, how will it be known what is being piped or harped?


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So also ye, unless ye give understandable speech by the tongue, how will that which is spoken be known? For ye will be talking into the air.


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Since there are perhaps, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without significance.


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If therefore I know not the force of the voice, I will be a foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me.


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So also ye, since ye are zealots of spirits, seek so that ye may excel for the edification of the church.


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What is it therefore? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the intellect also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the intellect also.


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Otherwise if thou would bless with the spirit, how will the man who fills the place of the unlearned, say the Truly at thy thanksgiving, since he knows not what thou say?


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Yet in an assembly I would rather speak five words with my intellect, so that I might also make others understand, than countless words in a tongue.


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Brothers, become not children in your thoughts. Instead be childlike in wickedness, but in your thoughts become mature.


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In the law it is written, In other tongues and in other lips I will speak to this people, and not even so will they hear me, says Lord.


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Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving. But prophesying is not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.


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If therefore the whole congregation comes together in the same place, and all speak in tongues, and unlearned or unbelieving men come in, will they not say that ye are mad?


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But if all prophesy, and some unbelieving or unlearned man comes in, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all.


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And so the secrets of his heart are made manifest. And so having fallen down on his face he will worship God, declaring that God is really among you.


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What is it therefore, brothers? When ye come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.


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If any man speaks in a tongue, be according to two, or at the most three, and in succession. And let one interpret.


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But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silence in an assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.


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As in all the churches of the sanctified, let the women keep silent in the churches. For it is not permitted for them to speak, but to be subordinate, as the law also says.


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And if they want to learn anything, let them question their own husbands at home, for it is an ugly thing for women to speak in an assembly.


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If any man presumes to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge what I write to you, that they are commandments of Lord.


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And, brothers, I make known to you the good-news that I preached to you, which also ye received, and in which ye stand,


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For I delivered to you at first what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures,


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Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some also slept.


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For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.


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But by the grace of God I am what I am. And his grace for me did not become empty, but I labored more abundantly than them all, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.


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Now if Christ is proclaimed that he has risen from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?


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And also we are found FALSE witnesses of God, because we witnessed according to God that he raised up the Christ, whom he did not raise up, if therefore the dead are really not raised.


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Afterwards the end, when he delivers up the kingdom to the God and Father, when he will abolishes all rule, and all authority and power.


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For he subordinated all things under his feet. But when he says that all things have been subordinated, it is clear that he who subordinated all things under him, is excepted.


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And when all things are made subordinate to him, then the Son himself will also be made subordinate to him who subordinated all things to him, so that God may be all in all.


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Otherwise what will they do who are immersed for the dead? If the dead do not rise at all, why then are they immersed for the dead?


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If in respect to men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what is the benefit to me if the dead are not raised? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.


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And what thou sow, thou do not sow the body that it will become, but a bare grain, if it may happen of wheat, or of some other kind.


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All flesh is not the same flesh, but one of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another of fishes, and another of birds,


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and heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies (but the glory of the heavenly is different, and the glory of the earthly is different),


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another glory is of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars, for star differs from star in glory.


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So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in the perishable, it is raised in imperishability.


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It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.


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And so it is written, The first man Adam developed into a living soul. The last Adam a life giving spirit.


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Now this I affirm, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit imperishability.


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in an instant, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet. For it will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be transformed.


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But when this perishable will have put on imperishability, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come to pass the saying that is written, Death was swallowed up in victory.


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Therefore, my beloved brothers, become ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not empty in Lord.


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Now concerning the collection for the sanctified, as I arranged for the congregations of Galatia, so also do ye.


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Upon the first day of the week let each of you set something aside near himself, storing up whatever he may prosper, so that when I come no collections may be made then.


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And when I arrive, whomever ye may approve by letters, I will send these men to bring your gift to Jerusalem.


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And it may be that I will remain with you, or I will even spend winter, so that ye may set me on my way wherever I go.


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For I do not want to see you now in passing, but I hope to remain some time with you, if the Lord allows.


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But if Timothy comes, see that he becomes without fear with you, for he works the work of Lord, as I also.


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Let not any man therefore disparage him, but send him forth in peace, so that he may come to me, for I expect him with the brothers.


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And about Apollos the brother, I urged him much that he would come to you with the brothers, and it was not at all his will that he should come now, but he will come when he has opportunity.


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Now I beseech you, brothers (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruit of Achaia, and that they committed themselves to service for the sanctified),


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And I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because these men filled your lack.


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The congregations of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in Lord, with the congregation associated with their house.


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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timothy the brother, to the congregation of God that is at Corinth, with all the sanctified who are in the whole of Achaia.


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Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all encouragement,


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who encourages us in all our affliction, in order for us to be able to encourage those in every affliction, through the encouragement of which we ourselves are encouraged by God.


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Because, as the sufferings of the Christ abound to us, so also our encouragement abounds through the Christ.


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But whether we are oppressed, it is for your encouragement and salvation, which works by endurance from the same sufferings that we also experience (and our hope for you is steadfast), or we are encouraged, it is for your encourage


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For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about our affliction that happened to us in Asia, because we were extraordinarily weighed down, above strength, so as for us to despair even to be alive.


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But we ourselves have had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we should not be trusting in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.


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Who rescued us out of so great a death, and does rescue, in whom we have hoped that he will also still rescue.


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And of you who help together by supplication for us (a gift for us from many persons, because of many), so that there may be gratitude about you.


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For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.


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For we write no other thing to you, but rather what ye read or also acknowledge. And I hope ye will also acknowledge until the end,


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as also ye did acknowledge us in part, because we are your boast, just as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.


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and to pass through you into Macedonia, and to come again from Macedonia to you, and by you to be helped on the way toward Judea.


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Therefore intending this, did I accordingly employ anything in lightness? Or what I decide, do I decide according to flesh, so that it would be with me the yes, yes and the no, no?


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For the Son of God, Jesus Christ who was proclaimed among you by us (by me and Silvanus and Timothy) became not, yes and no, but in him has become, yes.


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For as many as be promises of God, in him is the Yes, and in him the Truly, for glory to God through us.


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And I wrote this same thing to you, so that when I came, I would not have sadness from whom I ought to rejoice, having been confident toward you all, because my joy is of all of you.


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For out of much stress and dismay of heart, through many tears, I wrote to you, not that ye would be grieved, but that ye might know the love that I have so much more for you.


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But if any man has caused sadness, he has not caused me sadness, but in part (that I may not bear down) you all.


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so that instead, for you rather to forgive and encourage, lest perhaps such a man would be swallowed up with too much sorrow.


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For I also wrote for this, so that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.


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But to whom ye forgive anything, I too. For I also, whom I have forgiven (if anything), I have forgiven because of you in the presence of Christ,


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Now having come to Troas for the good-news of the Christ, and a door having been opened to me in Lord,


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I had no rest in my spirit, my not finding Titus my brother. But having departed from them, I went forth into Macedonia.


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And thanks is to God who always causes us to triumph in the Christ, and who makes manifest the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place, through us.


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to the one an odor of death for death, and to the other an aroma of life for life. And who is adequate for these things?


