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Then all the generations from Abraham till David are fourteen generations, and from David till the Babylonian exile are fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian exile till the Christ are fourteen generations.


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Now Jesus Christ's birth was thus: At the espousal of His mother, Mary, to Joseph, ere their coming together, she was found pregnant by holy spirit.


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Now Joseph, her husband, being just and not willing to hold her up to infamy, intended covertly to dismiss her.


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Now at his brooding over these things, lo! a messenger of the Lord appeared to him in a trance, saying, "Joseph, son of David, you may not be afraid to accept Miriam, your wife, for that which is being generated in her is of holy spirit.


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Now she shall be bringing forth a Son, and you shall be calling His name Jesus, for He shall be saving His people from their sins."


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Now the whole of this has occurred that that may be fulfilled which is declared by the Lord through the prophet, saying:


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"Lo! The virgin shall be pregnant And shall be bringing forth a Son, And they shall be calling His name 'Emmanuel,'" which is, being construed, "God with us."


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Now, being roused from sleep, Joseph does as the messenger of the Lord bids him. And he accepted his wife,


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Now, at Jesus' being born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, lo! magi from the East came along into Jerusalem,


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saying, "Where is He Who is brought forth King of the Jews? For we perceived His star in the East, and we came to worship Him."


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And, gathering all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he ascertained from them where the Christ is born.


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'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are you in any respect least among the mentors of Judah? For out of you shall come forth the Ruler Who shall shepherd My people Israel.'"


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Then Herod, covertly calling the magi, ascertains exactly from them the time of the star's appearing.


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And, sending them into Bethlehem, he said, "Having gone, inquire accurately concerning the little Boy. Now if ever you may be finding Him, report to me, so that I also, coming, should be worshiping Him."


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Now those who hear the king went, and lo! the star which they perceived in the East preceded them till, coming, it was standing over where the little Boy was.


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And, coming into the house, they perceived the little Boy with Mary, His mother, and, falling, they worship Him. And opening their treasures, they bring Him approach presents, gold and frankincense and myrrh.


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And, being apprised in a trance not to go back to Herod, through another way they retire into their country.


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Now, at their retiring into their country, lo! a messenger of the Lord is appearing in a trance to Joseph, saying, "Being roused, take along the little Boy and His mother and flee into Egypt, and be there till I should speak to you, for Herod is about to be seeking the little Boy to destroy Him."


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And He was there till the decease of Herod, that that may be fulfilled which is declared by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I call My Son."


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Then Herod, perceiving that he was scoffed at by the magi, was very furious, and, dispatching, he massacred all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its boundaries, from two years and below, according to the time which he ascertains exactly from the magi.


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A sound in Rama is heard, Lamentation, and much anguish; Rachel lamenting over her children, And she would not be consoled, for they are not.


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Now at the decease of Herod, lo! a messenger of the Lord is appearing in a trance to Joseph in Egypt,


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saying, "Being roused, take along the little Boy and His mother and go into the land of Israel, for they are dead who are seeking the soul of the little Boy."


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Yet, hearing that Archelaus is reigning in Judea in the stead of his father Herod, he was afraid to pass forth there. Now, being apprised in a trance, he retires into parts of Galilee.


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And coming, he dwells in a city termed Nazareth, so that that may be fulfilled which is declared through the prophets that: A Nazarene shall He be called.


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For this is he of whom it is declared through Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one imploring: 'In the wilderness make ready the road of the Lord! Straight...be making the highways'" of Him!


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Now he, John, had his apparel of camel's hair and a leather girdle about his loins. Now his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.


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Now, perceiving many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Progeny of vipers! Who intimates to you to be fleeing from the impending indignation?


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And you should not be presuming to be saying among yourselves, 'For a father we have Abraham,' for I am saying to you that able is God, out of these stones to rouse children to Abraham.


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"Yet already the ax is lying at the root of the trees. Every tree, then, which is not producing ideal fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire.


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For I, indeed, am baptizing you in water for repentance, yet He Who is coming after me is stronger than I, Whose sandals I am not competent to bear. He will be baptizing you in holy spirit and fire,


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Whose winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will be scouring His threshing floor, and will be gathering His grain into His barn, yet the chaff will He be burning up with unextinguished fire."


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Yet, answering, Jesus said to him, "by your leave, at present, for thus it is becoming for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he is giving Him leave.


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Now, being baptized, Jesus straightway stepped up from the water, and lo! opened up to Him were the heavens, and He perceived the spirit of God descending as if a dove, and coming on Him.


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And, approaching, the trier said to Him, "If you are God's Son, say that these stones may be becoming cakes of bread."


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Yet He, answering, said, "It is written, 'Not on bread alone shall man be living, but on every declaration going out through the mouth of God.'"


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Then the Adversary is taking Him along into the holy city, and stands Him on the wing of the sanctuary.


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And he is saying to Him. "If you are God's Son, cast yourself down, for it is written that 'His messengers shall be directed concerning Thee' and 'On their hands shall they be lifting Thee, Lest at some time Thou shouldst be dashing Thy foot against a stone.'"


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Again the Adversary takes Him along into a very high mountain, and is showing Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.


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And he said to Him, "All these to you will I be giving, if ever, falling down, you should be worshiping me."


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Then Jesus is saying to him, "Go away, Satan, for it is written, The Lord your God shall you be worshiping, And to Him only shall you be offering divine service."


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and, leaving Nazareth, coming, He dwells in Capernaum, which is beside the sea in the boundaries of Zebulon and Naphtali,


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The land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali, The sea road the other side of the Jordan, Galilee of the nations-


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The people sitting in darkness perceived a great light, And to those sitting in the province and shadow of death, light arises for them.


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Thenceforth begins Jesus to be heralding and saying, "Repent! for near is the kingdom of the heavens!"


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Now, walking beside the sea of Galilee, He perceived two brothers, Simon, termed Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a purse net into the sea, for they were fishers.


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And, advancing thence, He perceived two others, brothers, James of Zebedee and John, his brother, in the ship with Zebedee, their father, adjusting their nets. And He calls them.


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And Jesus led them about in the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and heralding the evangel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every debility among the people.


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And forth came the tidings of Him into the whole of Syria. And they bring to Him all who have an illness, those with various diseases and pressing torments, also demoniacs and epileptics and paralytics, and He cures them.


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And there follow Him vast throngs from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and the other side of the Jordan.


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Now, perceiving the throngs, He ascended into the mountain. And, at His being seated, His disciples came to Him.


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"Happy are you whenever they should be reproaching and persecuting you and, falsifying, saying every wicked thing against you, on my account.


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Rejoice and exult, for your wages are vast in the heavens. For thus they persecute the prophets before you.


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"You are the salt of the earth. Now, if the salt should be made insipid, with what will it be salted? For nothing does it still avail except to be cast outside, to be trampled by men.


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Neither are they burning a lamp and placing it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it is shining to all those in the house.


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Thus let shine your light in front of men, so that they may perceive your ideal acts and should glorify your Father Who is in the heavens.


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"You should not infer that I came to demolish the law or the prophets. I came not to demolish, but to fulfill.


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For verily, I am saying to you, Till heaven and earth should be passing by, one iota or one serif may by no means be passing by from the law till all should be occurring.


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"Whosoever, then, should be annulling one of the least of these precepts, and should be teaching men thus, the least in the kingdom of the heavens shall he be called. Yet whoever should be doing and teaching them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.


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For I am saying to you that, if ever your righteousness should not be superabounding more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, by no means may you be entering into the kingdom of the heavens.


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"You hear that it was declared to the ancients, 'You shall not murder.' Yet whoever should be murdering shall be liable to the judging.


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Yet I am saying to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be liable to the judging. Yet whoever may be saying to his brother, 'Raka!' shall be liable to the Sanhedrin. Yet whoever may be saying, 'Stupid!' shall be liable to the Gehenna of fire.


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"If, then, you should be offering your approach present on the altar, and there you should be reminded that your brother has anything against you,


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leave your approach present there, in front of the altar, and go away. First be placated toward your brother, and then, coming, be offering your approach present.


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"You be humoring your plaintiff quickly while you are with him on the way, lest at some time the plaintiff may be giving you up to the judge, and the judge to the deputy, and you should be cast into jail.


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Verily I am saying to you, By no means may you be coming out thence till you should be paying the last quadrans.


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Yet I am saying to you that every man looking at a woman to lust for her already commits adultery with her in his heart.


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Now, if your right eye is snaring you, wrench it out and cast it from you, for it is expedient for you that one of your members should perish and not your whole body be cast into Gehenna.


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And if your right hand is snaring you, strike it off and cast it from you, for it is expedient for you that one of your members should perish and not your whole body pass away into Gehenna.


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Yet I am saying to you that everyone dismissing his wife (outside of a case of prostitution) is making her commit adultery, and whosoever should be marrying her who has been dismissed is committing adultery.


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"Again, you hear that it was declared to the ancients, You shall not be perjuring, yet you shall be paying to the Lord your oaths.


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nor by the earth, for it is a footstool for His feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King;


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Yet I am saying to you not to withstand a wicked person, but anyone who slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.


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"You hear that it was declared, 'You shall be loving your associate' and you shall be hating your enemy.


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so that you may become sons of your Father Who is in the heavens, for He causes His sun to rise on the wicked and the good, and makes it rain on the just and the unjust.


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For if ever you should love those who are loving you, what wages have you? Are not the tribute collectors also doing the same?


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And if ever you should greet your brothers only, what are you doing that is excessive? Are not those of the nations also doing the same?


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"Yet take heed not to be doing your righteousness in front of men, in order to be gazed at by them, otherwise surely you have no wages with your Father Who is in the heavens.


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"Whenever, then, you may be doing alms, you should not be trumpeting in front of you, even as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they should be glorified by men. Verily, I am saying to you, They are collecting their wages!


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so that your alms may be in hiding, and your Father, Who is observing in hiding, will be paying you.


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"And whenever you may be praying, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they are fond of standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the squares to be praying, so that they may appear to men. Verily, I am saying to you, They are collecting their wages!


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"Now you, whenever you may be praying, enter into your storeroom, and, locking your door, pray to your Father Who is in hiding, and your Father, Who is observing in hiding, will be paying you.


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Now, in praying, you should not use useless repetitions even as those of the nations. For they are supposing that they will be hearkened to in their loquacity.


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Do not, then, be like them, for aware is God, your Father, of what you have need before you request Him.


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"For if you should be forgiving men their offenses, your heavenly Father also will be forgiving you.


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Yet if you should not be forgiving men their offenses, neither will your Father be forgiving your offenses.


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"Now whenever you may be fasting, become not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance, for they disguise their faces so that they may appear to men to be fasting. Verily, I am saying to you: They are collecting their wages.


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so that you may not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father Who is in hiding, and your Father, Who is observing in hiding, will be paying you.


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"Do not hoard for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and corrosion are causing them to disappear, and where thieves are tunneling and stealing.


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Yet hoard for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor corrosion are causing them to disappear, and where thieves are not tunneling nor stealing;


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"The lamp of the body is your eye. If, then, your eye should be single, your whole body will be luminous.


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Yet if your eye should be wicked, your whole body will be dark. If, then, the light that is in you is darkness, how dense is the darkness!


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"Now no one can be slaving for two lords, for either he will be hating the one and loving the other, or will be upholding one and despising the other. You can not be slaving for God and mammon.


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"Therefore I am saying to you, Do not worry about you soul, what you may be eating, or what you may be drinking, nor yet about your body, what you should be putting on. Is not the soul more than nourishment, and the body than apparel?


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"Look at the flying creatures of heaven, that they are not sowing, neither are they reaping, nor are they gathering into barns, and your heavenly Father is nourishing them. Are not you of more consequence than they?


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And why are you worrying about apparel? Study the anemones of the field, how they are growing. Not toiling are they, nor yet are they spinning.


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Now if the grass of the field, which is today, and tomorrow is cast into the stove, God thus is garbing; not much rather you, scant of faith?


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"You, then, should not be worrying, saying, 'What may we be eating?' or 'What may we be drinking?' or 'With what may we be clothed?'


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For for all these the nations are seeking. For aware is your heavenly Father that you need all of these.


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You should not, then, be worrying about the morrow, for the morrow will be worrying of itself. Sufficient for the day is its own evil.


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for with what judgment you are judging, shall you be judged, and with what measure you are measuring, shall it be measured to you.


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"Now why are you observing the mote that is in your brother's eye, yet the beam in your eye you are not considering?


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Or how will you be declaring to your brother, 'Brother, let me extract the mote out of your eye,' and lo! the beam is in your eye?


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Hypocrite! Extract first the beam out of your eye, and then you will be keen-sighted to be extracting the mote out of your brother's eye.


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"You may not be giving that which is holy to curs, nor yet should you be casting your pearls in front of hogs, lest at some time they shall be trampling them with their feet and, turning, they should be tearing you.


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For everyone who is requesting is obtaining, and who is seeking is finding, and to him who is knocking it shall be opened.


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"Or what man is there among you, from whom his son will be requesting bread-no stone will he be handing him!


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"If you, then, being wicked, have perceived how to be giving good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father Who is in the heavens be giving good things to those requesting Him?


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All, then, whatever you should be wanting that men should be doing to you, thus you, also, be doing to them, for this is the law and the prophets.


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"Enter through the cramped gate, for broad is the gate and spacious is the way which is leading away into destruction, and many are those entering through it.


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Yet what a cramped gate and narrowed way is the one leading away into life, and few are those who are finding it.


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"Take heed of those false prophets who are coming to you in the apparel of sheep, yet inside they are rapacious wolves.


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"From their fruits you shall be recognizing them. Not from thorns are they culling grapes, nor from star thistles figs.


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"Not everyone saying to Me 'Lord! Lord!' will be entering into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who is doing the will of My Father Who is in the heavens.


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Many will be declaring to Me in that day, 'Lord! Lord! Was it not in Your name that we prophesy, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name do many powerful deeds?'


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And then shall I be avowing to them that 'I never knew you! Depart from Me, workers of lawlessness!'


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"Everyone, then, who is hearing these sayings of Mine and is doing them shall be likened to a prudent man who builds his house on the rock.


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And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blow and they lunge at that house, and it does not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.


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"And everyone who is hearing these sayings of Mine and not doing them shall be likened to a stupid man who builds his house on sand.


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And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blow and they dash against that house, and it falls: and the fall of it was great."


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And lo! a leper, coming to Him, worshiped Him, saying, "Lord, if Thou shouldst be willing, Thou canst cleanse me!"


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And, stretching out His hand, He touches him, saying, "I am willing! Be cleansed!" And immediately, cleansed is his leprosy.


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And Jesus is saying to him, "See that you may tell it to no one, but go away; show yourself to the priest and bring the approach present which Moses bids, for a testimony to them."


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And answering, the centurion averred, "Lord, I am not competent that Thou mayest enter under my roof, but only say the word and my boy will be healed!


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For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me, and I am saying to this one, 'Go,' and he is going, and to another, 'Come,' and he is coming, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he is doing it."


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Now, hearing it, Jesus marvels. And He said to those following, "Verily, I am saying to you, With no one in Israel so much faith did I find.


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Now I am saying to you that many from the east and the west shall be arriving and reclining with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens,


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yet the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness. There shall be lamentation and gnashing of teeth."


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And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! As you believe let it come to be with you!" And healed was the boy in that hour. And the centurion, returning into his house in the same hour, found the boy sound.


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Now, evening coming on, they bring to Him many demoniacs, and He cast out the spirits with a word, and all those who have an illness He cures,


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so that may be fulfilled which is declared through Isaiah the prophet, saying, He our infirmities got, and the diseases He bears.


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And, approaching, one scribe said to Him, "Teacher, I will be following Thee wheresoever Thou mayest come away."


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And Jesus is saying to him, "The jackals have burrows, and the flying creatures of heaven roosts, yet the Son of Mankind has no where that He may be reclining His head."


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Now a different one of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to come away and entomb my father."


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And lo! a great quaking occurred in the sea, so that the ship was covered by the billows. Yet He drowsed.


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And He is saying to them, "Why are you timid, scant of faith?" Then, being roused, He rebukes the winds and the sea, and there came a great calm.


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Now the men marvel, saying, "What manner of Man is this, that the winds as well as the sea are obeying Him?"


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And at His coming to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two demoniacs meet Him, who were coming out of the tombs, very ferocious, so that no one is strong enough to be passing by through that road.


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And lo! they cry, saying, "What is it to us and to Thee, Son of God! Didst Thou come here to torment us before the season?"


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Now the demons entreated Him, saying, "If You are casting us out, dispatch us into the herd of hogs."


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And He said to them, "Go!" Now they, coming out, come away into the hogs. And lo! the entire herd rushes down the precipice into the sea and died in the waters.


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Now the graziers fled, and, coming away into the city, they report all, and the case of the demoniacs.


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And lo! the entire city came out to meet with Jesus, and, perceiving Him, they entreat that He may be proceeding from their boundaries.


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And lo! they brought to Him a paralytic, prostrate on a couch. And Jesus, perceiving their faith, said to the paralytic, "Courage, child! Pardoned are your sins!"


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Now, that you may be perceiving that the Son of Mankind has authority on earth to pardon sins"-then He is saying to the paralytic, "Being roused, pick up your couch and go into your house."


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Now, on perceiving it, the throngs were afraid, and they glorify God, Who is giving such authority to men.


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And Jesus, passing by thence, perceived a man termed Matthew sitting at the tribute office, and He is saying to him, "Follow Me!" And, rising, he follows Him.


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And it came, at His lying back at table in the house, and lo! many tribute collectors and sinners, coming, lay back at the table together with Jesus and His disciples.


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And, perceiving it, the Pharisees said to His disciples, "Wherefore is your teacher eating with tribute collectors and sinners?"


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Now go, learn what this is: Mercy am I wanting, and not sacrifice. For I did not come to call the just but sinners."


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Then coming to Him are the disciples of John, saying, "Wherefore are we and the Pharisees fasting much, yet your disciples are not fasting?"


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And Jesus said to them, "The sons of the bridal chamber can not be mourning, in as much as the bridegroom is with them. Yet coming will be the days whenever the bridegroom may be taken away from them, and then they will be fasting.


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"Now no one is patching a patch of unshrunk shred on an old cloak, for the patch which fills it up is lifting some from the cloak itself, and the rent is becoming worse.


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Neither are they draining fresh wine into old wine skins; otherwise, surely the wine skins are bursting, and the wine is spilling, and the wine skins perish. But they are draining fresh wine into new wine skins, and both are preserved."


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As He is speaking of these things to them, lo! one approaching Him, a chief, worshiped Him, saying, "My daughter just now deceases, but come and place Thy hand on her, and she shall live."


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And lo! a woman with a hemorrhage twelve years, approaching from behind, touches the tassel of His cloak,


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Now Jesus, being turned and perceiving her, said, "Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you." And saved was the woman from that hour.


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And Jesus, coming into the house of the chief, and perceiving the flutists and the throng making a tumult,


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And as Jesus is passing by thence, two blind men follow Him, clamoring and saying, "Be merciful to us, Son of David!"


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Now on His coming into the house, the blind men come to Him. And Jesus is saying to them, "You are believing that I am able to do this?" They are saying to Him, "Yes, Lord."


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And the demon being cast out, the mute man speaks. And the throngs marvel, saying, "Never did it appear thus in Israel!"


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And Jesus led them about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and heralding the evangel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every debility.


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Now, perceiving the throngs, He has compassion on them, for they were bothered and tossed as if sheep having no shepherd.


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And, calling His twelve disciples to Him, He gives them authority over unclean spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to be curing every disease and every debility.


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Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: First, Simon, termed Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James of Zebedee, and John, his brother;


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These twelve Jesus commissions, charging them, saying, "Into a road of the nations you may not pass forth, and into a city of the Samaritans you may not be entering.


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The infirm be curing, the dead be rousing, lepers be cleansing, demons be casting out. Gratuitously you got; gratuitously be giving.


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You should not be acquiring gold, nor yet silver, nor yet copper in your girdles, no beggar's bag for the road,


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"Now, into whichever city or village you may be entering, inquire who in it is worthy, and there remain till you should be coming out.


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and if, indeed, the house should be worthy, let your peace come on it. Yet if it should not be worthy, let your peace be turned back on you.


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And whosoever should not be receiving you, nor yet be hearing your words, coming outside of that house or city or village, shake off the dust from your feet.


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Verily, I am saying to you, More tolerable will it be for the land of Sodom and the land of Gomorrah in the day of judging than for that city.


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"Lo! I am dispatching you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Become, then, prudent as serpents and artless as doves.


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Now take heed of men, for they will be giving you up to Sanhedrins, and in their synagogues will they be scourging you.


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Now before governors and kings also shall you be led on My account, for a testimony to them and to the nations.


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"Now, whenever they may be giving you up, you should not be worrying about how or what you should be speaking, for it shall be given you in that hour what you should be speaking,


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"Now brother shall be giving up brother to death, and father, child, and children shall be rising up against parents, and shall be putting them to death.


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And you shall be hated by all because of My name. Yet he who endures to the consummation, he shall be saved.


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Now, whenever they may be persecuting you in this city, flee into a different one, for, verily, I am saying to you, Under no circumstances should you be finishing the cities of Israel till the Son of Mankind may be coming.


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Sufficient is it for the disciple that he may be becoming as his teacher, and the slave as his lord. If they surname the householder Beezeboul, how much rather those of his household.


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Do not, then, be afraid of them, for nothing is covered, which shall not be revealed, and hidden which shall not be known.


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What I am saying to you in the darkness, say in the light. And what you are hearing in the ear, herald on the housetops.


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"And do not fear those who are killing the body, yet are not able to kill the soul. Yet be fearing Him, rather, Who is able to destroy the soul as well as the body in Gehenna.


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Are not two sparrows selling for a penny? And not one of them will be falling on the earth without your Father.


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"Everyone, then, who shall be avowing Me in front of men, him will I also be avowing in front of My Father Who is in the heavens.


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Yet, who should ever be disowning Me in front of men, I also will be disowning him in front of My Father Who is in the heavens.


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"You should not be inferring that I came to be casting peace on the earth. I did not come to be casting peace, but a sword.


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For I came to pit 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 is fond of father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me. And he who is fond of son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me.


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He who is finding his soul will be destroying it, and he who destroys his soul on My account will be finding it.


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"He who is receiving you is receiving Me, and he who is receiving Me is receiving Him Who commissions Me.


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He who is receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet shall be obtaining a prophet's wages. And he who is receiving a just man in the name of a just man shall be obtaining a just man's wages.


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And whoever should be giving one of these little ones only a cool cup to drink, in the name of a disciple, verily, I am saying to you, by no means should he be losing his wages."


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And it came, when Jesus finishes prescribing to His twelve disciples, that He proceeded thence to be teaching and heralding in their cities.


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The blind are receiving sight, and the lame are walking; lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing, and the dead are being roused, and to the poor the evangel is being brought.


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Now, at their going, Jesus begins to be saying to the throngs concerning John, "What do you come out into the wilderness to gaze at? A reed being shaken by the wind?


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But what do you come out to perceive? A man garbed in soft garment? Lo! those wearing soft garments are in the houses of kings.


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But for what do you come out? A prophet to perceive? Yes, I am saying to you, and exceedingly more than a prophet.


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This is he concerning whom it is written, 'Lo! I am dispatching My messenger before Thy face, who shall be constructing Thy road in front of Thee.'


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"Verily, I am saying to you, Not among those born of women has there been roused a greater than John the baptist. Yet he who is smaller, in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.


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Now, from the days of John the baptist hitherto, the kingdom of the heavens is being violently forced and the violent are snatching it.


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Now to what shall I be likening this generation? Like is it to little boys and girls sitting in the markets, who, shouting to the others,


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The Son of Mankind came eating and drinking, and they are saying, 'Lo! a man gluttonous and a tippler, a tribute collectors' and sinners' friend!' And justified was Wisdom by her acts."


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Then He begins to reproach the cities in which most of His powerful deeds occurred, for they do not repent.


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"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful deeds which are occurring in you occurred in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would repent, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.


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Moreover, I am saying to you, For Tyre and Sidon shall it be more tolerable in the day of judging than for you.


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"And you, Capernaum! Not to heaven shall you be exalted! To the unseen shall you subside, for, if the powerful deeds which are occurring in you had occurred in Sodom, it might remain unto today.


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Moreover, I am saying to you that for the land of Sodom shall it be more tolerable in the day of judging than for you."


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At that season, answering, Jesus said, "I am acclaiming Thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for Thou hidest these things from the wise and intelligent and Thou dost reveal them to minors.


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"All was given up to Me by My Father. And no one is recognizing the Son except the Father; neither is anyone recognizing the Father except the Son and he to whom the Son should be intending to unveil Him.


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Lift My yoke upon you and be learning from Me, for meek am I and humble in heart, and you shall be finding rest in your souls,


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At that season Jesus went through the sowings on the sabbaths. Now His disciples hunger, and they begin to be plucking the ears and to be eating.


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Now the Pharisees, perceiving it, say to Him, "Lo! your disciples are doing what is not allowed to be done on a sabbath."


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how he entered into the house of God and they ate the show bread, which he was not allowed to eat, neither those with him, except the priests only?


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"Or did you not read in the law that on the sabbaths the priests in the sanctuary are profaning the sabbath and are faultless?


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Now if you had known what this is: Mercy am I wanting, and not sacrifice-you would not convict the faultless,


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And lo! a man having a withered hand. And they inquire of Him, saying, "Is it allowed on the sabbaths to cure?" that they should be accusing Him.


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Now He said to them, "What man of you will there be, who will have one sheep, and if ever this should be falling into a pit on the sabbaths, will not take hold of it and raise it?


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Of how much more consequence, then, is a man than a sheep! So that it is allowed to be doing ideally on the sabbaths."


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Then He is saying to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretches it out and it was restored, sound as the other.


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Now, coming out, the Pharisees held a consultation against Him, so that they should be destroying Him.


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Lo, My Boy Whom I prefer! My Beloved, in Whom My soul delights! I shall be placing My spirit on Him, And He shall be reporting judging to the nations.


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A reed that is bruised He will not be fracturing. And flax that is smouldering He will not be extinguishing...Till He should ever be casting out judging for victory.


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Then was brought to Him a demoniac, blind and mute, and He cures him, so that the mute man is speaking and observing.


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Now the Pharisees, hearing it, said, "This man is not casting out the demons except by Beezeboul, the chief of the demons."


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Now, having perceived their sentiments, He said to them, "Every kingdom parted against itself is being desolated, and every city or house parted against itself shall not stand.


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And if the Satan is casting out the Satan, he is parted against himself. How, then, shall his kingdom stand?


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"And if I, by Beezeboul, am casting out demons, by whom are your sons casting them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.


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"Now if, by the spirit of God, I am casting out demons, consequently the kingdom of God outstrips in time to you.


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Or how can anyone be entering into the house of the strong one, and plunder his gear, if ever he should not first be binding the strong one? And then he will be plundering his house.


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"Therefore I am saying to you, Every sin and blasphemy shall be pardoned men, yet the blasphemy of the spirit shall not be pardoned.


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And whosoever may be saying a word against the Son of Mankind, it will be pardoned him, yet whoever may be saying aught against the holy spirit, it shall not be pardoned him, neither in this eon nor in that which is impending.


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"Either make the tree ideal and its fruit ideal, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten, for by its fruit the tree is known.


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"Progeny of vipers! How can you be speaking what is good, being wicked? For out of the superabundance of the heart the mouth is speaking.


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The good man out of his good treasure is extracting good things; and the wicked man out of his wicked treasure is extracting wicked things.


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Now I am saying to you that, for every idle declaration which men shall be speaking, they shall be rendering an account concerning it in the day of judging.


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Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him saying, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."


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Yet He, answering, said to them, "A generation, wicked and an adulteress, for a sign is seeking, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.


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For even as Jonah was in the bowel of the sea monster three days and three nights, thus will the Son of Mankind be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.


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"Men, Ninevites, will be rising in the judging with this generation and will be condemning it, for they repent at the heralding of Jonah, and lo! more than Jonah is here!


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"The queen of the south will be roused in the judging with this generation and will be condemning it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and lo! more than Solomon is here!


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"Now, whenever the unclean spirit may be coming out from a man, it is passing through waterless places seeking rest, and is not finding it.


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Then it is saying, 'Into my home will I be turning back, whence I came out.' And coming, it is finding it unoccupied, and swept and decorated.


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Then it is going and taking along with itself seven other spirits, more wicked than itself, and entering, it is dwelling there. And the last state of that man is becoming worse than the first. Thus will it be to this wicked generation also."


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At His still speaking to the throngs, lo! His mother and brothers stood outside seeking to speak to Him.


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Now someone of His disciples said, "Lo! Thy mother and Thy brothers stand outside. They are seeking to speak to Thee."


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For anyone whoever should be doing the will of My Father Who is in the heavens, he is My brother and sister and mother!"


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And gathered to Him were vast throngs, so that He steps into a ship to be sitting, and the entire throng stood on the beach.


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And, in his sowing, some, indeed, falls beside the road, and the flying creatures came and devoured it.


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Yet other falls on rocky places, where it had not much earth, and immediately it shoots up, because it has no depth of earth.


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Yet other falls on ideal earth and gave fruit, some, indeed, a hundred, yet some sixty, yet some thirtyfold.


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Now, answering, He said to them that "To you has it been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, yet to those it has not been given.


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For anyone who has, to him shall be given, and he shall have a superfluity. Yet anyone who has not, that also which he has shall be taken away from him.


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Therefore in parables am I speaking to them, seeing that, observing, they are not observing, and hearing, they are not hearing, neither are they understanding.


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And filled up in them is the prophecy of Isaiah, that is saying, '"In hearing, you will be hearing, and may by no means be understanding, And observing, you will be observing, and may by no means be perceiving."


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For stoutened is the heart of this people, And with their ears heavily they hear, And with their eyes they squint, Lest at some time they may be perceiving with their eyes, And with their ears should be hearing, And with their heart may be understanding, And should be turning about, And I shall be healing them.'


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For verily I am saying to you that many prophets and just men yearn to perceive what you are observing, and perceive not, and to hear what you are hearing, and hear not.


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At everyone hearing the word of the kingdom and not understanding, coming is the wicked one and snatching what has been sown in his heart. This is he who is being sown beside the road.


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Yet he who is being sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word and straightway with joy is getting it,


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yet has no root in himself, but is temporary. Now at the coming of affliction or persecution because of the word, straightway he is snared.


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Now he who is being sown in the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the worry of this eon and the seduction of riches are stifling the word, and it is becoming unfruitful.


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Now he who is being sown on the ideal earth, this is he who is hearing the word and understanding, who by all means is bearing fruit, and is producing; these indeed, a hundred, yet these sixty, yet these thirtyfold."


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Another parable He places before them, saying "Likened was the kingdom of the heavens to a man sowing ideal seed in his own field.


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Yet, while the men are drowsing, his enemy came and sows darnel over amidst the grain, and came away.


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"Now, approaching, the slaves of the householder said to him, 'Lord, do you not sow ideal seed in your field? Whence, then, has it darnel?'


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Now he averred to them, 'A man, an enemy, does this.' Now the slaves are saying to him, 'Do you, then, want us to come away that we should be culling them?'


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Yet he is averring, 'By no means, lest at some time, while culling the darnel, you should be rooting up the grain at the same time with it.


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Leave both to grow up together until the harvest, and in the season of the harvest I shall be declaring to the reapers, 'Cull first the darnel, and bind them into bundles to burn them up. Yet the grain gather into my barn.'"


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Another parable He places before them, saying, "Like is the kingdom of the heavens to a kernel of mustard which a man, getting, sows in his field;


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which, indeed, is smaller than all the seeds, yet, whenever it may be grown, is greater than the greens, and is becoming a tree, so that the flying creatures of heaven are coming and roosting among its boughs."


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Another parable He speaks to them, saying, "Like is the kingdom of the heavens to leaven which a woman, getting, hides in three seahs of meal, till the whole was leavened."


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All these things Jesus speaks in parables to the throngs, and apart from a parable He spoke nothing to them,


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so that fulfilled may be that which is declared through the prophet saying, I shall be opening My mouth in parables, I shall be emitting what is hid from the disruption.


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Then, leaving the throngs, He entered into the house. And His disciples come to Him, saying, "Elucidate to us the parable of the darnel of the field."


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Now the field is the world. Now the ideal seed, these are the sons of the kingdom. Now the darnel are the sons of the wicked one.


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Now the enemy who sows them is the Adversary. Now the harvest is the conclusion of the eon. Now the reapers are messengers.


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Even as the darnel, then, are being culled and burned up with fire, thus shall it be in the conclusion of the eon.


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The Son of Mankind shall be dispatching His messengers, and they shall be culling out of His kingdom all the snares and those doing lawlessness,


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and they shall be casting them into a furnace of fire. There shall be lamentation and gnashing of teeth.


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Then shall the just be shining out as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who has ears to hear, let him hear!


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"Like is the kingdom of the heavens to a treasure hidden in the field, finding which, a man hides it, and, in his joy, is going away, and is selling all, whatever he has, and is buying that field.


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Now, finding one very precious pearl, he comes away, having disposed of all whatever he had, and buys it.


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"Again, like is the kingdom of the heavens to a dragnet cast into the sea, which gathers of every species,


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and, when it was filled full, hauling it up on the beach and being seated, they cull the ideal into crocks, yet the rotten they cast out.


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Thus shall it be in the conclusion of the eon. The messengers will be coming out and they will be severing the wicked from the midst of the just.


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And they shall be casting them into a furnace of fire. There shall be lamentation and gnashing of teeth.


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Now He said to them, "Therefore every scribe made a disciple in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a householder, who is extracting out of his treasure things new and old."


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And coming into His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they are astonished, and are saying, "Whence has this one this wisdom and powerful deeds?


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Is not this the son of the artisan? Is not his mother said to be Miriam, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?


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And they were snared in Him. Yet Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not dishonored except in his own country and in his home."


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and said to his pages, "This is John the baptist. He was roused from the dead and therefore powerful deeds are operating in him."


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For Herod then, holding John, binds and puts him away in jail also, because of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother,


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Now at the coming of Herod's birthday celebrations, the daughter of Herodias dances in the midst and pleases Herod.


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Now she, being egged on by her mother, is averring, "Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the baptist."


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And the king, being sorry, yet because of the oaths and those lying back at table with him, orders it to be given.


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And approaching, his disciples take away his corpse and entomb it. And, coming, they report to Jesus.


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Now, hearing it, Jesus retires thence in a ship into a wilderness place privately. And, hearing of it, the throngs follow Him afoot from the cities.


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And, coming out, He perceived a vast throng, and he has compassion on them and cures those of them who are ailing.


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Now, evening coming on, the disciples come to Him, saying, "This place is a wilderness, and the hour already passed by. Dismiss, then, the throngs that, coming away into the villages, they should be buying themselves food."


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And, ordering the throngs to recline on the grass, taking the five cakes of bread and the two fishes, looking up into heaven, He blesses them, and, breaking them, He gives the cakes of bread to the disciples, yet the disciples to the throngs.


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And they all ate and are satisfied. And they pick up of the superfluous fragments twelve panniers full.


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And immediately he compels His disciples to step into the ship and to be preceding Him to the other side, till He should be dismissing the throngs.


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And, dismissing the throngs, He ascended into the mountain privately to pray. Now, evening coming on, He was there alone.


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Now the ship was already many stadia away from the land, in the midst of the sea, being tormented by the billows, for the wind was contrary.


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Now the disciples, perceiving Him walking on the sea, were disturbed, saying that "It is a phantom!" And from fear they cry out.


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Yet, observing the strong wind, he was afraid. And, beginning to sink, he cries, saying, "Lord, save me!"


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Now immediately Jesus, stretching out His hand, got hold of him and is saying to him, "Scant of faith, why do you hesitate?"


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And, recognizing Him, the men of that place dispatch into that whole country about, and they bring to Him all those who have an illness.


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And they entreated Him that they should only be touching the tassel of His cloak. And whoever touch it were brought safely through.


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"Wherefore are your disciples transgressing the tradition of the elders? For they are not washing their hands whenever they may be eating bread."


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Now He, answering, said to them, "Wherefore are you also transgressing the precept of God because of your tradition?


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For God said, 'Honor father and mother,' and, 'He who is saying aught that is evil of father or mother, let him decease in death.'


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Yet you are saying that 'Whoever may be saying to father or mother, "An approach present is whatsoever you may be benefited by me,"


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by no means shall he be honoring his father.' And you invalidate the word of God because of your tradition.


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Not that which is entering into the mouth is contaminating a man, but that which is going out of the mouth, this is contaminating a man."


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Then, approaching, the disciples said to Him, "Are you aware that the Pharisees, at hearing the word, are snared?"


