# verses

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Then he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to <f>ⓗ</f>Zerubbabel: <f>ⓘ</f>Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.


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Who are you, <f>ⓙ</f>O great mountain? Before <f>ⓚ</f>Zerubbabel <f>ⓛ</f>you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward <f>ⓜ</f>the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”


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<f>ⓝ</f> “The hands of <f>ⓞ</f>Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also <f>ⓟ</f>complete it. <f>ⓠ</f>Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.


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<f>ⓡ</f> For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see <f>ⓢ</f>the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. <pb/><f>ⓣ</f>“These seven <f>ⓤ</f>are the eyes of the LORD, <f>ⓥ</f>which range through the whole earth.”


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Then I said to him, “What are these <f>ⓦ</f>two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?”


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And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these <f>ⓧ</f>two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil <f>[1]</f> is poured out?”


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Then he said, <f>ⓩ</f>“These are the two anointed ones <f>[2]</f> who stand by <f>ⓐ</f>the Lord of the whole earth.”


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And he said to me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying <f>ⓑ</f>scroll. Its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.” <f>[1]</f>


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Then he said to me, “This is <f>ⓒ</f>the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who <f>ⓓ</f>steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who <f>ⓔ</f>swears falsely <f>[2]</f> shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side.


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I will send it out, declares the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter the house of the thief, and the house of <f>ⓕ</f>him who swears falsely by my name. And <f>ⓖ</f>it shall remain in his house and <f>ⓗ</f>consume it, both timber and stones.”


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<pb/><f>ⓘ</f> Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, <f>ⓙ</f>“Lift your eyes and see what this is that is going out.”


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And I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is <f>ⓚ</f>the basket <f>[3]</f> that is going out.” And he said, “This is their iniquity <f>[4]</f> in all the land.”


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And he said, “This is Wickedness.” And he thrust her back into the basket, and thrust down <f>ⓛ</f>the leaden weight on its opening.


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<pb/>Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, two women coming forward! <f>ⓜ</f>The wind was in their wings. They had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven.


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He said to me, “To the <f>ⓝ</f>land of Shinar, to build a house for it. And when this is prepared, they will set the basket down there on its base.”


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<pb/>Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains of <f>ⓐ</f>bronze.


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the third <f>ⓓ</f>white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horses — all of them strong. <f>[1]</f>


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And the angel answered and said to me, <f>ⓕ</f>“These are going out to the four winds of heaven, after <f>ⓖ</f>presenting themselves before <f>ⓗ</f>the Lord of all the earth.


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The chariot with the black horses goes toward <f>ⓘ</f>the north country, the white ones go after them, and the dappled ones go toward <f>ⓙ</f>the south country.”


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When the strong horses came out, they were impatient to go and <f>ⓚ</f>patrol the earth. And he said, “Go, <f>ⓛ</f>patrol the earth.” <f>ⓜ</f>So they patrolled the earth.


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Then he cried to me, “Behold, those who go toward <f>ⓝ</f>the north country have set my Spirit at rest in <f>ⓞ</f>the north country.”


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“Take from the exiles <f>ⓟ</f>Heldai, Tobijah, and <f>ⓠ</f>Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon, and go the same day to the house of Josiah, the son of <f>ⓡ</f>Zephaniah.


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Take from them silver and gold, and make a crown, <f>ⓢ</f>and set it on the head of <f>ⓣ</f>Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.


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And say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is <f>ⓤ</f>the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and <f>ⓥ</f>he shall build the temple of the LORD.


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<f>ⓦ</f> It is he who shall build the temple of the LORD <f>ⓧ</f>and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there <f>[2]</f> shall be a <f>ⓨ</f>priest on his throne, <f>ⓩ</f>and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’


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And the crown shall be in the temple of the LORD as <f>ⓐ</f>a reminder to <f>ⓑ</f>Helem, <f>[3]</f> <f>ⓒ</f>Tobijah, <f>ⓓ</f>Jedaiah, and Hen <f>ⓔ</f>the son of Zephaniah.


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<pb/><f>ⓕ</f> “And those who are far off shall come and <f>ⓖ</f>help to build the temple of the LORD. <f>ⓗ</f>And you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. <f>ⓘ</f>And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is <f>ⓑ</f>Chislev.


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Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech and their men <f>ⓒ</f>to entreat the favor of the LORD,


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<f>ⓓ</f> saying to the priests of the house of the LORD of hosts and <f>ⓔ</f>the prophets, “Should I weep and <f>ⓕ</f>abstain in <f>ⓖ</f>the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?”


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“Say to all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in <f>ⓗ</f>the fifth month and in <f>ⓘ</f>the seventh, for these <f>ⓙ</f>seventy years, <f>ⓚ</f>was it <f>ⓛ</f>for me that you fasted?


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<f>ⓜ</f> And when you eat and when you drink, do you not eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?


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<f>ⓝ</f> Were not these the words that the LORD proclaimed <f>ⓞ</f>by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous, <f>ⓟ</f>with her cities around her, and the <f>ⓠ</f>South and the <f>ⓡ</f>lowland were inhabited?’”


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“Thus says the LORD of hosts, <f>ⓢ</f>Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another,


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<f>ⓣ</f> do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, <f>ⓤ</f>or the poor, and <f>ⓥ</f>let none of you devise evil against another in your heart.”


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But <f>ⓦ</f>they refused to pay attention <f>ⓧ</f>and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear. <f>[1]</f>


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<f>ⓨ</f> They made their hearts diamond-hard <f>ⓩ</f>lest they should hear the law and the words that the LORD of hosts had sent <f>ⓐ</f>by his Spirit through <f>ⓑ</f>the former prophets. <f>ⓒ</f>Therefore great anger came from the LORD of hosts.


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<f>ⓓ</f> “As I <f>[2]</f> called, and they would not hear, <f>ⓔ</f>so they called, and I would not hear,” says the LORD of hosts,


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<f>ⓕ</f> “and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all <f>ⓖ</f>the nations that they had not known. <f>ⓗ</f>Thus the land they left was desolate, <f>ⓘ</f>so that no one went to and fro, <f>ⓙ</f>and the pleasant land was made desolate.”


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“Thus says the LORD of hosts: <f>ⓐ</f>I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.


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Thus says the LORD: <f>ⓑ</f>I have returned to Zion and <f>ⓒ</f>will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, <f>ⓓ</f>and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, <f>ⓔ</f>and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, the holy mountain.


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Thus says the LORD of hosts: <f>ⓕ</f>Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age.


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Thus says the LORD of hosts: <f>ⓖ</f>If it is marvelous in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, <f>ⓗ</f>should it also be marvelous in my sight, declares the LORD of hosts?


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Thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, <f>ⓘ</f>I will save my people <f>ⓙ</f>from the east country and from the west country,


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and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. <f>ⓚ</f>And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, <f>ⓛ</f>in faithfulness and in righteousness.”


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<pb/>Thus says the LORD of hosts: <f>ⓜ</f>“Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of <f>ⓝ</f>the prophets who were present on <f>ⓞ</f>the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.


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For before those days <f>ⓟ</f>there was no wage for man or any wage for beast, neither was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or came in, for I set every man against his neighbor.


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But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the LORD of hosts.


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<f>ⓠ</f> For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, <f>ⓡ</f>and the heavens shall give their dew. <f>ⓢ</f>And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.


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And as <f>ⓣ</f>you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, <f>ⓤ</f>so will I save you, and <f>ⓥ</f>you shall be a blessing. <f>ⓦ</f>Fear not, but <f>ⓧ</f>let your hands be strong.”


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<pb/>For thus says the LORD of hosts: <f>ⓨ</f>“As I purposed to bring disaster to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the LORD of hosts,


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so again have I purposed in these days to bring good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; <f>ⓩ</f>fear not.


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These are the things that you shall do: <f>ⓐ</f>Speak the truth to one another; <f>ⓑ</f>render in your gates judgments <f>ⓒ</f>that are true and make for peace;


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<f>ⓓ</f> do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and <f>ⓔ</f>love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the LORD.”


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“Thus says the LORD of hosts: The fast of the <f>ⓕ</f>fourth month and the fast of the <f>ⓖ</f>fifth and the fast of the <f>ⓗ</f>seventh and the fast of the <f>ⓘ</f>tenth shall be to the house of Judah <f>ⓙ</f>seasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love <f>ⓚ</f>truth and peace.


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The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, <f>ⓛ</f>‘Let us go at once <f>ⓜ</f>to entreat the favor of the LORD and to seek the LORD of hosts; I myself am going.’


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<f>ⓝ</f> Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and <f>ⓞ</f>to entreat the favor of the LORD.


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Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days <f>ⓟ</f>ten men <f>ⓠ</f>from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for <f>ⓡ</f>we have heard that God is with you.’”


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<pb/><t>The oracle of the word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach </t><t>and <f>ⓐ</f>Damascus is its resting place. </t><t>For the LORD has an eye on mankind </t><t>and on all the tribes of Israel, <f>[1]</f></t>


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<t><f>ⓑ</f> and on Hamath also, which borders on it, </t><t><f>ⓒ</f>Tyre and <f>ⓓ</f>Sidon, though <f>ⓔ</f>they are very wise.</t>


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<t>Tyre has built herself <f>ⓕ</f>a rampart </t><t>and <f>ⓖ</f>heaped up silver like dust, </t><t>and fine gold like the mud of the streets.</t>


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<t>But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions </t><t>and strike down <f>ⓗ</f>her power on the sea, </t><t>and <f>ⓘ</f>she shall be devoured by fire. </t>


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<pb/><t><f>ⓙ</f> Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid; </t><t>Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish; </t><t>Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded. </t><t>The king shall perish from Gaza; </t><t>Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;</t>


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<t><f>ⓚ</f> a mixed people <f>[2]</f> shall dwell in Ashdod, </t><t>and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.</t>


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<t>I will take away <f>ⓛ</f>its blood from its mouth, </t><t>and <f>ⓜ</f>its abominations from between its teeth; </t><t><f>ⓝ</f>it too shall be a remnant for our God; </t><t>it shall be like <f>ⓞ</f>a clan in Judah, </t><t>and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.</t>


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<t>Then <f>ⓟ</f>I will encamp at my house as a guard, </t><t><f>ⓠ</f>so that none shall march to and fro; </t><t><f>ⓡ</f>no oppressor shall again march over them, </t><t><f>ⓢ</f>for now I see with my own eyes. </t>


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<pb/><t><f>ⓣ</f> Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! </t><t>Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! </t><t><f>ⓤ</f>Behold, <f>ⓥ</f>your king is coming to you; </t><t>righteous and having salvation is he, </t><t><f>ⓦ</f>humble and mounted on a donkey, </t><t>on a colt, the foal of a donkey.</t>


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<t><f>ⓧ</f> I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim </t><t>and <f>ⓨ</f>the war horse from Jerusalem; </t><t>and the battle bow shall be cut off, </t><t>and <f>ⓩ</f>he shall speak peace to the nations; </t><t><f>ⓐ</f>his rule shall be from sea to sea, </t><t>and from <f>ⓑ</f>the River <f>[3]</f> to the ends of the earth.</t>


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<t>As for you also, because of <f>ⓒ</f>the blood of my covenant with you, </t><t><f>ⓓ</f>I will set your prisoners free from <f>ⓔ</f>the waterless pit.</t>


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<t>Return to your stronghold, O <f>ⓕ</f>prisoners of hope; </t><t>today I declare that <f>ⓖ</f>I will restore to you double.</t>


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<t>For <f>ⓗ</f>I have bent Judah as my bow; </t><t>I have made Ephraim its arrow. </t><t>I will stir up your sons, O Zion, </t><t>against your sons, <f>ⓘ</f>O Greece, </t><t>and wield you like a warrior's sword. </t>


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<pb/><t>Then the LORD will appear over them, </t><t>and <f>ⓙ</f>his arrow will go forth like lightning; </t><t><f>ⓚ</f>the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet </t><t>and will march forth in <f>ⓛ</f>the whirlwinds <f>ⓜ</f>of the south.</t>


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<t>The LORD of hosts <f>ⓝ</f>will protect them, </t><t>and <f>ⓞ</f>they shall devour, <f>ⓟ</f>and tread down the sling stones, </t><t>and <f>ⓠ</f>they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, </t><t>and be full like a bowl, </t><t>drenched <f>ⓡ</f>like the corners of the altar. </t>


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<pb/><t>On that day the LORD their God will save them, </t><t>as <f>ⓢ</f>the flock of his people; </t><t>for <f>ⓣ</f>like the jewels of a crown </t><t>they shall shine on his land.</t>


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<t><f>ⓤ</f> For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! </t><t><f>ⓥ</f>Grain shall make the young men flourish, </t><t>and new wine the young women. </t>


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<pb/><t>Ask rain <f>ⓐ</f>from the LORD </t><t>in the season of <f>ⓑ</f>the spring rain, </t><t>from the LORD <f>ⓒ</f>who makes the storm clouds, </t><t>and <f>ⓓ</f>he will give them showers of rain, </t><t>to everyone the vegetation in the field.</t>


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<t>For <f>ⓔ</f>the household gods <f>ⓕ</f>utter nonsense, </t><t>and the diviners see lies; </t><t><f>ⓖ</f>they tell false dreams </t><t>and give empty consolation. </t><t>Therefore <f>ⓗ</f>the people wander like sheep; </t><t>they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd. </t>


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<pb/><t><f>ⓘ</f> “My anger is hot against the shepherds, </t><t>and <f>ⓙ</f>I will punish the leaders; <f>[1]</f> </t><t>for <f>ⓚ</f>the LORD of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah, </t><t>and will make them like his majestic steed in battle.</t>


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<t>From him shall come <f>ⓛ</f>the cornerstone, </t><t>from him <f>ⓜ</f>the tent peg, </t><t>from him the battle bow, </t><t>from him every ruler — <f>ⓝ</f>all of them together.</t>


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<t>They shall be like mighty men in battle, </t><t><f>ⓞ</f>trampling the foe in the mud of the streets; </t><t>they shall fight because the LORD is with them, </t><t>and they shall put to shame <f>ⓟ</f>the riders on horses. </t>


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<pb/><t><f>ⓠ</f> “I will strengthen the house of Judah, </t><t>and <f>ⓡ</f>I will save the house of Joseph. </t><t><f>ⓢ</f>I will bring them back <f>ⓣ</f>because I have compassion on them, </t><t>and they shall be as though I had not rejected them, </t><t>for <f>ⓤ</f>I am the LORD their God and I will answer them.</t>


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<t>Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior, </t><t>and <f>ⓥ</f>their hearts shall be glad as with wine. </t><t>Their children shall see it and be glad; </t><t>their hearts shall rejoice in the LORD. </t>


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<pb/><t><f>ⓦ</f> “I will whistle for them and <f>ⓧ</f>gather them in, </t><t>for I have redeemed them, </t><t>and <f>ⓨ</f>they shall be as many as they were before.</t>


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<t><f>ⓩ</f> Though I scattered them among the nations, </t><t>yet in far countries <f>ⓐ</f>they shall remember me, </t><t>and with their children they shall live and return.</t>


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<t><f>ⓑ</f> I will bring them home from the land of Egypt, </t><t>and gather them from Assyria, </t><t>and <f>ⓒ</f>I will bring them to the land of Gilead and to Lebanon, </t><t><f>ⓓ</f>till there is no room for them.</t>


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<t><f>ⓔ</f> He shall pass through the sea of troubles </t><t>and strike down the waves of the sea, </t><t><f>ⓕ</f>and all the depths of the Nile shall be dried up. </t><t>The pride of Assyria shall be laid low, </t><t>and <f>ⓖ</f>the scepter of Egypt shall depart.</t>


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<t><f>ⓗ</f> I will make them strong in the LORD, </t><t>and <f>ⓘ</f>they shall walk in his name,” <pb/>declares the LORD. </t>


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<t>Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, </t><t>for the glorious trees are ruined! </t><t>Wail, <f>ⓑ</f>oaks of Bashan, </t><t>for the thick forest has been felled!</t>


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<t>The sound of <f>ⓒ</f>the wail of <f>ⓓ</f>the shepherds, </t><t>for their glory is ruined! </t><t>The sound of the roar of <f>ⓔ</f>the lions, </t><t><f>ⓕ</f>for the thicket of the Jordan is ruined! </t>


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<f>ⓗ</f> Those who buy them slaughter them and go unpunished, and those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, <f>ⓘ</f>I have become rich,’ and their own shepherds have no pity on them.


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For <f>ⓙ</f>I will no longer have pity on the inhabitants of this land, declares the LORD. Behold, I will cause each of them to fall into the hand of his neighbor, and each into the hand of his king, and they shall crush the land, and I will deliver none from their hand.”


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> So I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named <f>ⓛ</f>Favor, the other I named <f>ⓜ</f>Union. <f>ⓝ</f>And I tended the sheep.


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In one month <f>ⓞ</f>I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.


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So I said, “I will not be your shepherd. <f>ⓟ</f>What is to die, let it die. What is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed. And let those who are left devour the flesh of one another.”


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And I took <f>ⓠ</f>my staff Favor, and I broke it, annulling the covenant that I had made with all the peoples.


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So it was annulled on that day, and the sheep traders, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the LORD.


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Then I said to them, “If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” And they weighed out as my wages <f>ⓡ</f>thirty pieces of silver.


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Then the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter” — <f>ⓢ</f>the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the <f>ⓣ</f>thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD, to the potter.


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For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd <f>ⓦ</f>who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but <f>ⓧ</f>devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs.


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<pb/><t><f>ⓨ</f> “Woe to my worthless shepherd, </t><t><f>ⓩ</f>who deserts the flock! </t><t>May the sword strike his arm </t><t>and <f>ⓐ</f>his right eye! </t><t>Let his arm be wholly withered, </t><t>his right eye utterly blinded!” </t>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> The oracle of the word of the LORD concerning Israel: Thus declares the LORD, <f>ⓑ</f>who stretched out the heavens and <f>ⓒ</f>founded the earth and <f>ⓓ</f>formed the spirit of man within him:


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“Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem <f>ⓔ</f>a cup of staggering to <f>ⓕ</f>all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem <f>ⓖ</f>will also be against Judah.


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<f>ⓗ</f> On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. <f>ⓘ</f>All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And <f>ⓙ</f>all the nations of the earth will gather against it.


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<f>ⓚ</f> On that day, declares the LORD, <f>ⓛ</f>I will strike every horse <f>ⓜ</f>with panic, and its rider <f>ⓝ</f>with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples <f>ⓞ</f>with blindness.


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Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the LORD of hosts, their God.’


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<pb/><f>ⓟ</f> “On that day I will make the clans of Judah <f>ⓠ</f>like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And <f>ⓡ</f>they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while <f>ⓢ</f>Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.


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<pb/>“And the LORD will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah.


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<f>ⓣ</f> On that day <f>ⓤ</f>the LORD will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that <f>ⓥ</f>the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, <f>ⓦ</f>like the angel of the LORD, going before them.


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<f>ⓧ</f> And on that day <f>ⓨ</f>I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.


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<pb/>“And <f>ⓩ</f>I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and <f>ⓐ</f>pleas for mercy, so that, <f>ⓑ</f>when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, <f>ⓒ</f>they shall mourn for him, <f>ⓓ</f>as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.


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<f>ⓔ</f> On that day <f>ⓕ</f>the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great <f>ⓖ</f>as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.


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The land shall mourn, <f>ⓗ</f>each family <f>[1]</f> by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of <f>ⓘ</f>Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves;


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the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of <f>ⓙ</f>the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves;


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> “On that day there shall be <f>ⓑ</f>a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness.


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<pb/>“And <f>ⓒ</f>on that day, declares the LORD of hosts, <f>ⓓ</f>I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, so that <f>ⓔ</f>they shall be remembered no more. And also <f>ⓕ</f>I will remove from the land the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness.


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And if anyone again prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, <f>ⓖ</f>‘You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the LORD.’ And his father and mother who bore him shall pierce him through when he prophesies.


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<pb/>“On that day <f>ⓗ</f>every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies. He will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive,


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but he will say, <f>ⓘ</f>‘I am no prophet, I am a worker of the soil, for a man sold me in my youth.’ <f>[1]</f>


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And if one asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your back?’ <f>[2]</f> he will say, ‘The wounds I received in the house of my friends.’


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<pb/><t>“Awake, O sword, against <f>ⓙ</f>my shepherd, </t><t>against the man who stands next to me,” <pb/>declares the LORD of hosts. </t> <pb/><t><f>ⓚ</f>“Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; </t><t>I will turn my hand against the little ones.</t>


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<t>In the whole land, declares the LORD, </t><t>two thirds shall be cut off and perish, </t><t><f>ⓛ</f>and one third shall be left alive.</t>


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<t>And <f>ⓜ</f>I will put this third into the fire, </t><t>and refine them as one refines silver, </t><t>and test them as gold is tested. </t><t><f>ⓝ</f>They will call upon my name, </t><t>and <f>ⓞ</f>I will answer them. </t><t><f>ⓟ</f>I will say, ‘They are my people’; </t><t>and they will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’” </t>


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<pb/>Behold, <f>ⓐ</f>a day is coming for the LORD, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst.


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For <f>ⓑ</f>I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and <f>ⓒ</f>the city shall be taken <f>ⓓ</f>and the houses plundered <f>ⓔ</f>and the women raped. <f>ⓕ</f>Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.


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<f>ⓖ</f> Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle.


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<f>ⓗ</f> On that day his feet shall stand <f>ⓘ</f>on <f>ⓙ</f>the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and <f>ⓚ</f>the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by <f>ⓛ</f>a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half southward.


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And you shall flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from <f>ⓜ</f>the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with him. <f>[1]</f>


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<f>ⓠ</f> And there shall be a unique <f>[3]</f> day, <f>ⓡ</f>which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but <f>ⓢ</f>at evening time there shall be light.


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<pb/><f>ⓣ</f> On that day <f>ⓤ</f>living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to <f>ⓥ</f>the eastern sea <f>[4]</f> and half of them to <f>ⓦ</f>the western sea. <f>[5]</f> <f>ⓧ</f>It shall continue in summer as in winter.


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<pb/>And <f>ⓨ</f>the LORD will be king over all the earth. <f>ⓩ</f>On that day the LORD will be <f>ⓐ</f>one and <f>ⓑ</f>his name one.


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<pb/><f>ⓒ</f> The whole land shall be turned into a plain from <f>ⓓ</f>Geba to <f>ⓔ</f>Rimmon south of Jerusalem. But <f>ⓕ</f>Jerusalem shall remain aloft <f>ⓖ</f>on its site from <f>ⓗ</f>the Gate of Benjamin to the place of the former gate, to <f>ⓘ</f>the Corner Gate, and from <f>ⓙ</f>the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses.


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And it shall be inhabited, for <f>ⓚ</f>there shall never again be a decree of utter destruction. <f>[6]</f> <f>ⓛ</f>Jerusalem shall dwell in security.


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<pb/>And this shall be <f>ⓜ</f>the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.


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<pb/>And <f>ⓝ</f>on that day a great panic from the LORD shall fall on them, so that <f>ⓞ</f>each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other.


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Even <f>ⓟ</f>Judah will fight at Jerusalem. <f>[7]</f> And <f>ⓠ</f>the wealth of all the surrounding nations shall be collected, gold, silver, and garments in great abundance.


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And <f>ⓡ</f>a plague like this plague shall fall on the horses, the mules, the camels, the donkeys, and whatever beasts may be in those camps.


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<pb/>Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem <f>ⓢ</f>shall go up year after year to worship <f>ⓣ</f>the King, the LORD of hosts, and <f>ⓤ</f>to keep <f>ⓥ</f>the Feast of Booths.


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And if <f>ⓦ</f>any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship <f>ⓧ</f>the King, the LORD of hosts, <f>ⓨ</f>there will be no rain on them.


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And if the family of Egypt does not go up and present themselves, then on them there shall be no rain; <f>[8]</f> there shall be <f>ⓩ</f>the plague with which the LORD afflicts the nations that do not go up <f>ⓐ</f>to keep the Feast of Booths.


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This shall be the punishment to Egypt and the punishment to all the nations that do not go up <f>ⓑ</f>to keep the Feast of Booths.


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<pb/>And <f>ⓒ</f>on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, <f>ⓓ</f>“Holy to the LORD.” And the pots in the house of the LORD shall be as the bowls before the altar.


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And every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be <f>ⓔ</f>holy to the LORD of hosts, so that all who sacrifice may come and take of them and boil the meat of the sacrifice in them. And <f>ⓕ</f>there shall no longer be <f>ⓖ</f>a trader <f>[9]</f> in the house of the LORD of hosts <f>ⓗ</f>on that day.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> “I have loved you,” says the LORD. <f>ⓑ</f>But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau <f>ⓒ</f>Jacob's brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet <f>ⓓ</f>I have loved Jacob


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but Esau I have hated. <f>ⓔ</f>I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.”


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If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the LORD of hosts says, “They may build, but I will tear down, and they will be called ‘the wicked country,’ and ‘the people with whom the LORD is angry forever.’”


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<f>ⓕ</f> Your own eyes shall see this, and you shall say, “Great is the LORD beyond the border of Israel!”


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<pb/><f>ⓖ</f> “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am <f>ⓗ</f>a father, where is my honor? And if I am <f>ⓘ</f>a master, where is my fear? says the LORD of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. <f>ⓙ</f>But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’


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<f>ⓚ</f> By offering polluted food upon my altar. <f>ⓛ</f>But you say, ‘How have we polluted you?’ By saying that <f>ⓜ</f>the LORD's table may be despised.


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<f>ⓝ</f> When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the LORD of hosts.


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And now <f>ⓞ</f>entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, <f>ⓟ</f>will he show favor to any of you? says the LORD of hosts.


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<f>ⓠ</f> Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, <f>ⓡ</f>and I will not accept an offering from your hand.


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For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name <f>ⓢ</f>will be <f>[2]</f> great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name <f>ⓣ</f>will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.


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But you profane it when you say that <f>ⓤ</f>the Lord's table is polluted, and its fruit, that is, its food may be despised.


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But you say, <f>ⓥ</f>‘What a weariness this is,’ and you snort at it, says the LORD of hosts. <f>ⓦ</f>You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering! Shall I accept that from your hand? says the LORD.


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Cursed be the cheat who has <f>ⓧ</f>a male in his flock, and <f>ⓨ</f>vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For <f>ⓩ</f>I am a great King, says the LORD of hosts, and my name <f>ⓐ</f>will be feared among the nations.


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<f>ⓒ</f> If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says the LORD of hosts, then I will send <f>ⓓ</f>the curse upon you and I will curse <f>ⓔ</f>your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart.


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Behold, <f>ⓕ</f>I will rebuke your offspring, <f>[1]</f> and <f>ⓖ</f>spread dung on your faces, the <f>ⓗ</f>dung of your offerings, and you shall be taken away with it. <f>[2]</f>


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So shall you know that I have sent <f>ⓘ</f>this command to you, that <f>ⓙ</f>my covenant with Levi may stand, says the LORD of hosts.


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My covenant with him was one of life and <f>ⓚ</f>peace, and I gave them to him. <f>ⓛ</f>It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my name.


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<f>ⓜ</f> True instruction <f>[3]</f> was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he <f>ⓝ</f>turned many from iniquity.


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For <f>ⓞ</f>the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people <f>[4]</f> should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.


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But you have turned aside from the way. <f>ⓟ</f>You have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted <f>ⓠ</f>the covenant of Levi, says the LORD of hosts,


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and so <f>ⓡ</f>I make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but <f>ⓢ</f>show partiality in your instruction.”


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<pb/>Have we not all <f>ⓣ</f>one Father? Has not <f>ⓤ</f>one God created us? Why then are we <f>ⓥ</f>faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers?


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Judah has been <f>ⓦ</f>faithless, and abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For <f>ⓧ</f>Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the LORD, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.


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May the LORD cut off from the tents of Jacob any descendant <f>[5]</f> of the man who does this, who <f>ⓨ</f>brings an offering to the LORD of hosts!


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<pb/>And this second thing you do. <f>ⓩ</f>You cover the LORD's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.


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<f>ⓐ</f> But you say, “Why does he not?” Because the LORD <f>ⓑ</f>was witness between you and the wife of your youth, <f>ⓒ</f>to whom <f>ⓓ</f>you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.


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<f>ⓔ</f> Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? <f>[6]</f> And what was the one God <f>[7]</f> seeking? <f>[8]</f> <f>ⓕ</f>Godly offspring. So guard yourselves <f>[9]</f> in your spirit, and let none of you be <f>ⓖ</f>faithless to the wife of your youth.


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“For <f>ⓗ</f>the man who does not love his wife but divorces her, <f>[10]</f> says the LORD, the God of Israel, covers <f>[11]</f> his garment with violence, says the LORD of hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and <f>ⓘ</f>do not be faithless.”


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<pb/><f>ⓙ</f> You have wearied the LORD with your words. <f>ⓚ</f>But you say, “How have we wearied him?” <f>ⓛ</f>By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, <f>ⓜ</f>“Where is the God of justice?”


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> “Behold, I send <f>ⓑ</f>my messenger, and <f>ⓒ</f>he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord <f>ⓓ</f>whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and <f>ⓔ</f>the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.


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But <f>ⓕ</f>who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For <f>ⓖ</f>he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap.


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He will sit <f>ⓗ</f>as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring <f>ⓘ</f>offerings in righteousness to the LORD. <f>[1]</f>


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<f>ⓙ</f> Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.


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<pb/>“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be <f>ⓚ</f>a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those <f>ⓛ</f>who oppress the hired worker in his wages, <f>ⓜ</f>the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.


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<pb/>“For <f>ⓝ</f>I the LORD do not change; <f>ⓞ</f>therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.


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<f>ⓟ</f> From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. <f>ⓠ</f>Return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts. <f>ⓡ</f>But you say, ‘How shall we return?’


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Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. <f>ⓢ</f>But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ <f>ⓣ</f>In your tithes and contributions.


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<f>ⓥ</f> Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby <f>ⓦ</f>put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open <f>ⓧ</f>the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.


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I will rebuke <f>ⓨ</f>the devourer <f>[2]</f> for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts.


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Then <f>ⓩ</f>all nations will call you blessed, for you will be <f>ⓐ</f>a land of delight, says the LORD of hosts.


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<pb/><f>ⓑ</f> “Your words have been hard against me, says the LORD. <f>ⓒ</f>But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’


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You have said, <f>ⓓ</f>‘It is vain to serve God. <f>ⓔ</f>What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the LORD of hosts?


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And now we call <f>ⓕ</f>the arrogant blessed. <f>ⓖ</f>Evildoers not only prosper but <f>ⓗ</f>they put God to the test and they escape.’”


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<pb/>Then those who feared the LORD <f>ⓘ</f>spoke with one another. The LORD paid attention and heard them, and <f>ⓙ</f>a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his name.


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“They shall be mine, says the LORD of hosts, <f>ⓚ</f>in the day when I make up <f>ⓛ</f>my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.


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Then once more you shall <f>ⓜ</f>see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.


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<pb/><f>[1]</f> “For behold, <f>ⓐ</f>the day is coming, <f>ⓑ</f>burning like an oven, when <f>ⓒ</f>all the arrogant and <f>ⓓ</f>all evildoers <f>ⓔ</f>will be stubble. The day that is coming <f>ⓕ</f>shall set them ablaze, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.