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For we are not as other men, huckstering the word of God, but as from purity. But we speak in Christ as from God in the sight of God.


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Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Unless we need, as some men, commendatory letters to you or commendatory from you?


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being seen that ye are a letter of Christ, administered by us, written not in ink, but in the Spirit of the living God, not in stony tablets, but in fleshly tablets, in hearts.


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not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,


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who also made us qualified helpers of a new covenant, not of a document, but of a spirit, for the document kills but the spirit makes alive.


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But if the administration of death in writings engraved on stones occurred in glory, so that the sons of Israel could not gaze upon the face of Moses because of the fading glory of his countenance,


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For if the administration of condemnation has glory, the administration of righteousness excels much more in glory.


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For also that which has been glorified, has not been glorified in this regard, because of the glory that transcends.


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and are not as Moses. He put a veil over his face in order for the sons of Israel not to gaze on the end of the fading.


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But their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old testament, not being uncovered, which thing is abolished in Christ.


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But we all, with unveiled face seeing by reflection the glory of Lord, are transformed into the same likeness from glory to glory, just as from the Spirit of Lord.


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Because of this (having this ministry), in as much as we received mercy, we do not become discouraged.


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But we have renounced the covert things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor misrepresenting the word of God, but by the disclosure of the truth, commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.


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in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, in order for the light of the good-news of the glory of the Christ (who is a likeness of God) not to shine forth to them.


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For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves are your bondmen through Jesus.


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Because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who shone in our hearts for an enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.


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But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the excellence of the power may be of God and not from us,


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Always carrying around in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, so that also the life of Jesus may be made visible in our body.


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For we who live are always given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that also the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh.


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And having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, therefore I spoke, we also believe, and therefore we speak,


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knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up through Jesus, and will present us with you.


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For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace, which has multiplied because of the thankfulness of the many, may abound for the glory of God.


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Therefore we are not discouraged, but even if the outer man of us is perishing, yet the inner man is renewed day by day.


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For our slight momentary affliction works for us an eternal weight of glory from extraordinariness to extraordinariness,


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while we look not at things seen, but at things not seen. For things seen are temporal, but things not seen are eternal.


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For we know that if the earthly house of our tent were destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made by hands, eternal in the heavens.


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For also those who are in the tent groan, being burdened, not in that we want to undress, but to clothe ourselves, so that the mortal may be swallowed up by the life.


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Therefore always being confident, and knowing that while at home in the body we are absent from the Lord,


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And we are confident, and are pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be at home near the Lord.


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For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of the Christ, so that each man may receive back about the things that he did through the body, whether good or bad.


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Having seen therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men. But we have been manifested to God, and I hope also to have been manifested in your consciences.


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For we are not commending ourselves again to you, but giving you an opportunity of boasting about us, so that ye may have for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.


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For the love of Christ holds us together, having judge this, that if one died for all, then all died.


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And he died for all so that those who live would no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and was raised.


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So that henceforth we know no man according to flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we know him no longer.


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So then if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.


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And all things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and who gave to us the ministry of reconciliation.


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How that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.


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We are therefore, ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were calling through us. We plead on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.


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For the man who knew no sin was made sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.


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(for he says, At an acceptable time I heard thee, and in a day of salvation I helped thee. Behold, now is an acceptable time. Behold, now is a day of salvation),


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but in everything commending ourselves as helpers of God, in much perseverance, in afflictions, in necessities, in restrictions,


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in word of truth, in power of God, through the weapons of righteousness of the right hand and of the left,


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as grieving, but always rejoicing; as poor, but making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.


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Do not become unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what partnership has righteousness and lawlessness? And what fellowship has light with darkness?


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And what mutual agreement has a temple of God with idols? For ye are a temple of the living God, just as God said, I will dwell in them, and will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they will be a people to me.


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Therefore, Come ye out from among them, and be ye separated, says Lord, And touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you


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Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every filthiness of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in fear of God.


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I speak not for condemnation, for I have said before that ye are in our hearts to die together and to live together.


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Great is my boldness toward you, great is my pride for you. I have been filled with encouragement. I over-abound with joy in all our affliction.


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For even when we came into Macedonia our flesh had not one relief, but being oppressed in everything: battles outside, fears within.


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And not only by his presence, but also by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you, reporting to us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.


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Because even though I grieved you in the letter, I am not remorseful (even though I was remorseful), for I perceive that that letter grieved you, even though for an hour.


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Now I rejoice, not that ye were grieved, but that ye were grieved for repentance. For ye were grieved toward God, so that ye might suffer loss from us in nothing.


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For sorrow toward God works repentance for salvation without regret, but the sorrow of the world works death.


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For behold this same thing--your grieving toward God. How much eagerness it worked in you, even a defense, even indignation, even fear, even longing, even zeal, even vengeance! In everything ye demonstrated yourselves to be pure in


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And so then although I wrote to you, it was not because of the man who did wrong, nor because of the man who was wronged, but in order to reveal to you your eagerness for us in the sight of God.


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Because of this we have been encouraged. And from your encouragement, we rejoiced to a greater degree more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.


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Because, if I have boasted anything to him about you, I am not ashamed, but as we spoke all things in truth to you, so also our boast to Titus became truth.


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And his bowels are more abundant toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how ye received him with fear and trembling.


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And, brothers, we declare to you the grace of God that has been given in the congregations of Macedonia,


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that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, even from the depth of their poverty, abounded for the wealth of their generosity,


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And it was not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us through the will of God,


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for us to urge Titus that, as he earlier began this kindness, so he would even finish it for you also.


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But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, be that ye may also abound in this kindness.


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I speak not from commandment, but because of the zeal of others, also examining the genuineness of your love.


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For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich he became poor for your sakes, so that by that man's poverty ye might become rich.


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And in this I give judgment, for this is expedient for you who earlier began, from a year ago, not only the doing but also the intending.


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And now also finish the doing, so that just as was the willingness of the intending, so also to finish from the having.


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For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable to the extent if some man has, not to the extent he does not have.


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For it is not, so that ease is for others and stress for you, but out of parity your abundance at the present time is for the need of those men.


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Because he indeed accepted the exhortation, but his own will being more zealous, he went forth to you.


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And we sent along with him the brother whose praise in the good-news is throughout all the congregations.


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And not only so, but who was also chosen by the congregations, a traveling companion of us with this gift administered by us, for the glory of the same Lord and our willingness.


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And we sent along with them our brother whom we often proved being diligent in many things, but is now much more diligent (with much confidence toward you)


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whether on behalf of Titus my partner and co-workman for you, or our brothers, apostles of congregations, a glory of Christ.


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Therefore show ye the proof of your love and our boast about you, for them in the face of the congregations.


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For I know your willingness, which I boast about you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was prepared from a year ago. And your zeal provoked the majority.


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But I sent the brothers so that our boast about you would not be empty in this regard. So that, as I said, ye may be prepared,


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if somehow Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared, we (that we might not say, ye) would be embarrassed in this confidence of boast.


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Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers that they would go ahead to you, and arrange in advance your gift that was earlier announced, for this to be ready this way as a gift and not as an exaction.