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Leave them! Blind guides are they of the blind! Now if the blind should be guiding the blind, both shall be falling into a pit."


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Not as yet are you apprehending that everything that is going into the mouth is becoming the contents of the bowels, and is being evacuated into the latrine?


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Now those things going out of the mouth, out of the heart are coming, and those things are contaminating a man.


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For out of the heart are coming wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, prostitutions, thefts, false testimonies, calumnies.


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These are those which are contaminating a man. Now to be eating with unwashed hands is not contaminating a man."


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And lo! a Canaanitish woman, coming out from those boundaries, cried, saying, "Be merciful to me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is evilly demonized."


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Yet He answered her not a word. And, approaching, His disciples asked Him, saying, "Dismiss her, for she is crying behind us."


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Yet He, answering , said, "It is not ideal to be taking the children's bread and to be casting it to the puppies."


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Yet she said, "Yes, Lord! For the puppies also are eating of the scraps that are falling from their masters' table."


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Then, answering, Jesus said to her, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it come to be with you as you are wanting." And healed was her daughter from that hour.


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And, proceeding thence, Jesus came beside the sea of Galilee. And, ascending into the mountain, He sat there.


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And there came to Him vast throngs, having with them the lame, the blind, the mute, the maimed, and many others. And they toss them at His feet, and he cures them,


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so that the throng marvels, observing the mute speaking, the maimed sound, the lame walking and the blind observing. And they glorify the God of Israel.


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Now Jesus, calling His disciples to Him, said, "I have compassion on the throng, for already three days they are remaining with Me, and they have nothing that they may be eating, and I am not willing to dismiss them fasting, lest at some time they may be fainting on the road."


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And the disciples are saying to Him, "From whence, in a wilderness, is so much bread for us, so as to satisfy so much of a throng?"


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And Jesus is saying to them, "How many cakes of bread have you?" Now they said, "Seven, and a few small fishes."


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He took the seven cakes of bread and the fishes, and, giving thanks, He breaks them and gave them to the disciples, yet the disciples to the throngs.


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And they all ate and are satisfied. And of the superfluous fragments they pick up seven hampers full.


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And, approaching, the Pharisees and the Sadducees, trying Him, inquire to have Him exhibit a sign out of heaven to them.


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"A generation, wicked and an adulteress, for a sign is seeking, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah." And leaving them, He came away.


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Now, knowing it, Jesus said, "Why are you reasoning among yourselves, scant of faith, that you have no bread?


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Not as yet are you apprehending, neither remembering the five cakes of bread of the five thousand and how many panniers you got?


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How is it you are not apprehending that I spoke not to you concerning bread? Now take heed of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."


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Then they understand that he did not say to take heed of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.


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Now Jesus, coming into parts of Caesarea Philippi, asked His disciples, saying, "Who are men saying the Son of Mankind is?"


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Now they say, "These, indeed, John the baptist; yet others Elijah; yet others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."


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Now, answering, Jesus said to him, "Happy are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood does not reveal it to you, but My Father Who is in the heavens.


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Now I, also, am saying to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will I be building My ecclesia, and the gates of the unseen shall not be prevailing against it.


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I will be giving you the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatsoever you should be binding on the earth shall be those things having been bound in the heavens, and whatsoever you should be loosing on the earth, shall be those having been loosed in the heavens."


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Thenceforth begins Jesus to show His disciples that He must be coming away into Jerusalem and to be suffering much from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and the third day to be roused.


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And, taking Him to him, Peter begins to rebuke Him, saying, "Propitious be it to Thee, Lord! By no means shall this be for Thee!"


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Now, being turned, He said to Peter, "Go away behind Me, satan! A snare are you to Me, for you are not disposed to that which is of God, but that which is of men."


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Then Jesus said to His disciples: "If anyone is wanting to come after Me, let him renounce himself and pick up his cross and follow Me.


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For whosoever may be wanting to save his soul shall be destroying it. Yet whoever should be destroying his soul on My account shall be finding it.


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For what will a man be benefited, if he should ever be gaining the whole world, yet be forfeiting his soul? Or what will a man be giving in exchange for his soul?


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For the Son of Mankind is about to be coming in the glory of His Father, with His messengers, and then He will be paying each in accord with his practice.


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Verily I am saying to you that there are some of those standing here who under no circumstances should be tasting death till they should be perceiving the Son of Mankind coming in His kingdom."


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And after six days Jesus is taking aside Peter and James and John, his brother, and is bringing them up into a high mountain, privately,


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and was transformed in front of them. And His face shines as the sun, yet His garments became white as the light.


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Now, answering, Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is ideal for us to be here! If Thou art willing, I shall be making three tabernacles here, for Thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one."


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While he is still speaking, lo! a luminous cloud overshadows them, and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, the Beloved, in Whom I delight. Hear Him!"


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And, at their descending out of the mountain, Jesus directs them, saying, "Now you may tell no one of the vision till the Son of Mankind may be roused from among the dead."


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And His disciples inquire of Him, saying, 'Why, then, are the scribes saying that Elijah must be coming first?"


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Yet I am saying to you that Elijah came already, and they did not recognize him, but they do to him whatever they will. Thus the Son of Mankind also is about to be suffering by them."


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"Lord, be merciful to my son, for he is epileptic, and is having an evil time! For often he is falling into the fire and often into the water.


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Now then answering, Jesus said to them, "O generation unbelieving and perverse! Till when shall I be with you? Till when shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me."


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Now He is saying to them, "Because of your scant faith. For verily I am saying to you, If you should have faith as a kernel of mustard, you shall be declaring to this mountain, 'Proceed hence-there!' and it will be proceeding. And nothing will be impossible for you."


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Now at their conspiring in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Mankind is about to be given up into the hands of men,


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and they will be killing Him, and the third day He will be roused." And they were tremendously sorry.


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Now at their coming into Capernaum, those getting the double drachma came to Peter and say, "Is not your teacher settling the double drachma tribute?"


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He is saying, "Yes." And, coming into the house, Jesus forestalls him, saying, "What are you supposing, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom are they getting tribute or poll tax? From their sons, or from the aliens?"


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Now he averred, "From the aliens." Now at his saying "From the aliens," Jesus averred to him, "Consequently the sons, surely, are free.


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Yet, lest we should be snaring them, go, cast a fish hook into the sea, and pick up the first fish coming up, and opening its mouth, you will be finding a stater. Getting that, give it to them for Me and you."


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Now in that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who, consequently, is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?"


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and said, "Verily, I am saying to you, If you should not be turning and becoming as little children, you may by no means be entering into the kingdom of the heavens.


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Who, then, will be humbling himself as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens.


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Yet whoever should be snaring one of these little ones who is believing in Me, it is expedient for him that a millstone requiring an ass to turn it may be hanged about his neck, and he should be sunk in the open ocean.


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"Woe to the world because of snares! For it is a necessity for snares to be coming. Moreover, woe to that man through whom the snare is coming!


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Now, if your hand or your foot is snaring you, strike it off and cast it from you. Is it ideal for you to be entering into life maimed or lame, or, having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the fire eonian?


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"And if your eye is snaring you, wrench it out and cast it from you. Is it ideal for you to be entering into life one-eyed, or, having two eyes, to be cast into the Gehenna of fire?


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"See that you should not be despising one of these little ones, for I am saying to you that their messengers in the heavens are continually observing the face of My Father Who is in the heavens.


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"What are you supposing? If it should be occurring to any man, with a hundred sheep, that even one of them should be led astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine sheep on the mountains, and go and seek the one which is straying?


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And if he should come to find it, verily, I am saying to you that he is rejoicing over it, rather than over the ninety-nine that have not strayed.


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Thus it is not the will in front of your Father Who is in the heavens that one of these little ones should be perishing.


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"Now, if ever your brother should be sinning, go and expose him between you and him alone. If ever he should be hearing you, you gain your brother.


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Yet if ever he should not be hearing, take still one or two others along with you, that at the mouth of two witnesses, or of three, every declaration may be made to stand.


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Now, if ever he should be disobeying them, tell it to the ecclesia. Now, if ever he should be disobeying the ecclesia also, let him be to you even as the man of the nations, and the tribute collector.


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"Verily, I am saying to you, Whatsoever you should be binding on the earth shall be those things having been bound in the heavens, and whatsoever you should be loosing on the earth shall be those loose in heaven.


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"Again, verily, I am saying to you that, if ever two of you should be agreeing on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it is they should be requesting shall be coming to them from My Father Who is in the heavens.


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Then, approaching, Peter said to Him, "Lord, how many times shall my brother be sinning against me and I shall be pardoning him? Till seven times?"


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Jesus is saying to him, "I am not saying to you 'Till seven times,' but 'Till seventy times and seven,'


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"Therefore likened was the kingdom of the heavens to a man, a king, who wants to settle accounts with his slaves.


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Now, at his not having wherewith to pay, the lord orders him to be disposed of, and his wife and children and all, whatever he has, and payment to be made.


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Falling down, then, that slave worshiped him, saying, Lord, be patient with me, and I will pay you all!'


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"Yet, coming out, that slave found one of his fellow slaves, who owed him a hundred denarii, and, holding him, he choked him, saying, 'Pay, if you are owing anything!"


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Falling down, then, his fellow slave entreated him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you all!'


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"Then his fellow slaves, perceiving what is occurring, were tremendously sorry, and coming, they elucidate to their lord all that is occurring.


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"Then his lord, calling him to him, is saying to him, 'Wicked slave! That entire debt I remit to you, since you entreat me.


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"Thus shall My heavenly Father also be doing to you, if each one should not be pardoning his brother, from your hearts."


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And it occurred, when Jesus finishes these sayings, He withdraws from Galilee and came into the boundaries of Judea, the other side of the Jordan.


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And the Pharisees came to Him, trying Him, and saying, "Is it allowed one to dismiss his wife for every cause?"


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Now He, answering, said, "Did you not read that the Maker from the beginning makes them male and female,


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and He said, 'On this account a man shall be leaving father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh'?


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So that no longer are they two, but one flesh. What God, then, yokes together, let not man be separating."


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They are saying to Him, "Why, then, does Moses direct to give a scroll of divorce and to dismiss her?"


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Jesus is saying to them, that "Moses, in view of your hardheartedness, permits you to dismiss your wives. Yet from the beginning it has not come to be thus.


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"Now I am saying to you that whoever should be dismissing his wife (not for prostitution) and should be marrying another, is committing adultery, and he who marries her who has been dismissed, is committing adultery."


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The disciples are saying to Him, "If the cause of a man with a woman is thus, it is not expedient to marry."


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For there are eunuchs who were born thus out of their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who are emasculated by men, and there are eunuchs who emasculate themselves because of the kingdom of the heavens. The one able to contain it, let him contain it."


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Then little children were brought to Him, that He may be placing His hands on them and should be praying. Yet the disciples rebuke them.


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Yet Jesus said to them, "Let the little children be coming to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of the heavens."


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And lo! one coming to Him said, "Teacher, what good shall I be doing that I should be having life eonian?"


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Yet He said to him, "Why are you asking Me concerning good? One is good. Yet if you are wanting to be entering into life, keep the precepts."


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He is saying to Him, "Which?" Now Jesus said, "These: 'You shall not be murdering.' 'You shall not be committing adultery.' 'You shall not be stealing.' 'You shall not be testifying falsely.'


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Jesus averred to him, "If you are wanting to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and be giving to the poor, and you will be having treasure in the heavens. And hither! Follow Me."


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Now Jesus said to His disciples, "Verily, I am saying to you that the rich squeamishly will be entering into the kingdom of the heavens.


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Yet again, I am saying to you that it is easier for a camel to be entering through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to be entering into the kingdom of God."


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Now, hearing it, the disciples were tremendously astonished, saying, "Who, consequently, can be saved?"


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Now, looking at them, Jesus said to them, "With men this is impossible, yet with God all is possible."


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Then, answering, Peter said to Him, "Lo! we leave all and follow Thee. What, consequently, will it be to us?"


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Yet Jesus said to them, "Verily, I am saying to you, that you who follow Me, in the renascence whenever the Son of Mankind should be seated on the throne of His glory, you also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.


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And everyone who leaves houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, on account of My name, a hundred-fold shall be getting, and shall be enjoying the allotment of life eonian.


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"For like is the kingdom of the heavens to a man, a householder, who came out at the same time with the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.


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And to those he said, 'You also go into my vineyard, and whatsoever may be just I shall be giving you.' Now they came away.


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"Now, about the eleventh, coming out, he found others standing. And he is saying to them, 'Why stand you here the whole day idle?'


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They are saying to him that 'No one hires us.' He is saying to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'


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"Now, evening coming on, the lord of the vineyard is saying to his manager, 'Call the workers and pay them the wages, beginning from the last, to the first.'


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saying, 'These last do one hour, and you make them equal to us who bear the burden of the day and the scorching heat.'


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Yet he, answering one of them, said, 'Comrade, I am not injuring you! Did you not agree with me for a denarius?


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Is it not allowed me to do what I want with that which is mine? Or is your eye wicked, seeing that I am good?'


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Now Jesus, being about to go up into Jerusalem, took aside the twelve disciples privately. And on the road He said to them:


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"Lo! we are going up into Jerusalem, and the Son of Mankind will be given up to the chief priests and scribes, and they will be condemning Him to death.


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And they will be giving Him up to the nations, to scoff at and scourge and crucify. And the third day He will be roused."


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Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Him with her sons, worshiping and requesting something from Him.


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Now He said to her, "What are you wanting?" She is saying to Him, "Say that these, my two sons, should be seated, one at Thy right and one at Thy left, in Thy kingdom."


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Now answering, Jesus said, "You are not aware what you are requesting. Are you able to be drinking the cup which I am about to be drinking?" They are saying to Him, "We are able."


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He is saying to them, "My cup, indeed, you shall be drinking. Yet to be seated at My right and at My left is not Mine to give, but is for whom it has been made ready by My Father."


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Now Jesus, calling them to Him, said, "You are aware that the chiefs of the nations are lording it over them, and the great are coercing them.


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Not thus is it to be among you. But whosoever may be wanting to become great among you, let him be your servant,


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even as the Son of Mankind came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many."


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And lo! two blind men, sitting beside the road, hearing that Jesus is passing by, cry, saying, "Lord, be merciful to us! Son of David!"


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Yet the throng rebukes them, that they should be silent. Yet they cry the louder, saying, "Lord, be merciful to us! Son of David!"


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Now, having compassion, Jesus touches their eyes, and immediately they receive sight and follow Him.


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And when they draw near to Jerusalem and came into Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus dispatches two disciples,


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saying to them, "Go into the village facing you, and immediately you will be finding an ass, bound, and a colt with her. Loosing them, lead them to Me.


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And if anyone should be saying anything to you, you shall be declaring that 'The Lord has need of them.' Now straightway he will be dispatching them."


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Now the whole of this has occurred that that may be fulfilled which is declared through the prophet, saying,


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Say to the daughter of Zion, Lo! your King is coming to you, Meek, and mounted on an ass, And on a colt, the foal of a yokebeast.


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Now most of the throngs strew their own garments in the road, yet others chopped boughs from the trees and strewed them in the road.


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Now the throngs preceding and following Him cried, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! 'Blessed be He Who is coming in the name of the Lord!' Hosanna among the highest!"


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And Jesus entered into the sanctuary and cast out all those selling and buying in the sanctuary, and the tables of the brokers He overturns, and the seats of those selling doves.


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And He is saying to them, "It is written, 'My house a house of prayer shall be called,' yet you are making it a burglars' cave."


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Now the chief priests and the scribes, perceiving the marvels which He does, and the boys crying in the sanctuary and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" resent it,


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and say to Him, "Are you hearing what these are saying?" Yet Jesus is saying to them, "Yes. Did you never read that 'Out of the mouth of minors and sucklings Thou dost attune praise'?"


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And, perceiving one fig tree on the roadside, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And He is saying to it, "No longer, by any means, may fruit be coming of you for the eon." And withered instantly is the fig tree.


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Now, answering, Jesus said to them, "Verily, I am saying to you, If you should be having faith and not be doubting, not only that to the fig tree will you be doing, but if you should be saying to this mountain also, 'Be picked up and cast into the sea!' it will be occurring.


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And at His coming into the sanctuary, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, saying, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gives you this authority?"


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Now answering, Jesus said to them, "I also shall ask you one word, which, if you should be telling Me, I also shall be declaring to you by what authority I am doing these things.


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The baptism of John-whence was it? Of heaven or of men?" Now they reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should be saying, 'Of heaven,' He will be declaring to us, 'Wherefore, then, do you not believe him?'


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Yet if we should be saying, 'Of men,' we are fearing the throng, for all are having John as a prophet."


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And, answering Jesus, they said, "We are not aware." He also averred to them, "Neither am I telling you by what authority I am doing these things.


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"Now what are you supposing? A man had two children. And, coming to the first, he said, 'Child, go today, work in my vineyard.'


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Now, coming to the second, he said similarly. Now he, answering, said, "I go, lord! and he went not forth.


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Which of the two does the will of the father?" They are saying, "The first." Jesus is saying to them, "Verily, I am saying to you that the tribute collectors and the prostitutes are preceding you into the kingdom of God.


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For John came to you on the road of righteousness, and you do not believe him. Yet the tribute collectors and the prostitutes believe him. Now you, perceiving it, did not even regret subsequently, so as to believe him.


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"Another parable hear: A man who was a householder plants a vineyard and places a stone dike about it, and excavates a trough in it, and builds a tower, and leased it to farmers, and travels.


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Now when the season of the fruits draws near, he dispatches his slaves to the farmers to be getting his fruits.


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Yet the farmers, perceiving the son, said among themselves, 'This is the enjoyer of the allotment. Hither! We should be killing him and have the enjoyment of his allotment.'


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They are saying to Him, "Evil men! Evilly will he be destroying them, and the vineyard will he be leasing to other farmers, who will be rendering the fruits to him in their seasons."


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Jesus is saying to them, "Did you never read in the scriptures, 'The stone which is rejected by the builders, This came to be for the head of the corner. From the Lord came this, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?


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Therefore am I saying to you that the kingdom of God shall be taken away from you and shall be given to a nation producing its fruits.


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And he who is falling on this stone shall be shattered, yet on whomever it should be falling, it will be scattering him like chaff."


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And the chief priests and the Pharisees, hearing His parables, know that He is saying this concerning them.


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"Likened was the kingdom of the heavens to a man, a king, who makes wedding festivities for his son.


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And he dispatches his slaves to call those invited to the wedding festivities, and they would not come.


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Again he dispatches other slaves, saying, 'Say to those invited, "Lo! my luncheon have I made ready, my bulls and grain-fed animals have been sacrificed, and all is ready: Hither for the wedding festivities!"'


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Now the king is angered, and, sending his troops, destroys those murderers and sets their city in flames.


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"Then he is saying to his slaves, 'The wedding, indeed, is ready, yet those invited were not worthy.


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Go, then, to the exits of the roads and whosoever you may be finding, call to the wedding festivities.'


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And, coming out into the roads, those slaves gathered all whom they found, both wicked and good, and filled is the wedding with those lying back at table.


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"Now the king, entering to gaze at those lying back at table, perceived there a man who has not put on wedding apparel.


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And he is saying to him, 'Comrade, how did you enter here having no wedding apparel?' Yet he was still.


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Then the king said to the servants, 'Binding his feet and hands, cast him out into outer darkness.' There shall be lamentation and gnashing of teeth.


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And they are dispatching to Him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we are aware that you are true, and are teaching the way of God in truth, and you are not caring concerning anyone, for you are not looking at the face of men.


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They are saying, "Caesar's." Then He is saying to them, "Be paying, then, Caesar's to Caesar, and God's to God."


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In that day there came to Him Sadducees, who are saying there is no resurrection. And they inquire of Him,


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saying, "Teacher, Moses said, If anyone should die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and shall raise up seed to his brother.


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Now there were with us seven brothers, and the first, marrying, deceases. And having no seed, he leaves his wife to his brother.


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Now, answering, Jesus said to them, "You are deceived, not being acquainted with the scriptures, nor yet with the power of God.


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For in the resurrection neither are they marrying nor taking in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven.


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Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you not read that which is declared 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? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."


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Now He averred to him, "You shall be loving the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with you whole comprehension.


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saying, "What are you supposing concerning the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They are saying to Him,"David's."


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'Said the Lord to my Lord, 'Sit at My right, Till I should be placing Thine enemies underneath "Thy feet!"'?


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And no one was able to answer Him a word, neither dares anyone, from that day, inquire of Him any longer.


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All, then, whatever they should be saying to you, do and keep it. Yet according to their acts do not be doing, for they are saying and not doing.


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"Now they are binding loads, heavy and hard to bear, and are placing them on men's shoulders, yet they are not willing to stir them with their finger.


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Now all their works are they doing to be gazed at by men, for they are broadening their amulets and magnifying the tassels.


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Now they are fond of the first reclining place at the dinners, and the front seats in the synagogues,


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And 'father' you should not be calling one of you on the earth, for One is your Father, the heavenly.


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Yet anyone who shall be exalting himself shall be humbled, and anyone who shall be humbling himself shall be exalted.


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"Now woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are locking the kingdom of the heavens in front of men. For you are not entering, neither are you letting those entering to enter.


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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are going about the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and whenever he may be becoming one, you are making him more than double a son of Gehenna than you are.


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"Woe to you, blind guides! who are saying, 'Whoever should be swearing by the temple, it is nothing; yet whoever should be swearing by the gold of the temple is owing.'


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And, 'Whoever should be swearing by the altar, it is nothing; yet whoever should be swearing by the approach present upon it is owing.'


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Stupid and blind! for which is greater, the approach present, or the altar that is hallowing the approach present?


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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are taking tithes from the mint and the dill and the cumin, and leave the weightier matters of the law, judging and mercy and faith. Now these it was binding for you to do, and not leave those.


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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are cleansing the outside of the cup and the plate, yet inside they are brimming with rapacity and incontinence.


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Blind Pharisee! Cleanse first the inside of the cup and the plate, that their outside also may be becoming clean!


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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are resembling the whitewashed sepulchers which outside, indeed, are appearing beautiful, yet inside they are crammed with the bones of the dead and all uncleanness.


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Thus you, also, outside, indeed, are appearing to men to be just, yet inside you are distended with hypocrisy and lawlessness.


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"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are building the sepulchers of the prophets and adorning the tombs of the just,


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and you are saying, 'If we were in the days of our fathers, we would not be participants with them in the blood of the prophets.'


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Therefore, lo! I am dispatching to you prophets and wise men and scribes. Of them, some you will be killing and crucifying, and of them, some you will be scourging in your synagogues and persecuting from city to city,


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so that on you should be coming all the just blood shed on the earth, from the blood of just Abel until the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murder between the temple and the altar.


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"Jerusalem! Jerusalem! who art killing the prophets and pelting with stones those who have been dispatched to her! How many times do I want to assemble your children in the manner a hen is assembling her brood under her wings-and you will not!


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For I am saying to you: You may by no means be perceiving Me henceforth, till you should be saying, 'Blessed is He Who is coming in the name of the Lord!'"


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And, coming out, Jesus went from the sanctuary. And His disciples approached to exhibit to Him the buildings of the sanctuary.


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Yet He, answering, said to them, "Are you not observing all these? Verily, I am saying to you, Under no circumstances may a stone here be left on a stone, which shall not be demolished."


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Now at His sitting 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 presence and of the conclusion of the eon?"


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Yet you shall be about to be hearing battles, and tidings of battles. See that you are not alarmed, for it must be occurring; but not as yet is the consummation.


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For roused shall be a nation against a nation, and a kingdom against a kingdom, and there shall be famines and quakes in places.


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"Then shall they be giving you up to affliction, and they shall be killing you, and you shall be hated by all of the nations because of My name.


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And heralded shall be this evangel of the kingdom in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the consummation shall be arriving.


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"Whenever, then, you may be perceiving the abomination of desolation, which is declared through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him who is reading apprehend!);


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for then shall be great affliction, such as has not occurred from the beginning of the world till now; neither under any circumstances may be occurring.


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And, except those days were discounted, no flesh at all would be saved. Yet, because of the chosen, those days shall be discounted.


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"Then, if anyone should be saying to you, 'Lo! here is the Christ! or 'Here!' you should not be believing it.


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For roused shall be false christs and false prophets, and they shall be giving great signs and miracles, so as to deceive, if possible, even the chosen.


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"If, then, they should say to you, 'Lo! in the wilderness is he!' you may not be coming out' 'Lo! in the storerooms!' you should not be believing it.


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For even as the lightning is coming out from the east and is appearing as far as the west, thus shall be the presence of the Son of Mankind.


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"Now immediately after the affliction of those days the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not be giving her beams, and the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.


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And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Mankind in heaven, and then all the tribes of the land shall grieve, and they shall see the Son of Mankind coming on the clouds of heaven with power and much glory.


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"And He shall be dispatching His messengers with a loud sounding trumpet, and they shall be assembling His chosen from the four winds, from the extremities of the heavens to their extremities.


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"Now from the fig tree learn a parable: Whenever its bough may already be becoming tender, and the leaves sprouting out, you know that summer is near.


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"Verily, I am saying to you that by no means may this generation be passing by till all these things should be occurring.


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Now, concerning that day and hour no one is aware, neither the messengers of the heavens, nor the Son; except the Father only.


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and did not know till the deluge came and takes them all away, thus shall be the presence of the Son of Mankind.


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"Now that be knowing, for if the householder were aware in what watch the thief is coming, he would watch, and would not let his house be tunneled into.


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Therefore you also become ready, for in an hour which you are not supposing, the Son of Mankind is coming.


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"Who, consequently, is the faithful and prudent slave whom the lord places over his household to give them nourishment in season?


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the lord of that slave will be arriving on a day for which he is not hoping, and in an hour which he knows not,


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and shall be cutting him asunder, and will be appointing his part with the hypocrites. There shall be lamentation and gnashing of teeth.


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"Then likened shall be the kingdom of the heavens to ten virgins, who getting their torches, came out to meet the bridegroom.


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Yet the prudent answered, saying, 'No, lest at some time there should not be sufficient for us and you. Go rather to those who are selling and buy for yourselves.'


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Now, at their coming away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who are ready entered with him into the wedding festivities, and the door is locked.


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And to one, indeed, he gives five talents, yet to one, two, yet to one, one; to each according to his own ability. And he travels immediately.


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Yet the one getting the one talent, coming away, excavates in the earth and hides his lord's silver.


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And, approaching, the one getting the five talents brings to him another five talents, saying, 'Lord, five talents you give over to me, Lo! another five talents do I gain with them.'


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Now his lord averred to him, 'Well done! good and faithful slave. Over a few were you faithful; over many will I place you. Enter into the joy of your lord!'


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"Now, approaching, the one also getting the two talents said, 'Lord, two talents you give over to me, Lo! another two talents I gain with them.'


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His lord averred to him, 'Well done! good and faithful slave. Over a few were you faithful; over many will I place you. Enter into the joy of your lord!'


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"Now, approaching, the one also having gotten the one talent, said, 'Lord, I knew you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you do not sow, and gathering whence you do not scatter.


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"Now, answering, his lord said to him, 'Wicked and slothful slave! You were aware that I am reaping where I do not sow, and gathering whence I do not scatter.


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It was binding on you, then, to be depositing my silver with the bankers, and on coming, I should recover what is mine together with interest.


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and the useless slave cast out into outer darkness. there shall be lamentation and gnashing of teeth.


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"Now, whenever the Son of Mankind may be coming in His glory, and all the holy messengers with Him, then shall He be seated on the throne of His glory,


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and in front of Him shall be gathered all the nations. And He shall be severing them from one another even as a shepherd is severing the sheep from the kids.


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"Then shall the King be declaring to those at His right, 'Hither, blessed of My Father! Enjoy the allotment of the kingdom made ready for you from the disruption of the world.


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For I hunger and you give Me to eat' I thirst and you give Me drink; a stranger was I and you took Me in;


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"Then the just will be answering Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we perceive Thee hungering and nourish Thee, or thirsting and we give Thee drink?


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"And, answering, the King shall be declaring to them, 'Verily, I am saying to you, In as much as you do it to one of these, the least of My brethren, you do it to Me.'


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"Then shall He be declaring to those also at His left, 'Go from Me, you cursed, into the fire eonian, made ready for the Adversary and his messengers.


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a stranger was I and you did not take Me in; naked and you did not clothe Me; infirm and in jail and you did not visit Me.'


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"Then shall they also be answering, saying, 'Lord, when did we perceive you hungering or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or infirm, or in jail, and we did not serve you?'


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"Then shall He be answering them, saying, 'Verily, I am saying to you, In as much as you do it not to one of these, the least, neither do you it to Me.'


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"You are aware that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Mankind is being given up to be crucified."


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Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered in the courtyard of the chief priest, who is termed Caiaphas,


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a woman came to Him having an alabaster vase of attar, very precious, and she pours it down on His head at His lying back at table.


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Now, knowing it, Jesus said to them, "Why are you affording the woman weariness? For she works an ideal work for Me.


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Verily, I am saying to you, Wheresoever this evangel may be heralded in the whole world, that also which she does shall be spoken of for a memorial of her."


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Then one of the twelve who is termed Judas Iscariot, having gone to the chief priests, said, "What are you willing to give me, and I will be giving Him up to you?"


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Now, on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, "Where art Thou wanting we should be making ready for Thee to be eating the passover?"


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Now He said, "Go into the city to so and so, and say to him, 'The Teacher is saying, "My appointed time is near. With you am I holding the passover with My disciples."'"


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The Son of Mankind is indeed going away, according as it is written concerning Him, yet woe to that man through whom the Son of Mankind is being given up! Ideal were it for Him if that man were not born!"


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Now, answering, Judas, who is giving Him up, said, "It is not I, Rabbi!" Jesus is saying to him, "You say it."


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Now at their eating, Jesus, taking the bread, and blessing, breaks it, and, giving to the disciples, said, "Take, eat. This is My body."


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Now I am saying to you that under no circumstances may I be drinking henceforth of this, the product of the grapevine, till that day whenever I may be drinking it new with you in the kingdom of My Father."


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Then Jesus is saying to them, "All of you shall be snared in Me in this night, for it is written, I shall be smiting the shepherd, And scattered shall be the sheep of the flock.


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Jesus averred to him, "Verily, I am saying to you that in this night, ere a cock crows, thrice will you be renouncing Me."


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Peter is saying to Him, "And if ever I must die together with Thee, I will under no circumstances be renouncing Thee!" Likewise said all the disciples also.


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Then Jesus is coming with them into the freehold termed Gethsemane, and He is saying to His disciples, "Be seated, till I come away and should be praying there."


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And coming forward a little, He falls on His face, praying and saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by from Me. However, not as I will, but as Thou!"


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And He is coming to the disciples and is finding them drowsing. And He is saying to Peter, "Is it thus: you are not strong enough to watch one hour with Me?


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Watch and pray, lest you may be entering into trial. The spirit, indeed, is eager; yet the flesh is infirm."


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Again, coming away a second time, He prays, saying, "My Father, if this can not pass by from Me if I should not drink it, let Thy will be done!"


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Again, then, He is coming to the disciples and is saying to them, "Are you drowsing furthermore and resting? For lo! near is the hour, and the Son of Mankind is being given up into the hands of sinners-


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And at His still speaking, lo! Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a vast throng with swords and cudgels, from the chief priests and elders of the people.


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Now he who is giving Him up gives them a sign, saying, "Whomsoever I should be kissing, He it is. Hold Him."


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Yet Jesus said to him, "Comrade, for what are you present?" Then, approaching, they laid hands on Jesus and hold Him.


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And lo! one of those with Jesus, stretching out his hand, pulls his sword, and smiting the slave of the chief priest, amputates his ear.


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Then Jesus is saying to him, "Turn away your sword into its place, for all those taking the sword, by the sword shall perish.


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Or are you supposing that I am not able to entreat My Father, and at present He will station by My side more than twelve legions of messengers?


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In that hour Jesus said to the throngs, "As for a robber, you come out with swords and cudgels to apprehend Me! Daily was I seated with you, teaching in the sanctuary, and you do not hold Me.


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Now the whole of this has occurred that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled." Then all His disciples, leaving Him, fled.


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Now those who hold Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the chief priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered.


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Now Peter followed Him from afar, till he came to the courtyard of the chief priest, and, entering within, he sat with the deputies to see the consummation.


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Now the chief priests and the elders and the whole Sanhedrin sought false testimony against Jesus, so that they should be putting Him to death,


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and they found it not. At many false witnesses approaching, they found it not. Yet subsequently two false witnesses, approaching,


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said, "He averred, 'I am able to demolish the temple of God and, during three days, to rebuild it.'"


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And, rising, the chief priest said to Him, "Are you answering nothing? What are these testifying against you?"


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Yet Jesus was silent. And, answering, the chief priest said to Him, "I exorcise you by the living God that you may tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God."


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Saying to him is Jesus, "You say it! Moreover, I am saying to you, Henceforth you shall be seeing the Son of Mankind sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven."


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Then the chief priest tears his garments, saying that "He blasphemes! What need have we still of witnesses? Lo! now you hear his blasphemy!


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Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And one maid came to him, saying, "You also were with Jesus, the Galilean."


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Now, at his coming out into the portal, another one perceived him, and she is saying to them there, "He also was with Jesus, the Nazarene."


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Now, after a little, those standing there, approaching, said to Peter, "Truly you also are of them, for your speech also is making you evident."


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And immediately a cock crows. And Peter is reminded of the declaration of Jesus in which He had declared to him that "Ere a cock may crow, thrice will you be renouncing Me." And, coming outside, he laments bitterly.


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Now, morning coming on, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held a consultation against Jesus, so as to put Him to death.


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Then Judas, who gives Him up, perceiving that He was condemned, regretting, turns back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,


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saying, "I sinned in giving up innocent blood." Yet they said, "What is it to us? You should be seeing to that!"


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Now the chief priests, taking the silver pieces, said, "It is not allowed to cast them into the corban, since it is the price of blood."


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Now, holding a consultation, they buy with them the Field of the Potter for a sepulcher for strangers.


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Then was fulfilled that which is declared through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they got the thirty silver pieces. (The price of the Valued One, Whom they value from the sons of Israel),


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Now Jesus was standing in front of the governor. And the governor inquires of Him, saying, "You are the king of the Jews?" Now Jesus averred to him, 'You are saying it!"


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And He did not answer him; not even with one declaration, so that the governor is marveling very much.


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Now at the festival the governor had been accustomed to release one prisoner to the throng, whomever they wanted.


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At their having gathered, then, Pilate said to them, "Whom are you wanting I should be releasing to you, Bar-Abbas, or Jesus, who is termed Christ?"


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Now at his sitting on the dais, his wife dispatches to him, saying, "Let there be nothing between you and that just man, for I suffered much today in a trance because of him."


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Now the chief priests and the elders persuade the throngs that they should be requesting Bar-Abbas, yet should be destroying Jesus.


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Now, answering, the governor said to them, "Which of the two are you wanting I should be releasing to you?" Now they said "Bar-Abbas!"


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Pilate is saying to them, "What, then, shall I be doing with Jesus, who is termed Christ?" They are all saying, "Let him be crucified!"


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Yet the governor averred, "What evil does he?" Yet they cried exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!"


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Now Pilate, perceiving that it is benefiting nothing, but rather a tumult is occurring, getting water, washes off his hands in front of the throng, saying, "Innocent am I of the blood of this just man. You will be seeing to it!"


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Then he releases to them Bar-Abbas. Now, whipping Jesus, he gives Him over that He may be crucified.


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Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus along into the pretorium, gathered to Him, the whole squadron,


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and, braiding a wreath out of thorns, they place it on His head, and a reed in His right hand, and, falling on their knees in front of Him, they scoff at Him, saying, "Rejoice, king of the Jews!"


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And, when they scoff at Him, they strip Him of the mantle and put His garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify.


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Now, coming out, they found a Cyrenian man named Simon. This man they conscript, that he should be picking up His cross.


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and saying, "You who are demolishing the temple and building it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, descend from the cross!"


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"Others he saves! Himself he can not save! If he is king of Israel, let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him!


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He has confidence in God. Let Him rescue him now, if He is wanting him, for he said that 'God's Son am I!'"


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Now about the ninth hour Jesus exclaims with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi! Eloi! Lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God! My God! Why didst Thou forsake Me?"


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And immediately one from among them, running and getting a sponge, filling it with vinegar and sticking it on a reed, gave Him a drink.


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Yet the rest said, "Let be! We may see if Elijah is coming, and saving him." Now another, getting a lance head, pierces His side, and out came water and blood.


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And lo! the curtain of the temple is rent in two from above to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks are rent,


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and, coming out of the tombs after His rousing, they entered into the holy city and are disclosed to many.