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But for you <f>ⓖ</f>who fear my name, <f>ⓗ</f>the sun <f>ⓘ</f>of righteousness shall rise <f>ⓙ</f>with healing in its wings. You shall go out <f>ⓚ</f>leaping like calves from the stall.


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And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, <f>ⓛ</f>on the day when I act, says the LORD of hosts.


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<pb/><f>ⓜ</f> “Remember <f>ⓝ</f>the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules <f>[2]</f> that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel.


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<pb/><f>ⓞ</f> “Behold, I will send you <f>ⓟ</f>Elijah the prophet <f>ⓠ</f>before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.


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And he will <f>ⓡ</f>turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and <f>ⓢ</f>strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” <f>[3]</f>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, <f>ⓑ</f>the son of David, <f>ⓒ</f>the son of Abraham.


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<pb/><f>ⓓ</f> Abraham was the father of Isaac, and <f>ⓔ</f>Isaac the father of Jacob, and <f>ⓕ</f>Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,


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and <f>ⓖ</f>Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, <f>[1]</f>


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and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,


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and Salmon the father of Boaz by <f>ⓗ</f>Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,


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and <f>ⓘ</f>Jesse the father of David the king. <pb/>And <f>ⓙ</f>David was the father of Solomon by <f>ⓚ</f>the wife of Uriah,


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and <f>ⓛ</f>Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, <f>[2]</f>


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and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, <f>ⓜ</f>and Joram the father of Uzziah,


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and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, <f>[3]</f> and Amos the father of Josiah,


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and <f>ⓝ</f>Josiah the father of <f>ⓞ</f>Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.


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<pb/>And after the deportation to Babylon: <f>ⓟ</f>Jechoniah was the father of <f>ⓠ</f>Shealtiel, <f>[4]</f> and <f>ⓡ</f>Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,


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and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor,


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and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob,


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and Jacob the father of <f>ⓢ</f>Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.


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<pb/>So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to <f>ⓣ</f>the Christ fourteen generations.


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<pb/>Now the birth of <f>ⓤ</f>Jesus Christ <f>[5]</f> took place in this way. <f>ⓥ</f>When his mother Mary had been betrothed <f>[6]</f> to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child <f>ⓦ</f>from the Holy Spirit.


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And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling <f>ⓧ</f>to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.


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But as he considered these things, behold, <f>ⓨ</f>an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.


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She will bear a son, and <f>ⓩ</f>you shall call his name Jesus, <f>ⓐ</f>for he will save his people from their sins.”


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<pb/><t><f>ⓓ</f> “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, </t><t>and they shall call his name <f>ⓔ</f>Immanuel” </t> <pb/>(which means, God <f>ⓕ</f>with us).


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<pb/>Now <f>ⓐ</f>after Jesus was born in <f>ⓑ</f>Bethlehem of Judea <f>ⓒ</f>in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men <f>[1]</f> from <f>ⓓ</f>the east came to Jerusalem,


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saying, “Where is he who has been born <f>ⓔ</f>king of the Jews? For we saw <f>ⓕ</f>his star when it rose <f>[2]</f> and have come to <f>ⓖ</f>worship him.”


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and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where <f>ⓗ</f>the Christ was to be born.


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<pb/><t><f>ⓘ</f> “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, </t><t>are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; </t><t>for from you shall come a ruler </t><t>who will <f>ⓙ</f>shepherd my people Israel.’” </t>


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<pb/>Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared.


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And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”


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After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.


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And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, <f>ⓚ</f>they offered him gifts, <f>ⓛ</f>gold and <f>ⓜ</f>frankincense and <f>ⓝ</f>myrrh.


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And <f>ⓞ</f>being warned <f>ⓟ</f>in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way.


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<pb/>Now when they had departed, behold, <f>ⓠ</f>an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”


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and remained there until the death of Herod. <f>ⓡ</f>This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, <f>ⓢ</f>“Out of Egypt I called my son.”


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<pb/>Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.


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<pb/><t><f>ⓤ</f> “A voice was heard in Ramah, </t><t>weeping and loud lamentation, </t><t>Rachel weeping for her children; </t><t>she refused to be comforted, because they <f>ⓥ</f>are no more.” </t>


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saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for <f>ⓦ</f>those who sought the child's life are dead.”


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But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and <f>ⓧ</f>being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee.


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And he went and lived in a city called <f>ⓨ</f>Nazareth, <f>ⓩ</f>so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> In those days <f>ⓑ</f>John the Baptist came preaching in <f>ⓒ</f>the wilderness of Judea,


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For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, <pb/><t><f>ⓕ</f>“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: </t><t><f>ⓖ</f>‘Prepare <f>[2]</f> the way of the Lord; </t><t>make his paths straight.’” </t>


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<pb/>Now John wore <f>ⓗ</f>a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was <f>ⓘ</f>locusts and <f>ⓙ</f>wild honey.


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<pb/>But when he saw many of <f>ⓛ</f>the Pharisees and <f>ⓜ</f>Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, <f>ⓝ</f>“You brood of <f>ⓞ</f>vipers! Who warned you to flee from <f>ⓟ</f>the wrath to come?


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And do not presume to say to yourselves, <f>ⓡ</f>‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from <f>ⓢ</f>these stones to raise up children for Abraham.


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Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. <f>ⓣ</f>Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.


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<pb/><f>ⓤ</f> “I baptize you with water <f>ⓥ</f>for repentance, but <f>ⓦ</f>he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you <f>ⓧ</f>with the Holy Spirit and <f>ⓨ</f>fire.


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His <f>ⓩ</f>winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and <f>ⓐ</f>gather his wheat into the barn, <f>ⓑ</f>but the chaff he will burn with <f>ⓒ</f>unquenchable fire.”


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<f>ⓕ</f> John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”


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But Jesus answered him, <J>“Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.”</J> Then he consented.


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And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, <f>ⓖ</f>the heavens were opened to him, <f>[3]</f> and he <f>ⓗ</f>saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;


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and behold, <f>ⓘ</f>a voice from heaven said, <f>ⓙ</f>“This is my beloved Son, <f>[4]</f> with whom I am well pleased.”


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness <f>ⓑ</f>to be tempted by the devil.


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And <f>ⓔ</f>the tempter came and said to him, “If you are <f>ⓕ</f>the Son of God, command <f>ⓖ</f>these stones to become loaves of bread.”


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But he answered, <J> <f>ⓗ</f>“It is written,</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓘ</f>“‘Man shall not live by bread alone,</J> </t><t><J>but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”</J> </t>


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<pb/><f>ⓙ</f> Then the devil took him to <f>ⓚ</f>the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple


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and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, <pb/><t><f>ⓛ</f>“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ </t> <pb/>and <pb/><t>“‘On their hands they will bear you up, </t><t>lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” </t>


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<pb/>Jesus said to him, <J>“Again <f>ⓜ</f>it is written, <f>ⓝ</f>‘You shall not <f>ⓞ</f>put the Lord your God to the test.’”</J>


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<f>ⓟ</f> Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.


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Then Jesus said to him, <J>“Be gone, <f>ⓠ</f>Satan! For <f>ⓡ</f>it is written,</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓢ</f>“‘You shall worship the Lord your God</J> </t><t><J>and <f>ⓣ</f>him only shall you serve.’”</J> </t>


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And leaving <f>ⓧ</f>Nazareth he went and lived in <f>ⓨ</f>Capernaum by <f>ⓩ</f>the sea, in the territory of <f>ⓐ</f>Zebulun and Naphtali,


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<pb/><t><f>ⓒ</f> “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, </t><t>the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles — </t>


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<t><f>ⓓ</f> the people dwelling in darkness </t><t>have seen a great light, </t><t>and for those dwelling in the region and <f>ⓔ</f>shadow of death, </t><t>on them a light has dawned.” </t>


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<pb/><f>ⓕ</f> From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, <J> <f>ⓖ</f>“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” <f>[1]</f></J>


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<pb/><f>ⓗ</f> While walking by <f>ⓘ</f>the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.


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And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> And he went throughout all Galilee, <f>ⓛ</f>teaching in their synagogues and <f>ⓜ</f>proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and <f>ⓝ</f>healing every disease and every affliction among the people.


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So his fame spread throughout all <f>ⓞ</f>Syria, and <f>ⓟ</f>they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and <f>ⓠ</f>pains, <f>ⓡ</f>those oppressed by demons, <f>ⓢ</f>those having seizures, and <f>ⓣ</f>paralytics, and he healed them.


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<f>ⓤ</f> And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the <f>ⓥ</f>Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.


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<pb/>Seeing the crowds, <f>ⓐ</f>he went up on the mountain, and when he <f>ⓑ</f>sat down, his disciples came to him.


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<pb/><J><f>ⓓ</f> “Blessed are <f>ⓔ</f>the poor in spirit, for <f>ⓕ</f>theirs is the kingdom of heaven.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Blessed are those who hunger and <f>ⓙ</f>thirst <f>ⓚ</f>for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Blessed are <f>ⓞ</f>the peacemakers, for <f>ⓟ</f>they shall be called <f>ⓠ</f>sons <f>[1]</f> of God.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓡ</f> “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for <f>ⓢ</f>theirs is the kingdom of heaven.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓣ</f> “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely <f>ⓤ</f>on my account.</J>


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<J><f>ⓥ</f> Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for <f>ⓦ</f>so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.</J>


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<pb/><J>“You are the salt of the earth, <f>ⓧ</f>but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.</J>


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<J><f>ⓩ</f> Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.</J>


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<J>In the same way, let your light shine before others, so <f>ⓐ</f>that <f>[2]</f> they may see your good works and <f>ⓑ</f>give glory to your Father who is in heaven.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓒ</f> “Do not think that I have come to abolish <f>ⓓ</f>the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but <f>ⓔ</f>to fulfill them.</J>


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<J>For truly, I say to you, <f>ⓕ</f>until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.</J>


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> Therefore whoever relaxes <f>ⓗ</f>one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least <f>ⓘ</f>in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great <f>ⓙ</f>in the kingdom of heaven.</J>


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<J>For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds <f>ⓚ</f>that of the scribes and Pharisees, you <f>ⓛ</f>will never enter the kingdom of heaven.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓜ</f> “You have heard that it was said to those of old, <f>ⓝ</f>‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable <f>ⓞ</f>to judgment.’</J>


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<J>But I say to you that <f>ⓟ</f>everyone who is angry with his brother <f>[3]</f> will be liable <f>ⓠ</f>to judgment; whoever insults <f>[4]</f> his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to <f>ⓡ</f>the hell <f>[5]</f> of fire.</J>


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<J><f>ⓢ</f> So if <f>ⓣ</f>you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,</J>


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<J>leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.</J>


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<J><f>ⓤ</f> Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison.</J>


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<J>Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓥ</f>you will never get out until you have paid the last penny. <f>[6]</f></J>


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<J>But I say to you that <f>ⓨ</f>everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.</J>


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<J><f>ⓩ</f> If your right eye <f>ⓐ</f>causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into <f>ⓑ</f>hell.</J>


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<J><f>ⓒ</f> And if your right hand <f>ⓓ</f>causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into <f>ⓔ</f>hell.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓕ</f> “It was also said, <f>ⓖ</f>‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and <f>ⓘ</f>whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Again <f>ⓙ</f>you have heard that it was said to those of old, <f>ⓚ</f>‘You shall not swear falsely, but <f>ⓛ</f>shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’</J>


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<J>But I say to you, <f>ⓜ</f>Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for <f>ⓝ</f>it is the throne of God,</J>


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<J>or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is <f>ⓞ</f>the city of the great King.</J>


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<J>Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; <f>ⓟ</f>anything more than this comes from evil. <f>[7]</f></J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓠ</f> “You have heard that it was said, <f>ⓡ</f>‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’</J>


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<J>But I say to you, <f>ⓢ</f>Do not resist the one who is evil. But <f>ⓣ</f>if anyone <f>ⓤ</f>slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓥ</f>if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, <f>[8]</f> let him have your cloak as well.</J>


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> Give to the one who begs from you, and <f>ⓨ</f>do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓩ</f> “You have heard that it was said, <f>ⓐ</f>‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’</J>


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<J><f>ⓓ</f> so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and <f>ⓔ</f>sends rain on the just and on the unjust.</J>


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<J><f>ⓕ</f> For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?</J>


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<J>And if you greet only your brothers, <f>[9]</f> what more are you doing than others? Do not even <f>ⓖ</f>the Gentiles do the same?</J>


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<pb/><J>“Beware of <f>ⓐ</f>practicing your righteousness before other people in order <f>ⓑ</f>to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓒ</f> “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may <f>ⓓ</f>be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have <f>ⓔ</f>received their reward.</J>


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<J>But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,</J>


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<J>so that your giving may be in secret. <f>ⓕ</f>And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.</J>


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<pb/><J>“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love <f>ⓖ</f>to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. <f>ⓗ</f>Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.</J>


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<J>But when you pray, <f>ⓘ</f>go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. <f>ⓙ</f>And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.</J>


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<pb/><J>“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as <f>ⓚ</f>the Gentiles do, for <f>ⓛ</f>they think that they will be heard <f>ⓜ</f>for their many words.</J>


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<J><f>ⓞ</f> Pray then like this:</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓟ</f>“Our Father in heaven,</J> </t><t><J> <f>ⓠ</f>hallowed be <f>ⓡ</f>your name. <f>[1]</f></J></t>


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<t><J><f>ⓢ</f> Your kingdom come,</J> </t><t><J> <f>ⓣ</f>your will be done, <f>[2]</f></J> </t><t><J> <f>ⓤ</f>on earth as it is in heaven.</J></t>


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<t><J>And <f>ⓧ</f>lead us not into temptation,</J> </t><t><J>but <f>ⓨ</f>deliver us from <f>ⓩ</f>evil. <f>[4]</f></J> </t>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓐ</f> For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you,</J>


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<J><f>ⓑ</f> but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.</J>


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<pb/><J>“And <f>ⓒ</f>when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. <f>ⓓ</f>Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.</J>


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<J>that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. <f>ⓕ</f>And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓖ</f> “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where <f>ⓗ</f>moth and rust <f>[5]</f> destroy and where thieves <f>ⓘ</f>break in and steal,</J>


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<J><f>ⓙ</f> but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓚ</f> “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light,</J>


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<J><f>ⓛ</f> but if <f>ⓜ</f>your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓝ</f> “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and <f>ⓞ</f>money. <f>[6]</f></J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓟ</f> “Therefore I tell you, <f>ⓠ</f>do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?</J>


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<J><f>ⓡ</f> Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. <f>ⓢ</f>Are you not of more value than they?</J>


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<J>And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his <f>ⓣ</f>span of life? <f>[7]</f></J>


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<J>And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,</J>


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<J>But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, <f>ⓥ</f>O you of little faith?</J>


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<J>Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓦ</f>the Gentiles seek after all these things, and <f>ⓧ</f>your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓨ</f>seek first <f>ⓩ</f>the kingdom of God and his righteousness, <f>ⓐ</f>and all these things will be added to you.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓑ</f> “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.</J>


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<J><f>ⓑ</f> For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and <f>ⓒ</f>with the measure you use it will be measured to you.</J>


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<J>Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but <f>ⓓ</f>do not notice the log that is in your own eye?</J>


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<J>Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye?</J>


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<J>You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓔ</f> “Do not give <f>ⓕ</f>dogs what is holy, and do not throw your <f>ⓖ</f>pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓗ</f> “Ask, <f>ⓘ</f>and it will be given to you; <f>ⓙ</f>seek, and you will find; <f>ⓚ</f>knock, and it will be opened to you.</J>


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<J>For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.</J>


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<J>If you then, <f>ⓝ</f>who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will <f>ⓞ</f>your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!</J>


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<pb/><J>“So <f>ⓟ</f>whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is <f>ⓠ</f>the Law and the Prophets.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓡ</f> “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy <f>[1]</f> that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.</J>


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<J>For the gate is narrow and <f>ⓢ</f>the way is hard that leads to life, and <f>ⓣ</f>those who find it are few.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓤ</f> “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are <f>ⓥ</f>ravenous wolves.</J>


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<J>You will recognize them <f>ⓦ</f>by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓐ</f> “Not everyone who <f>ⓑ</f>says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will <f>ⓒ</f>enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who <f>ⓓ</f>does the will of my Father who is in heaven.</J>


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<J><f>ⓔ</f> On that day <f>ⓕ</f>many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not <f>ⓖ</f>prophesy in your name, and cast out demons <f>ⓗ</f>in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’</J>


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<J><f>ⓘ</f> And then will I declare to them, ‘I <f>ⓙ</f>never knew you; <f>ⓚ</f>depart from me, <f>ⓛ</f>you workers of lawlessness.’</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓜ</f> “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like <f>ⓝ</f>a wise man who built his house on the rock.</J>


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<J>And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.</J>


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<J>And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like <f>ⓞ</f>a foolish man who built his house on the sand.</J>


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<J>And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”</J>


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<f>ⓑ</f> And behold, a leper <f>[1]</f> came to him and <f>ⓒ</f>knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”


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And Jesus <f>[2]</f> stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, <J>“I will; be clean.”</J> And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.


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And Jesus said to him, <J> <f>ⓓ</f>“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, <f>ⓔ</f>show yourself to the priest and <f>ⓕ</f>offer the gift that Moses commanded, <f>ⓖ</f>for a proof to them.”</J>


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But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but <f>ⓘ</f>only say the word, and my servant will be healed.


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For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, <f>[3]</f> ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”


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When Jesus heard this, <f>ⓙ</f>he marveled and said to those who followed him, <J>“Truly, I tell you, with <f>ⓚ</f>no one in Israel <f>[4]</f> have I found such faith.</J>


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<J>I tell you, <f>ⓛ</f>many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> while the sons of the kingdom <f>ⓝ</f>will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place <f>ⓞ</f>there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”</J>


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And to the centurion Jesus said, <J>“Go; let it be done for you <f>ⓟ</f>as you have believed.”</J> <f>ⓠ</f>And the servant was healed at that very moment.


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<pb/><f>ⓡ</f> And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw <f>ⓢ</f>his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.


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That evening they brought to him many who were <f>ⓤ</f>oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits <f>ⓥ</f>with a word and healed all who were sick.


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<f>ⓦ</f> This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: <f>ⓧ</f>“He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”


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<pb/>Now <f>ⓨ</f>when Jesus saw a crowd around him, <f>ⓩ</f>he gave orders to go over to the other side.


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And Jesus said to him, <J>“Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”</J>


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And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but <f>ⓓ</f>he was asleep.


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And he said to them, <J>“Why are you <f>ⓕ</f>afraid, <f>ⓖ</f>O you of little faith?”</J> Then he rose and <f>ⓗ</f>rebuked the winds and the sea, and <f>ⓘ</f>there was a great calm.


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And the men <f>ⓙ</f>marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even <f>ⓚ</f>winds and sea obey him?”


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<pb/><f>ⓛ</f> And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, <f>[5]</f> two <f>ⓜ</f>demon-possessed <f>[6]</f> men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.


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And behold, they <f>ⓝ</f>cried out, “What have you to do with us, <f>ⓞ</f>O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us <f>ⓟ</f>before the time?”


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And he said to them, <J>“Go.”</J> So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.


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The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the <f>ⓠ</f>demon-possessed men.


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And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, <f>ⓡ</f>they begged him to leave their region.


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<f>ⓑ</f> And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus <f>ⓒ</f>saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, <J> <f>ⓓ</f>“Take heart, my son; <f>ⓔ</f>your sins are forgiven.”</J>


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But Jesus, <f>ⓖ</f>knowing <f>[1]</f> their thoughts, said, <J>“Why do you think evil in your hearts?</J>


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<J>But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”</J> — he then said to the paralytic — <J>“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.”</J>


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When the crowds saw it, <f>ⓗ</f>they were afraid, and <f>ⓘ</f>they glorified God, who had <f>ⓙ</f>given such authority to men.


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called <f>ⓛ</f>Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, <J>“Follow me.”</J> And he rose and followed him.


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<pb/>And as Jesus <f>[2]</f> reclined at table in the house, behold, many <f>ⓜ</f>tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples.


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And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, <f>ⓝ</f>“Why does your teacher eat with <f>ⓞ</f>tax collectors and sinners?”


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But when he heard it, he said, <J>“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.</J>


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<J>Go and learn <f>ⓟ</f>what this means: <f>ⓠ</f>‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For <f>ⓡ</f>I came not to call the righteous, <f>ⓢ</f>but sinners.”</J>


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<pb/>Then <f>ⓣ</f>the disciples of John came to him, saying, <f>ⓤ</f>“Why do we and <f>ⓥ</f>the Pharisees fast, <f>[3]</f> but your disciples do not fast?”


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And Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓦ</f>“Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? <f>ⓧ</f>The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and <f>ⓨ</f>then they will fast.</J>


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<J>No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made.</J>


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<J>Neither is new wine put into old <f>ⓩ</f>wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and <f>ⓑ</f>knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”


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And behold, a woman <f>ⓒ</f>who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched <f>ⓓ</f>the fringe of his garment,


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Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.”</J> <f>ⓕ</f>And instantly <f>[4]</f> the woman was made well.


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he said, <J>“Go away, for <f>ⓗ</f>the girl is not dead but <f>ⓘ</f>sleeping.”</J> And they laughed at him.


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<pb/><f>ⓛ</f> And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, <f>ⓜ</f>Son of David.”


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When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, <J>“Do you believe that I am able to do this?”</J> They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”


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<f>ⓝ</f> Then he touched their eyes, saying, <J> <f>ⓞ</f>“According to your faith be it done to you.”</J>


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And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“See that no one knows about it.”</J>


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<pb/>As they were going away, behold, a <f>ⓡ</f>demon-oppressed man who was mute <f>ⓢ</f>was brought to him.


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And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds <f>ⓣ</f>marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.”


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<pb/><f>ⓤ</f> And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.


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<f>ⓥ</f> When he saw the crowds, <f>ⓦ</f>he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, <f>ⓧ</f>like sheep without a shepherd.


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<J>therefore <f>ⓩ</f>pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to <f>ⓐ</f>send out laborers into his harvest.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.


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<f>ⓑ</f> The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, <f>ⓒ</f>who is called Peter, and <f>ⓓ</f>Andrew his brother; <f>ⓔ</f>James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;


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Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and <f>ⓕ</f>Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; <f>[1]</f>


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<pb/><f>ⓖ</f> These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, <J>“Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of <f>ⓗ</f>the Samaritans,</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, <f>[4]</f> cast out demons. <f>ⓝ</f>You received without paying; give without pay.</J>


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<J>no bag for your journey, or two tunics <f>[5]</f> or sandals or a staff, for <f>ⓟ</f>the laborer deserves his food.</J>


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<J>And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart.</J>


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<J>And if the house is <f>ⓡ</f>worthy, let <f>ⓢ</f>your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let <f>ⓣ</f>your peace return to you.</J>


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<J>And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, <f>ⓤ</f>shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town.</J>


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<J>Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓥ</f>it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for <f>ⓦ</f>the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓧ</f> “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be <f>ⓨ</f>wise as serpents and <f>ⓩ</f>innocent as doves.</J>


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<J>Beware of men, for <f>ⓐ</f>they will deliver you over to courts and flog you <f>ⓑ</f>in their synagogues,</J>


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<J><f>ⓒ</f> and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, <f>ⓓ</f>to bear witness before them and the Gentiles.</J>


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<J><f>ⓔ</f> When <f>ⓕ</f>they deliver you over, <f>ⓖ</f>do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for <f>ⓗ</f>what you are to say will be given to you in that hour.</J>


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<J><f>ⓘ</f> For it is not you who speak, but <f>ⓙ</f>the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.</J>


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<J><f>ⓚ</f> Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death,</J>


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<J><f>ⓛ</f> and you will be hated by all for my name's sake. <f>ⓜ</f>But the one who endures to the end will be saved.</J>


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<J>When they <f>ⓝ</f>persecute you in one town, <f>ⓞ</f>flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel <f>ⓟ</f>before the Son of Man comes.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓠ</f> “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant <f>[6]</f> above his master.</J>


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<J>It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. <f>ⓡ</f>If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign <f>[7]</f> those of his household.</J>


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<pb/><J>“So have no fear of them, <f>ⓢ</f>for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.</J>


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<J>What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on <f>ⓣ</f>the housetops.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓤ</f>do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him <f>ⓥ</f>who can destroy both soul and body in hell. <f>[8]</f></J>


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<J>Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? <f>[9]</f> And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.</J>


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<J><f>ⓨ</f> So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,</J>


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<J>but <f>ⓩ</f>whoever denies me before men, <f>ⓐ</f>I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓑ</f> “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. <f>ⓒ</f>I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.</J>


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<J><f>ⓓ</f> For I have come <f>ⓔ</f>to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.</J>


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.</J>


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<J><f>ⓙ</f> Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓚ</f> “Whoever receives you receives me, and <f>ⓛ</f>whoever receives me receives him who sent me.</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓝ</f>whoever gives one of <f>ⓞ</f>these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”</J>


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<pb/>When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> Now when John heard <f>ⓑ</f>in prison about the deeds of <f>ⓒ</f>the Christ, he sent word by <f>ⓓ</f>his disciples


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers <f>[1]</f> are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and <f>ⓗ</f>the poor have good news preached to them.</J>


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<pb/>As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: <J>“What did you go out <f>ⓙ</f>into the wilderness to see? <f>ⓚ</f>A reed shaken by the wind?</J>


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<J>What then did you go out to see? A man <f>[2]</f> dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.</J>


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<J>What then did you go out to see? <f>ⓛ</f>A prophet? <f>[3]</f> Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.</J>


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<J>This is he of whom it is written,</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓜ</f>“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,</J> </t><t><J>who will prepare your way before you.’</J> </t>


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<pb/><J>Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.</J>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, <f>[4]</f> and the violent take it by force.</J>


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<pb/><J>“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,</J>


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<pb/><t><J>“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;</J> </t><t><J>we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’</J> </t>


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<pb/><J>For John came <f>ⓡ</f>neither eating <f>ⓢ</f>nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’</J>


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<J>The Son of Man came <f>ⓣ</f>eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, <f>ⓤ</f>a friend of <f>ⓥ</f>tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.” <f>[6]</f></J>


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<pb/><f>ⓦ</f> Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent.


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in <f>ⓨ</f>Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.</J>


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<J><f>ⓩ</f> But I tell you, it will be more bearable on <f>ⓐ</f>the day of judgment for <f>ⓑ</f>Tyre and Sidon than for you.</J>


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<J>And you, <f>ⓒ</f>Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to <f>ⓓ</f>Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.</J>


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<J><f>ⓔ</f> But I tell you that <f>ⓕ</f>it will be more tolerable on <f>ⓖ</f>the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓗ</f> At that time Jesus declared, <J>“I thank you, Father, <f>ⓘ</f>Lord of heaven and earth, that <f>ⓙ</f>you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and <f>ⓚ</f>revealed them to little children;</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son <f>ⓝ</f>except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone <f>ⓞ</f>to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.</J>


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<J><f>ⓟ</f> Come to <f>ⓠ</f>me, all who labor and are <f>ⓡ</f>heavy laden, and I will give you rest.</J>


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<J>Take my yoke upon you, and <f>ⓢ</f>learn from me, for I am <f>ⓣ</f>gentle and lowly in heart, and <f>ⓤ</f>you will find rest for your souls.</J>


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<pb/>At that time <f>ⓐ</f>Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and <f>ⓑ</f>they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.


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But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, <f>ⓒ</f>“Look, your disciples are doing <f>ⓓ</f>what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”


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He said to them, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:</J>


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<J>how he entered the house of God and ate <f>ⓕ</f>the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?</J>


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<J>Or have you not read <f>ⓖ</f>in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?</J>


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<J>And if you had known <f>ⓘ</f>what this means, <f>ⓙ</f>‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.</J>


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And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, <f>ⓜ</f>“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” — <f>ⓝ</f>so that they might accuse him.


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He said to them, <J>“Which one of you who has a sheep, <f>ⓞ</f>if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?</J>


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<J><f>ⓟ</f> Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So <f>ⓠ</f>it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”</J>


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Then he said to the man, <J>“Stretch out your hand.”</J> And <f>ⓡ</f>the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.


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<pb/>Jesus, aware of this, <f>ⓢ</f>withdrew from there. And <f>ⓣ</f>many followed him, and he healed them all


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<pb/><t><f>ⓦ</f> “Behold, my <f>ⓧ</f>servant whom I have chosen, </t><t>my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. </t><t><f>ⓨ</f>I will put my Spirit upon him, </t><t>and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.</t>


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<t>a bruised reed he will not break, </t><t>and a smoldering wick he will not quench, </t><t>until he brings justice to victory;</t>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.


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But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, <f>ⓓ</f>“It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”


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<f>ⓔ</f> Knowing their thoughts, <f>ⓕ</f>he said to them, <J>“Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.</J>


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<J>And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?</J>


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<J>And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, <f>ⓖ</f>by whom do <f>ⓗ</f>your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.</J>


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<J>But if it is <f>ⓘ</f>by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then <f>ⓙ</f>the kingdom of God has come upon you.</J>


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<J>Or <f>ⓚ</f>how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed <f>ⓛ</f>he may plunder his house.</J>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but <f>ⓞ</f>the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.</J>


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<J>And whoever speaks a word <f>ⓟ</f>against the Son of Man <f>ⓠ</f>will be forgiven, but <f>ⓡ</f>whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in <f>ⓢ</f>this age or in the age to come.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓣ</f> “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, <f>ⓤ</f>for the tree is known by its fruit.</J>


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<J><f>ⓥ</f> You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, <f>ⓦ</f>when you are evil? <f>ⓧ</f>For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.</J>


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<J><f>ⓨ</f> The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.</J>


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<J>I tell you, <f>ⓩ</f>on the day of judgment <f>ⓐ</f>people will give account for <f>ⓑ</f>every careless word they speak,</J>


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<pb/>Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, <f>ⓓ</f>we wish to see a sign from you.”


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But he answered them, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“An evil and <f>ⓕ</f>adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓖ</f>just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, <f>ⓗ</f>so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.</J>


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<J><f>ⓘ</f> The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and <f>ⓙ</f>condemn it, for <f>ⓚ</f>they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, <f>ⓛ</f>something greater than Jonah is here.</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, <f>ⓝ</f>something greater than Solomon is here.</J>


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<pb/><J>“When <f>ⓞ</f>the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through <f>ⓟ</f>waterless places seeking rest, but finds none.</J>


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<J>Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order.</J>


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<J>Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and <f>ⓠ</f>the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this <f>ⓡ</f>evil generation.”</J>


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<pb/>While he was still speaking to the people, behold, <f>ⓢ</f>his mother and his <f>ⓣ</f>brothers <f>[1]</f> stood outside, asking to speak to him. <f>[2]</f>


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And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, <J>“Here are my mother and my brothers!</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓤ</f>whoever <f>ⓥ</f>does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”</J>


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And great crowds gathered about him, <f>ⓑ</f>so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.