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But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings.


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Each man as he purposes in his heart, not from regret or from necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.


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And God is able to abound all grace for you, so that always in everything having all sufficiency, ye may abound for every good work,


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as it is written, He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness endures into the age.


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And he who supplies seed to the man who sows, and bread for eating, may he supply and multiply your seed, and may he increase the fruits of your righteousness,


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Because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the sanctified, but also abounding through many thanksgivings to God


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through the evidence of this service, glorifying God at the subjection of your confession toward the good-news of the Christ, and at the generosity of the participation, for them and for all,


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and by their supplication about you, yearning for you because of the transcending grace of God in you.


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Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who indeed am lowly in presence among you, but am bold toward you when absent.


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But I pray not to be bold when present with the confidence by which I consider to be valiant toward some who consider us as walking according to flesh.


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casting down imaginations, and every high thing exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought captive into the obedience of the Christ,


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Do ye look at things according to appearance. If any man has convinced himself to be of Christ, let him consider this again of himself, that, as he is of Christ, so also are we of Christ.


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For even if I also should boast somewhat more abundantly about our authority (which the Lord gave us for building up, and not for tearing you down), I will not be shamed,


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Because, The letters, he says, are indeed weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is disdained.


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Let such a man think this, that such kind we are in word by letters when absent, we are also such kind when present in the work.


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For we dare not classify or compare ourselves to some of those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, do not understand.


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But we will not boast in things immeasurable, but according to the measure of the standard that God apportioned to us, of a measure to reach even as far as you.


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For it is not as not reaching for you. We overextend ourselves. For we even reached as far as you in the good-news of the Christ,


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not boasting in things immeasurable, in other men's labors, but having hope of your faith growing in you to be enlarged according to our measure for abundance,


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For I am jealous for you with a jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, a pure virgin to present to the Christ.


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But I fear lest somehow, as the serpent enticed Eve by his craftiness, so your thoughts might be corrupted from the simplicity in the Christ.


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For indeed if a man who comes, preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or ye receive another spirit that ye did not receive, or another good-news that ye did not accept, ye well tolerated it.


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But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet not in knowledge, but in everything made known in all things to you.


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Or did I commit a sin lowering myself so that ye might be lifted up, because I preached to you the good-news of God freely?


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And being present with you, and when needy, I was a burden to no man. For the brothers who came from Macedonia, they supplied my need. And in everything I kept, and I will keep myself non-burdensome to you.


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But what I do, I also will do, so that I may cut off the opportunity of those who desire an opportunity, that in what they boast, they might appear just as we also.


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Therefore, it is no great thing if his helpers also disguise themselves as helpers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.


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I say again, let not any man think me to be foolish, but if otherwise--even if as foolish--accept me, so that I also may boast some a little.


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What I speak, I speak not according to Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of the boast.


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For ye tolerate it if some man enslaves you, if some man devours you, if some man seizes you, if some man lifts himself up, if some man strikes you on the face.


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I speak as from shame, that we were so weak. Yet in whatever any man may be bold in foolishness, I say I too am bold.


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Are they helpers of Christ? (I speak as being mad) I more: in toils, more abundantly; in stripes, countless; in prisons, more frequently; in deaths often.


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Thrice I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I was shipwrecked, I have done a night and a day in the depth,


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in frequent journeys, in perils of flowing waters, in perils of bandits, in perils from my race, in perils from Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils at sea, in perils among FALSE brothers,


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in toil and hardship, in frequent sleeplessness, in hunger and thirst, in frequent fasts, in cold and nakedness.


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The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, he who is blessed into the ages, knows that I do not lie.


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In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes wanting to apprehend me.


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I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in body, I know not, or whether outside the body, I know not, God knows) such a man was caught up as far as the third heaven.


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that he was caught up into the paradise, and heard inexpressible sayings that are not permitted for a man to utter.


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For if I should want to boast, I will not be foolish, for I will speak the truth. But I refrain lest any man should reckon to me above what he sees of me or hears anything from me.


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And so that I might not be over exalted by the extraordinariness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, an agent of Satan so that he would buffet me, so that I would not be over exalted.


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And he said to me, My grace is sufficient for thee, for my power is made fully perfect in weakness. More gladly therefore I will boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of the Christ may reside in me.


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Therefore I am pleased in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in restrictions, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.


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I have become foolish, boasting. Ye compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I came short in nothing of those, superlative apostles, even though I am nothing.


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Indeed the signs of the apostle were performed among you in all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty works.


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For what is there which ye were inferior to the other congregations? Except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong.


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Behold, a third time I fare readily to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not the things of you, but you. For the children ought not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.


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And I most gladly will spend, and will be spent for your souls. Even though more earnestly loving you, the worse I am loved.


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I encouraged Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in anything? Did we not walk in the same spirit, not in the same steps?


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Again, do ye think that we are making defense to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edification.


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For I fear lest somehow, having come, I may find you not such as I want, and I may be found by you such as ye do not want, lest somehow there be strifes, envyings, wraths, selfish ambitions, slanderings, whisperings, puffings up, t


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lest having come again my God will make me low toward you, and I will bewail many of those who have sinned previously, and who did not repent from the trash and fornication and licentiousness that they committed.


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This third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two witnesses or three every saying will be confirmed.


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I have told you before, and I say in advance, as present the second time, and now absent, I write to those who have previously sinned, and to all the others, that if I come to it again, I will not spare,


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For even if he was crucified from weakness, yet he lives from the power of God. For we in him are also weak, but we will live with him from the power of God toward you.


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Examine yourselves whether ye are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or know ye not yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? Unless ye are test-failing something.


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Now I pray to God, to do you nothing harmful, not that we would appear test-passing, but that ye would do right, even like we might be test-failing.


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For we are glad when we are weak and ye are strong. And this also we pray for, your full qualification.


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Because of this I write these things while absent, so that I may not act harshly when present, according to the authority that the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.


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Finally brothers, farewell. Be thoroughly prepared, be encouraged, think the same way, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.


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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, is with all of you. Truly.


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Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead),


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who gave himself for our sins, so that he might rescue us, according to the will of our God and Father, out of the evil age that has come,


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I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him who called you in the grace of Christ to another good-news,


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which is not another, except there are some who confuse you, and who want to pervert the good-news of the Christ.


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But even if we, or an agent from heaven, should preach a good-news to you contrary to what we preached to you, let him be accursed.


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As we have said before, I now also say again, if any man preaches a good-news to you contrary to what ye received, let him be accursed.


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For do I now trust men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I were still pleasing men I would not be a bondman of Christ.


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For I make known to you, brothers, the good-news that was preached by me, that it is not according to man.


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For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it was through revelation of Jesus Christ.


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For ye heard of my former behavior in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God to extraordinariness, and ravaged it.


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And I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my race, being a more extreme zealot of my paternal traditions.


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to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not straightaway confer with flesh and blood,


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nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles before me, but I went into Arabia and returned again to Damascus.


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Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit with Peter, and I remained with him fifteen days.


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but they were only hearing that the man who once persecuted us now preaches the good-news, the faith that he once ravaged.


