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Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the imag


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Then the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king ha


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that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.


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And he who does not fall down and worship shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.


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Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Neb


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Thou, O king, have made a decree, that every man who shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image.


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There are certain Jews whom thou have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not regarded thee. They do not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which


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Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.


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Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, Is it of purpose, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that ye do not serve my god, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?


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Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, [well]. But if ye do not worship, ye


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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.


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If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thy hand, O king.


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But if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou have set up.


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Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. [Therefore] he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was accustomed to


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And he commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [and] to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.


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Then these men were bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.


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Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace very hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.


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And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.


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Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king.


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He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no harm. And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.


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Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come here. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came for


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And the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, and the king's counselors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed. Neither were their coats chan


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Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his [heavenly] agent, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies


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Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill, because there is


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Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.


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It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has wrought toward me.


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How great are his signs, and how mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.


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I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.


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Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.


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Then the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in, and I told the dream before them, but they did not make the interpretation of it known to me.


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But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. And I told the dream before him, [saying],


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O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubles thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.


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Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and, behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height of it was great.


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The tree grew, and was strong, and the height of it reached to heaven, and the sight of it to the end of all the earth.


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The leaves of it were fine, and the fruit of it much, and food was in it for all. The beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the heavens dwelt in the branches of it. And all flesh was fed from it.


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I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven.


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He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches. Shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.


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Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field. And let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the eart


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Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given to him. And let seven times pass over him.


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The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over i


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This dream I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. And thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, inasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation. But thou are able, for the spirit o


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Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and sai


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The tree that thou saw, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached to heaven, and the sight of it to all the earth,


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whose leaves were fine, and the fruit of it much, and in it was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation,


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it is thou, O king, who have grown and become strong. For thy greatness has grown, and reaches to heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.


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And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it. Nevertheless leave the stump of the roots of it in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tend


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This is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:


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That thou shall be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And thou shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and shall be wet with the dew of heaven. And seven times shall pass over thee till thou know t


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And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, thy kingdom shall be sure to thee, after thou shall have known that the heavens do rule.


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Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.


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The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?


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While the word was in the king's mouth, a voice from heaven fell, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken: The kingdom is departed from thee.


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And thou shall be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. Thou shall be made to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of me


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The same hour the thing was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar. And he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen. And his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [


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And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me. And I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever. For his dominion is an everlasting domini


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And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth. And none can stay his hand, or say to him, What are thou doing?


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At the same time my understanding returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me, and my counselors and my lords sought to me. And I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness


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Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are truth, and his ways justice. And he is able to abase those who walk in pride.


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Belshazzar the king made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.


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Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, m


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Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem. And the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, drank from them.


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They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.


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In the same hour the fingers of a man's hand came forth, and wrote opposite the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace. And the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.


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Then the king's countenance was changed in him, and his thoughts troubled him. And the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.


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The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation of it, shall be clothed with p


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Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.


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Then king Belshazzar was greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.


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[Now] the queen came into the banquet house because of the words of the king and his lords. The queen spoke and said, O king, live forever. Let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed.


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There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. And in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him. And the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the ki


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inasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of dark sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be


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Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, Are thou that Daniel, who are of the sons of the captivity of Judah, whom my father the king brought out of Judah?


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I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in thee.


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And now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation of it, but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.


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But I have heard of thee, that thou can give interpretations, and dissolve doubts. Now if thou can read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation of it, thou shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about t


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Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another. Nevertheless I will read the writing to the king, and make known to him the interpretation.


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O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom and greatness and glory and majesty.


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And because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whom he wanted, he killed, and whom he wanted, he kept alive, and whom he wanted, he raised up, and whom he want


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But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne. And they took his glory from him,


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and he was driven from the sons of men. And his heart was made like the beasts', and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most


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but have lifted up thyself against LORD of heaven. And they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives and thy concubines, have drunk wine from them. And thou have praised the gods of silve


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This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE, God has numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end.


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Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.


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It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom,


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and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one, that these satraps might give account to them, and that the king should have no damage.


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Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him, and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.


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Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no occasion nor fault, inasmuch as he was faithful, nor was there any error or fault found in him.


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Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.


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Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him: King Darius, live forever.


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All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong interdict, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god o


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Now, O king, establish the interdict, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter.


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And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem) and he knelt upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he d


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Then these men assembled together, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.


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Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's interdict. Have thou not signed an interdict, that every man who shall make petition to any god or man within thirty days, except to thee, O king, shall be cast i


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Then they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the sons of the captivity of Judah, does not regard thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.


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Then the king, when he heard these words, was very displeased, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him. And he labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him.


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Then these men assembled together to the king, and said to the king, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no interdict nor statute which the king establishes may be changed.


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Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. [Now] the king spoke and said to Daniel, Thy God whom thou serve continually, he will deliver thee.


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And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den. And the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.


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Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting, nor were instruments of music brought before him. And his sleep fled from him.


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And when he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou serve continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?


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My God has sent his [heavenly] agent, and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me, inasmuch as before him innocence was found in me. And also before thee, O king, I have done no harm.


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Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of harm was found upon him, because he had trusted in his God.


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And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their sons, and their wives. And the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces, bef


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Then king Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.


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I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, and steadfast forever. And his kingdom [is] that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall


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He delivers and rescues, and he works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.


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In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. Then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.


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Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven broke forth upon the great sea.


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The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I beheld till the wings of it were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.


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And, behold, another beast, a second, like a bear, and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: Arise, devour much flesh.


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After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.


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After this I saw in the night visions, and, behold, a fourth beast, fearful and powerful, and exceedingly strong. And it had great iron teeth. It devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with its feet. And it was diffe


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I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth s


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I beheld till thrones were placed, and one who was ancient of days sat. His raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool. His throne was fiery flames, [and] the wheels of it burning fire.


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A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened.


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I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke. I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.


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And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away. Yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.


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I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven [somebody] like a son of man. And he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.


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And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be


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As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.


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I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.


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But the sanctified of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.


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Then I desired to know the truth concerning the fourth beast, which was different from all of them, exceedingly fearful, whose teeth were of iron, and its nails of brass, which devoured, broke in pieces, and stamped the residue wit


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and concerning the ten horns that were on its head, and the other [horn] which came up, and before which three fell, even that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke great things, whose look was greater than its fellows.


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until the ancient of days came. And judgment was given to the sanctified of the Most High, and the time came that the sanctified possessed the kingdom.


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Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.


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And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise. And another shall arise after them, and he shall be different from the former. And he shall put down three kings.


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And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the sanctified of the Most High. And he shall think to change the times and the law, and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.


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But the judgment shall be set, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it to the end.


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And the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the sanctified of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and o


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Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me much, and my countenance was changed in me, but I kept the matter in my heart.


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In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, even to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.


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And I saw in the vision, now it was so, that when I saw, I was in Shushan the palace, which is in the province of Elam, and I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.


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Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns. And the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.


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I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward, and no beasts could stand before him, nor was there any that could deliver out of his hand, but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.


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And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and did not touch the ground. And the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.


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And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran upon him in the fury of his power.


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And I saw him come close to the ram. And he was moved with anger against him, and smote the ram, and broke his two horns. And there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon


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And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly. And when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four notable [horns] toward the four winds of heaven.


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And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which grew exceedingly great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious [land].


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And it grew great, even to the host of heaven. And it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled upon them.


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Yea, it magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host. And it took away from him the continual [burnt-offering], and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.


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And the host was given over [to it] together with the continual [burnt-offering] through transgression. And it cast down truth to the ground, and it did [its pleasure] and prospered.


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Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, How long shall be the vision [of] the continual [burnt-offering], and the transgression that make desolate, to give both the sanctuary and t


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And he said to me, To two thousand and three hundred evenings [and] mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.


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And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it, and, behold, there stood before me [someone] as the appearance of a man.


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And I heard a man's voice between [the banks of] the Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.


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So he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was frightened, and fell upon my face. But he said to me, Understand, O son of man, for the vision belongs to the time of the end.


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Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground, but he touched me, and set me upright.


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And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation, for it belongs to the appointed time of the end.


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And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.


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And as for that which was broken, in the place of which four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power.


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And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding hidden things, shall stand up.


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And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power, and he shall destroy amazingly, and shall prosper and do [his pleasure]. And he shall destroy the mighty ones and the holy people.


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And through his policy he shall cause deceit to prosper in his hand, and he shall magnify himself in his heart. And he shall destroy many in [their] security. He shall also stand up against the Prince of princes, but he shall be br


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And the vision of the evenings and mornings which has been told is true. But shut thou up the vision, for it belongs to many days [to come].


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And I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick certain days. Then I rose up, and did the king's business. And I wondered at the vision, but none understood it.


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In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,


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in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years of which the word of LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, for the accomplishing of the desolations of Jerusalem, even seventy years.


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And I set my face to LORD God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.


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And I prayed to LORD my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, LORD, the great and fearful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments,


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we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from thy precepts and from thine ordinances,


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nor have we hearkened to thy servants the prophets, who spoke in thy name to our kings, our rulers, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.


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O LORD, righteousness belongs to thee, but to us confusion of face, as at this day, to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, through all the countries where tho


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O LORD, to us belongs confusion of face, to our kings, to our rulers, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.


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nor have we obeyed the voice of LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.


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Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even turning aside, that they should not obey thy voice. Therefore the curse has been poured out upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God. For we have s


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And he has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil, for under the whole heaven has not been done as has been done upon Jerusalem.


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As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil has come upon us. Yet we have not entreated the favor of LORD our God, that we should turn from our iniquities, and have discernment in thy truth.


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Therefore LORD has watched over the evil, and brought it upon us, for LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he does, and we have not obeyed his voice.


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And now, O LORD our God, who has brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and has gotten thee renown, as at this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly.


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O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, let thine anger and thy wrath, I pray thee, be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain. Because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy peopl


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Now therefore, O our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for LORD's sake.


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O my God, incline thine ear, and hear. Open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name. For we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousness, but for thy great mercies' sak


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O LORD, hear. O LORD, forgive. O LORD, hearken and do. Defer not, for thine own sake, O my God, because thy city and thy people are called by thy name.


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And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God,


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yea, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.


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And he instructed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I have now come forth to give thee wisdom and understanding.


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At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment went forth, and I have come to tell thee, for thou are greatly beloved. Therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.


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Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and pr


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Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem to the anointed one, the Prince, shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks. It shall be built again, with street and moat, e


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And after the sixty-two weeks the anointed one shall be cut off, and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary, and the end of it shall be with a flood. And even to the


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And he shall make a firm covenant with many for one week. And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease. And upon the wing of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate. And even to the f


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In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar, and the thing was true, even a great warfare. And he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.


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I ate no pleasant bread. Neither flesh nor wine came into my mouth. Neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.


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And in the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel,


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I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz.


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Also his body was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.


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And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great quaking fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.


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So I was left alone, and saw this great vision. And there remained no strength in me, for my fitness was turned in me into debility, and I retained no strength.


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Yet I heard the voice of his words. And when I heard the voice of his words, then I fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.


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And he said to me, O Daniel, thou man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to thee, and stand upright, for I am now sent to thee. And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood, trembling.


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Then he said to me, Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that thou set thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words were heard. And I have come for thy words' sake.


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But the ruler of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me. And I remained there with the kings of Persia.


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I have come now to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days, for the vision is yet for [many] days.


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And when he had spoken to me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was mute.


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And, behold, somebody in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth, and spoke and said to him who stood before me, O my lord, because of the vision my pains have turned upon me, and I retain no strengt


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For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? For as for me, straightaway there remained no strength in me, nor was there breath left in me.


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And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not. Peace be to thee. Be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak, for thou have strengthened me.


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Then he said, Do thou know why I have come to thee? And now I will return to fight with the ruler of Persia. And when I go forth, lo, the ruler of Greece shall come.


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But I will tell thee that which is inscribed in the writing of truth. And there is none who holds with me against these, but Michael your prince.


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And now I will show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all. And when he has grown strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm o


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And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even f


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And the king of the south shall be strong, and [one] of his rulers. And he shall be powerful over him, and have dominion. His dominion shall be a great dominion.


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And at the end of years they shall join themselves together. And the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she shall not retain the strength of her arm, nor shall he stand,


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But out of a shoot from her roots shall [a man] stand up in his place, who shall come to the army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail.


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And also their gods, with their molten images, [and] with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, he shall carry captive into Egypt, and he shall refrain from the king of the north some years.


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And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through. And they shall return and war, even to his fortress.


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And the king of the south shall be moved with anger, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north. And he shall set forth a great multitude, and the multitude shall be given into his hand.


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And the multitude shall be lifted up, and his heart shall be exalted. And he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.


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And the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and he shall come on at the end of the times, [even of] years, with a great army and with much substance.


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And in those times many shall stand up against the king of the south. Also the sons of the violent among thy people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision, but they shall fall.


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So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, nor his chosen people. Neither shall there be any strength to stand.


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But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him. And he shall stand in the glorious land, and in his hand shall be destruction.


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And he shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and with him equitable conditions, and he shall perform them. And he shall give him the daughter of women, to corrupt her, but she shall not stand, nor be fo


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After this he shall turn his face to the isles, and shall take many. But a ruler shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yea, moreover, he shall cause his reproach to turn upon him.


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Then he shall turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.


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Then somebody shall stand up in his place who shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom, but within a few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.


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And in his place he who is contemptible shall stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom. But he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries.


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And the overwhelming forces shall be overwhelmed from before him, and shall be broken, yea, also the ruler of the covenant.


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And after the league made with him, he shall work deceitfully, for he shall come up, and shall become strong, with a small people.


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He shall come in time of security even upon the fattest places of the province, and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers. He shall scatter among them prey, and spoil, and substance. Yea, he sha


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And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south shall war in battle with a very great and mighty army, but he shall not stand, for they shall devise devices


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Yea, those who eat of his food shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow, and many shall fall down slain.


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And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table. But it shall not prosper, for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.


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Then he shall return into his land with great substance. And his heart [shall be] against the holy covenant, and he shall do [his pleasure], and return to his own land.


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At the time appointed he shall return, and come into the south, but it shall not be in the latter time as it was in the former.


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For ships of Kittim shall come against him. Therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do [his pleasure]. He shall even return, and have regard to those who forsake th


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And forces shall stand on his part, and they shall profane the sanctuary, even the fortress, and shall take away the continual [burnt-offering], and they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.


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And he shall pervert by flatteries such as do wickedly against the covenant. But the people who know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits].


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And those who are wise among the people shall instruct many, yet they shall fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by spoil, [many] days.


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Now when they shall fall, they shall be helped with a little help, but many shall join themselves to them with flatteries.


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And some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end, because it is yet for the time appointed.


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And the king shall do according to his will. And he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods. And he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished, for


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Neither shall he regard the gods of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god, for he shall magnify himself above all.


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But in his place he shall honor the god of fortresses. And a god whom his fathers did not know, he shall honor with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.


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And he shall deal with the strongest fortresses by the help of a foreign god. Whoever acknowledges [him] he will increase with glory, and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for a price.


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And at the time of the end, the king of the south shall contend with him, and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships, and he shall enter into the countri


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He shall also enter into the glorious land, and many [countries] shall be overthrown. But these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the sons of Ammon.


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But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt. And the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.


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But news out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him, and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and to utterly sweep away many.


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And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the sea and the glorious holy mountain, yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.


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And at that time Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands for the sons of thy people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time. And at that time thy people s


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And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.


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And those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.


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But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.


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Then I, Daniel, looked, and, behold, another two stood, the one on the brink of the river on this side, and the other on the brink of the river on that side.


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And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?


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And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, and swore by him who lives forever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half. And when th


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And I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?


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Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.


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And from the time that the continual [burnt-offering] shall be taken away, and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be a thousand and two hundred and ninety days.


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But go thou thy way till the end is. For thou shall rest, and shall stand in thy lot at the end of the days.


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The word of LORD that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.


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When LORD spoke at the first by Hosea, LORD said to Hosea, Go, take to thee a wife of whoredom and children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom, departing from LORD.


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And LORD said to him, Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.


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And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.


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And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And [LORD] said to him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah, for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.


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But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.


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Yet the number of the sons of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered. And it shall come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said to them, Th


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And the sons of Judah and the sons of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint themselves one head, and shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel.


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Contend with your mother. Contend, for she is not my wife, nor am I her husband. And let her put away her whoredoms from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts,


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lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and kill her with thirst.


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for their mother has played the harlot. She who conceived them has done shamefully, for she said, I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.


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Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.


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And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them. And she shall seek them, but shall not find them. Then she shall say, I will go and return to my first husband, for it was better with me then than now.


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For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied to her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.


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Therefore I will take back my grain in the time of it, and my new wine in the season of it, and will pluck away my wool and my flax which should have covered her nakedness.


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And now I will uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of my hand.


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I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feasts, her new moons, and her Sabbaths, and all her solemn assemblies.


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And I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees, of which she has said, These are my hire that my lovers have given me. And I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.


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And I will visit upon her the days of the Baalim, to which she burned incense when she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot me, says LORD.


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Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak soothingly to her.


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And I will give her her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope. And she shall make answer there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.


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And it shall be at that day, says LORD, that thou shall call me Ishi, and shall no more call me Baali.


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For I will take away the names of the Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be mentioned by their name.


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And in that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the birds of the heavens, and with the creeping things of the ground. And I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, and


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And I will betroth thee to me forever. Yea, I will betroth thee to me in righteousness, and in justice, and in loving kindness, and in mercies.


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And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, says LORD. I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth,


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And I will sow her to me in the earth. And I will have mercy upon her who had not obtained mercy. And I will say to those who were not my people, Thou are my people, and they shall say, My God.


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And LORD said to me, Go again, love a woman beloved of [her] friend, and an adulteress, even as LORD loves the sons of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.


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So I bought her to me for fifteen [pieces] of silver, and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley.


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And I said to her, Thou shall abide for me many days. Thou shall not play the harlot, and thou shall not be any man's wife. So I will also be toward thee.


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For the sons of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without ruler, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim.


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Afterward the sons of Israel shall return and seek LORD their God and David their king, and shall come with fear to LORD and to his goodness in the latter days.


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Hear the word of LORD, ye sons of Israel, for LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.


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There is nothing but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery. They break out, and blood touches blood.


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Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone who dwells in it shall languish with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens. Yea, the fishes of the sea shall also be taken away.


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Yet, let no man strive, nor let any man reprove, for thy people are as those who strive with the priest.


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And thou shall stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night. And I will destroy thy mother.


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My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because thou have rejected knowledge, I also will reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me. Since thou have forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy sons.


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And it shall be, like people, like priest. And I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings.


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And they shall eat, and not have enough. They shall play the harlot, and shall not increase, because they have left off taking heed to LORD.


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My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declares to them, for the spirit of whoredom has caused them to err, and they have played the harlot, [departing] from under their God.


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They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow of it is good. Therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.


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I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot, nor your brides when they commit adultery. For themselves go apart with harlots, and they sacrifice with the prostitutes. And the people who do not understand shall be ove


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Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend, and come not ye to Gilgal, nor go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As LORD lives.


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For Israel has behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Now LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.


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The wind has wrapped her up in its wings, and they shall be put to shame because of their sacrifices.


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Hear this, O ye priests, and hearken, O house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king, for to you pertains the judgment. For ye have been a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.


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I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me. For now, O Ephraim, thou have played the harlot; Israel is defiled.


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Their doings will not allow them to turn to their God, for the spirit of whoredom is within them, and they do not know LORD.


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And the pride of Israel testifies to his face. Therefore Israel and Ephraim shall stumble in their iniquity. Judah also shall stumble with them.


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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek LORD, but they shall not find him. He has withdrawn himself from them.


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They have dealt treacherously against LORD, for they have borne strange sons. Now the new moon shall devour them with their fields.


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Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah. Sound an alarm at Beth-aven, behind thee, O Benjamin.


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Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of rebuke. I have made known that which shall surely be among the tribes of Israel.


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The rulers of Judah are like those who remove the landmark. I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.


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Ephraim is oppressed. He is crushed in judgment, because he was content to walk after [man's] command.


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When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb. But he is not able to heal you, nor will he cure you of your wound.


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For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away, I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.


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I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.


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Come, and let us return to LORD, for he has torn, and he will heal us. He has smitten, and he will bind us up.


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After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.


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And let us know, let us follow on to know LORD. His going forth is sure as the morning, and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth.


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O Ephraim, what shall I do to thee? O Judah, what shall I do to thee? For your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the dew that goes away early.


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Therefore I have hewed them by the prophets. I have slain them by the words of my mouth. And thy judgments are [as] the light that goes forth.


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And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem. Yea, they have committed iniquity.


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I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel. Whoredom is there in Ephraim; Israel is defiled.


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When I would heal Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria. For they commit falsehood, and the thief enters in, and the troop of robbers ravages outside.


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And they do not consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own doings have surrounded them; they are before my face.


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They are all adulterers. They are as an oven heated by the baker. He ceases to stir [the fire], from the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.


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On the day of our king the rulers made themselves sick with the heat of wine. He stretched out his hand with scoffers.


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For they have made their heart ready like an oven, while they lay in wait. Their baker sleeps all the night. In the morning it burns as a flaming fire.


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They are all hot as an oven, and devour their judges. All their kings are fallen. There is none among those who call to me.


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Strangers have devoured his strength, and he does not know. Yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he does not know.


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And the pride of Israel testifies to his face. Yet they have not returned to LORD their God, nor sought him for all this.


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When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them. I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens. I will chastise them, as their congregation has heard.


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Woe to them! For they have wandered from me. Destruction to them! For they have trespassed against me. Though I would redeem them, yet they have spoken lies against me.


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And they have not cried to me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They rebel against me.


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They return, but not to [him] on high. They are like a deceitful bow. Their rulers shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.


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[Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. As an eagle [he comes] against the house of LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.


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They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made rulers, and I knew it not. They have made themselves idols of their silver and their gold, that they may be cut off.


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He has cast off thy calf, O Samaria. MY anger is kindled against them. How long will it be ere they attain to innocence?


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For even this is from Israel: the workman made it, and it is no God. Yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.


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For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The blade shall yield no meal. If so be it yields, strangers shall swallow it up.