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<J>Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,</J>


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<J>but <f>ⓔ</f>when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, <f>ⓕ</f>they withered away.</J>


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<J>Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some <f>ⓗ</f>a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.</J>


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And he answered them, <J> <f>ⓙ</f>“To you it has been given to know <f>ⓚ</f>the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.</J>


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<J><f>ⓛ</f> For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, <f>ⓜ</f>even what he has will be taken away.</J>


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<J>This is why I speak to them in parables, because <f>ⓝ</f>seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, <f>ⓞ</f>nor do they understand.</J>


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<J>Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓟ</f>“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand,</J> </t><t><J>and you will indeed see but never perceive.”</J></t>


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<t><J>For this people's heart has grown dull,</J> </t><t><J>and with their ears <f>ⓠ</f>they can barely hear,</J> </t><t><J>and <f>ⓡ</f>their eyes they have closed,</J> </t><t><J>lest they should see with their eyes</J> </t><t><J>and hear with their ears</J> </t><t><J>and <f>ⓢ</f>understand with their heart</J> </t><t><J>and <f>ⓣ</f>turn, and I would heal them.’</J> </t>


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<J><f>ⓥ</f> For truly, I say to you, <f>ⓦ</f>many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.</J>


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<J>When anyone hears the word of <f>ⓨ</f>the kingdom and <f>ⓩ</f>does not understand it, <f>ⓐ</f>the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.</J>


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<J>As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately <f>ⓑ</f>receives it with joy,</J>


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<J>yet he has no root in himself, but <f>ⓒ</f>endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately <f>ⓓ</f>he falls away. <f>[2]</f></J>


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<J>As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but <f>ⓔ</f>the cares of <f>ⓕ</f>the world and <f>ⓖ</f>the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.</J>


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<J>As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and <f>ⓗ</f>understands it. He indeed <f>ⓘ</f>bears fruit and yields, in one case <f>ⓙ</f>a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”</J>


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<pb/>He put another parable before them, saying, <J> <f>ⓚ</f>“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,</J>


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<J>but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds <f>[3]</f> among the wheat and went away.</J>


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<J>And the servants <f>[4]</f> of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’</J>


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<J>He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’</J>


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<J>Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, <f>ⓜ</f>“Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”</J>


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<pb/>He put another parable before them, saying, <J> <f>ⓝ</f>“The kingdom of heaven is like <f>ⓞ</f>a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.</J>


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<J>It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”</J>


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<pb/>He told them another parable. <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in <f>ⓠ</f>three measures of flour, till it was <f>ⓡ</f>all leavened.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓢ</f> All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.


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This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: <f>[5]</f> <pb/><t><f>ⓣ</f>“I will open my mouth in parables; </t><t><f>ⓤ</f>I will utter what has been hidden <f>ⓥ</f>since the foundation of the world.” </t>


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<pb/>Then he left the crowds and went into <f>ⓦ</f>the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, <f>ⓧ</f>“Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.”


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<J>The field is the world, and the good seed is <f>ⓨ</f>the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are <f>ⓩ</f>the sons of the evil one,</J>


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<J>and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. <f>ⓐ</f>The harvest is <f>ⓑ</f>the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.</J>


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<J>Just as the weeds <f>ⓒ</f>are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at <f>ⓓ</f>the end of the age.</J>


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<J><f>ⓔ</f> The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all <f>ⓕ</f>causes of sin and <f>ⓖ</f>all law-breakers,</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place <f>ⓘ</f>there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.</J>


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<J>Then <f>ⓙ</f>the righteous will shine like the sun <f>ⓚ</f>in the kingdom of their Father. <f>ⓛ</f>He who has ears, let him hear.</J>


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<pb/><J>“The kingdom of heaven <f>ⓜ</f>is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy <f>ⓝ</f>he goes and sells all that he has and <f>ⓞ</f>buys that field.</J>


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<J>who, on finding <f>ⓟ</f>one pearl of great value, <f>ⓠ</f>went and sold all that he had and <f>ⓡ</f>bought it.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Again, the kingdom of heaven is <f>ⓢ</f>like a net that was thrown into the sea and <f>ⓣ</f>gathered fish of every kind.</J>


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<J>When it was full, <f>ⓤ</f>men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad.</J>


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<J>So it will be at <f>ⓥ</f>the end of the age. The angels will come out and <f>ⓦ</f>separate the evil from the righteous</J>


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place <f>ⓨ</f>there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.</J>


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And he said to them, <J>“Therefore every <f>ⓐ</f>scribe <f>ⓑ</f>who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who <f>ⓒ</f>brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”</J>


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<f>ⓓ</f> and coming to <f>ⓔ</f>his hometown <f>ⓕ</f>he taught them in their synagogue, so that <f>ⓖ</f>they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?


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<f>ⓗ</f> Is not this <f>ⓘ</f>the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not <f>ⓙ</f>his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?


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And <f>ⓚ</f>they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓛ</f>“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”</J>


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and he said to his servants, <f>ⓒ</f>“This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”


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For <f>ⓓ</f>Herod had seized John and bound him and <f>ⓔ</f>put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, <f>[1]</f>


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And though he wanted to put him to death, <f>ⓖ</f>he feared the people, because they held him to be <f>ⓗ</f>a prophet.


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But when Herod's <f>ⓘ</f>birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod,


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<pb/>Now when Jesus heard this, <f>ⓚ</f>he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.


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When he went ashore he <f>ⓛ</f>saw a great crowd, and <f>ⓜ</f>he had compassion on them and healed their sick.


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Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; <f>ⓝ</f>send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”


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Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, <f>ⓟ</f>he looked up to heaven and <f>ⓠ</f>said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.


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And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.


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<pb/><f>ⓡ</f> Immediately he <f>ⓢ</f>made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.


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And after he had dismissed the crowds, <f>ⓣ</f>he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When <f>ⓤ</f>evening came, he was there alone,


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but the boat by this time was a long way <f>[2]</f> from the land, <f>[3]</f> beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.


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But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, <f>ⓦ</f>they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.


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But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, <J> <f>ⓧ</f>“Take heart; it is I. <f>ⓨ</f>Do not be afraid.”</J>


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He said, <J>“Come.”</J> So Peter got out of the boat and <f>ⓩ</f>walked on the water and came to Jesus.


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But when he saw the wind, <f>[5]</f> he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, <f>ⓐ</f>“Lord, save me.”


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Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, <J> <f>ⓑ</f>“O you of little faith, why did you <f>ⓒ</f>doubt?”</J>


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And <f>ⓔ</f>those in the boat <f>ⓕ</f>worshiped him, saying, <f>ⓖ</f>“Truly you are <f>ⓗ</f>the Son of God.”


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And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and <f>ⓚ</f>brought to him all who were sick


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and implored him that they might only touch <f>ⓛ</f>the fringe of his garment. And <f>ⓜ</f>as many as touched it were made well.


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<f>ⓓ</f> “Why do your disciples break <f>ⓔ</f>the tradition of the elders? <f>ⓕ</f>For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”


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He answered them, <J>“And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?</J>


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<J>For God commanded, <f>ⓖ</f>‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, <f>ⓗ</f>‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’</J>


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<J>But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,” <f>[1]</f></J>


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<J>he need not honor his father.’</J> <J>So for the sake of your tradition you have <f>ⓘ</f>made void the word <f>[2]</f> of God.</J>


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<pb/><t><J><f>ⓚ</f> “‘This people honors me with their lips,</J> </t><t><J>but their heart is far from me;</J></t>


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<t><J>in vain do they worship me,</J> </t><t><J>teaching as <f>ⓛ</f>doctrines the commandments of men.’”</J> </t>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”</J>


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Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were <f>ⓞ</f>offended when they heard this saying?”


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He answered, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted <f>ⓠ</f>will be rooted up.</J>


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<J>Let them alone; <f>ⓡ</f>they are blind guides. <f>[3]</f> And <f>ⓢ</f>if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”</J>


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<J>Do you not see that <f>ⓥ</f>whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? <f>[4]</f></J>


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<J>For out of the heart come <f>ⓧ</f>evil thoughts, <f>ⓨ</f>murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, <f>ⓩ</f>slander.</J>


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<J><f>ⓐ</f> These are what defile a person. But <f>ⓑ</f>to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”</J>


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And behold, <f>ⓓ</f>a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, <f>ⓔ</f>“Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.”


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But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, <f>ⓕ</f>“Send her away, for she is crying out after us.”


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And he answered, <J>“It is not right to take the children's bread and <f>ⓘ</f>throw it to the dogs.”</J>


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She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat <f>ⓙ</f>the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.”


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Then Jesus answered her, <J>“O woman, <f>ⓚ</f>great is your faith! <f>ⓛ</f>Be it done for you as you desire.”</J> <f>ⓜ</f>And her daughter was <f>ⓝ</f>healed instantly. <f>[5]</f>


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<pb/><f>ⓞ</f> Jesus went on from there and walked <f>ⓟ</f>beside the Sea of Galilee. And he <f>ⓠ</f>went up on the mountain and sat down there.


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And great crowds came to him, bringing with them <f>ⓡ</f>the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,


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<f>ⓢ</f> so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, <f>ⓣ</f>the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And <f>ⓤ</f>they glorified <f>ⓥ</f>the God of Israel.


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<pb/><f>ⓦ</f> Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, <J> <f>ⓧ</f>“I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”</J>


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And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?”


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And Jesus said to them, <J>“How many loaves do you have?”</J> They said, <f>ⓨ</f>“Seven, and a few small fish.”


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he took the seven loaves and the fish, and <f>ⓩ</f>having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.


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And <f>ⓐ</f>they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and <f>ⓑ</f>to test him <f>ⓒ</f>they asked him to show them <f>ⓓ</f>a sign from heaven.


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He answered them, <f>[1]</f> <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’</J>


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<J>And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ <f>ⓕ</f>You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret <f>ⓖ</f>the signs of the times.</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.”</J> So <f>ⓘ</f>he left them and departed.


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Jesus said to them, <J>“Watch and <f>ⓙ</f>beware of <f>ⓚ</f>the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”</J>


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But <f>ⓛ</f>Jesus, aware of this, said, <J> <f>ⓜ</f>“O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread?</J>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember <f>ⓞ</f>the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered?</J>


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<J>How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? <f>ⓠ</f>Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”</J>


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<f>ⓡ</f> Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of <f>ⓢ</f>the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.


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<pb/><f>ⓣ</f> Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, <J>“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”</J>


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And they said, “Some say <f>ⓤ</f>John the Baptist, others say <f>ⓥ</f>Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”


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Simon Peter replied, <f>ⓦ</f>“You are <f>ⓧ</f>the Christ, <f>ⓨ</f>the Son of <f>ⓩ</f>the living God.”


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And Jesus answered him, <J> <f>ⓐ</f>“Blessed are you, <f>ⓑ</f>Simon Bar-Jonah! For <f>ⓒ</f>flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, <f>ⓓ</f>but my Father who is in heaven.</J>


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<J>And I tell you, <f>ⓔ</f>you are Peter, and <f>ⓕ</f>on this rock <f>[2]</f> I will build my church, and <f>ⓖ</f>the gates of <f>ⓗ</f>hell <f>[3]</f> shall not prevail against it.</J>


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<J>I will give you <f>ⓘ</f>the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and <f>ⓙ</f>whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed <f>[4]</f> in heaven.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓛ</f> From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that <f>ⓜ</f>he must go to Jerusalem and <f>ⓝ</f>suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on <f>ⓞ</f>the third day be raised.


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And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! <f>[5]</f> This shall never happen to you.”


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But he turned and said to Peter, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“Get behind me, Satan! You are <f>ⓠ</f>a hindrance <f>[6]</f> to me. For you <f>ⓡ</f>are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”</J>


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<pb/>Then Jesus told his disciples, <J>“If anyone would come after me, let him <f>ⓢ</f>deny himself and <f>ⓣ</f>take up his cross and follow me.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓤ</f>whoever would save his life <f>[7]</f> will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓥ</f>what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or <f>ⓦ</f>what shall a man give in return for his soul?</J>


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> For the Son of Man is going to come with <f>ⓨ</f>his angels in the glory of his Father, and <f>ⓩ</f>then he will repay each person according to what he has done.</J>


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<J>Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not <f>ⓐ</f>taste death <f>ⓑ</f>until they see the Son of Man <f>ⓒ</f>coming in his kingdom.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> And after six days Jesus took with him <f>ⓑ</f>Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.


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And he was <f>ⓒ</f>transfigured before them, and <f>ⓓ</f>his face shone like the sun, and <f>ⓔ</f>his clothes became white as light.


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And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for <f>ⓕ</f>Elijah.”


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He was still speaking when, behold, <f>ⓖ</f>a bright cloud overshadowed them, and <f>ⓗ</f>a voice from the cloud said, <f>ⓘ</f>“This is my beloved Son, <f>[1]</f> with whom I am well pleased; <f>ⓙ</f>listen to him.”


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<pb/><f>ⓞ</f> And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”</J>


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<J>But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but <f>ⓢ</f>did to him whatever they pleased. <f>ⓣ</f>So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.”</J>


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said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has <f>ⓦ</f>seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.


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And Jesus answered, <J>“O faithless and <f>ⓨ</f>twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? <f>ⓩ</f>How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.”</J>


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And Jesus <f>ⓐ</f>rebuked the demon, <f>[2]</f> and it <f>[3]</f> came out of him, and <f>ⓑ</f>the boy was healed instantly. <f>[4]</f>


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He said to them, <J> <f>ⓒ</f>“Because of your little faith. For <f>ⓓ</f>truly, I say to you, <f>ⓔ</f>if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, <f>ⓕ</f>you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and <f>ⓖ</f>nothing will be impossible for you.” <f>[5]</f></J>


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<pb/><f>ⓗ</f> As they were gathering <f>[6]</f> in Galilee, Jesus said to them, <J>“The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men,</J>


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<J>and they will kill him, and he will be raised on <f>ⓘ</f>the third day.”</J> And they were greatly distressed.


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<pb/><f>ⓙ</f> When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of <f>ⓚ</f>the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?”


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He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, <J> <f>ⓛ</f>“What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or <f>ⓜ</f>tax? From their sons or from others?”</J>


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<J>However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. <f>[7]</f> Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”


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and said, <J>“Truly, I say to you, unless you <f>ⓑ</f>turn and <f>ⓒ</f>become like children, you <f>ⓓ</f>will never enter the kingdom of heaven.</J>


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<J><f>ⓔ</f> Whoever humbles himself like this child is the <f>ⓕ</f>greatest in the kingdom of heaven.</J>


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<J>but <f>ⓗ</f>whoever causes one of these <f>ⓘ</f>little ones who believe in me to sin, <f>[1]</f> it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Woe to the world for <f>ⓙ</f>temptations to sin! <f>[2]</f> <f>ⓚ</f>For it is necessary that temptations come, <f>ⓛ</f>but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into <f>ⓝ</f>the eternal fire.</J>


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<J><f>ⓞ</f> And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the <f>ⓟ</f>hell <f>[3]</f> of fire.</J>


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<pb/><J>“See that you do not despise <f>ⓠ</f>one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven <f>ⓡ</f>their angels always <f>ⓢ</f>see the face of my Father who is in heaven. <f>[4]</f></J>


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<J><f>ⓣ</f> What do you think? <f>ⓤ</f>If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?</J>


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<J>And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray.</J>


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<J>So <f>ⓥ</f>it is not the will of my <f>[5]</f> Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓦ</f> “If your brother sins against you, <f>ⓧ</f>go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have <f>ⓨ</f>gained your brother.</J>


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<J>But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established <f>ⓩ</f>by the evidence of two or three witnesses.</J>


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<J>If he refuses to listen to them, <f>ⓐ</f>tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, <f>ⓑ</f>let him be to you as <f>ⓒ</f>a Gentile and <f>ⓓ</f>a tax collector.</J>


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<J>Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓔ</f>whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed <f>[6]</f> in heaven.</J>


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<J>Again I say to you, if two of you <f>ⓕ</f>agree on earth about anything they ask, <f>ⓖ</f>it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.</J>


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<pb/>Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often <f>ⓙ</f>will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? <f>ⓚ</f>As many as seven times?”


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<pb/><J>“Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished <f>ⓛ</f>to settle accounts with his servants. <f>[7]</f></J>


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<J>When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him <f>ⓜ</f>ten thousand <f>ⓝ</f>talents. <f>[8]</f></J>


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<J><f>ⓞ</f> And since he could not pay, his master ordered him <f>ⓟ</f>to be sold, with his wife and <f>ⓠ</f>children and all that he had, and payment to be made.</J>


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<J>So the servant <f>[9]</f> <f>ⓡ</f>fell on his knees, imploring him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’</J>


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<J>And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and <f>ⓢ</f>forgave him the debt.</J>


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<J>But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred <f>ⓣ</f>denarii, <f>[10]</f> and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe.’</J>


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<J>So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’</J>


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<J>When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place.</J>


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<J>Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.</J>


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<J><f>ⓥ</f> And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, <f>[11]</f> <f>ⓦ</f>until he should pay all his debt.</J>


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother <f>ⓨ</f>from your heart.”</J>


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<pb/>Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from <f>ⓐ</f>Galilee and <f>ⓑ</f>entered <f>ⓒ</f>the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.


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<pb/>And Pharisees came up to him and <f>ⓔ</f>tested him by asking, <f>ⓕ</f>“Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?”


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<J>and said, <f>ⓗ</f>‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and <f>ⓘ</f>the two shall become one flesh’?</J>


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<J>So they are no longer two but one flesh. <f>ⓙ</f>What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”</J>


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<pb/>The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”


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<J>For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs <f>ⓠ</f>for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”</J>


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but Jesus said, <J> <f>ⓣ</f>“Let the little children <f>ⓤ</f>come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓥ</f> And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to <f>ⓦ</f>have <f>ⓧ</f>eternal life?”


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And he said to him, <J>“Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. <f>ⓨ</f>If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”</J>


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Jesus said to him, <J>“If you would be <f>ⓒ</f>perfect, go, <f>ⓓ</f>sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have <f>ⓔ</f>treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”</J>


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<pb/>And Jesus said to his disciples, <J>“Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓖ</f>only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter <f>ⓘ</f>the kingdom of God.”</J>


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Jesus said to them, <J>“Truly, I say to you, in the new world, <f>[2]</f> <f>ⓜ</f>when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me <f>ⓝ</f>will also sit on twelve thrones, <f>ⓞ</f>judging the twelve tribes of Israel.</J>


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<J><f>ⓟ</f> And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold <f>[3]</f> and will <f>ⓠ</f>inherit eternal life.</J>


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<pb/><J>“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.</J>


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<J>After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius <f>[1]</f> a day, he sent them into his vineyard.</J>


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<J>So they went.</J> <J>Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓐ</f>about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’</J>


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<J>They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓑ</f>when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his <f>ⓒ</f>foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’</J>


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<J>Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius.</J>


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<J>saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and <f>ⓓ</f>the scorching heat.’</J>


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<J>But he replied to one of them, <f>ⓔ</f>‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?</J>


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<J>Take <f>ⓕ</f>what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you.</J>


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or <f>ⓗ</f>do you begrudge my generosity?’ <f>[2]</f></J>


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<J>“See, <f>ⓚ</f>we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will <f>ⓛ</f>condemn him to death</J>


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<J>and <f>ⓜ</f>deliver him over to the Gentiles <f>ⓝ</f>to be mocked and flogged and <f>ⓞ</f>crucified, and he will be raised on <f>ⓟ</f>the third day.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓠ</f> Then <f>ⓡ</f>the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and <f>ⓢ</f>kneeling before him she asked him for something.


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Jesus answered, <J> <f>ⓥ</f>“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able <f>ⓦ</f>to drink the cup that I am to drink?”</J> They said to him, “We are able.”


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He said to them, <J> <f>ⓧ</f>“You will drink <f>ⓨ</f>my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, <f>ⓩ</f>but it is for those for whom it has been <f>ⓐ</f>prepared by my Father.”</J>


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<J>even as the Son of Man came not to be served but <f>ⓔ</f>to serve, and <f>ⓕ</f>to give his life as a ransom for <f>ⓖ</f>many.”</J>


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And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, <f>[5]</f> have mercy on us, <f>ⓘ</f>Son of David!”


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saying to them, <J>“Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.</J>


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<J>If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”</J>


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<pb/><t><f>ⓔ</f> “Say to the daughter of Zion, </t><t>‘Behold, your king is coming to you, </t><t><f>ⓕ</f>humble, and mounted on a donkey, </t><t>on a colt, <f>[1]</f> the foal of a beast of burden.’” </t>


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And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, <f>ⓗ</f>“Hosanna to <f>ⓘ</f>the Son of David! <f>ⓙ</f>Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna <f>ⓚ</f>in the highest!”


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<pb/><f>ⓞ</f> And Jesus entered the temple <f>[2]</f> and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of <f>ⓟ</f>the money-changers and the seats of those who sold <f>ⓠ</f>pigeons.


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and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, <J>“Yes; <f>ⓦ</f>have you never read,</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓧ</f>“‘Out of the mouth of <f>ⓨ</f>infants and nursing babies</J> </t><t><J>you have prepared praise’?”</J> </t>


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<f>ⓔ</f> And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, <J>“May no fruit ever come from you again!”</J> And the fig tree withered at once.


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And Jesus answered them, <J> <f>ⓕ</f>“Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓖ</f>if you have faith and <f>ⓗ</f>do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, <f>ⓘ</f>‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓛ</f> And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him <f>ⓜ</f>as he was teaching, and said, <f>ⓝ</f>“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”


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<J>The baptism of John, <f>ⓞ</f>from where did it come? <f>ⓟ</f>From heaven or from man?”</J> And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, <f>ⓠ</f>‘Why then did you not believe him?’


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<pb/><J><f>ⓣ</f> “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in <f>ⓤ</f>the vineyard today.’</J>


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<J>And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go.</J>


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<J>Which of the two did the will of his father?”</J> They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, <J>“Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓦ</f>the tax collectors and <f>ⓧ</f>the prostitutes go into <f>ⓨ</f>the kingdom of God before you.</J>


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<J>For John came to you <f>ⓩ</f>in the way of righteousness, and <f>ⓐ</f>you did not believe him, but <f>ⓑ</f>the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward <f>ⓒ</f>change your minds and believe him.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓓ</f> “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted <f>ⓔ</f>a vineyard <f>ⓕ</f>and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and <f>ⓖ</f>leased it to tenants, and <f>ⓗ</f>went into another country.</J>


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<J>When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants <f>[3]</f> to the tenants <f>ⓘ</f>to get his fruit.</J>


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<J><f>ⓙ</f> And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and <f>ⓚ</f>stoned another.</J>


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<J>But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, <f>ⓜ</f>‘This is the heir. Come, <f>ⓝ</f>let us kill him and have his inheritance.’</J>


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<pb/>Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓢ</f>“Have you never read in the Scriptures:</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓣ</f>“‘The stone that the builders rejected</J> </t><t><J>has become the cornerstone; <f>[4]</f></J> </t><t><J>this was the Lord's doing,</J> </t><t><J>and it is marvelous in our eyes’?</J> </t>


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<pb/><J>Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God <f>ⓤ</f>will be taken away from you and given to a people <f>ⓥ</f>producing its fruits.</J>


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<pb/>When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them.


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<J><f>ⓑ</f> “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave <f>ⓒ</f>a wedding feast for his son,</J>


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<J>The king was angry, and he sent his troops and <f>ⓚ</f>destroyed those murderers and burned their city.</J>


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<J>Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not <f>ⓛ</f>worthy.</J>


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<J>And those servants went out into the roads and <f>ⓜ</f>gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. So the wedding hall was filled with guests.</J>


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<pb/><J>“But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there <f>ⓝ</f>a man who had no wedding garment.</J>


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<J>And he said to him, <f>ⓞ</f>‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.</J>


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<J>Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and <f>ⓟ</f>cast him into the outer darkness. In that place <f>ⓠ</f>there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’</J>


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<pb/>But Jesus answered them, <J>“You are wrong, <f>ⓘ</f>because you know neither the Scriptures nor <f>ⓙ</f>the power of God.</J>


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<J>For in the resurrection they neither <f>ⓚ</f>marry nor <f>ⓛ</f>are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.</J>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.”</J>


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<J>so do and observe whatever they tell you, <f>ⓓ</f>but not the works they do. <f>ⓔ</f>For they preach, but do not practice.</J>


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<J><f>ⓕ</f> They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, <f>[1]</f> and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.</J>


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> They do all their deeds <f>ⓗ</f>to be seen by others. For they make <f>ⓘ</f>their phylacteries broad and <f>ⓙ</f>their fringes long,</J>


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<pb/><J>“But woe <f>ⓦ</f>to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you <f>ⓧ</f>shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you <f>ⓨ</f>neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in. <f>[4]</f></J>


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<J>Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single <f>ⓩ</f>proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a <f>ⓐ</f>child of <f>ⓑ</f>hell <f>[5]</f> as yourselves.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Woe to <f>ⓒ</f>you, <f>ⓓ</f>blind guides, who say, <f>ⓔ</f>‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’</J>


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<J>And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by <f>ⓖ</f>the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’</J>


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<J>And whoever swears by <f>ⓙ</f>heaven swears by <f>ⓚ</f>the throne of God and by <f>ⓛ</f>him who sits upon it.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓜ</f> “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For <f>ⓝ</f>you tithe mint and dill and <f>ⓞ</f>cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: <f>ⓟ</f>justice and mercy and faithfulness. <f>ⓠ</f>These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓢ</f> “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For <f>ⓣ</f>you clean the outside of <f>ⓤ</f>the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of <f>ⓥ</f>greed and self-indulgence.</J>


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<J>You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of <f>ⓦ</f>the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓧ</f> “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like <f>ⓨ</f>whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and <f>ⓩ</f>all uncleanness.</J>


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<J>So you also <f>ⓐ</f>outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of <f>ⓑ</f>hypocrisy and lawlessness.</J>


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<J>Thus you witness against yourselves that you are <f>ⓓ</f>sons of those who murdered the prophets.</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> Therefore <f>ⓘ</f>I send you <f>ⓙ</f>prophets and wise men and <f>ⓚ</f>scribes, <f>ⓛ</f>some of whom you will kill and crucify, and <f>ⓜ</f>some you will <f>ⓝ</f>flog in your synagogues and <f>ⓞ</f>persecute from town to town,</J>


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<J>so that on you may come all <f>ⓟ</f>the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous <f>ⓠ</f>Abel to the blood of <f>ⓡ</f>Zechariah the son of Barachiah, <f>[6]</f> whom you murdered between <f>ⓢ</f>the sanctuary and <f>ⓣ</f>the altar.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓥ</f> “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that <f>ⓦ</f>kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have <f>ⓧ</f>gathered <f>ⓨ</f>your children together <f>ⓩ</f>as a hen gathers her brood <f>ⓐ</f>under her wings, and <f>ⓑ</f>you were not willing!</J>


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<J>For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, <f>ⓓ</f>‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.


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But he answered them, <J>“You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓑ</f>there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”</J>


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<pb/>As he sat on <f>ⓒ</f>the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him <f>ⓓ</f>privately, saying, “Tell us, <f>ⓔ</f>when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your <f>ⓕ</f>coming and of <f>ⓖ</f>the end of the age?”


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<J>For <f>ⓘ</f>many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am <f>ⓙ</f>the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.</J>


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<J>And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you <f>ⓚ</f>are not alarmed, for this <f>ⓛ</f>must take place, but the end is not yet.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓜ</f>nation will rise against nation, and <f>ⓝ</f>kingdom against kingdom, and there will be <f>ⓞ</f>famines and earthquakes in various places.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Then <f>ⓠ</f>they will deliver you up <f>ⓡ</f>to tribulation and <f>ⓢ</f>put you to death, and <f>ⓣ</f>you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.</J>


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<J>And this gospel of the kingdom <f>ⓩ</f>will be proclaimed throughout the whole world <f>ⓐ</f>as a testimony <f>ⓑ</f>to all nations, and <f>ⓒ</f>then the end will come.</J>


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<pb/><J>“So when you see the abomination of desolation <f>ⓓ</f>spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in <f>ⓔ</f>the holy place (<f>ⓕ</f>let the reader understand),</J>


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> Let the one who is on <f>ⓗ</f>the housetop not go down to take what is in his house,</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓘ</f>alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!</J>


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<J>For then there will be <f>ⓙ</f>great tribulation, <f>ⓚ</f>such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.</J>


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<J>And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for <f>ⓛ</f>the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓝ</f>false christs and <f>ⓞ</f>false prophets will arise and <f>ⓟ</f>perform great signs and wonders, <f>ⓠ</f>so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.</J>


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<J>So, if they say to you, ‘Look, <f>ⓢ</f>he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.</J>


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<J><f>ⓣ</f> For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be <f>ⓤ</f>the coming of the Son of Man.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Immediately after <f>ⓦ</f>the tribulation of those days <f>ⓧ</f>the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and <f>ⓨ</f>the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.</J>


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<J>Then <f>ⓩ</f>will appear in heaven <f>ⓐ</f>the sign of the Son of Man, and then <f>ⓑ</f>all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and <f>ⓒ</f>they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven <f>ⓓ</f>with power and great glory.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓔ</f>he will send out his angels with a loud <f>ⓕ</f>trumpet call, and they will <f>ⓖ</f>gather <f>ⓗ</f>his elect from <f>ⓘ</f>the four winds, <f>ⓙ</f>from one end of heaven to the other.</J>


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<pb/><J>“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.</J>


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<J><f>ⓛ</f> Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.</J>


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<pb/><J>“But concerning that day and hour <f>ⓞ</f>no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, <f>ⓟ</f>nor the Son, <f>[2]</f> <f>ⓠ</f>but the Father only.</J>


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<J><f>ⓣ</f> For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, <f>ⓤ</f>marrying and giving in marriage, until <f>ⓥ</f>the day when Noah entered the ark,</J>


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<J>and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, <f>ⓦ</f>so will be the coming of the Son of Man.</J>


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<J><f>ⓑ</f> But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night <f>ⓒ</f>the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.</J>


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<J>Therefore you also must be <f>ⓓ</f>ready, for <f>ⓔ</f>the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Who then is <f>ⓕ</f>the faithful and <f>ⓖ</f>wise servant, <f>[3]</f> whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?</J>


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<J>and begins to beat his fellow servants <f>[4]</f> and eats and drinks with <f>ⓚ</f>drunkards,</J>


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<J>the master of that servant will come <f>ⓛ</f>on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know</J>


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<J>and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place <f>ⓜ</f>there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like <f>ⓐ</f>ten virgins who took their lamps <f>[1]</f> and went to meet <f>ⓑ</f>the bridegroom. <f>[2]</f></J>


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<J>But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’</J>


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<J>And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and <f>ⓖ</f>those who were ready went in with him to <f>ⓗ</f>the marriage feast, and <f>ⓘ</f>the door was shut.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓞ</f> “For <f>ⓟ</f>it will be like a man <f>ⓠ</f>going on a journey, who called his servants <f>[3]</f> and entrusted to them his property.</J>


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<J>To one he gave five <f>ⓡ</f>talents, <f>[4]</f> to another two, to another one, <f>ⓢ</f>to each according to his ability. Then he <f>ⓣ</f>went away.</J>


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<J>He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.</J>


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<J>But he who had received the one talent went and <f>ⓤ</f>dug in the ground and hid his master's money.</J>


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<J>Now <f>ⓥ</f>after a long time the master of those servants came and <f>ⓦ</f>settled accounts with them.</J>


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<J>And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’</J>


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<J>His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and <f>ⓧ</f>faithful servant. <f>[5]</f> <f>ⓨ</f>You have been faithful over a little; <f>ⓩ</f>I will set you over much. Enter into <f>ⓐ</f>the joy of your master.’</J>


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<J>And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’</J>


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<J>His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’</J>


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<J>He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be <f>ⓑ</f>a hard man, reaping <f>ⓒ</f>where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,</J>


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<J>so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, <f>ⓓ</f>you have what is yours.’</J>


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<J>But his master answered him, ‘You <f>ⓔ</f>wicked and <f>ⓕ</f>slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?</J>


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<J>Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.</J>


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓗ</f>cast <f>ⓘ</f>the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place <f>ⓙ</f>there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓚ</f> “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, <f>ⓛ</f>then he will sit on his glorious throne.</J>


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<J>Before him <f>ⓜ</f>will be gathered <f>ⓝ</f>all the nations, and <f>ⓞ</f>he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates <f>ⓟ</f>the sheep from the goats.</J>


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<J>Then <f>ⓠ</f>the King will say to <f>ⓡ</f>those on his right, ‘Come, you <f>ⓢ</f>who are blessed by my Father, <f>ⓣ</f>inherit <f>ⓤ</f>the kingdom <f>ⓥ</f>prepared for you <f>ⓦ</f>from the foundation of the world.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓧ</f>I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you <f>ⓨ</f>gave me drink, <f>ⓩ</f>I was a stranger and you welcomed me,</J>


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<J><f>ⓐ</f> I was naked and you clothed me, <f>ⓑ</f>I was sick and you <f>ⓒ</f>visited me, <f>ⓓ</f>I was in prison and you came to me.’</J>


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<J>Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓔ</f>the King will answer them, <f>ⓕ</f>‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these <f>ⓖ</f>my brothers, <f>[6]</f> you did it to me.’</J>


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<pb/><J>“Then he will say to those on his left, <f>ⓗ</f>‘Depart from me, you <f>ⓘ</f>cursed, into <f>ⓙ</f>the eternal fire prepared for <f>ⓚ</f>the devil and his angels.</J>


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<J>I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’</J>


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<J>Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’</J>


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<J>Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, <f>ⓜ</f>you did not do it to me.’</J>


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<J>And these will go away <f>ⓝ</f>into eternal punishment, but the righteous <f>ⓞ</f>into <f>ⓟ</f>eternal life.”</J>


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<J><f>ⓐ</f> “You know that after two days <f>ⓑ</f>the Passover is coming, and <f>ⓒ</f>the Son of Man <f>ⓓ</f>will be delivered up to be crucified.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓔ</f> Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in <f>ⓕ</f>the palace of the high priest, whose name was <f>ⓖ</f>Caiaphas,


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a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table.