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Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, having taken along Titus also.


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And I went up according to revelation, and I declared to them the good-news that I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of repute, lest somehow I might be running or ran in vain.


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But that issue was because of those FALSE brothers smuggled in, who sneaked in to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might enslave us,


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to whom we yielded in subjection not even for an hour, so that the truth of the good-news might continue with you.


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But from those who were reputed to be something (what kind they were formerly, it makes no difference to me, God does not accept a personage of man), for those who were of repute added nothing to me,


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but to the contrary, when they saw that I was entrusted with the good-news for men of uncircumcision, as Peter for men of circumcision


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(for he who was working in Peter for the apostleship for men of circumcision was also working in me for the Gentiles),


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and James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, when they understood the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship. So that we were for the Gentiles, and they for me


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For before certain men came from James he ate together with the Gentiles, but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing men of circumcision.


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And the other Jews also joined in hypocrisy with him, so that even Barnabas went along with their hypocrisy.


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But when I saw that they did not walk uprightly toward the truth of the good-news, I said to Peter before all, If thou being a Jew, live as a Gentile and not as a Jew, why do thou compel the Gentiles to live as Jews?


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knowing that a man is not made righteous from works of law, instead through faith of Jesus Christ. And we believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made righteous from faith of Christ, and not from works of law, because no fles


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But if, while seeking to be made righteous in Christ, we ourselves were also found sinful, then is Christ an aide of sin? May it not happen!


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I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And what I now live in flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.


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O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was earlier described among you, crucified?


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I only want to learn this from you. Did ye receive the Spirit from works of law, or from a listening ear of faith?


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He therefore who supplies the Spirit to you and who works miracles among you, is it from works of law or from a listening ear of faith?


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And the scripture having foreseen that God makes the Gentiles righteous from faith, proclaimed the good-news in advance to Abraham: In thee all the nations will be blessed.


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For as many as are from works of law are under a curse, for it is written, Cursed is every man who does not continue in all things written in the book of the law, to do them.


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But that no man is made righteous by law before God, is evident, because, The righteous man will live from faith.


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Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, Cursed is every man who hangs on a tree.


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So that the blessing of Abraham might occur for the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through the faith.


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Brothers (I speak according to a man), in the same way of a man, no man annuls or adds to a contract that has been ratified.


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Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, And to the seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to thy seed, who is Christ.


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And I say this, a covenant previously confirmed by God in Christ, the law, which happened four hundred and thirty years after, does not annul in order to make the promise useless.


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For if the inheritance is from law, it is no longer from promise. But God has given it to Abraham through promise.


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Why then the law? It was added on account of transgressions, until the seed would come to whom it was promised, which was arranged through heavenly agents in the hand of a mediator.


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Is the law therefore against the promises of God? May it not happen! For if a law was given that could make alive, truly righteousness would be from law.


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But scripture confined all things under sin, so that the promise from faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.


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But before faith came we were kept in custody under law, having been confined for faith that was going to be revealed.


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There is no Jew nor Greek, there is no bondman nor freeman, there is no male and female, for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.


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But I say the heir, for as long a time as he is a child, differs nothing from a bondman though he is lord of all.


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And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.


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but now knowing God, but rather being known by God, how is it ye turn again to the weak and destitute elements to which ye desire again to be in bondage anew?


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And ye did not disdain, nor did ye reject my trial in my flesh, but ye received me as an agent of God, as Christ Jesus.


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Where then is your satisfaction? For I testify to you, that if possible, having plucked your eyes out, ye would have given them to me.


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They are zealous for you but not honorably. They want to exclude you, so that ye may be zealous for them.


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But in fact, the man from the servant girl was born according to flesh, but the man from the freewoman through promise.


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Which things are allegorized, for these are two covenants, indeed one from mount Sinai giving birth for bondage, which is Hagar.


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For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and it corresponds to the present Jerusalem, and is in bondage with her children.


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For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren woman not giving birth. Burst forth and shout, thou not suffering birth pains, because many more are the children of the desolate than of her who has the husband.


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But just as then, the man who was born according to flesh persecuted the man according to Spirit, so also now.


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Nevertheless, what does the scripture say? Send away the servant girl and her son, for the son of the servant girl will, no, not inherit with the son of the freewoman.


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Stand firm therefore in the liberty in which Christ freed us, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.


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And I solemnly declare again to every man who is circumcised, that he is obligated to do the whole law.


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For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.


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I have confidence toward you in Lord, that ye will think no other thing. But the man who troubles you will bear the verdict, whoever he may be.


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But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling-block of the cross has been abolished.


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For ye, brothers, were called to liberty, only not liberty for an opportunity to the flesh, but be servants to each other through love.


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For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit is against the flesh. For these are hostile to each other, so that whatever these things are ye may want, ye may not do.


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Now the works of the flesh are apparent, which are, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness,


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envyings, murders, intoxications, revelings, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, as I also did forewarn, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.


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And brothers, if a man is overtaken in some transgression, ye the spiritual, restore such in a spirit of meekness, looking to thyself lest thou also be tempted.


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But let each man examine his own work, and then he will have the boast in himself alone and not in the other man.


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Because he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.


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So then as we have time, let us work what is good toward all men, and especially toward those belonging to a household of the faith.


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As many as desire to make a good impression in flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of the Christ.


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For not even those who have been circumcised themselves keep law, but they want you to be circumcised, so that they may boast in thy flesh.


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But may it not be from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.


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Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly things in Christ.


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Just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, for us to be holy and unblemished before him in love.


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Who predestined us for sonship through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the desire of his will,


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In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, according to the wealth of his grace,


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Having made known to us the mystery of his will according to his desire, which he purposed within himself


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for an administration of the fullness of the times. To gather together all things in the Christ, things in the heavens and things upon the earth,


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in him in whom also we obtained an inheritance. Having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the deliberation of his will.


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In whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the good-news of your salvation, in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,


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which is a pledge of our inheritance for the redemption of the acquired possession, for appreciation of his glory.


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So that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in knowledge of him,


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having the eyes of your heart enlightened. For you to know what is the hope of his calling, and what is the wealth of the glory of his inheritance in the sanctified.


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And what is the transcending greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of the dominion of his might,


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which he wrought in the Christ, having raised him from the dead and seated at his right hand in the heavenly things,


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far above every principle office, and position of authority, and power, and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is coming.


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And he subordinated all things under his feet, and appointed him head over all things for the church,


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in which ye once walked according to the era of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience.


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Among whom we also all once behaved in the lusts of our flesh, doing the intentions of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath as also the others.


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even us being dead in the transgressions, he made alive together with the Christ (ye are saved by grace),


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So that in the coming ages he might show the transcending wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.


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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God preordained that we should walk in them.


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Remember therefore that once ye, the Gentiles in flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision (in flesh, made by hands),


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that ye were at that time independent of Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and alien of the covenants of the promise, having no hope and godless in the world.


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having abolished in his flesh the enmity--the law of the commandments in ordinances--so that he might create in himself the two into one new man, making peace,


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So then ye are no more alien and foreign, but fellow citizens of the sanctified, and belonging to the household of God.