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Yea, though they hire among the nations, I will now gather them, and they shall begin to be diminished because of the burden of the king of rulers.


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As for the sacrifices of my offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it, but LORD does not accept them. He will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. They shall return to Egypt.


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For Israel has forgotten his maker, and built palaces. And Judah has multiplied fortified cities. But I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.


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Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy like the peoples, for thou have played the harlot, [departing] from thy God. Thou have loved hire upon every grain-floor.


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They shall not dwell in LORD's land, but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.


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They shall not pour out wine-offerings to LORD, nor shall they be pleasing to him. Their sacrifices shall be to them as the bread of mourners. All who eat of it shall be polluted, for their bread shall be for their appetite. It sha


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For, lo, they have gone away from destruction, [yet] Egypt shall gather them up. Memphis shall bury them. Their pleasant things of silver, nettles shall possess them. Thorns shall be in their tents.


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The days of visitation have come. The days of recompense have come. Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great.


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Ephraim [was] a watchman with my God. As for the prophet, a fowler's snare is in all his ways, [and] enmity in the house of his God.


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They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity. He will visit their sins.


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I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season. But they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing, and became abominable like that w


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As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird. There shall be no birth, and none with child, and no conception.


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Though they bring up their sons, yet I will bereave them, so that not a man shall be left. Yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!


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Ephraim, just as I have seen Tyre, is planted in a pleasant place, but Ephraim shall bring out his sons to the slayer.


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All their wickedness is in Gilgal, for there I hated them. Because of the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of my house. I will love them no more. All their rulers are rebels.


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Ephraim is smitten. Their root is dried up. They shall bear no fruit. Yea, though they bring forth, yet I will kill the beloved fruit of their womb.


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My God will cast them away because they did not hearken to him, and they shall be wanderers among the nations.


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Israel is a luxuriant vine that puts forth his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. According to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.


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Their heart is divided. Now they shall be found guilty. He will smite their altars. He will destroy their pillars.


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Surely now they shall say, We have no king, for we fear not LORD. And the king, what can he do for us?


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They speak [vain] words, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.


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The inhabitants of Samaria shall be in terror for the calves of Beth-aven. For the people of it shall mourn over it, and the priests of it, who rejoiced over it for the glory of it, because it has departed from it.


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It shall also be carried to Assyria for a present to king Jareb. Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.


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The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed. The thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars, and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us, and to the hills, Fall on us.


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O Israel, thou have sinned from the days of Gibeah. There they stood. The battle against the sons of iniquity does not overtake them in Gibeah.


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When it is my desire, I will chastise them. And the peoples shall be gathered against them, when they are bound to their two transgressions.


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And Ephraim is a heifer that is taught, that loves to tread out [the grain]. But I have passed over upon her fair neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah shall plow. Jacob shall break his clods.


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Sow to yourselves in righteousness. Reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you.


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Ye have plowed wickedness. Ye have reaped iniquity. Ye have eaten the fruit of lies. For thou trusted in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.


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Therefore a tumult shall arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle; the mother was dashed in pieces with her sons.


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So shall Bethel do to you because of your great wickedness. At daybreak the king of Israel shall be utterly cut off.


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The more [the prophets] called them, the more they went from them. They sacrificed to the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.


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I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love, and I was to them as those who lift up the yoke on their jaws. And I laid food before them.


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They shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be their king, because they refused to return [to me].


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And the sword shall fall upon their cities, and shall consume their bars, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.


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And my people are bent on backsliding from me. Though they call them to [him who is] on high, none at all will exalt [him].


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How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? [How] shall I cast thee off, Israel? How shall I make thee as Admah? [How] shall I set thee as Zeboiim? My heart is turned within me. My compassions are kindled together.


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I will not execute the fierceness of my anger. I will not return to destroy Ephraim. For I am God, and not man, the Holy One in the midst of thee, and I will not come in wrath.


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They shall walk after LORD, who will roar like a lion. For he will roar, and the sons shall come trembling from the west.


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They shall come trembling as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria. And I will make them to dwell in their houses, says LORD.


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Ephraim encompasses me around with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit, but Judah yet rules with God, and is faithful with the Holy One.


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Ephraim feeds on wind, and follows after the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. And they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.


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LORD has also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways. He will recompense him according to his doings.


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Yea, he had strength over the [heavenly] agent, and prevailed, [as] he wept, and made supplication to him. He found him at Bethel, and there he spoke with us.


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And Ephraim said, Surely I have become rich. I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors they shall find no iniquity in me that is sin.


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But I am LORD thy God from the land of Egypt. I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, as in the days of the solemn feast.


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I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions. And by the ministry of the prophets I have used similitudes.


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Is Gilead iniquity? They are altogether false. In Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks. Yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the field.


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And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].


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Ephraim has provoked to anger most bitterly. Therefore his blood shall be left upon him, and his reproach his LORD shall return to him.


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When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling. He exalted himself in Israel, but when he offended in Baal, he died.


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And now they sin more and more, and have made themselves molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen. They say of them, Let the men who sacrifice kiss the ca


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Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passes away early, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.


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Yet I am LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shall know no god but me, and besides me there is no savior.


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According to their pasture, so they were filled. They were filled, and their heart was exalted. Therefore they have forgotten me.


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I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart. And there I will devour them like a lioness. The wild beast shall tear them.


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Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities, and thy judges, of whom thou said, Give me a king and rulers?


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The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him. He is an unwise son, for it is time he should not tarry in the place of the breaking forth of sons.


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I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death. O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy sting? Repentance shall be hid from my eyes.


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Though he be fruitful among his brothers, an east wind shall come, the breath of LORD coming up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up. He shall make spoil of the treasure of all go


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Samaria shall bear her guilt, for she has rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword. Their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.


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Take with you words, and return to LORD. Say to him, Take away all iniquity, and accept that which is good. So we will render [as] bullocks [the offering of] our lips.


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Assyria shall not save us. We will not ride upon horses, nor will we say any more to the work of our hands, Our gods. For in thee the fatherless finds mercy.


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Those who dwell under his shadow shall return. They shall revive [as] the grain, and blossom as the vine. The scent of it shall be as the wine of Lebanon.


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Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered, and will regard him. I am like a green fir tree. From me thy fruit is found.


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Who is wise, that he may understand these things, prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them. But transgressors shall fall therein.


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Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Has this been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?


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That which the palmer-worm has left the locust has eaten, and that which the locust has left the canker-worm has eaten, and that which the canker-worm has left the caterpillar has eaten.


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Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, and wail, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.


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For a nation has come up upon my land, strong, and without number. His teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the jaw-teeth of a lioness.


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He has laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree. He has made it clean bare, and cast it away. The branches of it are made white.


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The meal-offering and the drink-offering are cut off from the house of LORD. The priests, LORD's ministers, mourn.


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The field is laid waste; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes.


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Be confounded, O ye husbandmen. Wail, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley, for the harvest of the field is perished.


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The vine is withered, and the fig tree languishes. The pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field are withered. For joy has withered away from the sons of men.


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Gird yourselves [with sackcloth], and lament, ye priests. Wail, ye ministers of the altar. Come, lay all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God. For the meal-offering and the drink-offering are withheld from the house of your G


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Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. Gather the old men [and] all the inhabitants of the land to the house of LORD your God, and cry to LORD.


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Alas for the day! For the day of LORD is at hand, and it shall come as destruction from the Almighty.


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The seeds rot under their clods. The garners are laid desolate. The barns are broken down. For the grain is withered.


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How do the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed because they have no pasture, yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.


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O LORD, to thee do I cry. For the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame has burned all the trees of the field.


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Yea, the beasts of the field pant to thee, for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness.


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Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble. For the day of LORD comes, for it is near at hand,


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a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spreads upon the mountains, a great people and a strong, there has not ever been the like, nor shall be any more after them, even to the years of man


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A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness. Yea, and none has escaped them.


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They leap like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.


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They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like men of war, and they march each one on his ways. And they do not break their ranks.


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Neither does one push another. They march each one in his path, and they burst through the weapons, and do not break off.


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They leap upon the city. They run upon the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like a thief.


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The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.


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And LORD utters his voice before his army, for his camp is very great. For he is strong who executes his word. For the day of LORD is great and very fearful, and who can abide it?


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Yet even now, says LORD, turn ye to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.


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And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents of the evil.


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Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering to LORD your God?


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Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the old men. Gather the sons, and those who suck the breasts. Let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.


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Let the priests, the ministers of LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and do not give thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among t


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And LORD answered and said to his people, Behold, I will send you grain, and new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith. And I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.


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But I will remove the northern [army] far off from you, and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its rear part into the western sea. And its stench shall come up, and its foul odor s


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Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness spring, for the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and the vine yield their strength.


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Be glad then, ye sons of Zion, and rejoice in LORD your God, for he gives you the former rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first [month].


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And I will restore to you the years that the locust, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm has eaten--my great army which I sent among you.


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And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied. And shall praise the name of LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never be put to shame.


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And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am LORD your God, and there is none else. And my people shall never be put to shame.


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And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. Your old men shall dream dreams. Your young men shall see visions.


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The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and wonderful (LXX/NT) day of LORD comes.


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And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of LORD shall be saved. For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as LORD has said, and among the remnant those whom LORD calls.


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For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,


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I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will execute judgment upon them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations. And they have par


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and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.


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Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Will ye render me a recompense? And if ye recompense me, I will return your recompense swiftly and speedily upon your own head.


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Inasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things,


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and have sold the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem to the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border,


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behold, I will stir them up out of the place where ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head.


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And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they shall sell them to the men of Sheba, to a nation far off. For LORD has spoken it.


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Proclaim ye this among the nations: Prepare war. Stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near. Let them come up.


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Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears. Let the weak say, I am strong.


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Hasten ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together. Cause thy mighty ones to come down there, O LORD.


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Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about.


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Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread ye, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow. For their wickedness is great.


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Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of LORD is near in the valley of decision.


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And LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake. But LORD will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the sons of Israel.


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So ye shall know that I am LORD your God, dwelling in Zion my holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, and no strangers shall pass through her any more.


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And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters. And a fountain shall come forth from the house of LORD, a


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Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the sons of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.


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The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.


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And he said, LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem, and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.


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Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron.


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And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and he who holds the scepter from the house of Eden, and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir, says LORD.


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Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom.


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And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon. And I will turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, says lord LORD.


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Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they delivered up the whole people to Edom, and did not remember the brotherly covenant.


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Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity. And his anger tore perpetually, and he kept his wrath


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Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of the sons of Ammon, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.


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But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces of it, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind.


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Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime.


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But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth, and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.


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And I will cut off the judge from the midst of it, and will kill all the rulers of it with him, says LORD.


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Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they have rejected the law of LORD, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, accord


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Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they have sold a righteous man for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes--


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those who pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek. And a man and his father go to the [same] maiden, to profane my holy name.


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And they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge. And in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.


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Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks, yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.


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Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.


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And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O ye sons of Israel? says LORD.


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And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, nor shall the mighty deliver himself.


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Neither shall he stand who handles the bow. And he who is swift of foot shall not deliver [himself], nor shall he who rides the horse deliver himself.


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Hear this word that LORD has spoken against you, O sons of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying,


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You only I have known of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities.


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Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has taken nothing?


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Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no net is [set] for him? Shall a snare spring up from the ground, and have taken nothing at all?


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Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall evil befall a city, and LORD has not done it?


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Publish ye in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold what great tumults are in it, and what oppressions are in the midst of it.


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Therefore thus says lord LORD: An adversary [shall be], even round about the land, and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be plundered.


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Thus says LORD: As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the sons of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.


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For in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also visit the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.


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And I will smite the winter house with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, says LORD.


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Hear this word, ye cows of Bashan, who are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their lords, Bring, and let us drink.


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Lord LORD has sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that they shall take you away with hooks, and your residue with fish-hooks.


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And ye shall go out at the breaches, each one straight before her, and ye shall cast [yourselves] into Harmon, says LORD.


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Come to Bethel and transgress, to Gilgal [and] multiply transgression. And bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes every three days.


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And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim freewill-offerings, and publish them. For this pleases you, O ye sons of Israel, says lord LORD.


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And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places, yet ye have not returned to me, says LORD.


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And I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest. And I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city. One piece was rained upon, and the piece upon which it


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So two or three cities wandered to one city to drink water, and were not satisfied. Yet ye have not returned to me, says LORD.


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I have smitten you with blasting and mildew. The multitude of your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees the palmer-worm has devoured. Yet ye have not returned to me, says LORD.


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I have sent among you the pestilence according to the manner of Egypt. I have slain your young men with the sword, and have carried away your horses, and I have made the stench of your camp to come up even into your nostrils. Yet y


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I have overthrown [cities] among you, as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a brand plucked out of the burning. Yet ye have not returned to me, says LORD.


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Therefore thus I will do to thee, O Israel, [and] because I will do this to thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.


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For, lo, he who forms the mountains, and creates the wind, and declares to man what is his thought, who makes the morning darkness, and treads upon the high places of the earth--LORD, the God of hosts, is his name.


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The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise. She is cast down upon her land; there is none to raise her up.


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For thus says lord LORD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, to the house of Israel.


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But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba. For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to naught.


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Seek LORD, and ye shall live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.


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[seek him] who makes the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night, who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth (LORD is his name),


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Inasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions of wheat from him. Ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them. Ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.


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For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins--ye who afflict the just man, who take a bribe, and who turn aside the needy in the gate [from their right].


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Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, and so LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.


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Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish justice in the gate. It may be that LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.


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Therefore thus says LORD, the God of hosts, LORD: Wailing shall be in all the broad ways. And they shall say in all the streets, Alas! Alas! And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to


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Woe to you who desire the day of LORD! Why would ye have the day of LORD? It is darkness, and not light.


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As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.


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Yea, though ye offer me your burnt-offerings and meal-offerings, I will not accept them, nor will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.


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Yea, ye have borne the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan (LXX/NT), your images which ye made to yourselves.


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Therefore I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says LORD, whose name is the God of hosts.


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Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!


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Pass ye to Calneh, and see, and from there go ye to Hamath the great, then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Or is their border greater than your border?


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who lay upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall,


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who sing idle songs to the sound of the viol, who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David,


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who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils, but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.


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Therefore they shall now go captive with the first who go captive, and the revelry of those who stretched themselves shall pass away.


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Lord LORD has sworn by himself, says LORD, the God of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces, therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.


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And when a man's uncle shall take him up, even he who burns him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No, then he sh


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For, behold, LORD commands, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.


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Shall horses run upon the rock? Will [a man] plow [there] with oxen? That ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,


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For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, says LORD, the God of hosts, and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah.


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Thus lord LORD showed me: And, behold, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth, and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.


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And it came to pass that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O lord LORD, forgive, I beseech thee. How shall Jacob stand, for he is small?


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Thus lord LORD showed me: And, behold, lord LORD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.


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Thus he showed me: And, behold, LORD stood beside a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand.


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And LORD said to me, Amos, what do thou see? And I said, A plumb-line. Then LORD said, Behold, I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.


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And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste, and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.


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Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.


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For thus Amos says: Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.


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Also Amaziah said to Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thou away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there.


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But do not prophesy again any more at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house.


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Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, nor was I a prophet's son, but I was a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees.


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Now therefore hear thou the word of LORD: Thou say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not drop [thy word] against the house of Isaac.


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Therefore thus says LORD: Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line, and thou thyself shall die in a land that is unclean. And Israel shall


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And he said, Amos, what do thou see? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then LORD said to me, The end has come upon my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.


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And the songs of the temple shall be wailings in that day, says lord LORD. The dead bodies shall be many. In every place they shall cast them forth with silence.


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saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit,


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that we may buy the poor for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?


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Shall the land not tremble for this, and everyone mourn who dwells therein? Yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River, and it shall be troubled and sink again like the River of Egypt.


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And it shall come to pass in that day, says lord LORD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day.


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And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation. And I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head, and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a b


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Behold, the days come, says lord LORD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of LORD.


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And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east. They shall run to and fro to seek the word of LORD, and shall not find it.


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Those who swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, As thy god, O Dan, lives, and, As the way of Beersheba lives, they shall fall, and never rise up again.


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I saw LORD standing beside the altar. And he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake, and break them in pieces on the head of all of them, and I will kill the last of them with the sword. There shall not one of them


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Though they dig into Sheol, from there my hand shall take them, and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.


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And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there. And though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.


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And though they go into captivity before their enemies, from there I will command the sword, and it shall kill them. And I will set my eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.


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For the Lord, LORD of hosts, [is] he who touches the land and it melts, and all who dwell therein shall mourn. And it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again like the River of Egypt.


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He who builds his chambers in the heavens, and has founded his vault upon the earth, he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth, LORD is his name.


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Are ye not as the sons of the Ethiopians to me, O sons of Israel? says LORD. Have I not brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?


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Behold, the eyes of lord LORD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth, except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, says LORD.


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For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, just as [grain] is sifted in a sieve, yet the least kernel shall not fall upon the earth.


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All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us.


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In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof. And I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old,


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that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations that are called by my name, says LORD who does this.


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Behold, the days come, says LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed, and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.


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And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine of it. They shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.


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And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be plucked up out of their land which I have given them, says LORD thy God.


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The vision of Obadiah. Thus says lord LORD concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, [saying], Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.


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The pride of thy heart has deceived thee, O thou who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?


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Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from there, says LORD.


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If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how thou are cut off!), would they not steal [only] till they had enough? If grape gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?


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All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee on thy way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee. [Those who eat] thy bread lay a snare under thee. There is no unde


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Shall I not in that day, says LORD, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?


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And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.


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Shame shall cover thee for the violence done to thy brother Jacob, and thou shall be cut off forever.


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In the day that thou stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou were as one of them.


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But look not thou on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster, and rejoice not over the sons of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor speak proudly in the day of distress.


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Enter not into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity. Yea, look not thou on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor lay ye [hands] on their substance in the day of their calamity.


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And stand thou not in the crossway, to cut off those of his who escape, and deliver not up those of his who remain in the day of distress.


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For the day of LORD is near upon all the nations. As thou have done, it shall be done to thee. Thy dealing shall return upon thine own head.


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For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually. Yea, they shall drink, and swallow down, and shall be as though they had not been.


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But in mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.


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And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. And they shall burn among them, and devour them, and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau, for LORD has sp


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And those of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and those of the lowland the Philistines. And they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria, and Benjamin [shall possess] Gilead.


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And the captives of this host of the sons of Israel, who are [among] the Canaanites, [shall possess] even to Zarephath. And the captives of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad shall possess the cities of the South.


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And saviors shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau, and the kingdom shall be LORD's.


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Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.


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But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of LORD. And he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare of it, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of LORD


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But LORD sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken.


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Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. And they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it to them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he lay, and w


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So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, What do thou mean, O sleeper? Arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we not perish.


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And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.


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Then they said to him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us. What is thine occupation? And from where do thou come? What is thy country, and of what people are thou?


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And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.


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Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, What is this that thou have done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of LORD, because he had told them.


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Then they said to him, What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.


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And he said to them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea, so shall the sea be calm to you. For I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.


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Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get themselves back to the land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.


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Therefore they cried to LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood. For thou, O LORD, have done as it pleased thee.


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And LORD prepared a great sea creature to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the sea creature three days and three nights.


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And he said, I called because of my affliction to LORD, and he answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, [and] thou heard my voice.


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For thou cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, and the flood was round about me. All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.


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The waters encompassed me around, even to the soul. The deep was round about me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.


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I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth with its bars [closed] upon me forever. Yet thou have brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.


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When my soul fainted within me, I remembered LORD. And my prayer came in to thee, into thy holy temple.


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But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of LORD.


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So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the word of LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, of three days' journey.


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And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey. And he cried out, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.


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And the people of Nineveh believed God, and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.


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And the news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.


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And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed, nor drink water,


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but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily to God. Yea, let them turn each one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands.


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Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we not perish?


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And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. And God relented of the evil which he said he would do to them, and he did not do it.


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And he prayed to LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hastened to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that thou are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundan


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Therefore now, O LORD, I beseech thee, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.


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Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth, and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city.


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And LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah was very glad because of the gourd.


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But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd, that it withered.


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And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind, and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live


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And God said to Jonah, Do thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even to death.


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And LORD said, Thou have had regard for the gourd, for which thou have not labored, nor made it grow, which came up in a night, and perished in a night.


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And should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand men who cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also much cattle?


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The word of LORD that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.


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Hear, ye peoples, all of you. Hearken, O earth, and all who are in it, and let lord LORD be witness against you, LORD from his holy temple.


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For, behold, LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.


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And the mountains shall be melted under him, and the valleys shall be split, as wax before the fire, as waters that are poured down a steep place.


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All this is for the transgression of Jacob, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem?


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Therefore I will make Samaria as a heap of the field, [and] as places for planting vineyards. And I will pour down the stones of it into the valley, and I will uncover the foundations of it.


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And all her graven images shall be beaten to pieces. And all her wages shall be burned with fire, and I will lay desolate all her idols. For she has gathered them from the wages of a harlot, and to the wage of a harlot they shall r


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For this I will lament and wail. I will go stripped and naked. I will make a wailing like the jackals, and a lamentation like the ostriches.


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For her wounds are incurable. For it has come even to Judah. it reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.


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Pass away, O inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame. The inhabitant of Zaanan has not come forth. The wailing of Beth-ezel shall take from you the stay of it.


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For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.


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Bind the chariot to the swift steed, O inhabitant of Lachish. She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.


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Therefore thou shall give a parting gift to Moresheth-gath. The houses of Achzib shall be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.


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I will yet bring to thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, him who shall possess thee. The glory of Israel shall come even to Adullam.


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Make thee bald, and cut off thy hair for the sons of thy delight. Enlarge thy baldness as the vulture, for they have gone into captivity from thee.


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Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.


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And they covet fields, and seize them, and houses, and take them away. And they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.


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Therefore thus says LORD: Behold, I devise an evil against this family, from which ye shall not remove your necks, nor shall ye walk haughtily, for it is an evil time.


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In that day they shall take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation. [And] say, We are utterly ruined. He changes the portion of my people. How he removes [it] from me! He divides our fields to the rebelliou


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Shall it be said, O house of Jacob, Is the Spirit of LORD restricted? Are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him who walks uprightly?