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But <f>ⓜ</f>Jesus, aware of this, said to them, <J>“Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me.</J>


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<J>Truly, I say to you, wherever <f>ⓠ</f>this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told <f>ⓡ</f>in memory of her.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓢ</f> Then one of the twelve, whose name was <f>ⓣ</f>Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests


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and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they <f>ⓤ</f>paid him <f>ⓥ</f>thirty pieces of silver.


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<pb/><f>ⓧ</f> Now on <f>ⓨ</f>the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?”


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He said, <J>“Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, <f>ⓩ</f>‘The Teacher says, <f>ⓐ</f>My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’”</J>


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<J>The Son of Man goes <f>ⓔ</f>as it is written of him, but <f>ⓕ</f>woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! <f>ⓖ</f>It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”</J>


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Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, <f>ⓗ</f>Rabbi?” He said to him, <J> <f>ⓘ</f>“You have said so.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓙ</f> Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and <f>ⓚ</f>after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, <J>“Take, eat; <f>ⓛ</f>this is my body.”</J>


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And he took a cup, and when he <f>ⓜ</f>had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, <J>“Drink of it, all of you,</J>


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<J>for <f>ⓝ</f>this is my <f>ⓞ</f>blood of the <f>[3]</f> covenant, which is poured out for <f>ⓟ</f>many <f>ⓠ</f>for the forgiveness of sins.</J>


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<J>I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you <f>ⓡ</f>in my Father's kingdom.”</J>


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Then Jesus said to them, <J>“You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will <f>ⓥ</f>strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’</J>


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<f>ⓨ</f> Jesus said to him, <J>“Truly, I tell you, this very night, <f>ⓩ</f>before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”</J>


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<f>ⓐ</f> Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.


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<pb/><f>ⓑ</f> Then Jesus went with them <f>ⓒ</f>to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, <J>“Sit here, while I go over there and pray.”</J>


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And taking with him <f>ⓓ</f>Peter and <f>ⓔ</f>the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.


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Then he said to them, <J> <f>ⓕ</f>“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and <f>ⓖ</f>watch <f>[4]</f> with me.”</J>


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And going a little farther he fell on his face <f>ⓗ</f>and prayed, saying, <J>“My Father, if it be possible, let <f>ⓘ</f>this cup pass from me; <f>ⓙ</f>nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”</J>


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And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, <J>“So, could you not watch with me one hour?</J>


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<J><f>ⓚ</f> Watch and <f>ⓛ</f>pray that you <f>ⓜ</f>may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”</J>


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Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, <J>“My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, <f>ⓝ</f>your will be done.”</J>


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So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for <f>ⓟ</f>the third time, saying the same words again.


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Then he came to the disciples and said to them, <J>“Sleep and take your rest later on. <f>[5]</f> See, <f>ⓠ</f>the hour is at hand, and <f>ⓡ</f>the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓢ</f> While he was still speaking, <f>ⓣ</f>Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.


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Jesus said to him, <J> <f>ⓥ</f>“Friend, <f>ⓦ</f>do what you came to do.” <f>[6]</f></J> Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him.


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And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his <f>ⓧ</f>sword and struck the servant <f>[7]</f> of the high priest and cut off his ear.


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Then Jesus said to him, <J>“Put your sword back into its place. For <f>ⓨ</f>all who take the sword will perish by the sword.</J>


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<J><f>ⓩ</f> Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me <f>ⓐ</f>more than twelve <f>ⓑ</f>legions of angels?</J>


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At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, <J>“Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day <f>ⓓ</f>I sat in the temple <f>ⓔ</f>teaching, and you did not seize me.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓕ</f>all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.”</J> <f>ⓖ</f>Then all the disciples left him and fled.


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<pb/><f>ⓗ</f> Then <f>ⓘ</f>those who had seized Jesus led him to <f>ⓙ</f>Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.


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And <f>ⓚ</f>Peter was following him at a distance, as far as <f>ⓛ</f>the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with <f>ⓜ</f>the guards to see the end.


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Now the chief priests and the whole council <f>[8]</f> <f>ⓝ</f>were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,


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but they found none, <f>ⓞ</f>though many false witnesses came forward. At last <f>ⓟ</f>two came forward


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and said, “This man said, <f>ⓠ</f>‘I am able to <f>ⓡ</f>destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’”


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And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” <f>[9]</f>


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<f>ⓢ</f> But Jesus remained silent. <f>ⓣ</f>And the high priest said to him, <f>ⓤ</f>“I adjure you by <f>ⓥ</f>the living God, <f>ⓦ</f>tell us if you are <f>ⓧ</f>the Christ, <f>ⓨ</f>the Son of God.”


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Jesus said to him, <J> <f>ⓩ</f>“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on <f>ⓐ</f>you will see the Son of Man <f>ⓑ</f>seated at the right hand of Power and <f>ⓒ</f>coming on the clouds of heaven.”</J>


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Then the high priest <f>ⓓ</f>tore his robes and said, <f>ⓔ</f>“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy.


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> Now Peter was sitting outside <f>ⓛ</f>in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”


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And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus <f>ⓜ</f>of Nazareth.”


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After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for <f>ⓝ</f>your accent betrays you.”


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Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed.


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And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, <J> <f>ⓞ</f>“Before the rooster crows, you will <f>ⓟ</f>deny me three times.”</J> And he went out and wept bitterly.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people <f>ⓑ</f>took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.


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And they bound him and <f>ⓒ</f>led him away and <f>ⓓ</f>delivered him over to <f>ⓔ</f>Pilate the governor.


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<pb/>Then when <f>ⓕ</f>Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus <f>[1]</f> was condemned, <f>ⓖ</f>he changed his mind and brought back <f>ⓗ</f>the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,


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saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? <f>ⓘ</f>See to it yourself.”


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And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, <f>ⓙ</f>he departed, and he went and hanged himself.


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But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into <f>ⓚ</f>the treasury, since it is blood money.”


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<f>ⓝ</f> Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, <f>ⓞ</f>“And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel,


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<pb/><f>ⓟ</f> Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you <f>ⓠ</f>the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, <J> <f>ⓡ</f>“You have said so.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓤ</f> Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.


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So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or <f>ⓥ</f>Jesus who is called Christ?”


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Besides, while he was sitting on <f>ⓧ</f>the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with <f>ⓨ</f>that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today <f>ⓩ</f>in a dream.”


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Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to <f>ⓐ</f>ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.


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The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.”


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Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” <f>ⓑ</f>They all said, “Let him be crucified!”


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And he said, “Why? <f>ⓒ</f>What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”


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<pb/>So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that <f>ⓓ</f>a riot was beginning, he took water and <f>ⓔ</f>washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of <f>ⓕ</f>this man's blood; <f>[2]</f> <f>ⓖ</f>see to it yourselves.”


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Then he released for them Barabbas, and having <f>ⓙ</f>scourged <f>[3]</f> Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the <f>ⓛ</f>governor's headquarters, <f>[4]</f> and they gathered the whole <f>ⓜ</f>battalion <f>[5]</f> before him.


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and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they <f>ⓞ</f>mocked him, saying, “Hail, <f>ⓟ</f>King of the Jews!”


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And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and <f>ⓡ</f>led him away to crucify him.


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<pb/><f>ⓢ</f> <f>ⓣ</f>As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to <f>ⓤ</f>carry his cross.


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<f>ⓦ</f> they offered him wine to drink, mixed with <f>ⓧ</f>gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it.


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And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, <f>ⓐ</f>the King of the Jews.”


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and saying, <f>ⓖ</f>“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! <f>ⓗ</f>If you are <f>ⓘ</f>the Son of God, come down from the cross.”


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<f>ⓙ</f> “He saved others; <f>ⓚ</f>he cannot save himself. <f>ⓛ</f>He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.


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<f>ⓜ</f> He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”


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<pb/>Now from the sixth hour <f>[6]</f> there was darkness over all the land <f>[7]</f> until the ninth hour. <f>[8]</f>


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And about the ninth hour Jesus <f>ⓞ</f>cried out with a loud voice, saying, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”</J> that is, <J>“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”</J>


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And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with <f>ⓠ</f>sour wine, and put it on a reed and <f>ⓡ</f>gave it to him to drink.


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<pb/>And behold, <f>ⓤ</f>the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And <f>ⓥ</f>the earth shook, and the rocks were split.


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The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of <f>ⓦ</f>the saints <f>ⓧ</f>who had fallen asleep were raised,


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and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into <f>ⓨ</f>the holy city and appeared to many.


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<f>ⓩ</f> When the centurion and those who were with him, <f>ⓐ</f>keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, <f>ⓑ</f>“Truly this was the Son <f>[9]</f> of God!”


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<pb/>There were also <f>ⓒ</f>many women there, looking on <f>ⓓ</f>from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, <f>ⓔ</f>ministering to him,


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among whom were <f>ⓕ</f>Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and <f>ⓖ</f>the mother of the sons of Zebedee.


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<pb/><f>ⓗ</f> When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.


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and <f>ⓘ</f>laid it in his own new tomb, <f>ⓙ</f>which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled <f>ⓚ</f>a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.


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<pb/>The next day, that is, after the day of <f>ⓜ</f>Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate


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and said, “Sir, we remember how <f>ⓝ</f>that impostor said, while he was still alive, <f>ⓞ</f>‘After three days I will rise.’


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Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, <f>ⓟ</f>lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.”


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Pilate said to them, “You have <f>ⓠ</f>a guard <f>[10]</f> of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.”


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and <f>ⓑ</f>the other Mary went to see the tomb.


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And behold, there was a great earthquake, for <f>ⓒ</f>an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.


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But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.


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Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, <f>ⓗ</f>he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.”


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So they departed quickly from the tomb <f>ⓘ</f>with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.


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And behold, Jesus <f>ⓙ</f>met them and said, <J>“Greetings!”</J> And they came up and <f>ⓚ</f>took hold of his feet and <f>ⓛ</f>worshiped him.


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Then Jesus said to them, <J>“Do not be afraid; <f>ⓜ</f>go and tell <f>ⓝ</f>my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”</J>


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<pb/>While they were going, behold, some of <f>ⓞ</f>the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place.


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


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and said, “Tell people, <f>ⓟ</f>‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’


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And if this comes to <f>ⓠ</f>the governor's ears, we will <f>ⓡ</f>satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”


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So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews <f>ⓢ</f>to this day.


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<pb/>Now the eleven disciples <f>ⓣ</f>went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.


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And Jesus came and said to them, <J> <f>ⓥ</f>“All authority <f>ⓦ</f>in heaven and on earth has been given to me.</J>


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> Go therefore and <f>ⓨ</f>make disciples of <f>ⓩ</f>all nations, <f>ⓐ</f>baptizing them <f>ⓑ</f>in <f>[2]</f> <f>ⓒ</f>the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,</J>


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<J>teaching them <f>ⓓ</f>to observe all that <f>ⓔ</f>I have commanded you. And behold, <f>ⓕ</f>I am with you always, to <f>ⓖ</f>the end of the age.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓑ</f> As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, <f>[2]</f> <pb/><t><f>ⓒ</f>“Behold, I send my messenger before your face, </t><t>who will prepare your way,</t>


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<t><f>ⓓ</f> the voice of one crying in the wilderness: </t><t><f>ⓔ</f>‘Prepare <f>[3]</f> the way of the Lord, </t><t>make his paths straight,’” </t>


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<pb/><f>ⓕ</f> John appeared, baptizing in <f>ⓖ</f>the wilderness and proclaiming <f>ⓗ</f>a baptism of <f>ⓘ</f>repentance <f>ⓙ</f>for the forgiveness of sins.


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And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, <f>ⓚ</f>confessing their sins.


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Now John was <f>ⓛ</f>clothed with camel's hair and <f>ⓜ</f>wore a leather belt around his waist and ate <f>ⓝ</f>locusts and <f>ⓞ</f>wild honey.


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And he preached, saying, <f>ⓟ</f>“After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.


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<pb/><f>ⓢ</f> In those days Jesus <f>ⓣ</f>came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.


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And when he came up out of the water, immediately he <f>ⓤ</f>saw <f>ⓥ</f>the heavens being torn open <f>ⓦ</f>and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.


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And <f>ⓧ</f>a voice came from heaven, <f>ⓨ</f>“You are my beloved Son; <f>[4]</f> with you I am well pleased.”


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<f>ⓐ</f> And he was in the wilderness forty days, being <f>ⓑ</f>tempted by <f>ⓒ</f>Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and <f>ⓓ</f>the angels were ministering to him.


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<pb/><f>ⓔ</f> Now after John was arrested, Jesus <f>ⓕ</f>came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God,


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and saying, <J> <f>ⓖ</f>“The time is fulfilled, and <f>ⓗ</f>the kingdom of God is at hand; <f>[5]</f> <f>ⓘ</f>repent and believe in the gospel.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓙ</f> Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.


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And Jesus said to them, <J>“Follow me, and I will make you become <f>ⓚ</f>fishers of men.” <f>[6]</f></J>


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And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets.


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


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<pb/><f>ⓛ</f> And they went into Capernaum, and immediately <f>ⓜ</f>on the Sabbath <f>ⓝ</f>he entered the synagogue and was teaching.


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And <f>ⓞ</f>they were astonished at his teaching, <f>ⓟ</f>for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.


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<f>ⓠ</f> “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? <f>ⓡ</f>I know who you are — <f>ⓢ</f>the Holy One of God.”


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And the unclean spirit, <f>ⓤ</f>convulsing him and <f>ⓥ</f>crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.


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And they were all <f>ⓦ</f>amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? <f>ⓧ</f>A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”


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<pb/><f>ⓨ</f> And immediately he <f>[7]</f> <f>ⓩ</f>left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.


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And he came and <f>ⓑ</f>took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.


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<f>ⓓ</f> And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And <f>ⓔ</f>he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.


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<pb/><f>ⓕ</f> And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and <f>ⓖ</f>there he prayed.


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And he said to them, <J>“Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for <f>ⓘ</f>that is why I came out.”</J>


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<f>ⓙ</f> And <f>ⓚ</f>he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.


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<pb/><f>ⓛ</f> And a leper <f>[8]</f> came to him, imploring him, and <f>ⓜ</f>kneeling said to him, <f>ⓝ</f>“If you will, you can make me clean.”


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Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, <J>“I will; be clean.”</J>


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and said to him, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, <f>ⓠ</f>show yourself to the priest and <f>ⓡ</f>offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, <f>ⓢ</f>for a proof to them.”</J>


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<f>ⓣ</f> But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter <f>ⓤ</f>a town, but was out in <f>ⓥ</f>desolate places, and <f>ⓦ</f>people were coming to him from every quarter.


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<pb/>And when he returned to <f>ⓐ</f>Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home.


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And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them.


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And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, <f>ⓒ</f>they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay.


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And when Jesus <f>ⓓ</f>saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, <J>“Son, <f>ⓔ</f>your sins are forgiven.”</J>


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“Why does this man speak like that? <f>ⓕ</f>He is blaspheming! <f>ⓖ</f>Who can forgive sins but God alone?”


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And immediately Jesus, <f>ⓗ</f>perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, <J>“Why do you question these things in your hearts?</J>


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<J>Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’?</J>


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<J>But that you may know that <f>ⓘ</f>the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”</J> — he said to the paralytic —


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And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and <f>ⓙ</f>glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”


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<pb/>He went out again beside the sea, and <f>ⓚ</f>all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them.


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<f>ⓛ</f> And as he passed by, he saw <f>ⓜ</f>Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, <J>“Follow me.”</J> And he rose and followed him.


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<pb/>And as he reclined at table in his house, many <f>ⓝ</f>tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.


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And <f>ⓞ</f>the scribes of <f>[1]</f> the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, <f>ⓟ</f>“Why does he eat <f>[2]</f> with tax collectors and sinners?”


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And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, <J>“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. <f>ⓠ</f>I came not to call the righteous, <f>ⓡ</f>but sinners.”</J>


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<pb/>Now <f>ⓢ</f>John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, <f>ⓣ</f>“Why do John's disciples and <f>ⓤ</f>the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”


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And Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓥ</f>“Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.</J>


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<J><f>ⓦ</f> The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and <f>ⓧ</f>then they will fast in that day.</J>


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<J>No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the patch tears away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear is made.</J>


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<J>And no one puts new wine into old <f>ⓨ</f>wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins — and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.” <f>[3]</f></J>


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<pb/><f>ⓩ</f> One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples <f>ⓐ</f>began to pluck heads of grain.


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And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, <f>ⓑ</f>why are they doing <f>ⓒ</f>what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓓ</f>“Have you never read <f>ⓔ</f>what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him:</J>


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<J>how he entered the house of God, in the time of <f>[4]</f> <f>ⓕ</f>Abiathar the high priest, and ate <f>ⓖ</f>the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?”</J>


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓗ</f>“The Sabbath was made for man, <f>ⓘ</f>not man for the Sabbath.</J>


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And <f>ⓒ</f>they watched Jesus, <f>[1]</f> to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓓ</f>“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?”</J> But they were silent.


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And he <f>ⓔ</f>looked around at them with anger, grieved at <f>ⓕ</f>their hardness of heart, and said to the man, <J>“Stretch out your hand.”</J> <f>ⓖ</f>He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.


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<f>ⓗ</f> The Pharisees went out and immediately <f>ⓘ</f>held counsel with <f>ⓙ</f>the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and <f>ⓛ</f>a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea


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and Jerusalem and <f>ⓜ</f>Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around <f>ⓝ</f>Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him.


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And he told his disciples to <f>ⓞ</f>have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they <f>ⓟ</f>crush him,


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for <f>ⓠ</f>he had healed many, so that all who had <f>ⓡ</f>diseases pressed around him <f>ⓢ</f>to touch him.


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<f>ⓣ</f> And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they <f>ⓤ</f>fell down before him and cried out, “You are <f>ⓥ</f>the Son of God.”


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<pb/><f>ⓧ</f> And he went up on the mountain and called to him those <f>ⓨ</f>whom he desired, and they came to him.


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<f>ⓩ</f> And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach


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<f>ⓓ</f> James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);


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Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and <f>ⓔ</f>Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, <f>[2]</f>


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<pb/>Then he went <f>ⓕ</f>home, and the crowd gathered again, <f>ⓖ</f>so that they could not even eat.


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<f>ⓗ</f> And when <f>ⓘ</f>his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He <f>ⓙ</f>is out of his mind.”


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<pb/>And <f>ⓚ</f>the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, <f>ⓛ</f>“He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”


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<f>ⓜ</f> And he called them to him and said to them in parables, <J>“How can Satan cast out Satan?</J>


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<J>And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓝ</f>no one can enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. <f>ⓞ</f>Then indeed he may plunder his house.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓟ</f> “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter,</J>


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<J>but whoever <f>ⓠ</f>blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”</J> —


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<pb/><f>ⓡ</f> And his mother and his <f>ⓢ</f>brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him.


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And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers <f>[3]</f> are outside, seeking you.”


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And <f>ⓣ</f>looking about at those who sat around him, he said, <J>“Here are my mother and my brothers!</J>


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<pb/>Again <f>ⓐ</f>he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, <f>ⓑ</f>so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.


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<J>Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓔ</f>when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, <f>ⓕ</f>it withered away.</J>


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<J>Other seed fell among <f>ⓖ</f>thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.</J>


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<J>And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and <f>ⓗ</f>a hundredfold.”</J>


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓚ</f>“To you has been given <f>ⓛ</f>the secret of the kingdom of God, but for <f>ⓜ</f>those outside everything is in parables,</J>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> so that</J> <pb/><t><J>“‘they <f>ⓞ</f>may indeed see but not perceive,</J> </t><t><J>and may indeed hear but not understand,</J> </t><t><J>lest they <f>ⓟ</f>should turn and be forgiven.’”</J> </t>


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<pb/><f>ⓠ</f> And he said to them, <J>“Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?</J>


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<J>And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.</J>


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<J>And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it <f>ⓣ</f>with joy.</J>


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<J>And they have no root in themselves, but <f>ⓤ</f>endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately <f>ⓥ</f>they fall away. <f>[1]</f></J>


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<J>but <f>ⓦ</f>the cares of <f>ⓧ</f>the world and <f>ⓨ</f>the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.</J>


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<J>But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and <f>ⓩ</f>bear fruit, <f>ⓐ</f>thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓑ</f> And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓒ</f>“Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?</J>


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<J><f>ⓓ</f> For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light.</J>


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And he said to them, <J>“Pay attention to what you hear: <f>ⓕ</f>with the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.</J>


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> For to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”</J>


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<pb/>And he said, <J> <f>ⓗ</f>“The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.</J>


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<J>But when the grain is ripe, at once <f>ⓙ</f>he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> And he said, <J>“With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?</J>


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<J>It is like <f>ⓛ</f>a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth,</J>


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<J>yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓜ</f> With many such parables he spoke <f>ⓝ</f>the word to them, <f>ⓞ</f>as they were able to hear it.


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He did not speak to them <f>ⓟ</f>without a parable, but <f>ⓠ</f>privately to his own disciples he <f>ⓡ</f>explained everything.


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<pb/><f>ⓢ</f> On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, <J>“Let us go across to the other side.”</J>


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And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.


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And a great windstorm arose, and the waves <f>ⓣ</f>were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.


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But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”


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And he awoke and <f>ⓤ</f>rebuked the wind and said to the sea, <J>“Peace! Be still!”</J> And the wind ceased, and <f>ⓥ</f>there was a great calm.


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And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, <f>ⓧ</f>“Who then is this, that even <f>ⓨ</f>the wind and the sea obey him?”


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And when Jesus <f>[2]</f> had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit.


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for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him.


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And <f>ⓓ</f>crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, <f>ⓔ</f>Son of <f>ⓕ</f>the Most High God? <f>ⓖ</f>I adjure you by God, do not torment me.”


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And Jesus asked him, <J>“What is your name?”</J> He replied, “My name is <f>ⓗ</f>Legion, for we are many.”


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So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea.


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<pb/>The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened.


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And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed <f>[3]</f> man, the one who had had <f>ⓘ</f>the legion, sitting there, <f>ⓙ</f>clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.


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And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs.


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As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him.


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And he did not permit him but said to him, <J>“Go home to your friends and <f>ⓛ</f>tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”</J>


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And he went away and began to proclaim in <f>ⓜ</f>the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.


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<pb/>And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea.


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<f>ⓝ</f> Then came one of <f>ⓞ</f>the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet


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and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and <f>ⓟ</f>lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.”


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and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.


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<f>ⓢ</f> And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her <f>ⓣ</f>disease.


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And Jesus, perceiving in himself that <f>ⓤ</f>power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, <J>“Who touched my garments?”</J>


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And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, <J>‘Who touched me?’</J>”


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But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.


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And he said to her, <J>“Daughter, <f>ⓥ</f>your faith has made you well; <f>ⓦ</f>go in peace, and be healed of your <f>ⓧ</f>disease.”</J>


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<pb/>While he was still speaking, there came from <f>ⓨ</f>the ruler's house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why <f>ⓩ</f>trouble <f>ⓐ</f>the Teacher any further?”


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But overhearing <f>[5]</f> what they said, Jesus said to <f>ⓑ</f>the ruler of the synagogue, <J>“Do not fear, only believe.”</J>


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And he allowed no one to follow him except <f>ⓒ</f>Peter and James and <f>ⓓ</f>John the brother of James.


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They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus <f>[6]</f> saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly.


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And when he had entered, he said to them, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but <f>ⓕ</f>sleeping.”</J>


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And they laughed at him. But he <f>ⓖ</f>put them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was.


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<f>ⓗ</f> Taking her by the hand he said to her, <J>“Talitha cumi,”</J> which means, <J>“Little girl, I say to you, <f>ⓘ</f>arise.”</J>


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And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> He went away from there and came to <f>ⓑ</f>his hometown, and his disciples followed him.


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And <f>ⓒ</f>on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and <f>ⓓ</f>many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands?


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<f>ⓔ</f> Is not this <f>ⓕ</f>the carpenter, the son of Mary and <f>ⓖ</f>brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And <f>ⓗ</f>they took offense at him.


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And Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓘ</f>“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”</J>


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And <f>ⓙ</f>he could do no mighty work there, except that <f>ⓚ</f>he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.


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And <f>ⓛ</f>he marveled because of their unbelief. <pb/><f>ⓜ</f>And he went about among the villages teaching.


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<pb/><f>ⓝ</f> And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.


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<J>And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, <f>ⓟ</f>shake off the dust that is on your feet <f>ⓠ</f>as a testimony against them.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓦ</f> King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' <f>[2]</f> name had become known. Some <f>[3]</f> said, <f>ⓧ</f>“John the Baptist <f>[4]</f> has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”


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<f>ⓨ</f> But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is <f>ⓩ</f>a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”


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<f>ⓐ</f> For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and <f>ⓑ</f>bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her.


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<f>ⓒ</f> For John had been saying to Herod, <f>ⓓ</f>“It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.”


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for Herod <f>ⓔ</f>feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he <f>ⓕ</f>heard him gladly.


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<pb/>But an opportunity came when Herod <f>ⓖ</f>on his birthday <f>ⓗ</f>gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.


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For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”


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And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.”


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And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”


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And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her.


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> <f>ⓛ</f>The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.


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And he said to them, <J>“Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.”</J> For many were coming and going, and <f>ⓜ</f>they had no leisure even to eat.


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Now many saw them going and <f>ⓟ</f>recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.


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When he went ashore he <f>ⓠ</f>saw a great crowd, and <f>ⓡ</f>he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.


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And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late.


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<f>ⓢ</f> Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”


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But he answered them, <J> <f>ⓣ</f>“You give them something to eat.”</J> And <f>ⓤ</f>they said to him, <f>ⓥ</f>“Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii <f>[6]</f> worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”


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And he said to them, <J>“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.”</J> And when they had found out, they said, <f>ⓦ</f>“Five, and two fish.”


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And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he <f>ⓧ</f>looked up to heaven and <f>ⓨ</f>said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all.


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<pb/><f>ⓩ</f> Immediately he <f>ⓐ</f>made his disciples get into <f>ⓑ</f>the boat and go before him to the other side, <f>ⓒ</f>to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.


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And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about <f>ⓕ</f>the fourth watch of the night <f>[7]</f> he came to them, walking on the sea. <f>ⓖ</f>He meant to pass by them,


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for they all saw him and <f>ⓗ</f>were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, <J> <f>ⓘ</f>“Take heart; it is I. <f>ⓙ</f>Do not be afraid.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓜ</f> When they had crossed over, they came to land at <f>ⓝ</f>Gennesaret and moored to the shore.


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and ran about the whole region and began to bring <f>ⓟ</f>the sick people <f>ⓠ</f>on their beds to wherever they heard he was.


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And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, <f>ⓡ</f>they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even <f>ⓢ</f>the fringe of his garment. And <f>ⓣ</f>as many as touched it were made well.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes <f>ⓑ</f>who had come from Jerusalem,


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(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, <f>[1]</f> holding to <f>ⓓ</f>the tradition of <f>ⓔ</f>the elders,


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and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. <f>[2]</f> And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as <f>ⓕ</f>the washing of <f>ⓖ</f>cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches. <f>[3]</f>)


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And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to <f>ⓗ</f>the tradition of <f>ⓘ</f>the elders, <f>ⓙ</f>but eat with <f>ⓚ</f>defiled hands?”


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And he said to them, <J>“Well did Isaiah prophesy of you <f>ⓛ</f>hypocrites, as it is written,</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓜ</f>“‘This people honors me with their lips,</J> </t><t><J>but their heart is far from me;</J></t>


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<t><J>in vain do they worship me,</J> </t><t><J>teaching as <f>ⓝ</f>doctrines the commandments of men.’</J> </t>


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<pb/>And he said to them, <J>“You have a fine way of <f>ⓞ</f>rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!</J>


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<J>For Moses said, <f>ⓟ</f>‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, <f>ⓠ</f>‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’</J>


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<J>But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”’ (that is, given to God) <f>[4]</f> — </J>


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<J>thus <f>ⓡ</f>making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”</J>


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<pb/>And he called the people to him again and said to them, <J> <f>ⓢ</f>“Hear me, all of you, and understand:</J>


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<J><f>ⓣ</f> There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” <f>[5]</f></J>


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And when he had entered <f>ⓤ</f>the house and left the people, <f>ⓥ</f>his disciples asked him about the parable.


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And he said to them, <J>“Then <f>ⓦ</f>are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him,</J>


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<J>since it enters not his heart <f>ⓧ</f>but his stomach, and is expelled?” <f>[6]</f></J> (<f>ⓨ</f>Thus he declared all foods clean.)


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<J>For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, <f>ⓐ</f>murder, adultery,</J>


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<J>coveting, wickedness, deceit, <f>ⓑ</f>sensuality, <f>ⓒ</f>envy, <f>ⓓ</f>slander, <f>ⓔ</f>pride, <f>ⓕ</f>foolishness.</J>


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<pb/>And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. <f>[7]</f> And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden.


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But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet.