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Which was built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner,


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which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets.


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For Gentiles to be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and fellow partakers of his promise in the Christ through the good-news.


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Of which I became a helper according to the gift of that grace of God, which was given to me according to the working of his power.


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To me, a man less than the least of all the sanctified, this grace was given to preach good-news among the Gentiles, the unsearchable wealth of Christ,


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and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery hidden from the ages in God who created all things through Jesus Christ.


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So that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principal offices and the positions of authority in the heavenly things, through the church,


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Therefore I ask that ye not become discouraged at my tribulations on your behalf, which is your glory.


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So that he would grant you, according to the wealth of his glory, to be strengthened with power through his Spirit for the inner man.


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having been rooted and grounded in love, so that ye may be able to grasp with all the sanctified what is the breadth and length and depth and height,


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and to become aware of the love of the Christ, which transcends knowledge, so that ye may be filled in all the fullness of God.


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Now to him who is able to do above extraordinary--above all things that we ask or think--according to the power that works in us,


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to him is the glory in the church in Christ Jesus for all generations of the age of the ages. Truly.


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I therefore, the prisoner in Lord, call on you to walk worthily of the calling in which ye were called,


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He who descended is also the same man who ascended high above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.


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And indeed he gave the apostles, and the prophets, and the evangelists, and the shepherds and teachers


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for the perfecting of the sanctified, for the work of ministry, for edification of the body of the Christ.


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Until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to a standard of stature of the fullness of the Christ.


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So that we may no longer be childish, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in craftiness with the methodology of error.


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from whom the whole body, joined together and united together through every connection of the supply, according to the working of each one part within a standard, makes the growth of the body for the construction of itself by love.


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This I say therefore, and solemnly declare in Lord, for you to walk no longer as also the other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,


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darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the callousness of their heart.


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Who, having become callous, gave themselves over to licentiousness for the work of all uncleanness in greed.


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for you to put off the old man according to your former conduct, the man who is corrupt according to the desires of deceitfulness,


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and to put on the new man according to God, the man who was created in righteousness and piety of the truth.


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Therefore having put off falsehood, let each man speak truth with his neighbor, because we are body-parts of each other.


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Let the man who steals steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the good, so that he may have to give to him who has need.


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Let no corrupt speech go out of your mouth, rather if there is any good word for edification of a need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.


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Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and reviling be taken away from you, with all evil.


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And become good toward each other, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as also God in Christ forgave us.


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And walk in love, as also the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.


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But fornication, and all uncleanness, or greed, shall not even be named among you as befits the sanctified,


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For ye are men who know this, that no fornicator, or unclean man, or covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.


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Let no man deceive you by empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.


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Therefore he says, Awake, thou who sleep. And arise from the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee.


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speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and striking strings in your heart to the Lord,


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Because a husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and himself the savior of the body.


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Husbands, love your own wives even as Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,


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so that he might present it to himself, the glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and unblemished.


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So ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.


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For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as also Christ the church,


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Separate from this a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife, and the two will be in one flesh.


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Nevertheless ye also, each one in particular, shall so love his own wife as himself, and the wife that she fear her husband.


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And ye fathers, do not exasperate your children, but rear them in the training and admonition of Lord.


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Bondmen, be obedient to the masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ.


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Not according to eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul,


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Knowing that whatever good thing each may do, he will receive this from the Lord, whether bondman or freeman.


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And ye masters, do the same things to them, easing up the threats, knowing also that the master of you yourselves is in the heavens, and there is no partiality from him.


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Because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principal offices, against the positions of authority, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual things of wickedness in the he


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Because of this take ye up the full armor of God, so that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.


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Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,


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Above all having taken up the shield of faith, by which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of evil.


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praying through every prayer and entreaty at every time in spirit, and being alert in this same thing in all perseverance and entreaty for all the sanctified,


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and for me, so that utterance may be given to me in boldness in opening my mouth to make known the mystery of the good-news,


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But that ye also may know the things concerning me, what I do, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful helper in Lord, will make known all things to you.


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Whom I sent to you for this same thing, so that ye might know the things about us, and that he might encourage your hearts.


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Paul and Timothy, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the sanctified in Jesus Christ who are at Philippi, with the guardians and helpers:


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Being confident of this same thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.


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Just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the good-news, you all being partners with me of the grace.


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for you to examine the things that are significant. So that ye may be tested by sunlight and not stumbling toward the day of Christ,


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But I want you to know, brothers, that the things in respect to me have come more for the advancement of the good-news,


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And more of the brothers in Lord have been convinced by my bonds to be much more bold to speak the word fearlessly.


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Actually some also preach the Christ because of envy and strife, and some also because of good-will.


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Some indeed proclaim the Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to bring affliction to my bonds.


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What then? Except in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice, but also I will rejoice.


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For I know that this will turn out to me for salvation (through your entreaty, and the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ)


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according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be shamed in nothing. But with all boldness, now as always, Christ will also be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death.


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And having been convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and will continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith.


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Only be citizens worthy of the good-news of the Christ, so that, whether having come and having seen you or being absent, I may hear things about you that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith o


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And not being frightened in anything by those who oppose, which is indeed a sign of destruction to them, but to you of salvation, and this from God.


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Because to you it was granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,


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If therefore any exhortation is in Christ, if any encouragement of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,


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fulfill my joy, that ye may think the same way, having the same love, being knit in soul, thinking in oneness,


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in nothing according to selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility considering each other surpassing yourselves.


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And having been found in a form like a man, he lowered himself, having become obedient until death, even of death from a cross.


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so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of the heavenly, and the earthly, and the sub-earthly,


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Therefore my beloved, just as ye have always obeyed, not only as in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.


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so that ye may become blameless and pure children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.


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Holding firm the word of life, for a boast by me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.


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Yet even if I am poured out a libation upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.


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But I hope in Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I also may be cheerful when I know the things about you.


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Indeed therefore I hope to send this man immediately, whenever I may focus on the things concerning me.


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But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and co-workman and fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,


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For also he was sick, near death, but God was merciful to him, and not only him, but also me, so that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.


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Therefore I sent him more urgently, so that having seen him again, ye may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful.


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Because for sake of the work of the Christ he came near the point of death, handing over his life so that he might fill up the deficiency of your service toward me.


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Finally, my brothers, rejoice in Lord. To write the same things to you is really not irksome to me, but safe for you.


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For we are the circumcision, men who worship in spirit to God, and who boast in Christ Jesus, and not being confident in flesh.


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Although (I having confidence also in flesh) if any other man seems to be confident in the flesh, I more:


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in circumcision the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; regarding law, a Pharisee;


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regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in law, having become blameless.


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But indeed therefore I even consider all things to be loss because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I suffered the loss of all things, and consider them to be rubbish, so that I may gain C


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and be found in him, not having my righteousness, that from law, but that through Christ's faith--the righteousness from God based on faith--


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to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the participation of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,


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Not that I have already obtained or have already been fully perfected, but I press forward, if also I might seize upon that for which also I was seized by Christ Jesus.