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Now the centurion and those with him who are keeping Jesus, perceiving the quake and the occurrences, were tremendously afraid, saying, "Truly this was God's Son!"


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Now many women were there also, beholding from afar, who follow Jesus from Galilee, dispensing to Him,


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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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Now, evening coming on, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself also is a disciple of Jesus.


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and places it in his new tomb which he quarries in the rock. And, rolling a large stone on to the door of the tomb, he came away.


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Now, on the morrow which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered to Pilate,


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saying, "Lord, we are reminded that that deceiver said while still living, 'After three days shall I be roused.'


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Then order the sepulcher to be secured till the third day, lest at some time his disciples, coming, should be stealing him and may be saying to the people, 'He was roused from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."


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Now it is the evening of the sabbaths. At the lighting up into one of the sabbaths came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to behold the sepulcher.


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And lo! a great quake occurred, for a messenger of the Lord, descending out of heaven and approaching, rolls away the stone from the door and sat upon it.


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Now, answering, the messenger said to the women, "Fear you not! For I am aware that you are seeking Jesus, the Crucified.


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He is not here, for He was roused, according as He said. Hither! Perceive the place where the Lord lay.


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And, swiftly going, say to His disciples that He was roused from the dead, and lo! He is preceding you into Galilee. There you will see Him. Lo! I told you!"


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Now, as they went to report to His disciples, lo! Jesus also meets them saying, "Rejoice!" Now they, approaching, hold His feet and worship Him.


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Then Jesus is saying to them, "Fear not! Go, report to My brethren that they may be coming away into Galilee, and there they shall see Me."


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Now at their going, lo! some of the detail, coming into the city, report to the chief priests all that is occurring.


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And being gathered with the elders, besides holding a consultation, they give a considerable sum of silver to the soldiers,


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And if ever this should be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and we will make you to be without worry."


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Now they, getting the silver pieces, do according as they were taught. And this word is blazed abroad by the Jews unto today.


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And, approaching, Jesus speaks to them saying, "Given to Me was all authority in heaven and on the earth.


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Going, then, disciple all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit,


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teaching them to be keeping all, whatever I direct you. And lo! I am with you all the days till the conclusion of the eon! Amen!"


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according as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, (Lo! I am dispatching My messenger before Thy face, who shall be constructing Thy road in front of Thee.):


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"The voice of one imploring: 'In the wilderness make ready the road of the Lord! Straight...be making the highways'" of Him!


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John the baptist came to be in the wilderness and is heralding a baptism of repentance for the pardon of sins.


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And out to him went the entire province of Judea, and all the Jerusalemites, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.


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And John was dressed in camel's hair, and had a leather girdle about his loins, and was eating locusts and wild honey.


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And he heralds, saying, "Coming, after me, is One stronger than I, the thong of Whose sandals I am not competent to stoop and loose.


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


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And straightway, stepping up out of the water, He perceived the heavens rent, and the spirit, as a dove, descending and remaining on Him.


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And He was in the wilderness forty days, undergoing trial by Satan, and was with the wild beasts. And messengers waited on Him.


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Now, after the giving up of John, Jesus came into Galilee, heralding the evangel of the kingdom of God,


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saying that "Fulfilled is the era, and near is the kingdom of God! Repent, and believe in the evangel!"


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And passing by, beside the sea of Galilee, He perceived Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, purse netting with a purse net in the sea, for they were fishers.


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And advancing slightly, He perceived James of Zebedee and John, his brother, who also are in the ship, adjusting the nets.


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And straightway He calls them. And, leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hirelings, they came away after Him.


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And they are entering Capernaum. And immediately, on the sabbaths, entering the synagogue, He taught.


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And they were astonished at His teaching, for He was teaching them as One having authority, and not as the scribes.


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And straightway there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cries out, saying,


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"Ha! what is it to us and to you, Jesus the Nazarean! Did you come to destroy us? We are aware of you, who you are -- the holy One of God!"


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And all were awed, so as to be discussing with themselves, saying, "What is this? Some new teaching is this, for with authority the unclean spirits also is He enjoining, and they are obeying Him!"


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And straightway, coming out of the synagogue, they came into the home of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.


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Now the mother-in-law of Simon was laid down with a fever. And straightway they are telling Him about her.


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And approaching, He rouses her, holding her hand. And the fever leaves her immediately, and she waited on them.


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Now evening coming on, when the sun sets, they brought to Him all those who have an illness and those who are demoniacs.


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And He cures many who have an illness, those with various diseases; and many demons He cast out. And He did not let the demons speak, for they were aware that He is the Christ.


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And in the morning, rising very early, still in the night, He came out and came away into a desolate place, and there He prayed.


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And He is saying to them, "We may be going elsewhere, into the next towns, that there also I should be heralding; for for this I came out."


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And coming to Him is a leper, entreating Him, and falling on his knees and saying to Him, "Lord, if Thou shouldst be willing, Thou canst cleanse me!"


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Now Jesus, having compassion, stretching out His hand, touches him, and is saying to him, "I am willing. Be cleansed!"


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and is saying to him, "See! you may be saying nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest, and bring for your cleansing what Moses bids, for a testimony to them."


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Now he, coming out, begins heralding it much, and to blaze abroad the word, so that, by no means can He longer be manifestly entering into a city, but was outside in desolate places. And they came to him from everywhere.


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And immediately many were gathered, so that by no means was there still room, not even at the door. And He spoke to them the word.


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And, not being able to carry him to Him because of the throng, they unroof the roof where He was, and, scooping it out, they are lowering the pallet whereon the paralytic was laid.


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And straightway Jesus, recognizing in His spirit that they are reasoning thus in themselves, is saying to them, "Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts?


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What is easier, to be saying to the paralytic, 'Pardoned are your sins,' or to be saying, 'Rouse and pick up your pallet and walk'?


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"Now, that you may be perceiving that the Son of Mankind has authority on earth to pardon sins" (He is saying to the paralytic),


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And he was roused, and, straightway, picking up the pallet, he came out in front of all, so that all are amazed and are glorifying God, saying that, "Thus we never perceived it!"


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And, passing along, He perceived Levi of Alpheus, sitting at the tribute office. And He is saying to him, "Follow Me!"


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And, rising, he follows Him. And, at His coming to lie down in his house, many tribute collectors also, and sinners lay back at table with Jesus and His disciples, for there were many, and they followed Him.


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And the scribes of the Pharisees, perceiving Him also that He ate with the tribute collectors and the sinners, said to His disciples, "Wherefore is it that your teacher is eating and drinking with the tribute collectors and the sinners?"


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And, hearing it, Jesus is saying to them that "No need have the strong of a physician, but those having an illness. I did not come to call the just, but sinners."


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And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting, and they are coming and saying to Him, "Wherefore are the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fasting, yet your disciples are not fasting?"


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And Jesus said to them, "The sons of the bridal chamber can not be fasting while the bridegroom is with them! Whatever time they have the bridegroom with them, they can not be fasting.


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Yet coming will be days, whenever the bridegroom may be taken away from them, and then they will be fasting in that day.


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"No one is sewing a patch of unshrunk shred on an old cloak. Yet, if so, is not that which fills up taking away from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is occurring?


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And no one is draining fresh wine into old wine skins. Yet, if so, will not the fresh wine be bursting the wine skins? And the wine is spilling, and the wine skins will perish. But fresh wine is put into new wine skins."


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And He came, on the sabbaths, to be going by through the sowings. And His disciples begin making a path, plucking the ears.


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And He said to them, "Did you never read what David does, when he had need and hungers, he and those with him?


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How he entered into the house of God under Abiathar the chief priest, and ate the show bread, which is not allowed to be eaten except by the priests, and he gives also to those who are with him?"


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And they scrutinized Him to see if on the sabbaths He will be curing him, that they should be accusing Him.


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And He is saying to them, "Is it allowed on the sabbaths to do good or to do evil, a soul to save or to kill?" Yet they were silent.


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And looking about on them with indignation, commiserating the callousness of their hearts, He is saying to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretches it out, and his hand was restored.


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And, coming out, the Pharisees straightway held a consultation with the Herodians against Him, so that they should be destroying Him.


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And from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and the other side of the Jordan, and those about Tyre and Sidon, a vast multitude, hearing how much He did, came to Him.


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And He spoke to His disciples that a boat may be waiting on Him because of the throng, lest they may be crowding Him,


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for He cures many, so that they are falling on Him, that whoever had scourges should be touching Him.


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And He is ascending into the mountain and is calling to Him whom He would, and they came away to Him.


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And He makes twelve, whom He also names apostles, that they may be with Him, and that He may be commissioning them to herald,


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and on James of Zebedee and John, the brother of James, on them also He places the name "Boanerges," which is, "Sons of Thunder";


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and Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James of Alpheus and Thaddeus and Simon the Cananite


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And the scribes who descend from Jerusalem said that "Beelzeboul has he," and that "By the chief of the demons is he casting out the demons."


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And if Satan rose against himself and is parted, he is not able to stand, but is having a consummation.


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But no one is able to enter into the house of the strong one to plunder his gear, if ever he should not first be binding the strong one. And then he will be plundering his house.


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"Verily, I am saying to you that all shall be pardoned the sons of mankind, the penalties of the sins and the blasphemies, whatsoever they should be blaspheming,


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yet whoever should be blaspheming against the holy spirit is having no pardon for the eon, but is liable to the eonian penalty for the sin" --


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And coming are His mother and His brothers, and, standing outside, they dispatch to Him, calling Him.


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And there sat about Him a throng. And they are saying to Him, "Lo! Thy mother and Thy brothers and Thy sisters are outside seeking Thee."


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And again He begins to teach beside the sea. And gathering to Him is a throng most numerous, so that, to be sitting, He steps into the ship, in the sea. And the entire throng was facing toward the sea on the land.


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And it occurred in the sowing, some, indeed, falls beside the road, and the flying creatures came and devoured it.


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And other falls on a rocky place where it had not much earth, and straightway it shoots up because of having no depth of earth.


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And other falls into ideal earth, and it gave fruit, coming up and growing up, and brought forth, one thirty and one sixty and one a hundredfold."


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And when He came to be in seclusion, those about Him, together with the twelve, asked Him about the parables.


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And He said to them, "To you the secret of the kingdom of God has been given, yet to those outside, all is occurring in parables,


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that, observing, they may be observing and may not be perceiving, and hearing, they may be hearing and not be understanding, lest at some time they should be turning about, and they may be pardoned the penalties of their sins."


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Now these are those beside the road, where the word is being sown. And whenever they should be hearing, straightway comes Satan and is taking away the word that has been sown in them.


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"And these, likewise, are those being sown on rocky places, who, whenever they should be hearing the word, straightway with joy are getting it.


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And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Thereafter, at the coming of affliction or persecution because of the word, straightway they are being snared.


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and the worries of this eon, and the seduction of riches and the desires about the rest, going in, are stifling the word, and it is becoming unfruitful.


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"And those are those being sown on ideal earth who are hearing the word, and are assenting to it, and are bearing fruit, one thirty and one sixty and one a hundredfold."


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And He said to them that "The lamp is not coming that it may be placed under a peck measure or under a couch. Is it not that it may be placed on a lampstand?


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For there is not anything hidden, except that it should be manifested, neither did it become concealed, but that it may be coming into manifestation.


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And He said to them, "Beware what you are hearing! With what measure you are measuring, it will be measured to you, and it will be added to you.


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For he who has, it shall be given to him; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him."


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and he may be drowsing and rousing night and day, and the seed may be germinating and lengthening, as he is not aware.


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Spontaneously the earth is bearing fruit, first the blade, thereafter the ear, thereafter the full grain in the ear.


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Now whenever the fruit may be giving way, straightway he is dispatching the sickle, for present is the harvest."


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And He said, "How should we be likening the kingdom of God? Or by what parable may we be placing it?


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As a kernel of mustard, which, whenever it may be sown on the earth, is smaller than all the seeds of those on the earth,


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and whenever it may be sown, is coming up and becoming greater than all the greens and is making great boughs, so that, under its shade, the flying creatures of heaven are able to roost."


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Yet apart from a parable He did not speak to them. Yet privately, to His own disciples, He explained all.


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And He is saying to them on that day, as evening is coming on, "We may be passing through to the other side."


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And, leaving the throng, they are taking Him along, as He was, in the ship. And other ships were with Him.


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And there is occurring a great whirlwind, and the billows dashed into the ship, so that the ship was already filling to the brim.


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And He was in the stern, drowsing on the cushion. And they are rousing Him and saying to Him, "Teacher! Carest Thou not that we perish?"


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And, being roused, He rebukes the wind and said to the sea, "Be silent! Be still!" And the wind flags, and there came a great calm.


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And they were afraid with a great fear, and said to one another, "Who, consequently, is This, that even the wind and the sea are obeying Him?"


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And at His coming out of the ship, straightway there meets Him a man out of the tombs, with an unclean spirit,


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who had a dwelling among the tombs. And not even with chains was anyone able any longer to bind him,


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because of his having often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains were pulled to pieces by him and the fetters crushed. And no one was strong enough to tame him.


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And continually, night and day, among the tombs and in the mountains was he, crying and gashing himself with stones.


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and, crying with a loud voice, he is saying, "What is it to me and to Thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High! I am adjuring Thee by God: Not me shouldst Thou be tormenting!"


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And He inquired of it, "What is your name?" And it is saying to Him, "Legion is my name, for many are we."


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And Jesus immediately permits them. And, coming out, the unclean spirits entered into the hogs, and the herd rushes down the precipice into the sea. Now they were about two thousand, and they were choked in the sea.


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And those grazing them fled, and they report it in the city and in the fields. And they came to see what it is that has occurred.


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And they are coming to Jesus and beholding the demoniac who had the legion, sitting and garmented and sane, and they were afraid.


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And those who perceived it relate to them how it came to be with the demoniac, and concerning the hogs.


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And He does not let him, but He is saying to him, "Go into your home, to those who are yours, and report to them whatever the Lord has done for you and how He is merciful to you."


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And he came away, and begins to herald in the Decapolis whatever Jesus does for him. And all marveled.


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And at Jesus' ferrying again in the ship to the other side a vast throng was gathered to Him, and He was beside the sea.


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And lo! coming is one of the chiefs of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and, perceiving Him, he is falling at His feet.


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And he is entreating Him much, saying that "My little daughter is having her last gasp!" that, "Coming, Thou mayest be placing Thy hands on her, that she may be saved and should be living!"


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and suffering much under many physicians, and spending her all and being nothing benefitted, but rather coming to be worse,


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For she said that "If ever I should be touching Him, even if it should be His garments, I shall be saved."


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And straightway dried is the spring of her blood, and she knew in her body that she has been healed of the scourge.


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And straightway Jesus, recognizing in Himself the power coming out of Him, being turned about in the throng, said, "Who touches My garments?"


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And His disciples said to Him, "Thou art observing the throng crowding Thee, and art Thou saying, 'Who touches Me?'"


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Now the woman, being afraid and trembling, being aware of what has occurred to her, came and prostrates to Him, and told Him the entire truth.


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Now He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace, and be sound from your scourge."


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While He is still speaking, they are coming from the chief of the synagogue, saying that "Your daughter died. Why are you still bothering the Teacher?"


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Yet Jesus immediately, disregarding the word spoken, is saying to the chief of the synagogue, "Do not fear! Only believe!"


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And He does not let anyone follow together with Him except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.


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And they are coming into the house of the chief of the synagogue, and He is beholding a tumult, and they are lamenting much and screaming.


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And entering, He is saying to them, "Why are you making a tumult and lamenting? The little girl did not die, but is drowsing."


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And they ridiculed Him. Yet He, ejecting them all, is taking along the father of the little girl and the mother and those with Him, and He is going in where the little girl was lying.


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And, holding the hand of the little girl, He is saying to her, "Talitha, coumi!" (which is, being construed, "Maiden, I am saying to you, rouse!").


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And straightway the maiden rose and walked about, for she was about twelve years old. And they were beside themselves, straightway, with great amazement.


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And He cautions them much that no one may be knowing of this. And He told them to give her something to eat.


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And at the coming of a sabbath He begins to teach in the synagogue. And the majority, hearing, were astonished, saying, "Whence has this man all these things? And what wisdom is being given this man! And such powerful deeds are occurring by means of his hands!


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Is not this the artisan, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they were snared in Him.


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And Jesus said to them that "A prophet is not dishonored, except in his own country and among his relatives and in his home."


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And He could not do any powerful deed there except, placing hands on a few who are ailing, He cures them.


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And He is calling to Him the twelve, and He begins to dispatch them two by two and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.


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And He charges them that they should be picking up nothing for the road except a staff only; no bread, no beggar's bag, no coppers in the girdle;


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And He said to them, "Wheresoever you may be entering into a house, there remain till you should be coming out thence.


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And whatever place should not be receiving you, nor yet they should be hearing you, going out thence, shake off the soil which is underneath your feet, for a testimony to them. Verily, I am saying to you, More tolerable will it be for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judging than for that city."


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And Herod, the king, hears, for His name became manifest. And he said that "John the baptist has been roused from among the dead, and therefore the powerful deeds are operating in him."


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Yet others said that "He is Elijah." Yet others said that "A prophet is he, as one of the prophets."


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For he, Herod, dispatches and holds John and binds him in jail, because of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother, seeing that he marries her.


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for Herod feared John, being aware that he is a just and holy man, and he preserved him. And hearing him, he was much perplexed, and heard him with relish.


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And, an opportune day coming when Herod at his birthday celebrations makes a dinner for his magnates and captains and for the foremost men of Galilee,


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and at her, Herodias' daughter's, entering and dancing, she pleases Herod and those lying back at table with him. Now the king said to the maiden, "Request of me whatsoever you may be wanting, and I will give it to you."


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And he swears to her that "Whatsoever you should be requesting me, I will give you, to the half of my kingdom."


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And, coming out, she said to her mother, "What should I be requesting?" Now she said, "The head of John the baptist."


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And entering straightway with diligence to the king, she requests, saying, "I want that you forthwith may be giving me on a platter the head of John the baptist."


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And the king, becoming sorrow-stricken, because of the oaths and those lying back at table with him, does not want to repudiate her.


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And straightway the king, dispatching, enjoins a lifeguardsman to bring his head. And, coming away, he beheads him in the jail,


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and carries his head on a platter, and gives it to the maiden, and the maiden gives it to her mother.


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And gathering are the apostles to Jesus, and they report to Him all, whatever they do, and whatever they teach.


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And He is saying to them, "Hither! You yourselves come privately into a place in the wilderness and rest briefly." For those coming and those going away were many, and they had not yet an opportunity to eat.


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And many perceived them going away and recognize them. And, afoot from all the cities, they ran together there, and they came before them and ran together to Him.


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And, coming out, Jesus perceived a vast throng, and He has compassion on them, for they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and He begins to teach them much.


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And already the hour coming to be much advanced, His disciples, coming to Him, said that "This place is a wilderness, and already the hour is much advanced.


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Dismiss them that, coming away into the fields and villages around, they should buy themselves bread. For they have nothing that they may be eating."


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Yet He, answering, said to them, "You give them to eat." And they are saying to Him, "Coming away, should we buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them to eat?"


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Now He is saying to them, "How many cakes of bread have you? Go and see." And knowing, they are saying to Him, "Five, and two fishes."


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And taking the five cakes of bread and the two fishes, looking up into heaven, He blesses and breaks up the cakes of bread, and gave to His disciples, that they may be placing them before them. And the two fishes He parts to all.


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And straightway He compels His disciples to step into the ship and precede Him to the other side to Bethsaida, till He is dismissing the throng.


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And perceiving them tormented in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night He is coming toward them, walking on the sea. And He wanted to pass them by.


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for they all perceive Him and were disturbed. Yet straightway He speaks with them and is saying to them, "Courage! It is I! Do not fear."


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And He stepped up to them, into the ship, and the wind flags. And they are amazed to the very excess, among themselves, and marveled.


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the men of that place ran about that whole country and begin to be carrying about those having an illness on pallets to where they heard that He is.


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And wheresoever He went into villages or into cities or into fields, in the markets they place the infirm. And they entreated Him that they should be touching Him even if it should be the tassel of His cloak. And whosoever touch it were saved.


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And perceiving some of His disciples, that with contaminated (that is, unwashed) hands they eat bread


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(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, if ever they should not be washing the hands with the fist, are not eating, holding the tradition of the elders;


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and from the market, except they should be sprinkled, they are not eating; and many other things are there which they accepted to hold, the baptizing of cups and ewers and copper vessels and of couches),


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the Pharisees also, and the scribes are inquiring of Him, "Wherefore are not your disciples walking according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands are eating bread?"


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Yet He, answering, said to them that "Ideally prophesies Isaiah concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, that This people with their lips is honoring Me, Yet their heart is away at a distance from Me.


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For, leaving the precept of God, you are holding the tradition of men of the baptism of ewers and cups. And many such like things you are doing."


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And He said to them, "Ideally are you repudiating the precept of God, that you should be keeping your tradition.


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For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, He who is saying aught that is evil of father or mother, let him decease in death.


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Yet you are saying, 'If a man should be saying to father or mother, "A corban (which is an approach present) is whatsoever you may be benefitted by me,"'


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invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you give over. And many such like things you are doing."


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Nothing is there outside of a man, going into him, which can contaminate him, but those things going out of a man are what is contaminating the man.


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And when He entered into the house from the throng, His disciples inquired of Him concerning the parable.


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And He is saying to them, "Are you, also, thus unintelligent? Not yet are you apprehending that everything from the outside, that is going into a man, can not contaminate him,


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for it is not going into his heart, but into the bowels, and is going out into the latrine -- cleansing all foods?"


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For from inside, out of the heart of men, are going out evil reasonings, prostitutions, thefts, murders,


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Now, rising thence, He came away into the frontiers of Tyre and Sidon. And entering into a house, He wants no one to know, and He can not elude them,


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but straightway, a woman, hearing about Him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, entering, prostrates at His feet.


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Now the woman was a Greek, a native of Syro-Phoenicia, and she asked Him that He should be casting the demon out of her daughter.


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Yet Jesus said to her, "Let first the children be satisfied, for it is not ideal to take the children's bread and cast it to the puppies."


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Yet she answered and is saying to Him, "Yes, Lord. For the puppies also, underneath the table, are eating the scraps from the little children."


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And coming away into her own house, she found the little girl prostrate on the couch, and the demon come out.


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And, again, coming out of the boundaries of Tyre, He came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, amidst the boundaries of the Decapolis.


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And they are bringing to Him a deaf stammerer, and they are entreating Him that He may place His hand on him.


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And, getting him away from the throng privately, He thrusts His fingers into his ears, and, spitting, touches his tongue.


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And, looking up into heaven, He groans, and is saying to him, "Ephphatha," which is, "Be opened up."


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And immediately, opened up was his hearing, and straightway was loosed the bond of his tongue, and he spoke correctly.


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And He cautions them that they may be telling no one, yet, as much as He cautioned them, they rather heralded it more exceedingly.


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And they were superexceedingly astonished, saying, "Ideally has He done all! The deaf He is making to be hearing, as well as the dumb to be speaking."


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In those days, there being again a vast throng, and not having anything they may be eating, calling His disciples to Him, He is saying to them,


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"I have compassion on the throng, for already for three days they are remaining with Me, and they have nothing that they may be eating.


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And, should I ever be dismissing them, fasting, to their homes, they will be fainting on the road, and some of them have arrived from afar."


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And His disciples answered Him that "Whence can anyone satisfy these with bread here in a wilderness?"


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And He is charging the throng to be leaning back on the earth. And taking the seven cakes of bread, giving thanks, He breaks and gave to His disciples, that they may place them before them. And they place them before the throng.


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And out came the Pharisees, and they begin discussing with Him, seeking to see from Him a sign from heaven, trying Him.


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And sighing in His spirit, He is saying, "Why is this generation seeking for a sign? Verily I am saying to you, If there shall be given to this generation a sign -- !"


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And they forgot to get bread, and, except for one cake of bread, they had none with them in the ship.


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And He cautioned them, saying, "See! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."


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And, knowing it, Jesus is saying to them, "Why are you reasoning that you have no bread? Not as yet are you apprehending, neither understanding? Still calloused is your heart?


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Having eyes, are you not observing? And, having ears, are you not hearing? And are you not remembering?


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When I break the five cakes of bread for the five thousand, how many panniers full of fragments do you pick up?" They are saying to Him, "Twelve."


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"And when I break the seven cakes of bread for the four thousand, how many hampers filled with fragments do you pick up?" And they are saying to Him, "Seven."


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And they are coming into Bethsaida, and are bringing to Him a blind man and entreating Him that He should be touching him.


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And getting hold of the hand of the blind man, He brings him forth out of the village, and, spitting into his eyes, placing hands on him, He inquired of him, "Are you observing anything?"


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Thereafter again He places hands on his eyes, and he is keen-sighted, and was restored, and he looked at all distinctly.


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And He dispatches him into his home, saying, "Neither the village may you be entering, nor yet may you be speaking to anyone in the village."


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And Jesus and His disciples came out into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way He inquired of His disciples, saying to them, "Who are men saying that I am?"


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Now they say to Him, "'John the baptist,' and others 'Elijah,' yet others that He is 'one of the prophets.'"


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And He inquired of them, "Now you, who are you saying that I am?" And answering, Peter is saying to Him, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of God."


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And He begins to teach them that the Son of Mankind must be suffering much and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed and after three days rise.


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Now Jesus, being turned about and perceiving His disciples, rebukes Peter and is saying, "Go behind Me, satan! for you are not disposed to that which is of God but that which is of men."


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And, calling the throng to Him, together with His disciples, He said to them, "If anyone is wanting to come after Me, let him renounce himself and pick up his cross and follow Me.


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For whosoever may be wanting to save his soul will be destroying it, yet whoever shall be destroying his soul on account of Me and of the evangel will be saving it.


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For whosoever may be ashamed of Me and My words in this generation, an adulteress and sinner, the Son of Mankind also will be ashamed of him whenever He may be coming in the glory of His Father, with the holy messengers."


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And He said to them, "Verily, I am saying to you that there are some of those standing here who under no circumstances should be tasting death till they should be perceiving the kingdom of God having come in power."


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And after six days, Jesus is taking aside Peter and James and John and is bringing them up into a very high mountain, privately, alone. And He was transformed in front of them.


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And His garments became glistening, very white, as snow, such as no fuller on earth is able thus to whiten.


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And answering, Peter is saying to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is ideal for us to be here! And we should be making three tabernacles: for Thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one."


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And there came a cloud overshadowing them. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, the Beloved. Hear Him!"


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And at their descending from the mountain, He cautions them that they should be relating to no one what they perceived, except whenever the Son of Mankind may be rising from among the dead.


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And they inquired of Him, saying that "The Pharisees and the scribes are saying that Elijah must come first."


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Now He averred to them, "Elijah, indeed, coming first, is restoring all. And how is it written of the Son of Mankind that much may He be suffering and may be scorned?


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But I am saying to you that even Elijah has come, and they do to him whatever they would, according as it is written of him."


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And coming to the disciples, they perceived a vast throng about them, and scribes discussing with them.


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And straightway the entire throng, perceiving Him, were overawed, and, racing toward Him, saluted Him.


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And wheresoever it may be getting him down, it is tearing him, and he is frothing and grating his teeth, and is withering away. And I say to Thy disciples that they should be casting it out, and they are not strong enough."


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Now He, answering, is saying to them, "O unbelieving generation! Till when shall I be with you? Till when shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me."


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And they bring him to Him. And perceiving Him, the spirit straightway violently convulses him, and, falling on the earth, he wallowed, frothing.


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And He inquires of his father, "How much time is it since this has come to him?" Now he said, "From a little boy.


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And often it casts him into the fire also, and into waters, that it should be destroying him. But if Thou art in any way able, help us, having compassion on us!"


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Now Jesus said to him, "Why the if? You are able to believe. All is possible to him who is believing."


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Straightway, crying, the father of the little boy said, with tears, "I am believing! Help my unbelief!"


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Now Jesus, perceiving that the throng is racing on together, rebukes the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Dumb and deaf-mute spirit, I am enjoining you to come out of him, and by no means may you be entering into him any longer."


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And crying and convulsing him much, it came out. And he became as if dead, so that the majority are saying that he died.


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And at His entering the house, His disciples inquired of Him privately, "Wherefore could we not cast it out?"


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For He taught His disciples and said to them that "The Son of Mankind is being given up into the hands of men, and they will be killing Him. And, being killed, after three days He will be rising."


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And they came into Capernaum, and, coming to be in the house, He inquired of them, "What did you reason with yourselves on the road?"


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And, being seated, He summons the twelve and is saying to them, "If anyone is wanting to be first, he will be last of all, and servant of all."


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And, taking a little child, He stands it in their midst, and, clasping it in His arms, said to them,


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"Whoever should be receiving one of such little children in My name, is receiving Me, and whosoever may be receiving Me is not receiving Me, but Him Who commissions Me."


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John averred to Him, saying, "Teacher, we perceived someone casting out demons in Thy name, who is not following us, and we forbade him, for he followed not with us."


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Yet Jesus said, "Be not forbidding him, for there is no one who will be doing a powerful deed in My name, and will be able swiftly to speak evil of Me.


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For whosoever should be giving you a cup of water to drink in the Name, seeing that you are Christ's, verily I am saying to you that by no means should he be losing his wages.


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"And whosoever should be snaring one of these little ones who are believing in Me, ideal is it for him rather if a millstone requiring an ass to turn it were lying about his neck and he were cast into the sea.


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And if your hand should ever be snaring you, strike it off. It is ideal for you to be entering into life maimed, rather than, having two hands, to come away into Gehenna, into the unextinguished fire


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And if your foot should be snaring you, strike it off. For it is ideal for you to be entering into life maimed or lame, rather than, having two feet, to be cast into Gehenna, into the unextinguished fire,


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And if your eye should be snaring you, cast it out. It is ideal for you to be entering into the kingdom of God one-eyed, rather than, having two eyes, to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,


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Ideal is the salt, yet if the salt should be becoming savorless, with what will you be seasoning it? Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with one another."


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And rising from thence, He is coming into the boundaries of Judea and the other side of the Jordan. And again throngs are going together to Him, and again, as He had been accustomed, He taught them.


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And approaching, the Pharisees, trying Him, inquired of Him if it is allowed a husband to dismiss a wife.


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And He is saying to them, "Whosoever should be dismissing his wife and should be marrying another is committing adultery against her.


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And they brought to Him little children, that He should be touching them; yet the disciples rebuke them.


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Yet, perceiving it, Jesus resents it, and said to them, "Let the little children be coming to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.


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Verily, I am saying to you, Whosoever should not be receiving the kingdom of God as a little child, may under no circumstances be entering into it."


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And at His going out into the road, lo! one certain rich man, running toward Him and falling on his knees before Him, inquired of Him, "Good Teacher! What shall I be doing that I should be enjoying the allotment of life eonian?"


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With the precepts you are acquainted: You should not be murdering. You should not be committing adultery. You should not be stealing. You should not be testifying falsely. You should not be cheating. 'Be honoring your father and mother.'"


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Now Jesus, looking at him, loves him, and said to him, "Still one thing you are wanting. Go. Whatever you have, sell, and be giving to the poor, and you will be having treasure in heaven. And hither! Follow Me, picking up the cross."


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And, looking about, Jesus is saying to His disciples, "How squeamishly shall those who have money be entering into the kingdom of God!"


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Now the disciples were awe-struck at His words. Yet Jesus, again answering, is saying to them, "Children, how squeamish it is for those who have confidence in money to be entering into the kingdom of God!


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Easier is it for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to be entering into the kingdom of God."


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Now, looking at them, Jesus is saying, "With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all is possible with God."


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Peter begins to say to Him, "Lo! we leave all and follow Thee! What, consequently, will it be to us?"


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Jesus averred to him, "Verily, I am saying to you that there is no one who leaves a house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, on My account and on account of the evangel,


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who should not be getting back a hundredfold now, in this era, houses and brothers and sisters and mother and father and children and fields, with persecutions, and in the coming eon, life eonian.


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Now they were on the road, going up into Jerusalem, and Jesus was preceding them. And they were awe-struck, yet those following feared. And, again taking the twelve aside, He begins to tell them what is about to be befalling Him,


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"Lo! we are going up into Jerusalem, and the Son of Mankind will be given up to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will be condemning Him to death, and will be giving Him up to the men of the nations,


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and will be scoffing at Him, and spitting on Him, and scourging Him, and killing Him, and after three days He will be rising."


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And going to Him are James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, saying to Him, "Teacher, we are wanting that, whatsoever we should be requesting of Thee, Thou shouldst be doing it for us."


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Now they said to Him, "Grant to us that we should be seated, one at Thy right and one at Thy left, in Thy glory."


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Yet Jesus said to them, "Not aware are you what you are requesting. Are you able to drink the cup which I am drinking, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am being baptized?"


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Yet they say to Him, "We are able." Yet Jesus said to them, "The cup indeed which I am drinking shall you be drinking, and with the baptism with which I am being baptized shall you be baptized.


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Yet to be seated at My right or at My left is not Mine to give, but is for whom it has been made ready by My Father."


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And, calling them to Him, Jesus is saying to them, "You are aware that those of the nations who are presuming to be chiefs are lording it over them, and their great men are coercing them.


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Yet not thus is it among you. But whosoever may be wanting to become great among you, will be your servant.


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For even the Son of Mankind came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many."


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And they are coming into Jericho. And at His going out from Jericho, and His disciples and a considerable throng, the son of Timeus, Bar-Timeus, blind and a beggar, sat beside the road.


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And hearing that it is Jesus the Nazarene, he begins to cry and say, "Son of David! Jesus! Be merciful to me!"


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And many rebuked him, that he should be silent. Yet he, much rather, cried, "Son of David, be merciful to me!"


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And standing, Jesus said, "Summon him." And they are summoning the blind man, saying to him, "Courage! Rouse!


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And answering him, Jesus said, "What do you want I shall be doing to you?" Now the blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, that I should be receiving sight!" Now Jesus said to him,


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And when they are drawing near to Jerusalem and to Bethphage and to Bethany, toward the mount of Olives, He is dispatching two of His disciples,


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and He is saying to them, "Go into the village facing you, and straightway, going into it, you will be finding a colt, bound, on which not as yet any man is seated. Loose it and bring it.


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And if anyone should be saying to you, 'What is this you are doing?' say that 'The Lord has need of it, and straightway He is dispatching it here again.'"


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And they came away and found the colt bound to the door outside on the encircling road, and they are loosing it.


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"What are you doing, loosing the colt?" Now they told them according as Jesus said, and they let them take it.


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And they are bringing the colt to Jesus, and they are casting their own garments on it, and He is seated on it.


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And many strew their own garments in the road, yet others, soft foliage, chopping it out of the fields, and strewed it on the road.


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And those preceding and those following cried, saying, "Hosanna! Blessed be He Who is coming in the name of the Lord!


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And blessed be the coming kingdom of our father David in the name of the Lord! Hosanna among the highest!"


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And Jesus entered into Jerusalem and into the sanctuary. And looking all about, it being already the evening hour, He came out to Bethany with the twelve.


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And perceiving one fig tree from afar having leaves, He came, if, consequently, He will be finding anything on it. And coming to it, He found nothing except leaves, for it was not the season of figs.


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And answering, He said to it, "By no means may anyone still be eating fruit of you for the eon." And His disciples heard.


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And they are coming into Jerusalem. And Jesus, entering into the sanctuary, begins to cast out those selling and those buying in the sanctuary, and the tables of the brokers and the seats of those selling doves He overturns.


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And He taught and said to them, "Is it not written that 'My house a house of prayer shall be called, for all nations'? Yet you make it a burglars' cave."


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And the chief priests and the scribes hear, and they sought how they should be destroying Him, for they feared Him, for the entire throng was astonished at His teaching.


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And, recollecting, Peter is saying to Him, "Rabbi! Lo! the fig tree which Thou didst curse has withered!"


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verily, I am saying to you that whosoever may be saying to this mountain, 'Be picked up and cast into the sea,' and may not be doubting in his heart, but should be believing that what he is speaking is occurring, it shall be his, whatsoever he may be saying.


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"Therefore I am saying to you, All, whatever you are praying and requesting, be believing that you obtained, and it will be yours.


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And whenever you may be standing praying, be forgiving, if you have anything against anyone, that your Father also, Who is in the heavens, may be forgiving you your offenses.


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Now if you are not forgiving, neither will your Father Who is in the heavens be forgiving your offenses."


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And they are coming again into Jerusalem. And at His walking in the sanctuary, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders are coming to Him,


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and they said to Him, "By what authority are you doing these things, or who gives you this authority, that you may be doing these things?"


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Now Jesus, answering, said to them, "I also will be inquiring of you one word, and answer Me, and I will be declaring to you by what authority I am doing these things.