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<f>ⓗ</f> Now the woman was a <f>ⓘ</f>Gentile, <f>ⓙ</f>a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.


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And he said to her, <J>“Let the children be <f>ⓚ</f>fed first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and <f>ⓛ</f>throw it to the dogs.”</J>


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But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's <f>ⓜ</f>crumbs.”


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And he said to her, <J>“For this statement you may <f>ⓝ</f>go your way; the demon has left your daughter.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓞ</f> Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to <f>ⓟ</f>the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the <f>ⓠ</f>Decapolis.


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And they brought to him <f>ⓡ</f>a man who was deaf and <f>ⓢ</f>had a speech impediment, and they begged him to <f>ⓣ</f>lay his hand on him.


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And <f>ⓤ</f>taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and <f>ⓥ</f>after spitting touched his tongue.


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And <f>ⓦ</f>looking up to heaven, <f>ⓧ</f>he sighed and said to him, <J>“Ephphatha,”</J> that is, <J>“Be opened.”</J>


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And <f>ⓩ</f>Jesus <f>[8]</f> charged them to tell no one. But <f>ⓐ</f>the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.


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And they were <f>ⓑ</f>astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”


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<J><f>ⓑ</f> “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat.</J>


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<J>And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.”</J>


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And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?”


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And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and <f>ⓓ</f>having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.


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And they had a few small fish. And <f>ⓔ</f>having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them.


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And <f>ⓕ</f>they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, <f>ⓖ</f>seven baskets full.


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And immediately he got into <f>ⓗ</f>the boat with his disciples and went to the district of <f>ⓘ</f>Dalmanutha. <f>[1]</f>


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<pb/><f>ⓙ</f> The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, <f>ⓚ</f>seeking from him <f>ⓛ</f>a sign from heaven <f>ⓜ</f>to test him.


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And <f>ⓝ</f>he sighed deeply <f>ⓞ</f>in his spirit and said, <J>“Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”</J>


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And he cautioned them, saying, <J>“Watch out; <f>ⓠ</f>beware of <f>ⓡ</f>the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of <f>ⓢ</f>Herod.” <f>[2]</f></J>


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And <f>ⓣ</f>Jesus, aware of this, said to them, <J>“Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? <f>ⓤ</f>Do you not yet perceive <f>ⓥ</f>or understand? <f>ⓦ</f>Are your hearts hardened?</J>


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?</J>


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<J>When I broke <f>ⓨ</f>the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”</J> They said to him, “Twelve.”


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<J>“And <f>ⓩ</f>the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”</J> And they said to him, “Seven.”


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<pb/>And they came <f>ⓐ</f>to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him.


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And <f>ⓑ</f>he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when <f>ⓒ</f>he had <f>ⓓ</f>spit on his eyes and <f>ⓔ</f>laid his hands on him, he asked him, <J>“Do you see anything?”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓖ</f> And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, <J>“Who do people say that I am?”</J>


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And they told him, <f>ⓗ</f>“John the Baptist; and others say, <f>ⓘ</f>Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”


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And he asked them, <J>“But who do you say that I am?”</J> Peter answered him, <f>ⓙ</f>“You are <f>ⓚ</f>the Christ.”


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<pb/><f>ⓜ</f> And he began to teach them that <f>ⓝ</f>the Son of Man must <f>ⓞ</f>suffer many things and <f>ⓟ</f>be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and <f>ⓠ</f>after three days rise again.


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But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, <J> <f>ⓢ</f>“Get behind me, Satan! For you <f>ⓣ</f>are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”</J>


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<pb/>And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, <J>“If anyone would come after me, let him <f>ⓤ</f>deny himself and <f>ⓥ</f>take up his cross and follow me.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓦ</f>whoever would save his life <f>[4]</f> will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake <f>ⓧ</f>and the gospel's will save it.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓐ</f>whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this <f>ⓑ</f>adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed <f>ⓒ</f>when he comes in the glory of his Father with <f>ⓓ</f>the holy angels.”</J>


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<pb/>And he said to them, <J>“Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not <f>ⓐ</f>taste death <f>ⓑ</f>until they see the kingdom of God after it has come <f>ⓒ</f>with power.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓓ</f> And after six days Jesus took with him <f>ⓔ</f>Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was <f>ⓕ</f>transfigured before them,


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and <f>ⓖ</f>his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one <f>[1]</f> on earth could bleach them.


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And Peter said to Jesus, <f>ⓗ</f>“Rabbi, <f>[2]</f> it is good that we are here. Let us make three <f>ⓘ</f>tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”


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And <f>ⓚ</f>a cloud overshadowed them, and <f>ⓛ</f>a voice came out of the cloud, <f>ⓜ</f>“This is my beloved Son; <f>[3]</f> <f>ⓝ</f>listen to him.”


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<pb/><f>ⓞ</f> And as they were coming down the mountain, <f>ⓟ</f>he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, <f>ⓠ</f>until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.


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And he said to them, <J>“Elijah does come first <f>ⓤ</f>to restore all things. And <f>ⓥ</f>how is it written of the Son of Man that he should <f>ⓦ</f>suffer many things and <f>ⓧ</f>be treated with contempt?</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓩ</f> And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.


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And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has <f>ⓑ</f>a spirit that makes him mute.


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And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and <f>ⓒ</f>they were not able.”


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And he answered them, <J>“O <f>ⓓ</f>faithless generation, <f>ⓔ</f>how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”</J>


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And when Jesus saw that <f>ⓚ</f>a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, <J> <f>ⓛ</f>“You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”</J>


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And after crying out and <f>ⓜ</f>convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.”


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<pb/><f>ⓟ</f> They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know,


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for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, <J>“The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, <f>ⓠ</f>after three days he will rise.”</J>


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<pb/>And <f>ⓢ</f>they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house <f>ⓣ</f>he asked them, <J>“What were you discussing on the way?”</J>


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And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓥ</f>“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”</J>


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and <f>ⓨ</f>whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓩ</f> John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone <f>ⓐ</f>casting out demons in your name, <f>[6]</f> and <f>ⓑ</f>we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.”


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<J>For truly, I say to you, <f>ⓓ</f>whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓔ</f> “Whoever causes one of <f>ⓕ</f>these little ones who believe in me to sin, <f>[7]</f> <f>ⓖ</f>it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to <f>ⓘ</f>hell, <f>[8]</f> to <f>ⓙ</f>the unquenchable fire. <f>[9]</f></J>


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<J><f>ⓚ</f> And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into <f>ⓛ</f>hell.</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into <f>ⓝ</f>hell,</J>


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<J><f>ⓟ</f> Salt is good, <f>ⓠ</f>but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? <f>ⓡ</f>Have salt in yourselves, and <f>ⓢ</f>be at peace with one another.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> And he left there and went <f>ⓑ</f>to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them.


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<pb/>And Pharisees came up and in order <f>ⓒ</f>to test him asked, <f>ⓓ</f>“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”


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And Jesus said to them, <J>“Because of your <f>ⓕ</f>hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.</J>


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<J><f>ⓘ</f> ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, <f>[1]</f></J>


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓛ</f>“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her,</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓝ</f> And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples <f>ⓞ</f>rebuked them.


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But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“Let the children come to me; <f>ⓠ</f>do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.</J>


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<J><f>ⓡ</f> Truly, I say to you, whoever does not <f>ⓢ</f>receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓥ</f> And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and <f>ⓦ</f>knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to <f>ⓧ</f>inherit eternal life?”


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<J>You know the commandments: <f>ⓨ</f>‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”</J>


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And Jesus, <f>ⓐ</f>looking at him, <f>ⓑ</f>loved him, and said to him, <J>“You lack one thing: go, <f>ⓒ</f>sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have <f>ⓓ</f>treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”</J>


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<pb/>And Jesus <f>ⓕ</f>looked around and said to his disciples, <J> <f>ⓖ</f>“How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter <f>ⓗ</f>the kingdom of God!”</J>


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And the disciples <f>ⓘ</f>were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, <J> <f>ⓙ</f>“Children, <f>ⓚ</f>how difficult it is <f>[2]</f> to enter <f>ⓛ</f>the kingdom of God!</J>


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<J>It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter <f>ⓜ</f>the kingdom of God.”</J>


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Jesus <f>ⓝ</f>looked at them and said, <J> <f>ⓞ</f>“With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”</J>


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Jesus said, <J>“Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓠ</f>there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and <f>ⓡ</f>for the gospel,</J>


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<J>who will not receive a hundredfold <f>ⓢ</f>now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, <f>ⓣ</f>with persecutions, and in <f>ⓤ</f>the age to come eternal life.</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓦ</f> And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and <f>ⓧ</f>Jesus was walking ahead of them. And <f>ⓨ</f>they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him,


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saying, <J>“See, <f>ⓩ</f>we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will <f>ⓐ</f>condemn him to death and <f>ⓑ</f>deliver him over to the Gentiles.</J>


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<J>And they will <f>ⓒ</f>mock him and <f>ⓓ</f>spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And <f>ⓔ</f>after three days he will rise.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓕ</f> And James and John, <f>ⓖ</f>the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us <f>ⓗ</f>whatever we ask of you.”


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And they said to him, “Grant us <f>ⓙ</f>to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, <f>ⓚ</f>in your glory.”


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Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓛ</f>“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able <f>ⓜ</f>to drink the cup that I drink, or <f>ⓝ</f>to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?”</J>


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And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓞ</f>“The cup that I drink <f>ⓟ</f>you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, <f>ⓠ</f>you will be baptized,</J>


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<J>but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, <f>ⓡ</f>but it is for those for whom it has been <f>ⓢ</f>prepared.”</J>


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<f>ⓣ</f> And Jesus called them to him and said to them, <J>“You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles <f>ⓤ</f>lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓥ</f>it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, <f>[4]</f></J>


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<J>For even the Son of Man came not to be served but <f>ⓧ</f>to serve, and <f>ⓨ</f>to give his life as a ransom for <f>ⓩ</f>many.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> And they came to Jericho. And <f>ⓑ</f>as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, <f>ⓒ</f>a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.


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And when he heard that it was <f>ⓓ</f>Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”


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And many <f>ⓔ</f>rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”


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And Jesus stopped and said, <J>“Call him.”</J> And they called the blind man, saying to him, <f>ⓕ</f>“Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.”


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And Jesus said to him, <J> <f>ⓗ</f>“What do you want me to do for you?”</J> And the blind man said to him, <f>ⓘ</f>“Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”


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And Jesus said to him, <J>“Go your way; <f>ⓙ</f>your faith has <f>ⓚ</f>made you well.”</J> And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to <f>ⓑ</f>Bethphage and Bethany, at <f>ⓒ</f>the Mount of Olives, Jesus <f>[1]</f> sent <f>ⓓ</f>two of his disciples


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and said to them, <J>“Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, <f>ⓔ</f>on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.</J>


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<J>If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’”</J>


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And many <f>ⓕ</f>spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.


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And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, <f>ⓖ</f>“Hosanna! <f>ⓗ</f>Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!


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Blessed is <f>ⓘ</f>the coming <f>ⓙ</f>kingdom of <f>ⓚ</f>our father <f>ⓛ</f>David! <f>ⓜ</f>Hosanna <f>ⓝ</f>in the highest!”


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<pb/><f>ⓞ</f> And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, <f>ⓟ</f>he went out to Bethany with the twelve.


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<f>ⓢ</f> And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for <f>ⓣ</f>it was not the season for figs.


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<pb/><f>ⓤ</f> And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of <f>ⓥ</f>the money-changers and the seats of those who sold <f>ⓦ</f>pigeons.


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And he was teaching them and saying to them, <J>“Is it not written, <f>ⓧ</f>‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But <f>ⓨ</f>you have made it a den of robbers.”</J>


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And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and <f>ⓩ</f>were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because <f>ⓐ</f>all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.


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And Peter remembered and said to him, <f>ⓓ</f>“Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.”


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<J><f>ⓕ</f> Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, <f>ⓖ</f>‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not <f>ⓗ</f>doubt in his heart, but <f>ⓘ</f>believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.</J>


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<J>Therefore I tell you, <f>ⓙ</f>whatever you ask in prayer, <f>ⓚ</f>believe that you <f>ⓛ</f>have received <f>[3]</f> it, and it will be yours.</J>


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<J>And whenever <f>ⓜ</f>you stand praying, <f>ⓝ</f>forgive, <f>ⓞ</f>if you have anything against anyone, so that <f>ⓟ</f>your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.” <f>[4]</f></J>


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<pb/><f>ⓠ</f> And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him,


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and they said to him, <f>ⓡ</f>“By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?”


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Jesus said to them, <J>“I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.</J>


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And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, <f>ⓣ</f>‘Why then did you not believe him?’


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But shall we say, ‘From man’?” — <f>ⓤ</f>they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was <f>ⓥ</f>a prophet.


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So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, <J>“Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> And he began to speak to them in parables. <J>“A man planted <f>ⓑ</f>a vineyard <f>ⓒ</f>and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and <f>ⓓ</f>leased it to tenants and <f>ⓔ</f>went into another country.</J>


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<J>When the season came, he sent a servant <f>[1]</f> to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.</J>


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> Again <f>ⓗ</f>he sent to them another servant, and <f>ⓘ</f>they struck him on the head and <f>ⓙ</f>treated him shamefully.</J>


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<J><f>ⓚ</f> And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed.</J>


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<J>He had still one other, <f>ⓛ</f>a beloved son. <f>ⓜ</f>Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’</J>


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<J>But those tenants said to one another, <f>ⓝ</f>‘This is the heir. Come, <f>ⓞ</f>let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’</J>


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<J>What will the owner of the vineyard do? <f>ⓠ</f>He will <f>ⓡ</f>come and destroy the tenants and <f>ⓢ</f>give the vineyard to others.</J>


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<J><f>ⓣ</f> Have you not read <f>ⓤ</f>this Scripture:</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓥ</f>“‘The stone that the builders rejected</J> </t><t><J>has become the cornerstone; <f>[2]</f></J></t>


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<pb/>And <f>ⓦ</f>they were seeking to arrest him <f>ⓧ</f>but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they <f>ⓨ</f>left him and went away.


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<pb/><f>ⓩ</f> And they sent to him some of <f>ⓐ</f>the Pharisees and some of <f>ⓑ</f>the Herodians, to <f>ⓒ</f>trap him in his talk.


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And they came and said to him, “Teacher, <f>ⓓ</f>we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For <f>ⓔ</f>you are not swayed by appearances, <f>[3]</f> but truly teach <f>ⓕ</f>the way of God. Is it lawful to pay <f>ⓖ</f>taxes to <f>ⓗ</f>Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?”


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But, knowing <f>ⓘ</f>their hypocrisy, he said to them, <J>“Why <f>ⓙ</f>put me to the test? Bring me <f>ⓚ</f>a denarius <f>[4]</f> and let me look at it.”</J>


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And they brought one. And he said to them, <J>“Whose likeness and inscription is this?”</J> They said to him, “Caesar's.”


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Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓛ</f>“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”</J> And they marveled at him.


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<pb/>And <f>ⓜ</f>Sadducees came to him, <f>ⓝ</f>who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying,


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“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that <f>ⓞ</f>if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man <f>[5]</f> must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.


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<pb/>Jesus said to them, <J>“Is this not the reason you are wrong, because <f>ⓟ</f>you know neither the Scriptures nor <f>ⓠ</f>the power of God?</J>


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<J>For when they rise from the dead, they neither <f>ⓡ</f>marry nor <f>ⓢ</f>are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.</J>


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<J>And as for the dead being raised, <f>ⓣ</f>have you not read in <f>ⓤ</f>the book of Moses, in <f>ⓥ</f>the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, <f>ⓦ</f>‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓧ</f> And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”


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Jesus answered, <J>“The most important is, <f>ⓨ</f>‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, <f>ⓩ</f>the Lord is one.</J>


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<J>And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’</J>


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<J><f>ⓐ</f> The second is this: <f>ⓑ</f>‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment <f>ⓒ</f>greater than these.”</J>


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And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that <f>ⓓ</f>he is one, and <f>ⓔ</f>there is no other besides him.


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And to love him with all the heart and with all <f>ⓕ</f>the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, <f>ⓖ</f>is much more than all <f>ⓗ</f>whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”


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And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, <J>“You are not far from the kingdom of God.”</J> <f>ⓘ</f>And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.


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<pb/><f>ⓙ</f> And as <f>ⓚ</f>Jesus taught in the temple, he said, <J>“How can the scribes say that <f>ⓛ</f>the Christ is the son of David?</J>


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<J>David himself, <f>ⓜ</f>in the Holy Spirit, declared,</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓝ</f>“‘The Lord said to my Lord,</J> </t><t><J>“Sit at my right hand,</J> </t><t><J>until I put your enemies <f>ⓞ</f>under your feet.”’</J> </t>


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<pb/><J>David himself calls him Lord. So <f>ⓟ</f>how is he his son?”</J> And the great throng <f>ⓠ</f>heard him gladly.


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<pb/><f>ⓡ</f> And in his teaching he said, <J>“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces</J>


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<J><f>ⓣ</f> who devour widows' houses and <f>ⓤ</f>for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓥ</f> And he sat down opposite <f>ⓦ</f>the treasury and watched the people <f>ⓧ</f>putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.


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And he called his disciples to him and said to them, <J>“Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓩ</f>this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.</J>


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<J>For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her <f>ⓐ</f>poverty has put in everything she had, all <f>ⓑ</f>she had to live on.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!”


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And Jesus said to him, <J>“Do you see these great buildings? <f>ⓑ</f>There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”</J>


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<pb/>And as he sat on <f>ⓒ</f>the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, <f>ⓓ</f>Peter and James and John and <f>ⓔ</f>Andrew asked him <f>ⓕ</f>privately,


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“Tell us, <f>ⓖ</f>when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?”


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<J><f>ⓘ</f> Many will come in my name, saying, <f>ⓙ</f>‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray.</J>


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<J>And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, <f>ⓚ</f>do not be alarmed. This <f>ⓛ</f>must take place, but the end is not yet.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓜ</f>nation will rise against nation, and <f>ⓝ</f>kingdom against kingdom. There will be <f>ⓞ</f>earthquakes in various places; there will be <f>ⓟ</f>famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓠ</f> “But <f>ⓡ</f>be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten <f>ⓢ</f>in synagogues, and you will stand before <f>ⓣ</f>governors and <f>ⓤ</f>kings for my sake, <f>ⓥ</f>to bear witness before them.</J>


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<J>And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, <f>ⓧ</f>do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say <f>ⓨ</f>whatever is given you in that hour, <f>ⓩ</f>for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.</J>


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<J><f>ⓐ</f> And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death.</J>


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<J><f>ⓑ</f> And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. <f>ⓒ</f>But the one who endures to the end will be saved.</J>


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<pb/><J>“But when you see <f>ⓓ</f>the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (<f>ⓔ</f>let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.</J>


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<J><f>ⓕ</f> Let the one who is on <f>ⓖ</f>the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓗ</f>alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!</J>


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<J>For in those days there will be <f>ⓘ</f>such <f>ⓙ</f>tribulation as has not been <f>ⓚ</f>from the beginning of the creation that <f>ⓛ</f>God created until now, and never will be.</J>


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<J>And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for <f>ⓜ</f>the sake of the elect, whom <f>ⓝ</f>he chose, he shortened the days.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓞ</f>then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.</J>


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<J><f>ⓟ</f> For false christs and false prophets will arise and <f>ⓠ</f>perform signs and wonders, <f>ⓡ</f>to lead astray, if possible, <f>ⓢ</f>the elect.</J>


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<pb/><J>“But in those days, after <f>ⓥ</f>that tribulation, <f>ⓦ</f>the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,</J>


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<J>and <f>ⓧ</f>the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.</J>


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<J>And then they will see <f>ⓨ</f>the Son of Man coming in clouds <f>ⓩ</f>with great power and glory.</J>


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<J>And then <f>ⓐ</f>he will send out the angels and <f>ⓑ</f>gather <f>ⓒ</f>his elect from <f>ⓓ</f>the four winds, from <f>ⓔ</f>the ends of the earth <f>ⓕ</f>to the ends of heaven.</J>


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<J>So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, <f>ⓖ</f>at the very gates.</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.</J>


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<pb/><J>“But concerning that day or that hour, <f>ⓚ</f>no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, <f>ⓛ</f>nor the Son, <f>ⓜ</f>but only the Father.</J>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> Be on guard, <f>ⓞ</f>keep awake. <f>[1]</f> For you do not know when the time will come.</J>


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<J><f>ⓟ</f> It is like a man <f>ⓠ</f>going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants <f>[2]</f> in charge, <f>ⓡ</f>each with his work, and commands <f>ⓢ</f>the doorkeeper to stay awake.</J>


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<J><f>ⓣ</f> Therefore stay awake — for you do not know when the master of the house will come, <f>ⓤ</f>in the evening, or <f>ⓥ</f>at midnight, or <f>ⓦ</f>when the rooster crows, <f>[3]</f> or <f>ⓧ</f>in the morning — </J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> It was now two days before <f>ⓑ</f>the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes <f>ⓒ</f>were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him,


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<pb/><f>ⓔ</f> And while he was at <f>ⓕ</f>Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, <f>[1]</f> as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head.


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For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii <f>[2]</f> and <f>ⓖ</f>given to the poor.” And they <f>ⓗ</f>scolded her.


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But Jesus said, <J>“Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓘ</f>you always have the poor with you, and whenever <f>ⓙ</f>you want, you can do good for them. But <f>ⓚ</f>you will not always have me.</J>


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<J><f>ⓛ</f> She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand <f>ⓜ</f>for burial.</J>


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<J>And truly, I say to you, wherever <f>ⓝ</f>the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told <f>ⓞ</f>in memory of her.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓟ</f> Then <f>ⓠ</f>Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, <f>ⓡ</f>went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.


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And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to <f>ⓢ</f>betray him.


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<pb/><f>ⓣ</f> And on <f>ⓤ</f>the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they <f>ⓥ</f>sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?”


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And he sent <f>ⓦ</f>two of his disciples and said to them, <J>“Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him,</J>


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<J>and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, <f>ⓧ</f>‘The Teacher says, Where is <f>ⓨ</f>my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’</J>


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And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.


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And as they were reclining at table and eating, <f>ⓑ</f>Jesus said, <J>“Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, <f>ⓒ</f>one who is eating with me.”</J>


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He said to them, <J>“It is <f>ⓓ</f>one of the twelve, <f>ⓔ</f>one who is dipping bread into the dish with me.</J>


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<J>For the Son of Man goes <f>ⓕ</f>as it is written of him, but <f>ⓖ</f>woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! <f>ⓗ</f>It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓘ</f> And as they were eating, he took bread, and after <f>ⓙ</f>blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, <J>“Take; <f>ⓚ</f>this is my body.”</J>


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And he took a cup, and when he had <f>ⓛ</f>given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it.


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓜ</f>“This is my <f>ⓝ</f>blood of the <f>[3]</f> covenant, which is poured out for <f>ⓞ</f>many.</J>


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<J>Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”</J>


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And Jesus said to them, <J>“You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will <f>ⓢ</f>strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’</J>


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And <f>ⓥ</f>Jesus said to him, <J>“Truly, I tell you, this very night, before <f>ⓦ</f>the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”</J>


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But <f>ⓧ</f>he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.


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<pb/><f>ⓨ</f> And they went <f>ⓩ</f>to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, <J>“Sit here while I pray.”</J>


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And he took with him <f>ⓐ</f>Peter and James and John, and began <f>ⓑ</f>to be greatly distressed and troubled.


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓒ</f>“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and <f>ⓓ</f>watch.” <f>[4]</f></J>


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And going a little farther, he fell on the ground <f>ⓔ</f>and prayed that, if it were possible, <f>ⓕ</f>the hour might pass from him.


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And he said, <J> <f>ⓖ</f>“Abba, Father, <f>ⓗ</f>all things are possible for you. Remove <f>ⓘ</f>this cup from me. <f>ⓙ</f>Yet not what I will, but what you will.”</J>


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And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, <J>“Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour?</J>


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<J><f>ⓚ</f> Watch and <f>ⓛ</f>pray that you may not <f>ⓜ</f>enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”</J>


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And again he came and found them sleeping, for <f>ⓞ</f>their eyes were very heavy, and <f>ⓟ</f>they did not know what to answer him.


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And he came the third time and said to them, <J>“Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? <f>ⓠ</f>It is enough; <f>ⓡ</f>the hour has come. <f>ⓢ</f>The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓣ</f> And immediately, while he was still speaking, <f>ⓤ</f>Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.


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Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.”


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But one of those who stood by drew his <f>ⓧ</f>sword and struck the servant <f>[5]</f> of the high priest and cut off his ear.


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And Jesus said to them, <J>“Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me?</J>


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<J><f>ⓨ</f> Day after day I was with you in the temple <f>ⓩ</f>teaching, and you did not seize me. But <f>ⓐ</f>let the Scriptures be fulfilled.”</J>


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<pb/>And a young man followed him, with nothing but <f>ⓒ</f>a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him,


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<pb/><f>ⓓ</f> And <f>ⓔ</f>they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.


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<f>ⓕ</f> And <f>ⓖ</f>Peter had followed him at a distance, <f>ⓗ</f>right into <f>ⓘ</f>the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with <f>ⓙ</f>the guards and <f>ⓚ</f>warming himself at the fire.


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Now the chief priests and the whole council <f>[6]</f> were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.


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<f>ⓝ</f> “We heard him say, <f>ⓞ</f>‘I will destroy this temple <f>ⓟ</f>that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, <f>ⓠ</f>not made with hands.’”


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And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” <f>[7]</f>


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But <f>ⓡ</f>he remained silent and made no answer. <f>ⓢ</f>Again the high priest asked him, “Are you <f>ⓣ</f>the Christ, the Son of <f>ⓤ</f>the Blessed?”


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And Jesus said, <J>“I am, and <f>ⓥ</f>you will see the Son of Man <f>ⓦ</f>seated at the right hand of Power, and <f>ⓧ</f>coming with the clouds of heaven.”</J>


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You have heard <f>ⓩ</f>his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they <f>ⓐ</f>all condemned him as <f>ⓑ</f>deserving death.


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<f>ⓒ</f> And some began <f>ⓓ</f>to spit on him and <f>ⓔ</f>to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him <f>ⓕ</f>with blows.


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<pb/><f>ⓖ</f> And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came,


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and seeing Peter <f>ⓗ</f>warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.”


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But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway <f>[8]</f> and <f>ⓘ</f>the rooster crowed. <f>[9]</f>


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But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.”


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And immediately the rooster crowed <f>ⓙ</f>a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, <J> <f>ⓚ</f>“Before the rooster crows twice, you will <f>ⓛ</f>deny me three times.”</J> And he broke down and wept. <f>[10]</f>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests <f>ⓑ</f>held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And <f>ⓒ</f>they bound Jesus and <f>ⓓ</f>led him away and <f>ⓔ</f>delivered him over to <f>ⓕ</f>Pilate.


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<f>ⓖ</f> And Pilate asked him, <f>ⓗ</f>“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, <J> <f>ⓘ</f>“You have said so.”</J>


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And Pilate again asked him, <f>ⓙ</f>“Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.”


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And among the rebels in prison, who had <f>ⓜ</f>committed murder <f>ⓝ</f>in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas.


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And Pilate again said to them, “Then what shall I do with <f>ⓟ</f>the man you call the King of the Jews?”


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And Pilate said to them, “Why? <f>ⓠ</f>What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.”


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So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having <f>ⓡ</f>scourged <f>[1]</f> Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.


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<pb/><f>ⓢ</f> And the soldiers led him away inside <f>ⓣ</f>the palace (that is, <f>ⓤ</f>the governor's headquarters), <f>[2]</f> and they called together the whole <f>ⓥ</f>battalion. <f>[3]</f>


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And they clothed him in <f>ⓦ</f>a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him.


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And they were striking his head with a reed and <f>ⓨ</f>spitting on him and <f>ⓩ</f>kneeling down in homage to him.


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And when they had <f>ⓐ</f>mocked him, they stripped him of <f>ⓑ</f>the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they <f>ⓒ</f>led him out to crucify him.


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<pb/><f>ⓓ</f> And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.


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And they crucified him and <f>ⓖ</f>divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.


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And with him they crucified two <f>ⓙ</f>robbers, <f>ⓚ</f>one on his right and one on his left. <f>[5]</f>


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And <f>ⓛ</f>those who passed by derided him, <f>ⓜ</f>wagging their heads and saying, <f>ⓝ</f>“Aha! <f>ⓞ</f>You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,


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So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, <f>ⓟ</f>“He saved others; <f>ⓠ</f>he cannot save himself.


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Let <f>ⓡ</f>the Christ, <f>ⓢ</f>the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may <f>ⓣ</f>see and believe.” <f>ⓤ</f>Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.


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<pb/>And when the sixth hour <f>[6]</f> had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. <f>[7]</f>


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And at the ninth hour Jesus <f>ⓥ</f>cried with a loud voice, <J> <f>ⓦ</f>“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”</J> which means, <J>“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”</J>


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And someone ran and filled a sponge with <f>ⓧ</f>sour wine, put it on a reed <f>ⓨ</f>and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”


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<f>ⓒ</f> And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he <f>[8]</f> breathed his last, he said, <f>ⓓ</f>“Truly this man was the Son <f>[9]</f> of God!”


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<pb/>There were also <f>ⓔ</f>women looking on <f>ⓕ</f>from a distance, among whom were <f>ⓖ</f>Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and <f>ⓗ</f>Salome.


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When he was in Galilee, they followed him and <f>ⓘ</f>ministered to him, and there were also many other women who <f>ⓙ</f>came up with him to Jerusalem.


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> And when evening had come, since it was <f>ⓛ</f>the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,


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Joseph of Arimathea, <f>ⓜ</f>a respected member of the council, who <f>ⓝ</f>was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.


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Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died. <f>[10]</f> And summoning <f>ⓞ</f>the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead.


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And Joseph <f>[11]</f> bought <f>ⓠ</f>a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and <f>ⓡ</f>laid him in a tomb <f>ⓢ</f>that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled <f>ⓣ</f>a stone against the entrance of the tomb.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> <f>ⓑ</f>When the Sabbath was past, <f>ⓒ</f>Mary Magdalene, <f>ⓓ</f>Mary the mother of James, and <f>ⓔ</f>Salome <f>ⓕ</f>bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.


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And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away <f>ⓖ</f>the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”


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And <f>ⓘ</f>entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, <f>ⓙ</f>dressed in <f>ⓚ</f>a white robe, and <f>ⓛ</f>they were alarmed.


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And he said to them, <f>ⓜ</f>“Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.


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But go, tell his disciples and Peter that <f>ⓝ</f>he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, <f>ⓞ</f>just as he told you.”


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And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.


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<pb/><n>[8]</n> [Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9–20.] <f>[1]</f> <pb/><e>Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene</e> </pb> <pb/>[[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, <f>ⓟ</f>he appeared first to <f>ⓠ</f>Mary Magdalene, <f>ⓡ</f>from whom he had cast out seven demons.


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<pb/><f>ⓦ</f> After these things <f>ⓧ</f>he appeared in <f>ⓨ</f>another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country.


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<pb/>Afterward <f>ⓐ</f>he appeared <f>ⓑ</f>to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their <f>ⓒ</f>unbelief and <f>ⓓ</f>hardness of heart, because <f>ⓔ</f>they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen.