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Brothers, I reckon myself not to have seized, but one thing, indeed forgetting the things behind, and reaching forward to the things ahead,


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As many therefore as are perfect should think this way. And if ye think anything differently, this also God will reveal to you.


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Brothers, become fellow-imitators of me, and watch those who so walk, just as ye have us for an example.


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For many walk, who (I told you often, and now also say while weeping) are enemies of the cross of Christ,


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whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and the glory in their shame, who mind earthly things.


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who will transform the body of our lowliness, in order for it to become similar in form to the body of his glory, according to the working of his power even to subject all things to himself.


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So then, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in Lord this way beloved.


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Yes, I ask thee also, genuine yokefellow, help them--the women who labored with me in the good-news--with Clement also, and the rest of my co-workmen whose names are in the book of life.


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Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thankfulness make your requests known to God.


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And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.


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Finally brothers, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are commendable, if anything is a virtue, and if


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And what ye learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.


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But I rejoiced in Lord greatly that now at last ye have revived thinking about me, in which also ye were thinking, but ye lacked opportunity.


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I know both how to be abased and how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be lacking.


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And ye Philippians also have seen that, in the beginning of the good-news when I departed from Macedonia, not one congregation shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except ye only,


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But I receive all things, and I abound. I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, an aroma of fragrance, an acceptable sacrifice well-pleasing to God.


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to the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.


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because of the hope being reserved for you in the heavens, which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the good-news


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being present for you, just as also in all the world. And it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day that ye heard and recognized the grace of God in truth.


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Just as also ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow bondman, who is a faithful helper of the Christ for you,


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Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.


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For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,


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being strengthened in every ability, according to the dominion of his glory, for all perseverance and longsuffering with joy.


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Giving thanks to the Father who made us qualified for the share of the portion of the sanctified in light.


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Who rescued us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,


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Because in him all things were created, things in the heavens and things upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or lordships or principal offices or positions of authority, all things have been created


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And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might become preeminent in all things.


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and through him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross, through him whether things upon the earth or things in the heavens.


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And you, being formerly alienated and hostile in mind, in works, in things evil. But now he has reconciled


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in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblemished and unblameable before him.


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If ye truly continue in the faith, founded, and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the good-news that ye heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I Paul became a helper.


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I now rejoice in sufferings for you, and make complete in my flesh things lacking of the afflictions of the Christ for his body, which is the church.


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Of which I became a helper according to the administration of God, which was given to me for you to fulfill the word of God,


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the mystery that was hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been made known to his sanctified.


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To whom God wanted to make known what is the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.


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Whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.


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For I want you to know how great a struggle I have about you, and those at Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in flesh.


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So that their hearts may be encouraged, having been united together in love, and for all wealth of the full assurance of understanding, to knowledge of the mystery of the God and Father of the Christ.


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For even though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your orderliness, and the steadfastness of your faith for Christ.


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rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as ye were taught, abounding in it with thankfulness.


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Take heed lest there will be any man taking you captive through the love of wisdom and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.


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And ye are men who have been made full in him, who is the head of every principal office and position of authority.


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In whom also ye were circumcised a circumcision not made with hands, in the removal of the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of the Christ.


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Having been buried with him in immersion, in which also ye were raised together through faith of the working of God, who raised him from the dead.


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And you, being dead in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you he made alive together with him, having forgiven us all the transgressions,


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having erased the handwriting against us in the regulations that were hostile to us, and he has taken it up from the midst, having nailed it to the cross.


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Having stripped the principal offices and the positions of authority, he exposed them openly, having triumphed over them by it.


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Let not any man therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths,


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Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,


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and not holding to the head, from whom all the body, being supplied and held together through the connections and bonds, develops its growth from God.


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If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why do ye submit to rules, as though living in the world?


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Which having, are indeed a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and self-mortification, and austerity of the body--not in any value against indulgence of the flesh.


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If therefore ye were raised with the Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.


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Put to death therefore your body-parts on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.


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But now ye also, put off all these things: anger, wrath, wickedness, reviling, filthy speaking out of your mouth.


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and having put on the new man, being renewed in knowledge according to an image of him who created him,


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where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman, but the all and in all, Christ.


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Put on therefore, as chosen men of God, holy and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, humility, mildness, longsuffering,


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forbearing each other, and forgiving yourselves, if any man has a complaint against any, just as also the Christ forgave you, so also ye,


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And let the peace of God umpire in your hearts, for which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.


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Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.


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And all things, anything whatever ye may do in word or in deed, do all in the name of Lord Jesus, expressing thanks to the God and Father through him.


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Bondmen, obey in all things those masters according to flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God.


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Masters, present to the bondmen what is right and equitable, knowing that ye also have a Master in heavens.


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Praying simultaneously about us also, so that God may open to us a door of the word, to speak the mystery of the Christ, because of which I have also been bound,


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your speech always with grace seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer each one.


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Tychicus will make known to you all things about me, the beloved brother and faithful helper and fellow bondman in Lord.


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Whom I sent to you for this same thing, so that he may know the things about you, and may encourage your hearts,


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with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother who is of you. They will make known to you all things here.


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Aristarchus my fellow prisoner salutes you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom ye received orders, if he comes to you, welcome him),


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and Jesus who is called Justus, these being the only fellow workmen from the circumcision for the kingdom of God, men who became a comfort to me.


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Epaphras, the bondman of Christ from you, salutes you, always striving for you in prayers, so that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God.


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For I testify about him, that he has much zeal for you, and those in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis.


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And when the letter has been read among you, cause that it be read also in the congregation of Laodiceans, and that ye also read the one from Laodicea.


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Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the congregation of Thessalonians in God the Father and Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.


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remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.


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because the good-news from us happened to you not in word only, but also in power, and in Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, as ye know what kind of men we became among you, because of you.


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And ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of Holy Spirit,


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For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.


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For they report about us what kind of entrance we had with you, and how ye turned to God from the idols to serve a living and TRUE God,


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and to await his Son from the heavens whom he raised from the dead--Jesus--who rescues us from the coming wrath.


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But having suffered before and been mistreated in Philippi, as ye know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the good-news of God within much conflict.


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but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good-news, thus we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who proves our hearts.


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For we came neither in word of flattery (at any time as ye know) nor a pretense of greed (God is witness)


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nor seeking glory from men, neither from you nor from others. While able to bear down as apostles of Christ,


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Thus being desirous of you, we were pleased to impart to you, not only the good-news of God, but also our own souls, because ye have become beloved to us.


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For ye remember, brothers, our labor and the hardship. For, laboring night and day in order not to burden any of you, we preached to you the good-news of God.


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and solemnly declaring for you to walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.


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And because of this we thank God without ceasing, because, having received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.


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For ye, brothers, became imitators of the congregations of God, which are in Judea in Christ Jesus, because ye also suffered the same things by your own countrymen, just as also they by the Jews.


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The men who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and who persecuted us, and are not pleasing to God, and are contrary to all men.


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Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles so that they might be saved, in order to fill up their sins always. But wrath came upon them finally.


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But we, brothers, who were orphaned from you for the time of an hour, in presence not in heart, hastened more earnestly to see your face, with much desire.