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But of late my people have risen up as an enemy. Ye strip off the robe with the garment from those who pass by securely [as men] turning back from war.


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Ye cast out the women of my people from their pleasant houses. Ye take away my glory from their young sons forever.


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Arise ye, and depart, for this is not your resting-place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.


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If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies, [saying], I will prophesy to thee of wine and of strong drink, he shall even be the prophet of this people.


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I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee. I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture. They shall make great noise because of [the multit


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The breaker has gone up before them. They have broken forth and passed on to the gate, and have gone out there. And their king has passed on before them, and LORD at the head of them.


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And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to know justice?


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Ye who hate the good, and love the evil, who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones,


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who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.


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Then they shall cry to LORD, but he will not answer them. Yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.


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Thus says LORD concerning the prophets who make my people to err, who bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace. And he who does not put into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.


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Therefore it shall be night to you, that ye shall have no vision. And it shall be dark to you, that ye shall not divine. And the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.


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And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded. Yea, they shall all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God.


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But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.


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Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, who abhor justice, and pervert all equity.


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The heads of it judge for a bribe, and the priests of it teach for a wage, and the prophets of it divine for money. Yet they lean upon LORD, and say, Is not LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.


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Therefore for your sake Zion shall be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.


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But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of LORD's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and peoples shall flow to it.


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And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, an


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And he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor s


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But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and none shall make them afraid. For the mouth of LORD of hosts has spoken it.


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For all the peoples walk each one in the name of his god. And we will walk in the name of LORD our God forever and ever.


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In that day, says LORD, I will assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted.


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And I will make that which was lame a remnant, and that which was cast far off a strong nation. And LORD will reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth even forever.


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And thou, O tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, to thee it shall come. Yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.


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Now why do thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee. Has thy counselor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail?


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Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail. For now thou shall go forth out of the city, and shall dwell in the field, and shall come even to Babylon. There thou shall be rescued. There LORD w


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And now many nations are assembled against thee, who say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye see [our desire] upon Zion.


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But they know not the thoughts of LORD, nor do they understand his counsel, for he has gathered them as the sheaves to the threshing-floor.


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Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass, and thou shall beat many peoples in pieces. And I will devote their gain to LORD, and their substance to LORD of the whole earth.


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Now thou shall gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.


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But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, which are little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee he shall come forth to me who is to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.


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Therefore he will give them up until the time that she who travails has brought forth. Then the residue of his brothers shall return to the sons of Israel.


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And he shall stand, and shall feed [his flock] in the strength of LORD, in the majesty of the name of LORD his God, and they shall abide. For now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.


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And this [man] shall be [our] peace. When the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then we shall raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.


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And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances of it. And he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he comes into our land, and when he treads within our border.


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And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from LORD, as showers upon the grass, that tarry not for man, nor wait for the sons of men.


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And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and t


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And it shall come to pass in that day, says LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots,


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And I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee, and thou shall no more worship the work of thy hands.


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Hear ye now what LORD says: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.


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Hear, O ye mountains, LORD's controversy, and ye enduring foundations of the earth, for LORD has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.


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For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage. And I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.


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O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him. [Remember] from Shittim to Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of LORD.


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Why shall I come before LORD, and bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?


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Will LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?


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He has shown thee, O man, what is good. And what does LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?


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The voice of LORD cries to the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who has appointed it.


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Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?


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For the rich men of it are full of violence, and the inhabitants of it have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.


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Therefore I also have smitten thee with a grievous wound, I have made thee desolate because of thy sins.


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Thou shall eat, but not be satisfied, and thy humiliation shall be in the midst of thee. And thou shall put away, but shall not save, and that which thou save I will give up to the sword.


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Thou shall sow, but shall not reap, thou shall tread the olives, but shall not anoint thee with oil, and the vintage, but shall not drink the wine.


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For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels, that I may make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing. And ye shall bear the reproach of my people.


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Woe is me! For I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage. There is no cluster to eat. My soul desires the first ripe fig.


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The devout man has perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men. They all lay in wait for blood. They hunt every man his brother with a net.


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Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler asks, and the judge [is ready] for a bribe. And the great man, he utters the evil desire of his soul. Thus they weave it together.


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The best of them is as a brier. The most upright is [worse] than a thorn hedge. The day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, has come. Now shall be their perplexity.


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Trust ye not in a neighbor. Put ye not confidence in a friend. Keep the doors of thy mouth from her who lays in thy bosom.


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For the son dishonors the father. The daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man's enemies are the men of his own house.


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Rejoice not against me, O my enemy. When I fall, I shall arise. When I sit in darkness, LORD will be a light to me.


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I will bear the indignation of LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.


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Then my enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said to me, Where is LORD thy God? My eyes shall see [my desire] upon her. Now she shall be trodden down as the mire of the streets.


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In that day they shall come to thee from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, and from Egypt even to the River, and from sea to sea, and mountain to mountain.


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Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy heritage, which dwell solitarily in the forest in the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.


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The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might. They shall lay their hand upon their mouth. Their ears shall be deaf.


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They shall lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places. They shall come with fear to LORD our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.


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Who is a God like to thee, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.


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He will again have compassion upon us. He will tread our iniquities under foot, and thou will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.


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Thou will perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the loving kindness to Abraham, which thou have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.


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LORD is a jealous God and avenges. LORD avenges and is full of wrath. LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserves [wrath] for his enemies.


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LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear [the guilty]. LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.


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He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languishes.


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The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is up heaved at his presence. Yea, the world, and all who dwell therein.


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Who can stand before his indignation? And who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.


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But with an over running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.


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What do ye devise against LORD? He will make a full end. Affliction shall not rise up the second time.


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For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.


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Thus says LORD: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so they shall be cut down. And he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.


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And LORD has given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown. Out of the house of thy gods I will cut off the graven image and the molten image. I will make thy grave, for thou are vile.


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Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah. Perform thy vows, for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee. He is utterly cut off.


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He who dashes in pieces has come up against thee. Keep the fortress. Watch the way. Make thy loins strong. Fortify thy power mightily.


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For LORD restores the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel, for the emptiers have emptied them out, and destroyed their vine-branches.


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The shield of his mighty men is made red. The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress [spears] are brandished.


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The chariots rage in the streets; they rush to and fro in the broad ways. The appearance of them is like torches. They run like the lightnings.


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He remembers his nobles. They stumble in their march. They make haste to the wall of it, and the mantelet is prepared.


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And it is decreed. She is uncovered. She is carried away, and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating upon their breasts.


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But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water. Yet they flee away. Stand, stand, [they cry], but none looks back.


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Take ye the spoil of silver. Take the spoil of gold. For there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.


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She is empty, and void, and waste. And the heart melts, and the knees smite together, and anguish is in all loins, and the faces of them all have grown pale.


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Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion [and] the lioness walked, the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?


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The lion tore in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with prey.


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Behold, I am against thee, says LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions. And I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be hear


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The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of wheels, and prancing horses, and bounding chariots,


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the horseman mounting, and the flashing sword, and the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies. They stumble upon their bodies,


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because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, who sells nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.


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Behold, I am against thee, says LORD of hosts, and I will uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will show the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.


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And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazing-stock.


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And it shall come to pass, that all those who look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste. Who will bemoan her? From where shall I seek comforters for thee?


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Are thou better than No-amon, that was situated among the rivers, that had the waters round about her, whose rampart was the sea, [and] her wall was of the sea?


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Yet she was carried away. She went into captivity. Her young sons also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets. And they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.


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Thou also shall be drunken. Thou shall be hid. Thou also shall seek a stronghold because of the enemy.


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All thy fortresses shall be [like] fig trees with the first ripe figs. If they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.


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Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women. The gates of thy land are set wide open to thine enemies. The fire has devoured thy bars.


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Draw thee water for the siege. Strengthen thy fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make strong the brick kiln.


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There the fire shall devour thee. The sword shall cut thee off. It shall devour thee like the canker-worm. Make thyself many as the canker-worm. Make thyself many as the locust.


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Thou have multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven. The canker-worm ravages, and flees away.


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Thy rulers are as the locusts, and thy marshals as the swarms of grasshoppers, which encamp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun arises they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.


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Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria. Thy nobles are at rest. Thy people are scattered upon the mountains, and there is none to gather them.


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There is no assuaging of thy hurt. Thy wound is grievous. All who hear the report of thee clap their hands over thee, for upon whom has not thy wickedness passed continually?


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O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou will not hear? I cry out to thee of violence, and thou will not save.


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Why do thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? For destruction and violence are before me, and there is strife, and contention rises up.


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Therefore the law is slacked, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked man surrounds the righteous man, therefore justice goes forth perverted.


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Behold ye scoffers (LXX/NT), and look, and wonder marvelously. For I am working a work in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you.


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For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, who march through the breadth of the earth to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.


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Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. And their horsemen press proudly on. Yea, their horsemen come from far. They fly as an eagle that hastens to devour.


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They come all of them for violence. The set of their faces is forwards, and they gather captives as the sand.


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Yea, he scoffs at kings, and rulers are a derision to him. He derides every stronghold, for he heaps up dust, and takes it.


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Are not thou from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O LORD, thou have ordained him for judgment, and thou, O Rock, have established him for correction.


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Thou who are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and who cannot look on perverseness, why do thou look upon those who deal treacherously, and hold thy peace when the wicked man swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,


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He takes all of them up with the hook. He catches them in his net, and gathers them in his drag. Therefore he rejoices and is glad.


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Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his drag, because by them his portion is fat, and his food plentiful.


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I will stand upon my watch, and set myself upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint.


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And LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run who reads it.


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For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hastens toward the end, and shall not lay. Though it tarry, wait for it, because it will surely come. It will not delay.


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Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright in him. (But the righteous man shall live by his faith.


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Yea, moreover, wine is treacherous.) [He is] a haughty man, who does not keep at home, who enlarges his desire as Sheol, and he is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers to him all nations, and heaps to him all peoples.


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Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him who increases that which is not his (how long?) and who loads himself with pledges!


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Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee. And thou shall be for booty to them?


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Because thou have plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell therein.


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Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!


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Thou have devised shame to thy house, by cutting off many peoples, and have sinned against thy soul.


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Behold, is it not of LORD of hosts that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?


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Woe to him who gives his neighbor drink, who adds thy venom, and also makes him drunken, that thou may look on their nakedness!


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Thou are filled with shame, and not glory. Drink thou also, and be as one uncircumcised. The cup of LORD's right hand shall come around to thee, and foul shame shall be upon thy glory.


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For the violence done to Lebanon shall cover thee and the plunder of the beasts ([which] made them afraid), because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all who dwell therein.


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What profits the graven image, that the maker of it has engraved it, the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he who fashions its form trusts in it, to make dumb idols?


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Woe to him who says to the wood, Awake, to the dumb stone, Arise! Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.


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O LORD, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid. O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known. In wrath remember mercy.


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God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.


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And [his] brightness was as the light. He had rays from his hand, and there was the hiding of his power.


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He stood, and measured the earth. He beheld, and drove apart the nations. And the eternal mountains were scattered. The everlasting hills bowed. His goings were [as] of old.


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Was LORD displeased with the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers, or thy wrath against the sea, that thou rode upon thy horses, upon thy chariots of salvation?


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Thy bow was made quite bare. The oaths to the tribes were a [sure] word. Selah. Thou split the earth with rivers.


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The mountains saw thee, and were afraid. The tempest of waters passed by. The deep uttered its voice, and lifted up its hands on high.


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The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, at the light of thine arrows as they went, at the shining of thy glittering spear.


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Thou went forth for the salvation of thy people, for the salvation of thine anointed. Thou wound the head out of the house of the wicked man, laying bare the foundation even to the neck. Selah.


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Thou pierced with his own staves the head of his warriors. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me. Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor man secretly.


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I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us.


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For though the fig tree shall not flourish, nor shall fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no food. The flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls.


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LORD, the Lord, is my strength. And he makes my feet like hinds' [feet], and will make me to walk upon my high places.


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The word of LORD which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.


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I will consume man and beast. I will consume the birds of the heavens, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked. And I will cut off man from off the face of the ground, says LORD.


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And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, [and] the name of the Chemarim with the priests,


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and those who worship the host of heaven upon the housetops, and those who worship, who swear to LORD and swear by Malcam,


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and those who are turned back from following LORD, and those who have not sought LORD, nor inquired after him.


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Hold thy peace at the presence of lord LORD, for the day of LORD is at hand. For LORD has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests.


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And it shall come to pass in the day of LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the rulers, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.


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And in that day I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.


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And in that day, says LORD, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.


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Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone. All those who were laden with silver are cut off.


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And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their lees, who say in their heart, LORD will not do good, nor will he do evil.


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And their wealth shall become a spoil, and their houses a desolation. Yea, they shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine of it.


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The great day of LORD is near. It is near and hastens greatly, the voice of the day of LORD. The mighty man cries there bitterly.


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That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,


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And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against LORD, and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung.


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Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of LORD's wrath, but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy. For he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all those who dwell in


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Before the decree bring forth, [before] the day passes as the chaff, before the fierce anger of LORD comes upon you, before the day of LORD's anger comes upon you.


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Seek ye LORD, all ye meek of the earth who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness, seek meekness. It may be ye will be hid in the day of LORD's anger.


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For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation. They shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.


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Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of LORD is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines. I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.


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And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah. They shall feed [their flocks] upon it. In the houses of Ashkelon they shall lay down in the evening. For LORD their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.


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I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the sons of Ammon, with which they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.


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Therefore as I live, says LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the sons of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and salt pits, and a perpetual desolation. The residue of my people shall make a


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They shall have this for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of LORD of hosts.


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LORD will be terrible to them, for he will famish all the gods of the earth. And men shall worship him, everyone from his place, even all the isles of the nations.


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And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness.


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And herds shall lay down in the midst of her. All the beasts of the nations, both the pelican and the porcupine shall lodge in the capitals of it. [Their] voice shall sing in the windows. Desolation shall be in the thresholds. For


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This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me. How she has become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! Everyone who passes by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.


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She obeyed not the voice. She received not correction. She trusted not in LORD. She did not draw near to her God.


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Her rulers in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing till the morrow.


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Her prophets are airy and treacherous men. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.


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LORD in the midst of her is righteous. He will not do iniquity. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He does not fail, but the unjust man knows no shame.


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I have cut off nations. Their battlements are desolate. I have made their streets waste, so that none passes by. Their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.


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I said, Only fear thou me. Receive correction, so her dwelling shall not be cut off, [according to] all that I have appointed concerning her. But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.


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Therefore wait ye for me, says LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey. For my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them my indignation, even all my fierce anger. For all the


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For then I will turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of LORD, to serve him with one consent.


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From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering.


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In that day thou shall not be put to shame for all thy doings, in which thou have transgressed against me. For then I will take away out of the midst of thee those who rejoice in thy pride, and thou shall no more be haughty in my h


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But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of LORD.


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The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth. For they shall feed and lay down, and none shall make them afraid.


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Sing, O daughter of Zion. Shout, O Israel. Be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.


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LORD has taken away thy judgments. He has cast out thine enemy. The King of Israel, even LORD, is in the midst of thee. Thou shall not fear evil any more.


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LORD thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over thee with joy. He will rest in his love. He will joy over thee with singing.


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I will gather those who sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee, [to whom] the burden upon her was a reproach.


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Behold, at that time I will deal with all those who afflict thee. And I will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away, and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame has been in all the earth.


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At that time I will bring you in, and at that time I will gather you. For I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, says LORD.


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In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, the word of LORD came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the hi


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Thus speaks LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time [for us] to come, the time for LORD's house to be built.


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Ye have sown much, and bring in little. Ye eat, but ye have not enough. Ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink. Ye clothe yourselves, but there is none warm. And he who earns wages earns wages [to put] into a bag with holes.


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Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house. And I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, says LORD.


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Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little, and when ye brought it home, I blew upon it. Why? says LORD of hosts. Because of my house that lays waste while ye run each man to his own house.


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And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground brings forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of th


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Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as LORD their God had sent him. An


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Then Haggai, LORD's messenger, spoke in LORD's message to the people, saying, I am with you, says LORD.


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And LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and did work on th


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In the seventh [month], in the twenty-first [day] of the month, the word of LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,


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Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying,


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Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? And how do ye see it now? Is it not in your eyes as nothing?


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Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, says LORD, and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and be strong, all ye people of the land, says LORD, and work. For I am with you, says LORD of hosts,


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[according to] the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, and my Spirit abode among you. Fear ye not.


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For thus says LORD of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land.


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And I will shake all nations, and the precious things of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, says LORD of hosts.


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The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says LORD of hosts, and in this place I will give peace, says LORD of hosts.


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In the twenty-fourth [day] of the ninth [month], in the second year of Darius, the word of LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,


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If a man bears holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt touches bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food, shall it become holy? And the priests answered and said, No.


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Then Haggai said, If a man who is unclean because of a dead body touches any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.


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Then Haggai answered and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, says LORD, and so is every work of their hands. And that which they offer there is unclean.


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And now, I pray you, consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of LORD.


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Through all that time, when a man came to a heap of twenty [measures], there were but ten. When he came to the wine vat to draw out fifty [vessels], there were but twenty.


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I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the work of your hands, yet ye [turned] not to me, says LORD.


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Consider, I pray you, from this day and backward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth [month], since the day that the foundation of LORD's temple was laid, consider it.


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Is the seed yet in the barn? Yea, the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not brought forth. From this day I will bless [you].


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And the word of LORD came the second time to Haggai in the twenty-fourth [day] of the month, saying,


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And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. And I will overthrow the chariots, and those who ride in them. And the horses and their riders shall come down, each one b


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In that day, says LORD of hosts, I will take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, says LORD, and will make thee as a signet. For I have chosen thee, says LORD of hosts.


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In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,


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Therefore say thou to them, Thus says LORD of hosts: Return to me, says LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says LORD of hosts.


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Be ye not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus says LORD of hosts: Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings, but they did not hear, nor hearken to me, says LORD.


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But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as LORD of hosts thought to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our doings,


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Upon the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of LORD came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,


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I saw in the night, and, behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom. And behind him there were horses, red, sorrel, and white.


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Then I said, O my lord, what are these? And the [heavenly] agent who talked with me said to me, I will show thee what these are.


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And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom LORD has sent to walk to and fro through the earth.


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And they answered the agent of LORD who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sits still, and is at rest.


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Then the agent of LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long will thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou have had indignation these seventy years?


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So the [heavenly] agent who talked with me said to me, Cry thou, saying, Thus says LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.


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And I am very greatly displeased with the nations that are at ease. For I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.


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Therefore thus says LORD: I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies. My house shall be built in it, says LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.


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Cry yet again, saying, Thus says LORD of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity, and LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.


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And I said to the [heavenly] agent who talked with me, What are these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.


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Then I said, What are these coming to do? And he spoke, saying, These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head. But these have come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted


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Then I said, Where do thou go? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem. To see what is the breadth of it, and what is the length of it.


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And, behold, the [heavenly] agent who talked with me went forth. And another [heavenly] agent went out to meet him,


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and said to him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of men and cattle therein.


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For I, says LORD, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.


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Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, says LORD. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, says LORD.


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For thus says LORD of hosts: After glory he has sent me to the nations which plundered you. For he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.


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For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those who served them. And ye shall know that LORD of hosts has sent me.


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Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, says LORD.


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And many nations shall join themselves to LORD in that day, and shall be my people, and I will dwell in the midst of thee. And thou shall know that LORD of hosts has sent me to thee.


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And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the agent of LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.


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And LORD said to Satan, LORD rebuke thee, O Satan. Yea, LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee. Is this not a brand plucked out of the fire?


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And he answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, Take the filthy garments from off him. And to him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with rich apparel.


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And I said, Let them set a clean miter upon his head. So they set a clean miter upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the agent of LORD was standing by.


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Thus says LORD of hosts: If thou will walk in my ways, and if thou will keep my charge, then thou also shall judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give thee a place of access among these who stand by.


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Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows who sit before thee, for they are men who are a sign. For, behold, I will bring forth my servant the Branch.


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For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua. Upon one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave the graving of it, says LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.


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In that day, says LORD of hosts, ye shall invite each man his neighbor under the vine and under the fig tree.


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And the [heavenly] agent who talked with me came again, and awoke me, as a man who is awakened out of his sleep.


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And he said to me, What do thou see? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps on it. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top o


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and two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side of it.


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And I answered and spoke to the [heavenly] agent who talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?


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Then the [heavenly] agent who talked with me answered and said to me, Do thou not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.


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Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says LORD of hosts.


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Who are thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel [thou shall become] a plain, and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, to it.


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The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it. And thou shall know that LORD of hosts has sent me to you.


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For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, the eyes of LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.


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Then I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side of it?


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And I answered the second time, and said to him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that empty the golden [oil] out of themselves?


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And he said to me, What do thou see? And I answered, I see a flying roll. The length of it is twenty cubits, and the breadth of it ten cubits.


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Then he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cut off on the one side according to it, and everyone who swears shall be cut off on the other side according t


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I will cause it to go forth, says LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name. And it shall abide in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with the


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Then the [heavenly] agent who talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what this is that goes forth.


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And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goes forth. He said moreover, This is their appearance in all the land


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(and, behold, a talent of lead was lifted up), and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.


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And he said, This is Wickedness. And he cast her down into the midst of the ephah, and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth of it.


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Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And, behold, there came forth two women, and the wind was in their wings. Now they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah between earth and heaven.


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And he said to me, To build her a house in the land of Shinar. And when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.


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And again I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of brass.


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And the [heavenly] agent answered and said to me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before LORD of all the earth.


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[The chariot] in which are the black horses goes forth toward the north country, and the white went forth after them, and the grizzled went forth toward the south country.


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And the strong ones went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth. And he said, Get you from here. Walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.


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Then he cried to me, and spoke to me, saying, Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.


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Take from those of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, where they have come from Babylon.


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Yea, take [from them] silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.


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And speak to him, saying, Thus speaks LORD of hosts, saying, Behold, the man whose name is the Branch. And he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of LORD,


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even he shall build the temple of LORD. And he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne. And he shall be a priest upon his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.


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And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of LORD.


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And those who are far off shall come and build in the temple of LORD. And ye shall know that LORD of hosts has sent me to you. And [this] shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of LORD your God.