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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should be saying, 'Of heaven,' he will be declaring, 'Wherefore then, do you not believe him?'


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But may we be saying, 'Of men'?" They feared the people, for all had it that John really was a prophet.


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And answering Jesus, they are saying, "We are not aware." And answering, Jesus is saying to them, "Neither am I telling you by what authority I am doing these things."


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And He begins to speak to them in parables: "A vineyard a man is planting, and he places about it a stone dike, and excavates a vat, and builds a tower, and leased it to farmers, and travels.


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And he dispatches to the farmers, at the season, a slave, that from the farmers he may be getting from the fruits of the vineyard.


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And again he dispatches to them another slave, and that one, pelting with stones, they hit his head and dispatch him in dishonor.


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And again another he dispatches, and that one they kill, and many others, lashing these, indeed, yet killing those.


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"Still one had he, a son, his beloved. He dispatches him also, last, to them, saying that 'They will be respecting my son.'


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Yet those farmers say to themselves that 'This is the enjoyer of the allotment. Hither! We should be killing him, and the enjoyment of the allotment will be ours!'


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"What, then, will the lord of the vineyard be doing? He will be coming and destroying the farmers and will be giving the vineyard to others.


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Did you not yet read this scripture? -- 'The stone which is rejected by the builders, This came to be for the head of the corner.


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And they sought to hold Him, and they were afraid of the throng, for they know that He spoke the parable to them. And, leaving Him, they came away.


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And they are dispatching to Him some of the Pharisees and Herodians, that they should catch Him by a word.


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And, coming, they are saying to Him, "Teacher, we are aware that you are true, and you are not caring about anyone, for you are not looking at the face of men, but, of a truth, the way of God are you teaching. Is it allowed to give poll tax to Caesar, or not?


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May we be giving, or may we not be giving?" Now He, having perceived their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why are you trying Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may be perceiving it."


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Now they bring it. And He is saying to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" Now they say to Him, "Caesar's."


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And Sadducees are coming to Him, who say there is no resurrection. And they inquired of Him, saying,


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"Teacher, Moses writes to us that, if anyone's brother should be dying, and leaving a wife, and leaving no child, that his brother may be taking his wife and should be raising up seed to his brother.


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In the resurrection, then, whenever they may be rising, of which of them will she be the wife? For the seven have had her as wife."


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Jesus averred to them, "Are you not therefore deceived, not being acquainted with the scriptures, nor yet the power of God?


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For whenever they may be rising from among the dead, they are neither marrying nor taking out in marriage, but are as the messengers in the heavens.


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Now concerning the dead, that they are being roused; did you not read in the scroll of Moses, at the thorn bush, how God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?


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And, approaching, one of the scribes, hearing them discussing, having perceived that He answered them ideally, inquires of Him, "What is the foremost precept of all?"


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Jesus answered him that "The foremost precept of all is: Hear, Israel! the Lord our God is one Lord.


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And, You shall be loving the Lord God out of your whole heart, and out of your whole soul, and out of your whole comprehension, and out of your whole strength. This is the foremost precept.


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And the second is like it: 'You shall be loving your associate as yourself.' Now greater than these is no other precept."


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And the scribe said to Him, "In truth, Teacher, Thou sayest ideally that He is One, and there is no other more than He.


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And to be loving Him out of your whole heart, and out of the whole understanding, and out of the whole soul, and out of the whole strength, and to be loving the associate as yourself, is excessively more than all the ascent approaches and the sacrifices."


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And Jesus, perceiving him, that he answered apprehendingly, said to him, "Not far are you from the kingdom of God." And no one dared to inquire of Him any longer.


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And answering, Jesus said, teaching in the sanctuary, "How are the scribes saying that the Christ is a Son of David?


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For he, David, said, in the holy spirit, 'Said the Lord to my Lord, "Sit at My right, Till I should be placing Thine enemies for a footstool for Thy feet."'


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Then he, David, is terming Him 'Lord.' And whence is He his Son?" And the vast throng hears Him with relish.


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And to them, in His teaching, He said, "Beware of the scribes, who want to walk in robes, and want salutations in the markets,


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who are devouring the homes of widows, and for a pretense are prolix in praying. These will be getting more excessive judgment."


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And Jesus, being seated facing the treasury, beheld how the throng is casting the coppers into the treasury. And many rich cast in much.


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And, calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Verily, I am saying to you that this poor widow casts in more than all who are casting into the treasury.


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For all cast out of their superfluity, yet she, out of her want, cast in all, as much as she had -- her whole livelihood."


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And at His going out of the sanctuary, one of His disciples is saying to Him, "Teacher! Lo! what manner of stones and what manner of buildings!"


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And answering, Jesus said to him, "Are you observing these great buildings? Under no circumstances may a stone be left here on a stone, which may not by all means be demolished.


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And at His sitting on the mount of Olives, facing the sanctuary, Peter and James and John and Andrew inquired of Him privately,


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"Tell us, when will these things be? And what is the sign whenever all these things may be about to be concluding?"


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Now whenever you should be hearing battles and tidings of battles, see that you are not alarmed, for it must be occurring, but not as yet is the consummation.


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For roused shall be nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there shall be quakes in places. And there shall be famines and disturbances.


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The beginning of pangs are these. Yet you be looking to yourselves, for they shall be giving you up to the sanhedrins, and in synagogues shall you be lashed, and before governors and even kings shall you stand on My account, for a testimony to them.


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"And whenever they may be leading you off, to give you over, do not worry beforehand what you should be speaking, neither be meditating, but whatsoever may be given to you in that hour, this be speaking, for it is not you who are speaking, but the holy spirit.


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And brother will be giving up brother to death, and father, child. And children shall be rising up against parents and shall be putting them to death.


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"Now whenever you may be perceiving the abomination of desolation, declared by Daniel the prophet, standing where it must not (let the reader apprehend), then let those in Judea flee into the mountains.


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Now let him who is on the housetop not be descending into the house, neither let him enter, to pick up anything out of his house.


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for in those days will be affliction such as has not occurred from the beginning of the creation which God creates till now, and under no circumstances may be occurring.


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And, except the Lord discounts the days, no flesh at all would be saved. But because of the chosen, whom He chooses, He discounts the days.


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"And then, if anyone should be saying to you, 'Lo! Here is the Christ!' and 'Lo! There!', be not believing.


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For roused shall be false christs and false prophets, and they shall be giving signs and miracles to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.


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and the moon shall not be giving her beams, and the stars shall be falling out of heaven, and the powers in the heavens shall be shaken.


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And then shall He be dispatching His messengers and assembling His chosen from the four winds, from the extremity of the earth to the extremity of heaven.


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"Now from the fig tree be learning a parable: Whenever its bough may already be becoming tender and the leaves sprouting out, you know that summer is near.


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Thus you, also, whenever you may be perceiving these things occurring, know that He is near -- at the doors.


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Verily, I am saying to you that by no means may this generation be passing by until the time when all these things may be occurring.


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"Now concerning that day or hour no one is aware -- neither the messengers in heaven, nor the Son -- except the Father.


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"It is as a man, a traveler, leaving his home and giving his slaves authority, and to each his work, and he directs the doorkeeper that he may be watching.


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Watch, then, for you are not aware when the lord of the house is coming, at evening, or midnight, or cockcrowing, or morning,


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Now it was the Passover and the unleavened bread after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how, laying hold of Him by guile, they should be killing Him.


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And at His being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at His lying down, a woman came, having an alabaster vase of veritable nard attar, costly. And crushing the alabaster vase, she pours it down on His head.


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Now some were resenting this to themselves and saying, "For what has this destruction of the attar occurred?


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For this attar could have been disposed of for over three hundred denarii, and given to the poor." And they muttered against her.


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Yet Jesus said, "Leave her! Why are you affording her weariness? For it is an ideal work she works in Me.


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For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you may be wanting, you can always do well to them, yet Me you have not always.


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Now verily I am saying to you, Wheresoever this evangel may be heralded in the whole world, that also which she does shall be spoken of for a memorial of her."


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And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, came away to the chief priests that he may be giving Him up to them.


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Now those who hear him rejoice, and promise to give him silver. And he sought how he may be opportunely giving Him up.


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And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the passover, His disciples are saying to Him, "Where dost Thou want us to come away that we should be making ready, that Thou mayest eat the passover?"


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And He is dispatching two of His disciples and is saying to them, "Go into the city, and a man will be meeting you, bearing a jar of water. Follow him.


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And wheresoever he may be entering, say to the householder that 'The Teacher is saying, "Where is My caravansary, where I may be eating the passover with My disciples?"'


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And he will be showing you a large upper room, ready with places spread, and there make ready for us."


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And His disciples came out and came into the city, and they found it according as He said to them. And they make ready the passover.


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And, at their lying back at table and eating, Jesus said, "Verily, I am saying to you that one of you who is eating with Me shall give Me up."


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Now they begin to be sorrowful and to be saying to Him, one by one, "It is not I, Rabbi?" and another, "Not I?"


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Now He, answering, said to them, "It is one of the twelve who is dipping his hand into the dish with Me,


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seeing that the Son of Mankind is indeed going away according as it is written concerning Him, yet woe to that man through whom the Son of Mankind is being given up! Ideal were it for Him if that man were not born!"


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And at their eating, Jesus, taking bread, blessing, breaks it and gives to them, and said, "Take; this is My body."


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Verily, I am saying to you that no longer under any circumstances may I be drinking of the product of the grapevine till that day whenever I may be drinking it new in the kingdom of God."


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And Jesus is saying to them that "All of you shall be snared in Me in this night, for it is written, I shall be smiting the shepherd And the sheep shall be scattered.


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And Jesus is saying to him, "Verily, I am saying to you that you, today, in this night, ere a cock crows twice, thrice will be renouncing Me."


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Yet Peter spoke extravagantly, "Rather, if ever I must die together with Thee, I shall under no circumstances be renouncing Thee!" Now similarly also, said all.


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And they are coming into a freehold, the name of which is Gethsemane. And He is saying to His disciples, "Be seated here till I should be praying."


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And He is taking Peter and James and John aside with Himself, and He begins to be overawed and depressed.


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And, coming forward a little, He fell on the earth and prayed that, if it is possible, the hour may pass by from Him.


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And He said, "Abba, Father, all is possible to Thee. Have this cup carried aside from Me. But not what I will, but what Thou!"


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And He is coming and finding them drowsing. And He is saying to Peter, "Simon, are you drowsing? Are you not strong enough to watch one hour?


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Watch and pray lest you may be entering into trial. The spirit indeed is eager, yet the flesh is infirm."


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And again, coming, He found them drowsing, for their eyes were torpid. And they were not aware what they may answer Him.


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And He is coming the third time and is saying to them, "Are you drowsing furthermore and resting? It is away. The hour came. Lo! the Son of Mankind is being given up into the hands of sinners.


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And straightway, while He is still speaking, coming along is Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, and with him a vast throng with swords and cudgels, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.


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Now he who is giving Him up had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever I should be kissing, He it is. Hold Him, and lead Him away securely."


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Now a certain one of those standing by, pulling a sword, hits the slave of the chief priest and amputates his ear.


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And answering, Jesus said to them, "As after a robber do you come out with swords and cudgels to apprehend Me?


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Daily was I with you in the sanctuary, teaching, and you do not hold Me; but, that the scripture may be fulfilled -- "


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And one, a certain youth, was following with Him, clothed in a linen wrapper on his naked body, and the youths are holding him.


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And they led Jesus away to the chief priest Caiaphas. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes are coming together to Him.


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And Peter, from afar, follows Him till within the courtyard of the chief priest, and was sitting together with the deputies, and warming himself at the light.


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Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin sought false testimony against Jesus, to put Him to death, and they found it not;


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"We hear Him saying that 'I shall be demolishing this temple made by hands, and during three days I shall be building another not made by hands.'"


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And the chief priest, rising in the midst, inquires of Jesus, saying, "You are not answering anything? What are these testifying against you?"


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Yet Jesus was silent and does not answer anything. Again the chief priest inquired of Him and is saying to Him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of God, the Blessed?"


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Now Jesus said, "I am; and you shall be seeing the Son of Mankind sitting at the right hand of power and coming with the clouds of heaven."


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Lo! now you hear the blasphemy! What is it appearing to you?" Now they all condemn Him to be liable to death.


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And some begin to be spitting on Him and putting a covering about His face and buffeting Him and saying to Him, "Prophesy!" And the deputies, with slaps, took Him.


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and, perceiving Peter warming himself, looking at him, she is saying, "You also were with Jesus the Nazarean!"


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Yet he denies, saying, "Neither am I aware, nor am I an adept in what you are saying." And he came outside into the forecourt. And a cock crows.


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Yet again he denied. And after a little, those standing by said again to Peter, "Truly you are of them, for you are a Galilean also, and your speech is alike."


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Now he begins to be anathematizing and swearing that "I am not acquainted with this man of whom you are telling!"


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And, straightway, a second time, a cock crows. And Peter recollects the declaration, as Jesus said to him that "Ere a cock crows twice, thrice you will be renouncing Me." And, reflecting, he lamented.


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And straightway, in the morning, the chief priests with the elders and the scribes and the whole Sanhedrin hold a consultation. Binding Jesus, they carry Him away and give Him over to Pilate.


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And Pilate inquires of Him, "You are the king of the Jews?" Now He, answering him, is saying, "You are saying it."


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Now Pilate again inquires of Him, saying, "You are not answering anything? Lo! of how much they are accusing you!"


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Now there was one termed Bar-Abbas, bound with the insurrectionists, who had done some murder in the insurrection.


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Now Pilate answered them, saying, "Are you wanting that I should be releasing to you the king of the Jews?"


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Now Pilate, again answering, said to them, "What, then, are you wanting that I shall be doing with him whom you are terming the king of the Jews?"


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Now Pilate, intending to do enough for the throng, releases to them Bar-Abbas, and gives up Jesus, whipping Him, that He may be crucified.


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Yet the soldiers led Him away within the courtyard, which is the pretorium. And they are calling together the whole squadron.


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And when they scoff at Him, they strip Him of the purple and put on Him His own garments, and they are leading Him out that they should be crucifying Him.


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And they are conscripting a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, passing along, coming from a field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he should be picking up His cross.


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And, crucifying Him, they are dividing His garments, casting a lot for them, -- who should be taking anything away.


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And those going by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, "Aha! You who are demolishing the temple and building it in three days,


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Likewise, the chief priests also, with the scribes, scoffing with one another, said, "Others he saves! Himself he can not save!


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Let the Christ, the king of Israel, descend now from the cross, that we may be perceiving and should be believing!" And those crucified together with Him reproached Him.


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And at the ninth hour Jesus implores with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi! Eloi! Lema sabachthani?" which is, being construed, "My God! My God! Why didst Thou forsake Me?"


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Now someone, running and soaking a sponge with vinegar, sticking it on a reed, gave Him a drink, saying, "Let be! We may see if Elijah is coming to take Him down."


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Now the centurion, who stands by opposite Him, perceiving that, crying thus, He expires, said, "Truly, this Man was the Son of God!"


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Now there were women also, beholding from afar, among whom was Mary Magdalene also, and Mary, the mother of James the Little and Joses, and Salome,


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who, when He was in Galilee, followed Him and dispensed to Him, and many others who ascend with Him into Jerusalem.


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Joseph from Arimathea, a respectable counselor, who himself also was anticipating the kingdom of God, coming with daring, entered in to Pilate and requests the body of Jesus.


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Now Pilate marvels if He is dead already, and, calling the centurion to him, he inquires of him if He died long ago.


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And, buying a linen wrapper, and taking Him down, he wraps Him in the linen wrapper, and places Him in a tomb which was quarried out of rock. And he rolls a large stone on to the door of the tomb.


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And, for the elapsing of the sabbath, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, buy spices, that, coming, they should be rubbing Him.


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And, very early in the morning on one of the sabbaths, they are coming to the tomb at the rising of the sun.


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And they said to themselves, "Who will be rolling away the stone for us out of the door of the tomb?"


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And, entering into the tomb, they perceived a youth sitting at the right, clothed with a white robe, and they were overawed.


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Now he is saying to them, "Be not overawed! Jesus are you seeking, the Nazarene, the Crucified. He was roused! He is not here! Perceive the place where they place Him!


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But go, say to His disciples and to Peter, that He is preceding you into Galilee. There you shall see Him, according as He said to you."


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And, coming out, they fled from the tomb, for trembling and amazement had filled them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they feared.


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Now, rising in the morning in the first sabbath, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons.


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Yet after these things He was manifested in a different form to two of them walking, going into a field.


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Now subsequently, at their lying back at table, He was manifested to the eleven, and He reproaches their unbelief and hardheartedness, seeing that they do not believe those who gaze on Him having been roused from among the dead.


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Now these signs shall fully follow in those who believe: In My name they shall be casting out demons; they will be speaking in new languages;


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they will be picking up serpents; and if they should be drinking anything deadly, it should under no circumstances be harming them; they will be placing hands on those who are ailing, and ideally will they be having it."


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The Lord, indeed, then, after speaking with them, was taken up into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God.


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Now they, coming away, herald everywhere, the Lord working together with them and confirming the word by the signs following them up.


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Since, in fact, even many take in hand to compose a narrative concerning the matters of which we are fully assured among ourselves,


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give them over to us, it seems good to me also, having fully followed all accurately from the very first, to write to you consecutively, most mighty Theophilus,


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There came to be, in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the routine of Abiah, and his wife, of the daughters of Aaron, and her name is Elizabeth.


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Now they were both just in front of God, going in all the precepts and just statutes of the Lord, blameless.


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according to the custom of the priestly office, he chanced to burn incense, entering into the temple of the Lord.


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Now the messenger said to him, "Fear not, Zechariah, because hearkened to is your petition, and your wife Elizabeth shall be bearing you a son, and you shall be calling his name John.


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for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord. And wine and intoxicant may he under no circumstances be drinking, and with holy spirit shall he be filled while still of his mother's womb.


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And he shall be coming before in His sight in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the stubborn to the prudence of the just, to make ready a people formed for the Lord."


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And Zechariah said to the messenger, "By what shall I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days."


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And answering, the messenger said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands before God, and I was dispatched to speak to you and to bring you this evangel.


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And lo! silent shall you be and not able to speak until the day on which these things may be occurring, because you do not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season."


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Yet, on coming out, he was not able to speak to them, and they recognize that he has seen an apparition in the temple. And he was motioning to them and continued to be mute.


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And she kept herself close five months, saying that "Thus has the Lord done to me, in the days in which He took notice to eliminate my reproach among men."


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Now in the sixth month, the messenger Gabriel was dispatched from God to a city of Galilee, which is named Nazareth,


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to a virgin, espoused to a man whose name is Joseph, of the house and kindred of David. And the name of the virgin is Miriam.


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And, entering to her, the messenger said, "Rejoice, favored one! The Lord is with you, you blessed among women!"


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Now she, perceiving it, was agitated at his word, and she reasoned what manner of salutation this may be.


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And lo! you shall be conceiving and be pregnant and be bringing forth a Son, and you shall be calling His name Jesus.


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He shall be great, and Son of the Most High shall He be called. And the Lord God shall be giving Him the throne of David,


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His father, and He shall reign over the house of Jacob for the eons. And of His kingdom there shall be no consummation."


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And answering, the messenger said to her, "Holy spirit shall be coming on you, and the power of the Most High shall be overshadowing you; wherefore also the holy One Who is being generated shall be called the Son of God.


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And lo! Elizabeth, your relative, she also has conceived a son in her decrepitude, and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren,


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Now Miriam said, "Lo! the slave of the Lord! May it come to be with me according to your declaration!" And the messenger came away from her.


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Now in these days, Miriam, rising, went with diligence into the mountainous region, into a city of Judah.


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And it occurred, as Elizabeth hears the salutation of Mary, the babe jumps in her womb, and Elizabeth is filled with holy spirit,


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and she shouts out with a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb!


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For Lo! as the sound of your salutation came into my ears, the babe jumps with exultation in my womb.


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And happy is she who believes, seeing that there shall be a maturing of that which has been spoken to her by the Lord!"


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For He looks on the humiliation of His slave. For lo! from now on all generations will count me happy,


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And the homes about and her relatives hear that the Lord magnifies His mercy with her, and they rejoiced together with her.


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And it occurred on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the little boy, and they called him by the name of his father, Zechariah.


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And fear came on all who home about them, and in the whole mountainous region of Judea all these declarations were spoken about.


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And all who hear pondered in their hearts, saying, "What, consequently, will this little boy be?" For the hand also of the Lord was with him.


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To grant to us, being rescued out of the hand of our enemies, To be fearlessly offering divine service to Him


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Now you, also, little boy, a prophet of the Most High shall be called, For you shall be going before in the sight of the Lord To make ready His roads,


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To make Its advent to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, To direct our feet into the path of peace."


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Now the little boy grows up and was staunch in spirit and was in the wilderness till the day of his indication to Israel.


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Now it occurred in those days, that a decree came out from Caesar Augustus that the entire inhabited earth register.


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Now Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, into the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and kindred of David,


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And she brought forth her Son, the firstborn, and swaddles Him, and cradles Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the caravansary.


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And shepherds were in the same district in the field fold, and maintaining watches at night over their flock.


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And lo! a messenger of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of God shines about them, and they were afraid with a great fear.


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And the messenger said to them, "Fear not, for lo! I am bringing you an evangel of great joy which will be for the entire people,


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in the city of David. And this is the sign to you: you will be finding a Babe, swaddled and lying in a manger.


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And suddenly with the messenger there came to be a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,


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And it occurred, as the messengers came away from them into heaven, that the shepherds spoke to one another, saying, "By all means we may be passing through to Bethlehem, and we may be perceiving this declaration which has come to pass, which the Lord makes known to us."


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Now, perceiving it, they make known concerning the declaration that is spoken to them concerning this little Boy.


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And the shepherds return, glorifying and praising God for all that which they hear and perceived, according as it was spoken to them.


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And when the eight days to His circumcising are fulfilled, His name also was called Jesus, which He was called by the messenger before His conception in the womb.


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And when the days of their cleansing are fulfilled according to the law of Moses, they brought Him up into Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord


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(according as it is written in the law of the Lord, that every male opening up the matrix shall be called holy to the Lord),


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and to give a sacrifice according to that which is declared in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle doves or two squabs of the doves.


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And lo! there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name is Simeon. And this man is just and pious, anticipating the consolation of Israel, and holy spirit was on him.


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And he was apprised by the holy spirit that he would not be acquainted with death ere he should be acquainted with the Lord's Christ.


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And he came, in the spirit, into the sanctuary, and as the parents are bringing in the little Boy Jesus, for them to do according to the custom of the law concerning Him,


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And Simeon blesses them and said to Miriam, His mother, "Lo! He is lying for the fall and rising of many in Israel, And for a sign contradicted.


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Yet through your own soul also shall be passing a blade, So that reasonings of many hearts should be revealed."


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And there was Hannah, a prophetess, a daughter of Penuel, out of the tribe of Asher (she is advanced in her many days, living with a husband seven years from her virginity,


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and she is a widow till she is eighty-four years) who does not withdraw from the sanctuary, with fasts and petitions offering divine service night and day.


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And in the same hour, standing by, she made a response to God, and spoke concerning Him to all who are anticipating redemption in Jerusalem.


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And, as they accomplish all according to the law of the Lord, they return into Galilee, into their own city, Nazareth.


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Now the little Boy grows up and was staunch in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on Him.


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And when He came to be twelve years old, at their going up into Jerusalem according to the custom of the festival,


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and finishing the days, at their return the Boy Jesus remains behind in Jerusalem, and His parents know it not,


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Now, inferring that He is in the caravan, they came a day's way, and they hunted Him among the relatives and those known to them.


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And it occurred, after three days they found Him in the sanctuary, seated in the midst of the teachers, hearing them, as well as inquiring of them.


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And perceiving Him, they were astonished. And His mother said to Him, "Child, why do you thus to us? Lo! your father and I painfully sought you."


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And He said to them, "Why is it that you sought Me? Had you not perceived that I must be among the things which are My Father's?"


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And He descended with them and came into Nazareth, and was subject to them. And His mother carefully kept all these declarations, parleying them in her own heart.


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Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, yet Philip, his brother, being tetrarch of the province of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias being tetrarch of Abilene,


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under Hannas and Caiaphas, the chief priests, came a declaration of God to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.


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And he came into the entire country about the Jordan, heralding a baptism of repentance for the pardon of sins,


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as it is written in the scroll of the sayings of Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one imploring: 'In the wilderness make ready the road of the Lord! Straight...be making the highways'" of Him!


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"'Every ravine shall be filled And every mountain and hill shall be made low, And the crooked shall be straight, And the rough places into smooth roads,...


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He said, then, to the throngs going out to be baptized by him, "Progeny of vipers! Who intimates to you to be fleeing from the impending indignation?


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Produce, then, fruits worthy of repentance. And you should not begin to be saying among yourselves, 'For a father we have Abraham,' for I am saying to you that God is able, out of these stones, to rouse children to Abraham.


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Now already the ax also is lying at the root of the trees. Every tree, then, which is not producing ideal fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire."


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Now answering, he said to them, "He who has two tunics, let him be sharing with him who has none, and let him who has food be doing likewise."


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Now tribute collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we be doing?"


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Now soldiers also inquired of him, saying, "What should we also be doing?" And he said to them, "You should be intimidating no one, neither be blackmailing, and be sufficed with your rations."


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Now at the people hoping, and all reasoning in their hearts concerning John, lest at some time he may be the Christ,


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John answers, saying to all, "I, indeed, in water am baptizing you. Yet coming is One stronger than I, the thong of Whose sandals I am not competent to loose. He will be baptizing you in holy spirit and fire,


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Whose winnowing shovel is in His hand, and He will be scouring His threshing floor and be gathering the grain into His barn, yet the chaff shall He burn up with unextinguished fire."


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Now Herod the tetrarch, being exposed by him concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and concerning all the wicked things which Herod does,


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Now it occurred, as all the people are baptized, at Jesus also being baptized and praying, heaven is opened,


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and the holy spirit descends on Him, to bodily perception as if a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, "Thou art My Son, the Beloved; in Thee I delight."


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And He, Jesus, when beginning, was about thirty years old, being a son (as to the law) of Joseph, of Eli, of Matthat, of Levi,


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Now Jesus, full of holy spirit, returns from the Jordan, and was led in the spirit in the wilderness


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forty days, undergoing trial by the Adversary. And He did not eat of anything in those days, and subsequently, at their being concluded, He hungers.


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Now the Adversary said to Him, "If you are God's son, speak to this stone that it may be becoming bread."


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And Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written that, 'Not on bread alone shall man be living, but on every declaration...of God.'"


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And, leading Him up into a high mountain, the Adversary shows Him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in a second of time.


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And the Adversary said to Him, "To you shall I be giving all this authority and the glory of them, for it has been given up to me, and to whomsoever I may will, I am giving it.


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And answering, Jesus said to Him, "Go away behind Me, Satan! It is written, The Lord your God shall you be worshiping, and to Him only shall you be offering divine service."


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Now he led Him into Jerusalem and stands Him on the wing of the sanctuary, and he said to Him, "If you are God's son, cast yourself down hence,


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and that 'On their hands shall they be lifting Thee, Lest at some time Thou shouldst be dashing Thy foot against a stone.'"


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And answering, Jesus said to him that "It has been declared, 'You shall not be putting on trial the Lord your God.'"


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And Jesus returns, in the power of the spirit, into Galilee. And the fame concerning Him came out down the whole of the country about.


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And He came to Nazareth, where He was reared, and, according to His custom on the day of the sabbaths, He entered into the synagogue and rose to read.


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And handed to Him was a scroll of the prophet Isaiah, and, opening the scroll, He found the place where it was written,


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"The spirit of the Lord is on Me, On account of which He anoints Me to bring the evangel to the poor. He has commissioned Me to heal the crushed heart, To herald to captives a pardon, And to the blind the receiving of sight; To dispatch the oppressed with a pardon.


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And furling the scroll, giving it back to the deputy, He is seated. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were looking intently at Him.


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And all testified of Him and marveled at the gracious words which are issuing out of His mouth. And they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"


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And He said to them, "Undoubtedly you will be declaring to Me this parable: 'Physician, cure yourself!' 'Whatever we hear occurring in Capernaum do here also in your own country.'"


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Now He said, "Verily, I am saying to you that no one who is a prophet is acceptable in his own country.


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Now of a truth I am saying to you, that many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven is locked for three years and six months, as a great famine came to be over the entire land,


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And many lepers were in Israel under Elisha the prophet, and none of them is cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."


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and rising, they cast Him outside of the city. And they led Him to the brow of the mountain on which their city had been built, so as to push Him over the precipice.


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And in the synagogue was a man having the spirit of an unclean demon, and it cries out with a loud voice,


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saying, "Ha! what is it to us and to you, Jesus the Nazarean? Did you come to destroy us? I am aware who you are-the holy One of God!"


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And Jesus rebukes it, saying, "Be still, and come out from him!" And, pitching him into their midst, the demon came out from him, in nothing harming him.


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And awe came on all, and they conferred with one another, saying, "What word is this? for with authority and power is He enjoining the unclean spirits, and they are coming out!"


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Now, rising from the synagogue, Jesus entered into the house of Simon. Now the mother-in-law of Simon was pressed by a high fever, and they ask Him about her.


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And standing by over her, He rebukes the fever, and the fever leaves her. Now instantly, rising, she waited on them.


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Now at the setting of the sun, all, whoever had those who are infirm with various diseases, led them also to Him. Now He, placing His hands on each one of them, cures them.


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Now demons also came out from many, clamoring and saying that "You are the Christ, the Son of God!" And, rebuking them, He did not let them speak, for they had perceived that He is the Christ.


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Now at the coming of day, coming out, He went into a desolate place. And the throngs sought for Him, and they came to Him and detained Him, so as not to be going from them.


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Now He said to them that "To other cities also I must bring the evangel of the kingdom of God, for for this was I commissioned."


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Now it occurred, as the throng is importuning Him and hearing the word of God, He also was standing beside lake Gennesaret,


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and he perceived two ships standing beside the lake. Now the fishers, stepping off from them, rinse off the nets.


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Now, stepping into one of the ships, which was Simon's, He asks him to be backing up slightly from the land. Now, being seated, He taught the throngs out of the ship.


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Now as He ceases speaking, He said to Simon, "Back up into the depth, and lower your nets for a catch."


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And answering, Simon said to Him, "Doctor, the whole night through, toiling, we did not get one. Yet, at Thy declaration, I shall lower the nets."


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and they beckon to their partners in the other ship to come to their aid. And they came, and they fill both the ships so that they are swamped.


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Now perceiving it, Simon Peter prostrates before Jesus' knees, saying, "Come away from me, for a man, a sinner am I, Lord!"


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Now likewise are James also and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon's mates. And Jesus said to Simon, "Fear not! From now on men you shall be catching alive!"


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And it occurred, as He is in one of the cities, lo! a man full of leprosy. Now, perceiving Jesus, falling on his face, he besought Him, saying, "Lord, if Thou shouldst be willing, Thou canst cleanse me!"


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And, stretching out His hand, He touches him, saying, "I am willing! Be cleansed!" And immediately the leprosy came away from him.


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And He charges him to be speaking to no one. "But come away, show yourself to the priest, and bring for your cleansing, according as Moses bids, for a testimony to them."


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Yet rather the account concerning Him passed through, and vast throngs came together to hear and to be cured by Him of their infirmities.


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And it occurred on one of the days, that He was teaching, and the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were sitting, who were come out of every village of Galilee and of Judea and Jerusalem. And there was power of the Lord for their healing.


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And lo! men carrying on a couch a man who was paralyzed, and they sought to be carrying him in and to place him before Him.


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And not finding by which means they may be carrying him in because of the throng, going up on the housetop, they let him down, with the cot, through the tiles into the midst in front of Jesus.


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And the scribes and the Pharisees begin to reason, saying, "Who is this who is speaking blasphemies? Who is able to pardon sins except God only?"


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Now Jesus, recognizing their reasonings, answering, said to them, "What are you reasoning in your hearts?


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"Now, that you may be perceiving that the Son of Mankind has authority on earth to pardon sins (He said to the paralyzed), to you am I saying, Rouse and pick up your cot and go into your house."


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And instantly, rising before them, picking up that on which he was laid, he came away into his house, glorifying God.


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And amazement took hold of all, and they glorified God, and are filled with fear, saying that "We perceived baffling things today!"


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And after these things He came out and gazes at a tribute collector named Levi, sitting at the tribute office. And He said to him, "Follow Me."


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And Levi makes a great reception for Him in his house, and there was a vast throng of tribute collectors and others who were lying down with them.


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And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured to His disciples, saying, "Wherefore are you eating and drinking with the tribute collectors and sinners?"


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And answering, Jesus said to them, "Those who are sound have no need of a physician, but those who have an illness.


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Yet they said to Him, "The disciples of John are fasting frequently and are making petitions; likewise also those of the Pharisees; yet yours are eating and drinking."


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Now Jesus said to them, "You can not make the sons of the bridal chamber fast while the bridegroom is with them.


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Yet coming will be days whenever the bridegroom may be taken away from them also. Then they will be fasting–in those days."


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Now He told them a parable also, that "No one, rending a patch from a new cloak, is patching it on an old cloak. Otherwise, surely the new also will be rending, and the patch from the new will not be agreeing with the old.


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"And no one is draining fresh wine into old wine skins. Otherwise, surely the fresh wine will be bursting the wine skins, and it will be spilled and the wine skins will perish.


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And no one, drinking the old, immediately is wanting the fresh, for he is saying, 'The old is mellower.'"


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Now it occurred on the second first sabbath, He is going through the sowings, and His disciples plucked the ears and ate, rubbing them together in their hands.


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Now certain of the Pharisees said to them, "What you are doing is what is not allowed to be done on the sabbaths."


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And answering, Jesus said to them, "Did you not even read this, which David does once when he hungers, he and those who are with him,


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how he entered into the house of God, and, taking the showbread, he ate also, and gives to those with him also, that which is not allowed to be eaten except only by the priests?"


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Now it occurred on a different sabbath also, He is entering into the synagogue and teaching. And there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.


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Now the scribes and the Pharisees scrutinized Him, to see if He is curing on the sabbath, that they may be finding an accusation against Him.


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Yet He had perceived their reasonings. Now He said to the man having the withered hand, "Rouse and stand in the midst." And rising, he stood.


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Now Jesus said to them, "I will be inquiring of you if it is allowed on the sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a soul or to destroy?"


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And looking about on them all, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." Now he does it, and his hand was restored as the other.


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Now they are filled with folly, and they spoke about it to one another, saying, What should they be doing to Jesus?


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Now it occurred in these days that He came out into the mountain to pray, and throughout the night He was in the prayer of God.


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And when it became day He shouts to His disciples, and chooses from them twelve, whom He names apostles also:


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Simon, whom He names also Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,


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And, descending with them, He stood on an even place. And a vast throng of His disciples and a vast multitude of people from entire Judea and Jerusalem and maritime Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases


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And He, lifting up His eyes to His disciples, said "Happy are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.


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Happy are those hungering now, for you shall be satisfied. Happy are those lamenting now, for you shall be laughing.


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Happy are you whenever men should be hating you, and whenever they should be severing from you and reproaching you and casting out your name as wicked, on account of the Son of Mankind.


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You may be rejoicing in that day, and frisk, for lo! your wages are vast in heaven, for according to the same manner did their fathers to the prophets.


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Woe to you who are filled now, for you shall be hungering! Woe to you who are laughing now, for you shall be mourning and lamenting!


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Woe to you whenever all men may be saying fine things of you, for according to the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets!


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"But to you, who are hearing, am I saying: Love your enemies. Be doing ideally to those who are hating you.


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To him who is beating you on the cheek, be tendering the other also. And you should not be preventing him who is taking away your cloak from taking your tunic also.


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Now you, be giving to everyone who is requesting, and from him who is taking away what is yours be not demanding it.


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"And if you are loving those loving you, what thanks is it to you? For sinners also are loving those loving them.


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And if you should be doing good to those doing good to you, what thanks is it to you? For sinners also are doing the same.


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And if you should ever be lending to those from whom you are expecting to get back, what thanks is it to you? For sinners also are lending to sinners, that they may get back the equivalent.


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Moreover, be loving your enemies, and be doing good, and be lending, expecting nothing from them, and your wages will be vast in the heavens, and you will be sons of the Most High, for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.


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And be not judging, and under no circumstances may you be judged; and be not convicting, and under no circumstances may you be convicted; be releasing, and you shall be released;


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be giving, and it shall be given to you: a measure ideal, squeezed down and shaken together and running over, shall they be giving into your bosom. For the same measure with which you are measuring will be measured to you again."