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For what is our hope or joy or crown of boast? Or is it not even ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?


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And we sent Timothy, our brother, and a helper of God, and our fellow workman in the good-news of the Christ, in order to establish you and to encourage you about your faith,


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For also when we were with you we foretold you that we were going to be oppressed, just as it also happened, and ye know.


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Because of this, I too, no longer covering over it, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow he who tempts was tempting you, and our labor became in vain.


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But now of Timothy, having come to us from you, and having proclaimed good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye always have a good recollection of us, longing to see us, just as we also you,


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because of this, brothers, we were encouraged toward you in all our affliction and necessity through your faith.


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For what thanks can we repay God about you, for all the joy in which we rejoiced because of you before our God,


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praying night and day above extraordinary in order to see your face and to mend the deficiencies of your faith?


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And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love toward each other, and toward all men, just as also we toward you,


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in order to establish your hearts unblameable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his sanctified.


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Finally therefore, brothers, we ask you, and summon in Lord Jesus, that just as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, that ye may abound more.


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not to transgress and to cheat his brother in the affair, because the Lord is vengeful about all these things, as also we forewarned you and solemnly testified.


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But about brotherly love ye have no need to write to you, for ye yourselves are taught by God in order to love each other.


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For ye are also doing it toward all the brothers in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, to abound more,


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and to aspire to live quietly, and to do your own things, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,


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But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that ye may not grieve, as also the others who have no hope.


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For if we believe that Jesus died and arose, so also those who became asleep through Jesus, God will bring with him.


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For this we say to you in the word of Lord, that we who are alive, who remain for the coming of the Lord, will no, not precede those who became asleep.


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Because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with a voice of the arch-agent, and with a trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first,


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then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up simultaneously with them in clouds to the Lord's gathering in the air. And so we will always be with Lord.


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For when they say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction approaches them, as the woman having birth pangs in her womb, and they will, no, not escape.


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But we, being of the day, should be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and a helmet, the hope of salvation.


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Because God appointed us not for wrath, but for an acquired possession of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us.


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And we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who labor among you, and who lead you in Lord, and who admonish you,


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And we encourage you, brothers, admonish the unruly, strengthen the weak-spirited, help the infirmed, be patient toward all.


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See that not any man repays evil for evil to any man, but always pursue the good, both for each other and for all.


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And may the God of peace himself sanctify you thoroughly. And may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, blamelessly at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.


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Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the congregation of Thessalonians in God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ:


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We are indebted to thank God always about you, brothers, as it is fitting, because your faith is increasing greatly, and the love of each one of you all toward each other abounds.


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So as for us ourselves to have pride in you in the congregations of God, for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the tribulations that ye endure,


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being evidence of the righteous judgment of God, for you to be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which also ye suffer.


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and relief with us, to you who are restricted, at the revealing of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his agents of power


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in a fire of flame rendering vengeance to those who have not known God, and to those not obeying the good-news of our Lord Jesus Christ.


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Men who will suffer punishment, a penalty of eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,


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when he comes to be glorified in his sanctified, and to be marveled in that day by all those who believe (because our testimony among you was believed).


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For which also we pray always about you, so that our God will make you worthy of the calling, and will fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power.


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So that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ.


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Now we ask you, brothers, on behalf of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him,


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for ye not to be quickly shaken from your mind, nor to be alarmed, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by a letter as by us, as that the day of the Christ has come.


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Let not any man deceive you in any way, because if not, the defection may come first, and he may be revealed--the man of sin, the son of destruction,


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who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or an object of worship, so as for him to sit in the temple of God, as God, displaying himself that he is God.


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For the mystery of lawlessness is already working, only he who restrains it until now will develop from the midst.


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And then the lawless will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the spirit of his mouth, and will neutralize at the appearance of his coming.


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and in all deception of unrighteousness in those who are perishing, in return for which, they did not accept the love of the truth in order for them to be saved.


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so that they might be condemned--all those who did not believe the truth, but who delighted in unrighteousness.


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But we are indebted to express thanks to God always about you, brothers, beloved by Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, in sanctification of spirit and belief of truth,


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for which he called you, through our good-news, for an acquired possession of glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.


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So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that ye were taught, whether by word or by letter from us.


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And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and our God and Father who loved us and gave eternal encouragement and good hope through grace,


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Finally, brothers, pray about us, so that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, just as also with you,


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Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition, which they received from us.


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For ye yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us. Because we did not act disorderly among you,


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nor did we eat bread gratis from any man, but in labor and toil, working night and day in order not to burden any of you.


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Not because we have no right, but that we might give ourselves an example to you, in order to imitate us.


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For even when we were with you we commanded you this, that if any man will not work, neither let him eat.


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Now to such men we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that, working with quietness, they should eat their own bread.


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And if any man does not obey our word by this letter, note that man, and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.


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Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace through everything in every way. The Lord is with all of you.


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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to a commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ our hope,


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to Timothy, a genuine child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.


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As I urged thee, while going to Macedonia, remain in Ephesis, so that thou might command certain men not to teach something different,


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nor to heed myths and endless genealogies, which cause controversies rather than stewardship of God in faith.


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But the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and non-hypocritical faith.


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desiring to be law teachers, understanding neither what they say, nor about what they confidently assert.


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knowing this, that law is not laid down for righteous men, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the irreverent and sinful, for the impious and profane, for father killers and mother killers, for man killers,


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for fornicators, for homosexuals, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine


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And I have gratitude to the Christ--Jesus our Lord--who empowered me, because he considered me faithful, having placed in service


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the man who was formerly blasphemous, and a persecutor, and an aggressor. But I obtained mercy because I did it being ignorant in unbelief.


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Faithful is the saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinful men, of whom I am foremost.


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But because of this I obtained mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.


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Now to the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, alone wise, to God is honor and glory into the ages of the ages. Truly.


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This command I set before thee, child Timothy, according to the prophecies leading the way for thee, so that by them thou might war the good warfare.


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of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, so that they may be disciplined not to blaspheme.


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I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men,


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for kings and all those who are in prominence, so that we may live a quiet and peaceful life in all piety and propriety.


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For which I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie), a teacher of Gentiles in faith and truth.


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I desire therefore the men to pray in every place, lifting up devout hands, apart from anger and argument.


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And similarly, the women to adorn themselves in disciplined decorum, with reverence and sobriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive apparel,


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But she will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.


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The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, without wine, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach,


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(but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),


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And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.


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Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain,


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For those who serve well will acquire to themselves a good standing, and much boldness in the faith in Christ Jesus.


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but if I delay, that thou may know how it is necessary to live in a house of God, which is a congregation of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.


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And without controversy great is the mystery of piety. God was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by heavenly agents, proclaimed among nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.


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But the Spirit says expressly that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,


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forbidding to marry, to abstain from foods, which God created for partaking with thankfulness by those who believe and know the truth.


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Laying these things down to the brothers, thou will be a good helper of Jesus Christ, reared up in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine that thou have followed.


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For bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for all things, having promise of the present life, and of that which is coming.