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓕ</f>“Go into all the world and <f>ⓖ</f>proclaim the gospel to <f>ⓗ</f>the whole creation.</J>


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<J><f>ⓘ</f> Whoever believes and is <f>ⓙ</f>baptized <f>ⓚ</f>will be saved, but <f>ⓛ</f>whoever <f>ⓜ</f>does not believe will be condemned.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓝ</f>these signs will accompany those who believe: <f>ⓞ</f>in my name they will cast out demons; <f>ⓟ</f>they will speak in new tongues;</J>


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<J><f>ⓠ</f> they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; <f>ⓡ</f>they will lay their hands <f>ⓢ</f>on the sick, and they will recover.”</J>


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<pb/>So then the Lord Jesus, <f>ⓣ</f>after he had spoken to them, <f>ⓤ</f>was taken up into heaven and <f>ⓥ</f>sat down at the right hand of God.


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And they went out and preached everywhere, while <f>ⓦ</f>the Lord worked with them and confirmed <f>ⓧ</f>the message <f>ⓨ</f>by accompanying signs.]]


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<pb/>Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that <f>ⓐ</f>have been accomplished among us,


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<f>ⓑ</f> just as those who <f>ⓒ</f>from the beginning were <f>ⓓ</f>eyewitnesses and <f>ⓔ</f>ministers of <f>ⓕ</f>the word <f>ⓖ</f>have delivered them to us,


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it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write <f>ⓗ</f>an orderly account for you, <f>ⓘ</f>most excellent <f>ⓙ</f>Theophilus,


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<pb/><f>ⓜ</f> In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, <f>[1]</f> <f>ⓝ</f>of <f>ⓞ</f>the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.


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And they were both <f>ⓟ</f>righteous before God, walking <f>ⓠ</f>blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.


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But they had no child, because <f>ⓡ</f>Elizabeth was barren, and <f>ⓢ</f>both were advanced in years.


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according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot <f>ⓥ</f>to enter <f>ⓦ</f>the temple of the Lord and burn incense.


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And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of <f>ⓩ</f>the altar of incense.


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But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for <f>ⓑ</f>your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and <f>ⓒ</f>you shall call his name John.


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for he will be <f>ⓔ</f>great before the Lord. And <f>ⓕ</f>he must not drink wine or strong <f>ⓖ</f>drink, and <f>ⓗ</f>he will be <f>ⓘ</f>filled with the Holy Spirit, <f>ⓙ</f>even from his mother's womb.


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and <f>ⓚ</f>he will go before him <f>ⓛ</f>in the spirit and power of Elijah, <f>ⓜ</f>to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and <f>ⓝ</f>the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, <f>ⓞ</f>to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”


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<pb/>And Zechariah said to the angel, <f>ⓟ</f>“How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”


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And the angel answered him, “I am <f>ⓠ</f>Gabriel. <f>ⓡ</f>I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.


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And behold, <f>ⓢ</f>you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”


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And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in <f>ⓣ</f>the temple.


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And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in <f>ⓤ</f>the temple. And <f>ⓥ</f>he kept making signs to them and remained mute.


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<pb/>After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying,


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“Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, <f>ⓨ</f>to take away my reproach among people.”


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<pb/>In the sixth month the angel <f>ⓩ</f>Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named <f>ⓐ</f>Nazareth,


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<f>ⓑ</f> to a virgin betrothed <f>[2]</f> to a man whose name was Joseph, <f>ⓒ</f>of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.


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And he came to her and said, “Greetings, <f>ⓓ</f>O favored one, <f>ⓔ</f>the Lord is with you!” <f>[3]</f>


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But <f>ⓕ</f>she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.


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And behold, <f>ⓗ</f>you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and <f>ⓘ</f>you shall call his name Jesus.


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He will be great and will be called the Son of <f>ⓙ</f>the Most High. And the Lord God <f>ⓚ</f>will give to him the throne of <f>ⓛ</f>his father David,


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and he will reign over the house of Jacob <f>ⓜ</f>forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”


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<pb/>And the angel answered her, <f>ⓝ</f>“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of <f>ⓞ</f>the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born <f>[5]</f> will be called <f>ⓟ</f>holy — <f>ⓠ</f>the Son of God.


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And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her <f>ⓡ</f>who was called barren.


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And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant <f>[6]</f> of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And <f>ⓣ</f>the angel departed from her.


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<pb/>In those days Mary arose and went with haste into <f>ⓤ</f>the hill country, to a town in Judah,


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And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth <f>ⓥ</f>was filled with the Holy Spirit,


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and she exclaimed with a loud cry, <f>ⓦ</f>“Blessed are you among women, and <f>ⓧ</f>blessed is <f>ⓨ</f>the fruit of your womb!


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And <f>ⓐ</f>blessed is she who believed that there would be <f>[7]</f> a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”


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<t>for <f>ⓗ</f>he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. </t><t>For behold, from now on all generations <f>ⓘ</f>will call me blessed;</t>


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<t>for <f>ⓙ</f>he who is mighty <f>ⓚ</f>has done great things for me, </t><t>and <f>ⓛ</f>holy is his name.</t>


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<t><f>ⓝ</f> He has shown strength with his arm; </t><t><f>ⓞ</f>he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;</t>


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<t><f>ⓟ</f> he has brought down the mighty from their thrones </t><t><f>ⓠ</f>and exalted those of humble estate;</t>


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<t>he has filled <f>ⓡ</f>the hungry with good things, </t><t>and the rich <f>ⓢ</f>he has sent away empty.</t>


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<t>He has <f>ⓣ</f>helped <f>ⓤ</f>his servant Israel, </t><t><f>ⓥ</f>in remembrance of his mercy,</t>


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<t><f>ⓦ</f> as he spoke to our fathers, </t><t><f>ⓧ</f>to Abraham and to his offspring forever.” </t>


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And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord <f>ⓨ</f>had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.


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And <f>ⓩ</f>on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father,


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And he asked for <f>ⓒ</f>a writing tablet and wrote, <f>ⓓ</f>“His name is John.” And they all wondered.


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<f>ⓔ</f> And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue <f>ⓕ</f>loosed, and he spoke, <f>ⓖ</f>blessing God.


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And <f>ⓗ</f>fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all <f>ⓘ</f>the hill country of Judea,


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and all who heard them <f>ⓙ</f>laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For <f>ⓚ</f>the hand of the Lord was with him.


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<pb/>And his father Zechariah <f>ⓛ</f>was filled with the Holy Spirit and <f>ⓜ</f>prophesied, saying,


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<pb/><t><f>ⓝ</f> “Blessed be the Lord <f>ⓞ</f>God of Israel, </t><t>for he has <f>ⓟ</f>visited and <f>ⓠ</f>redeemed his people</t>


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<t>and <f>ⓡ</f>has raised up <f>ⓢ</f>a horn of salvation for us </t><t><f>ⓣ</f>in the house of his servant David,</t>


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<t><f>ⓦ</f> that we should be saved from our enemies </t><t>and from the hand of all who hate us;</t>


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<t><f>ⓧ</f> to show the mercy promised to our fathers </t><t>and <f>ⓨ</f>to remember his holy <f>ⓩ</f>covenant,</t>


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<t>that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, </t><t>might serve him <f>ⓑ</f>without fear,</t>


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<t>And you, child, will be called <f>ⓔ</f>the prophet of <f>ⓕ</f>the Most High; </t><t>for <f>ⓖ</f>you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,</t>


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<t>to give knowledge of salvation to his people </t><t><f>ⓗ</f>in the forgiveness of their sins,</t>


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<t>because of the <f>ⓘ</f>tender mercy of our God, </t><t>whereby <f>ⓙ</f>the sunrise shall <f>ⓚ</f>visit us <f>[8]</f> <f>ⓛ</f>from on high</t>


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<t>to <f>ⓜ</f>give light to <f>ⓝ</f>those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, </t><t>to guide our feet into <f>ⓞ</f>the way of <f>ⓟ</f>peace.” </t>


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<pb/><f>ⓠ</f> And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was <f>ⓡ</f>in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.


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<pb/>In those days <f>ⓐ</f>a decree went out from <f>ⓑ</f>Caesar Augustus that all the world should be <f>ⓒ</f>registered.


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And Joseph also went up <f>ⓕ</f>from Galilee, from the town of <f>ⓖ</f>Nazareth, to Judea, to <f>ⓗ</f>the city of David, which is called <f>ⓘ</f>Bethlehem, <f>ⓙ</f>because he was of the house and lineage of David,


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And she gave birth to her firstborn son and <f>ⓛ</f>wrapped him in swaddling cloths and <f>ⓜ</f>laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in <f>ⓝ</f>the inn. <f>[3]</f>


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<pb/>And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.


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And an angel of the Lord <f>ⓞ</f>appeared to them, and <f>ⓟ</f>the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.


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And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all <f>ⓠ</f>the people.


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For <f>ⓡ</f>unto you is born this day in <f>ⓢ</f>the city of David <f>ⓣ</f>a Savior, who is <f>ⓤ</f>Christ <f>ⓥ</f>the Lord.


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And <f>ⓦ</f>this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby <f>ⓧ</f>wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”


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And suddenly there was with the angel <f>ⓨ</f>a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,


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<pb/><t><f>ⓩ</f> “Glory to God <f>ⓐ</f>in the highest, </t><t><f>ⓑ</f>and on earth <f>ⓒ</f>peace <f>ⓓ</f>among those with whom he is pleased!” <f>[4]</f> </t>


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<pb/>When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”


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And the shepherds returned, <f>ⓖ</f>glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.


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<pb/>And <f>ⓗ</f>at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, <f>ⓘ</f>he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.


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<pb/>And <f>ⓙ</f>when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem <f>ⓚ</f>to present him to the Lord


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(as it is written in <f>ⓛ</f>the Law of the Lord, <f>ⓜ</f>“Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”)


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and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in <f>ⓝ</f>the Law of the Lord, <f>ⓞ</f>“a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”


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Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was <f>ⓟ</f>righteous and <f>ⓠ</f>devout, <f>ⓡ</f>waiting for <f>ⓢ</f>the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.


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And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not <f>ⓣ</f>see death before he had seen <f>ⓤ</f>the Lord's Christ.


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And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when <f>ⓥ</f>the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law,


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<pb/><t>“Lord, now you are letting your servant <f>[5]</f> depart <f>ⓧ</f>in peace, </t><t><f>ⓨ</f>according to your word;</t>


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<t><f>ⓒ</f> a light for revelation to the Gentiles, </t><t>and <f>ⓓ</f>for glory to <f>ⓔ</f>your people Israel.” </t>


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And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed <f>ⓖ</f>for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign <f>ⓗ</f>that is opposed


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(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”


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<pb/>And there was <f>ⓘ</f>a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin,


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and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. <f>[6]</f> She did not depart from the temple, <f>ⓙ</f>worshiping with <f>ⓚ</f>fasting and prayer night and day.


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And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were <f>ⓛ</f>waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.


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<pb/>And when they had performed everything according to <f>ⓜ</f>the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of <f>ⓝ</f>Nazareth.


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<f>ⓞ</f> And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.


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<pb/>Now <f>ⓟ</f>his parents went <f>ⓠ</f>to Jerusalem every year at <f>ⓡ</f>the Feast of the Passover.


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And when the feast <f>ⓣ</f>was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. <f>ⓤ</f>His parents did not know it,


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but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances,


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After three days they found him in the temple, <f>ⓥ</f>sitting among <f>ⓦ</f>the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.


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And when his parents <f>[7]</f> saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, <f>ⓧ</f>your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.”


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And he said to them, <J>“Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that <f>ⓨ</f>I must be in <f>ⓩ</f>my Father's house?” <f>[8]</f></J>


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And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And <f>ⓑ</f>his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.


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<pb/>And Jesus <f>ⓒ</f>increased in wisdom and in stature <f>[9]</f> and in <f>ⓓ</f>favor with God and man.


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<pb/>In the fifteenth year of the reign of <f>ⓐ</f>Tiberius Caesar, <f>ⓑ</f>Pontius Pilate <f>ⓒ</f>being governor of Judea, and <f>ⓓ</f>Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,


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during <f>ⓔ</f>the high priesthood of Annas and <f>ⓕ</f>Caiaphas, <f>ⓖ</f>the word of God came to <f>ⓗ</f>John the son of Zechariah in <f>ⓘ</f>the wilderness.


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And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming <f>ⓙ</f>a baptism of repentance <f>ⓚ</f>for the forgiveness of sins.


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As it is written in <f>ⓛ</f>the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, <pb/><t><f>ⓜ</f>“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: </t><t><f>ⓝ</f>‘Prepare the way of the Lord, <f>[1]</f> </t><t>make his paths straight.</t>


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<t><f>ⓞ</f> Every valley shall be filled, </t><t><f>ⓟ</f>and every mountain and hill shall be made low, </t><t><f>ⓠ</f>and the crooked shall become straight, </t><t>and the rough places shall become level ways,</t>


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<pb/>He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, <f>ⓣ</f>“You brood of <f>ⓤ</f>vipers! Who warned you to flee from <f>ⓥ</f>the wrath to come?


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Bear fruits <f>ⓦ</f>in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, <f>ⓧ</f>‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you, God is able from <f>ⓨ</f>these stones to raise up children for Abraham.


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Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. <f>ⓩ</f>Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”


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And he answered them, <f>ⓑ</f>“Whoever has two tunics <f>[2]</f> is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.”


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<f>ⓒ</f> Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, “Teacher, <f>ⓓ</f>what shall we do?”


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Soldiers also asked him, “And we, <f>ⓕ</f>what shall we do?” And he said to them, <f>ⓖ</f>“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your <f>ⓗ</f>wages.”


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<pb/>As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, <f>ⓘ</f>whether he might be <f>ⓙ</f>the Christ,


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<f>ⓚ</f> John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but <f>ⓛ</f>he who is mightier than I is coming, <f>ⓜ</f>the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you <f>ⓝ</f>with the Holy Spirit and <f>ⓞ</f>fire.


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His <f>ⓟ</f>winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to <f>ⓠ</f>gather the wheat into his barn, <f>ⓡ</f>but the chaff he will burn with <f>ⓢ</f>unquenchable fire.”


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But <f>ⓤ</f>Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done,


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<pb/>Now when all the people were baptized, and when <f>ⓦ</f>Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, <f>ⓧ</f>the heavens were opened,


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and <f>ⓨ</f>the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and <f>ⓩ</f>a voice came from heaven, <f>ⓐ</f>“You are my beloved Son; <f>[3]</f> with you I am well pleased.” <f>[4]</f>


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<pb/>Jesus, <f>ⓑ</f>when he began his ministry, was about <f>ⓒ</f>thirty years of age, being <f>ⓓ</f>the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,


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the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, <f>ⓔ</f>the son of Zerubbabel, the son <f>ⓕ</f>of Shealtiel, <f>[5]</f> the son of Neri,


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the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of <f>ⓖ</f>Nathan, the son of David,


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the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,


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<f>ⓘ</f> the son of Jacob, <f>ⓙ</f>the son of Isaac, <f>ⓚ</f>the son of Abraham, <f>ⓛ</f>the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,


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the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> And Jesus, <f>ⓑ</f>full of the Holy Spirit, <f>ⓒ</f>returned from the Jordan and was led <f>ⓓ</f>by the Spirit in the wilderness


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for <f>ⓔ</f>forty days, <f>ⓕ</f>being tempted by the devil. <f>ⓖ</f>And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, <f>ⓗ</f>he was hungry.


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The devil said to him, “If you are <f>ⓘ</f>the Son of God, command <f>ⓙ</f>this stone to become bread.”


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And Jesus answered him, <J> <f>ⓚ</f>“It is written, <f>ⓛ</f>‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”</J>


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<f>ⓜ</f> And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,


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and said to him, “To you <f>ⓝ</f>I will give all this authority and their glory, <f>ⓞ</f>for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.


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And Jesus answered him, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“It is written,</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓠ</f>“‘You shall worship the Lord your God,</J> </t><t><J>and <f>ⓡ</f>him only shall you serve.’”</J> </t>


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<pb/><f>ⓢ</f> And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are <f>ⓣ</f>the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,


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for it is written, <pb/><t><f>ⓤ</f>“‘He will command his angels concerning you, </t><t>to guard you,’ </t>


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<pb/>and <pb/><t><f>ⓥ</f>“‘On their hands they will bear you up, </t><t>lest you strike your foot against a stone.’” </t>


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<pb/>And Jesus answered him, <J>“It is said, <f>ⓦ</f>‘You shall not <f>ⓧ</f>put the Lord your God to the test.’”</J>


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And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him <f>ⓨ</f>until an opportune time.


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<pb/><f>ⓩ</f> And Jesus returned <f>ⓐ</f>in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and <f>ⓑ</f>a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.


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<pb/><f>ⓓ</f> And he came to <f>ⓔ</f>Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And <f>ⓕ</f>as was his custom, <f>ⓖ</f>he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up <f>ⓗ</f>to read.


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And <f>ⓘ</f>the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,


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<pb/><t><J><f>ⓙ</f> “The Spirit of the Lord <f>ⓚ</f>is upon me,</J> </t><t><J>because he has anointed me</J> </t><t><J>to <f>ⓛ</f>proclaim good news to the poor.</J> </t><t><J> <f>ⓜ</f>He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives</J> </t><t><J>and <f>ⓝ</f>recovering of sight to the blind,</J> </t><t><J> <f>ⓞ</f>to set at liberty those who are oppressed,</J></t>


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<pb/>And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and <f>ⓠ</f>sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were <f>ⓡ</f>fixed on him.


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And he began to say to them, <J>“Today <f>ⓢ</f>this Scripture <f>ⓣ</f>has been fulfilled in your hearing.”</J>


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And all spoke well of him and marveled at <f>ⓤ</f>the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, <f>ⓥ</f>“Is not this <f>ⓦ</f>Joseph's son?”


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And he said to them, <J>“Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, <f>ⓧ</f>‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did <f>ⓨ</f>at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’”</J>


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<J>But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when <f>ⓐ</f>the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land,</J>


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<J>and Elijah was sent to none of them <f>ⓑ</f>but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓒ</f>there were many lepers <f>[1]</f> in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, <f>ⓓ</f>but only Naaman the Syrian.”</J>


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And they rose up and <f>ⓔ</f>drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.


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<pb/><f>ⓖ</f> And he <f>ⓗ</f>went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And <f>ⓘ</f>he was teaching them <f>ⓙ</f>on the Sabbath,


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And <f>ⓜ</f>in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,


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“Ha! <f>[2]</f> <f>ⓝ</f>What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? <f>ⓞ</f>I know who you are — <f>ⓟ</f>the Holy One of God.”


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But Jesus <f>ⓠ</f>rebuked him, saying, <J>“Be silent and come out of him!”</J> And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.


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And <f>ⓡ</f>they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? <f>ⓢ</f>For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”


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<pb/><f>ⓤ</f> And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now <f>ⓥ</f>Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf.


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And he stood over her and <f>ⓦ</f>rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them.


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<pb/>Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and <f>ⓧ</f>he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.


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<f>ⓨ</f> And demons also came out of many, <f>ⓩ</f>crying, “You are <f>ⓐ</f>the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and <f>ⓑ</f>would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was <f>ⓒ</f>the Christ.


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<pb/><f>ⓓ</f> And when it was day, he departed and went <f>ⓔ</f>into a desolate place. And <f>ⓕ</f>the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them,


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but he said to them, <J> <f>ⓖ</f>“I must <f>ⓗ</f>preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”</J>


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<pb/>On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by <f>ⓐ</f>the lake of Gennesaret,


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<f>ⓑ</f> and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were <f>ⓒ</f>washing their nets.


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


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And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”</J>


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And Simon answered, “Master, <f>ⓕ</f>we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.”


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And when they had done this, <f>ⓖ</f>they enclosed a large number of fish, and <f>ⓗ</f>their nets were breaking.


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They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. <f>ⓘ</f>And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.


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But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, <f>ⓙ</f>“Depart from me, for <f>ⓚ</f>I am a sinful man, O Lord.”


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and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, <J>“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” <f>[1]</f></J>


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<pb/>While he was in one of the cities, <f>ⓜ</f>there came a man full of leprosy. <f>[2]</f> And when he saw Jesus, he <f>ⓝ</f>fell on his face and begged him, “Lord, <f>ⓞ</f>if you will, you can make me clean.”


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And Jesus <f>[3]</f> stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, <J>“I will; be clean.”</J> And immediately the leprosy left him.


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And he charged him <f>ⓟ</f>to tell no one, but <J>“go and show <f>ⓠ</f>yourself to the priest, and <f>ⓡ</f>make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, <f>ⓢ</f>for a proof to them.”</J>


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<f>ⓣ</f> But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities.


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<pb/>On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and <f>ⓦ</f>teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And <f>ⓧ</f>the power of the Lord was with him to heal. <f>[4]</f>


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<f>ⓨ</f> And behold, some men were bringing <f>ⓩ</f>on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus,


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but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on <f>ⓐ</f>the roof and let him down with his bed <f>ⓑ</f>through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.


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And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks <f>ⓔ</f>blasphemies? <f>ⓕ</f>Who can forgive sins but God alone?”


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When Jesus <f>ⓖ</f>perceived their thoughts, he answered them, <J>“Why do you question in your hearts?</J>


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<J>But that you may know that <f>ⓗ</f>the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”</J> — he said to the man who was paralyzed — <J>“I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.”</J>


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And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, <f>ⓘ</f>glorifying God.


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And amazement seized them all, and they <f>ⓙ</f>glorified God and were filled <f>ⓚ</f>with awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”


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<pb/><f>ⓛ</f> After this he went out and saw <f>ⓜ</f>a tax collector named <f>ⓝ</f>Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, <J>“Follow me.”</J>


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<pb/>And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company <f>ⓟ</f>of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them.


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And the Pharisees and <f>ⓠ</f>their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, <f>ⓡ</f>“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”


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And Jesus answered them, <J>“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.</J>


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<pb/>And they said to him, <f>ⓥ</f>“The disciples of John <f>ⓦ</f>fast often and <f>ⓧ</f>offer prayers, <f>ⓨ</f>and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink.”


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And Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓩ</f>“Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?</J>


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<J><f>ⓐ</f> The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and <f>ⓑ</f>then they will fast in those days.”</J>


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He also told them a parable: <J>“No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.</J>


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<J>And no one puts new wine into old <f>ⓒ</f>wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> On a Sabbath, <f>[1]</f> while he was going through the grainfields, his disciples <f>ⓑ</f>plucked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.


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But some of the Pharisees said, <f>ⓒ</f>“Why are you doing <f>ⓓ</f>what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”


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<J>how he entered the house of God and took and ate <f>ⓖ</f>the bread of the Presence, <f>ⓗ</f>which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those with him?”</J>


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<pb/>On another Sabbath, <f>ⓙ</f>he entered the synagogue <f>ⓚ</f>and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.


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And the scribes and the Pharisees <f>ⓛ</f>watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, <f>ⓜ</f>so that they might find a reason to accuse him.


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But <f>ⓝ</f>he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, <J>“Come and stand here.”</J> And he rose and stood there.


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And Jesus said to them, <J>“I ask you, <f>ⓞ</f>is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?”</J>


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And <f>ⓟ</f>after looking around at them all he said to him, <J>“Stretch out your hand.”</J> And <f>ⓠ</f>he did so, and his hand was restored.


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<pb/>In these days <f>ⓢ</f>he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.


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And when day came, <f>ⓣ</f>he called his disciples <f>ⓤ</f>and <f>ⓥ</f>chose from them twelve, whom he named <f>ⓦ</f>apostles:


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Simon, <f>ⓧ</f>whom he named Peter, and <f>ⓨ</f>Andrew his brother, and <f>ⓩ</f>James and John, and Philip, and Bartholomew,


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and <f>ⓐ</f>Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called <f>ⓑ</f>the Zealot,


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<pb/>And <f>ⓓ</f>he came down with them and stood on a level place, with <f>ⓔ</f>a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of <f>ⓕ</f>Tyre and Sidon,


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who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. <f>ⓖ</f>And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.


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And all the crowd <f>ⓗ</f>sought to touch him, for <f>ⓘ</f>power came out from him and healed them all.


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<pb/>And <f>ⓙ</f>he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, <f>ⓚ</f>and said: <pb/><J>“Blessed are you who are poor, for <f>ⓛ</f>yours is the kingdom of God.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓜ</f> “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.</J> <pb/><J> <f>ⓝ</f>“Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Blessed are you when <f>ⓞ</f>people hate you and when they <f>ⓟ</f>exclude you and revile you and <f>ⓠ</f>spurn your name as evil, <f>ⓡ</f>on account of the Son of Man!</J>


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<J><f>ⓢ</f> Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for <f>ⓣ</f>so their fathers did to the prophets.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓤ</f> “But woe to you who are rich, <f>ⓥ</f>for you <f>ⓦ</f>have received your consolation.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Woe to you who are full now, for <f>ⓧ</f>you shall be hungry.</J> <pb/><J>“Woe to <f>ⓨ</f>you who laugh now, <f>ⓩ</f>for you shall mourn and weep.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Woe to you, <f>ⓐ</f>when all people speak well of you, for <f>ⓑ</f>so their fathers did to <f>ⓒ</f>the false prophets.</J>


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<pb/><J>“But I say to you who hear, <f>ⓓ</f>Love your enemies, <f>ⓔ</f>do good to those who hate you,</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> To one who <f>ⓘ</f>strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic <f>[2]</f> either.</J>


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<J><f>ⓙ</f> Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓛ</f> “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.</J>


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<J>And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓜ</f>if you <f>ⓝ</f>lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓞ</f>love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and <f>ⓟ</f>you will be sons of <f>ⓠ</f>the Most High, for <f>ⓡ</f>he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓤ</f> <f>ⓥ</f>“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; <f>ⓦ</f>forgive, and you will be forgiven;</J>


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put <f>ⓨ</f>into your lap. For <f>ⓩ</f>with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”</J>


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<pb/>He also told them a parable: <J> <f>ⓐ</f>“Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?</J>


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<J><f>ⓑ</f> A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is <f>ⓒ</f>fully trained will be like his teacher.</J>


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<J><f>ⓓ</f> Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but <f>ⓔ</f>do not notice the log that is in your own eye?</J>


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<J>How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.</J>


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<J>for <f>ⓖ</f>each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush.</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces <f>ⓘ</f>evil, <f>ⓙ</f>for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like:</J>


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<J>he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. <f>[3]</f></J>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and <f>ⓞ</f>the ruin of that house was great.”</J>


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<pb/>After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, <f>ⓐ</f>he entered Capernaum.


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Now a centurion had a servant <f>[1]</f> who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.


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When the centurion <f>[2]</f> heard about Jesus, <f>ⓑ</f>he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.


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And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, <f>ⓒ</f>“He is worthy to have you do this for him,


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And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, <f>ⓔ</f>do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.


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For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”


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When Jesus heard these things, <f>ⓖ</f>he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, <J>“I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such <f>ⓗ</f>faith.”</J>


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<pb/>Soon afterward <f>[3]</f> he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him.


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As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, <f>ⓘ</f>the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.


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And when the Lord saw her, <f>ⓙ</f>he had compassion on her and <f>ⓚ</f>said to her, <J>“Do not weep.”</J>


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Then he came up and touched <f>ⓛ</f>the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, <J>“Young man, I say to you, <f>ⓜ</f>arise.”</J>


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Fear seized them all, and <f>ⓞ</f>they glorified God, saying, <f>ⓟ</f>“A great prophet has arisen among us!” and <f>ⓠ</f>“God has visited his people!”


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calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one <f>ⓣ</f>who is to come, or <f>ⓤ</f>shall we look for another?”


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And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one <f>ⓥ</f>who is to come, or <f>ⓦ</f>shall we look for another?’”


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In that hour <f>ⓧ</f>he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and <f>ⓨ</f>on many who were blind he bestowed sight.


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And he answered them, <J>“Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: <f>ⓩ</f>the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, <f>ⓐ</f>lepers <f>[5]</f> are cleansed, and <f>ⓑ</f>the deaf hear, <f>ⓒ</f>the dead are raised up, <f>ⓓ</f>the poor have good news preached to them.</J>


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<pb/>When John's messengers had gone, Jesus <f>[6]</f> began to speak to the crowds concerning John: <J>“What did you go out <f>ⓕ</f>into the wilderness to see? <f>ⓖ</f>A reed shaken by the wind?</J>


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<J>What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts.</J>


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<J>What then did you go out to see? <f>ⓗ</f>A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.</J>


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<J>This is he of whom it is written,</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓘ</f>“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,</J> </t><t><J>who will prepare your way before you.’</J> </t>


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<pb/><J>I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”</J>


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(<f>ⓙ</f>When all the people heard this, and <f>ⓚ</f>the tax collectors too, they declared God just, <f>[7]</f> <f>ⓛ</f>having been baptized with <f>ⓜ</f>the baptism of John,


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<f>ⓝ</f> but the Pharisees and <f>ⓞ</f>the lawyers <f>ⓟ</f>rejected <f>ⓠ</f>the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)


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<J>They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another,</J> <pb/><t><J>“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;</J> </t><t><J>we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’</J> </t>


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<pb/><J>For John the Baptist has come <f>ⓡ</f>eating no bread and <f>ⓢ</f>drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’</J>


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<J>The Son of Man has come <f>ⓣ</f>eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, <f>ⓤ</f>a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓦ</f> One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table.


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<f>ⓧ</f> And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment,


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and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and <f>ⓨ</f>wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.


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Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If <f>ⓩ</f>this man were <f>ⓐ</f>a prophet, he <f>ⓑ</f>would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”


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And Jesus answering said to him, <J>“Simon, I have something to say to you.”</J> And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”


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<pb/><J>“A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred <f>ⓒ</f>denarii, and the other fifty.</J>


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<J><f>ⓓ</f> When they could not pay, he <f>ⓔ</f>cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?”</J>


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Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, <J>“You have judged rightly.”</J>


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Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, <J>“Do you see this woman? I entered your house; <f>ⓕ</f>you gave me no water for my feet, but <f>ⓖ</f>she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to <f>ⓘ</f>kiss my feet.</J>


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<J>Therefore I tell you, her sins, <f>ⓚ</f>which are many, are forgiven — for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.”</J>


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Then those who were at table with him began to say among <f>[8]</f> themselves, <f>ⓜ</f>“Who is this, who even forgives sins?”


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<pb/>Soon afterward he went on <f>ⓐ</f>through cities and villages, proclaiming and <f>ⓑ</f>bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,


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and also <f>ⓒ</f>some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: <f>ⓓ</f>Mary, called Magdalene, <f>ⓔ</f>from whom seven demons had gone out,


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and <f>ⓕ</f>Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them <f>[1]</f> out of their means.


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<pb/><f>ⓖ</f> And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable,


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.</J>


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<J>And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, <f>ⓘ</f>it withered away, because it had no moisture.</J>


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<J>And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded <f>ⓚ</f>a hundredfold.”</J> As he said these things, he called out, <J> <f>ⓛ</f>“He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”</J>


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he said, <J> <f>ⓜ</f>“To you it has been given to know <f>ⓝ</f>the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so <f>ⓞ</f>that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’</J>


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<J>The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not <f>ⓡ</f>believe and be saved.</J>


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<J>And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it <f>ⓢ</f>with joy. But these have no root; they <f>ⓣ</f>believe for a while, and in time of testing <f>ⓤ</f>fall away.</J>


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<J>And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but <f>ⓥ</f>as they go on their way they are choked by the <f>ⓦ</f>cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.</J>


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<J>As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and <f>ⓧ</f>bear fruit <f>ⓨ</f>with patience.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓩ</f> <f>ⓐ</f>“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.</J>


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<J><f>ⓑ</f> For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.</J>


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<J><f>ⓒ</f> Take care then how you hear, <f>ⓓ</f>for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓔ</f> Then his mother and <f>ⓕ</f>his brothers <f>[2]</f> came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd.