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Now He told them a parable also: "The blind can not guide the blind. Will not both be falling into a pit?


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"Now why are you observing the mote in your brother's eye, yet the beam in your own eye you are not considering?


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Or how can you be saying to your brother, 'Brother, let me extract the mote in your eye,' observing not, yourself, the beam in your eye? Hypocrite! Extract first the beam out of your eye, and then you will be keen-sighted to be extracting the mote in your brother's eye.


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For an ideal tree is not producing rotten fruit; again, neither is a rotten tree producing ideal fruit.


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For each tree is known by its own fruit. For not from thorns are they culling figs, neither from a thorn bush are they picking grapes.


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"The good man out of the good treasure of his heart is bringing forth that which is good, and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure of his heart is bringing forth that which is wicked, for out of the superabundance of the heart his mouth is speaking.


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Everyone coming to Me and hearing My words and doing them-I shall be intimating to you whom he is like.


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Like is he to a man building a house, who digs and deepens, and places the foundation on a rock. Now, at an inundation occurring, the river bursts through to that house, and it is not strong enough to shake it, because it is ideally built.


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"Now he who hears, and does not, is like a man building a house on the earth without a foundation, to which the river bursts through, and straightway it collapses; and the crash of that house came to be great."


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Since, in fact, He completes all His declarations in the hearing of the people, He entered into Capernaum.


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Now a certain centurion's slave, who was held in honor by him, having an illness, was about to decease.


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Now, hearing concerning Jesus, he dispatches to Him elders of the Jews, asking Him so that He, coming, should be bringing his slave safely through.


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Now, coming along to Jesus, they entreat Him diligently, saying to Him that "Worthy is he to whom Thou shouldst be tendering this,


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Now Jesus went with them. Now, as He is already not far away from the house, the centurion sends friends to Him, saying to Him, "Lord, do not bother, for not enough am I that Thou mayest be entering under my roof.


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Wherefore, neither do I count myself worthy to be coming to Thee. But say the word, and my boy will be healed.


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For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me, and I am saying to this one 'Go,' and he is going, and to another, 'Come,' and he is coming, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he is doing it."


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Now, hearing these things, Jesus marvels at him, and, being turned to the throng following Him, said, "I am saying to you that not even in Israel did I find so much faith."


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And it occurred in the next journey, that He went into a city called Nain. And together with Him went a considerable number of His disciples and a vast throng.


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Now as He nears the gate of the city, lo! there was fetched out, being dead, an only-begotten son of his mother. And she was a widow. And a considerable throng of the city was with her.


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And approaching, He touches the bier. Now those bearing it stand. And he said, "Youth, to you am I saying, Be roused!"


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Now fear got all, and they glorified God, saying that "A great prophet was roused among us!" and that "God visits His people!"


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And, calling a certain two of his disciples to him, John sends to Jesus, saying, "Art Thou the coming One, or may we be hoping for a different One?"


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Now coming along to Him, the men say, "John the baptist dispatches us to Thee, saying, 'Art Thou the coming One, or may we be hoping for another One.?'"


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In that hour He cures many of diseases and scourges and wicked spirits, and to many blind He graciously grants sight.


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And answering, Jesus said to them, "Go, report to John what you perceived and hear: that the blind are receiving sight, the lame are walking, lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being roused, and to the poor the evangel is being brought.


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Now, at John's messengers coming away, He begins to be saying to the throngs concerning John, "What do you come out into the wilderness to gaze at? A reed being shaken by the wind?


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But what do you come out to perceive? A man garbed in soft garments? Lo! those in glorious vesture and inhering in luxury are among the royal.


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But what have you come out to perceive? A prophet? Yes, I am saying to you, and exceedingly more than a prophet.


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"For verily I am saying to you, A greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the baptist, there is not one. Yet the smaller, in the kingdom of God is greater than he.


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"And hearing, the entire people, even the tribute collectors, justify God, being baptized with the baptism of John.


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Yet the Pharisees and those learned in the law repudiate the counsel of God for themselves, not being baptized by him.


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Like are they to little boys and girls sitting in the market and shouting to one another and saying, 'We flute to you and you do not dance! We wail to you and you do not lament!'


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For come has John the baptist, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you are saying, 'A demon has he!'


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Come has the Son of Mankind, eating and drinking, and you are saying, "'Lo! a man gluttonous and a tippler, a friend of tribute collectors and sinners!'


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Now a certain one of the Pharisees asked Him, that He may be eating with him. And entering into the Pharisee's house, He reclined.


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And lo! a woman who was in the city was a sinner. And, recognizing that He is lying down at table in the Pharisee's house, fetching an alabaster vase of attar


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and standing behind, beside the feet of Jesus, lamenting, she begins to rain tears on His feet, and with the hair of her head she wiped them off and fondly kissed His feet, and rubbed them with the attar.


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Now, perceiving it, the Pharisee who invites Him said in himself, saying, "This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman it is who is touching him, seeing that she is a sinner."


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And answering, Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." Now he is averring, "Teacher, say it!"


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"Two debtors paying usury were owing a certain creditor. The one owed five hundred denarii, yet the other fifty.


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Now, they having nothing to pay, he deals graciously with both. Which of them, then, will be loving him more?"


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Now answering, Simon said, "I take it that it is he with whom he deals the more graciously." Now He said to him, "Correctly do you decide."


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And, being turned to the woman, He averred to Simon, "Are you observing this woman? I entered into your house; water for My feet you do not give, yet she rains tears on My feet and with her hair she wipes them off;


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a kiss to Me you do not give, yet she, from the time I entered, did not intermit fondly kissing My feet;


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on behalf of which, I am saying to you, pardoned are her many sins, for she loves much. Now to whom there is scant pardoning, there is scant loving."


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And those lying back at table with Him begin to be saying among themselves, "Who is this who is pardoning sins also?"


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And it occurred consecutively, He also traverses city by city and village by village, heralding and bringing the evangel of the kingdom of God, and together with Him the twelve,


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and some women who were cured of wicked spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had come out,


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and Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's manager, and Susanna and the many others who dispensed to Him out of their possessions.


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"Out came the sower to sow his seed, and in his sowing, some indeed falls beside the road and was trampled, and the flying creatures of heaven devoured it.


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And other falls into the good earth, and sprouting, produces fruit a hundredfold." These things saying, He shouted, "Who has ears to hear, let him hear!"


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Now He said, "To you has it been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, yet to the rest in parables, that, observing, they may not be observing, and hearing, they may not be understanding.


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Now those beside the road are those who hear; thereafter the Adversary is coming and is picking up the word from their heart, lest, believing, they may be saved.


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Now those on the rock are those who, whenever they should be hearing, with joy are receiving the word. And these have no root, who are believing for a season and, in a season of trial, are withdrawing.


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Now that falling among the thorns, these are those who hear and, by worries and riches, and by the gratifications of life, going on, stifle, and are bringing nothing to maturity.


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Now that in the ideal earth, these are they who, in a heart ideal and good, hearing the word, are retaining it and are bearing fruit with endurance.


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"Now no one, lighting a lamp, is covering it with a vessel or is placing it underneath a couch, but is placing it on a lampstand that those going in may be observing the light.


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For nothing is hidden which shall not become apparent, neither concealed which should not by all means be known and come to be apparent.


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Beware, then, how you are hearing! For whoever may have, to him shall be given, and whoever may not have, from him shall be taken away also what he is supposed to have."


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Now there came along to Him His mother and His brothers, and they were not able to fall in with Him because of the throng.


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Now it was reported to Him, saying that "Thy mother and Thy brothers stand outside wanting to see Thee."


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Now He, answering, said to them, "My mother and My brethren are these who are hearing the word of God and doing it."


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Now it occurred on one of the days that He, as well as His disciples, stepped into a ship, and He said to them, "We may be passing through to the other side of the lake." And they set out.


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Now, at their sailing, He falls asleep. And a whirl of wind descended to the lake, and they were foundered and in danger.


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Now approaching, they rouse Him, saying, "Doctor! Doctor! We are perishing!" Now He, being roused, rebukes the wind and the surging of the water, and they cease, and it became calm.


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Now He said to them, "Where is your faith?" Yet, being afraid, they marvel, saying to one another, "Who, consequently, is this, that He is enjoining the winds as well as the water, and they are obeying Him!"


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Now at His coming out on the land, there meets Him a certain man out of the city, who had demons, and for a considerable time puts on no cloak, and remained in no house, but in the tombs.


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Now, perceiving Jesus and crying out, he prostrates to Him and said in a loud voice, "What is it to me and to Thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High! I beseech Thee, Thou shouldst not be tormenting me."


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For He charged the unclean spirit to be coming out from the man; for many times it had gripped him, and he was bound, being guarded with chains and fetters, and, bursting through the bonds, he was driven by the demon into the wilderness.


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Now Jesus inquires of him, saying, "What is your name?" Now he said, "Legion," for many demons entered into him.


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Now a considerable herd of hogs was there, grazing on the mountain, and they entreat Him that He should permit them to be entering into those. And He permits them.


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Now the demons, coming out from the man, entered into the hogs, and the herd rushes down the precipice into the lake and was smothered.


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Now they came out to perceive what has occurred, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons came out, garmented and sane, sitting at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid.


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And the entire multitude of the country about the Gergesenes asks Him to be coming away from them, for they were pressed by a great fear.


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Now He, stepping into the ship, returns. Now the man from whom the demons had come out besought Him to be with Him, yet Jesus dismisses him, saying,


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"Return to your home and relate how much God does for you." And he came away, down the whole city, heralding how much Jesus does for him.


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And lo! a man came whose name was Jairus, and he possessed the chieftainship of the synagogue. And, falling at the feet of Jesus, he entreated Him to be entering into his house,


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for he had an only-begotten daughter of about twelve years, and she died. Now at His going away, the throngs stifled Him.


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And a woman, having a hemorrhage for twelve years, whose whole livelihood is being consumed by physicians, is not strong enough to be cured by anyone.


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Approaching from behind, she touches the tassel of His cloak. And instantly, stanched was her hemorrhage.


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And Jesus said, "Who touches Me?" Now, at all denying it, Peter and those with Him, said, "Doctor, the throngs are pressing Thee and jostling, and art Thou saying, 'Who touches Me?'"


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Now the woman, perceiving that she did not elude Him, came trembling, and prostrating to Him, reports in the sight of the entire people for what cause she touches Him and so was healed instantly.


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While He is still speaking, someone from the chief of the synagogue's house is coming, saying to him that "Your daughter is dead. By no means bother the teacher any longer."


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Now coming into the house, He lets no one enter together with Him, except Peter and James and John and the father of the girl and the mother.


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Now they all lamented, and they grieved for her. Now He said, "Be not lamenting, for she did not die, but is drowsing."


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And back turns her spirit, and she rose instantly. And He prescribes that she be given something to eat.


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Now calling together the twelve apostles, He gives them power and authority over all the demons and to be curing diseases.


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And He said to them, "Nothing pick up for the road, neither staff, nor beggar's bag, nor bread, nor silver, nor have two tunics apiece.


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And whoever should not be receiving you, coming out from that city, twitch off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them."


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Now Herod the tetrarch hears all that is occurring by Him, and was bewildered because of what is being said by some that "John was roused from among the dead,"


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Yet Herod said, "John I behead. Now who is this about whom I am hearing such things?" And he sought to become acquainted with Him.


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And returning, the apostles relate to Him whatever they do and whatever they teach. And taking them along, He retreats privately into a city called Bethsaida.


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Now the throngs, knowing it, follow Him. And welcoming them, He spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God, and those having need of a cure, He healed.


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Now the day begins to be declining. Now approaching, the twelve said to Him, "Dismiss the throng, that they, being gone into the villages and the fields around, should be putting up for the night and finding forage, for we are in a desolate place here."


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Yet He said to them, "You be giving them something to eat." Yet they say, "We have no more than five cakes of bread and two fishes, except should we go and buy food for all these people."


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For there were about five thousand men. Now He said to His disciples, "Cause them to recline in groups of about fifty apiece."


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Now taking the five cakes of bread and the two fishes, looking up into heaven, He blesses them and breaks them up, and gave to the disciples to place before the throng.


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And they ate, and all are satisfied. And twelve panniers of their superfluous fragments were picked up.


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And it occurred, as He is praying in seclusion, the disciples were together with Him, and Jesus inquires of them, saying, "Who are the throngs saying that I am?"


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Now they, answering, say, "'John the baptist,' yet others 'Elijah,' yet others that 'Some prophet of the ancients rose.'"


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Now He said to them, "Now you, who are you saying that I am?" Now Peter, answering, said, "The Christ of God."


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saying that "The Son of Mankind must be suffering much, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be roused."


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Now He said to all, "If anyone is wanting to come after Me, let him disown himself and pick up his cross daily and follow Me.


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For whosoever may be wanting to save his soul, shall be destroying it, yet whoever should be destroying his soul on My account, he shall be saving it.


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"For whoever may be ashamed of Me and of My words, of this one the Son of Mankind shall be ashamed, whenever He may be coming in the glory of Him and of the Father and of the holy messengers.


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Now I am saying to you, truly there are some of those standing here who under no circumstances should be tasting death till they should be perceiving the kingdom of God."


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Now it occurred about eight days after these sayings, taking along Peter and John and James also, that He ascended into the mountain to pray.


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And it occurred, in His praying, to the perception His face became different, and His vesture glittering white.


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who, being seen in the glory, spoke of His exodus, which He was about to be completing in Jerusalem.


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Now Peter and those with Him were heavy with sleep. Yet, becoming alert, they perceived His glory and the two men who stand together with Him.


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And it occurred, as they are detached from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Doctor, it is ideal for us to be here. And we should be making three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah"-not being aware what he is saying.


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Now, at his saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them. Now they were afraid at their entering into the cloud.


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And at the coming of the voice, Jesus was found alone. And they hush, and to no one in those days do they report anything of what they have seen.


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Now it occurred on the next day, at their coming down from the mountain, that a vast throng meets with Him.


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And lo! a man from the throng exclaims, saying, "Teacher, I beseech Thee, look on my son, for my only begotten is he!


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And lo! a spirit is getting him, and suddenly he is crying out, and it is tearing and convulsing him, with froth, and is departing with difficulty from him, bruising him.


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Now, answering, Jesus said, "O generation unbelieving and perverse! Till when shall I be with you and bear with you? Lead your son here to Me."


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Yet, while he is still approaching, the demon tares and violently convulses him. Yet Jesus rebukes the unclean spirit, and He heals the boy and gives him back to his father.


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Now all were astonished at the magnificence of God. Now at all marveling at all which Jesus did, He said to His disciples.


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"You be laying up these sayings in your ears, for the Son of Mankind is about to be given up into the hands of men."


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Yet they were ignorant of this declaration, and it was screened from them, that they may not be sensing it, and they feared to ask Him concerning this declaration.


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Now Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, getting hold of a little child, stands it beside Himself


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and said to them, "Whosoever should be receiving this little child in My name is receiving Me, and whosoever should be receiving Me is receiving Him Who commissions Me. For the one inherently smaller among you all, he is great."


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Now, answering, John said, "Doctor, we perceived someone casting out demons in Thy name, and we forbade him, for he is not following with us."


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Now it occurred in the fulfillment of the days of His taking up, He fixes His face steadfastly to go to Jerusalem.


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And He dispatches messengers before His face. And, being gone, they entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to make ready for Him.


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Now perceiving it, His disciples, James and John, say, "Lord, art Thou willing? May we be telling fire to descend from heaven and consume them, as Elijah also does?"


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And at their going in the road, someone said to Him, "I will be following Thee wheresoever Thou mayest be coming away, Lord!"


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And Jesus said to him, "The jackals have burrows and the flying creatures of heaven roosts, yet the Son of Mankind has no where that He may be reclining His head."


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Now He said to a different one, "Follow Me!" Yet he said, "Lord, permit me first to come away to entomb my father."


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Yet He said to him, "Let the dead entomb their own dead. Yet you, coming away, publish the kingdom of God."


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Now a different one also said, "I shall be following Thee, Lord! Yet first permit me to take leave of those in my home."


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Yet Jesus said to him, "No one, putting forth his hand on a plow and looking behind, is fit in the kingdom of God."


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Now after these things the Lord indicates seventy-two others also, and He dispatches them two by two before His face into every city and place where He was about to be entering.


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Now He said to them, "The harvest, indeed, is vast, yet the workers are few. Beseech, then, the Lord of the harvest, so that He should be ejecting workers into His harvest.


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And if a son of peace should be there, your peace will be resting on it; otherwise, surely it will come back on you.


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Now in the same house, remain, eating and drinking what they have, for worthy is the worker of his wages. Do not proceed from house to house.


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"And into whatever city you may be entering, and they may be receiving you, eat what is placed before you,


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"Now into whatever city you may be entering, and they may not be receiving you, coming out into its squares, say,


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'Even the dust on our feet, which is clinging to us out of your city, are we wiping off before you. Moreover, know this, that near to you is the kingdom of God!"


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"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the powerful deeds which are occurring in you occurred in Tyre and Sidon, long ago they would repent, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.


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"He who is hearing you is hearing Me. And he who is repudiating you is repudiating Me. Yet he who is repudiating Me is repudiating Him Who commissions Me."


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Lo! I have given you authority to be treading upon serpents and scorpions and over the entire power of the enemy, and nothing shall be injuring you under any circumstances.


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However, in this be not rejoicing, that the spirits are subject to you, yet be rejoicing that your names are engraven in the heavens."


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In this hour He exults in the holy spirit and said, "I am acclaiming Thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for Thou dost conceal these things from the wise and intelligent and Thou dost reveal them to minors. Yea, Father, seeing that thus it became a delight in front of Thee."


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And being turned to the disciples, He said, "All was given up to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and whomsoever the Son may be intending to unveil Him."


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And being turned to the disciples, He said privately, "Happy are the eyes that are observing what you are observing!


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For I am saying to you that many prophets and kings want to perceive what you are observing, and they perceive not, and to hear of Me what you are hearing, and they hear not."


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And lo! a certain lawyer rose, putting Him on trial, and saying, "Teacher, by doing what should I enjoy the allotment of life eonian?"


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Now he, answering, said, "You shall be loving the Lord your God out of your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole strength, and with your whole comprehension, and 'your associate as yourself.'"


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Now taking him up, Jesus said, "A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho. And he falls among robbers, who, stripping him as well as pounding him, came away, leaving him half dead.


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Now it happens by a coincidence, that a certain priest descended by that road, and, perceiving him, passed by on the other side.


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and coming to him, he bandages his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Now, mounting him on his own beast, he led him to a khan and had him cared for.


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And, on the morrow, coming away, extracting two denarii, he gives them to the khan keeper and said to him, 'Care for him, and anything whatever you should be expending, at my coming back, I will be paying you.'


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"Which, then, of these three are you supposing has become an associate of the one falling in with the robbers?"


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Now he said, "The one doing the merciful thing with him." Now Jesus said to him, "Go, and you do likewise."


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Now at their going, He entered into a certain village. Now a certain woman, named Martha, entertains Him in her house.


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Now Martha was distracted about much serving. Now, standing by, she said, "Lord, art Thou not caring that my sister left me to serve alone? Then speak to her that she may be aiding me."


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Now, answering, the Lord said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worrying and in a tumult about many things.


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Yet of few is there need, or of one. For Mary chooses the good part which shall not be wrested from her."


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And it occurred at His being in a certain place praying, as He ceases, a certain one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, according as John also teaches his disciples."


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Now He said to them, "Whenever you may be praying, be saying, 'Our Father, Who art in the heavens, hallowed be Thy name! Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, on earth also,


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And pardon us our sins, for we ourselves also are pardoning everyone who is owing us. And mayest Thou not bring us into trial, but rescue us from the wicked one.'"


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And He said to them, "Who of you will be having a friend and will be going to him at midnight and may be saying to him, 'Friend, let me use three cakes of bread,


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since, in fact, a friend of mine came along out of the road to me, and I have nothing that I should be placing before him';


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and he, inside, answering, may be saying, Do not afford me weariness; already the door is locked, and my little children with me are in bed; I can not rise to give to you'?


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I am saying to you, even if he will not rise to give to him because of his being his friend, surely because of his pestering, being roused, he will be giving him whatever he needs.


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"And I to you am saying, Request, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.


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For everyone who is requesting is obtaining and who is seeking is finding, and to the one knocking it shall be opened.


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"Now of some father of you a son will be requesting bread. No stone will he be handing him! Or a fish, also. Not, instead of a fish, a serpent will he be handing him!


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If you, then, being inherently wicked, are aware how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather will the Father Who is out of heaven, be giving holy spirit to those requesting Him!"


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And he was casting out a demon, and it was a mute one. Now it occurred, at the coming out of the demon, that the mute man speaks. And the throngs marvel.


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Yet some of them said, "By Beelzeboul, the chief of the demons, is he casting out the demons." Yet He, answering, said, "How can Satan be casting out Satan?"


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Yet He, aware of their cogitations, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is being desolated, and house against house is falling.


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Now if Satan, also, is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand-seeing that you are saying, I am casting out the demons by Beelzeboul?


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Now If I, by Beelzeboul, am casting out demons, by whom are your sons casting them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.


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Now if I, by the finger of God, am casting out demons, consequently the kingdom of God outstrips in time to you.


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Yet if ever a stronger than he, coming on, should be conquering him, he is taking away his panoply, in which he had confidence, and is distributing his spoils.


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"Whenever the unclean spirit may be coming out from a man, it is passing through waterless places, seeking rest, and not finding it. Then it is saying, 'I will be returning into my home whence I came out.'


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Then it is going and taking along with itself seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and entering, it is dwelling there. And the last state of that man is becoming worse than the first."


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Now it occurred as He is saying these things, a certain woman out of the throng, lifting up her voice, said to Him, "Happy the womb which bears Thee, and the breasts which Thou didst suckle!"


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Now, the throngs being convened, He begins to be saying, "This generation is a wicked generation. A sign it is seeking, and a sign shall not be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.


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For, according as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, thus the Son of Mankind, also, will be to this generation.


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The queen of the south will be roused in the judging with the men of this generation and will be condemning them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and lo! more than Solomon is here!


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Men, Ninevites, will be rising in the judging with this generation and they will be condemning it, for they repent at the heralding of Jonah, and lo! more than Jonah is here!


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"Now no one, lighting a lamp, is placing it in hiding, nor yet under a peck measure but on a lampstand, that those going in may be observing the light.


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The lamp of the body is your eye. Whenever, then, you eye may be single, your whole body, also, is luminous, yet if ever it may be wicked, your body, also is dark.


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If, then, your whole body is luminous, not having any part dark, luminous will be the whole, as whenever a lamp, in its flashing, may be illuminating you."


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Now, in His speaking, a certain Pharisee is asking Him so that He should be lunching with him. Now entering, He leans back at table.


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Yet the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees are cleansing the outside of the cup and the platter, yet your inside is brimming with rapacity and wickedness.


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"But woe to you, Pharisees! for you are taking tithes from mint and rue and all greens, and you are passing by judging and the love of God. Now these it was binding for you to do and not to be devoid of those.


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Woe to you, Pharisees! seeing that you are loving the front seat in the synagogues and the salutations in the markets.


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Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are as the obscure tombs, and the men who are walking upon them are not aware of it."


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Now, answering, a certain one of those learned in the law is saying to Him, "Teacher, saying these things, us also are you outraging."


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Yet He said, "To you who are learned in the law, also, woe! for you are loading men with loads hard to bear, and you yourselves are not grazing the loads with one of your fingers.


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Consequently you are witnesses and are endorsing the acts of your fathers, for they, indeed, kill them, yet you are building their tombs.


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Therefore, also, God's Wisdom said, 'I shall be dispatching to them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will be killing and banishing,'


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that the blood of all the prophets which is shed from the disruption of the world may be exacted from this generation,


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from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the house. Yea, I am saying to you, It will be exacted from this generation!


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Woe to you who are learned in the law! for you take away the key of knowledge-you yourselves do not enter, and those who are entering you prevent."


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And at His coming out thence, the scribes and the Pharisees begin to hem Him in dreadfully and to be quizzing Him concerning more things,


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At which, a throng of ten thousand being assembled so as to be trampling one another, He begins to be saying to His disciples first, "Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.


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because whatever you say in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and what you speak in the ear in the storerooms shall be heralded on the housetops.


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"Now I am saying to you, My friends, be not afraid of those who are killing the body and after this do not have anything more excessive that they can do.


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Now I shall be intimating to you of Whom you may be afraid: Be afraid of Him Who, after killing, has authority to be casting into Gehenna. Yea, I am saying to you, of this One be afraid!


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But even the hairs of your head have all been numbered. Then do not fear! You are of more consequence than many sparrows.


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"Now I am saying to you that everyone whoever shall be avowing Me in front of men, him shall the Son of Mankind also be avowing in front of the messengers of God.


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And everyone who shall be declaring a word against the Son of Mankind, it shall be pardoned him, yet the one who blasphemes against the holy spirit shall not be pardoned.


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"Now whenever they may be bringing you before the synagogues and the chiefs and the authorities, you should not be worrying about how or what your defense should be or what you may say,


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Now someone out of the throng said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to part the enjoyment of the allotment with me."


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Now He said to them, "See and guard against all greed, for one's life is not in the superfluity of his possessions."


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And he reasoned in himself, saying, 'What shall I be doing, seeing that I have no where to gather my fruits?'


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And he said, 'This will I be doing: I will pull down my barns, and greater ones will I build, and I will gather there all my grain and my good things.


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And I will be declaring to my soul, "Soul, many good things have you laid up for many years. Rest, eat, drink, make merry."'


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"Yet God said to him, 'Imprudent one! In this night your soul are they demanding from you. Now, what you make ready, whose will it be?'


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Now He said to His disciples, "Therefore I am saying to you, Do not worry about the soul, what you may be eating, nor yet about your body, what you should be putting on,


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Consider the ravens, that they are not sowing, neither are they reaping, for which there is no storeroom nor yet barn, and God is nurturing them. Of how much more consequence are you than the flying creatures!


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"Consider the anemones, how they are growing. They are not toiling, neither are they spinning; yet I am saying to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.


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Now if God is thus garbing the grass in the field, which is today and tomorrow is cast into the stove, how much rather you, scant of faith?


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"And do not you be seeking what you may be eating and what you may be drinking, and be not in suspense.


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For, for all these the nations of the world are seeking. Now your Father is aware that you need these.


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Sell your possessions and give alms. Make yourselves purses which do not age, a treasure which does not default, in the heavens where a thief is not nearing, neither moth is causing decay.


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and you be like men anticipating their own lord, when he should break loose from the wedding festivities, that at his coming and knocking, they should immediately be opening to him.


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Happy are those slaves, whom the Lord, coming, will be finding watching. Verily, I am saying to you that He will be girding Himself about and causing them to recline, and, coming by, will be serving them.


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"And if He should be coming in the second watch, and if in the third watch, and should be finding them thus, happy are those slaves.


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Now this you know, that if the householder were aware at what hour the thief is coming, he would watch and would not let his house be tunneled into.


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You also become ready, then, for, in an hour which you are not supposing, the Son of Mankind is coming."


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And the Lord said, "Who, consequently, is the faithful and prudent administrator, whom the lord will be placing over his attendance, to be giving them the measure of grain in season.?


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"Now if that slave should be saying in his heart, 'My lord is delaying his coming,' and should be beginning both to beat the boys and the maids and to be eating and drinking and to be drunk,


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the lord of that slave will be arriving on a day for which he is not hoping and at an hour which he does not know, and shall be cutting him asunder and shall be appointing his part with the unfaithful.


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"Now that slave who knows the will of his lord and does not make ready, nor yet does aught with a view to his will, shall have many lashes.


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Now he who does not know, yet does what deserves blows, shall have few lashes. Now to everyone to whom much was given, from him much will be sought, and to whom they committed much, more excessively will they be requesting of him.


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Yet a baptism have I to be baptized with, and how I am being pressed till it should be accomplished!


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Are you supposing that I came along to give peace to the earth? No, I am saying to you, but rather division,


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For from now on there will be five in one home divided, three against two, and two against three will be divided,


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father against son and son against father, and mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."


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Now He said to the throngs, also, "Whenever you should be perceiving a cloud rising in the west, immediately you are saying that 'A rainstorm is coming,' and it is occurring thus.


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And whenever it is blowing from the south, you are saying that 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it is occurring.


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Hypocrites! The aspect of the sky and the earth you are aware how to be testing, yet this era you are not aware how to be testing!


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For as you are going away with your plaintiff to a magistrate, take action on the way to be cleared from him, lest at some time he may be dragging you to the judge, and the judge will be giving you over to the sheriff, and the sheriff will be casting you into jail.


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I am saying to you, Under no circumstances may you be coming out thence till you may be paying even the last mite."


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Now there were some present, on the same occasion, reporting to Him concerning the Galileans whose blood Pilate mixes with their sacrifices.


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And, answering, Jesus said to them, "Are you supposing that these Galileans came to be sinners beyond all the Galileans, seeing that they have suffered such things?


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Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam falls and kills them, are you supposing that they came to be debtors beyond all the men dwelling in Jerusalem?


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No, I am saying to you. But if ever you should not be repenting, all of you similarly shall be perishing."


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Now He told this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he came, seeking fruit on it and did not find any.


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Now he said to the vineyardist, 'Lo! For three years I am coming seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I am not finding any. Hew it down, then. Why is it making the land unproductive also?'


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Yet he, answering, is saying to him, 'Lord, leave it this year also, till I shall be digging and casting manure about it.


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And if, indeed, it ever should be producing fruit in the impending year-otherwise you shall surely hew it down.'"


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And lo! there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bending together and utterly unable to unbend.


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Now perceiving her, Jesus shouts and said to her, "Woman, you have been released from your infirmity!"


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Now answering, the chief of the synagogue, resenting that Jesus cures on the sabbath, said to the throng that "Six days are there on which one must be working; on them, then, coming, be cured, and not on the sabbath day."


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Yet the Lord answered him and said, "Hypocrites! Each of you, on the sabbath, is he not loosing his ox or ass from the manger, and, leading it away, is giving it to drink?


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Now this woman-being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan binds, lo! eighteen years-must she not be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?"


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And at His saying these things, all those opposing Him were mortified, and the entire throng rejoiced at all the glorious things coming to be done by Him.


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Like is it to a mustard kernel, which, getting, a man casts into his garden. And it grows and became a great tree, and the flying creatures of heaven roost among its boughs."


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Like is it to leaven, which, getting, a woman hides in three seahs of meal, till the whole was leavened."


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"Be struggling to be entering through the cramped door, for I am saying to you, many will be seeking to enter and will not be strong enough.


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From which time the householder should be roused and latch the door, and you should be beginning to stand outside and to be knocking at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us!' and answering, he will be declaring to you, 'I am not acquainted with you! Whence are you?'


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Then should you be beginning to say, 'We ate and drank in your sight, and in our squares you teach!'


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He also will be declaring: 'I am saying to you, I am not acquainted with you! Whence are you? Withdraw from me, all workers of injustice!'


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"There there will be lamentation and gnashing of teeth, whenever you should be seeing Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, yet you cast outside.


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And they will be arriving from east and west and from north and south and will be made to recline in the kingdom of God.


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And He said to them, "Go and say to this jackal, 'Lo! I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and the third day I am being perfected.'


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Moreover, I must be going today and tomorrow and the coming one, for it is not credible that a prophet perish outside of Jerusalem.


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"Jerusalem! Jerusalem! killing the prophets and pelting with stones those who have been dispatched to her! How many times do I want to assemble your children in the manner a hen does her brood under her wings, and you will not!


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Lo! left to you is your house. Yet I am saying to you that by no means may you be perceiving Me till the time will be arriving when you should be saying, 'Blessed is He Who is coming in the name of the Lord!'"


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And it occurred at His coming into the house of a certain one of the chiefs of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, they were scrutinizing Him.


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And answering, Jesus spoke to those learned in the law and to the Pharisees, saying, "Is it allowed to cure on the sabbath or not?"


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And answering, He said to them, Whose son or ox of yours will be falling into a well and he will not immediately pull him up on the sabbath day?"


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Now He told a parable to those invited, attending to how they chose the first reclining places, saying to them,


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"Whenever you may be invited by anyone to wedding festivities, you may not recline in the first reclining place, lest at some time one held in honor more than you may be invited by him,


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and when he who invites you and him comes, he will be declaring to you, 'Give this one place.' And then, with shame, you should be beginning to retain the last place.


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But, whenever you may be invited, going, lean back in the last place, that whenever he who has invited you may be coming, he will be declaring to you, 'Friend, step further up.' Then glory will be yours in the sight of all those lying back at table with you.


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Now He said to him also who has invited Him, "Whenever you may be making a luncheon or a dinner, do not be summoning your friends, nor yet your brothers, nor yet your relatives, nor yet rich neighbors, lest at some time they also should be inviting you in return, and repayment may come to you.


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and happy will you be, for they have nothing to repay you, for it will be repaid you in the resurrection of the just."


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Now hearing these things, someone of those lying back at table with Him, said to Him, "Happy is he who will be eating bread in the kingdom of God!"


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And he dispatches his slave at the dinner hour to say to those invited, 'Come, for already, it is ready!'


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And they all begin, from one motive, to make excuse. The first said to him, 'I buy a field, and I have felt the necessity of coming out to see it. I am asking you to have me excused.'


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And a different one said, 'I buy five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I am asking you to have me excused.'


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"And, coming along, the slave reports these things to his lord. Then being indignant, the householder said to his slave, 'Come out quickly into the squares and streets of the city, and lead in here the poor, and cripples, and blind, and lame.'


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And the lord said to the slave, 'Come out into the roads and stone dikes, and compel them to enter, that my house may be crammed.


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"If anyone is coming to Me and is not hating his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and still more his soul besides, he can not be My disciple.


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"For which of you, wanting to build a tower, is not first seated to calculate the expense, to see if he has the wherewithal?-


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lest at some time, he laying a foundation and not being strong enough to finish up, all those beholding should begin to scoff at him,


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"Or what king, going to engage another king in battle, will not, being seated, first plan to see if he is able to meet, with ten thousand, him who is coming against him with twenty thousand?


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Otherwise, surely, at his being still at a distance, he, dispatching an embassy, is asking the terms of peace.


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Thus, then, everyone of you who is not taking leave of all of his possessions, can not be My disciple.


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Neither is it fit for the land nor for manure. Outside are they casting it. Who has ears to hear, let him hear!"


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And both the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying that "This man sinners is receiving, and is eating with them!"


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"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and losing one of them, is not leaving the ninety-nine in the wilderness and is going after the lost one, till he may be finding it?


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And, coming into the house, he is calling together the friends and the neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice together with me that I found my sheep that was lost!'


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I am saying to you that thus there will be joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, more than over the ninety-nine just persons who have no need of repentance.


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"Or what woman having ten drachmas, if she should ever be losing one drachma, is not lighting a lamp and sweeping the house and seeking carefully till she may be finding it?


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And, finding it, she is calling together the friends and the neighbors, saying 'Rejoice together with me that I found the drachma which I lose!'


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Thus, I am saying to you, there is coming to be joy in the sight of the messengers of God over one sinner repenting."


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And the younger of them said to the father, 'Father, give me the part of the estate accruing to me.' Now he apportioned to them the livelihood.


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And, after not many days, gathering all together, the younger son travels into a far country and there dissipates his estate, living profligately.


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And, going, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country, and he sends him into his fields to graze hogs.


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And he yearned to be satisfied with the little carob pods which the hogs ate, and no one gave to him.


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"Now, coming to himself, he averred, 'How many of my father's hired men are being cloyed with bread, yet I am perishing here of famine!


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Rising, I will go to my father and declare to him, "Father, I sinned against heaven and in your sight.


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And rising, he came to his father. "Now, at his being still far away, his father perceived him and has compassion, and running, falls on his neck and fondly kisses him.


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Now the son said to him, 'Father, I sinned against heaven and in your sight. No longer am I worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired men.'


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Yet the father said to his slaves, 'Quick! Bring forth the first robe, and put it on him, and give him a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet.


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"Now his elder son was in the field, and, coming, as he nears the house, he hears music and choral dancing.


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Now he said to him that 'Your brother is arriving, and your father sacrifices the grain-fed calf, seeing that he got him back sound.'


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Now he, answering, said to his father, 'Lo! so many years am I slaving for you, and I never passed by your precept, and you never give me a kid that I may make merry with my friends.


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Yet when this son of yours came, who is devouring your livelihood with prostitutes, you sacrifice for him the grain-fed calf!'


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Yet we must be merry and rejoice, seeing that this your brother was dead and revives, and was lost and was found.'"


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Now He said to His disciples also, "A certain man, who was rich, had an administrator, and this man was accused to him by an adversary as dissipating his possessions.