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And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of LORD came to Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, even in Chislev.


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Now [those of] Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of LORD,


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[and] to speak to the priests of the house of LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?


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Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [month], even these seventy years, did ye at all fast to me, even to me?


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[Should ye] not [hear] the words which LORD cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited?


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Thus LORD of hosts has spoken, saying, Execute TRUE justice, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.


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And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor man. And let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.


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But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.


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Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which LORD of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets. Therefore great wrath came from LORD of hosts.


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And it has come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said LORD of hosts.


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But I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned. For they laid the pleasant land desolate.


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Thus says LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.


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Thus says LORD: I am returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth, and the mountain of LORD of hosts, The holy mountain.


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Thus says LORD of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age.


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Thus says LORD of hosts: If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes? says LORD of hosts.


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Thus says LORD of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country.


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And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.


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Thus says LORD of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the foundation of the house of LORD of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might


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For before those days there was no wage for man, nor any wage for beast, nor was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men each one against his neighbor.


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For [there shall be] the seed of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.


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And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and ye shall be a blessing. Fear not. Let your hands be strong.


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For thus says LORD of hosts: As I thought to do evil to you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, says LORD of hosts, and I did not relent,


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so again I have thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Fear ye not.


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These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates.


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And let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no FALSE oath. For all these are things that I hate, says LORD.


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Thus says LORD of hosts: The fast of the fourth [month], and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah, joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth


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And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of LORD, and to seek LORD of hosts. I will go also.


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Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of LORD.


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Thus says LORD of hosts: In those days, ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they shall take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.


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The burden of the word of LORD upon the land of Hadrach, and Damascus its resting-place (for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward LORD),


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And Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.


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Behold, LORD will dispossess her, and he will smite her power in the sea, and she shall be devoured with fire.


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Ashkelon shall see it, and fear, Gaza also, and shall be greatly pained, and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame. And the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.


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And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth. And he also shall be a remnant for our God, and he shall be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.


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And I will encamp the army around my house, that none pass through or return, and no oppressor shall pass through them any more. For now I have seen with my eyes.


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Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion. Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, thy king comes to thee. He is just, and having salvation, lowly, and riding upon a donkey, even upon a colt the foal of a donkey.


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And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace to the nations. And his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of t


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As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have set free thy prisoners from the pit in which is no water.


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Turn you back to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will render double to thee.


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For I have bent Judah for me. I have filled the bow with Ephraim. And I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man.


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And LORD shall be seen over them. And his arrow shall go forth as the lightning. And lord LORD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.


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LORD of hosts will defend them. And they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones. And they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine, and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.


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And LORD their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people, [as] for the stones of a crown, lifted on high over his land.


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For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.


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Ask ye of LORD rain in the time of the latter rain, [even of] LORD who makes lightnings, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone grass in the field.


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For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and they have told FALSE dreams. They comfort in vain. Therefore they go their way like sheep. They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.


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My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats. For LORD of hosts has visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his goodly horse in the battle.


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From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.


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And they shall be as mighty men, treading down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle. And they shall fight, because LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.


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And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them back. For I have mercy upon them, and they shall be as though I had not cast them off. For I am LORD their God, and I will hear th


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And Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine. Yea, their sons shall see it, and rejoice. Their heart shall be glad in LORD.


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I will whistle for them, and gather them. For I have redeemed them, and they shall increase as they have increased.


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And I will sow them among the peoples, and they shall remember me in far countries. And they shall live with their sons, and shall return.


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I will also bring them again out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria. And I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, and [until space] shall not be found for them.


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And he will pass through the sea of affliction, and will smite the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall dry up. And the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt shall depart.


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Wail, O fir tree, for the cedar is fallen, because the fine ones are destroyed. Wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.


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A voice of the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is destroyed. A voice of the roaring of young lions, for the pride of the Jordan is laid waste.


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whose possessors kill them, and hold themselves not guilty. And those who sell them say, Blessed be LORD, for I am rich, and their own shepherds pity them not.


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For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, says LORD. But, lo, I will deliver the men each one into his neighbor's hand, and into the hand of his king. And they shall smite the land, and I will not deliver them out of the


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So I fed the flock of slaughter, truly the poor of the flock. And I took to me two staves, the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands, and I fed the flock.


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And I cut off the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.


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Then I said, I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die, and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off, and let those who are left eat each one the flesh of another.


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And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.


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And it was broken in that day, and thus the poor of the flock who gave heed to me knew that it was the word of LORD.


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And I said to them, If ye think good, give me my wage, and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my wage thirty [pieces] of silver.


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And LORD said to me, Cast it to the potter, the good price that I was valued by them. And I took the thirty [pieces] of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of LORD.


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Then I cut apart my other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.


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For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, nor will he seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound, but he will eat the flesh of the fat,


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Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock! The sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye. His arm shall be entirely dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.


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The burden of the word of LORD concerning Israel. [Thus] says LORD, who stretches forth the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him:


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Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the peoples round about, and upon Judah also it shall be in the siege against Jerusalem.


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And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all the peoples. All who burden themselves with it shall be severely wounded. And all the nations of the earth shall be gathered together agai


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In that day, says LORD, I will smite every horse with terror, and his rider with madness. And I will open my eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness.


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And the chieftains of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in LORD of hosts their God.


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In that day I will make the chieftains of Judah like a pan of fire among wood, and like a flaming torch among sheaves. And they shall devour all the peoples round about, on the right hand and on the left, and Jerusalem shall yet ag


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LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem not be magnified above Judah.


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In that day LORD shall defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And he who is feeble among them at that day shall be as David, and the house of David shall be as God, as the agent of LORD before them.


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And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.


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And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication. And they shall look to me whom they have pierced. And they shall mourn for him, as [a man] mourns for his only


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In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.


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And the land shall mourn, every family apart, the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart, the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart,


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the family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart, the family of the Shimeites apart, and their wives apart,


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In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.


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And it shall come to pass in that day, says LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered. And I will also cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of t


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And it shall come to pass that, when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother who begot him shall say to him, Thou shall not live, for thou speak lies in the name of LORD. And his father and his mother who begot him s


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And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed each one of his vision, when he prophesies, nor shall they wear a hairy mantle to deceive.


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But he shall say, I am no prophet. I am a tiller of the ground, for I have been made a bondman from my youth.


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And [a man] shall say to him, What are these wounds between thine arms? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.


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Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is my companion, says LORD of hosts. Smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. And I will turn my hand upon the little ones.


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And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, says LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die, but the third shall be left in it.


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And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, LORD i


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For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle. And the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished, and half of the city shall go forth into captivity. And the residue of the people shall not be c


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And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east. And the mount of Olives shall be split in the midst of it toward the east and toward the west, a very great valley. And half of t


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And ye shall flee by the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azel. Yea, ye shall flee, just as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. And LORD my God shall come, a


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And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves.


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But it shall be one day which is known to LORD, not day, and not night. But it shall come to pass, that at evening time there shall be light.


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And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea. In summer and in winter it shall be.


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All the land shall be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. And she shall be lifted up, and shall dwell in her place, from Benjamin's gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tow


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And this shall be the plague with which LORD will smite all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and the


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And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from LORD shall be among them, and they shall lay hold each one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor.


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And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem. And the wealth of all the nations round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.


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And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the donkey, and of all the beasts that shall be in those camps, as that plague.


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And it shall come to pass, that everyone who is left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.


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And it shall be, that of the families of the earth he who does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, LORD of hosts, upon them there shall be no rain.


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And if the family of Egypt does not go up, and does not come, that there shall be the plague with which LORD will smite the nations that go not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.


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This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to keep the feast of tabernacles.


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In that day there shall be upon the bells of the horses, HOLY TO LORD, and the pots in LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.


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Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holy to LORD of hosts. And all those who sacrifice shall come and take of them, and boil in it. And in that day there shall be no more a Canaanite in the house of LORD of hosts.


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I have loved you, says LORD. Yet ye say, How have thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother, says LORD. Yet I loved Jacob,


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but Esau I regarded inferior, and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.


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Whereas Edom says, We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places, thus says LORD of hosts: They shall build, but I will throw down, and men shall call them the border of wickedness, and the people against whom L


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A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? says LORD of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. And ye say, How have we despised thy na


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Ye offer polluted bread upon my altar. And ye say, How have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of LORD is contemptible.


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And when ye offer the blind for sacrifice, [ye say,] It is no evil! and when ye offer the lame and sick, It is no evil! Present it now to thy governor. Will he be pleased with thee, or will he accept thy person? says LORD of hosts.


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[Ye say,] And now, I pray you, entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us; this has been by your means. Will he accept any of your persons? says LORD of hosts.


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Oh that there was among you who would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says LORD of hosts, nor will I accept an offering at your hand.


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For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name [is] great among the Gentiles. And in every place incense [is] offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name [is] great among the Gentiles, says LORD


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But ye profane it, in that ye say, The table of LORD is polluted. And the fruit of it, even its food, is contemptible.


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Ye also say, Behold, what a weariness it is! And ye have sniffed at it, says LORD of hosts. And ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick. Thus ye bring the offering. Should I accept this at your


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But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to LORD a blemished thing. For I am a great King, says LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the Gentiles.


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If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, says LORD of hosts, then I will send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it


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Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your feasts, and ye shall be taken away with it.


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And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment to you, that my covenant may be with Levi, says LORD of hosts.


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My covenant of life and peace was with him. And I gave them to him that he might fear, and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.


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The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.


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For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth. For he is the messenger of LORD of hosts.


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But ye are turned aside out of the way. Ye have caused many to stumble in the law. Ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says LORD of hosts.


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Therefore I also have made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have had respect of persons in the law.


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Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?


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Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the holiness of LORD which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.


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LORD will cut off out of the tents of Jacob, the man who does this: him who wakes, and him who answers, and him who offers an offering to LORD of hosts.


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And this again ye do: Ye cover the altar of LORD with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he does not regard the offering any more, nor receives it with good will at your hand.


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Yet ye say, Why? Because LORD has been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou have dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.


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And did he not make one, although he had the residue of the Spirit? And why one? He sought a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.


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For I hate putting away, says LORD, the God of Israel, and him who covers his garment with violence, says LORD of hosts. Therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.


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Ye have wearied LORD with your words. Yet ye say, How have we wearied him? In that ye say, Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of LORD, and he delights in them, or Where is the God of justice?


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Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. And LORD, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple. And the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he comes, says LORD of hosts.


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But who can abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap.


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And he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver. And he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver. And they shall offer to LORD offerings in righteousness.


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Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem shall be pleasant to LORD, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.


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And I will come near to you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the FALSE swearers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the f


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From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says LORD of hosts. But ye say, How shall we return?


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Bring ye the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now with this, says LORD of hosts, if I will not open to you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be


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And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground, nor shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, says LORD of hosts.


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Ye have said, It is vain to serve God, and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before LORD of hosts?


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And now we call the proud happy. Yea, those who work wickedness are built up. Yea, they challenge God, and escape.


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Then those who feared LORD spoke one with another, and LORD hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for those who feared LORD, and who thought upon his name.


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And they shall be mine, says LORD of hosts, my own possession, in the day that I make. And I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.


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Then ye shall return and discern between the righteous man and the wicked man, between him who serves God and him who does not serve him.


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For, behold, the day comes, it burns as a furnace, and all the proud, and all who work wickedness, shall be stubble. And the day that comes shall burn them up, says LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.


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But to you who fear my name the sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in its wings, and ye shall go forth, and frolic as calves of the stall.


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And ye shall tread down the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make, says LORD of hosts.


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Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded to him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.


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And he shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the sons, and the heart of the sons to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.


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So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the Babylonian exile fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian exile to the Christ fourteen generations.


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Now the birth of Jesus Christ was this way. For his mother Mary, who was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found having in her womb from Holy Spirit.


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But Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to expose her to public disgrace, intended to dismiss her privately.


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But while he considered these things, behold, an agent of Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take Mary to be thy wife, for that which was begotten in her is from Holy Spirit.


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


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Now all this has come to pass, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,


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Behold, the virgin will have in her womb, and will bring forth a son. And they will call his name Immanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.


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And Joseph, being roused from his sleep, did as the agent of Lord ordered him. And he took his wife,


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Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,


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Where is he who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.


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And having gathered together all the chief priests and scholars of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ is born.


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And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the rulers of Judah, for out of thee will come forth a man who rules, who will tend my people Israel.


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And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, After going, search diligently about the child. And when ye find him, report to me, so that I also having come, may worship him.


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And when they heard the king, they departed. And lo, the star that they saw in the east went before them until, having come, it stood over where the child was.


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And having come into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down, they worshiped him. And having opened their treasures, they brought to him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.


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And divinely warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.


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Now after they departed, behold, an agent of Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, After rising, take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and thou be there until I tell thee, for Herod is going to seek the child to


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And he was there until the end of Herod, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, Out of Egypt I called my Son.


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Then Herod, when he saw that he was scorned by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and having sent forth, he killed all the boys in Bethlehem, and in all the borders of it, from two years old and under, according to the time that


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A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children. And she did not want to be comforted, because they are not.


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After rising, take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those seeking the child's life have died.


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But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee.


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And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, that he will be called a Nazarene.


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For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of a man crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.


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Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.


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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?


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And think not to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.


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And even now the axe is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire.


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I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.


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Whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. And he will gather his wheat into the storehouse, but he will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.


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But having answered, Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allows him.


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And when Jesus was immersed, he went up straightaway out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.


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And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread.


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But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God.


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And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.


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Again, the devil takes him onto an exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them.


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Then Jesus says to him, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only thou shall serve.


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And having left Nazareth behind, after coming, he dwelt in Capernaum by the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,


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The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,


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the people who dwell in darkness saw a great light, and to those who dwell in the region and shadow of death, light sprang up to them.


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From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.


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


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And having gone on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And he called them.


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And Jesus went around all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good-news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.


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And his fame went forth into all Syria. And they brought to him all those faring badly with various diseases, and gripped with pain, and being demon-possessed, and being lunatic, and paralyzed. And he healed them.


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And many multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan followed him.


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And having seen the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. And when he sat down, his disciples came to him.


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Blessed are those who have been persecuted because of righteousness, because the kingdom of the heavens is theirs.


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Blessed are ye when they revile you, and persecute you, and say every evil word, being deceitful against you because of me.


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Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, because your reward is great in the heavens, for so they persecuted the prophets before you.


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Ye are the salt material of the earth. But if the salt material becomes ineffective, by what will it be salted? It is potent for nothing further, except to be cast outside and to be trodden down by men.


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nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lampstand, and it shines to all in the house.


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Thus your light should shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in the heavens.


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For truly I say to you, until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle will, no, not pass away from the law, until all things come to pass.


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Whoever therefore may relax one of these least commandments, and may teach men so, he will be called least in the kingdom of the heavens. But whoever may do and may teach them, this man will be called great in the kingdom of the he


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For I say to you, that unless your righteousness abounds more than of the scholars and Pharisees, ye will, no, not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.


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Ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to the judgment.


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But I say to you, that every man who is angry at his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment, and whoever speaks an insult to his brother will be liable to the council, and whoever says, Foolish man, will be liable to


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If therefore thou should bring thy gift to the altar, and remember there that thy brother has anything against thee,


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leave there thy gift before the altar, and go. First be reconciled to thy brother, and then, after coming, bring thy gift.


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Be agreeing with thine opponent quickly, while thou are with him on the way, lest the opponent deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the subordinate, and thou will be cast into prison.


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But I say to you, that every man who looks on a woman to crave her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.


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And if thy right eye causes thee to stumble, remove it and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.


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And if thy right hand causes thee to stumble, cut it off and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.


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But I say to you, that whoever may divorce his wife apart from a matter of fornication, disposes her to commit adultery, and whoever may marry her who has been divorced commits adultery.


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Again, ye have heard that it was said to them in old times, Thou shall not swear falsely, but shall render to the Lord thine oaths.


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nor by the earth, because it is the footstool of his feet, nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.


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But I say to you, not to resist what is troublesome, but whoever will strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.


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But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,


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so that ye may become sons of your Father in the heavens, because he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and makes rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.


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Be careful not to do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.


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When therefore thou do charity, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.


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so that thy charity may be in secret. And thy Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee in the open.


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And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites, because they love to pray having stood in the synagogues and in the corners of the thoroughfares, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.


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But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy private room, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father who sees in secret will reward thee in the open.


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And while praying do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that they will be heard by their much speaking.


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And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, because from thee is the kingdom and the power and the glory into the ages. Truly.


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And when ye fast, become not like the gloomy looking hypocrites, for they make their faces unsightly, so that they may appear fasting to men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.


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so that thou may not appear fasting to men, but to thy Father in secret. And thy Father, who sees in secret, will reward thee.


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Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,


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but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust deteriorates, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.


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But if thine eye is bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great is the darkness!


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


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Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?


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Look to the birds of the sky, because they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not more valuable then they?


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And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin,


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And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more you, O ye of little faith?


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For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that ye need all these things.


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


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Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious about things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.


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For by what criticism ye criticize, ye will be criticized, and by what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you.


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Or how will thou say to thy brother, Let me take out the speck from thine eye, and behold, the beam in thine own eye?


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Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou will see clearly to take out the speck from thy brother's eye.


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Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them by their feet, and having turn back may lacerate you.


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If ye therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more your Father in the heavens will give good things to those who ask him?


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All things therefore, as many as ye may want that men should do to you, so also do ye to them, for this is the law and the prophets.


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Enter ye in by the narrow gate, because wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter through it.


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But beware of FALSE prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are predatory wolves.


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Not every man who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father in the heavens.


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Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?


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Therefore every man, whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will compare him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.


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And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded upon the rock.


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And every man who hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, will be compared to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.


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And the rain descended, and the torrents came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell. And great was the fall of it.


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And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these sayings, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,


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And having reached out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will, be thou cleansed. And straightaway his leprosy was cleansed.


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And Jesus says to him, See thou speak to no man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.


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And having answered, the centurion said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof, but only speak the word, and my boy will be healed.


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For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.


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And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.


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And I say to you, that many will come from east and west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens,


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but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.


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And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thou. And as thou have believed, be it done to thee. And his boy was healed in that hour.


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And when Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law, having been laid down, and feverish.


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And having become evening, they brought to him many being demon possessed. And he cast out the spirits by word, and healed all those faring badly,


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so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.


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And a certain scholar having come, he said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou may go.


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And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky, nests, but the Son of man has nowhere he may lay his head.


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And behold, a great tempest developed in the sea, so as for the boat to be covered by the waves, but he was sleeping.


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And he says to them, Why are ye cowardly, O ye of little faith? Then after rising, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there became a great calm.


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And upon his coming to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two men being demon possessed met him, coming out of the sepulchers, exceedingly fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.


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And behold, they cried out, saying, What is with us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? Did thou come here before the time to torment us?


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And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.


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And he said to them, Go. And having come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of the swine stampeded down the slope into the sea, and perished in the waters.


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And those who tended them fled, and having gone into the city, they told everything, also the things of the men being demon possessed.


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And behold, the whole city came out to a meeting with Jesus. And having seen him, they besought him that he would depart from their regions.


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And behold, they brought to him a paralyzed man who was placed on a bed. And having seen their faith Jesus said to the paralyzed man, Cheer up, child, thy sins have been forgiven thee.


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But that ye may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins (then he says to the paralyzed man), After rising, take up thy bed, and go to thy house.


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And passing forth from there, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow me. And after rising, he followed him.


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And it came to pass while he relaxed in the house, and behold, many tax collectors and sinners having come, they were sitting with Jesus and his disciples.


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And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?


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But Jesus having heard it, he said to them, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those who fare badly.


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But after going, learn what this means, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners for repentance.


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


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And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.


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And no man puts a patch of new cloth upon an old garment, for the patch of it pulls from the garment, and a tear becomes worse.


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Neither do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins will perish. But they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.


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While he spoke these things to them, behold, one ruler who came worshiped him, saying, My daughter has just now perished, but after coming, lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.


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And behold, a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, after coming from behind, touched the edge of his garment.


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But having turned around and seen her, Jesus said, Cheer up, daughter, thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour.


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And Jesus having come into the ruler's house, and having seen the minstrels, and the crowd making a commotion,


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And when Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Be merciful to us, thou son of David.


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And when he came into the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yes, Lord.


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And when the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.


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And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good-news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.


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But when he saw the multitudes, he felt compassion for them, because they were troubled and dejected, as sheep having no shepherd.


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And having called in his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.


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Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,


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Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus who was surnamed Thaddaeus,


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


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no bag for the road, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staffs, for the workman is worthy of his provision.


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And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide until ye go forth.


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And if indeed the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.


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And whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, while departing that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.


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Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.


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Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Become ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.


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But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues,


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and ye will be brought to governors and even kings because of me, for a witness to them and to the Gentiles.


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But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye should speak, for it will be given you in that hour what ye will speak.


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And a brother will deliver up a brother to death, and a father a child. And children will rise up against parents, and condemn them to death.


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And ye will be hated by all men because of my name, but he who endures to the end, this man will be saved.


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But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the other, for truly I say to you, ye will, no, not have completed the cities of Israel, until the Son of man comes.


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It is enough for the pupil that he becomes like his teacher, and the bondman like his lord. If they have called the house-ruler Beelzebub, how much more those of his household.


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Fear them not therefore, for there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed, and hid, that will not be known.


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What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light, and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.


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And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.


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Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall on the ground independent of your Father.


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Therefore every man, whoever will profess in me before men, I also will profess in him before my Father in the heavens.


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For I came to divide a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.


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He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me, and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.


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He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.


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And whoever may give to drink one of these little ones merely a cold cup in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you he will, no, not lose his reward.


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And it came to pass when Jesus finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.


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And having answered, Jesus said to them, After going, report to John the things that ye hear and see:


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the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor are proclaimed good-news.


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And while those men departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes about John, What did ye go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?


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But what did ye go out to see? A man clothed in delicate clothes? Behold, those wearing delicate things are in king's houses.


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For this is he about whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face who will prepare thy way before thee.


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Truly I say to you, among men born of women there has not been raised a greater than John the immerser. Yet the smaller in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.


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And from the days of John the immerser until now the kingdom of the heavens is treated aggressively, and aggressors seize it.