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But he answered them, <J>“My mother and my brothers are those <f>ⓖ</f>who hear the word of God and do it.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓗ</f> One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, <J>“Let us go across to the other side of <f>ⓘ</f>the lake.”</J> So they set out,


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and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on <f>ⓙ</f>the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger.


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And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he awoke and <f>ⓚ</f>rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, <f>ⓛ</f>and there was a calm.


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He said to them, <J>“Where is your faith?”</J> And they <f>ⓜ</f>were afraid, and they <f>ⓝ</f>marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that <f>ⓞ</f>he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”


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<pb/><f>ⓟ</f> Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, <f>[3]</f> which is opposite Galilee.


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When Jesus <f>[4]</f> had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house <f>ⓠ</f>but among the tombs.


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When he saw Jesus, he <f>ⓡ</f>cried out and fell down before him and said <f>ⓢ</f>with a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, <f>ⓣ</f>Son of <f>ⓤ</f>the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.”


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For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon <f>ⓥ</f>into the desert.)


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Jesus then asked him, <J>“What is your name?”</J> And he said, <f>ⓦ</f>“Legion,” for many demons had entered him.


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Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission.


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Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into <f>ⓨ</f>the lake and drowned.


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Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting <f>ⓩ</f>at the feet of Jesus, <f>ⓐ</f>clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.


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Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes <f>ⓑ</f>asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.


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<J>“Return to your home, and <f>ⓒ</f>declare how much God has done for you.”</J> And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.


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<f>ⓔ</f> And there came a man named Jairus, who was <f>ⓕ</f>a ruler of the synagogue. And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house,


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for he had <f>ⓖ</f>an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. <pb/>As Jesus went, the people <f>ⓗ</f>pressed around him.


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And there was a woman <f>ⓘ</f>who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her <f>ⓙ</f>living on physicians, <f>[6]</f> she could not be healed by anyone.


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She came up behind him and touched <f>ⓚ</f>the fringe of his garment, and <f>ⓛ</f>immediately her discharge of blood ceased.


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And Jesus said, <J>“Who was it that touched me?”</J> When all denied it, Peter <f>[7]</f> said, “Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!”


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But Jesus said, <J>“Someone touched me, for I perceive that <f>ⓜ</f>power has gone out from me.”</J>


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And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed.


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<pb/>While he was still speaking, someone from <f>ⓟ</f>the ruler's house came and said, “Your daughter is dead; <f>ⓠ</f>do not trouble <f>ⓡ</f>the Teacher any more.”


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And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him, except <f>ⓢ</f>Peter and <f>ⓣ</f>John and James, and the father and mother of the child.


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And all were weeping and <f>ⓤ</f>mourning for her, but he <f>ⓥ</f>said, <J>“Do not weep, for <f>ⓦ</f>she is not dead but <f>ⓧ</f>sleeping.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,


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<f>ⓓ</f> And he said to them, <J>“Take nothing for your journey, <f>ⓔ</f>no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. <f>[1]</f></J>


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<J>And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town <f>ⓕ</f>shake off the dust from your feet <f>ⓖ</f>as a testimony <f>ⓗ</f>against them.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓙ</f> Now <f>ⓚ</f>Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that <f>ⓛ</f>John had been raised from the dead,


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<f>ⓜ</f> by some that Elijah had appeared, and <f>ⓝ</f>by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.


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Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And <f>ⓞ</f>he sought to see him.


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<pb/>On their return <f>ⓟ</f>the apostles told him all that they had done. <f>ⓠ</f>And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida.


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When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he <f>ⓡ</f>welcomed them and <f>ⓢ</f>spoke to them of the kingdom of God and <f>ⓣ</f>cured those who had need of healing.


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Now <f>ⓤ</f>the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, <f>ⓥ</f>“Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.”


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But he said to them, <J> <f>ⓦ</f>“You give them something to eat.”</J> They said, “We have no more than <f>ⓧ</f>five loaves and two fish — unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.”


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For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, <J>“Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”</J>


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And taking the five loaves and the two fish, <f>ⓨ</f>he looked up to heaven and <f>ⓩ</f>said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.


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And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, <J>“Who do the crowds say that I am?”</J>


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And they answered, <f>ⓑ</f>“John the Baptist. But others say, <f>ⓒ</f>Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.”


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Then he said to them, <J>“But who do you say that I am?”</J> And Peter answered, <f>ⓓ</f>“The Christ of God.”


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<f>ⓕ</f> saying, <J> <f>ⓖ</f>“The Son of Man must <f>ⓗ</f>suffer many things and <f>ⓘ</f>be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on <f>ⓙ</f>the third day be raised.”</J>


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<pb/>And he said to all, <J>“If anyone would come after me, let him <f>ⓚ</f>deny himself and <f>ⓛ</f>take up his cross <f>ⓜ</f>daily and follow me.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓝ</f>whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.</J>


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<J><f>ⓞ</f> For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓟ</f>whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed <f>ⓠ</f>when he comes in <f>ⓡ</f>his glory and the glory of the Father and of <f>ⓢ</f>the holy angels.</J>


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<J>But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not <f>ⓣ</f>taste death <f>ⓤ</f>until they see the kingdom of God.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓥ</f> Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him <f>ⓦ</f>Peter and John and James and <f>ⓧ</f>went up on the mountain to pray.


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And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was <f>ⓨ</f>altered, and <f>ⓩ</f>his clothing became dazzling white.


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who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, <f>[2]</f> which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.


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Now Peter and those who were with him <f>ⓐ</f>were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake <f>ⓑ</f>they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.


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And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three <f>ⓒ</f>tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah” — <f>ⓓ</f>not knowing what he said.


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As he was saying these things, <f>ⓔ</f>a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.


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And <f>ⓕ</f>a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, <f>ⓖ</f>my Chosen One; <f>[3]</f> <f>ⓗ</f>listen to him!”


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And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. <f>ⓘ</f>And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.


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And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for <f>ⓚ</f>he is my only child.


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And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him.


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Jesus answered, <J>“O <f>ⓜ</f>faithless and twisted generation, <f>ⓝ</f>how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”</J>


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While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus <f>ⓞ</f>rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and <f>ⓟ</f>gave him back to his father.


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And all were astonished at <f>ⓠ</f>the majesty of God. <pb/><e>Jesus Again Foretells His Death</e> </pb> <pb/><f>ⓡ</f>But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus <f>[4]</f> said <f>ⓢ</f>to his disciples,


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<J>“Let these words sink into your ears: <f>ⓣ</f>The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”</J>


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<f>ⓤ</f> But they did not understand this saying, and <f>ⓥ</f>it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.


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and said to them, <J> <f>ⓧ</f>“Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and <f>ⓨ</f>whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For <f>ⓩ</f>he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> John answered, “Master, we saw someone <f>ⓑ</f>casting out demons in your name, and <f>ⓒ</f>we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.”


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But Jesus said to him, <J>“Do not stop him, <f>ⓓ</f>for the one who is not against you is for you.”</J>


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<pb/>When the days drew near for <f>ⓔ</f>him to be taken up, <f>ⓕ</f>he set his face <f>ⓖ</f>to go to Jerusalem.


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And <f>ⓗ</f>he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of <f>ⓘ</f>the Samaritans, to make preparations for him.


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And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell <f>ⓛ</f>fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” <f>[5]</f>


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<pb/>As they were going <f>ⓜ</f>along the road, <f>ⓝ</f>someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”


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And Jesus <f>[7]</f> said to him, <J>“Leave <f>ⓞ</f>the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and <f>ⓟ</f>proclaim the kingdom of God.”</J>


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Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, <f>ⓠ</f>but let me first say farewell to those at my home.”


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Jesus said to him, <J> <f>ⓡ</f>“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”</J>


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<pb/>After this the Lord appointed <f>ⓐ</f>seventy-two <f>[1]</f> others and <f>ⓑ</f>sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.


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<f>ⓒ</f> And he said to them, <J>“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. <f>ⓓ</f>Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.</J>


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<J>And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, <f>ⓘ</f>it will return to you.</J>


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<J>And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for <f>ⓙ</f>the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.</J>


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<J><f>ⓛ</f> ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that <f>ⓜ</f>the kingdom of God has come near.’</J>


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<J>I tell you, <f>ⓝ</f>it will be more bearable on <f>ⓞ</f>that day for Sodom than for that town.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓟ</f> “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in <f>ⓠ</f>Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.</J>


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<J><f>ⓡ</f> But it will be more bearable in the judgment for <f>ⓢ</f>Tyre and Sidon than for you.</J>


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<J>And you, Capernaum, <f>ⓣ</f>will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to <f>ⓤ</f>Hades.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓥ</f> “The one who hears you hears me, and <f>ⓦ</f>the one who rejects you rejects me, and <f>ⓧ</f>the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓨ</f> The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, <f>ⓩ</f>even the demons are subject to us in your name!”


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<J>Behold, I have given you authority <f>ⓒ</f>to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of <f>ⓓ</f>the enemy, and <f>ⓔ</f>nothing shall hurt you.</J>


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<J><f>ⓕ</f> Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that <f>ⓖ</f>your names are written in heaven.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓗ</f> In that same hour <f>ⓘ</f>he rejoiced <f>ⓙ</f>in the Holy Spirit and said, <J>“I thank you, Father, <f>ⓚ</f>Lord of heaven and earth, that <f>ⓛ</f>you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and <f>ⓜ</f>revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for <f>ⓝ</f>such was your gracious will. <f>[2]</f></J>


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<J><f>ⓞ</f> All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is <f>ⓟ</f>except the Father, or who the Father is <f>ⓠ</f>except the Son and anyone <f>ⓡ</f>to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”</J>


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<pb/>Then turning to the disciples he said privately, <J> <f>ⓢ</f>“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!</J>


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<J>For I tell you <f>ⓣ</f>that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓤ</f> And behold, a <f>ⓥ</f>lawyer stood up to <f>ⓦ</f>put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to <f>ⓧ</f>inherit eternal life?”


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And he answered, <f>ⓨ</f>“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and <f>ⓩ</f>your neighbor as yourself.”


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Jesus replied, <J>“A man <f>ⓒ</f>was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.</J>


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<J>Now by chance a <f>ⓓ</f>priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.</J>


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<J>So likewise <f>ⓔ</f>a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.</J>


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<J>But a <f>ⓕ</f>Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.</J>


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<J>He went to him and <f>ⓖ</f>bound up his wounds, pouring on <f>ⓗ</f>oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.</J>


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<J>And the next day he took out two <f>ⓘ</f>denarii <f>[3]</f> and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’</J>


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<J>Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”</J>


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<pb/>Now as they went on their way, Jesus <f>[4]</f> entered a village. And a woman named <f>ⓙ</f>Martha <f>ⓚ</f>welcomed him into her house.


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And she had a sister called <f>ⓛ</f>Mary, who <f>ⓜ</f>sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.


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But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.”


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But the Lord answered her, <J>“Martha, Martha, you are <f>ⓝ</f>anxious and troubled about many things,</J>


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<J>but one thing is necessary. <f>[5]</f> Mary has chosen <f>ⓞ</f>the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”</J>


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<pb/>Now Jesus <f>[1]</f> was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, <f>ⓐ</f>as John taught his disciples.”


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓑ</f>“When you pray, say:</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓒ</f>“Father, <f>ⓓ</f>hallowed be <f>ⓔ</f>your name.</J> </t><t><J> <f>ⓕ</f>Your kingdom come.</J></t>


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<t><J>and <f>ⓘ</f>forgive us our sins,</J> </t><t><J>for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.</J> </t><t><J>And <f>ⓙ</f>lead us not into temptation.”</J> </t>


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<pb/>And he said to them, <J>“Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,</J>


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<J>and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’?</J>


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<J>I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything <f>ⓚ</f>because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence <f>[3]</f> he will rise and give him whatever he needs.</J>


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<J>And I tell you, <f>ⓛ</f>ask, and <f>ⓜ</f>it will be given to you; <f>ⓝ</f>seek, and you will find; <f>ⓞ</f>knock, and it will be opened to you.</J>


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<J>What father among you, if his son asks for <f>[4]</f> a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;</J>


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<J>If you then, <f>ⓟ</f>who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father <f>ⓠ</f>give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓡ</f> Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled.


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<f>ⓤ</f> But he, <f>ⓥ</f>knowing their thoughts, said to them, <J>“Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls.</J>


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<J>And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.</J>


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<J>And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, <f>ⓦ</f>by whom do <f>ⓧ</f>your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.</J>


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<J>But if it is by <f>ⓨ</f>the finger of God that I cast out demons, then <f>ⓩ</f>the kingdom of God has come upon you.</J>


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<J><f>ⓐ</f> but when one stronger than he attacks him and <f>ⓑ</f>overcomes him, he takes away his <f>ⓒ</f>armor in which he trusted and <f>ⓓ</f>divides his spoil.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓕ</f> “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through <f>ⓖ</f>waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’</J>


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<J>Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And <f>ⓗ</f>the last state of that person is worse than the first.”</J>


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<pb/>As he said these things, <f>ⓘ</f>a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, <f>ⓙ</f>“Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!”


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But he said, <J> <f>ⓚ</f>“Blessed rather are those <f>ⓛ</f>who hear the word of God and <f>ⓜ</f>keep it!”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓝ</f> When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, <J> <f>ⓞ</f>“This generation is an evil generation. <f>ⓟ</f>It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.</J>


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<J>For as <f>ⓠ</f>Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.</J>


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<J><f>ⓡ</f> The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and <f>ⓢ</f>condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, <f>ⓣ</f>something greater than Solomon is here.</J>


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<J><f>ⓤ</f> The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and <f>ⓥ</f>condemn it, for <f>ⓦ</f>they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, <f>ⓧ</f>something greater than Jonah is here.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓨ</f> “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.</J>


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<J>Your eye is <f>ⓩ</f>the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is <f>ⓐ</f>bad, your body is full of darkness.</J>


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<J>If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, <f>ⓒ</f>as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.”</J>


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<pb/>While Jesus <f>[5]</f> was speaking, <f>ⓓ</f>a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table.


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And the Lord said to him, <J> <f>ⓕ</f>“Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of <f>ⓖ</f>greed and wickedness.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓙ</f>give as alms those things that are within, and behold, <f>ⓚ</f>everything is clean for you.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓛ</f> “But woe to you Pharisees! For <f>ⓜ</f>you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect <f>ⓝ</f>justice and <f>ⓞ</f>the love of God. <f>ⓟ</f>These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.</J>


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<J>Woe to you Pharisees! For <f>ⓠ</f>you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.</J>


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<J>Woe to you! <f>ⓡ</f>For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.”</J>


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And he said, <J>“Woe to you <f>ⓣ</f>lawyers also! For <f>ⓤ</f>you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.</J>


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<J><f>ⓦ</f> So you are witnesses and you <f>ⓧ</f>consent to the deeds of <f>ⓨ</f>your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs.</J>


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<J>Therefore also <f>ⓩ</f>the Wisdom of God said, <f>ⓐ</f>‘I will send them <f>ⓑ</f>prophets and apostles, <f>ⓒ</f>some of whom they will <f>ⓓ</f>kill and persecute,’</J>


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<J>so that <f>ⓔ</f>the blood of all the prophets, shed <f>ⓕ</f>from the foundation of the world, may be <f>ⓖ</f>charged against this generation,</J>


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<J>from the blood of <f>ⓗ</f>Abel to the blood of <f>ⓘ</f>Zechariah, who perished between <f>ⓙ</f>the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be <f>ⓚ</f>required of this generation.</J>


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<J>Woe to you <f>ⓛ</f>lawyers! <f>ⓜ</f>For you have taken away the key of <f>ⓝ</f>knowledge. You <f>ⓞ</f>did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.”</J>


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<pb/>As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things,


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<pb/>In the meantime, <f>ⓐ</f>when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, <J> <f>ⓑ</f>“Beware of <f>ⓒ</f>the leaven of the Pharisees, <f>ⓓ</f>which is hypocrisy.</J>


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<J>Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in <f>ⓕ</f>private rooms shall be proclaimed on <f>ⓖ</f>the housetops.</J>


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<pb/><J>“I tell you, my friends, <f>ⓗ</f>do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.</J>


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<J>But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him <f>ⓘ</f>who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. <f>[1]</f> Yes, I tell you, fear him!</J>


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<J>Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? <f>[2]</f> And <f>ⓙ</f>not one of them is forgotten before God.</J>


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<J>Why, <f>ⓚ</f>even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; <f>ⓛ</f>you are of more value than many sparrows.</J>


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<pb/><J>“And I tell you, <f>ⓜ</f>everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge <f>ⓝ</f>before the angels of God,</J>


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<J>but <f>ⓞ</f>the one who denies me before men <f>ⓟ</f>will be denied <f>ⓠ</f>before the angels of God.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓡ</f>everyone who speaks a word <f>ⓢ</f>against the Son of Man <f>ⓣ</f>will be forgiven, but the one who <f>ⓤ</f>blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.</J>


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<J><f>ⓥ</f> And when they <f>ⓦ</f>bring you before the synagogues and <f>ⓧ</f>the rulers and <f>ⓨ</f>the authorities, <f>ⓩ</f>do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say,</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓑ</f> Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”</J>


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<J>And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my <f>ⓗ</f>barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.</J>


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<J>And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up <f>ⓘ</f>for many years; relax, <f>ⓙ</f>eat, drink, be merry.”’</J>


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<J>But God said to him, <f>ⓚ</f>‘Fool! <f>ⓛ</f>This night <f>ⓜ</f>your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, <f>ⓝ</f>whose will they be?’</J>


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<pb/>And he said to his disciples, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“Therefore I tell you, <f>ⓠ</f>do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on.</J>


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<J><f>ⓡ</f> Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. <f>ⓢ</f>Of how much more value are you than the birds!</J>


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<J>And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his <f>ⓣ</f>span of life? <f>[3]</f></J>


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<J>Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, <f>[4]</f> yet I tell you, <f>ⓤ</f>even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.</J>


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<J>But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, <f>ⓥ</f>O you of little faith!</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓧ</f>all the nations of the world seek after these things, and <f>ⓨ</f>your Father knows that you need them.</J>


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<J>Instead, <f>ⓩ</f>seek <f>ⓐ</f>his <f>[5]</f> kingdom, <f>ⓑ</f>and these things will be added to you.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓒ</f> “Fear not, little <f>ⓓ</f>flock, for <f>ⓔ</f>it is your Father's good pleasure to give you <f>ⓕ</f>the kingdom.</J>


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> Sell your possessions, and <f>ⓗ</f>give to the needy. <f>ⓘ</f>Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with <f>ⓙ</f>a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.</J>


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<J>and be like men who are <f>ⓝ</f>waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and <f>ⓞ</f>knocks.</J>


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<J><f>ⓟ</f> Blessed are those servants <f>[7]</f> whom the master finds <f>ⓠ</f>awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓡ</f>he will dress himself for service and <f>ⓢ</f>have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them.</J>


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<J>If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants!</J>


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<J><f>ⓣ</f> But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour <f>ⓤ</f>the thief was coming, he <f>[8]</f> would not have left his house to be broken into.</J>


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<J>You also must be <f>ⓥ</f>ready, for <f>ⓦ</f>the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”</J>


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And the Lord said, <J>“Who then is <f>ⓨ</f>the faithful and <f>ⓩ</f>wise <f>ⓐ</f>manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?</J>


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<J><f>ⓑ</f> Blessed is that servant <f>[9]</f> whom his master will find so doing when he comes.</J>


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<J>But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master <f>ⓓ</f>is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and <f>ⓔ</f>get drunk,</J>


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<J>the master of that servant will come <f>ⓕ</f>on a day when he does not expect him and <f>ⓖ</f>at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> And that servant who <f>ⓘ</f>knew his master's will but <f>ⓙ</f>did not get ready <f>ⓚ</f>or act according to his will, will receive a <f>ⓛ</f>severe beating.</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, <f>ⓝ</f>will receive a light beating. <f>ⓞ</f>Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.</J>


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<J><f>ⓠ</f> I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how <f>ⓡ</f>great is my distress until it is accomplished!</J>


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<J><f>ⓢ</f> Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? <f>ⓣ</f>No, I tell you, but rather division.</J>


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<J>For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three.</J>


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<J>They will be divided, <f>ⓤ</f>father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”</J>


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<pb/>He also said to the crowds, <J> <f>ⓥ</f>“When you see <f>ⓦ</f>a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓧ</f>when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be <f>ⓨ</f>scorching heat,’ and it happens.</J>


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<J>You hypocrites! <f>ⓩ</f>You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?</J>


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<J><f>ⓒ</f> As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.</J>


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<J>I tell you, <f>ⓓ</f>you will never get out until you have paid the very last <f>ⓔ</f>penny.” <f>[10]</f></J>


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<pb/>There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood <f>ⓐ</f>Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.


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And he answered them, <J> <f>ⓑ</f>“Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way?</J>


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<J>Or those eighteen on whom the tower in <f>ⓓ</f>Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem?</J>


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<pb/>And he told this parable: <J>“A man had <f>ⓕ</f>a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.</J>


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<J>And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. <f>ⓖ</f>Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’</J>


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<J>And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.</J>


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And behold, there was a woman who had had <f>ⓘ</f>a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.


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When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, <J>“Woman, you are freed from your disability.”</J>


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And he <f>ⓙ</f>laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she <f>ⓚ</f>glorified God.


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But <f>ⓛ</f>the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus <f>ⓜ</f>had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, <f>ⓝ</f>“There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”


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Then the Lord answered him, <J>“You hypocrites! <f>ⓞ</f>Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it?</J>


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<J>And ought not this woman, <f>ⓟ</f>a daughter of Abraham whom <f>ⓠ</f>Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?”</J>


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As he said these things, <f>ⓡ</f>all his adversaries were put to shame, and <f>ⓢ</f>all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.


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<pb/><f>ⓣ</f> He said therefore, <J>“What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?</J>


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<J>It is like <f>ⓤ</f>a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches.”</J>


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<J><f>ⓥ</f> It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in <f>ⓦ</f>three measures of flour, until it was <f>ⓧ</f>all leavened.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓨ</f> He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and <f>ⓩ</f>journeying toward Jerusalem.


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<J><f>ⓑ</f> “Strive <f>ⓒ</f>to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.</J>


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<J><f>ⓓ</f> When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, <f>ⓔ</f>‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, <f>ⓕ</f>‘I do not know where you come from.’</J>


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<J>Then you will begin to say, <f>ⓖ</f>‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’</J>


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<J>But he will say, ‘I tell you, <f>ⓗ</f>I do not know where you come from. <f>ⓘ</f>Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’</J>


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<J><f>ⓙ</f> In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see <f>ⓚ</f>Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but <f>ⓛ</f>you yourselves cast out.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓜ</f>people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and <f>ⓝ</f>recline at table in the kingdom of God.</J>


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<pb/>At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from <f>ⓟ</f>here, for <f>ⓠ</f>Herod wants to kill you.”


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And he said to them, <J>“Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day <f>ⓡ</f>I finish my course.</J>


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<J>Nevertheless, <f>ⓢ</f>I <f>ⓣ</f>must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that <f>ⓤ</f>a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’</J>


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<J><f>ⓥ</f> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that <f>ⓦ</f>kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! <f>ⓧ</f>How often would I have <f>ⓨ</f>gathered <f>ⓩ</f>your children together <f>ⓐ</f>as a hen gathers her brood <f>ⓑ</f>under her wings, and <f>ⓒ</f>you were not willing!</J>


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<J>Behold, <f>ⓓ</f>your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, <f>ⓔ</f>‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”</J>


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<pb/>One Sabbath, <f>ⓐ</f>when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were <f>ⓑ</f>watching him carefully.


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And Jesus responded to <f>ⓒ</f>the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, <J> <f>ⓓ</f>“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?”</J>


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And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“Which of you, having a son <f>[1]</f> or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?”</J>


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<pb/>Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed <f>ⓖ</f>how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,


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<J>“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him,</J>


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<J>and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.</J>


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<J>But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, <f>ⓗ</f>so that when your host comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓘ</f>everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”</J>


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<pb/>He said also to the man who had invited him, <J>“When you give <f>ⓙ</f>a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers <f>[2]</f> or your relatives or rich neighbors, <f>ⓚ</f>lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid.</J>


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<J>But when you give a feast, <f>ⓛ</f>invite <f>ⓜ</f>the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,</J>


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<J>and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid <f>ⓝ</f>at <f>ⓞ</f>the resurrection of the just.”</J>


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<pb/>When one of those who reclined at table with him heard these things, he said to him, <f>ⓟ</f>“Blessed is everyone who will <f>ⓠ</f>eat bread in the kingdom of God!”


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<J>And at the time for the banquet he <f>ⓣ</f>sent his servant <f>[3]</f> to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’</J>


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<J>But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’</J>


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<J>And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’</J>


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<J>So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in <f>ⓥ</f>the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’</J>


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<J>And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.</J>


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<J>For I tell you, <f>[4]</f> <f>ⓦ</f>none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”</J>


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> “If anyone comes to me and <f>ⓨ</f>does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, <f>ⓩ</f>yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.</J>


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<J><f>ⓐ</f> Whoever does not <f>ⓑ</f>bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.</J>


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<J>For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not <f>ⓒ</f>first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?</J>


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<J>Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,</J>


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<J>Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not <f>ⓓ</f>sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?</J>


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<J>And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.</J>


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<J><f>ⓔ</f> So therefore, any one of you who <f>ⓕ</f>does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓖ</f> “Salt is good, <f>ⓗ</f>but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?</J>


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<J>It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. <f>ⓘ</f>He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”</J>


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And the Pharisees and the scribes <f>ⓑ</f>grumbled, saying, <f>ⓒ</f>“This man receives sinners and <f>ⓓ</f>eats with them.”


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<J><f>ⓔ</f> “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, <f>ⓕ</f>if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine <f>ⓖ</f>in the open country, and <f>ⓗ</f>go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?</J>


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<J>And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for <f>ⓙ</f>I have found my sheep that was lost.’</J>


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<J>Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who <f>ⓚ</f>repents than over ninety-nine <f>ⓛ</f>righteous persons who need no repentance.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Or what woman, having ten silver coins, <f>[1]</f> if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it?</J>


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<J>And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’</J>


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<J>Just so, I tell you, there is joy before <f>ⓜ</f>the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”</J>


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<J>And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me <f>ⓝ</f>the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided <f>ⓞ</f>his property between them.</J>


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<J>Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in <f>ⓟ</f>reckless living.</J>


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<J>And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need.</J>


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<J>So he went and hired himself out to <f>[2]</f> one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.</J>


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<J>And he <f>ⓠ</f>was longing to be fed with the pods that the pigs ate, and no one gave him anything.</J>


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<pb/><J>“But <f>ⓡ</f>when he <f>ⓢ</f>came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger!</J>


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<J>I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, <f>ⓣ</f>I have sinned against <f>ⓤ</f>heaven and before you.</J>


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<J><f>ⓥ</f> I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’</J>


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<J>And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and <f>ⓦ</f>ran and <f>ⓧ</f>embraced him and <f>ⓨ</f>kissed him.</J>


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<J>And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. <f>ⓩ</f>I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ <f>[3]</f></J>


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<J>But the father said to his servants, <f>[4]</f> ‘Bring quickly <f>ⓐ</f>the best robe, and put it on him, and put <f>ⓑ</f>a ring on his hand, and <f>ⓒ</f>shoes on his feet.</J>


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<J>For this my son <f>ⓕ</f>was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.</J>


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<J>And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.’</J>


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<J>but he answered his father, ‘Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might <f>ⓖ</f>celebrate with my friends.</J>


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<J>But when this son of yours came, <f>ⓗ</f>who has devoured <f>ⓘ</f>your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’</J>


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<J>It was fitting <f>ⓚ</f>to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother <f>ⓛ</f>was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’”</J>


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<pb/>He also said to the disciples, <J>“There was a rich man who had <f>ⓐ</f>a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.</J>


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<J>And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your <f>ⓑ</f>management, for you can no longer be manager.’</J>


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<J>And the manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.</J>


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<J>I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.’</J>


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<J>So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’</J>


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<J>He said, ‘A hundred measures <f>[1]</f> of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’</J>


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<J>Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures <f>[2]</f> of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’</J>


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<J>The master commended the dishonest manager for his <f>ⓒ</f>shrewdness. For <f>ⓓ</f>the sons of this world <f>[3]</f> are <f>ⓔ</f>more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than <f>ⓕ</f>the sons of light.</J>


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<J>And I tell you, <f>ⓖ</f>make friends for yourselves by means of <f>ⓗ</f>unrighteous wealth, <f>[4]</f> so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓘ</f> “One who is <f>ⓙ</f>faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.</J>


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<J>If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?</J>


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<J>And if you have not been faithful in <f>ⓚ</f>that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?</J>


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<J><f>ⓛ</f> No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓜ</f> The Pharisees, who were <f>ⓝ</f>lovers of money, heard all these things, and they <f>ⓞ</f>ridiculed him.


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And he said to them, <J>“You are those who <f>ⓟ</f>justify yourselves before men, but <f>ⓠ</f>God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men <f>ⓡ</f>is an abomination in the sight of God.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓢ</f> “The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then <f>ⓣ</f>the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and <f>ⓤ</f>everyone forces his way into it. <f>[5]</f></J>


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<J>But <f>ⓥ</f>it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓦ</f> “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.</J>


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<pb/><J>“There was a rich man who was clothed in <f>ⓧ</f>purple and fine linen and <f>ⓨ</f>who feasted sumptuously every day.</J>


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<J>who desired to be fed with <f>ⓐ</f>what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.</J>


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<J>The poor man died and was carried by <f>ⓑ</f>the angels <f>ⓒ</f>to Abraham's side. <f>[6]</f> The rich man also died and was buried,</J>


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<J>and in <f>ⓓ</f>Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and <f>ⓔ</f>saw Abraham far off and Lazarus <f>ⓕ</f>at his side.</J>


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<J>And he called out, <f>ⓖ</f>‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and <f>ⓗ</f>cool my tongue, for <f>ⓘ</f>I am in anguish in this flame.’</J>


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<J>But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that <f>ⓙ</f>you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.</J>


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<J>And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’</J>


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<J>for I have five brothers — so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’</J>


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<J>And he said, ‘No, <f>ⓜ</f>father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’</J>


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<J>He said to him, ‘If they do not hear <f>ⓝ</f>Moses and the Prophets, <f>ⓞ</f>neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”</J>


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<pb/>And he said to his disciples, <J> <f>ⓐ</f>“Temptations to sin <f>[1]</f> are <f>ⓑ</f>sure to come, but <f>ⓒ</f>woe to the one through whom they come!</J>


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<J><f>ⓓ</f> It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. <f>[2]</f></J>


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<J>Pay attention to yourselves! <f>ⓔ</f>If your brother sins, <f>ⓕ</f>rebuke him, and if he repents, <f>ⓖ</f>forgive him,</J>


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<J>and if he sins against you <f>ⓗ</f>seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”</J>


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And the Lord said, <J> <f>ⓚ</f>“If you had faith like <f>ⓛ</f>a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this <f>ⓜ</f>mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Will any one of you who has a servant <f>[3]</f> plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’?</J>


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<J>Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and <f>ⓝ</f>dress properly, <f>[4]</f> and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’?</J>


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<J>So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are <f>ⓞ</f>unworthy servants; <f>[5]</f> we have only done what was our duty.’”</J>


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When he saw them he said to them, <J>“Go and <f>ⓢ</f>show yourselves to the priests.”</J> And as they went they were cleansed.