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And summoning him, he said to him, 'What is this I am hearing concerning you? Render an account of your administration, for you can no longer be administrator.'


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Now the administrator said in himself, 'What shall I be doing, seeing that my lord will be wresting the administration from me? To dig I am not strong enough.


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To be a mendicant I am ashamed. I knew what I shall be doing that whenever I may be deposed from the administration, they should be receiving me into their homes.'


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"And calling to him each one of the debtors paying usury to his lord, he said to the first, 'How much are you owing my lord?'


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Now he said to him, 'A hundred baths of oil.' Now he said to him, 'Receive your bills, and, being seated, quickly write fifty.'


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Thereupon to another he said, 'Now you, how much are you owing?' Now he said, 'A hundred cors of grain.' And he is saying to him, 'Receive your bills, and write eighty.'


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"And the lord applauds the unjust administrator, for he does prudently, for the sons of this eon are more prudent, above the sons of light in their own generation.


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"And am I saying to you, Make for yourselves friends with the mammon of injustice, that, whenever it may be defaulting, they should be receiving you into the eonian tabernacles?


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He who is faithful in the least is faithful in much also, and he who is unjust in the least is unjust in much also.


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If, then, you did not come to be faithful in the unjust mammon, who will be entrusting to you the true?


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And, if you did not come to be faithful in that which is an outsider's, who will be giving you that which is yours?


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No domestic can be slaving for two lords, for either he will be hating one and loving the other, or he will be upholding one and despising the other. You can not slave for God and mammon."


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And He said to them, "You are those who are justifying yourselves in the sight of men, yet God knows your hearts, for what is high among men is an abomination in the sight of God.


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"The law and the prophets are unto John; thenceforth, the evangel of the kingdom of God is being brought, and everyone is violently forcing into it, and the violent are snatching it.


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"Everyone dismissing his wife and marrying another is committing adultery. And everyone marrying her who has been dismissed from a husband, is committing adultery.


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and yearning to be satisfied from the scraps which are falling from the rich man's table. But the curs also, coming, licked his ulcers.


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Now the poor man came to die and he is carried away by the messengers into Abraham's bosom. Now the rich man also died, and was entombed.


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And in the unseen, lifting up his eyes, existing in torments, he is seeing Abraham from afar, and Lazarus in his bosom.


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And he shouting, said, 'Father Abraham, be merciful to me, and send Lazarus that he should be dipping the tip of his finger in water and cooling my tongue, for I am pained in this flame.'


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"Now Abraham said, 'Child, be reminded that you got your good things in your life, and Lazarus likewise evil things. Yet now here he is being consoled, yet you are in pain.


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And in all this, between us and you a great chasm has been established, so that those wanting to cross hence to you may not be able, nor yet those thence may be ferrying to us.'


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for I have five brothers, so that he may be certifying to them, lest they also may be coming into this place of torment.'


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Yet he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone should be going to them from the dead, they will be repenting.'


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Yet he said to him, 'If Moses and the prophets they are not hearing, neither will they be persuaded if someone should be rising from among the dead.'"


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Now He said to His disciples, "Incredible is it for snares not to be coming. Moreover, woe to him through whom they are coming!


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An advantage were it to him if a millstone were lying about his neck and he were pitched into the sea, rather than that he should be snaring one of these little ones.


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Take heed to yourselves. Yet if your brother should be sinning, rebuke him, and if he should ever indeed repent, forgive him.


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And if he should ever be sinning against you seven times a day, and if he should ever be turning about seven times a day to you, saying 'I am repenting,' you shall be forgiving him."


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Yet the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard kernel, you would say to this black mulberry, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.


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"Now who of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, who, on entering from the field, will be declaring to him, 'Come by immediately, lean back at table'?


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But will he not be declaring to him, 'Make something ready for me. I should be dining. And, being girded, serve me till I should be eating and drinking, and after this you shall be eating and drinking.'


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Thus, you also, whenever you should be doing all these things that are prescribed you, be saying that 'Useless slaves are we. What we ought to do we have done.'"


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And it occurred at His going into Jerusalem, He also passed through the middle of Samaria and Galilee.


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And, perceiving it, He said to them, "Go, exhibit yourselves to the priests." And at their going away, it came to be that they are cleansed.


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Now, being inquired of by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God is coming, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God is not coming with scrutiny.


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Neither shall they be declaring 'Lo! here!' or 'Lo! there!' for lo! the kingdom of God is inside of you."


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Yet He said to His disciples, "Coming will be days when you will be yearning to perceive one of the days of the Son of Mankind, and you shall not see it.


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And they shall be declaring to you, 'Lo! there!' or 'Lo! here!' You may not come away, nor yet should you be pursuing.


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For even as the lightning, flashing out from here under heaven to there under heaven, is shining, thus will be the Son of Mankind in His day.


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"And according as it occurred in the days of Noah, thus will it be in the days of the Son of Mankind also.


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They ate, they drank, they married, they took out in marriage, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark, and the deluge came and destroys them all.


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"Likewise, according as it occurred in the days of Lot, they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built.


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Yet on the day in which Lot came out from Sodom, fire and sulphur rains from heaven and destroys them all.


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"In that day, he who shall be on the housetop and his gear in his house, let him not be descending to pick it up. And let the one in the field likewise not turn back to that behind him.


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Whosoever should be seeking to procure his soul will be destroying it, yet whoever should be destroying it will cause it to live.


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"I am saying to you, in this night there will be two on one couch; the one shall be taken along and the other shall be left.


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There will be two grinding at the same place; the one shall be taken along, yet the other shall be left."


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And answering, they are saying to Him, "Where, Lord?" Yet He said to them, "Wherever the body is, there the vultures also will be assembled."


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And for a time he would not. Yet, after this, he said in himself, 'Even if I am not fearing God nor respecting man,


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surely, because of the weariness this widow is affording me, I shall be avenging her, lest she, coming, may belabor me into a consummation.'"


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Yet should not God by all means be doing the avenging of His chosen ones, who are imploring Him day and night? And He is patient with them.


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I am saying to you that He will be doing the avenging of them swiftly. Moreover, consequently, at the coming of the Son of Mankind, will He be finding the faith on the earth?"


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Now He said, also, to some who have confidence in themselves that they are just, and are scorning the rest, this parable:


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The Pharisee, standing, prayed this to himself: 'God, I am thanking you that I am not even as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tribute collector.


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Now the tribute collector, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his chest, saying, 'God, make a propitiatory shelter for me, the sinner!'


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I am saying to you, this man descended to his home justified, rather than that one, for everyone who is exalting himself shall be humbled, yet he who is humbling himself shall be exalted."


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Now they brought the babes also to Him, that He may be touching them. Now, perceiving it, the disciples rebuked them.


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Yet Jesus calls them to Him, saying, "Let the little children be coming to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.


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Verily, I am saying to you, Whoever should not be receiving the kingdom of God as a little child, may under no circumstances be entering into it."


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And a certain chief inquires of Him, saying, "Good Teacher, by doing what should I enjoy the allotment of life eonian?"


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With the precepts you are acquainted: You should not be committing adultery. You should not be murdering. You should not be stealing. You should not be testifying falsely. Be honoring your father and your mother."


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Now hearing this, Jesus said to him, "Still one thing you are lacking. All, whatever you have, sell, and distribute to the poor, and you will be having treasure in the heavens. And hither! Follow Me."


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Now Jesus, perceiving him becoming sorrow-stricken, said, "How squeamishly shall those having money be entering into the kingdom of God!


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For it is easier for a camel to be entering through the eye of a bodkin than for a rich man to be entering into the kingdom of God."


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Now He said to them, "Verily, I am saying to you that there is no one who leaves house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children on account of the kingdom of God,


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Now, taking aside the twelve, He said to them, "Lo! we are going up into Jerusalem, and all will be accomplished as to the Son of Mankind that is written through the prophets.


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And they understand none of these things, and this declaration was hid from them, and they knew not what was said.


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And those preceding rebuked him, that he should be silent. Yet he much the more cried, "Jesus, Son of David, be merciful to me!"


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"What are you wanting I shall be doing to you?" Now he said, "Lord, that I should be receiving sight!"


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And instantly he receives sight and followed Him, glorifying God. And the entire people, perceiving it, give praise to God.


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And lo! a man whose name is called Zaccheus was there, and he was a chief tribute collector, and he was rich.


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


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And running before in front, he climbed up on a fig mulberry that he may see Him, seeing that He was about to be passing through that way.


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And as He came to the place, looking up, Jesus perceived him and said to him, "Zaccheus! Hurry! Descend, for today I must remain in your house."


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And perceiving it, all grumbled, saying that with a man who is a sinner He entered to put up for the night.


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Now standing, Zaccheus said to the Lord, "Lo! the half of my possessions, Lord, I am giving to the poor! And if from anyone I get anything by blackmail, I am giving back fourfold."


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Now Jesus said to him that "Today salvation came to this home, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.


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Now at their hearing these things, adding, He spoke a parable because of His being near Jerusalem, and they are supposing that instantly the kingdom of God is about to be looming up.


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He said, then, "A certain man, a noble, went into a far country, to obtain for himself a kingdom, and to return.


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Now, calling ten of his slaves, he gives to them ten minas and said to them, 'Go into business while I am coming.'


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Now his citizens hated him, and they dispatch an embassy after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us!'


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"And, obtaining the kingdom, it occurred at his coming back, that he said also to summon to him these slaves to whom he had given the silver, that he may know what business they do.


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And he said to him, 'Well done, surely, good slave! Seeing that you became faithful in the least, be having authority over ten cities.'


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For I feared you, seeing that you are a harsh man. You are picking up what you do not lay down and reaping what you do not sow.'


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Now he is saying to him, 'Out of your mouth will I judge you, wicked slave! You were aware that I am a harsh man, picking up what I do not lay down and reaping what I do not sow.


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And wherefore do you not give my silver to the bank, and I, coming, would utilize it together with interest?'


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


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"For I am saying to you that to everyone who has, shall be given, yet from him who has not, that also which he has shall be taken away from him.


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'However, these, my enemies, who are not willing for me to reign over them-lead them here and slay them in front of me.'"


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And it occurred, as He nears Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, He dispatches two of His disciples,


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saying, "Go away into the village facing you, in which, entering, you will be finding a colt bound, on which no man ever is seated, and loosing it, be leading it to Me.


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"And if anyone should be asking you, 'Wherefore are you loosing it?' thus shall you be declaring to him, that 'The Lord has need of it.'"


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Now at His already drawing near to the descent of the mount of Olives, the entire multitude of the disciples begins rejoicing, praising God with a loud voice concerning all the powerful deeds which they perceived,


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saying, "Blessed be the King coming in the name of the Lord! In heaven peace, and glory among the highest!"


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And answering, He said to them, "I am saying to you that if ever these will be silent, the stones will be crying."


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saying that, "If you knew, even you, and surely in this day, what is for your peace-! Yet now it was hid from your eyes,


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for the days will be arriving on you, and your enemies will be casting up a rampart about you, and will be surrounding you, and will be pressing you everywhere,


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and will be leveling you and your children in you, and they will not be leaving a stone on a stone in you, because you knew not the era of your visitation."


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saying to them, "It is written, My house shall also be a house of prayer,' yet you make it a burglars' cave."


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And He was teaching daily in the sanctuary, yet the chief priests and the scribes and the foremost of the people sought to destroy Him.


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And it occurred on one of those days, at His teaching the people in the sanctuary and bringing the evangel, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, stand by.


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And they say, speaking to Him, "Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things, or who is giving you this authority?"


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Now they reckon together among themselves, saying that "If we should be saying, 'Of heaven,' he will be declaring, 'Wherefore, then, do you not believe him?'


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Yet, if we should be saying, 'Of men,' the people all will be stoning us, for they are persuaded that John is a prophet."


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Now He begins to be telling to the people this parable, "A certain man plants a vineyard and leased it to farmers, and travels a considerable time.


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And in season he dispatches to the farmers a slave, that they shall give him of the fruit of the vineyard. Yet the farmers, lashing him, send him away empty.


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And, in addition, he sent a different slave. Yet that one also, lashing and dishonoring, those men send away empty.


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"Now the lord of the vineyard said, 'What shall I be doing? I shall be sending my son, the beloved. Him they will be respecting equally with me.'


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Now on perceiving him, the farmers reasoned with one another, saying, 'This is the enjoyer of the allotment. Hither! We should be killing him, that the enjoyer of the allotment may become ours.'


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And, casting him outside of the vineyard, they kill him. What, then, will the lord of the vineyard be doing to them?


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He will be coming and destroying these farmers and will be giving the vineyard to others." Now those hearing say, "May it not be coming to that!"


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Yet He, looking at them, said, "What, then, is this that is written, 'The stone which is rejected by the builders, This came to be for the head of the corner'?


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Everyone falling on that stone shall be shattered, yet on whomever it should be falling, it will be scattering him like chaff."


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And the scribes and the chief priests seek to lay hands on Him in this hour, and they were afraid of the people, for they know that He told this parable in regard to them.


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And scrutinizing Him, they dispatch eavesdroppers, feigning themselves to be just, that they may get hold of a word of His, so as to give Him up to the sovereignty and the jurisdiction of the governor.


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And they inquire of Him, saying, "Teacher, we are aware that you are saying and teaching correctly, and are not taking the surface view, but of a truth the way of God you are teaching.


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Show Me a denarius." Now they show Him one, and He said, "Whose image and inscription has it?" Now answering, they say, "Caesar's."


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And they are not strong enough to get hold of a declaration of His in front of the people. And, marveling at His answer, they hush.


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saying, "Teacher, Moses writes to us, if anyone's brother should be dying, and having a wife, this one should be dying childless, that his brother may be getting the wife, and should be raising up seed to his brother.


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The woman, in the resurrection, then, of which of them is she becoming the wife? For the seven have had her as wife."


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And, answering, Jesus said to them, "The sons of this eon are marrying and are taking out in marriage.


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Yet those deemed worthy to happen upon that eon and the resurrection from among the dead are neither marrying nor taking out in marriage.


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For neither can they still be dying, for they are equal to messengers, and are the sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.


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"Now that the dead are rousing, even Moses divulges at the thorn bush, as he is terming the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.


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"Take heed of the scribes, who are wanting to walk in robes, and are fond of salutations in the markets and front seats in the synagogues and first reclining places at the dinners,


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who are devouring the homes of widows and, for a pretense, are prolix in praying. These will be getting more excessive judgment."


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For all these cast out of their superfluity into the approach presents of God, yet this woman, out of her want, casts in all the livelihood which she had."


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And at some saying concerning the sanctuary, that it is adorned with ideal stones and votive offerings, He said,


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"These which you are beholding-there will be coming days in which not a stone will be left here on a stone, which will not be demolished."


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Now they inquire of Him, saying, "Teacher, when, then, will these things be, and what is the sign whenever these things may be about to be occurring?"


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Now He said, "Beware that you may not be deceived, for many shall be coming in My name, saying that I am!' and 'The season is near!' You may not, then, be going after them.


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Now whenever you should be hearing battles and turbulences you may not be dismayed, for these things must occur first, but not immediately is the consummation."


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Besides, there shall be great quakes and, in places, famines and pestilences. There shall be fearful sights besides great signs also from heaven.


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Yet before all these things they shall be laying their hands on you and they shall be persecuting you, giving you up into the synagogues and jails, being led off to kings and governors on account of My name.


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for I will be giving you a mouth and wisdom, which all those opposing you shall not be able to withstand or contradict.


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Yet you shall be given up by parents also, and brothers and relatives and friends, and they shall be putting some of you to death.


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"Now whenever you may be perceiving Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that her desolation is near.


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Then let those in Judea flee into the mountains, and let those in her midst be coming out into the country, and let not those in the country be entering into her,


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Yet woe to those who are pregnant, and to those suckling in those days; for there will be great necessity in the land and indignation on this people.


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"And they shall be falling by the edge of the sword and shall be led into captivity into all nations. And Jerusalem shall be trodden by the nations, until the eras of the nations may be fulfilled.


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And there shall be signs in the sun and the moon and the constellations, and on the earth pressure of nations in perplexity, at the resounding of the sea and the shaking,


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at the chilling of men from fear and apprehensiveness of that which is coming on the inhabited earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.


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Now at the beginning of these occurrences, unbend and lift up your heads, because your deliverance is drawing near."


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Whenever they should be already budding, you, observing for yourselves, know it is because summer is already near.


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Thus you also, whenever you may be perceiving these things occurring, know that near is the kingdom of God.


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Verily, I am saying to you that by no means may this generation be passing by till all should be occurring.


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"Now take heed to yourselves, lest at some time your hearts should be burdened with crapulence and drunkenness and the worries of life's affairs, and that day may be standing by you unawares,


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Now be vigilant, on every occasion beseeching that you may be prevailing to escape all these things which are about to occur, and to stand in front of the Son of Mankind."


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Now during the days, He was in the sanctuary, teaching. Yet during the nights, coming out, He camped out in the mount called Olivet.


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And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they may be assassinating Him, for they feared the people.


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And, coming away, he confers with the chief priests and officers how he may be giving Him up to them.


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And He dispatches Peter and John, saying, "Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may be eating."


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Now He said to them, "Lo! at your entering into the city a man will meet with you, bearing a jar of water. Follow him into the house which he is entering.


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And you will be declaring to the householder of the house, saying, 'The Teacher is saying to you, "Where is My caravansary where I may be eating the passover with My disciples?"'


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Now, coming away, they found it according as He had declared to them. And they make ready the passover.


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And He said to them, "With yearning I yearn to be eating this passover with you before My suffering.


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For I am saying to you that under no circumstances may I be eating of it till it may be fulfilled in the kingdom of God."


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For I am saying to you that under no circumstances may I be drinking, from now on, of the product of the grapevine till the kingdom of God may be coming."


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And, taking bread, giving thanks, He breaks it and gives to them, saying, "Take. This is My body, given for your sakes. This do for a recollection of Me."


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Similarly, the cup also, after the dinner, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for your sakes.


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seeing that the Son of Mankind is indeed going, according as it has been specified. However, woe to that man through whom He is being given up!"


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And they, consequently, begin to discuss among themselves which of them it may be who is about to commit this thing.


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


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Yet you are not thus, but let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and he who is leading as he who is serving.


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For who is greater, the one lying back at table or the one serving? Is it not the one lying back? Yet I am in your midst as the One Who is serving.


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that you may be eating and drinking at My table in My kingdom. And you will be seated on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."


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Yet I besought concerning you, that your faith may not be defaulting. And once you turn back, establish your brethren."


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Yet He said, "I am saying to you, Peter, under no circumstances will a cock be crowing today till thrice you will be abjuring acquaintance with Me."


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And He said to them, "When I dispatch you minus purse and beggar's bag and sandals, you did not want anything?" Yet they say, "Nothing."


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Yet He said to them, "But now, he who has a purse let him pick it up, likewise a beggar's bag also; and he who has none, let him sell his cloak and buy a sword.


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For I am saying to you that this which is written must be accomplished in Me: And with the lawless is He reckoned. For that also which concerns Me is having its consummation."


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And, coming out, He went, according to His custom, into the mount of Olives. Now the disciples also follow Him.


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saying, "Father, if it is Thy intention, carry aside this cup from Me. However, not My will, but Thine, be done!"


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And coming to be in a struggle, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became as if clots of blood descending on the earth.


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At His still speaking, lo! a throng, and he who is termed Judas, one of the twelve, came before them, and he draws near Jesus to kiss Him.


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Now Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the sanctuary and elders who came along after Him, "As after a robber do you come out with swords and cudgels?


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At My being daily with you in the sanctuary, you do not stretch out your hands for Me, but this is your hour and the jurisdiction of darkness."


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Now Peter followed afar off. Now at their kindling a fire in the middle of the courtyard and being seated together, Peter sat in their midst.


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Now a certain maid, perceiving him sitting toward the light, and looking intently at him, said, "This man also was with him!"


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And after a bit, a different one, perceiving Him, averred, "You also are of them!" Yet Peter averred, "Man, I am not!"


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And after an interval of about one hour some other one stoutly insisted, saying, "Of a truth, this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean also."


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Yet Peter said, "Man, I am not aware what you are saying." And instantly, at his still speaking, a cock crows.


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And being turned, the Lord looks at Peter, and Peter is reminded of the declaration of the Lord, as He said to him, "Ere a cock crows today, you will be renouncing Me thrice."


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And putting a covering about Him, they beat His face and inquired of Him, saying "Prophesy! Who is it that hits you?"


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And as it became day, the eldership of the people was gathered, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away into their Sanhedrin, saying,


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"If you are the Christ, tell us." Yet He said to them, "If I should tell you, under no circumstances would you be believing.


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Now they all say, "You, then, are the Son of God?" Yet He averred to them, "You are saying that I am!"


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Now they begin to accuse Him, saying, "This man we found perverting our nation and forbidding to be giving taxes to Caesar, and saying himself to be Christ, a king."


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Now Pilate inquired of Him, saying, "You are the king of the Jews?" Now He, answering him averred, "You are saying so!"


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Yet they were insistent, saying that 'He is exciting the people, teaching down the whole of Judea, beginning even from Galilee as far as here."


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And realizing that He is out of the jurisdiction of Herod, he sends Him up to Herod, he also being in Jerusalem in these days.


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Now Herod, perceiving Jesus, was overjoyed, for he was for a considerable time wanting to become acquainted with Him, because of hearing much concerning Him. And he expected to be perceiving some sign occurring by Him.


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Now, scorning Him and scoffing at Him, Herod, together with his troops, clothing Him in splendid attire, sends Him back to Pilate.


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Now both Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on that same day, for before this they were inherently at enmity between themselves.


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said to them, "You bring to me this man as one who is turning away the people, and lo! I, examining him in your sight, found in this man not one fault of which you are accusing him.


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Nay, neither Herod, for he sends him back to us, and lo! nothing deserving of death is committed by him.


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Yet they cried out, all as one multitude, saying, "Away with this one! Yet release for us Bar-Abbas"-


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Now for the third time he said to them, "What evil does this man? Not one cause of death did I find in him. Disciplining him then, I will release him."


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Yet they importuned with loud voices, requesting that He be crucified. And their voices and the chief priests' prevailed.


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Now he releases him who because of insurrection and murder had been cast into jail, whom they request. Yet Jesus he gives up to their will.


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And as they led Him away, getting hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, they place the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.


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Now being turned toward them, Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem! Do not lament over Me! However, over yourselves lament, and over your children,


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for lo! coming are days in which they will be declaring, 'Happy are the barren, and the wombs which bear not, and the breasts which do not nourish!'


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And when they came away to the place called "Skull," there they crucify Him, and the malefactors, one, indeed, at the right, yet the other at the left.


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Now Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they are not aware what they are doing." Now dividing His garments, they cast the lot.


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And the people had stood, beholding. Now the chiefs also with them scouted, saying, "Others he saves! Let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, the Chosen One!"


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Now there was an inscription also, inscribed over Him, in letters of Greek and Roman and Hebrew, "The King of the Jews is this."


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Now one of the hanged malefactors blasphemed Him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!"


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Yet answering, the other one, rebuking him, averred, "Yet you are not fearing God, seeing that you are in the same judgment!


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And we, indeed, justly, for we are getting back the deserts of what we commit, yet this One commits nothing amiss."


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And shouting with a loud voice, Jesus said, "Father, into Thy hands am I committing My spirit." Now, saying this, He expires.


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Now the centurion, perceiving what is occurring, glorified God, saying that, "Really, this Man was just!"


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And all the throngs which came along together to behold this, beholding the occurrences, beating their chests, returned.


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Now all those known to Him, and the women who follow with Him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.


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(he has not concurred in their counsel and what they had committed), from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, and who also himself anticipated the kingdom of God-


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And, taking it down, he folds it up in a linen wrapper, and he places Him in a rock-hewn tomb, where no one was lying as yet.


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Now following after, the women who were come together out of Galilee with Him, gaze at the tomb, and how His body was placed.


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Now, returning, they make ready spices and attars. And on the sabbath, indeed, they are quiet, according to the precept.


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Now in the early depths of one of the sabbaths, they, and certain others together with them, came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they make ready.


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And it occurred, at their being perplexed concerning this, lo! two men stand by them in flashing attire.


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Now at their becoming affrighted and inclining their faces to the earth, they say to them, "Why are you seeking the living with the dead?


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saying that 'The Son of Mankind must be given up into the hands of men, sinners, and be crucified, and the third day rise.'"


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Now there were the Magdalene Mary and Joanna and Mary of James and the rest together with them, who told these things to the apostles.


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Yet Peter, rising, ran to the tomb, and peering in, is observing the swathings only. And he came away marveling to himself at that which has occurred.


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And lo! two of them in the same day were going into a village which is named Emmaus, sixty stadia away from Jerusalem.


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And it occurred, in their conversation and discussion, Jesus Himself also, drawing near, went together with them.


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Now He said to them, "What words are these which you are bandying one with another while walking?" And they stood with a sad countenance.


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Now, answering, the one named Cleopas said to Him, "You are sojourning alone in Jerusalem and did not know what things are occurring in her in these days?"


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And He said to them, "Which?" Now they say to Him, "Those concerning Jesus the Nazarean, a Man Who came to be a Prophet, powerful in work and in word, in front of God and the entire people,


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so that both our chief priests and chiefs give Him up to the judgment of death, and they crucify Him.


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Yet we expected that He is the One about to be redeeming Israel. But surely, together with all these things also, it is leading in this third day since these things occurred.


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and not finding His body, they came saying that they have seen an apparition of messengers also, who say that He is living.


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And some of those with us came away to the tomb, and they found it thus, according as the women also said, yet Him they did not perceive."


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And, beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, He interprets to them, in all the scriptures, that which concerns Himself.


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And they urge Him, saying, "Remain with us, for it is toward dusk and the day has already declined." And He entered to remain together with them.


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And it occurred, at His reclining at table with them, taking the bread, He blesses it, and, breaking, He handed it to them.


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And they say to one another, "Was not our heart burning in us as He spoke to us on the road and as He opened up to us to us the scriptures?"


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And rising in the same hour, they return to Jerusalem and found the eleven convened together and those with them,


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Now at their speaking these things, Jesus Himself stood in their midst and is saying to them, "Peace to you!"


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Perceive My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and perceive, for a spirit has not flesh and bones according as you behold Me having."


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Now, at their still disbelieving from joy, and marveling, He said to them, "Have you any food in this place?"


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Now He said to them, "These are My words, which I speak to you, still being with you, for all must be fulfilled that is written in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms concerning Me."


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and said to them that "Thus it is written, and thus must the Christ be suffering and rise from among the dead the third day,


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and there is to be heralded in His name repentance for the pardon of sins, to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.


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And lo! I am delegating the promise of My Father on you. Now you be seated in the city of Jerusalem till you should be putting on power from on high."


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And it occurred as He is blessing them, He put an interval between Himself and them, and He was carried up into heaven.


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All came into being through it, and apart from it not even one thing came into being which has come into being.


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This one came for a testimony, that he should be testifying concerning the light, that all should be believing through it.


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Yet whoever obtained Him, to them He gives the right to become children of God, to those who are believing in His name,


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who were begotten, not of bloods, neither of the will of the flesh, neither of the will of a man, but of God.


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And the Word became flesh and tabernacles among us, and we gaze at His glory, a glory as of an only-begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.


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John is testifying concerning Him and has cried, saying, "This was He of Whom I said, 'He Who is coming after me, has come to be in front of me,' for He was first, before me,"


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And this is the testimony of John when the Jews of Jerusalem dispatch to him priests and Levites that they should be inquiring of him, "Who are you?"


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"Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No." They said, then, to him, "Who are you? -- that we may be giving an answer to those who send us. What are you saying concerning yourself?"


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He averred, "I am 'the voice of one imploring, "In the wilderness straighten the road of the Lord!"' according as said Isaiah the prophet."


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And they ask him and said to him, "Why, then, are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, neither Elijah, nor the Prophet?"


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John answered them, saying, "I am baptizing in water. Now in the midst of you One stood of Whom you are not aware.


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He it is Who, coming after me, has come to be in front of me, of Whom I am not worthy that I should be loosing the thong of His sandal."


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On the morrow he is observing Jesus coming toward him, and is saying, "Lo! the Lamb of God Which is taking away the sin of the world!


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This is He concerning Whom I said, 'After me is coming a Man Who has come to be in front of me,' for He was First, before me.


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And I was not aware of Him. But that He may be manifested to Israel, therefore came I, baptizing in water."


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And John testifies, saying that "I have gazed upon the spirit, descending as a dove out of heaven, and it remains on Him.


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And I was not aware of Him, but He Who sends me to be baptizing in water, That One said to me, 'On Whomever you may be perceiving the spirit descending and remaining on Him, This is He Who is baptizing in holy spirit.'


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Now Jesus, being turned and gazing at them following, is saying to them, "What are you seeking?" Yet they said to Him, "Rabbi" (which, being construed, is termed "Teacher"), "where art Thou remaining?"


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He is saying to them, "Come and see." They came, then, and perceived where He is remaining, and they remain with Him that day. It was about the tenth hour.


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This one first is finding his own brother, Simon, and is saying to him, "We have found the Messiah!" (which is, being construed, "Christ").


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And he led him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, "You are Simon, the son of John. You shall be called Cephas" (which is being translated "Peter").


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On the morrow He wants to come away into Galilee, and He is finding Philip. And Jesus is saying to him, "Follow Me."


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Philip is finding Nathanael and is saying to him, "Him of Whom Moses writes in the law and the prophets, have we found Jesus, a son of Joseph, from Nazareth."


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And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good be out of Nazareth?" Philip is saying to him, "Come and see!"


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Jesus perceived Nathanael coming toward Him, and is saying concerning him, "Lo! truly an Israelite in whom there is no guile!"


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Nathanael is saying to Him, "Whence do you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip summons you, when you are under the fig tree, I perceived you."


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Nathanael answered and is saying to Him, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God! Thou art the King of Israel!"


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Jesus answered and said to him, "Seeing that I said to you that 'I perceived you underneath the fig tree,' are you believing? Greater things than these should you be seeing!"


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And He is saying to him, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you, henceforth you shall be seeing heaven opened up and the messengers of God ascending and descending on the Son of Mankind."


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Now there were six stone water pots lying there, in accord with the cleansing of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.


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And Jesus is saying to them, "Brim fill the water pots with water." And up to the brim they fill them.


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Now as the chief of the dining room tastes the water become wine, and was not aware whence it is -- yet the servants who have drawn the water were aware -- the chief of the dining room is summoning the bridegroom


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and is saying to him, "Every man is placing the ideal wine first, and whenever they should be made drunk, then the inferior. Yet you have kept the ideal wine hitherto."


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This beginning of the signs Jesus does in Cana of Galilee, and manifests His glory, and His disciples believe in Him.


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After this He descended into Capernaum, He and His mother and His brothers and disciples, and there they remain not many days.


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And He found in the sanctuary those selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting.


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And, making a whip out of ropes, He casts all out of the sanctuary, both the sheep and the oxen, and He pours out the change of the brokers and overturns the tables.


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And to those selling doves He said, "Take these away hence, and do not be making My Father's house a house for a merchant's store."


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The Jews, then, answered and said to Him, "What sign are you showing us, seeing that you are doing these things?"


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The Jews, then, said, "In forty and six years was this temple built, and you will be raising it up in three days!"


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When, then, He was roused from among the dead, His disciples are reminded that He said this, and they believe the scripture and the word which Jesus said.


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Now as He was in Jerusalem at the Passover in the festival, many believe in His name, beholding His signs which He did.


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for He had no need that anyone should be testifying concerning mankind, for He knew what was in mankind.


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This one came to Him by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we are aware that Thou art a Teacher come from God, for no one can be doing these signs which Thou art doing, if God should not be with Him."


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Jesus answered and said to him, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you, If anyone should not be begotten anew, he can not perceive the kingdom of God."


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Nicodemus is saying to him, "How can a man, being a veteran, be begotten? He can not be entering into the womb of his mother a second time and be begotten!"


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Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you, If anyone should not be begotten of water and of spirit, he can not be entering into the kingdom of God.


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The blast is blowing where it wills, and the sound of it you are hearing, but you are not aware whence it is coming and where it is going. Thus is everyone who is begotten by the water and the spirit."


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Verily, verily, I am saying to you that of that which we have perceived are we speaking, and to that which we have seen are we testifying, and our testimony you are not getting.


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If I told you of the terrestrial and you are not believing, how shall you be believing if I should be telling you of the celestial?"


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And no one has ascended into heaven except He Who descends out of heaven, the Son of Mankind Who is in heaven.


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And, according as Moses exalts the serpent in the wilderness, thus must the Son of Mankind be exalted,


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For thus God loves the world, so that He gives His only-begotten Son, that everyone who is believing in Him should not be perishing, but may be having life eonian.


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For God does not dispatch His Son into the world that He should be judging the world, but that the world may be saved through Him.


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He who is believing in Him is not being judged; yet he who is not believing has been judged already, for he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.


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Now this is the judging: that the light has come into the world, and men love the darkness rather than the light, for their acts were wicked.


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For everyone who is committing bad things is hating the light and is not coming to the light, lest his acts may be exposed.


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Now he who is doing the truth is coming to the light that his acts may be made manifest, for they have been wrought in God.


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


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Now John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, for there was much water there, and they came along and were baptized,


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And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, He Who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, to Whom you have testified, lo! this One is baptizing and all are coming to Him."


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You yourselves are testifying to me that I said, 'Not I am the Christ,' but that 'Dispatched am I in front of Him.'


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He Who has the bride is the Bridegroom. Yet the friend of the Bridegroom, who stands and is hearing Him, is rejoicing with joy because of the Bridegroom's voice. This, my joy, then, has been fulfilled.


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"He Who from above is coming is over all. He who is of the earth is of the earth and of the earth is speaking; He Who is coming out of heaven is over all.


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For He Whom God commissions is speaking God's declarations, for God is not giving the spirit by measure.


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He who is believing in the Son has life eonian, yet he who is stubborn as to the Son shall not be seeing life, but the indignation of God is remaining on him."


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As, then, the Lord knew that the Pharisees hear that Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John


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He is coming, then, to a city of Samaria, termed Sychar, nigh the freehold which Jacob gives his son Joseph.


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Now there was a spring of Jacob's there. Jesus, then, weary with the journey, was seated thus at the spring. It was about the sixth hour.


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The Samaritan woman, then, is saying to Him, "How are you, being a Jew, requesting a drink from me, being a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews are not beholden to Samaritans.)


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Jesus answered and said to her, "If you were aware of the gratuity of God, and Who it is Who is saying to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would request Him, and He would give you living water."


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The woman is saying to Him, "Lord, you have not even a bucket, and the well is deep. Whence, then, have you living water?


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Not greater are you than our father Jacob, who gives us the well, and he himself drank out of it, and his sons, and what was nourished by him?"


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yet whoever may be drinking of the water which I shall be giving him, shall under no circumstances be thirsting for the eon, but the water which I shall be giving him will become in him a spring of water, welling up into life eonian."


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The woman is saying to Him, "Lord, give me this water, that I may not be thirsting, nor yet coming to this place to draw."


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Jesus is saying to her, "Ideally said you that 'A husband I have not,' for five husbands have you had, and now he whom you have is not your husband. This you have declared truly."


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Our fathers worship in this mountain, and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where one must worship."


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Jesus is saying to her, "Believe Me, woman, that, coming is an hour when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem shall you be worshiping the Father.


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You are worshiping that of which you are not aware; we are worshiping that of which we are aware, for salvation is of the Jews.


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But coming is the hour, and now is, when the true worshipers will be worshiping the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father also is seeking such to be worshiping Him.


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The woman is saying to Him, "We are aware that Messiah is coming, Who is termed 'Christ,' Whenever He should be coming, He will be informing us of all things."


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And, at this, His disciples came, and they marveled that He spoke with a woman. Howbeit, no one said to Him, "What art Thou seeking?" or "What art Thou speaking with her?"


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Jesus is saying to them, "My food is that I should be doing the will of Him Who sends Me, and should be perfecting His work.


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"Are you not saying that, 'Still four months is it, and the harvest is coming'? Lo! I am saying to you, Lift up your eyes and gaze on the countrysides, for they are white for harvest already.


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And he who is reaping is getting wages and is gathering fruit for life eonian, that both the sower and the reaper likewise may be rejoicing.


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I commission you to reap that for which you have not toiled. Others have toiled, and you have entered into their toil."


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Now out of that city many of the Samaritans believe in Him because of the word of the woman, testifying that "He told me all whatever I do."


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As, then, the Samaritans came together to Him, they asked Him to remain with them. And He remains there two days.


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Besides, to the woman they said that "No longer because of your speaking are we believing, for we ourselves have heard Him, and we are aware that this truly is the Saviour of the world, the Christ."