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But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, calling to their companions,


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and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not beat the breast.


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The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold the man, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! And wisdom is justified from her children.


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Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works occurred, because they did not repent.


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Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works that occurred in you occurred in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.


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Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.


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And thou, Capernaum, which was exalted as far as the sky. Thou will be brought down as far as Hades, because if the mighty works had occurred in Sodom that occurred in thee, it would have remained until this day.


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Nevertheless I say to you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.


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Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.


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All things were delivered to me by my Father. And no man knows the Son, except the Father, nor does any man know the Father, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wants to reveal him.


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Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye will find rest for your souls.


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At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears, and to eat.


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But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not permitted to do upon the Sabbath.


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how he entered into the house of God, and ate the loaves of the presentation, which was not permitted for him to eat, nor for those with him, except only for the priests?


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Or have ye not read in the law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are guiltless?


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But if ye had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the innocent.


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And behold, there was a man having a withered hand. And they interrogated him, asking if it permitted to heal on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.


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And he said to them, What man of you will there be, who will have one sheep, and if this falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not grasp it, and lift it out?


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


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And having known it Jesus withdrew from there, and many multitudes followed him, and he healed them all.


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Behold, my Boy whom I chose, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare justice to the Gentiles.


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A bruised reed he will not break, and smoldering flax he will not quench, until he sends forth justice for victory.


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Then a blind and mute man being demon possessed, was brought to him. And he healed him, so as for the blind and mute man both to speak and to see.


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But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.


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And having known their thoughts Jesus said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.


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And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges.


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Or how can any man enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.


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Because of this I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy of the spirit will not be forgiven men.


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And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in the present age, nor in the one that is coming.


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


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Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.


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The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil things.


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But I say to you, that every idle word, whatever men may speak, they will render account about it in the day of judgment.


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But having answered, he said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.


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For as Jonah was in the belly of the sea-creature three days and three nights, so the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.


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


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The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.


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But when the unclean spirit goes forth out of the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and finds it not.


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Then it says, I will return into my house from where I came out. And when it comes, it finds it empty, swept, and put in order.


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Then it goes, and takes with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having enter in, they dwell there. And the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So it will also be to this evil generation.


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While he was still speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers had stood outside, seeking to speak to him.


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And some man said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to thee.


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And having stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold, my mother and my brothers.


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And many multitudes were gathered to him, so as for him (having entered in) to sit in the boat, and all the multitude had stood on the shore.


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But others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much soil, and straightaway they sprang up because they had no depth of soil.


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But others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.


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And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given.


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For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.


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Because of this I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor do they understand.


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And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, By 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 became fat, and their ears hear heavily, and their eyes are shut, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn, and I will heal them.


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For truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men longed to see the things that ye see, and did not see them, and to hear the things that ye hear, and did not hear them.


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Of every man who hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understands it, evil comes, and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the wayside.


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And that which was sown upon the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and straightaway receiving it with joy,


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yet he has no root in himself, instead it is temporary. And when tribulation or persecution develops because of the word, straightaway he is caused to stumble.


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And that which was sown in the thorns, this is he who hears the word, and the care of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.


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But that which was sown upon the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who indeed bears fruit, and is productive, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.


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He set forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man sowing good seed in his field.


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But the bondmen of the house-ruler having come, they said to him, Sir, did thou not sow good seed in thy field? From where then does it have tares?


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And he said to them, A hostile man did this. And the bondmen said to him, Do thou desire therefore, after going, we would gather them up?


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Allow both to grow together until the harvest. And at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles in order to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.


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He set forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard plant, which having taken, a man sowed in his field.


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Which indeed is smaller than all seeds, but when it is grown, it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so as for the birds of the sky to come and lodge in the branches of it.


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He spoke another parable to them. The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which having taken, a woman hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.


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Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes, and he did not speak to them independent of a parable,


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so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, I will open my mouth in parables. I will utter things concealed from the foundation of the world.


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Then having sent the multitudes away, Jesus came into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.


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and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of evil.


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And the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are heavenly agents.


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The Son of man will send forth his agents, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing lawlessness,


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Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.


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Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man having found, he hid. And from the joy of it, he goes and sells all, as many things as he has, and buys that field.


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Who, having found one very valuable pearl, after departing, sold all, as many things as he had, and bought it.


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Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered from every kind,


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which, when it was full, after dragging to the shore, having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, but they cast out the useless.


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So it will be at the end of the age. The heavenly agents will come forth, and separate the bad from among the righteous,


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And he said to them, Because of this every scholar who has been instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a house-ruler, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.


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And having come into his fatherland he taught them in their synagogue, so as for them to be astonished, and say, From where is this wisdom and powers in this man?


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Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joses and Simon and Judas?


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And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and in his house.


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and he said to his boys, This is John the immerser. He has risen from the dead, and because of this the powers work in him.


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For Herod having arrested John, bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.


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But Herod's birthday being brought, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.


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And she, having been put forward by her mother, says, Give me here on a platter the head of John the immerser.


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And he became sad, but because of the oaths, and of those dining together, the king commanded it to be given.


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And after coming, his disciples took up the body and buried it, and having gone, they informed Jesus.


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Now when Jesus heard it, he departed from there in a boat into a desolate place in private. And when the multitudes heard of it, they followed him on foot from the cities.


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And having come forth, Jesus saw a great multitude, and he felt compassion toward them, and healed the feeble of them.


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And having become evening, his disciples came to him, saying, The place is desolate, and the hour is now past. Send the multitudes away, so that having gone into the villages, they may buy food for themselves.


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And after commanding the multitudes to sit down on the grass, having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looking up to heaven, he blessed. And having broken them in pieces, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the


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And they all ate, and were filled. And they took up that which remained of the fragments, twelve baskets full.


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And straightaway Jesus compelled the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side, until he would dismiss the multitudes.


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And having dismissed the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain in private to pray. And having become evening, he was there alone.


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But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, being buffeted by the waves, for the wind was contrary.


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And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost, and they cried out from fear.


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But seeing the boisterous wind, he was afraid, and having begun to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.


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And straightaway having stretched forth his hand, Jesus took hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why did thou doubt?


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And when they recognized him, the men of that place sent into that whole region round about, and brought to him all those faring badly.


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And they besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment. And as many as touched were healed.


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Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.


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And having answered, he said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, because of your tradition?


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For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and thy mother, and, He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him perish in death.


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But ye say, Whoever may say to the father or the mother, Whatever thou might have benefited from me is an offering.


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And he will, no, not honor his father or mother. And ye have annulled the command of God because of your tradition.


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This people comes near me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me.


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Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.


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Then having come near, his disciples said to him, Know thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard the saying?


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Leave them. They are blind leaders of blind men, and if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a ditch.


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Do ye not yet understand, that everything entering into the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into a toilet?


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For from the heart comes forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, FALSE witnessings, revilings.


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And behold, a Canaanite woman having come out from those regions, cried out to him, saying, Be merciful to me, O Lord, thou son of David, my daughter is grievously demon-possessed.


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But he answered her not a word. And his disciples having approached, they besought him, saying, Send her away, because she cries out behind us.


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And having answered, he said, It is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the house dogs.


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But she said, Yes, Lord, for even the house dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.


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Then Jesus having answered, said to her, O woman, great is thy faith. Be it done for thee as thou desire. And her daughter was healed from that hour.


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And having departed from there, Jesus came near the sea of Galilee. And having gone up onto the mountain, he sat there.


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And many multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others. And they placed them beside Jesus' feet, and he healed them,


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so as for the multitudes to marvel seeing the mute speaking, the maimed healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.


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And Jesus having summoned his disciples, he said, I feel compassion toward the multitude because they continue with me now three days and do not have what they might eat. And I do not want to dismiss them without food, lest they mi


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And his disciples say to him, From where are so many loaves for us in a wilderness so as to feed so great a multitude?


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And after taking the seven loaves and the fishes, having expressed thanks, he broke in pieces, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.


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And they all ate and were filled. And they took up seven hampers full of the fragments that remained.


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And having dismissed the multitudes, he entered into the boat, and came into the regions of Magdala.


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And the Pharisees and Sadducees who came, testing, demanded him to exhibit to them a sign from the sky.


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But having answered, he said to them, When it becomes evening, ye say, Fair weather, for the sky is red.


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And at morning, Bad weather today, for the sky is red, being gloomy. Hypocrites! Ye indeed know how to discern the face of the sky, but the signs of the times ye are not able.


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An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. And having left them behind, he departed.


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And having known it, Jesus said to them, O ye of little faith, why do ye deliberate among yourselves because ye brought no loaves?


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


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How do ye not understand that I spoke to you not about bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?


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Then they understood that he said not to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.


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Now when Jesus came into the regions of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say I, the Son of man, am?


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And they said, Some, John the immerser, others, Elijah, but others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.


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And having answered, Jesus said to him, Blessed are thou, Simon Bar-jonah, because flesh and blood has not revealed it to thee, but my Father in the heavens.


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And I also say to thee, that thou are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.


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And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever thou may bind on earth will be what is bound in the heavens, and whatever thou may loose on the earth will be what is loosed in the heavens.


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From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scholars, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.


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And having taken him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying, Be merciful to thee, Lord. This will, no, not be to thee.


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But having turned around, he said to Peter, Go thee behind me, Satan. Thou are my stumbling-block, because thou regard not the things of God, but the things of men.


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


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For whoever wants save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it.


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For what does it profit a men, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?


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For the Son of man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his heavenly agents, and then he will reward each man according to his actions.


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Truly I say to you, there are some of those who stand here, who will, no, not taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.


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And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up onto a high mountain in private.


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And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.


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And having responded, Peter said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. If thou desire, we could make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.


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While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him.


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And while they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man will rise from the dead.


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But I say to you, that Elijah already came, and they knew him not, but did to him how many things they wanted. Likewise also the Son of man is going to suffer by them.


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Lord, be merciful to my son, because he is lunatic, and suffers badly. For he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.


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And having answered, Jesus said, O faithless and perverted generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring him here to me.


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And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For truly I say to you, if ye have faith as a grain of a mustard plant, ye will say to this mountain, Remove from here to there, and it will depart, and nothing will be impossible t


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And while they turned back in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is going to be delivered into the hands of men,


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And when they came to Capernaum, those who receive the double-drachma came to Peter, and said, Does not your teacher pay the double-drachma?


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He says, Yes. And when he entered into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What think thou, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they take taxes or tribute, from their sons or from strangers?


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In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who then is greater in the kingdom of the heavens?


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And he said, Truly I say to you, if ye are not turned, and become as children, ye will, no, not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.


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He therefore who will make himself lowly as this child, this man is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens.


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But whoever may cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is advantageous for him that a donkey-powered millstone were hanged on his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.


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Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks. For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block comes.


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And if thy hand or thy foot causes thee to stumble, cut them off and cast from thee. It is good for thee to enter into life crippled or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.


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And if thine eye causes thee to stumble, remove it and cast it from thee. It is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.


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See that ye not disparage one of these little ones, for I say to you, that in the heavens their agents do always behold the face of my Father in the heavens.


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What does it seem to you? If it happens a hundred sheep are with some man, and one of them went astray, after going (having left the ninety-nine on the mountains), does he not seek the one going astray?


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And if he happens to find it, truly I say to you, that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray.


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So, it is not a purpose before your Father in the heavens, that one of these little ones should perish.


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But if thy brother should sin against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone. If he should hear thee, thou have gained thy brother.


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But if he should not hear, take with thee one or two besides, so that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.


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And if he is heedless of them, speak to the church. But if he is also heedless of the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and the tax collector.


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Truly I say to you, however many things ye may bind on the earth will be things that are bound in heaven, and however many things ye may loose on the earth will be things that that are loosed in heaven.


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Again I say to you truly, that if two of you should agree on the earth concerning every matter, whatever they might ask, it will happen for them from my Father in the heavens.


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Then Peter having come to him, he said, Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?


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Because of this the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a king, who wanted to settle account with his bondmen.


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But of him not having to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all things, as many as he had, and payment to be made.


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The bondman therefore having fallen down, worshiped him, saying, Lord, be patient toward me and I will pay thee all.


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But after going out, that bondman found one of his fellow bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having grabbed him, he choked him, saying, Pay me if thou owe anything.


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So his fellow bondman having fallen down at his feet, besought him, saying, Be patience toward me, and I will pay thee.


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But he would not, instead, having left him, he cast him into prison until he would pay that which was owed.


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And when his fellow bondmen saw the things that happened, they were extremely sorry. And after coming, they reported to their lord all the things that happened.


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Then his lord having summoned him, he says to him, Thou evil bondman, I forgave thee all that debt because thou besought me.


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Was it not necessary for thee also to be merciful to thy fellow bondman, as I also was merciful to thee?


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And having become angry, his lord delivered him to the tormentors until he would pay all that was due to him.


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So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye do not forgive each man his brother, from your hearts, their trespasses.


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And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee and came into the regions of Judea beyond the Jordan.


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And Pharisees came to him, trying him, and saying to him, Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?


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


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and said, For this reason 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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So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, no man shall separate.


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He says to them, For your hard heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it did not happened this way.


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And I say to you, that whoever may divorce his wife, not for fornication, and will marry another, commits adultery. And he who married her who has been divorced commits adultery.


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His disciples say to him, If the case of the man with his wife is this way, it is not advantageous to marry.


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For there are eunuchs who were born this way from their mother's belly, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs because of the kingdom of the heavens. He who is able to


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Then children were brought to him, so that he would lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.


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


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And behold one man having come to him, said, Good teacher, what good thing should I do so that I may have eternal life?


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And he said to him, Why do thou call me good? There is none good except one, God. But if thou want to enter into life, keep the commandments.


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He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shall not murder. Thou shall not commit adultery. Thou shall not steal. Thou shall not testify falsely.


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Jesus said to him, If thou want to be perfect, go, sell the things being possessed by thee, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.


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But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.


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And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, that a rich man will enter into the kingdom of the heavens difficultly.


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And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the hole of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.


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And having looked, Jesus said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.


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Then having answered, Peter said to him, Lo, we have forsaken all, and followed thee. What then will be for us?


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And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man will sit on the throne of his glory, ye also will sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.


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And every man who has forsaken houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of my name, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life.


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For the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a house-ruler, who went out in the early morning at the same time to hire workmen for his vineyard.


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And he said to those men, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever would be right I will give you, and they went.


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And having gone out about the eleventh hour, he found others who have stood idle. And he says to them, Why have ye stood here idle the whole day?


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They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever would be right ye will receive.


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And having become evening, the lord of the vineyard says to his manager, Call the workmen, and render to them their wage, having begun from the last until the first.


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But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more. And they also received a denarius each.


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


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But having answered, he said to one of them, Friend, I do not wrong thee. Did thou not agree with me for a denarius?


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And while going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took the twelve disciples in private on the way, and he said to them,


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Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scholars. And they will condemn him to death,


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and will deliver him to the Gentiles to ridicule, and to scourge, and to crucify. And the third day he will rise.


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Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, worshiping, and asking something from him.


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And he said to her, What do thou want? She says to him, Speak that these my two sons may sit, one at thy right hand and one at thy left hand in thy kingdom.


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But having answered, Jesus said, Ye know not what ye are asking. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am going to drink, or to be immersed the immersion that I am immersed? They say to him, We are able.


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And he says to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup, and ye will be immersed the immersion that I am immersed. But to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but to whom it has been prepared by my Father.


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But having summoned them, Jesus said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord over them, and their eminent men have power over them.


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But it shall not be so among you. Rather whoever wants to become great among you, he shall be your helper,


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And behold, two blind men sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Be merciful to us, Lord, thou son of David.


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And the multitude rebuked them, so that they would be quiet, but they cried out greater, saying, Be merciful to us, Lord, thou son of David.


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And having felt compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and straightaway they received their sight, and followed him.


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And when they came near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethsphage, to the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,


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saying to them, Go into the village opposite you, and straightaway ye will find a donkey tied, and a colt with it. Having loosed them, bring to me.


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And if any man says anything to you, ye will say, The Lord has need of them, and straightaway he will send them.


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Now all this came to pass, so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,


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Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King comes to thee, meek, and mounted upon a donkey, and a colt the foal of a pack animal.


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And the great multitide spread their garments on the road, and others cut down branches from the trees, and spread them on the road.


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And the multitudes who went ahead and those who followed, cried out, saying, Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of Lord. Hosanna in the highest!


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And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple. And he overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of those who sold the doves.


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And he says to them, It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer, but ye made it a den of robbers.


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But when the chief priests and the scholars saw the wonderful things that he did, and the boys crying out in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David, they were indignant,


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and said to him, Do thou hear what these are saying? And Jesus says to them, Yes! Did ye never read, Out of the mouth of children and those who suckle thou have perfected praise?


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And having seen a fig tree, one on the way, he came to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only. And he says to it, Let fruit no longer be produced from thee into the age. And immediately the fig tree dried out.


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And having answered, Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, if ye have faith, and doubt not, ye will not only do that of the fig tree, but even if ye may say to this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it will happen


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And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him while he taught, saying, By what authority do thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?


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


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The immersion of John, from where was it, from heaven or from men? And they deliberated with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?


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And having answered Jesus, they said, We know not. He said to them, And neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.


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But what does it seem to you? A man had two children. And having come to the first, he said, Child, go work today in my vineyard.


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And having come to the second, he said likewise. And having answered, he said, I, sir, and did not go.


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Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.


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For John came to you in a way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him. And having seen it, ye did not repent afterward to believe him.


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Hear ye another parable. There was a certain man who was a house-ruler, who planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge around it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and leased it to farmers, and went on a journey.


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And when the time of the fruits approached, he sent his bondmen to the farmers to receive his fruits.


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But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and possess his inheritance.


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They say to him, Evil men, he will miserably destroy them, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.


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Jesus says to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone that those who build rejected, this came to be in the head of the corner. This happened from Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes?


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Because of this I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.


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And he who falls on this stone will be shattered, but on whomever it may fall, it will grind him to dust.


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And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he spoke about them.


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And he sent forth his bondmen to call those who were invited to the wedding festivities, and they did not want to come.


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Again he sent forth other bondmen, saying, Speak to those who were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and my fatlings have been killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding festivities.


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But having heard that, the king was angry, and having sent forth his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.


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Then he says to his bondmen, The wedding is indeed ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.


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Go ye therefore to the crossings of the ways, and as many as ye may find, call to the wedding festivities.


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And those bondmen having departed into the roads, they gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good. And the wedding was filled with those who were dining.


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But when the king came in to see those who were dining, he saw there a man who was not clothed with a wedding garment.


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And he says to him, Friend, how did thou come in here not having a wedding garment? But he was speechless.


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Then the king said to the helpers, After binding him hands and feet, take him away and cast him out into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.


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And they send out their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and it is not a concern to thee about a man, for thou look not to the personage of men.


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They say to him, Caesar's. Then he says to them, Therefore, render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.


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On that day Sadducees came to him, those who claim to be no resurrection. And they questioned him, saying,


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Teacher, Moses said, If some man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.


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Now there were with us seven brothers. And the first having married perished. And having no seed left his wife to his brother.


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But having answered, Jesus said to them, Ye are led astray, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.


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For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as agents of God in heaven.


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But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,


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I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not God of the dead, but of the living.


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But the Pharisees, having heard that he silenced the Sadducees, they came together in the same place.


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And Jesus said to him, Thou shall love Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind.


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The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand until I place thine enemies a footstool of thy feet?


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And no man was able to answer him a word, nor did any man from that day dare to question him any more.


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All things therefore, however many they may tell you to observe, observe and do, but do not ye according to their works, for they say, and do not.


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For they bind heavy burdens and difficult to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they do not want to move them with their finger.


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But all their works they do in order to be seen by men. And they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the hems of their garments.


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Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye close up the kingdom of the heavens ahead of men. For ye enter not in, nor do ye allow those who are entering to enter in.


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But woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye devour widows' houses, and praying long in pretence. Because of this ye will receive greater condemnation.


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Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye encompass the sea and the land to make one proselyte, and when it happens, ye make him twice more a son of hell than yourselves.


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Woe to you, ye blind guides, who say, Whoever may swear by the temple, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.


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And, Whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gift upon it, he is obligated.


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Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye tithe the mint and the anise and the cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law--justice and mercy and faith. These things must be done, and not neglecting t


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Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but inside they are full of plunder and unrighteousness.


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Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, so that the outside of them may also become clean.


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Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.


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In this way also, ye indeed outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.


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Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the sepulchers of the righteous,


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and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.


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Because of this, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scholars. And some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city,


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so that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.


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O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who have been sent to her. How often I wanted to gathered thy children together the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and ye would not.


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For I say to you, ye will, no, not see me henceforth, until ye say, Blessed is he who comes in the name of Lord.


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And when Jesus departed he was going from the temple. And his disciples came near to exhibit to him the buildings of the temple.


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But Jesus said to them, Do ye not see all these things? Truly I say to you, there will be left here, no, not a stone upon a stone, that will not be thrown down.


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And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? And what is the sign of thy coming, and of the termination of the age?


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And ye are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that ye not be alarmed, for all the things must happen, but the end is not yet.


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For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and plagues and earthquakes in places.


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Then they will deliver you up for tribulation, and will kill you, and ye will be hated by all the nations because of my name.


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And this good-news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.


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When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him who reads understand),


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for then there will be great tribulation, such as not has happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor, no, it will not happen.


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And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved. But because of the chosen those days will be shortened.


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For there will arise FALSE Christs and FALSE prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.


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If therefore they should say to you, Behold, he is in the wilderness, do not go forth. Behold, he is in the inner chambers, do not believe.


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For as the lightning comes out from the east, and shines as far as the west, so also will be the coming of the Son of man.


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But straightaway after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. And the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.


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And then the sign of the Son of man will appear in the sky. And then all the tribes of the earth will beat the breast, and they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds of the sky with power and much glory.


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And he will send forth his agents with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the boundaries of the heavens--as far as their boundaries.


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Now learn a parable from the fig tree. When its branch now becomes tender, and sprouts leaves, ye know that the summer is near.


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But about that day and hour no man knows, not even the agents of the heavens, except my Father only.


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


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And they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away. So also will be the coming of the Son of man.


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


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Who then is the faithful and wise bondman, whom his lord appointed over his service, to give them the provision on time?