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For we both labor and are reproached for this, because we have hoped in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of the faithful.


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Let no man disparage thy youth, but become an example of the faithful, in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.


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Do not neglect the gift in thee, which was given thee by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.


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Hold firm to thyself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this thou will save both thyself and those who hear thee.


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But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to be devoted to their own house, and to give back recompense to their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.


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But the real widow, and made alone, has hoped in God, and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day.


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But if any man does not provide for his own, and especially those belonging his household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.


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being testified in good works: if she has reared children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the sanctified, if she has relieved those who are afflicted, if she has followed every good work.


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And also at the same time they learn to be idle, roving the houses, and not only idle, but also babbling and meddlesome, speaking things that they ought not.


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I desire therefore the younger women to marry, to bear children, to manage house, to give not one occasion to him who opposes on account of slander.


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If any believing man or believing woman has widows, let them relieve them, and let not the congregation be burdened, so that it may relieve the real widows.


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Let the elders who rule well be regarded worthy of double compensation, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.


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For the scripture says thou shall not muzzle an ox that is threshing. And the workman is worthy of his wage.


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I solemnly testify before God, and Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen agents, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing from partiality.


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Let bondmen, as many as are under a yoke, regard their own masters worthy of all respect, so that the name of God and the doctrine may not be blasphemed.


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And those who have believing masters, let them not disparage them because they are brothers, instead let them serve more because they are believers and beloved--those who are recipients of the benefit. Teach and exhort these things


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If any man teaches something different, and does not associate with wholesome words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine according to piety,


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he is puffed up, understanding nothing, but doting about disputes and word controversies, from which develop envy, strife, revilings, evil surmisings,


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constant frictions of men corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing piety to be a means of gain. Withdraw from such.


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But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin.


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For the love of money is a root of all the evils, of which some aspiring have wandered from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.


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But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, mildness.


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Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life for which thou are called, and confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.


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I command thee in the sight of God, who makes all live, and of Christ Jesus, who testified to Pontius Pilate the good confession,


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that thou keep the commandment, without spot, blameless, until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,


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which he will show in his own times, the blessed and only Potentate, the King of those who are kings, and Lord of those who are lords,


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who alone has immortality, dwelling in irreproachable light, whom no man has seen, nor can see, to whom is honor and eternal dominion. Truly.


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Command the rich in the present age not to be arrogant, nor hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in the living God, who supplies us all things abundantly for enjoyment,


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storing up for themselves a good foundation for that which is coming, so that they may take hold of the eternal life.


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O Timothy, keep the entrustment, avoiding the profane babblings and objections of the falsely-called knowledge,


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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life in Christ Jesus,


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I have gratitude to God whom I serve from the forefathers in a pure conscience, as I have unceasing remembrance about thee in my supplications, night and day


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taking memory of the non-hypocritical faith in thee, which first dwelt in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that is in thee also.


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Because of which reason I remind thee to rekindle the gift of God that is in thee through the laying on of my hands.


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Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord nor of me his prisoner, but suffer together with the good-news according to the power of God.


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Who saved us and who called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal.


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But which has now been manifested by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who indeed abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the good-news,


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Because of which reason I also suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to preserve my consignment for that day.


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May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain.


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(may the Lord grant him to find mercy from Lord in that day), and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou know very well.


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And what thou have heard from me through many witnesses, these things commit thou to faithful men who will be competent to teach others also.


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No man who serves in the military entangles himself in the affairs of life, so that he may please the man who enlisted the army.


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Because of this I endure all things because of the chosen, so that they also may experience salvation in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.


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Remind them of these things, solemnly testifying in the sight of the Lord, not to brawl verbally, to nothing useful, to the ruin of those who hear.


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Be diligent to present thyself approved to God, an irreproachable workman, correctly traversing the word of truth.


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men who missed the mark about the truth, saying the resurrection happened already, and they overthrow the faith of some.


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Nevertheless the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, Lord knows those who are his, and, Let every man who names the name of Lord keep away from unrighteousness.


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Now in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wood and earthen, and some for esteem and some for disesteem.


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If therefore any man purges himself from these things, he will be a vessel for esteem, sanctified and useful to the master, prepared for every good work.


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And flee juvenile impulses, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.


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in mildness correcting those who oppose. Perhaps God may grant them repentance for recognition of the truth,


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For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, impious,


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devoid of natural affection, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, no lovers of good,


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for from these are those who creep into houses, and take captive petty women laden with sins, being led away by various impulses,


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And by which way Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also do these oppose the truth. Men corrupted in mind, worthless about the faith.


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But they will not advance in much more, for their folly will be evident to all men, as also that of those men came to be.


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But thou have closely followed my doctrine, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,


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persecutions, sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra. I endured such persecutions, and the Lord rescued me out of them all.


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And that from a babe thou have known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.


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Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for instruction, for reproof, for correction, for discipline in righteousness,


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I solemnly testify therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is going to judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom,


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preach the word, stand ready in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.


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For there will be time when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but they will accumulate teachers to themselves according to their own desires, who tickle the ear,


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But be thou sober in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, bring thy ministry to fullness.


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Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.


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for Demas forsook me having loved the present age, and he went to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.


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Bring the cloak that I left behind at Troas with Carpus when thou come, and the books, especially the parchments.


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Alexander the coppersmith did many evil things to me. May the Lord repay him according to his works,


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But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the sacred message might be brought to fullness, and all the Gentiles might hear. And I was rescued out of the mouth of the lion.


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And the Lord will rescue me from every evil work, and will save me for his heavenly kingdom, to whom is the glory into the ages of the ages. Truly.


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Hurry to come before winter. Eubulus salutes thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brothers.


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Paul, a bondman of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the knowledge of truth according to piety,


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but in his own times he made known his word by preaching, which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,


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to Titus, a genuine child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.


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I left thee behind in Crete on account of this: That thou should set in order the things lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded thee,


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if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not with an accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.


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For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to angry, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,


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holding firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict.


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For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,


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who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.


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A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.


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This testimony is true, because of which reason, reprove them harshly, so that they may be sound in the faith,


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Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.


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They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.


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Aged women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good,


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to be serious-minded, pure, homemakers, good, submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed.


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Concerning all things presenting thyself a pattern of good works in the doctrine: incorruption, dignity, incorruptibility,


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sound speech, irreproachable, so that the man of opposition may be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.


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Bondmen are to be obedient to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things, not speaking contrary,


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not pilfering, but demonstrating all good fidelity, so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.


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disciplining us, so that, having denied irreverence and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and piously in the present age.


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who gave himself for us, so that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a special people, a zealot of good works.


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Remind them to be submissive to principle offices and positions of authority, to be obedient, to be prepared for every good work,


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For we also were formerly foolish, disobedient, being led astray, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in evil and envy, hateful, hating each other.


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he saved us, not of works in righteousness that we did, but according to his mercy through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,


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So that, having been made righteous by the grace of that man, we may become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.


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Faithful is the saying. And I want thee to strongly insist about these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to manage good works. These things are good and beneficial to men.


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But avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and contentions, and legal fightings, for they are useless and vain.