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When, then, He came into Galilee, the Galileans receive Him, having seen all whatever He does in Jerusalem in the festival, for they also came to the festival.


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Jesus came again, then, into Cana of Galilee, where He makes the water wine. And there was a certain courtier whose son was infirm in Capernaum.


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This man, hearing that Jesus is arriving in Galilee from Judea, came away to Him and asked Him that He may be descending and should be healing his son, for he was about to die.


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Jesus, then, said to him, "If you should not be perceiving signs and miracles, you should under no circumstances be believing."


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Jesus is saying to him, "Go. Your son is living." And the man believes the word which Jesus said to him, and went.


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Now as he is already descending, his slaves meet him, and they report, saying that his boy is living.


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He, then, ascertained from them the hour in which he was better. And they said, then, to him that "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever leaves him."


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The father knew, then, that it was in that hour in which Jesus said to him, "Your son is living." And he believes, he and his whole house.


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Now there is, in Jerusalem, at the sheep gate, a pool, which is termed, in Hebrew, "Bethesda," having five porticos.


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In these were laid down a multitude of the infirm, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the stirring of the water.


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(For a messenger of the Lord at a certain season bathed in the pool and disturbed the water. He, then, who first steps in after the disturbing of the water, became sound of whatsoever disease he was held.)


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Jesus, perceiving this one lying down, and knowing that he has already spent much time, is saying to him, "Do you want to become sound?"


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The infirm man answered Him, "Lord, I have no man that, whenever the water may be disturbed, should be casting me into the pool. Now in the time in which I am coming another is descending before me."


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And immediately the man became sound, and he was roused and picks up his pallet and walked. Now it was a sabbath on that day.


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The Jews, then, said to him who has been cured, "It is a sabbath, and it is not allowed you to pick up your pallet!"


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Now he who is healed had not perceived Who He is, for Jesus evades him, a throng being in the place.


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After these things Jesus is finding him in the sanctuary, and said to him, "Lo! you have become sound. By no means longer be sinning, lest something worse may be coming to you."


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And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill Him, for He did these things on a sabbath.


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Therefore, then, the Jews sought the more to kill Him, for He not only annulled the sabbath, but said His own Father also is God, making Himself equal to God.


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Jesus, then, answers and said to them, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you, The Son can not be doing anything of Himself if it is not what He should be observing the Father doing, for whatever He may be doing, this the Son also is doing likewise.


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For the Father is fond of the Son and is showing Him all that He is doing. "And greater works than these shall He be showing Him, that you may be marveling.


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For even as the Father is rousing the dead and vivifying, thus the Son also is vivifying whom He will.


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that all may be honoring the Son, according as they are honoring the Father. He who is not honoring the Son is not honoring the Father Who sends Him.


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"Verily, verily, I am saying to you that he who is hearing My word and believing Him Who sends Me, has life eonian and is not coming into judging, but has proceeded out of death into life.


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Verily, verily, I am saying to you that coming is an hour, and now is, when the dead shall be hearing the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear shall be living.


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and those who do good shall go out into a resurrection of life, yet those who commit bad things, into a resurrection of judging.


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"I can not do anything of Myself. According as I am hearing am I judging; and My judging is just, for I am not seeking My will, but the will of Him Who sends Me.


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There is another who is testifying concerning Me, and I am aware that the testimony which he is testifying concerning Me is true.


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"Now I have a testimony greater than John's. For the works which the Father has given Me that I should be perfecting them, the works themselves which I am doing are testifying concerning Me that the Father has commissioned Me.


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And the Father Who sends Me, He has testified concerning Me. Neither have you ever heard His voice nor a perception of Him have you seen.


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And His word you do not have remaining in you, for that One Whom He commissions, this One you are not believing.


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"Search the scriptures, for in them you are supposing you have life eonian, and those are they which are testifying concerning Me,


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I have come in the name of My Father, and you are not getting Me. If another should be coming in his own name, him you will get.


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How can you believe, getting glory from one another, and are not seeking the glory which is from God alone?


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"Be not supposing that I shall be accusing you to the Father. He who is accusing you to the Father is Moses, on whom you rely.


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Jesus, then, lifting up His eyes and gazing -- for a vast throng is coming toward Him -- is saying to Philip, "Whence should we be buying bread that these may be eating?"


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Then Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that each may get a bit.


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"There is a lad here who has five cakes of barley bread and two food fishes. But what are these for so many?"


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Yet Jesus said, "Make the people lean back." Now there was much grass in the place. The people, then, lean back, the men in number about five thousand.


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Jesus, then, took the bread, and, giving thanks, He distributes it to those lying back. Likewise also of the food fish, as much as they wanted.


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Now as they are filled, He is saying to His disciples, "Gather the superfluous fragments, lest some should perish."


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They gathered them, then, and cram twelve panniers with fragments of the five cakes of barley bread which are superfluous for those who were fed.


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The men, then, perceiving the sign which Jesus does, said that "This truly is the Prophet Who is coming into the world!"


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Jesus, then, knowing that they are about to come and snatch Him, that they should be making Him king, retires again into the mountain by Himself alone.


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And, stepping into the ship, they came to the other side of the sea to Capernaum. And darkness had already come, and Jesus had not as yet come to them.


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Having, then, rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they are beholding Jesus walking on the sea and coming to be near the ship, and they were afraid.


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They wanted, then, to take Him into the ship. And immediately the ship came to be at the land to which they went.


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On the morrow the throng, standing on the other side of the sea, perceived that no other boat was there except one, and that Jesus did not enter the ship together with His disciples, but His disciples came away alone.


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But boats out of Tiberias came near the place where they ate the bread for which the Lord gave thanks.


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When, then, the throng perceived that Jesus is not there, neither His disciples, they stepped into the boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.


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And, finding Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when camest Thou to be here?"


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Jesus answered them and said, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you, You are seeking Me, not that you perceived signs, but that you ate of the bread and are satisfied.


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Do not work for the food which is perishing, but for the food which is remaining for life eonian, which the Son of Mankind will be giving to you, for this One God, the Father, seals."


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Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you may be believing in that One Whom He commissions."


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They said, then, to Him, "What sign, then, are you doing, that we may be perceiving and should be believing you? What are you working?


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Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, according as it is written, Bread out of heaven He gives them to eat."


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Jesus, then, said to them, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you, not Moses has given you the bread out of heaven,


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but My Father is giving you Bread out of heaven, the true, for the Bread of God is He Who is descending out of heaven and giving life to the world."


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Jesus, then, said to them, "I am the Bread of life. He who is coming to Me should under no circumstances be hungering, and he who is believing in Me will under no circumstances ever be thirsting.


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All that which the Father is giving to Me shall be arriving to Me, and he who is coming to Me I should under no circumstances be casting out,


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for I have descended from heaven, not that I should be doing My will, but the will of Him Who sends Me.


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Now this is the will of Him Who sends Me, that all which He has given to Me, of it I should be losing nothing, but I shall be raising it in the last day.


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For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who is beholding the Son and believing in Him may have life eonian, and I shall be raising him in the last day."


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The Jews, then, murmured concerning Him, that He said, "I am the Bread which descends out of heaven."


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And they said, "Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, with whose father and mother we are acquainted? How, then, is he saying that 'Out of heaven have I descended'?"


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No one can come to Me if ever the Father Who sends Me should not be drawing him. And I shall be raising him in the last day.


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It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Everyone, then, who hears from the Father and is learning the truth, is coming to Me.


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Not that the Father has been seen by anyone, except by the One Who is from God. This One has seen the Father.


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This is the Bread which is descending out of heaven that anyone may be eating of it and may not be dying.


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I am the living Bread which descends out of heaven. If anyone should be eating of this Bread, he shall be living for the eon. Now the Bread also, which I shall be giving for the sake of the life of the world, is My flesh."


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Jesus, then, said to them, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you, If you should not be eating the flesh of the Son of Mankind and drinking His blood, you have no eonian life in yourselves.


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He who is masticating My flesh and drinking My blood has life eonian, and I shall be raising him in the last day,


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According as the living Father commissions Me, I, also, am living because of the Father. And he who is masticating Me, he also will be living because of Me.


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This is the Bread which descends out of heaven. Not according as the fathers ate and died; he who is masticating this Bread shall be living for the eon."


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Now Jesus, being aware in Himself that His disciples are murmuring concerning this, said to them, "This is snaring you?


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The Spirit is that which is vivifying. The flesh is not benefiting anything. The declarations which I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.


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But there are some of you who are not believing." For Jesus had perceived from the beginning who those are who are not believing, and who it is that gives Him up.


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And He said, "Therefore have I declared to you that no one can be coming to Me if it should not be given him of the Father."


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Now He said it of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, for this man was about to give Him up, being one of the twelve.


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And after these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for He would not walk in Judea, for the Jews sought Him to kill Him.


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His brothers, then, said to Him, "Proceed hence and go away into Judea, that your disciples also should be beholding your works which you are doing.


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For no one is doing anything in hiding when he is seeking publicity. If you are doing these things, manifest yourself to the world."


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Jesus, then, is saying to them, "The season for Me is not as yet present; yet the season for you is always present, ready.


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The world can not be hating you, yet Me it is hating, for I am testifying concerning it that its acts are wicked.


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You go up to this festival. I am not going up to this festival, for the season for Me has not as yet been fulfilled.


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Yet as His brothers went up to the festival, then He also went up, not apparently, but as though in hiding.


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And there was much murmuring concerning Him among the throngs. These, indeed, said that "He is good," yet others said, "No. But he is deceiving the throng."


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If anyone should be wanting to be doing His will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God or I am speaking from Myself.


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He who is speaking from himself is seeking his own glory, yet He Who is seeking the glory of Him Who sends Him, this One is true, and injustice is not in Him.


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Has not Moses given you the law? And not one of you is doing the law! Why are you seeking to kill Me?"


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Therefore Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but that it is of the fathers) and on a sabbath you are circumcising a man.


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If a man is getting circumcision on a sabbath lest the law of Moses may be annulled, am I raising your bile, seeing that I make a whole man sound on a sabbath?


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And lo! He is speaking with boldness! And are they saying nothing to Him, lest at some time the chiefs truly get to know that this is the Christ?


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But this man, we are aware whence he is, yet the Christ, whenever He may be coming, no one knows Him, whence He is."


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Jesus, then, cries in the sanctuary, teaching and saying, "You are acquainted with Me also, and you are aware whence I am, and I have not come from Myself, but He Who sends Me is true, with Whom you are not acquainted.


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Now many of the throng believe in Him, and said, "The Christ, whenever He may come, He no more signs will be doing than what this Man does!"


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Now the Pharisees hear this murmuring of the throng concerning Him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees dispatch deputies that they should be arresting Him.


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You will be seeking Me, and you shall not be finding Me. And where I am, there you can not be coming."


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The Jews, then, said to themselves, "Where is he about to go, that we shall not find him? He is not about to go to the dispersion of the Greeks and teach the Greeks?


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What is this word which he said, 'You will be seeking me, and you shall not be finding me, and where I am, you can not be coming'?"


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Now on the last, the great day of the festival, Jesus stood and cries, saying, "If anyone should be thirsting, let him come to Me and drink.


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He who is believing in Me, according as the scripture said, out of his bowel shall gush rivers of living water."


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Now this He said concerning the spirit which those believing in Him were about to get. For not as yet was holy spirit given, for Jesus is not as yet glorified.


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Did not the scripture say that out of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was, comes the Christ?"


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The deputies, then, came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, "Wherefore did you not lead him here?"


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"No law of ours is judging a man, if ever it should not first be hearing from him and know what he is doing."


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They answered and say to him, "Not you also are out of Galilee? Search and see that out of Galilee no prophet is roused."


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Now early He again came along into the sanctuary, and the entire people came to Him. And, being seated, He taught them.


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Now the scribes and the Pharisees are leading a woman who has been overtaken in adultery, and, standing her in the midst,


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Now this they said to try Him, that they may have something to accuse Him of. Now Jesus, stooping down, wrote down something with a finger in the earth.


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Now as they persisted asking Him, He unbends and said to them, "Let the sinless one of you first cast a stone at her."


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Now those hearing it came out one by one, beginning with the elders, to the last. And Jesus was left alone, the woman also being in the midst.


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Now she said, "No one, Lord!" Now Jesus said, "Neither am I condemning you. Go! From now on by no means any longer be sinning."]


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Again, then, Jesus speaks to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world. He who is following Me should under no circumstances be walking in darkness, but will be having the light of life."


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The Pharisees, then, said to Him, "You are testifying concerning yourself. Your testimony is not true!"


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Jesus answered and said to them, "And if I should be testifying concerning Myself, true is My testimony, for I am aware whence I came and whither I am going, yet you are not aware whence I am coming or whither I am going.


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And yet if ever I should be judging, My judging is true, for not alone am I, but I and the Father Who sends Me.


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I am the One testifying concerning Myself, and the Father Who sends Me is testifying concerning Me."


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They said, then, to Him, "Where is your father?" Jesus answered and said, "Neither with Me are you acquainted, nor with My Father. If you were acquainted with Me, you should be acquainted with My Father also."


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These declarations He speaks in the treasury, teaching in the sanctuary, and no one arrests Him, for not as yet had come His hour.


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He said, then, again to them, "I am going away, and you will be seeking Me, and in your sin shall you be dying. Where I am going, you can not be coming."


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The Jews, then, said, "He will not kill himself, seeing that he is saying, 'Where I am going, you can not be coming'?"


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He said, then, to them, "You are of that which is below; I am of that which is above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.


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I said, then, to you, that you shall be dying in your sins. For if ever you should not be believing Me that I am, you shall be dying in your sins."


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They said, then, to Him, "Who are you?" Jesus, then, said to them, "For the beginning, what I am speaking also to you.


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Much have I to be speaking and judging concerning you, but He Who sends Me is true, and what I hear from Him, these things I am speaking to the world."


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Jesus, then, said to them again that "Whenever you should be exalting the Son of Mankind, then you will know that I am, and from Myself I am doing nothing, but, according as My Father teaches Me, these things I am speaking.


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And He Who sends Me is with Me. He does not leave Me alone, for what is pleasing to Him am I doing always."


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Jesus, then, said to the Jews who have believed Him, "If ever you should be remaining in My word, you are truly My disciples,


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They answered Him, "The seed of Abraham are we, and we have never been slaves of anyone. How are you saying that 'You shall be becoming free'?"


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Jesus answered them, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you that everyone who is doing sin, is a slave of sin.


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I am aware that you are Abraham's seed. But you are seeking to kill Me, for My word has no room in you.


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What I have seen with My Father am I speaking. You also, then, what you hear from your father are doing."


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They answered and say to Him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus answered them, "If you are children of Abraham, did you ever do the works of Abraham?


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Yet now you are seeking to kill Me, a Man Who has spoken to you the truth which I hear from God. This Abraham does not do.


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Yet you are doing the works of your father." They say to Him, "We were not born of prostitution! One Father have we, God!"


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Jesus, then, said to them, "If God were your Father, you would have loved Me. For out of God I came forth and am arriving. For neither have I come of Myself, but He commissions Me.


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You are of your father, the Adversary, and the desires of your father you are wanting to do. He was a man-killer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, for truth is not in him. Whenever he may be speaking a lie, he is speaking of his own, for he is a liar, and the father of it.


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Who of you is exposing Me concerning sin? If I am telling the truth, wherefore are you not believing Me?


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He who is of God is hearing God's declarations. Therefore you are not hearing, seeing that you are not of God."


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The Jews answered and say to Him, "Are we not saying ideally that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"


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Verily, Verily, I am saying to you, If ever anyone should be keeping My word, he should under no circumstances be beholding death for the eon."


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The Jews said to Him, "Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets, and you are saying, 'If ever anyone should be keeping my word, he should under no circumstances be tasting death for the eon.'


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Not you are greater than our father Abraham who died! And the prophets died. Whom are you making yourself to be?"


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Jesus answered, "If I should ever be glorifying Myself, My glory is nothing. It is My Father Who is glorifying Me, of Whom you are saying that He is your God.


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And you know Him not, yet I am acquainted with Him, and if I should be saying that I am not acquainted with Him, I shall be like you, a liar. But I am acquainted with Him and I am keeping His word.


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Abraham, your father, exults that he may become acquainted with My day, and he was acquainted with it and rejoiced."


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They pick up stones, then, that they should be casting them at Him. Yet Jesus was hid and came out of the sanctuary. And passing through the midst of them, He went and thus passed by.


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And His disciples ask Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents that he should be born blind?"


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


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I must be working the works of Him Who sends Me while it is day. Coming is the night, when no one can work.


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Saying these things, He spits on the ground and makes mud out of the spittle, and anoints the blind man on his eyes with the mud,


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and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is being translated "Commissioned"). He came away, then, and washes, and came, observing.


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The neighbors, then, and those beholding him formerly, (for he was a beggar) said, "Is not this the one who is sitting and begging?"


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He answered and said, "The Man Who is termed 'Jesus' makes mud and anoints my eyes and said to me, 'Go to the pool Siloam and wash.' Coming away, then, and washing, I receive sight."


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Again, then, the Pharisees also asked him how he receives sight. Now he said to them, "He places mud upon my eyes, and I wash, and I am observing."


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Some of the Pharisees, then, said, "This man is not from God, for he is not keeping the sabbath." Yet others said, "How can a man who is a sinner be doing such signs?" And there was a schism among them.


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They are saying, then, again to him who once was blind, "What are you saying concerning him, seeing that he opens your eyes?" Now he said that "A prophet is He."


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The Jews, then, do not believe concerning him, that he was blind and receives sight, till they summon the parents of him who receives sight.


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And they ask them, saying, "Is this your son, of whom you are saying that he was born blind? How, then, is he observing at present?"


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Yet how he is now observing, we are not aware, or who opens his eyes, we are not aware. Ask him; he has come of age. He will speak concerning himself."


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These things his parents said, seeing that they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should ever be avowing Him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.


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A second time, then, they summon the man who was blind, and they say to him, "Give the glory to God. We are aware that this man is a sinner."


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He, then, answered, "If He is a sinner, I am not aware of it. One thing I am aware of, that, being blind, at present I am observing."


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He answered them, "I told you already, and you do not hear. Why again are you wanting to hear? Not you also are wanting to become His disciples?"


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We are aware that it was to Moses that God has spoken. Yet this man -- we are not aware whence he is."


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The man answered and said to them, "For in this is the marvelous thing, that you are not aware whence He is, and He opens my eyes!


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We are aware that God is not hearing sinners, but if anyone should be a reverer of God and doing His will, him He is hearing.


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They answered and say to him, "You were wholly born in sins, and you are teaching us!" And they cast him out.


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Jesus hears that they cast him out, and, finding him, said to him, "Are you believing in the Son of Mankind?"


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And Jesus said, "For judgment came I into this world, that those who are not observing may be observing, and those observing may be becoming blind."


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And those of the Pharisees who are with Him hear these things, and they said to Him, "Not we also are blind?"


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Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have had no sin. Yet now you are saying that 'We are observing.' Your sin, then, is remaining.


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"Verily, verily, I am saying to you, he who is not entering through the door into the fold of the sheep, but is climbing up elsewhere, that one is a thief and a robber.


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To him the doorkeeper is opening, and the sheep are hearing his voice, and he is summoning his own sheep by name and is leading them out.


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And whenever he should be ejecting all his own, he is going in front of them, and the sheep are following him, for they are acquainted with his voice.


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Now an outsider will they under no circumstances be following, but they will be fleeing from him, for they are not acquainted with the voice of the outsiders."


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Jesus, then, said to them again, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you that I am the Door of the sheep.


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I am the Door. Through Me if anyone should be entering, he shall be saved, and shall be entering and coming out and will be finding pasture.


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The thief is not coming except that he should be stealing and sacrificing and destroying. I came that they may have life eonian, and have it superabundantly.


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Yet the hireling, not also being shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, is beholding the wolf coming, and is leaving the sheep and fleeing. And the wolf is snatching them and is scattering the sheep.


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according as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. And My soul am I laying down for the sake of the sheep.


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"And other sheep have I which are not of this fold. Those also I must be leading, and they will be hearing My voice, and there will be one flock, one Shepherd.


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"Therefore the Father is loving Me, seeing that I am laying down My soul that I may be getting it again.


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No one is taking it away from Me, but I am laying it down of Myself. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to get it again. This precept I got from My Father."


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Yet others said, "These declarations are not those of a demoniac. No demon can open the eyes of the blind!"


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The Jews, then, surround Him, and they said to Him, "Till when are you lifting our soul? If you are the Christ, tell us with boldness."


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Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you are not believing. The works which I am doing in the name of My Father, these are testifying concerning Me.


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And I am giving them life eonian, and they should by no means be perishing for the eon, and no one shall be snatching them out of My hand.


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


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Jesus answered them, "Many ideal acts I show you from My Father. Because of what act of them are you stoning Me?"


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The Jews answered Him, "For an ideal act we are not stoning you, but for blasphemy, and that you, being a man, are making yourself God."


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are you saying to Him Whom the Father hallows and dispatches into the world that 'You are blaspheming,' seeing that I said, 'Son of God am I'?


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Yet if I am doing them, and if ever you are not believing Me, be believing the works, that you may be knowing and believing that in Me is the Father, and I am in the Father."


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And He came away again to the other side of the Jordan into the place where John was formerly baptizing, and He remains there.


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And many came to Him, and they said that "John, indeed, does not one sign, yet all, whatever John said concerning this One was true."


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Now there was a certain infirm man, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.


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Now it was Mary who rubs the Lord with attar and wipes off His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was infirm.


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Yet Jesus, hearing it, said, "This infirmity is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God should be glorified through it."


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As, then, He hears that he is infirm, then, indeed, He remains in the place in which He was, two days.


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The disciples are saying to Him, "Rabbi, the Jews now sought to stone Thee, and art Thou going there again?"


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Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone should be walking in the day, he is not stumbling, for he is observing the light of this world.


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He said these things, and after this He is saying to them, "Lazarus, our friend, has found repose, but I am going that I should be awakening him out of sleep."


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Now Jesus had made a declaration concerning his death, yet they suppose that He is saying it concerning the repose of sleep.


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And I am rejoicing because of you, that you should be believing, seeing that I was not there. But we may be going to him."


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Thomas, then, who is termed "Didymus," said to his fellow disciples, "We also may be going, that we may be dying with Him."


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Now many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary that they should be comforting them concerning their brother.


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But even now I am aware that whatsoever Thou shouldst be requesting of God, God will be giving to Thee."


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Jesus said to her, "I am the Resurrection and the Life. He who is believing in Me, even if he should be dying, shall be living.


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And everyone who is living and believing in Me, should by no means be dying for the eon. Are you believing this?"


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She is saying to Him, "Yes, Lord, I have believed that Thou art the Christ, the Son of God, Who is coming into the world."


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And saying this she came away and summons Miriam, her sister, covertly, saying, "The Teacher is present, and is summoning you."


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The Jews, then, who are with her in the house and comforting her, perceiving Mary, that she rose quickly and came out, follow her, supposing that she is going to the tomb, that she should be lamenting there.


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Mary, then, as she came where Jesus was, perceiving Him, falls at His feet, saying to Him, "Lord, if Thou wert here, my brother would not have died!"


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Jesus, then, as He perceived her lamenting and the Jews coming with her lamenting, mutters in spirit, and disturbs Himself.


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Yet some of them said, "Could not this One Who opens the eyes of the blind man, also make it that this man should not be dying?"


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Jesus, then, again muttering in Himself, is coming to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was laid on it.


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Jesus is saying, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, is saying to Him, "Lord, he is already smelling, for it is the fourth day."


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Jesus is saying to her, "Did I not say to you that, if ever you should be believing, you should be seeing the glory of God?"


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They, then, take away the stone. Yet Jesus lifts up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank Thee that Thou hearest Me.


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Now I was aware that Thou art hearing Me always, but because of the throng standing about I said it, that they should be believing that thou dost commission Me."


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And out came he who had died, bound feet and hands with winding sheets, and his countenance had been bound about with a handkerchief. Jesus is saying to them, "Loose him and let him go!"


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The chief priests and the Pharisees, then, gathered a Sanhedrin and said, "What are we doing, seeing that this man is doing many signs?


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If we should be leaving him thus, all will be believing in him, and the Romans will come and take away our place as well as our nation."


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Now a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being the chief priest of that year, said to them, "You are not aware of anything,


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neither are you reckoning that it is expedient for us that one man should be dying for the sake of the people and not the whole nation should perish."


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Now this he said, not from himself, but, being the chief priest of that year, he prophesies that Jesus was about to be dying for the sake of the nation,


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and not for the nation only, but that He may be gathering the scattered children of God also into one.


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Jesus, then, no longer walked with boldness among the Jews, but came away thence into the country near the wilderness, into a city termed Ephraim, and there He remains with His disciples.


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Now near was the Passover of the Jews, and many went up into Jerusalem out of the country, before the Passover, that they should be purifying themselves.


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They, then, sought Jesus, and said, standing with one another in the sanctuary, "What do you suppose? That He may under no circumstances come to the festival?"


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Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given directions that if anyone should know where He is, he should be divulging it, so that they should be arresting Him.


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Jesus, then, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had died, whom Jesus rouses from among the dead.


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They make, then, for Him a dinner there, and Martha served. Now Lazarus was one of those lying back at table with Him.


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Mary, then, taking a pound troy of veritable nard attar, very precious, rubs the feet of Jesus and wipes off His feet with her hair. Now the house was filled with the odor of the attar.


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Now this he said, not that he cared concerning the poor, but that he was a thief, having the coffer also, and bore what is cast into it.


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The vast throng, then, of the Jews, knew that He is there. And they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might become acquainted with Lazarus also, whom Jesus rouses from among the dead.


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On the morrow the vast throng, who are coming for the festival, hearing that Jesus is coming into Jerusalem,


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got fronds of palms and came out to meet Him. And they clamored, saying, "Hosanna! Blessed is He Who is coming in the name of the Lord!" and "The King of Israel!"


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Now these things are not known to His disciples at first, but when Jesus is glorified, then they are reminded that these things were written of Him and these things they do to Him.


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The throng, then, which is with Him when He summons Lazarus out of the tomb, and rouses him from among the dead, was testifying.


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The Pharisees, then, say to themselves, "You are beholding that you are benefiting nothing. Lo! the world came away after him!"


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Now there were some Greeks from among those going up that they should be worshiping in the festival.


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These, then, came to Philip who is from Bethsaida of Galilee, and they asked him, saying, "Lord, we want to become acquainted with Jesus."


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Yet Jesus is answering them, saying, "Come has the hour that the Son of Mankind should be glorified.


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"Verily, verily, I am saying to you, If a kernel of grain, falling into the earth, should not be dying, it is remaining alone, yet if it should be dying, it is bringing forth much fruit.


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He who is fond of his soul is destroying it, and he who is hating his soul in this world, shall be guarding it for life eonian.


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"If anyone should be serving Me, let him be following Me, and where I am, there My servant also shall be. And if anyone should be serving Me, the Father shall be honoring him.


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But therefore came I into this hour. Father, glorify Thy name!" A voice, then, came out of heaven, "I glorify it also, and shall be glorifying it again!"


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The throng, then, which stands and hears it, said, "A thunderclap has come!" Others said, "A messenger has spoken to Him!"


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The throng, then, answered Him, "We hear out of the law that the Christ is remaining for the eon, and how are you saying that the Son of Mankind must be exalted? Who is this Son of Mankind?"


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Jesus, then, said to them, "Still a little time the light is among you. Be walking while you have the light, lest the darkness may be overtaking you. And he who is walking in the darkness is not aware whither he is going.


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As you have the light, be believing in the light, that you may be becoming sons of light." These things Jesus speaks, and, coming away, He was hid from them.


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that the word of Isaiah the prophet, which he said, may be being fulfilled, "Lord, who believes our tidings? And the arm of the Lord, to whom was it revealed?"


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that He has blinded their eyes and callouses their heart, lest they may be perceiving with their eyes, and should be apprehending with their heart, and may be turning about, and I shall be healing them.


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Howbeit, likewise, of the chiefs also many believe in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not avow it, lest they may be put out of the synagogue,


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Now Jesus cries and said, "He who is believing in Me is not believing in Me, but in Him Who sends Me.


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I have come into the world a Light, that everyone who is believing in Me should not be remaining in darkness.


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"And if ever anyone should be hearing My declarations and not be maintaining them, I am not judging him, for I came not that I should be judging the world, but that I should be saving the world.


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He who is repudiating Me and not getting My declarations, has that which is judging him; the word which I speak, that will be judging him in the last day,


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seeing that I speak not from Myself, but the Father Who sends Me, He has given Me the precept, what I may be saying and what I should be speaking.


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And I am aware that His precept is life eonian. What, then, I am speaking, according as the Father has declared it to Me, thus am I speaking."


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Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus, being aware that His hour came that He may be proceeding out of this world to the Father, loving His own who are in the world, He loves them to the consummation.


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And at the coming of dinner, the Adversary already having cast into the heart of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, that he may be giving Him up,


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Jesus, being aware that the Father has given all into His hands, and that He came out from God and is going away to God,


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Thereafter He is draining water into the basin, and begins washing the feet of the disciples and wiping them off with the cloth with which He was girded.


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Jesus answered and said to him, "What I am doing you are not aware at present, yet you will know after these things."


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Peter is saying to Him, "Under no circumstances shouldst Thou be washing my feet for the eon!" Jesus answered him, "If ever I should not be washing you, you are having no part with Me."


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Jesus is saying to him, "He who is bathed has no need, except to wash his feet, but is wholly clean. And you are clean, but not all."


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When, then, He washes their feet, and took His garments and leans back again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you?


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If, then, I, the Lord and the Teacher, wash your feet, you also ought to be washing one another's feet.


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"Verily, verily, I am saying to you, A slave is not greater than his lord, neither is an apostle greater than He Who sends him.


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Not concerning all of you am I speaking, for I am aware whom I choose, but that the scripture may be fulfilled, 'He who is masticating bread with Me lifts up his heel against Me.'


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Henceforth I am speaking to you before it is occurring, that you should be believing, whenever it may be occurring, that I am.


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"Verily, verily, I am saying to you, whoever is taking anyone I shall be sending, is taking Me; yet he who is taking Me is taking Him Who sends Me."


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These things saying, Jesus was disturbed in spirit, and testifies and said, "Verily, verily, I am saying to you that one of you will be giving Me up."


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Simon Peter, then, is nodding to this one to ascertain whoever he may be, concerning whom He said it, and is saying to him, "Tell us whoever it is concerning whom He is saying this."


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Jesus, then, is answering and saying, "He it is to whom I, dipping in the morsel, shall be handing it." Dipping in the morsel, then, He is taking it and giving it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.


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And after the morsel, then, Satan entered into that man. Jesus, then, is saying to him, "What you are doing, do more quickly."


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For some supposed, since Judas had the coffer, that Jesus is saying to him, "Buy what we have need of for the festival," or, that he may be giving something to the poor.


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When, then, he came out, Jesus is saying, "Now is the Son of Mankind glorified, and God is glorified in Him.


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If God is glorified in Him, God also shall be glorifying Him in Himself and shall straightway be glorifying Him.


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"Little children, still a little time am I with you. You shall be seeking Me, and, according as I said to the Jews that 'Where I am going you can not be coming,' at present I am saying it to you also.


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"A new precept am I giving to you, that you be loving one another; according as I love you, that you also be loving one another.


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By this all shall be knowing that you are My disciples, if you should be having love for one another."


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Simon Peter is saying to Him, "Lord, whither art Thou going?" Jesus answered him, "Where I am going, you can not follow Me now, yet you shall be following subsequently."


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Peter is saying to Him, "Lord, wherefore can not I follow Thee at present? My soul for Thy sake will I lay down."


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Jesus is answering, "Your soul for My sake you will be laying down? Verily, verily, I am saying to you, Under no circumstances should a cock be crowing till you will be renouncing Me thrice.


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In My Father's house are many abodes; yet if not I would have told you, for I am going to make ready a place for you.


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And if I should be going and making ready a place for you, I am coming again and I will be taking you along to Myself, that where I am, you also may be.


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Thomas is saying to Him, "Lord, we are not aware whither Thou art going, and how can we be aware of the way?"


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Jesus is saying to him, "I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one is coming to the Father except through Me.


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If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also. And henceforth you know Him and have seen Him."


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Jesus is saying to him, "So much time I am with you, and you do not know Me, Philip! He who has seen Me has seen the Father, and how are you saying, 'Show us the Father'?


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Are you not believing that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The declarations which I am speaking to you I am not speaking from Myself. Now the Father, remaining in Me, He is doing His works.


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


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Verily, verily, I am saying to you, he who is believing in Me, the works which I am doing he also will be doing, and greater than these will he be doing, for I am going to the Father.


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And whatever you should be requesting in My name, this I will be doing, that the Father should be glorified in the Son.


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"And I shall be asking the Father, and He will be giving you another consoler, that it, indeed, may be with you for the eon --


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the spirit of truth, which the world can not get, for it is not beholding it, neither is knowing it. Yet you know it, for it is remaining with you and will be in you.


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Still a little and the world is beholding Me no longer, yet you are beholding Me. Seeing that I am living, you also will be living.


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He who has My precepts and is keeping them, he it is who is loving Me. Now he who is loving Me will be loved by My Father, and I shall be loving him and shall be disclosing Myself to him."


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Judas (not Iscariot) is saying to Him, "Lord, and what has occurred that Thou art about to be disclosing Thyself to us and not to the world?"


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Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone should be loving Me, he will be keeping My word, and My Father will be loving him, and We shall be coming to him and making an abode with him.


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He who is not loving Me, is not keeping My words. And the word which you are hearing is not Mine, but the Father's Who sends Me.


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Now the consoler, the holy spirit, which the Father will be sending in My name, that will be teaching you all, and reminding you of all that I said to you.


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"Peace I am leaving with you. My peace I am giving to you. Not according as the world is giving to you, am I giving to you. Let not your heart be disturbed, neither let it be timid.


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You hear that I said to you, 'I am going, and I am coming to you.' If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.


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And now I have declared it to you ere it is occurring, that, whenever it may be occurring, you should be believing.


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"No longer shall I be speaking much with you, for the Chief of the world is coming, and in Me it has not anything.


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But that the world may know that I am loving the Father, and according as the Father directs Me, thus I am doing, rouse! We may be going hence!


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Every branch in Me bringing forth no fruit, He is taking it away, and every one bringing forth fruit, He is cleansing it, that it may be bringing forth more fruit.


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Remain in Me. I also am in you. According as the branch can not be bringing forth fruit from itself, if it should not be remaining in the grapevine, thus neither you, if you should not be remaining in Me.


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"I am the Grapevine. You are the branches. He who is remaining in Me, and I in him, this one is bringing forth much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.


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"If anyone should not be remaining in Me, he was cast out as a branch, and it withered. And they are gathering them, and into the fire are they casting them, and they are being burned.


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If ever you should be remaining in Me and My declarations should be remaining in you, whatever you should be wanting, request, and it will be occurring to you.


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In this is My Father glorified, that you may be bringing forth much fruit, and you shall become My disciples.


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If ever you should be keeping My precepts, you will be remaining in My love, according as I have kept the precepts of My Father and am remaining in His love.


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These things have I spoken to you, that My joy should be remaining in you, and your joy may be filled.


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"No longer am I terming you slaves, for the slave is not aware what his lord is doing. Yet I have declared you friends, for all that I hear from My Father I make known to you.


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Not you choose Me, but I choose you, and I appoint you, that you may be going away and be bringing forth much fruit, and your fruit may be remaining, that anything whichsoever you should be requesting the Father in My name, He will be giving it to you.


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If you were of the world, the world would be fond of its own. Now, seeing that you are not of the world, but I choose you out of the world, therefore the world is hating you.


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"Remember the word which I said to you, 'A slave is not greater than his lord.' If Me they persecute, you they will be persecuting also. If My word they keep, yours also will they be keeping.


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But all these things will they be doing to you because of My name, seeing that they are not acquainted with Him Who sends Me.


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"If I came not and speak to them, they had no sin. Yet now they have no pretense concerning their sin.


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If I do not the works among them which no other one does, they had no sin. Yet now they have seen also, and they have hated Me as well as My Father,


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"Now, whenever the consoler which I shall be sending you from the Father may be coming, the spirit of truth which is going out from the Father, that will be testifying concerning Me.


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for they will be putting you out of the synagogues; but coming is the hour that everyone who is killing you should suppose he is offering divine service to God.


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But these things have I spoken to you that, whenever their hour may be coming, you may be remembering them, seeing that I told you. "Now these things I did not tell you from the beginning, seeing that I was with you.


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Yet now I am going away to Him Who sends Me, and not one of you is asking Me, 'Whither art Thou going?'