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the lord of that bondman will come in a day that he does not expect, and in an hour that he is not aware,


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and he will cut him in two, and place his share with the hypocrites. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.


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Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to the bridegroom's gathering.


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But the wise answered, saying, Perhaps there may not be enough for us and you. But go ye rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.


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And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came. And the prepared entered in with him for the wedding festivities, and the door was shut.


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For, like a man going on a journey, he called his own bondmen, and delivered to them the things possessed by him.


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And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his personal ability, and straightaway he journeyed.


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And having departed, the man who received the five talents worked with them, and made five other talents.


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And having come, the man who received the five talents brought five other talents, saying, Lord, thou delivered five talents to me, lo, I have gained five other talents besides them.


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And his lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.


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And also having come, the man who received the two talents said, Lord, thou delivered two talents to me, lo, I have gained two other talents besides them.


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His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman. Thou were faithful over a few things, I will appoint thee over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord.


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And the man who received the one talent also having come, said, Lord, I knew thee that thou are a hard man, reaping where thou did not sow, and gathering from where thou did not scatter.


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But having answered, his lord said to him, Thou evil and lazy bondman, thou knew that I reap where I sowed not, and gather from where I did not scatter.


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Thou ought therefore to have placed my silver with the bankers, and having come I would have received back my own with interest.


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For to every man who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.


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And cast ye the unprofitable bondman into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.


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But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the holy agents with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.


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And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them from each other, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.


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Then the King will say to those at his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.


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For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat. I was thirsty, and ye gave me to drink. I was a stranger, and ye took me in,


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Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and fed thee, or thirsting, and gave thee drink?


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And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.


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Then he will also say to those at the left hand, Depart from me, ye accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his agents.


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I was a stranger, and ye did not take me in, naked, and ye did not clothe me, weak, and in prison, and ye did not come to help me.


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Then they will also answer, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or weak, or in prison, and did not serve thee?


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Then he will answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these least, ye did it not to me.


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Then the chief priests, and the scholars, and the elders of the people, assembled together to the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,


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a woman came to him having an alabaster cruse of precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head as he sat relaxing.


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But Jesus knowing it, he said to them, Why do ye cause troubles to the woman? For she has wrought a good work upon me.


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Truly I say to you, wherever this good-news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman did will also be told for a memorial of her.


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he said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed out to him thirty silver pieces.


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Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where do thou want that we should prepare for thee to eat the Passover?


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And he said, Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, The teacher says, My time is near. I keep the Passover with my disciples with thee.


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The Son of man indeed goes as it is written about him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for him if that man had not been born.


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And Judas (the man who betrayed him) having answered, he said, Is it I, Rabbi? He says to him, Thou have said.


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And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken bread, having expressed thanks, broke in pieces, and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat, this is my body.


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But I say to you, that I will, no, not drink of this fruit of the grapevine henceforth until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.


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Then Jesus says to them, All ye will be caused to stumble by me in this night, for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.


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But having answered, Peter said to him, If all men will be caused to stumble by thee, I will never be caused to stumble.


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Jesus said to him, Truly I say to thee, that in this night, before a cock sounds, thou will deny me thrice.


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Peter says to him, Even if I must die with thee, I will, no, not deny thee. And likewise also, said all the disciples.


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Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he says to his disciples, Sit ye here until, after going, I may pray there.


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Then Jesus says to them, My soul is deeply grieved, as far as of death. Remain ye here and watch with me.


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And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, may this cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I want, but as thou.


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And he comes to the disciples, and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, So ye could not watch with me one hour.


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Watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation. Truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.


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Having gone again a second time, he prayed, saying, My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to pass from me, except I drink it, may thy will happen.


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And when he left them, having gone away again, he prayed a third time, saying again the same statement.


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Then he comes to his disciples, and says to them, Sleep what remains, and take rest...Behold, the hour has come near, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.


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And while he was still speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs from the chief priest and elders of the people.


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And Jesus said to him, Friend, why are thou here. Then having come, they threw their hands on Jesus, and seized him.


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And behold, one of those with Jesus, having stretched out a hand, drew his sword, and when he struck the bondman of the high priest, he cut off his ear.


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Then Jesus says to him, Return thy sword into its place, for all those who take a sword will die by a sword.


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Or do thou think that I cannot now call my Father, and he will provide to me more than twelve legions of agents?


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In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, Did ye come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me.


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But all this has come to pass, so that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples fled, having forsook him.


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And those who seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest where the scholars and the elders were assembled together.


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But Peter followed him from afar, as far as the courtyard of the high priest. And having entered inside, he sat with the subordinates to see the outcome.


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Now the chief priests and the elders and the whole council sought FALSE testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death,


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But finally two FALSE witnesses having come, they said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it by three days.


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And the high priest having stood up, he said to him, Answer thou nothing? What do these testify against thee?


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But Jesus was silent. And having responded, the high priest said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou are the Christ, the Son of God.


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Jesus says to him, Thou have said. Nevertheless I say to you, Henceforth ye will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming in the clouds of the sky.


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Then the high priest tore his garments, saying, He has blasphemed. What further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now ye heard his blasphemy.


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Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and one servant girl came to him, saying, Thou also were with Jesus the Galilean.


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And when he was gone out into the porch, another woman saw him, and says to them there, This man was also with Jesus the Nazarene.


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And after a little while those who stood, having approached, said to Peter, Surely thou also are of them, for thy accent even makes thee apparent.


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Then he began to curse vehemently and to swear, I do not know the man. And straightaway a cock sounded.


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And Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him, Before a cock sounds, thou will deny me thrice. And having gone outside, he wept bitterly.


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But having become morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held consultation against Jesus in order to condemn him to death.


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Then Judas, who betrayed him, after seeing that he was condemned, having repented, he brought back the thirty silver pieces to the chief priests and elders,


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And having cast down the silver pieces in the temple, he departed, and after going away, he hanged himself.


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And after taking the silver pieces, the chief priests said, It is not permitted to put them into the treasury, since it is a price of blood.


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Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, which says, And they took the thirty silver pieces, the price of him who was valued, whom they valued from the sons of Israel,


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Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned him, saying, Are thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou say.


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Now during a feast the governor had been accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they wanted.


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When therefore they were gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom do ye want I should release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?


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And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, There is nothing for thee and that righteous man. For I suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.


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


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Now the governor having answered, he said to them, Which of the two do ye want I would release to you? And they said, Barabbas.


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Pilate says to them, What then shall I do to Jesus who is called Christ? They all say to him, He should be crucified.


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And the governor said, For what evil has he done? But they cried out even more, saying, He should be crucified.


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And when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather an uproar was developing, after taking water, he washed his hands in front of the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man. See ye to it.


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Then he released Barabbas to them, and having scourged Jesus he delivered him so that he would be crucified.


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Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus into the Praetorium, gathered the whole band to him.


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And having woven a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And having knelt down before him, they ridiculed him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews!


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And after they ridiculed him, they took the robe off of him, and put his clothes on him, and led him away in order to crucify.


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And while coming out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They drafted this man, so that he might take his cross.


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and saying, Thou who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save thyself. If thou are the Son of God, come down from the cross.


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


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And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a great voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is, My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me?


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And straightaway one of them, after running, and having taken a sponge, and having filled it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.


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


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And having come forth out of the sepulchers after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.


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


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among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.


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And having become evening, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled by Jesus.


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This man having come to Pilate, requested the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given.


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and laid it in his own new sepulcher, which he hewed out in the rock. And having rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, he departed.


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Now on the morrow, which is after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,


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saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was still alive, After three days I am raised.


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Command therefore to secure the tomb until the third day, lest his disciples having come by night steal him away, and say to the people, He was raised from the dead. And the last error will be worse than the first.


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Now late on the Sabbath day, being dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.


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And behold, a great earthquake occurred, for an agent of Lord, having descended from heaven, having come, he rolled the stone away from the door and sat upon it.


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And having responded, the agent said to the women, Fear ye not, for I know that ye seek Jesus, who was crucified.


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And after going quickly, tell his disciples, He was raised from the dead, and lo, he goes before you into Galilee. There ye will see him. Behold, I have told you.


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And after coming out quickly from the sepulcher with fear and great joy, they ran to notify his disciples.


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And as they were going to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus also met them, saying, Hail. And having come, they held his feet and worshiped him.


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Then Jesus says to them, Fear not. Go notify my brothers that they should depart into Galilee, and there they will see me.


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Now while they were going, behold, some of the security having come into the city, reported to the chief priests all the things that happened.


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And after assembling with the elders, and having taken consultation, they gave many silver pieces to the soldiers, saying,


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And having taken the silver pieces, they did as they were instructed. And this saying was spread abroad among the Jews until this day.


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And Jesus having come, he spoke to them, saying, All authority in heaven and on earth was given to me.


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After going, make ye disciples of all the nations, immersing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,


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teaching them to observe all things, as many as I commanded you. And lo, I am with you all the days, until the end of the age. Truly.


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


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The voice of a man crying out in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.


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It came to pass, that John was immersing in the wilderness and preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins.


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


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


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And he preached, saying, A man mightier than I comes after me of whom I am not worthy, having stooped down, to loosen the strap of his shoes.


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


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And straightaway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens divided, and the Spirit descending upon him as a dove.


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And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild beasts. And the heavenly agents served him.


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and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent ye, and believe in the good-news.


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And walking beside the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Andrew his brother, the son of Simon, casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen.


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And having advanced a little from there he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.


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And straightaway he called them. And having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the workmen, they went behind him.


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And they entered into Capernaum, and straightaway on the Sabbath day, having entered into the synagogue, he taught.


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And they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scholars.


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saying, Oh no! What is with us and with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Did thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou are, the Holy man of God.


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And they were all amazed, so as to question among themselves, saying, What is this? What is this new doctrine, that he commands with authority, and the unclean spirits also obey him?


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And straightaway, when they came forth out of the synagogue they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.


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And upon coming, having taken hold of her hand, he raised her up and the fever left her. And straightaway she served them.


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And having become evening when the sun set they brought to him all who were faring badly, and those who were demon-possessed.


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And he healed many who were faring badly with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he did not allow the demons to speak, because they had recognized him.


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And having risen early, very much in the night, he came out and departed into a desolate place, and prayed there.


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And he says to them, Let us go into the nearby towns, so that I may preach there also. For I came forth for this.


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And a leper comes to him beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, If thou will thou can make me clean.


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And Jesus, having felt compassion, having reached out his hand, he touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou clean.


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And he says to him, See thou say nothing to any man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and bring for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.


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But having gone out, he began to proclaim it much, and to spread abroad the matter, so as for him to no longer be able to enter openly into a city, but was outside in desolate places. And they came to him from all directions.


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And straightaway many were gathered together, so as to accommodate no more, not even near the door. And he spoke the word to them.


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And not being able to come near to him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. And when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralyzed man lay.


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And straightaway Jesus, having perceived in his spirit that they so deliberated within themselves, said to them, Why do ye deliberate these things in your hearts?


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Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed and walk?


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But that ye may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins (he says to the paralyzed man),


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And straightaway he arose, and having taken up the bed, he went forth before them all, so as for all to be amazed, and to glorify God, saying, We never saw it like this.


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And as he passed by he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow thou me. And having risen, he followed him.


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And it came to pass, while he was dining in his house, that many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.


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And the scholars of the Pharisees, when they saw him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?


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And when Jesus heard it he says to them, Those who are strong have no need of a physician, but those faring badly. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners for repentance.


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And John's disciples and those of the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to him, Why do John's disciples and those of the Pharisees fast, but the disciples with you do not fast?


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And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them. As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.


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


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And no man sews a new patch of cloth on an old garment, otherwise the patch of it pulls away, the new from the old, and a tear becomes worse.


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And no man puts new wine into old wineskins, otherwise the new wine bursts the wineskins, and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins will be destroyed. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.


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And it came to pass, that he was passing through the grain fields on the Sabbath day, and his disciples began to make a path while plucking the ears.


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And he said to them, Did ye never read what David did when he had need, and was hungry, he and those with him?


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How he entered into the house of God under Abiathar the high priest, and ate the loaves of the presentation, which is not permitted to eat except for the priests. And he also gave to those who were with him?


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And he said to them, The Sabbath came into being for sake of man, and not man for sake of the Sabbath.


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And he says to them, Is it permitted to do good on the Sabbath day or to do harm, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.


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And having looked around on them with anger, being grieved at the callousness of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as the other.


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And the Pharisees having gone out, they straightaway were making a plot with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.


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And from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard how many things he did, came to him.


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And he spoke to his disciples that a small boat would stay by him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him.


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


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And he appointed twelve men, so that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,


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and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he added to them the name Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder;


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


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And the scholars who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of the demons he casts out the demons.


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But no man, having enter into the house of the strong man, can plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man, and then he may plunder his house.


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Truly I say to you, that all the sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies, as many as they may blaspheme.


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But whoever may blaspheme against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness, into the age, but is deserving of eternal damnation,


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And a multitude was sitting around him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother, and thy brothers, and thy sisters, outside seek for thee.


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And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to him, so as for him, after entering into the boat, to sit on the sea, and all the multitude was by the sea on the land.


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And others fell on the rocky ground where it had not much soil. And straightaway it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.


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And others fell into the good ground and gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and brought forth, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.


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And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those outside, all things occur in parables.


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So that seeing they may see, and not perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand, lest they should turn, and the sins would be forgiven them.


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And these are those by the path where the word is sown. And whenever they may hear, straightaway Satan comes, and takes away the word that has been sown in their hearts.


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And these in like manner are those being sown upon the rocky places, who, whenever they may hear the word, straightaway receive it with joy.


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And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution develops because of the word, straightaway they are caused to stumble.


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and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the cravings about other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.


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And these are those that were sown upon the good ground, who hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.


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And he said to them, Does the lamp come so that it might be put under the bushel or under the bed? Is it not so that it might be put on the lampstand?


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For there is not anything hid, except that it may be revealed, nor become secret, but that it may come to be visible.


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And he said to them, Watch what ye hear. By what measure ye measure, it will be measured to you, and to those who hear, it will be added to you.


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For whoever has, to him it will be given. And he who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.


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For the earth bears fruit spontaneously, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.


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It is like a grain of the mustard plant, which, when it is sown in the ground, is smaller than all the seeds upon the ground.


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Yet when it is sown, it goes up and becomes greater than all the plants, and it makes great branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under the shade of it.


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And he did not speak to them apart from a parable, but privately he explained all things to his disciples.


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And having sent the multitude away, they bring him along as he was in the boat. And other small boats were also with him.


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And a great storm of wind develops, and the waves were thrown into the boat, so as for it now to be filling.


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And he himself was in the stern sleeping on the cushion. And they awake him, and say to him, Teacher, does it not concern thee that we perish?


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And having awaken, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Be quiet! Silence! And the wind ceased, and it became a great calm.


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And they feared a great fear, and said to each other, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea also obey him?


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And when he came out of the boat, straightaway there met him out of the sepulchers a man with an unclean spirit who had his habitation among the sepulchers.


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Because he was often bound with shackles and chains, and the chains were pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces. And no man had strength to subdue him.


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


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And having cried out in a great voice, he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, do not torment me.


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And he demanded him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion, because we are many.


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And straightaway, Jesus allowed them. And the unclean spirits having come out, entered into the swine. And the herd stampeded down the slope into the sea, and were drowned in the sea. And there were about two thousand.


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And those who fed the swine fled, and reported in the city and in the fields. And they came to see what it was that happened.


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And they come to Jesus, and see the man who was demon-possessed, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind (the man who had the legion), and they were afraid.


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And those who saw it related to them how it happened to the man who was demon-possessed, and about the swine.


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And as he entered into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed besought him that he might be with him.


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But Jesus did not allow him, but says to him, Go to thy house to thy men, and report to them how much the Lord has done for thee, and was merciful to thee.


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And he departed, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how much Jesus did for him. And all men marveled.


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And when Jesus crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to him, and he was near the sea.


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And behold, one of the synagogue rulers comes, Jairus by name. And having seen him, he falls at his feet,


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and besought him much, saying, My little daughter has a terminal condition, so that having come, thou may lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and will live.


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and having suffered many things by many physicians, and having spent all of her things, and was helped nothing, but who became worse instead,


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And straightaway the flow of her blood was dried up, and she knew in the body that she was healed of her scourge.


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And straightaway, Jesus, when he recognized in himself that power went forth from him, having turned around in the crowd, he said, Who touched my garments?


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But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what has happened to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.


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And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith has healed thee. Go in peace, and be healthy from thy scourge.


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While he still spoke, they come from the synagogue ruler saying, Thy daughter died, why still trouble the teacher?


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But straightaway, Jesus, having heard the word spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe.


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And when he entered in, he says to them, Why do ye make a commotion, and weep? The child did not die, but sleeps.


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And they ridiculed him. But he, having put them all out, takes the father of the child and the mother and those with him, and enters in where the child was laying.


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And having taken the child's hand, he says to her, Talitha cumi. Which is, being interpreted, Little girl, I say to thee, awake.


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And straightaway the little girl rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed with a great amazement.


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And having become Sabbath, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying, How are these things in this man? and, What is the wisdom that was given to him, and such mighty works happen by his han


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


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But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor, except in his fatherland, and among his kin, and in his house.


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And he could do no mighty work there, none, except having laid his hands upon a few feeble men he healed them.


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And he summons the twelve, and began to send them forth in pairs. And he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.


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And he commanded them that they should take up nothing for the way, except only a staff--no scrip, no bread, no copper in the belt--


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And as many as might not receive you nor hear you, as ye depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgment than


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And king Herod heard, for his name had become well known. And he said, John, the man who immerses, was raised from the dead, and because of this the powers work in him.


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For Herod himself having sent forth, he arrested John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he married her.


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for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. And having heard of him--the many things he was doing--he even heard of him gladly.


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And having become a convenient day, when Herod on his birthday made a dinner for his chiefs, and the high captains, and the leading men of Galilee,


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and the daughter of her (of Herodias) having come in and danced, and having pleased Herod and those who sat with the king, he said to the maiden, Ask of me whatever thou may want, and I will give to thee.


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And he swore to her, Whatever thou may ask of me, I will give to thee, as much as half of my kingdom.


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And having gone out, she said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the immerser.


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And having come in straightaway with haste to the king, she asked, saying, I want that thou may give me, of it on a platter, the head of John the immerser.


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And the king, who became exceeding sorry, did not want to refuse her because of the oaths, and of those dining together.


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And straightaway having sent an executioner, the king commanded his head to be brought. And having departed, he beheaded him in the prison,


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And the apostles gather together to Jesus, and reported all to him, and how many things they did, and how many things they taught.


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And he said to them, Come ye yourselves in private into a desolate place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no opportunity even to eat.


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And they saw them going. And many recognized him, and ran together on foot there from all the cities. And they went before them, and came together to him.


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And Jesus having come out, he saw a great multitude. And he felt compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.


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And now many an hour having come to pass, his disciples having come to him, they say, The place is desolate, and it is now many an hour.


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Send them away, so that after going into the fields and villages around, they may buy loaves for themselves, for they do not have what they may eat.


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But having answered, he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, After departing, shall we buy loaves of two hundred denarii, and give them to eat?


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And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.


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And after taking the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves in pieces, and he gave to the disciples so that they might set before them. And he distributed the two fishes to them


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And straightaway he compelled his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself would send the crowd away.


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And he saw them toiling in rowing, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them, walking on the sea, and wanted to passed by them.


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For they all saw him, and were troubled. And straightaway he spoke with them, and says to them, Cheer up. It is I, fear not.


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And he went up to them into the boat, and the wind ceased. And they were exceedingly amazed in themselves, extraordinarily so. And they wondered,


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after running around that whole region around, they began to carry about on beds those who were faring badly, where they heard he was there.


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And wherever he entered, into villages or cities or fields, they laid those who were feeble in the marketplaces, and besought him that if they might but touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were being healed.


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And having seen some of his disciples eating their loaves with profane hands, that is, unwashed, they accused them.


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


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And coming from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they bathe. And there are many other things that they have taken in to retain: washings of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and beds.)


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Then the Pharisees and the scholars demand of him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?


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And having answered, he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me.


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For having set aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men: washings of pots and cups and many other such like things ye do.


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For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother, and, He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him perish in death.


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But ye say, If a man should say to his father or mother, Whatever ye might be benefited from me is Corban, that is, an offering,


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annulling the word of God by your tradition that ye have delivered. And many such like things ye do.


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There is nothing outside the man, entering into him that can defile him, but the things coming out of him those are the things that defile the man.


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And he says to them, Are also ye so without understanding? Do ye not perceive that everything outside that enters into the man cannot defile him,


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because it does not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the toilet (making all foods clean)?


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And having risen from there, he went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And having entered into a house, he wanted no man to know it, and yet he could not be hid.


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For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, after hearing about him, having come, she fell down at his feet.


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Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter.


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And Jesus said to her, Allow the children first be filled, for it is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the house dogs.


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But she answered and says to him, Yes, Lord, for even the house dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.


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And having departed to her house, she found the demon having gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.


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And again having departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, he came to the sea of Galilee in the midst of the regions of Decapolis.


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And having taken him from the multitude in private, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spat, he touched his tongue.


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And straightaway his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosened, and he spoke plainly.


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And he commanded them that they should tell no man, but as much as he commanded them, so much the more abundantly they proclaimed it.


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And they were exceedingly astonished, saying, He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf to hear, and the mute to speak.


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In those days, the multitude being very great, and not having what they might eat, Jesus having summoned his disciples, he says to them,


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I feel compassion toward the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and do not have what they might eat.


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And if I send them away without food to their house, they will faint on the way, for some of them come from afar.


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And his disciples answered him, From where will anyone be able to fill these men of loaves here in a desolate place?


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And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. And after taking the seven loaves, having given thanks, he broke in pieces, and gave to his disciples so that they might place before them. And they place before the crowd.


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And straightaway having entered into the boat with his disciples, he came into the parts of Dalmanutha.


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And the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking from him a sign from the sky, testing him.


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And having sighed deeply in his spirit, he says, Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I am telling you, if a sign will be given to this generation.


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And he commanded them, saying, Take heed, watch for the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.


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And knowing it Jesus says to them, Why do ye deliberate because ye have no loaves? Do ye not yet perceive nor understand? Have ye your heart still hardened?


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When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? They say to him, Twelve.


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And when the seven for the four thousand, how many hampers full of fragments did ye take up? And they said, Seven.


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And he comes to Bethsaida, and they bring a blind man to him, and call for him so that he might touch him.


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And having taken the hand of the blind man, he led him outside of the village. And having spat on his eyes, having laid his hands upon him, he questioned him if he sees anything?


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Then again he put his hands upon his eyes, and made him look up. And he was restored, and saw all men clearly.


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And he sent him away to his house, saying, Thou may neither go into the village, nor may tell any man in the village.


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And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he questioned his disciples, saying to them, Who do men say that I am?


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And he says to them, But who do ye say that I am? And having answered, Peter says to him, Thou are the Christ.


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And he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of man to suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scholars, and be killed, and after three days to rise.


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But he, having turned around, and having looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Go thee behind me, Satan, because thou think not the things of God, but the things of men.


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And having called in the multitude with his disciples, he said to them, Whoever wants to follow behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.


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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life because of me and the good-news, this man will save it.


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For whoever may be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy agents.


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And he said to them, Truly I say to you, there are some of those who have stood here, who will, no, not taste of death until they see the kingdom of God come in power.


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And after six days Jesus takes Peter and James and John, and leads them up onto a high mountain alone, in private. And he was transfigured before them,


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and his garments became glistening, exceedingly white, as snow, such as no fuller on earth is able to whiten.


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And having responded, Peter says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And we could make three tabernacles: one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.


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And a cloud developed overshadowing them. And a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son. Hear ye him.


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And as they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no man what they saw, except when the Son of man will rise from the dead.


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And having answered, he said to them, Elijah indeed comes first and restores all. And how it is written for the Son of man, that he would suffer many things and be rejected.


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But I say to you, that Elijah has also come, and they did to him as much as they wanted, just as it is written for him.


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And when they came to the disciples he saw a great multitude around them, and scholars disputing with them.


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And straightaway all the multitude, having noticed him, were startled. And running near they greeted him.


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And having answered, one from the multitude said, Teacher, I brought my son to thee, who has a mute spirit.


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And wherever it seizes him, it tears him, and he foams, and gnashes his teeth, and becomes limp. And I spoke to thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.


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And having answered him, he says, O faithless generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring him to me.


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And they brought him to him. And when he saw him, straightaway the spirit convulsed him. And having fallen on the ground, he wallowed, foaming.


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And he questioned his father, How much time is it since this has happened to him? And he said, From childhood.


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And it often casts him both into the fire and into the waters so that it might destroy him. But if thou can do anything, help us, having compassion toward us.


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And straightaway the father of the child having cried out, he said with tears, I believe. Lord, help thou my unbelief.


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And when Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, Thou mute and deaf spirit, I command thee to come out of him, and enter into him no more.


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And having cried out, and having convulsed him much, it came out. And he became as if dead, so as for many to said that he was dead.


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And when he came into the house, his disciples questioned him privately, We were not able to cast it out.


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And having departed from there, they passed through Galilee, and he did not want that any man would know it.


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


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And he came to Capernaum. And having become in the house he questioned them, What were ye deliberating among yourselves on the way?


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And having sat down, he called the twelve, and he says to them, If any man wants to be first, he will be last of all, and helper of all.


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Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, receives me, and whoever may receive me, does not receive me, but him who sent me.


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And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw a certain man, who does not follow us, casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.


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But Jesus said, Forbid him not, for there is no man who will do a mighty work in my name, and will be able quickly to speak evil of me.


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For whoever may give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye are of Christ, truly I say to you, he will, no, not lose his reward.


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And whoever may cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is good for him instead, if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.


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And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off. It is good for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,


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And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off. It is good for thee to enter into life crippled, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the unquenchable fire


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And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, pluck it out. It is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God one-eyed, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire,


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The salt material is good, but if the salt material becomes saltless, by what will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace among each other.


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And having risen from there, he comes into the borders of Judea through the other side of the Jordan. And multitudes come together to him again, and, as he has practiced, he taught them again.


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And the Pharisees having approached, they demanded of him if it is permitted for a man to divorce a wife, testing him.


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And he says to them, Whoever may divorce his wife, and will marry another, commits adultery against her.


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And they brought children to him, so that he would touch them. And the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.


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But when Jesus saw it, he was displeased, and said to them, Allow the children to come to me. Forbid them not, 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, he will, no, not enter it.


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And as he was going forth on the way, one man having ran to him, and having knelt to him, questioned him, Good teacher, what should I do that I may 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 testify falsely. Thou shall not defraud. Thou shall honor thy father and mother.


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And having looked at him, Jesus loved him, and said to him, One thing thou lack. Go thou, sell as many things as thou have, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And after taking up the cross, come, follow me


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But having become somber at the saying, he went away sorrowing, for he was a man who has many possessions.


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And Jesus having looked around, he says to his disciples, How difficultly those who have riches will enter into the kingdom of God.


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


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


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And having looked at them, Jesus says, With men, impossible, but not with God. For with God all things are possible.


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And having answered, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, there is no man who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of me, and because of the good-news,


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but he will receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands--with persecutions--and in the coming age, eternal life.


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And they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And again having summoned the twelve, he began to tell them the things that were going to


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Behold, we go up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scholars. And they will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.


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


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And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying, Teacher, we wish that thou would do for us whatever we ask.


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And they said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one at thy right hand, and one at thy left hand, in thy glory.


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But Jesus said to them, Ye know not what ye are asking. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink? And to be immersed the immersion that I am immersed?


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And they said to him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, Ye will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and the immersion that I am immersed ye will be immersed.


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But to sit at my right hand or at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.


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And having summoned them, Jesus says to them, Ye know that those who presume to rule over the Gentiles, lord over them, and their great men have power over them.


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But it is not so among you. Instead, whoever may want to become great among you, will be your helper,


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For the Son of man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.


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And they come to Jericho. And as he went out from Jericho, and his disciples and a considerable crowd, Bartimaeus, the blind son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road begging.


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And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, thou son of David, be merciful to me.


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And many rebuked him, 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 said for him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, Cheer up. Arise, he calls thee.


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And having answered, Jesus says to him, What do thou wish I would do for thee? And the blind man said to him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.


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And Jesus said to him, Go thou, thy faith has healed thee. And straightaway he received his sight, and followed him on the way.


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


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and says to them, Go ye into the village opposite you, and straightaway as ye enter into it, ye will find a colt tied, on which none of men have ever sat. After untying it, bring it.


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And if any man should say to you, Why are ye doing this? say ye, The Lord has need of it, and straightaway he sends it here.


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And many spread their garments upon the road, and others were cutting branches from the fields, and were spreading on the road.


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And those who went in front, and those who came behind, cried out saying, Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of Lord!


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And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple. And when he looked around on all things, the hour now being evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.


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And having seen a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if perhaps he will find anything on it. And when he came to it he found nothing except leaves, for it was not the time of figs.


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And having responded, Jesus said to it, No man may eat fruit from thee, no more into the age. And his disciples heard it.


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And they come to Jerusalem. And having entered into the temple, Jesus began to drive out those who sold and bought in the temple. And he overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of those who sold the doves.


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And he taught, saying to them, Is it not written, My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But ye made it a den of robbers.


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


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And having remembered, Peter says to him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree that thou cursed has been dried out.


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For truly I say to you, that whoever may say to this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, and will not doubt in his heart, but will believe that what he says comes to pass, whatever he may say will be for him.


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Because of this I say to you, all things, as many as ye may ask, praying, believe that ye receive, and it will be for you.


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And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any man, so that also your Father in the heavens will forgive you your trespasses.


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And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scholars, and the elders come to him.


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And they say to him, By what authority are thou doing these things? Or who gave thee this authority so that thou may do these things?


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And having answering, Jesus said to them, I also will question you one word, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.


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


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But should we say, From men? (They feared the people, for all held John that he was indeed a prophet.)


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And having answered, they say to Jesus, We do not know. And having answering, Jesus says to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.


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And he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set up a hedge, and dug a winevat, and built a tower, and leased it to farmers, and went on a journey.


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And at the season he sent forth a bondman to the farmers, so that he might receive by the farmers from the fruit of the vineyard.


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And again he sent another bondman to them. And that man, having stoned, they wounded in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.


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And again he sent another, and that man they killed, and many others, beating some, and killing some.


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Therefore, still having his one beloved son, he also sent him to them, last, saying, They will be made ashamed by my son.


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


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


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And have ye not read this scripture: The stone that those who build rejected, this came to be into the head of the corner.


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And they sought to seize him. And they feared the multitude, for they knew that he spoke the parable against them. And having left him, they went away.


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And they send some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to him, so that they might catch him in talk.


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And when they came, they say to him, Teacher, we have seen that thou are true, and it is not a care to thee about any man, for thou look not to a personage of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to give tribute


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Should we give, or should we not give? But Jesus, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why do ye test me? Bring me a denarius, so that I may see it.


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


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And having answered, Jesus said to them, Render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God. And they marveled at him.


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Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother dies, and leaves behind a wife, and leaves no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.


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And having answered, Jesus said to them, Are ye not led astray because of this: not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God?


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For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as agents in the heavens.


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


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And one of the scholars having come, having heard them disputing, knowing that he had answered them well, he questioned him, Which is the first commandment of all?


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


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and thou shall love Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and from thy whole soul, and from thy whole mind, and from thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.


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And this second is similar, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.


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And the scholar said to him, Well, teacher. Thou spoke in truth that he is one, and there is no other but he.


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


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And when Jesus saw him, that he answered wisely, he said to him, Thou are not far from the kingdom of God. And no man dared to question him any more.


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And having responded as he taught in the temple, Jesus said, How do the scholars say that the Christ is the son of David?


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For David himself said by Holy Spirit, The Lord says to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand until I may place thine enemies a footstool of thy feet.


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David himself therefore calls him Lord, and in what way is he his son? And the great multitude heard him gladly.


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And in his teaching he said to them, Look away from the scholars, those who desire to go about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces,


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those who devour widows' houses, and praying long in pretence. These will receive greater condemnation.


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And having sat down opposite the treasury, Jesus watched how the multitude cast money into the treasury, and many rich men cast in much.


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And having summoned his disciples, he says to them, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than all those who are casting into the treasury.


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For they all cast in from that which is abundant to them, but she from her need cast in all, as many things she had, her whole living.


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And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him, Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings.


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And Jesus having answered, he said to him, See thou these great buildings? There will be left, no, not a stone upon a stone, that will, no, not be brought down.


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


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Tell us, when will these things be? And what is the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?


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And when ye may hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not alarmed, for it must happen, but the end is not yet.


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For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginnings of travails.


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But watch ye yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and ye will be beaten in synagogues. And ye will be stood before rulers and kings because of me, for a testimony to them.


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But when they lead you, delivering you up, be not anxious before what ye might speak, nor meditate. But whatever may be given you in that hour, speak ye this, for ye are not who speak, but the Holy Spirit.


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And brother will betray brother to death, and a father a child. And children will rise up against parents, and will condemn them to death.


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


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and let the man on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter in to take anything out of his house,


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For those days will be tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and no, will not happen.


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And unless the Lord cut short the days, no flesh would have been saved, but because of the chosen, whom he chose, he cut short the days.


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For FALSE Christs and FALSE prophets will arise, and will give signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.


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


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And then he will send forth his heavenly agents, and will gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the outermost part of the earth as far as the outermost part of heaven.


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But learn a parable from the fig tree. When its branch now become tender, and sprouts the leaves, ye know that summer is near.


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But about that day or that hour no man knows, not even the agents in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.


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like a man abroad, having left his house, and having given authority to his bondmen, and to each man his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.


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Watch therefore, for ye know not when the lord of the house comes, at evening, or at midnight, or at cock crowing, or in the morning,


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Now after two days was the Passover and the unleavened bread. And the chief priests and the scholars sought how, having take him with trickery, they might kill him,


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And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat relaxing, a woman came having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure spikenard, very valuable. And having broken the alabaster cruse, she poured it on his head.


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For this could have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and given to the poor. And they grumbled at her.


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For ye always have the poor with you, and whenever ye may desire ye can do them well, but ye do not always have me.


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And truly I say to you, wherever this good-news may be preached in the whole world, also what she did will be told for a memorial of her.


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And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, so that he might betray him to them.


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


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And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the Passover, his disciples say to him, Where do thou want, after going, we should prepare that thou may eat the Passover?


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And he sends forth two of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city, and a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him.


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


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And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found just as he had said to them. And they prepared the Passover.


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And as they were relaxing and eating, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, that one of you eating with me will betray me.


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The Son of man indeed goes as it is written about him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It was good for him if that man was not born.


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And as they were eating, Jesus having taken bread, having blessed, he broke in pieces, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat, this is my body.


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


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And Jesus says to them, All ye will be caused to stumble by me this night, because it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.


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And Jesus says to him, Truly I say to thee, that thou today, in this night, before a cock sounds twice, will deny me thrice.


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But he spoke more extreme, If I must die with thee, I will, no, not deny thee. And they all spoke the same way also.


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And they come to a place the name of which was Gethsemane. And he says to his disciples, Sit ye here until I pray.


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And he takes Peter and James and John with him, and began to be greatly disturbed, and very distressed.


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


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And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee. Remove this cup from me, but not what I want, but what thou want.


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And he comes and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter, Simon, Do thou sleep? Could thou not watch one hour?


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Watch ye and pray that ye may not enter into temptation. Truly, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.


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And having returned, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were weighed down, and they knew not what they should reply to him.


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And he comes the third time, and says to them, Sleep the remaining, and take your rest...It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.


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And straightaway, while he still spoke, Judas, being one of the twelve, comes, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs from the chief priests, and the scholars, and the elders.


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Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, Whomever I may kiss is he. Seize him, and lead away securely.


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And a certain one of those who stood by, having drawn his sword, struck the bondman of the high priest, and cut off his ear.


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And having answered, Jesus said to them, Have ye come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to arrest me?


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I was daily near you, teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me--but that the scriptures might be fulfilled.


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And a certain one young man followed with him, having been wrapped naked in a linen cloth. And the young men seized him,


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And they led Jesus away to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scholars assemble with him.


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And Peter followed him from a distance, as far as inside the courtyard of the high priest, and was sitting with the subordinates, and warming himself near the light.


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Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and did not find it.


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We heard him saying, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and by three days I will build another not made with hands.


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And the high priest having stood up in the midst, he demanded Jesus, saying, Thou answer nothing? What is it these men testify against thee?


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But he remained silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest demanded him, and says to him, Are thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?


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And Jesus said, I am. And ye will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky.


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Ye have heard the blasphemy. What does it seem to you? And they all condemned him to be deserving of death.


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And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to strike him with a fist, and to say to him, Prophesy. And the subordinates were throwing him with slaps.


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And having seen Peter warming himself, having looked at him, she says, Thou also were with Jesus of Nazareth.


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But he denied, saying, I know not, nor understand what thou say. And he went outside onto the porch, and a cock sounded.


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And the servant girl having seen him, she began again to say to those who stood by, This man is from them.


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But he again denied it. And after a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, Surely thou are from them, for thou are a Galilean, and thy accent is similar.


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And the second time a cock sounded. And Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him, Before a cock sounds twice, thou will deny me thrice. And having broke down, he wept.


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And straightaway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scholars and the whole council, having made a plan, after binding Jesus, they took him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.


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


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And Pilate again questioned him, saying, Thou answer nothing? Behold how many things they testify against thee.


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And a man who was called Barabbas was with the rebels who were bound, men who had committed murder during the insurrection.


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And again having answered, Pilate said to them, What then do ye wish I would do to the man whom ye call the king of the Jews?


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And Pilate, wanting to do what was sufficent for the crowd, released Barabbas to them. And he delivered Jesus, after scourging, so that he might be crucified.


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And the soldiers led him away inside the courtyard, which is the Praetorium, and they call together the whole band.


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And when they had mocked him, they took the purple garment off of him, and dressed him with his own garments. And they lead him out so that they might crucify him.


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And they draft a certain Simon, a Cyrenian passing by coming from the countryside, the father of Alexander and Rufus, so that he would take his cross.


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And those who passed by railed at him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,


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Likewise also the chief priests mocking among each other with the scholars said, He saved others, he cannot save himself.


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


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


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And one having ran, and having filled a sponge of vinegar, and having placed it on a reed, gave him to drink, saying, Leave be. We might see if Elijah comes to take him down.


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And when the centurion, who stood from opposite him, saw that he expired, having cried out this way, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.


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And there were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were also Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the small man, and of Joses, and Salome;


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women who also followed him and served him when he was in Galilee, also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.


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Joseph of Arimathaea came, an honorable councilman who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God, emboldened, he went in near Pilate, and requested the body of Jesus.


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And Pilate wondered if he died already. And having summoned the centurion, he questioned him if he was already dead.


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And having bought fine linen, and having taken him down, he wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulcher, being that which had been hewn out of rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulcher.


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And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that having come, they might anoint him.


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And very much early morning on the first day of the week, they come near to the sepulcher when the sun was risen.


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And having entered into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were alarmed.


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And he says to them, Be not alarmed. Ye seek Jesus, the man of Nazareth who was crucified. He was raised. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him.


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But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goes before you into Galilee. Ye will see him there, just as he said to you.


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And having come out, they fled from the sepulcher, and trembling and astonishment seized them. And they said nothing to any man, for they were afraid.


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Now having risen early morning on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.


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And after these things he appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked going into the countryside.


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Afterward he became visible to them, to the eleven, who were relaxing. And he upbraided their unbelief and hard heart, because they did not believe those who saw him after he was raised.


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And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will cast out demons. They will speak in new tongues.


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They will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will, no, not harm them. They will lay hands on the feeble, and they will fare well.


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Therefore indeed, the Lord, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.


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And those men, having gone forth, they preached everywhere, the Lord working jointly, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Truly.


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Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to arrange in order a narration about the deeds that have been brought to fullness among us,


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just as they delivered them to us, who became from the beginning eyewitnesses and servants of the word,


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it occurred to me also, having followed closely from the beginning all things accurately, to write to thee in order, eminent Theophilus,


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It came to pass in the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zacharias, from the division of Abijah, and his wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.


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


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And there was no child to them because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in their days.


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But it came to pass during his service as a priest in the course of his division in the presence of God,


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that, according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense after entering into the temple of the Lord.


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But the agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.


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For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he should, no, not drink wine and strong drink. And he will be filled of Holy Spirit, even from his mother's belly.


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And he will go ahead, in front of him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of fathers toward children, and the disobedient in a mentality of the righteous, to make ready for Lord a people prepared.


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And Zacharias said to the agent, How will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days.


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And having answered, the agent said to him, I am Gabriel who stand in the presence of God. And I was sent to speak to thee, and to announce these good news to thee.


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And behold, thou will be mute, and not able to speak until that day these things will come to pass, because thou did not believed my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.


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And when he came out, he could not speak to them, and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was beckoning to them, and remained speechless.


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


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And the agent having come in near her, he said, Hail, thou who are highly favored. The Lord is with thee, thou who are blessed among women.


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But having seen, she was perplexed at his saying, and was pondering what kind of greeting this might be.


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And behold, thou will conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son. And thou shall call his name JESUS.


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This man will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.


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And having answered, the agent said to her, Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son of God.


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


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And Mary said, Behold the maid-servant of Lord. May it happen to me according to thy word. And the agent departed from her.


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And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her belly. And Elizabeth was filled of Holy Spirit,


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and she exclaimed in a great voice, and said, Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy belly.


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And blessed is she who believed, because there will be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her from Lord.


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because he has looked upon the lowliness of his bondmaid. For behold, from henceforth all generations will regard me blessed,


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And her neighbors and her kinfolk heard that Lord magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.


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And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling it by the name of his father Zacharias.


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And fear developed in all who dwell around them. And all these sayings were talked about in the entire hill country of Judea.


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And all who heard stored up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of Lord was with him.


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And thou, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High. For thou will go ahead, before the face of Lord, to prepare his ways,


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


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And the child grew, and became strong in spirit. And he was in the desolate regions until the day of his manifestation to Israel.


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


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And she brought forth her son, the firstborn, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in the feed trough, because there was no place for them in the inn.


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And there were shepherds in the same region living in the fields, and keeping watch by night over their flock.


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And behold, an agent of Lord stood near them, and the glory of Lord shone around them. And they feared a great fear.


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And the agent said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good-news of great joy that will be to all the people,


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And this is the sign to you: Ye will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a feed trough.


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And suddenly there came to be with the agent a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,


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And it came to pass, as the agents went away from them into heaven, that the men (the shepherds) said to each other, Let us indeed go through as far as Bethlehem, and see this declaration that has come to pass, which the Lord made


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And having hastened, they came and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the feed trough.


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


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And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise him, that his name was called JESUS, the one called by the heavenly agent before he was conceived in the belly.


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


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(just as it is written in a law of Lord that every male that opens a womb will be called holy to the Lord),


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


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And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the encouragement of Israel, and Holy Spirit was upon him.


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And it was divinely revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death before he would see the Christ of Lord.


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


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And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this man is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign being repudiated


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(and also of thee, a sword will pierce through thine own soul), so that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.


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And there was Anna, a prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (being advanced in many days, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,


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and this woman was a widow to eighty-four years), who did not depart from the temple, serving with fastings and supplications night and day.


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And having stood near at that same hour, she acknowledged the Lord, and spoke about him to all those who were awaiting redemption in Jerusalem.


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


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


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and having fulfilled the days, during their return the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and his mother did not know it,


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but, having supposed him to be in the caravan, they went a day's journey. And they sought him among their kinfolk and acquaintances.


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


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And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him, Child, why did thou this way to us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee sorrowing.


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And he said to them, Why is it that ye were seeking me? Had ye not known that I must be among the things of my Father?


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


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


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in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.


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And he came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins,


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as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, which says, The voice of a man crying out in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight.


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Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low. And the crooked things will be into straight and the rough into smooth ways.


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He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be immersed by him, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?


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


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And even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not making good fruit is cut down, and cast into fire.


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And having answered, he says to them, He who has two coats, let him share with him not having, and he who has food, let him do likewise.


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And men who were soldiers also questioned him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.