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"But I am telling you the truth. It is expedient for you that I may be coming away, for if I should not be coming away, the consoler will not be coming to you.


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Now if I should be gone, I will send him to you. And, coming, that will be exposing the world concerning sin and concerning righteousness and concerning judging:


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yet concerning righteousness, seeing that I am going away to My Father, and no longer are you beholding Me;


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Yet whenever that may be coming -- the spirit of truth --it will be guiding you into all the truth, for it will not be speaking from itself, but whatsoever it should be hearing will it be speaking, and of what is coming will it be informing you.


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All, whatever the Father has, is Mine. Therefore I said to you that of Mine is it getting, and will be informing you.


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Some, then, of His disciples said to one another, "What is this that He is saying to us, 'A little, and you are not beholding Me, and again, a little, and you shall be seeing Me?' and that 'I am going away to the Father'?"


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They said, then, "What is this 'little' which He is saying? Not aware are we of what He is speaking."


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Jesus, then, knew that they wanted to ask Him, and He said to them, "Concerning this are you seeking with one another that I said, 'A little, and you are not beholding Me, and again, a little, and you shall be seeing Me'?


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Verily, verily, I am saying to you that you shall be lamenting and wailing, yet the world will be rejoicing; yet you shall be sorrowed, but your sorrow shall become joy.


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A woman, whenever she may be bringing forth, is having sorrow, seeing that her hour came; yet whenever she should be bearing the little child, no longer is she remembering the affliction, because of the joy that a human being was born into the world.


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You then, also, now, indeed, will be having sorrow, yet I shall be seeing you again, and your heart shall be rejoicing, and your joy no one is taking away from you.


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And in that day you will not be asking Me anything. "Verily, verily, I am saying to you that whatever you should be requesting the Father, He will be giving it to you in My name.


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Hitherto you do not request anything in My name. Request and you shall obtain, that your joy may be full.


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"These things have I spoken to you in proverbs. Coming is the hour when no longer shall I be speaking to you in proverbs, but with boldness shall I be reporting to you concerning the Father.


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In that day you will be requesting in My name, and I am not saying to you that I shall be asking the Father concerning you,


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for the Father Himself is fond of you, seeing that you are fond of Me, and have believed that I came out from God.


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I came out from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and am going to the Father."


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His disciples are saying to Him, "Lo! now with boldness art Thou speaking, and not one proverb art Thou telling.


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Now we are aware that Thou art aware of all and hast no need that anyone may be asking Thee. By this we are believing that Thou camest out from God."


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Lo! the hour is coming and has come, that you should be scattered, each to his own, and you may be leaving Me alone. And I am not alone, for the Father is with Me.


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These things have I spoken to you that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have affliction. But courage! I have conquered the world."


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These things speaks Jesus, and lifting His eyes to heaven, He said, "Father, come has the hour. Glorify Thy Son, that Thy Son should be glorifying Thee,


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according as Thou givest Him authority over all flesh, that everything which Thou hast given to Him, He should be giving it to them, even life eonian.


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Now it is eonian life that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Him Whom Thou dost commission, Jesus Christ.


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"I glorify Thee on the earth, finishing the work which Thou hast given Me, that I should be doing it.


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"And now glorify Thou Me, Father, with Thyself, with the glory which I had before the world is with Thee.


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I manifest Thy name to the men whom Thou givest Me out of the world. Thine they were, and to Me Thou givest them, and Thy word they have kept.


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for the declarations which Thou hast given Me, I have given them, and they took them, and know truly that I came out from Thee, and they believe that thou dost commission Me.


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"Concerning them I am asking. Not concerning the world am I asking, but concerning those whom Thou hast given Me, for they are Thine.


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And no longer am I in the world, and they are in the world, and I to Thee am coming. Holy Father, keep them in Thy name, in which Thou hast given them to Me, that they may be one, according as We are.


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When I was with them in the world, I kept those whom Thou hast given Me in Thy name, and I guard them, and not one of them perished, except the son of destruction, that the scripture may be fulfilled.


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Yet now to Thee am I coming, and these things am I speaking in the world that they may be having My joy filled full in themselves.


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"I have given them Thy word. And the world hates them, for they are not of the world, according as I am not of the world.


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I am not asking that Thou shouldst be taking them away out of the world, but that Thou shouldst be keeping them from the wicked one.


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Yet not concerning these only am I asking, but also concerning those who are believing in Me through their word,


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that they may all be one, according as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us, that the world should be believing that Thou dost commission Me.


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"And I have given them the glory which Thou has given Me, that they may be one, according as We are One,


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I in them and Thou in Me, that they may be perfected in one, and that the world may know that Thou dost commission Me and dost love them according as Thou dost love Me.


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"Father, those whom Thou hast given Me, I will that, where I am, they also may be with Me, that they may be beholding My glory which Thou has given Me, for Thou lovest Me before the disruption of the world.


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Just Father, the world, also, knew Thee not, yet I knew Thee. And these know that Thou dost commission Me.


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And I make known to them Thy name, and I shall make it known, that the love with which Thou lovest Me may be in them, and I in them."


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These things saying, Jesus came out with His disciples to the other side of the Kedron winter brook, where there was a garden, into which He entered, He and His disciples.


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Now Judas also, who is giving Him up, was acquainted with the place, for often was Jesus gathered there with His disciples.


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Judas, then, getting a squad and deputies of the chief priests and Pharisees, is coming there with lanterns and torches and weapons.


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Jesus, then, being aware of all that is coming on Him, coming out, said to them, "Whom are you seeking?"


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They answered Him, "Jesus, the Nazarene." Jesus is saying to them, "I am He." Now Judas, also, who is giving Him up, stood with them.


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that fulfilled may be the saying which He said, that "Of those whom Thou hast given Me, of them I do not lose anyone."


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Simon Peter, then, having a sword, draws it, and hits the chief priest's slave and strikes off his right ear. Now the name of the slave was Malchus.


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Jesus, then, said to Peter, "Thrust the sword into the scabbard. The cup which the Father has given Me, may I by no means be drinking it?"


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The squad, then, and the captain, and the deputies of the Jews apprehended Jesus. And they bind Him,


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and led Him away to Hannas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was the chief priest of that year.


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Now it was Caiaphas who advises the Jews that it is expedient for one man to be dying for the people.


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Now Simon Peter, and another disciple, followed Jesus. Now that disciple was known to the chief priest, and he entered together with Jesus into the courtyard of the chief priest.


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Yet Peter stood at the door outside. The other disciple, then, who was known to the chief priest, came out and told the doorkeeper, and he led Peter in.


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The maid, then, who kept the door, is saying to Peter, "Are not you also of this man's disciples?" He is saying, "I am not!"


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Now the slaves and deputies also stood by, having made a charcoal fire, for it was cold, and they warmed themselves. Now Peter, also, was standing with them, and warming himself.


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And Jesus answered him, "I with boldness have spoken to the world. I always teach in a synagogue and in the sanctuary where all the Jews are coming together, and in hiding I speak nothing.


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Why are you asking Me? Inquire of those who have heard what I speak to them. Lo! these are aware what I said."


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Now at His saying these things, one of the deputies standing by gives Jesus a slap, saying, "Are you answering the chief priest thus?"


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Jesus answered him, "If evilly I speak, testify concerning the evil, yet if ideally, why are you lashing Me?"


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Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. They said, then, to him, "Are not you, also, of his disciples?" He disowns, and said, "I am not."


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One of the slaves of the chief priest, being a relative of the one whose ear Peter strikes off, is saying, "Did not I perceive you in the garden with him?"


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They are, then, leading Jesus from Caiaphas into the pretorium. Now it was morning, and they did not enter into the pretorium lest they may be defiled, but may be eating the passover.


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Pilate, then, came outside to them and is averring, "What accusation are you bringing against this man?"


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Pilate, then, said to them, "You take him and, according to your law, judge him." The Jews, then, said to him, "To us it is not allowed to kill anyone,"


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that the word of Jesus may be fulfilled which He said, signifying by what death He was about to be dying.


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Again, then, Pilate entered into the pretorium and summons Jesus, and said to Him, "You are the king of the Jews?"


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Pilate answered, "No Jew am I! Your nation and the chief priests give you up to me. What is it you do?"


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Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My deputies, also, would have contended, lest I should be given up to the Jews. Yet now is My kingdom not hence."


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Pilate, then, said to Him, "Is it not then so? A king are you!" Jesus answered, "You are saying that I am a king. For this also have I been born, and for this have I come into the world, that I should be testifying to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth is hearing My voice."


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Pilate is saying to Him, "What is truth!" And, this saying, again he came out to the Jews, and is saying to them, "I not one fault am finding in him.


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Now it is your usage that I should be releasing one to you in the Passover. Are you intending, then, that I should be releasing to you the king of the Jews?"


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And the soldiers, braiding a wreath out of thorns, place it on His head, and with a purple cloak they clothed Him.


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And Pilate came outside again, and is saying to them, "Lo! I am leading him outside to you, that you may know that not one fault am I finding in him."


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Jesus, then, came outside, wearing the thorny wreath and the purple cloak. And he is saying to them, "Lo! the man!"


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When, then, the chief priests and the deputies perceived Him, they clamor, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!" And Pilate is saying to them, "You take him and crucify him, for I am finding no fault in him."


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The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, for he makes himself son of God."


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And he entered into the pretorium again, and is saying to Jesus, "Whence are you?" Yet Jesus gives him no answer.


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Pilate, then, is saying to Him, "To me you are not speaking! Are you not aware that I have authority to release you and have authority to crucify you?"


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Jesus answered him, "No authority have you against Me in anything, except it were given to you from above. Therefore he who is giving Me up to you has the greater sin."


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At this, Pilate sought to release Him, yet the Jews clamored, saying, "If ever this man you should be releasing, you are not a friend of Caesar! Everyone who is making himself king is contradicting Caesar!"


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Pilate, then, hearing these words, led Jesus outside, and is seated on a dais in a place termed the "Pavement," yet in Hebrew, "Gabbatha."


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Now it was the preparation of the Passover; the hour was about the third. And he is saying to the Jews, "Lo! your king!"


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Yet they clamor then, "Away! Away! Crucify him!" Pilate is saying to them, "Shall I crucify your king?" The chief priests answered, "No king have we except Caesar!"


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They took Jesus along, then, and led Him away. And, bearing the cross Himself, He came out to what is termed a "Skull's Place," which is termed, in Hebrew, "Golgotha,"


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Now Pilate writes a title also, and places it on the cross. Now it was written, "Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews."


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This title, then, many of the Jews read, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek.


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The chief priests of the Jews, then, said to Pilate, "Do not be writing 'The King of the Jews' but that 'that one said "King of the Jews am I."'"


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The soldiers, then, when they crucify Jesus, took His garments and make four parts -- to each soldier a part; and the tunic. Now the tunic was seamless, woven from above throughout the whole.


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They said, then, to one another, "We should not be rending it, but we may take chances on it, whose it shall be," that the scripture may be fulfilled which is saying, "They divide My garments among themselves, And on My vesture they cast the lot." The soldiers, indeed, then, do these things.


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Now there stood beside the cross of Jesus His mother and the sister of His mother, Mary of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.


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Jesus, then, perceiving His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing by, is saying to His mother, "Woman, lo! your son!"


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Thereafter He is saying to the disciple, "Lo! your mother!" And from that hour the disciple took her to his own.


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After this, Jesus, being aware that all is already accomplished, that the scripture may be perfected, is saying, "I thirst!"


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Now a vessel lay there distended with vinegar. Sticking a sponge, then, distended with vinegar, on hyssop, they carry it to His mouth.


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When, then, Jesus took the vinegar, He said, "It is accomplished!" And reclining His head, He gives up the spirit.


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The Jews, then, since it was the preparation, lest the bodies should be remaining on the cross on the sabbath (for it was the great day, that sabbath), ask Pilate that they might be fracturing their legs, and they may be taken away.


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The soldiers, then, came and fractured indeed the legs of the first and of the other who is crucified together with Him.


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But one of the soldiers pierces His side with a lance head, and straightway out came blood and water.


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And he who has seen has testified, and true is his testimony. And he is aware that he is telling the truth, that you, also, should be believing.


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Now after these things Joseph from Arimathea (being a disciple of Jesus, yet hidden because of fear of the Jews) asks Pilate that he should be taking away the body of Jesus. And Pilate permits him. He came, then, and takes away His body.


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Now Nicodemus also came (who came to Him at night at first), bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds troy.


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They got the body of Jesus, then, and they bind it in swathings with the spices, according as the custom of the Jews is to bury.


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Now there was in the place where He was crucified, a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one has been placed as yet.


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There, then, because of the preparation of the Jews, seeing that the tomb was near, they place Jesus.


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Now, on one of the sabbaths, Miriam Magdalene is coming to the tomb in the morning, there being still darkness, and is observing the stone taken away from the door of the tomb.


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She is racing, then, and is coming to Simon Peter and to the other disciple of whom Jesus was fond, and she is saying to them, "They take away the Lord out of the tomb and we are not aware where they place Him!"


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Now the two raced alike, and the other disciple runs more swiftly before Peter and came first to the tomb.


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Simon Peter also, then, is coming, following him, and he entered into the tomb and he is beholding the swathings lying,


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and the handkerchief which was on His head, not lying with the swathings, but folded up in one place apart.


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The other disciple also, then, who came first to the tomb, then entered, and he perceived and believes,


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and is beholding two messengers in white seated, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus was laid.


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And they are saying to her, "Woman, why are you lamenting?" And she is saying to them that "They take away my Lord, and I am not aware where they place Him!"


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Saying these things, she turned behind, and is beholding Jesus standing, and she was not aware that it is Jesus.


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Jesus is saying to her, "Woman, why are you lamenting? Whom are you seeking?" She, supposing that He is the gardener, is saying to Him, "Lord, if you bear Him off, tell me where you place Him, and I will take Him away."


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"Rabboni!" which is the term for "Teacher." Jesus is saying to her, "Do not touch Me, for not as yet have I ascended to My Father. Now go to My brethren, and say to them that I said, 'Lo! I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.'"


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Miriam Magdalene is coming, reporting to the disciples that "I have seen the Lord!" -- and these things He said to her.


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It being, then, the evening of that day, one of the sabbaths, and the doors having been locked where the disciples were gathered together, because of fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst and is saying to them, "Peace to you!"


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And saying this, He shows them His hands also, and His side. The disciples, then, rejoiced at perceiving the Lord.


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Jesus, then, said to them again, "Peace to you! According as the Father has commissioned Me, I also am sending you."


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If you should be forgiving anyone's sins, they have been forgiven them. If anyone's you should be holding, they are held."


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The other disciples, then, said to him, "We have seen the Lord!" Yet he said to them, "Should I not perceive in His hands the print of the nails, and thrust my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will by no means be believing."


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And after eight days His disciples were again within, and Thomas was with them. The doors having been locked, Jesus is coming and stood in the midst and said, "Peace to you!"


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Thereafter He is saying to Thomas, "Bring your finger here and perceive My hands, and bring your hand and thrust it into My side, and do not become unbelieving, but believing."


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Now Jesus is saying to him, "Seeing that you have seen Me, you have believed. Happy are those who are not perceiving and believe."


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Indeed then, many other signs also Jesus does, in the sight of His disciples, which are not written in this scroll.


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Yet these are written that you should be believing that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that, believing, you may have life eonian in His name.


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After these things Jesus manifests Himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. Now He manifests thus:


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There were alike Simon Peter and Thomas, termed Didymus, and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and those of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples.


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Simon Peter is saying to them, "I am going fishing!" They are saying to him, "We also are coming with you!" They, then, came out and stepped into the ship straightway, and in that night they net nothing.


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Now as it already is becoming morning, Jesus stood on the beach. Howbeit, the disciples had not perceived that it is Jesus.


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Now He said to them, "Cast the net on the right parts of the ship and you will be finding." They cast, then, and they no longer were strong enough to draw it, for the multitude of fishes.


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That disciple, then, whom Jesus loved, is saying to Peter, "It is the Lord!" Simon Peter, then, hearing that it is the Lord, girds on his overcoat (for he was naked) and cast himself into the sea.


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


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As, then, they stepped off to the land, they are observing a charcoal fire laid, and food fish lying on it, and bread.


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Simon Peter, then, went up and draws the net to the land, distended with a hundred and fifty-three large fishes. And, being so many, the net is not rent.


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Jesus is saying to them, "Hither! Lunch!" Now no one of the disciples dared to inquire of Him, "Who art Thou?" being aware that it is the Lord.


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Now this is already the third time Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after being roused from among the dead.


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When, then, they lunch, Jesus is saying to Simon Peter, "Simon of John, are you loving Me more than these?" He is saying to Him, "Yes, Lord, Thou art aware that I am fond of Thee!" He is saying to him, "Graze My lambkins!"


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He is saying to him again a second time, "Simon of John, are you loving Me?" He is saying to Him, "Yes, Lord, Thou art aware that I am fond of Thee!" He is saying to him, "Shepherd My sheep!"


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He is saying to him the third time, "Simon of John, are you fond of Me?" Peter was sorry that He said to him the third time "Are you fond of Me?" and he is saying to Him, "Lord, Thou art aware of all things! Thou knowest that I am fond of Thee." And Jesus is saying to him, "Graze My little sheep!


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Verily, verily, I am saying to you, When you were younger you girded yourself and walked where you would; yet whenever you may be growing decrepit, you will stretch out your hands, and another shall be girding you and carrying you where you would not."


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Now this He said, signifying by what death he will be glorifying God. And saying this, He is saying to him, "Follow Me!"


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Now Peter, being turned about, is observing the disciple whom Jesus loved, following, who leans back also on His chest at the dinner and said to Him, "Lord who is it who is giving Thee up?"


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Jesus is saying to him, "If I should be wanting him to be remaining till I am coming, what is it to you? You be following Me!"


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This word, then, came out to the brethren, that that disciple is not dying. Now Jesus did not say to him that he is not dying, but, "If I should be wanting him to be remaining till I am coming, what is it to you?"


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This is the disciple who is testifying also concerning these things, and who writes these things. And we are aware that his testimony is true.


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Now there are many other things also, which Jesus does, which, if they should be written, one by one, I am surmising not even the world itself would contain the written scrolls.


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The first account, indeed, I make, O Theophilus, concerning all which Jesus begins both to do and to teach,


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to whom also He presents Himself alive after His suffering, with many tokens, during forty days, being visualized to them and telling them that which concerns the kingdom of God.


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And, being foregathered, He charges them not to be departing from Jerusalem, but to be remaining about for the promise of the Father, "which you hear of Me,


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seeing that John, indeed, baptizes in water, yet you shall be baptized in holy spirit after not many of these days."


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Those, indeed, then, who are coming together, asked Him, saying, "Lord, art Thou at this time restoring the kingdom to Israel?"


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Yet He said to them, "Not yours is it to know times or eras which the Father placed in His own jurisdiction.


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But you shall be obtaining power at the coming of the holy spirit on you, and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in entire Judea and Samaria, and as far as the limits of the earth."


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And saying these things, while they are looking, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him up from their eyes.


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And as they were looking intently into heaven at His going, lo ! two men stand beside them in white attire,


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who say also, "Men! Galileans! Why do you stand, looking into heaven? This Jesus Who is being taken up from you into heaven shall come thus, in the manner in which you gaze at Him going into heaven."


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Then they return into Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem a sabbath's journey.


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And when they entered it, they went up into the upper chamber where they were residing -- both Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alpheus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas of James.


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These all were persevering with one accord in prayer, together with the women and Miriam, the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.


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And in these days Peter, rising in the midst of the brethren, (besides there was a throng in the same place of about a hundred and twenty names)


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said, "Men! Brethren! Fulfilled must be the scripture in which the holy spirit said before through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who becomes the guide of those apprehending Jesus,


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(This man, indeed, then, acquires a freehold with the wages of injustice, and coming to fall prone, ruptures in the middle, and all his intestines were poured out.


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And it became known to all who are dwelling in Jerusalem, so that that freehold is called, in their own vernacular, "Acheldamach," that is, "Freehold of blood.")


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"For it is written in the scroll of the Psalms, Let his domicile become desolate, And let no one be dwelling in it, and 'Let his supervision be taken by another.'


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Then, of the men coming together with us in all the time in which the Lord Jesus came in and out to us,


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beginning from the baptism of John until the day on which He was taken up from us -- of these one is to become a witness of His resurrection together with us."


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out of these two to take the place of this dispensation and apostleship, from which Judas transgressed, to be gone into his own place."


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And they give lots for them, and the lot falls on Matthias, and he is enumerated with the eleven apostles.


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And suddenly there came out of heaven a blare, even as of a violent, carrying blast, and it fills the whole house where they were sitting.


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And they are all filled with holy spirit, and they begin to speak in different languages, according as the spirit gave them to declaim.


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Now when this sound occurs, the multitude came together and was confused, for each one hears them speaking in his own vernacular.


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Parthians and Medes and Elamites and those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea, as well as Cappadocia, Pontus, and the province of Asia,


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Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and the repatriated Romans, both Jews and proselytes,


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Cretans and Arabs -- we are hearing them speaking in these languages of ours of the great things of God!"


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Now, amazed are they all, and they were bewildered, saying one to another, "What is this wanting to be?"


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Now Peter, standing with the eleven, lifts up his voice and declaims to them: "Men! Jews! and all who are dwelling at Jerusalem! Let this be known to you, and give ear to my declarations,


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'And it shall be in the last days,' (God is saying) 'I shall be pouring out from My spirit on all flesh, And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your youths visions shall be seeing, And your elders dreams shall be dreaming,


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And surely on My men slaves and on My women slaves in those days shall I be pouring out from My spirit,' and they shall be prophesying.


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'And I will give miracles in heaven above, And signs on the earth below, Blood and fire and vapor pillars of smoke,


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The sun shall be converted into darkness And the moon into blood Ere the coming of the day of the Lord, The great and advent day.


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Men! Israelites! Hear these words: Jesus, the Nazarene, a Man demonstrated to be from God for you by powerful deeds and miracles and signs, which God does through Him in the midst of you, according as you yourselves are aware --


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This One, given up in the specific counsel and foreknowledge of God, you, gibbeting by the hand of the lawless, assassinate,


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Whom God raises, loosing the pangs of death, forasmuch as it was not possible for Him to be held by it.


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"For David is saying to Him, I saw the Lord before me continually, Seeing that He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.


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Therefore gladdened was my heart, And exultant my tongue. Now, still my flesh also shall be tenting in expectation,


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For Thou wilt not be forsaking my soul in the unseen, Nor wilt Thou be giving Thy Benign One to be acquainted with decay.


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"Men! Brethren! Allow me to say to you with boldness concerning the patriarch David, that he deceases also and was entombed, and his tomb is among us until this day.


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Being, then, inherently, a prophet, and having perceived that God swears to him with an oath, out of the fruit of his loin to seat One on his throne,


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perceiving this before, he speaks concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither forsaken in the unseen, nor was His flesh acquainted with decay.


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Being, then, to the right hand of God exalted, besides obtaining the promise of the holy spirit from the Father, He pours out this which you are observing and hearing.


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"For David did not ascend into the heavens, yet he is saying, 'Said the Lord to my Lord, "Sit at My right


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"Let all the house of Israel know certainly, then, that God makes Him Lord as well as Christ -- this Jesus Whom you crucify!"


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Now, hearing this, their heart was pricked with compunction. Besides, they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "What should we be doing, men, brethren?"


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Now Peter is averring to them, "Repent and be baptized each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the pardon of your sins, and you shall be obtaining the gratuity of the holy spirit.


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For to you is the promise and to your children, and to all those afar, whosoever the Lord our God should be calling to Him."


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Besides, with more and different words, he conjures and entreated them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"


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Those indeed, then, who welcome his word, are baptized, and there were added in that day about three thousand souls.


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Now they were persevering in the teaching of the apostles, and in fellowship, and in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.


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Now on every soul came fear, yet many miracles and signs occurred through the apostles in Jerusalem. Besides, great fear was on all.


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And they disposed of the acquisitions and the properties, and divided them to all, forasmuch as some would have had need.


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Besides persevering day by day with one accord in the sanctuary, besides breaking bread home by home, they partook of nourishment with exultation and simplicity of heart,


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praising God and having favor for the whole people. Now the Lord added those being saved day by day in the same place.


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And a certain man, being inherently lame from his mother's womb, was borne, whom they placed day by day at the door of the sanctuary which is termed "Beautiful," to request alms from those going into the sanctuary,


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who, perceiving Peter and John being about to be passing in into the sanctuary, asked to obtain alms.


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Yet Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not possess; yet what I have, this I am giving to you. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, walk!"


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And seizing his right hand, he raises him up. Now instantly his insteps and ankles were given stability,


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and, leaping up, he stood and walked and entered with them into the sanctuary, walking and leaping and praising God.


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Now they recognized him, that this was the one sitting for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the sanctuary. And they are filled with awe and amazement at that which has befallen him.


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Now at his holding himself to Peter and John, the entire people ran together to them at the portico called Solomon's, overawed.


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Now, perceiving it, Peter answers the people: "Men! Israelites! Why are you marveling at this? Or why at us are you looking so intently, as if by our own power or devoutness we had made him walk?


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The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorifies His Boy Jesus, Whom you, indeed, give up and disown before the face of Pilate, when he decides to release Him.


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Now you disown the holy and just One, and request a man, a murderer, to be surrendered to you as a favor.


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Yet the Inaugurator of Life you kill, Whom God rouses from among the dead, of which we are witnesses.


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And in the faith of His name, His name gives stability to this man whom you are beholding, with whom, also, you are acquainted, and the faith which is through Him, gives him this unimpaired soundness in front of you all.


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Yet what God announces before through the mouth of all the prophets -- the suffering of His Christ -- He thus fulfills.


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Repent, then, and turn about for the erasure of your sins, so that seasons of refreshing should be coming from the face of the Lord,


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Whom heaven must indeed receive until the times of restoration of all which God speaks through the mouth of His holy prophets who are from the eon.


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"Moses, indeed, said that: A Prophet will the Lord your God, be raising up to you from among your brethren, as me. Him you shall hear, according to all, whatsoever He should be speaking to you.


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Yet it shall be that every soul whatsoever which should not hear that Prophet shall be utterly exterminated from among the people.


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You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God covenanted with your fathers, saying to Abraham: And in your seed all the kindreds of the earth shall be blessed.


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To you first, God, raising His Boy, commissions Him to bless you by turning away each of you from your wickedness."


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Now at their speaking to the people, the priests and the officer of the sanctuary and the Sadducees stand by them,


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being exasperated because of their teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection from among the dead.


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And they laid hands on them, and they were placed in custody for the morrow, for it was already dusk.


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Now it occurred on the morrow that their chiefs and the elders and the scribes gathered in Jerusalem,


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and Hannas, the chief priest, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and whoever were of the chief priestly race.


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And, standing them in the midst, they inquired to ascertain, "By what power or in what name do you do this?"


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let it be known to you all and to the entire people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, Whom you crucify, Whom God rouses from among the dead, in this name, this man stands by before you sound.


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And there is no salvation in any other one, for neither is there any other name, given under heaven among men, in which we must be saved."


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Now on beholding the boldness of Peter and John, and grasping that they are unlettered and plain men, they marveled. Besides, they recognized them, that they were with Jesus.


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saying, "What should we be doing to these men? For, indeed, that a known sign has occurred through them is apparent to all who are dwelling at Jerusalem, and we can not deny it.


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But, lest it may be disseminated more among the people, we should be threatening them that by no means should they still be speaking in this Name to any man."


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And calling them, they give them a sweeping charge, not to utter aught, nor yet to be teaching in the name of Jesus.


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Yet Peter and John, answering, said to them, "If it is just in the sight of God to be hearing you rather than God, you judge;


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Yet those who are menacing them release them, finding nothing how they should be chastening them, because of the people; for all glorified God for that which has occurred,


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Now, being released, they came to their own and report whatever the chief priests and the elders say to them.


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Now those who hear, with one accord lift up their voice to God and say, " O Owner, Thou Who makest heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them,


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Who through holy spirit, by the mouth of our father, Thy boy David, art saying, 'Why are the nations perturbed? And why do the peoples mumble empty phrases?


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Standing by are the kings of the land, And the chancellors gathered in the same place, Against the Lord and against His Christ.'


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For of a truth, in this city were gathered against Thy holy Boy Jesus, Whom Thou dost anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the nations and the peoples of Israel,


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"And now, Lord, take notice of their threatenings, and be Thou endowing Thy slaves with all boldness to be speaking Thy word,


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by the stretching out of Thy hand for healing and signs and miracles to occur through the name of Thy holy Boy Jesus."


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And at their beseeching, shaken was the place in which they were gathered, and they are all filled with the holy spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.


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Now the multitude of those who believe were of one heart and soul, and not even one said that any of his possessions are his own, but it was all theirs in common.


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And with great power the apostles rendered testimony to the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Lord. Besides, great grace was on them all,


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for neither was there any indigent among them, for whoever belonged to the acquirers of freeholds or of houses, selling these, they brought the price of that which is being disposed of,


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and placed it at the feet of the apostles. Now it was distributed to each, forasmuch as some would have had need.


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Now Joseph, who by the apostles is surnamed "Barnabas" (which is, being construed, "Son of Consolation"), a Levite, a native Cyprian,


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and embezzles from the price (his wife also having been conscious of it) and, bringing a certain part, he places it at the feet of the apostles.


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Now Peter said, "Ananias, wherefore does Satan fill your heart for you to falsify to the holy spirit and to embezzle from the price of the freehold?


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Did it not, while remaining, remain yours? And, being disposed of, it belonged to you by right. Why is it that you placed this matter in your heart? You do not lie to men, but to God."


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Now Ananias, hearing these words, falling down, gives up the soul. And great fear came on all those hearing these things.


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Now it occurred, after an interval of about three hours, that his wife, not being aware of what has occurred, entered.


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Now Peter answered her, "Tell me if you took so much pay for the freehold?" Now she said, "Yes, so much."


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Now Peter said to her, Why is it that you agreed to try the spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of those who entomb your husband are at the door, and they shall be carrying you out."


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Now, instantly, she falls at his feet and gives up the soul. Now entering, the youths found her dead, and carrying her out, they entomb her with her husband.


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Now through the hands of the apostles many signs and miracles occurred among the people. And they were all, with one accord, in the portico of Solomon.


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so that they are carrying out the infirm into the squares also, and placing them on cots and pallets, that, at Peter's coming, if ever even his shadow should be overshadowing any of them.


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Now a multitude also from the cities about Jerusalem came together, bringing the infirm and those molested by unclean spirits, all of whom were cured.


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Now when the chief priest and all those with him rise (being the sect of the Sadducees), they are filled with jealousy,


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Yet a messenger of the Lord, during the night, opens the doors of the jail. Besides, leading them out, he said,


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Now, hearing this, they entered into the sanctuary in the early morning and taught. Now the chief priest and those with him, coming along, call together the Sanhedrin and the entire senate of the sons of Israel, and they dispatch to the prison to have them led forth.


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saying that, "The prison we found locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors. Yet, when opening them, we found no one within."


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Now as they hear these words, both the officer of the sanctuary and the chief priests were bewildered concerning them, as to whatever may come of this.


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Now someone, coming along, reports to them that "Lo! the men whom you placed in the jail are in the sanctuary, standing and teaching the people."


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Then the officer, together with the deputies, coming forth, led them, but not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.


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saying, "Do we not charge you with a charge not to be teaching in this Name? And lo! you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and are intending to bring on us the blood of this man."


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This Inaugurator and Saviour, God exalts to His right hand, to give repentance to Israel and the pardon of sins.


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We are witnesses to these declarations, as well as the holy spirit which God gives to those yielding to Him."


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Yet, rising, a certain Pharisee in the Sanhedrin, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by the entire people, orders them to put the men outside a bit.


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Besides he said to them, "Men! Israelites! Take heed to yourselves, as to these men, what you are about to be committing.


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For before these days rose Theudas, saying that he is somebody himself, to whom men numbering about four hundred inclined, who was assassinated, and all, whoever were persuaded by him, were disbanded, and came to nothing.


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After this, one rose, Judas, the Galilean, in the days of the registration, and draws away people after him, and he perished, and all, whoever were persuaded by him, are scattered.


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And now I am saying to you, Withdraw from these men and let them be, for if this counsel or this work should be of men, it will be demolished;


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yet if it is of God, you will not be able to demolish them -- lest at some time you may be found fighters against God also."


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Now they are persuaded by him, and, calling the apostles to them, and lashing them, they charge them not to be speaking in the name of Jesus, and release them.


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They, indeed, then, went from the face of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were deemed worthy to be dishonored for the sake of the Name.


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Besides, every day, in the sanctuary and home by home, they ceased not teaching and bringing the evangel of Christ Jesus.


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Now in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came to be a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were overlooked in the daily dispensation.


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Now the twelve, calling the multitude of the disciples to them, say, "It is not pleasing for us, leaving the word of God, to be serving at tables.


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Now, brethren, pick out seven attested men from among you, full of the spirit and of wisdom, whom we will place over this need.


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And, pleased by the word spoken before the entire multitude, they choose Stephen, a man full of faith and holy spirit, and Philip and Prochoros and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicholas, a proselyte of Antioch,


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And the word of God grows, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem multiplied tremendously. Besides, a vast throng of the priests obeyed the faith.


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Now there rise certain of those of the synagogue termed Freedmen, and of the Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and the province of Asia, discussing with Stephen.


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Then they suborned men, saying that, "We have heard him speaking declarations, blaspheming Moses and God."


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They stir up the people as well as the elders and the scribes, and standing by, they grip him, and led him into the Sanhedrin.


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Besides, they put false witnesses on the stand, who say, "This man does not cease speaking, making declarations against this holy place and the law,


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for we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will be demolishing this place and will be changing the customs which Moses gives over to us."


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And looking intently at him, all those seated in the Sanhedrin perceived his face as if it were the face of a messenger.


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Now he averred, "Men, brethren, and fathers, hear! The God of glory was seen by our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, ere he dwelt in Charan,


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and said to him, 'Come out of your land and from your relationship and come hither into the land which I would be showing to you.'


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Then, coming out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwells in Charan, and thence, after the death of his father, He exiles him into this land in which you are now dwelling.


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And He does not give him any allotment to enjoy in it, nor even a platform for a foot. "And He promises to give it to him for a tenure and to his seed after him, there being no child of his.


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Yet God speaks thus, that his seed shall be a sojourner in an alien land, and they shall enslave it and illtreat it four hundred years.


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And the nation for whichsoever they should be slaving shall I judge, said God. And after these things they shall be coming out and offering divine service to Me in this place.


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"And He gives him the covenant of circumcision. And thus he begets Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.


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and extricates him out of all his afflictions, and gives him favor and wisdom in front of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and constitutes him governor over Egypt and over his whole house.


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"Now a famine came on the whole of Egypt and Canaan, and the affliction was great, and our fathers found no provender.


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And in the second time Joseph is made re-known to his brethren, and Joseph's race became apparent to Pharaoh.


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"Now Joseph, dispatching them, calls for Jacob, his father, and the entire relationship among seventy-five souls.


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and they were transferred to Shechem and placed in the tomb which Abraham purchases for a price, in silver, from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.


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"Now, as the time of the promise which God avows to Abraham drew near, the people grow and were multiplied in Egypt,


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This one, dealing astutely with our race, illtreats the fathers, causing their babes to be exposed that they should not live.


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In which era Moses was born (and was handsome even to God), who was reared three months in the home of his father.


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"Now as his forty-year time was completed, it came on his heart to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.


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And perceiving someone being injured, he succors him, and does the avenging of him who is harried, smiting the Egyptian.


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Now he inferred that his brethren understood that God, through his hand, is giving salvation to them; yet they do not understand.


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Besides, on the ensuing day he was seen by them as they are fighting, and he interceded with them for peace, saying, Men! Brethren are you! Why is it that you are injuring one another?


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Yet he who is injuring his associate, thrusts him away, saying 'Who constitutes you a chief and a justice over us?


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Now Moses fled at this word, and became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begets two sons.


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"And, at the completion of forty years, a messenger was seen by him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in the flame of a thorn bush fire.


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Now Moses, perceiving it, marvels at the vision. Yet, at his approaching to consider it, the voice of the Lord came:


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I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. Now Moses, coming to be in a tremor, dared not consider it.


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"Now the Lord said to him, 'Loose the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy land.'


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'In perceiving I perceived the ill treatment of My people who are in Egypt,' and their groaning I hear, 'and I descended to extricate them.' And now, come hither that I should be dispatching you into Egypt.


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"This Moses, whom they disown, saying, 'Who constitutes you a chief and a justice over us?' this one has God commissioned to be a chief as well as a redeemer, a justice, with the hand of the messenger who was seen by him in the thorn bush.