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And as the people were expectant, and all pondering in their hearts about John, if perhaps he was the Christ,


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John responded, saying to them all, I indeed immerse you in water, but a man mightier than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to unloose the strap of his shoes. He will immerse you in Holy Spirit and fire,


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whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.


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But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him about Herodias his brother's wife, and about all of which evil things Herod had done,


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Now it came to pass, during the immersion of all the people, Jesus also having been immersed and praying, for the heaven to be opened,


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and the Holy Spirit to descend in a bodily form as a dove upon him, and a voice to occur out of heaven, saying, Thou are my beloved Son. In thee I am well pleased.


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


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the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,


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


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


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And the devil said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.


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And Jesus answered, saying to him, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every saying of God.


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And having brought him onto a high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.


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And the devil said to him, I will give to thee all this authority, and the glory of them, because it has been delivered to me, and to whomever I want I give it.


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And having answered, Jesus said to him, Go thee behind me, Satan. It is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve.


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And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down from here,


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And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. And a report went out about him through the entire region around.


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And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up. And according to that which was customary to him, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.


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And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. And having opened the book, he found the place where it was written,


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The Spirit of Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good-news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to sent forth in deliv


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And having closed the book, having given it back to the attendant, he sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were focused on him.


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And all witnessed to him, and wondered at the words of grace that proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is this not the son of Joseph?


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And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb: Physician, heal thyself. How many things we heard that happened at Capernaum, do also here in thy fatherland.


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But in truth I say to you, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine occurred on all the land.


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


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And having risen up, they thrust him outside of the city, and brought him as far as the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw him down headlong.


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And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean deity. And it cried out in a great voice, saying,


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Oh no! What is with us and with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Did thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou are, the Holy man of God.


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And Jesus rebuked it, saying, Be thou muzzled, and come out of him. And the demon having thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, not having harm him.


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And amazement developed in all, and they spoke among each other, saying, What is this word? Because with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.


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And having arisen from the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's mother-in-law was gripped by a great fever, and they besought him about her.


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And having stood over her, he rebuked the fever. And it left her, and immediately after rising up, she served them.


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And when the sun was setting, all, as many as had those who were incapacitated with various diseases, brought them to him. And having laid his hands on each one of them, he healed them.


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And also demons came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou are the Christ, the Son of God. And rebuking them, he did not allow them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.


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And when it became day, having departed, he went to a desolate place. And the multitudes sought him, and they came to him, and were restraining him not depart from them.


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But he said to them, I must preach the good-news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this.


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Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him to hear the word of God, and having stood still, he was beside the lake of Gennesaret.


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


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


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And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into the depth, and let down your nets for a catch.


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And having answered, Simon said to him, Master, having toiled through the whole night, we took nothing, but at thy saying, I will let down the net.


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And they beckoned to their partners in the other boat, after coming, to assist them. And they came and filled both the boats, so as for them to be sunk down.


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But Simon Peter having seen, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, Lord.


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For astonishment surrounded him, and all those with him, at the catch of the fishes that they caught,


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and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not, from henceforth thou will be catching men.


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And it came to pass while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy. And having seen Jesus, having fallen on his face, he besought him, saying, Lord, if thou will, thou can make me clean.


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And having stretched forth his hand, he touched him, having said, I will, be thou clean. And straightaway the leprosy departed from him.


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And he commanded him to tell no man, but, After going, show thyself to the priest, and bring concerning thy cleansing, just as Moses commanded for a testimony to them.


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But the report about him went through more, and many multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him from their infirmities.


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And it came to pass during one of those days, he was also teaching. And there were seated Pharisees and law teachers, who were men having come out of every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of Lord was to heal


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And behold, men bringing a man on a bed who was paralyzed. And they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.


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And not having found how they might bring him in because of the multitude, after going up upon the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with the small bed into the midst in front of Jesus.


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And the scholars and the Pharisees began to deliberate, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, except God alone?


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But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, having responded, he said to them, Why do ye deliberate in your hearts?


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But that ye may know that the Son of man has authority upon earth to forgive sins (he said to the paralyzed man), I say to thee, Arise, and after taking up thy small bed, go to thy house.


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And immediately having risen up before them, after taking up that on which he lay, he departed to his house glorifying God.


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


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And after these things he went forth and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And he said to him, Follow me.


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And Levi made a great feast for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others who were relaxing with them.


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And their scholars and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?


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And having answered, Jesus said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those faring badly.


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And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink.


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And he said to them, Ye cannot make the sons of the wedding hall fast while the bridegroom is with them.


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


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And he also spoke a parable to them. No man puts a patch of a new garment on an old garment, otherwise both the new tears, and that from the new will not blend with the old.


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And no man puts new wine into old wineskins, otherwise the new wine will burst the wineskins, and will itself be spilled, and the wineskins will be ruined.


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Now it came to pass for him to be going through the grain fields on a particular Sabbath, and his disciples were plucking the ears and were eating, rubbing them in their hands.


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And having answered them, Jesus said, Have ye not read even this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,


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how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the loaves of the presentation, and also gave to those who were with him, which is not permitted to eat, except the priests alone?


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And it also came to pass on another Sabbath for him to enter into the synagogue and teach. And a man was there, and his right hand was withered.


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And the scholars and the Pharisees watched if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.


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


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Then Jesus said to them, I will question you. What? Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm, to save life, or to kill?


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And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did, and his hand was restored whole as the other.


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And he happened in these days to go out onto the mountain to pray, and he was continuing all night in prayer to God.


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And when it became day, he called his disciples, and chose twelve from them, whom he also named apostles:


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And having come down with them, he stood on a level place. And a company of his disciples, and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the maritime Tyre and Sidon, were those who came to hear him, and to be h


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And having lifted up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Blessed are the poor, because the kingdom of God is what belongs to you.


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Blessed are those who hunger now, because ye will be filled. Blessed are those who weep now, because ye will laugh.


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Blessed are ye, when men will hate you, and when they will exclude you, and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, because of the Son of man.


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Rejoice ye in that day, and leap, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did in the same way to the prophets.


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Woe to you who are filled now, because ye will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, because ye will mourn and weep.


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To him who strikes thee on the cheek offer the other also, and from him who takes away thy cloak, also do not withhold thy coat.


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Give to every man who asks thee, and from him who takes away thy personal things do not demand them back.


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And if ye love those who love you, what credit is for you? For even sinners love those who love them.


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And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what credit is for you? For even sinners do the same.


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And if ye lend to whom ye hope to receive, what credit is for you? For even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again.


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But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, despairing nothing, and your reward will be great. And ye will be sons of the Most High, because he is good toward the ungrateful and bad.


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And do not criticize, and ye will, no, not be criticized. And do not condemn, and ye will, no, not be condemned. Forgive, and ye will be forgiven.


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Give, and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, they will give into your bosom. For with the same measure with which ye measure, it will be measured again to you.


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And he spoke a parable to them. Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a ditch?


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The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good, and the bad man out of the bad treasure of his heart brings forth the bad, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.


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He is like a man who builds a house, who dug and excavated, and laid a foundation upon the rock. And when a flood developed, the stream beat upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.


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But he who heard, and not having done, is like a man who built a house upon the soil without a foundation, on which the stream beat, and straightaway it fell. And the ruin of that house became great.


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And having heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him who asked him that, having come, he would save his bondman.


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And when they came to Jesus they urged him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom thou may offer this,


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And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far distant from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, Lord, be not troubled, for I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof.


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Therefore neither did I consider myself worthy to come to thee, but speak by word, and my boy will be healed.


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For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my bondman, Do this, and he does.


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And when Jesus heard these things, he marveled him, and having turned around to the multitude who followed him, he said, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.


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And those who were sent, having returned to the house, found the bondman who was feeble, being well.


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And it came to pass on the next day that he went to a city called Nain, and a considerable number of his disciples went with him, also a large multitude.


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Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, an only begotten son who died was being carried out for his mother. And she was a widow, and a considerable crowd of the city were with her.


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And having come, he touched the coffin, and the men carrying it stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, arise.


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And fear seized all. And they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised among us, and, God came to help his people.


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And having summoned a certain two of his disciples, John sent them to Jesus, saying, Are thou he who comes, or do we look for another man?


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And when they came to him, they said, John the immerser has sent us to thee, saying, Are thou he who comes, or do we look for another man?


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And in the same hour he healed many from diseases and plagues and evil spirits. And he granted sight to many blind men.


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And having answered, Jesus said to them, After going, report to John the things that ye saw and heard: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor are preached good-new


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And after John's messengers departed, he began to say to the multitudes about John, What did ye go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?


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But what did ye go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those in elegant clothing, and existing in luxury, are in kingly places.


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


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For I say to you, among men born of women there is not one prophet greater than John the immerser, yet the smaller in the kingdom of God is greater than he.


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And all the people having heard, and the tax collectors who were immersed the immersion of John, justified God.


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But the Pharisees and the lawyers who were not immersed by him, rejected the purpose of God for themselves.


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They are like children sitting in the marketplace, and calling to each other, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance. We mourned to you, and ye did not weep.


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The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold the man, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!


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And a certain man of the Pharisees asked him that he would eat with him. And having entered into the Pharisee's house, he sat down.


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And behold, a woman in the city who was sinful. And when she knew that he sat in the Pharisee's house, having brought an alabaster cruse of ointment,


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and having stood behind near his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head. And she kissed his feet much, and anointed them with the ointment.


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But when the Pharisee who invited him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind the woman is who touches him, that she is sinful.


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And having responded, Jesus said to him, Simon, I have something to say to thee. And he says, speak Teacher.


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There were two debtors to a certain creditor, the one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.


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And of them not having to repay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore, do thou say, will love him more?


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And having answered, Simon said, I suppose that it was to whom he forgave more. And he said to him, Thou have judged correctly.


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And having turned to the woman, he said to Simon, See thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gave no water for my feet. But this woman has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.


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For this reason I say to thee, her many sins are forgiven, because she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, loves little.


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And it came to pass that he traveled through, by city and village in succession, announcing and preaching the good-news of the kingdom of God, and the twelve men with him,


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and certain women who were healed from evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,


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and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many other women who served them from the things they possessed.


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And when a large multitude gathered together, and those coming to him from each city, he spoke by a parable.


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The man who sows went forth to sow his seed. And during his sowing, some fell by the way, and it was trampled, and the birds of the sky devoured it.


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And another fell on the good ground, and having grown it produced fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he called out, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.


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


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And those by the way are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, lest having believed, they would be saved.


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And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. And these have no root, who believe for a time, and withdraw in time of trial.


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And that which fell in the thorns, these are those who heard, and as they go they are choked by cares and wealth and pleasures of life, and do not bring to maturity.


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But those in the good ground, these are those who in an good and right heart, having heard the word, hold it firm, and bring forth fruit in perseverance.


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And no man, having lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or places it under a bed, but places it on a lampstand, so that those who enter in may see the light.


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For there is no secret that will not become visible, nor hid, that will not be known and come to be visible.


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Notice therefore how ye hear. For whoever has, to him will be given, and whoever has not, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.


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And it was reported to him, saying, Thy mother and thy brothers stand outside, desiring to see thee.


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


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Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, also his disciples. And he said to them, Let us pass through to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth,


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but as they sailed he began to asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were filling up, and were in peril.


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And having approached, they awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing. And having risen, he rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it became calm.


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And he said to them, Where is your faith? And having feared, they wondered, saying to each other, Who then is this man, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?


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And when he came forth upon the land, a certain man met him out of the city, who had demons of a considerable time. And he wore no clothing, and did not dwell in a house, but in the sepulchers.


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And when he saw Jesus, having cried out, he fell down before him. And in a great voice he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.


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For he commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man, for many times it had seized him. And he was bound with chains and shackles, and guarded. And breaking the bonds apart, he was driven by the demon into the desolate regi


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And Jesus demanded him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion, because many demons were entered into him.


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Now a herd of considerable swine was there feeding on the mountain, and they implored him that he would allow them to enter into those. And he allowed them.


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And the demons having come out from the man, they entered into the swine. And the herd stampeded down the slope into the lake, and were drowned.


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And when those who tended them saw what happened, they fled and reported it in the city and in the fields.


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And they came out to see what happened. And they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons had gone out, sitting near the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.


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And the whole multitude of the region around the Gadarenes besought him to depart from them, because they were gripped by great fear. And he, having embarked into the boat, returned.


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Return to thy house, and relate everything God did for thee. And he departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city how many things Jesus did for him.


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And it came to pass during Jesus returning, the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.


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And behold, there came a man whose name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And having fallen down near Jesus' feet, he besought him to come into his house,


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because there was with him an only begotten daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But during his going the multitudes thronged him.


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having come from behind, she touched the border of his garment. And immediately the issue of her blood stayed.


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And Jesus said, Who is he who touched me? But when they all denied, Peter and those with him, said, Master, the multitudes come together and crowd thee, and thou say, Who is he who touched me?


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


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While he still spoke, some man comes from the synagogue ruler, saying to him, Thy daughter has died. Do not trouble the teacher.


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And when he came to the house, he did not allow any man to enter in except Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and the mother.


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But having sent them all away outside, having taken her by the hand, he called out, saying, Girl, awake.


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And having summoned the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases.


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And he said to them, Take nothing for the way, neither staffs, nor bag, nor bread, nor silver, nor have two coats each.


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And as many as will not receive you, when departing from that city, also shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.


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And having departed, they passed through the villages, preaching the good-news, and healing everywhere.


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But Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him. And he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead,


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And Herod said, I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.


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And when the apostles returned, they related to him as many things as they did. And having taken them along, he withdrew in private into a desolate place of a city called Bethsaida.


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But the multitudes having known, they followed him. And having received them, he spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and he cured those who had need of healing.


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And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, they said to him, Send the multitude away, so that, after going into the villages and fields around, they may rest and find provision, because we are here in a desolate


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But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, There are for us not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless, after going, we might buy food for all this people.


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


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And after taking the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke in pieces, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.


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And they ate, and were all filled. And there were taken up to them of the remaining fragments, twelve baskets.


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And it came to pass, as he was praying privately, the disciples were with him. And he questioned them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?


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And having answered, they said, John the immerser, but others, Elijah, and others, that a certain prophet of the ancient men arose.


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And he said to them, But ye, who say ye that I am? And having answered, Peter said, The Christ of God.


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saying, It is necessary for the Son of man to suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scholars, and be killed, and the third day to rise.


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And he said to all, If any man wants to come behind me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.


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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever may lose his life because of me, this man will save it.


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For what is a man benefited, having gained the whole world, but having lost or having forfeited himself?


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For whoever may be ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of man will be ashamed of this man when he comes in his glory, and of the Father, and of the holy agents.


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But I tell you truly, there are some of those who stand here, who will, no, not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.


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And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that after taking Peter and John and James, he went up onto the mountain to pray.


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And as he was praying, the appearance of his face became different, and his clothing glistening white.


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But Peter and those with him were weighed down with sleep, and having become awake, they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.


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And it came to pass, as they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, and we could make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah, not knowing what he was sayi


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And while he was speaking these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them. And they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.


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And at the occurrence of the voice, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and informed no man in those days any of the things that they have seen.


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And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son, because he is the only begotten to me.


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And lo, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him with foaming. And it departs from him difficultly, injuring him.


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And having answered, Jesus said, O faithless and perverted generation, how long will I be with you and endure you? Bring thy son here.


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And as he was still a coming, the demon tore him, and he convulsed. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.


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And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while all were wondering at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,


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Place ye these sayings into your ears, for the Son of man is going to be delivered up into the hands of men.


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But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they did not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.


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and he said to them, Whoever may receive this child in my name receives me, and whoever may receive me receives him who sent me, for he who exists smaller among you all, this man will be great.


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And having answered, John said, Master, we saw a certain man casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us.


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And it came to pass, while fulfilling the days for his ascension, that he also set his face to go to Jerusalem.


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And he sent agents before his face, and they went. And having gone, they entered into a village of Samaritans, so as to make ready for him.


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And his disciples James and John having seen, they said, Lord, do thou want that we should call fire to come down from the sky, and consume them, as also Elijah did?


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For the son of man came not to destroy the lives of men, but to save. And they went to another village.


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And it came to pass while they went on the way, a certain man said to him, I will follow thee wherever thou may go, Lord.


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And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky, nests, but the Son of man has not where he might lay his head.


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And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me first, after departing, to bury my father.


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But Jesus said to him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but thou, after departing, proclaim the kingdom of God.


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And also another said, I will follow thee, Lord, but first allow me to bid farewell to those in my house.


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But Jesus said to him, No man, having put his hand to a plow, and looking to things behind, is fit for the kingdom of God.


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Now after these things the Lord also appointed seventy other men, and sent them by twos before his face into every city and place where he himself was going to come.


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Therefore he said to them, The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the workmen are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth workmen into his harvest.


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And remain in the same house eating and drinking from their things, for the workman is worthy of his wage. Do not depart from house to house.


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But into whatever city ye enter, and they will not receive you, after departing into the thoroughfares if it, say,


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Even the dust that clings on us from your city, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know ye this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.


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Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works were done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.


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He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.


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


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Behold, I give you authority to tread over serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and, no, nothing will harm you.


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And having turned to the disciples, he said, All things were delivered to me by my Father. And no man knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wants to reveal him.


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And having turning toward the disciples in private, he said, Blessed are the eyes that see what ye see.


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For I say to you, that many prophets and kings desired to see what ye see, and did not see, and to hear what ye hear, and did not hear.


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And behold, a certain lawyer stood up testing him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, would I inherit eternal life?


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And having answered, he said, Thou shall love Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and from thy whole soul, and from thy whole strength, and from thy whole mind, and thy neighbor as thyself.


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And having replied, Jesus said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. And he encountered bandits, who also, having stripped him and having beat him, departed having left him being half dead.


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And by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.


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And likewise also a Levite who happened upon the place, having come, and having looked, passed by on the other side.


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And having come, he wrapped up his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. And having set him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him.


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And on the morrow when departing, after taking out two denarii, he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatever thou might spend more, I will repay thee at my return.


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


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And she was sister to this woman called Mary, who also, having sat at Jesus' feet, was listening to his word.


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But Martha was encumbered about much serving. And having stood near, she said, Lord, do thou not care that my sister left me behind to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.


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but one thing is necessary, and Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.


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


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And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Our Father in the heavens, hallowed be thy name. May thy kingdom come, may thy will happen on the earth as also in heaven.


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And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every man who is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.


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


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and that man from inside, having answered, would say, Do not cause toils for me. The door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I am not able, after getting up, to give thee?


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I say to you, though he will not give him, after getting up, because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence, having awaken, he will give him as many as he needs.


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And I say to you, ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened.


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And which father of you, if the son will ask a loaf, will give him a stone, or also if a fish, in place of a fish will give him a serpent?


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And he was casting out a demon, and it was mute. And it happened when the demon was gone out, the mute man spoke. And the multitudes marveled,


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But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom that was divided against itself is made desolate, and a house against a house falls.


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And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom be made to stand? Because ye say that I cast out the demons by Beelzebub.


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And if I cast out the demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Because of this they will be your judges.


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but when a stronger than he comes, after defeating him, he takes away his full armor in which he trusted, and divides his booty.


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When the unclean spirit departs out of the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest. And not finding, it says, I will return to my house from where I came out.


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Then it goes, and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and having enter in, it dwells there. And the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.


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And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman, having lifted up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the belly that bore thee, and the breasts that thou suckled.


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And when the multitudes gathered together he began to say, This generation is evil. They seek a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah, the prophet.


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The queen of the south will awake in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.


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And no man, having lit a lamp, puts it in a concealed place, nor under the bushel, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter in may see the light.


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The lamp of thy body is the eye. Therefore, when thine eye is sound, thy whole body is also bright, but when it is bad, thy body is also dark.


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If therefore thy whole body is bright, not having any part dark, the whole will be bright, as when the lamp illuminates thee by the radiance.


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Now as he spoke a certain Pharisee asks him that he might dine with him. And having entered in, he sat down.


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And the Lord said to him, Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your interior is full of plundering and wickedness.


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But woe to you Pharisees! Because ye tithe mint and rue and every plant, and pass by justice and the love of God. It is necessary to do these things, and not to neglect those things.


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Woe to you Pharisees! Because ye love the place of honor in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.


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Woe to you scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye are like the unseen sepulchers, and the men who walk over them do not know.


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And having answered, a certain man of the lawyers says to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou rebuke us also.


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And he said, Woe also to you lawyers! Because ye load men with burdens difficult to bear, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.


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Consequently, ye testify and approve the works of your fathers, because they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchers.


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so that the blood of all the prophets that was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,


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from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I say to you, it will be required of this generation.


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Woe to you lawyers! Because ye took away the key of knowledge. Ye did not enter in yourselves, and ye hindered those who were entering in.


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And after he said these things to them, the scholars and the Pharisees began to harass him extremely, and to provoke him to speak impulsively about more things,


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During which time the myriads of the multitude having gathered together so as to trample each other, he began first to say to his disciples, Take heed to yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.


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Therefore, as many things as ye have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers will be proclaimed upon the housetops.


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And I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of those who kill the body, and after these things not having anything more severe to do.


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But I will show you whom ye should fear. Fear him, who, after killing, has power to cast into hell. Yes, I say to you, fear ye him.


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Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.


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But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore, ye are superior to many sparrows.


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And I say to you, every man who will confess in me before men, the Son of man will also confess in him before the agents of God,


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And every man who will speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him, but to him who blasphemed against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven.


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And when they bring you to the synagogues, and the principle positions, and the offices of authority, be not anxious how or what ye should answer in defense, or what ye should say,


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And a certain man out of the crowd said to him, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.


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And he said to them, Watch, and keep away from greed, because to any man, life to him is not in the abundance of things possessed by him.


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And he pondered within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have nowhere I will store my crops?


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And he said, I will do this. I will dismantle my barns, and I will build greater, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.


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And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou have many goods laid up for many years. Take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.


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But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?


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And he said to his disciples, Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, nor for the body, what ye may wear.


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Consider the ravens, because they do not sow, nor do they reap, for which there is no storehouse nor barn, and God feeds them. How much ye are worth more than the birds.


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Consider the lilies, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.


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And if God so clothes the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow being cast into the oven, how much more you, O ye of little faith?