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Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, <f>ⓣ</f>praising God with a loud voice;


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And he said to him, <J>“Rise and go your way; <f>ⓩ</f>your faith has <f>ⓐ</f>made you well.” <f>[7]</f></J>


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<pb/>Being asked by the Pharisees <f>ⓑ</f>when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, <J>“The kingdom of God <f>ⓒ</f>is not coming in ways that can be observed,</J>


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<J>nor <f>ⓓ</f>will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” <f>[8]</f></J>


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<pb/>And he said to the disciples, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“The days are coming when you will desire <f>ⓕ</f>to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.</J>


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<J><f>ⓖ</f> And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or follow them.</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be <f>ⓘ</f>in his day. <f>[9]</f></J>


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<J><f>ⓛ</f> Just as it was in the days of <f>ⓜ</f>Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.</J>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.</J>


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<J>Likewise, just as it was in the days of <f>ⓞ</f>Lot — they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,</J>


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<J><f>ⓟ</f> but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all — </J>


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<J>On that day, <f>ⓡ</f>let the one who is on <f>ⓢ</f>the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back.</J>


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<J><f>ⓤ</f> Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will <f>ⓥ</f>keep it.</J>


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<J>I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left.</J>


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<J><f>ⓦ</f> There will be two women <f>ⓧ</f>grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.” <f>[10]</f></J>


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And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, <J> <f>ⓨ</f>“Where the corpse <f>[11]</f> is, there the vultures <f>[12]</f> will gather.”</J>


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<pb/>And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought <f>ⓐ</f>always to pray and not <f>ⓑ</f>lose heart.


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He said, <J>“In a certain city there was a judge who <f>ⓒ</f>neither feared God nor respected man.</J>


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<J>And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’</J>


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<J>For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, <f>ⓓ</f>‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,</J>


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<J>yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’”</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓔ</f>will not God give justice to <f>ⓕ</f>his elect, <f>ⓖ</f>who cry to him day and night? <f>ⓗ</f> <f>ⓘ</f>Will he delay long over them?</J>


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<J>I tell you, he will give justice to them <f>ⓙ</f>speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, <f>ⓚ</f>will he find faith on earth?”</J>


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<pb/>He also told this parable to some <f>ⓛ</f>who trusted <f>ⓜ</f>in themselves that they were righteous, <f>ⓝ</f>and treated others with contempt:


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<J>“Two men <f>ⓞ</f>went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.</J>


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<J>The Pharisee, <f>ⓟ</f>standing by himself, prayed <f>[1]</f> <f>ⓠ</f>thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.</J>


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<J>But the tax collector, <f>ⓣ</f>standing far off, <f>ⓤ</f>would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but <f>ⓥ</f>beat his breast, saying, ‘God, <f>ⓦ</f>be merciful to me, a sinner!’</J>


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<J>I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For <f>ⓧ</f>everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓨ</f> Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw it, they <f>ⓩ</f>rebuked them.


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But Jesus called them to him, saying, <J> <f>ⓐ</f>“Let the children come to me, and <f>ⓑ</f>do not hinder them, <f>ⓒ</f>for to such belongs the kingdom of God.</J>


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<J><f>ⓓ</f> Truly, I say to you, whoever does not <f>ⓔ</f>receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓕ</f> And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to <f>ⓖ</f>inherit eternal life?”


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<J>You know the commandments: <f>ⓗ</f>‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’”</J>


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When Jesus heard this, he said to him, <J>“One thing you still lack. <f>ⓙ</f>Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have <f>ⓚ</f>treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”</J>


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Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, <J> <f>ⓜ</f>“How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter <f>ⓝ</f>the kingdom of God!</J>


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<J>For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter <f>ⓞ</f>the kingdom of God.”</J>


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And he said to them, <J>“Truly, I say to you, <f>ⓡ</f>there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers <f>[2]</f> or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,</J>


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<J>who will not receive <f>ⓢ</f>many times more <f>ⓣ</f>in this time, and in <f>ⓤ</f>the age to come eternal life.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓥ</f> And taking the twelve, he said to them, <J>“See, <f>ⓦ</f>we are going up to Jerusalem, and <f>ⓧ</f>everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.</J>


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<J>For he will be <f>ⓨ</f>delivered over to the Gentiles and will be <f>ⓩ</f>mocked and shamefully treated and <f>ⓐ</f>spit upon.</J>


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<f>ⓒ</f> But they understood none of these things. <f>ⓓ</f>This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.


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And those who were in front <f>ⓘ</f>rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”


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And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, <f>ⓜ</f>glorifying God. And <f>ⓝ</f>all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.


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And <f>ⓑ</f>he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature.


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So he ran on ahead and climbed up into <f>ⓒ</f>a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way.


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And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, <J>“Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for <f>ⓓ</f>I must stay at your house today.”</J>


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And when they saw it, they all <f>ⓕ</f>grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”


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And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods <f>ⓖ</f>I give to the poor. And if I have <f>ⓗ</f>defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it <f>ⓘ</f>fourfold.”


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And Jesus said to him, <J>“Today salvation has come to this house, since <f>ⓙ</f>he also is a son of Abraham.</J>


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<pb/>As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because <f>ⓛ</f>they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.


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He said therefore, <J> <f>ⓜ</f>“A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.</J>


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<J>Calling <f>ⓝ</f>ten of his servants, <f>[1]</f> he gave them ten minas, <f>[2]</f> and said to them, ‘Engage in business <f>ⓞ</f>until I come.’</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓟ</f>his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’</J>


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<J>When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business.</J>


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<J>And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! <f>[3]</f> Because you have been <f>ⓠ</f>faithful in a very little, <f>ⓡ</f>you shall have authority over ten cities.’</J>


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<J>Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in <f>ⓢ</f>a handkerchief;</J>


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<J>for I was afraid of you, because you are <f>ⓣ</f>a severe man. You take <f>ⓤ</f>what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’</J>


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<J>He said to him, <f>ⓥ</f>‘I will condemn you with your own words, <f>ⓦ</f>you wicked servant! You knew that I was <f>ⓧ</f>a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?</J>


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<J>Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’</J>


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<J>And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’</J>


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<J>‘I tell you that <f>ⓨ</f>to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓩ</f>as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and <f>ⓐ</f>slaughter them before me.’”</J>


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<f>ⓓ</f> When he drew near to Bethphage and <f>ⓔ</f>Bethany, at <f>ⓕ</f>the mount that is called Olivet, he sent <f>ⓖ</f>two of the disciples,


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saying, <J>“Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, <f>ⓗ</f>on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.</J>


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<J>If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’”</J>


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As he was drawing near — already on the way down the Mount of Olives — <f>ⓚ</f>the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice <f>ⓛ</f>for all the mighty works that they had seen,


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saying, <f>ⓜ</f>“Blessed is <f>ⓝ</f>the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and <f>ⓞ</f>glory in the highest!”


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saying, <J> <f>ⓣ</f>“Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now <f>ⓤ</f>they are hidden from your eyes.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓥ</f>the days will come upon you, when your enemies <f>ⓦ</f>will set up a barricade around you and <f>ⓧ</f>surround you and hem you in on every side</J>


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<J><f>ⓨ</f> and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And <f>ⓩ</f>they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know <f>ⓐ</f>the time of your <f>ⓑ</f>visitation.”</J>


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saying to them, <J>“It is written, <f>ⓓ</f>‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but <f>ⓔ</f>you have made it a den of robbers.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓕ</f> And he was teaching daily in the temple. <f>ⓖ</f>The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> One day, <f>ⓑ</f>as Jesus <f>[1]</f> was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, <f>ⓒ</f>the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up


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and said to him, “Tell us <f>ⓓ</f>by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.”


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And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, <f>ⓕ</f>‘Why did you not believe him?’


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But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was <f>ⓖ</f>a prophet.”


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<pb/><f>ⓗ</f> And he began to tell the people this parable: <J>“A man planted <f>ⓘ</f>a vineyard and <f>ⓙ</f>let it out to tenants and <f>ⓚ</f>went into another country for a long while.</J>


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<J>When the time came, he sent a servant <f>[2]</f> to the tenants, so that <f>ⓛ</f>they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. <f>ⓜ</f>But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.</J>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> And <f>ⓞ</f>he sent another servant. But they also beat and <f>ⓟ</f>treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.</J>


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<J>Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my <f>ⓡ</f>beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’</J>


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<J>But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, <f>ⓢ</f>‘This is the heir. <f>ⓣ</f>Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’</J>


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<J>And they <f>ⓤ</f>threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?</J>


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<J><f>ⓥ</f> He will <f>ⓦ</f>come and destroy those tenants and <f>ⓧ</f>give the vineyard to others.”</J> When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!”


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But he <f>ⓨ</f>looked directly at them and said, <J>“What then is this that is written:</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓩ</f>“‘The stone that the builders rejected</J> </t><t><J>has become the cornerstone’? <f>[3]</f></J> </t>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓐ</f> Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls <f>ⓑ</f>on anyone, it will crush him.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓒ</f> The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.


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<f>ⓓ</f> So they <f>ⓔ</f>watched him and sent spies, who <f>ⓕ</f>pretended to be sincere, that they might <f>ⓖ</f>catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of <f>ⓗ</f>the governor.


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So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and <f>ⓘ</f>show no partiality, <f>[4]</f> but truly teach <f>ⓙ</f>the way of God.


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<J>“Show me <f>ⓝ</f>a denarius. <f>[5]</f> Whose likeness and inscription does it have?”</J> They said, “Caesar's.”


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He said to them, <J>“Then <f>ⓞ</f>render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”</J>


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And they were not able in the presence of the people <f>ⓟ</f>to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.


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and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us <f>ⓢ</f>that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man <f>[6]</f> must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.


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<pb/>And Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓣ</f>“The sons of this age <f>ⓤ</f>marry and <f>ⓥ</f>are given in marriage,</J>


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<J>but those who are <f>ⓦ</f>considered worthy to attain to <f>ⓧ</f>that age and to the resurrection from the dead <f>ⓨ</f>neither marry <f>ⓩ</f>nor are given in marriage,</J>


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<J>for <f>ⓐ</f>they cannot die anymore, because they are <f>ⓑ</f>equal to angels and <f>ⓒ</f>are <f>ⓓ</f>sons of God, being <f>ⓔ</f>sons <f>[7]</f> of the resurrection.</J>


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<J>But that the dead are raised, <f>ⓕ</f>even Moses showed, in <f>ⓖ</f>the passage about the bush, where he calls <f>ⓗ</f>the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓛ</f> But he said to them, <J>“How can they say that <f>ⓜ</f>the Christ is <f>ⓝ</f>David's son?</J>


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<J>For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,</J> <pb/><t><J> <f>ⓞ</f>“‘The Lord said to my Lord,</J> </t><t><J>“Sit at my right hand,</J></t>


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<J>“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and <f>ⓢ</f>the places of honor at feasts,</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> Jesus <f>[1]</f> looked up and saw the rich <f>ⓑ</f>putting their gifts into <f>ⓒ</f>the offering box,


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<J>For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her <f>ⓕ</f>poverty put in all <f>ⓖ</f>she had to live on.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓗ</f> And while some were speaking of the temple, how it was adorned with noble stones and offerings, he said,


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<J>“As for these things that you see, <f>ⓘ</f>the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”</J>


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And they asked him, “Teacher, <f>ⓙ</f>when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”


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And he said, <J> <f>ⓚ</f>“See that you are not led astray. For <f>ⓛ</f>many will come in my name, saying, <f>ⓜ</f>‘I am he!’ and, <f>ⓝ</f>‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them.</J>


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<J>And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be <f>ⓞ</f>terrified, for these things <f>ⓟ</f>must first take place, but the end will not be at once.”</J>


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<pb/>Then he said to them, <J> <f>ⓠ</f>“Nation will rise against nation, and <f>ⓡ</f>kingdom against kingdom.</J>


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<J>There will be great <f>ⓢ</f>earthquakes, and in various places <f>ⓣ</f>famines and pestilences. And there will be <f>ⓤ</f>terrors and great <f>ⓥ</f>signs from heaven.</J>


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<J>But before all this <f>ⓦ</f>they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to <f>ⓧ</f>the synagogues and <f>ⓨ</f>prisons, and you <f>ⓩ</f>will be brought before <f>ⓐ</f>kings and <f>ⓑ</f>governors for my name's sake.</J>


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<J>for <f>ⓔ</f>I will give you a mouth and <f>ⓕ</f>wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or <f>ⓖ</f>contradict.</J>


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<J>You will be delivered up <f>ⓗ</f>even by parents and brothers <f>[3]</f> and relatives and friends, and some of you they will put to death.</J>


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<pb/><J>“But <f>ⓛ</f>when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that <f>ⓜ</f>its desolation has come near.</J>


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<J>Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are inside the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it,</J>


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<J><f>ⓠ</f> Alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and <f>ⓡ</f>wrath against this people.</J>


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<J>They will fall by the edge of the sword and <f>ⓢ</f>be led captive among all nations, and <f>ⓣ</f>Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, <f>ⓤ</f>until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.</J>


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<pb/><J>“And <f>ⓥ</f>there will be signs in sun and moon <f>ⓦ</f>and stars, and on the earth <f>ⓧ</f>distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves,</J>


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<J>people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For <f>ⓨ</f>the powers of the heavens will be shaken.</J>


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<J>And then they will see <f>ⓩ</f>the Son of Man coming in a cloud <f>ⓐ</f>with power and great glory.</J>


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<J>Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and <f>ⓑ</f>raise your heads, because <f>ⓒ</f>your redemption is drawing near.”</J>


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<J>As soon as they come out in leaf, you see <f>ⓓ</f>for yourselves and know that the summer is already near.</J>


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<pb/><J>“But watch yourselves <f>ⓗ</f>lest <f>ⓘ</f>your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and <f>ⓙ</f>cares of this life, and <f>ⓚ</f>that day come upon you suddenly <f>ⓛ</f>like a trap.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓜ</f>stay awake at all times, <f>ⓝ</f>praying that you may <f>ⓞ</f>have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and <f>ⓟ</f>to stand before the Son of Man.”</J>


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<pb/>And <f>ⓠ</f>every day he was teaching in the temple, but <f>ⓡ</f>at night he went out and lodged on <f>ⓢ</f>the mount called Olivet.


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And the chief priests and the scribes <f>ⓒ</f>were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.


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<pb/><f>ⓓ</f> Then <f>ⓔ</f>Satan entered into <f>ⓕ</f>Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve.


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He went away and conferred with the chief priests and <f>ⓖ</f>officers how he might betray him to them.


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<pb/><f>ⓘ</f> Then came <f>ⓙ</f>the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.


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So Jesus <f>[1]</f> sent Peter and John, saying, <J>“Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.”</J>


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He said to them, <J>“Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters</J>


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<J>and tell the master of the house, <f>ⓚ</f>‘The Teacher says to you, Where is <f>ⓛ</f>the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’</J>


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And he said to them, <J>“I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.</J>


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<J>For I tell you I will not eat it <f>[2]</f> <f>ⓟ</f>until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”</J>


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And he took a cup, and <f>ⓠ</f>when he had given thanks he said, <J>“Take this, and divide it among yourselves.</J>


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<J><f>ⓡ</f> For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine <f>ⓢ</f>until the kingdom of God comes.”</J>


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<f>ⓣ</f> And he took bread, and <f>ⓤ</f>when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, <J> <f>ⓥ</f>“This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”</J>


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And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, <J> <f>ⓦ</f>“This cup that is poured out for you is <f>ⓧ</f>the new <f>ⓨ</f>covenant in my blood. <f>[3]</f></J>


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<J>For the Son of Man goes <f>ⓑ</f>as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓒ</f> A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.


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<f>ⓓ</f> And he said to them, <J>“The kings of the Gentiles <f>ⓔ</f>exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.</J>


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<J><f>ⓕ</f> But not so with you. Rather, let <f>ⓖ</f>the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.</J>


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<J>For who is the greater, <f>ⓗ</f>one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But <f>ⓘ</f>I am among you as the one who serves.</J>


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<J><f>ⓛ</f> that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and <f>ⓜ</f>sit on thrones judging <f>ⓝ</f>the twelve tribes of Israel.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Simon, Simon, behold, <f>ⓞ</f>Satan demanded to have you, <f>[4]</f> <f>ⓟ</f>that he might sift you like wheat,</J>


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<J>but <f>ⓠ</f>I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, <f>ⓡ</f>strengthen your brothers.”</J>


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Peter <f>[5]</f> said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both <f>ⓢ</f>to prison and <f>ⓣ</f>to death.”


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<f>ⓤ</f> Jesus <f>[6]</f> said, <J>“I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.”</J>


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<pb/>And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓥ</f>“When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?”</J> They said, “Nothing.”


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<J>For I tell you that <f>ⓦ</f>this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: <f>ⓧ</f>‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.’ For <f>ⓨ</f>what is written about me has its fulfillment.”</J>


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And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two <f>ⓩ</f>swords.” And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓐ</f>“It is enough.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓑ</f> And he came out and went, <f>ⓒ</f>as was his custom, to <f>ⓓ</f>the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.


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<f>ⓔ</f> And when he came to <f>ⓕ</f>the place, he said to them, <J> <f>ⓖ</f>“Pray that you may not <f>ⓗ</f>enter into temptation.”</J>


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saying, <J> <f>ⓙ</f>“Father, if you are willing, remove <f>ⓚ</f>this cup from me. <f>ⓛ</f>Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”</J>


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And <f>ⓝ</f>being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. <f>[7]</f>


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and he said to them, <J>“Why are you sleeping? Rise and <f>ⓞ</f>pray that you may not enter into temptation.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓟ</f> While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called <f>ⓠ</f>Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him,


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And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike <f>ⓡ</f>with the sword?”


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Then Jesus said to the chief priests and <f>ⓢ</f>officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, <J>“Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?</J>


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<J>When <f>ⓣ</f>I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is <f>ⓤ</f>your hour, and <f>ⓥ</f>the power of darkness.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓦ</f> Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, <f>ⓧ</f>and Peter was following at a distance.


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<f>ⓨ</f> And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of <f>ⓩ</f>the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.


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Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.”


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And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”


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And after an interval of about an hour still another <f>ⓐ</f>insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.”


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But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.


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And the Lord turned and <f>ⓑ</f>looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, <J> <f>ⓒ</f>“Before the rooster crows today, you will <f>ⓓ</f>deny me three times.”</J>


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<f>ⓕ</f> They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, <f>ⓖ</f>“Prophesy! <f>ⓗ</f>Who is it that struck you?”


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<pb/><f>ⓙ</f> When day came, <f>ⓚ</f>the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their <f>ⓛ</f>council, and they <f>ⓜ</f>said,


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<f>ⓝ</f> “If you are <f>ⓞ</f>the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, <J>“If I tell you, you will not believe,</J>


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<J>But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated <f>ⓟ</f>at the right hand of the power of God.”</J>


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So they all said, “Are you <f>ⓠ</f>the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, <J> <f>ⓡ</f>“You say that I am.”</J>


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And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man <f>ⓑ</f>misleading our nation and <f>ⓒ</f>forbidding us to give tribute to <f>ⓓ</f>Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, <f>ⓔ</f>a king.”


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<f>ⓕ</f> And Pilate asked him, <f>ⓖ</f>“Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, <J> <f>ⓗ</f>“You have said so.”</J>


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But they were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, <f>ⓙ</f>from Galilee even to this place.”


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And when he learned that he belonged to <f>ⓚ</f>Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time.


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When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, <f>ⓛ</f>for he had long desired to see him, <f>ⓜ</f>because he had heard about him, and he was hoping <f>ⓝ</f>to see some sign done by him.


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And Herod with his soldiers <f>ⓞ</f>treated him with contempt and <f>ⓟ</f>mocked him. Then, <f>ⓠ</f>arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.


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And <f>ⓡ</f>Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other.


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and said to them, “You brought me this man <f>ⓣ</f>as one who was misleading the people. And <f>ⓤ</f>after examining him before you, behold, I <f>ⓥ</f>did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him.


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Neither did Herod, for <f>ⓦ</f>he sent him back to us. Look, nothing deserving death has been done by him.


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<pb/><f>ⓨ</f> But they all cried out together, <f>ⓩ</f>“Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas” —


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a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and <f>ⓐ</f>for murder.


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A third time he said to them, “Why? <f>ⓑ</f>What evil has he done? <f>ⓒ</f>I have found in him no guilt deserving death. <f>ⓓ</f>I will therefore punish and release him.”


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But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed.


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He released the man who had been thrown into prison <f>ⓔ</f>for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, <f>ⓕ</f>but he delivered Jesus over to their will.


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<pb/><f>ⓖ</f> And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.


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And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were <f>ⓗ</f>mourning and lamenting for him.


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But turning to them Jesus said, <J>“Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.</J>


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<J>For behold, <f>ⓘ</f>the days are coming when they will say, <f>ⓙ</f>‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’</J>


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<J><f>ⓚ</f> Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓛ</f>if they do these things when <f>ⓜ</f>the wood is green, what will happen <f>ⓝ</f>when it is dry?”</J>


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<f>ⓟ</f> And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, <f>ⓠ</f>one on his right and one on his left.


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And Jesus said, <J>“Father, <f>ⓡ</f>forgive them, <f>ⓢ</f>for they know not what they do.” <f>[2]</f></J> And they cast lots <f>ⓣ</f>to divide his garments.


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And <f>ⓤ</f>the people stood by, watching, <f>ⓥ</f>but <f>ⓦ</f>the rulers <f>ⓧ</f>scoffed at him, saying, <f>ⓨ</f>“He saved others; <f>ⓩ</f>let him save himself, <f>ⓐ</f>if he is <f>ⓑ</f>the Christ of God, <f>ⓒ</f>his Chosen One!”


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<pb/><f>ⓘ</f> One of the criminals who were hanged <f>ⓙ</f>railed at him, <f>[4]</f> saying, “Are you not <f>ⓚ</f>the Christ? Save yourself and us!”


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But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?


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And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.”


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<pb/><f>ⓝ</f> It was now about the sixth hour, <f>[5]</f> and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, <f>[6]</f>


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Then Jesus, <f>ⓟ</f>calling out with a loud voice, said, <J>“Father, <f>ⓠ</f>into your hands I <f>ⓡ</f>commit my spirit!”</J> And having said this <f>ⓢ</f>he breathed his last.


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Now <f>ⓣ</f>when the centurion saw what had taken place, <f>ⓤ</f>he praised God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent!”


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And all the crowds that had assembled for this spectacle, when they saw what had taken place, returned home <f>ⓥ</f>beating their breasts.


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And all <f>ⓦ</f>his acquaintances and <f>ⓧ</f>the women who had followed him from Galilee <f>ⓨ</f>stood at a distance watching these things.


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<pb/><f>ⓩ</f> Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man,


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who had not consented to their decision and action; and he <f>ⓐ</f>was looking for the kingdom of God.


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Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and <f>ⓑ</f>laid him in a tomb cut in stone, <f>ⓒ</f>where no one had ever yet been laid.


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<f>ⓔ</f> The women <f>ⓕ</f>who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid.


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Then they returned and <f>ⓖ</f>prepared spices and ointments. <pb/>On the Sabbath they rested <f>ⓗ</f>according to the commandment.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, <f>ⓑ</f>taking the spices they had prepared.


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While they were perplexed about this, behold, <f>ⓓ</f>two <f>ⓔ</f>men stood by them in dazzling apparel.


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And as they were <f>ⓕ</f>frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?


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<f>ⓗ</f> that the Son of Man <f>ⓘ</f>must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and <f>ⓙ</f>be crucified and on <f>ⓚ</f>the third day rise.”


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Now it was <f>ⓝ</f>Mary Magdalene and <f>ⓞ</f>Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles,


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But <f>ⓠ</f>Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw <f>ⓡ</f>the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.


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<pb/>That very day <f>ⓢ</f>two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles <f>[1]</f> from Jerusalem,


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And he said to them, <J>“What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?”</J> And they stood still, looking sad.


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Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”


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And he said to them, <J>“What things?”</J> And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was <f>ⓤ</f>a prophet <f>ⓥ</f>mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,


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and <f>ⓦ</f>how our chief priests and <f>ⓧ</f>rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.


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But we had hoped that he was <f>ⓨ</f>the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now <f>ⓩ</f>the third day since these things happened.


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and <f>ⓑ</f>when they did not find his body, they came back saying that <f>ⓒ</f>they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.


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<f>ⓓ</f> Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”


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And he said to them, <J>“O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!</J>


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<J><f>ⓔ</f> Was it not necessary that <f>ⓕ</f>the Christ should suffer these things and enter into <f>ⓖ</f>his glory?”</J>


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And <f>ⓗ</f>beginning with <f>ⓘ</f>Moses and <f>ⓙ</f>all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.


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<pb/>So they drew near to the village to which they were going. <f>ⓚ</f>He acted as if he were going farther,


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but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and <f>ⓛ</f>the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them.


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When he was at table with them, he took the bread and <f>ⓜ</f>blessed and broke it and gave it to them.


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<f>ⓝ</f> And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And <f>ⓞ</f>he vanished from their sight.


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They said to each other, <f>ⓟ</f>“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he <f>ⓠ</f>opened to us the Scriptures?”


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And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they <f>ⓡ</f>found the eleven and <f>ⓢ</f>those who were with them gathered together,


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Then they told what had happened on the road, and <f>ⓤ</f>how he was known to them in <f>ⓥ</f>the breaking of the bread.


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<pb/>As they were talking about these things, <f>ⓦ</f>Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, <J>“Peace to you!”</J>


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<J>See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. <f>ⓐ</f>Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”</J>


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And while they still disbelieved <f>ⓒ</f>for joy and were marveling, <f>ⓓ</f>he said to them, <J>“Have you anything here to eat?”</J>


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<pb/>Then he said to them, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, <f>ⓕ</f>that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”</J>


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and said to them, <J>“Thus <f>ⓗ</f>it is written, <f>ⓘ</f>that the Christ should suffer and on the third day <f>ⓙ</f>rise from the dead,</J>


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<J>and that <f>ⓚ</f>repentance for <f>[3]</f> the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed <f>ⓛ</f>in his name <f>ⓜ</f>to all nations, <f>ⓝ</f>beginning from Jerusalem.</J>


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<J>And behold, I am sending <f>ⓟ</f>the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you <f>ⓠ</f>are clothed with <f>ⓡ</f>power <f>ⓢ</f>from on high.”</J>


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<pb/>And <f>ⓣ</f>he led them out as far as <f>ⓤ</f>Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.


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<pb/><f>ⓐ</f> In the beginning was <f>ⓑ</f>the Word, and <f>ⓒ</f>the Word was with God, and <f>ⓓ</f>the Word was God.


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He came as a <f>ⓚ</f>witness, to bear witness about the light, <f>ⓛ</f>that all might believe through him.


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He came to <f>ⓟ</f>his own, <f>[2]</f> and <f>ⓠ</f>his own people <f>[3]</f> <f>ⓡ</f>did not receive him.


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who <f>ⓦ</f>were born, <f>ⓧ</f>not of blood <f>ⓨ</f>nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.


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<pb/>And <f>ⓩ</f>the Word <f>ⓐ</f>became flesh and <f>ⓑ</f>dwelt among us, <f>ⓒ</f>and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son <f>[4]</f> from the Father, full of <f>ⓓ</f>grace and <f>ⓔ</f>truth.


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(<f>ⓕ</f>John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, <f>ⓖ</f>‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”)


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<f>ⓛ</f> No one has ever seen God; <f>ⓜ</f>the only God, <f>[6]</f> who is at the Father's side, <f>[7]</f> <f>ⓝ</f>he has made him known.


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<pb/>And this is the <f>ⓞ</f>testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, <f>ⓟ</f>“Who are you?”


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And they asked him, “What then? <f>ⓡ</f>Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you <f>ⓢ</f>the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”


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So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”


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He said, “I am <f>ⓣ</f>the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight <f>[8]</f> the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”


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They asked him, <f>ⓤ</f>“Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”


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<pb/>The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, <f>ⓧ</f>the Lamb of God, who <f>ⓨ</f>takes away the sin <f>ⓩ</f>of the world!


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This is he of whom I said, <f>ⓐ</f>‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’


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I myself did not know him, but <f>ⓑ</f>for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.”


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And John <f>ⓒ</f>bore witness: <f>ⓓ</f>“I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and <f>ⓔ</f>it remained on him.


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I myself did not know him, but <f>ⓕ</f>he who sent me to baptize <f>ⓖ</f>with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, <f>ⓗ</f>this is he who baptizes <f>ⓘ</f>with the Holy Spirit.’


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Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, <J> <f>ⓚ</f>“What are you seeking?”</J> And they said to him, <f>ⓛ</f>“Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?”


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He said to them, <J>“Come and you will see.”</J> So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. <f>[10]</f>


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He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found <f>ⓝ</f>the Messiah” (which means Christ).


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He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, <J>“You are Simon the son of <f>ⓞ</f>John. You shall be called <f>ⓟ</f>Cephas”</J> (which means <f>ⓠ</f>Peter <f>[12]</f>).


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<pb/><f>ⓡ</f> The next day Jesus decided <f>ⓢ</f>to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, <J>“Follow me.”</J>


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Philip found <f>ⓤ</f>Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom <f>ⓥ</f>Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus <f>ⓦ</f>of Nazareth, <f>ⓧ</f>the son of Joseph.”


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Nathanael said to him, <f>ⓨ</f>“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”


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Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, <J>“Behold, <f>ⓩ</f>an Israelite indeed, <f>ⓐ</f>in whom there is no deceit!”</J>


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Nathanael said to him, “How <f>ⓑ</f>do you know me?” Jesus answered him, <J>“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”</J>


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Nathanael answered him, <f>ⓒ</f>“Rabbi, <f>ⓓ</f>you are the Son of God! You are the <f>ⓔ</f>King of Israel!”


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Jesus answered him, <J>“Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”</J>


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And he said to him, <J>“Truly, truly, I say to you, <f>[13]</f> you will see <f>ⓕ</f>heaven opened, and <f>ⓖ</f>the angels of God ascending and descending on <f>ⓗ</f>the Son of Man.”</J>


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<pb/>On <f>ⓐ</f>the third day there was a wedding at <f>ⓑ</f>Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.


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And Jesus said to her, <J> <f>ⓓ</f>“Woman, <f>ⓔ</f>what does this have to do with me? <f>ⓕ</f>My hour has not yet come.”</J>


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<pb/>Now there were six stone water jars there <f>ⓖ</f>for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty <f>ⓗ</f>gallons. <f>[1]</f>


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and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.”


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This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested <f>ⓙ</f>his glory. And <f>ⓚ</f>his disciples believed in him.


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<pb/>After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother and <f>ⓛ</f>his brothers <f>[2]</f> and his disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.


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<f>ⓞ</f> In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there.


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And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.


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And he told those who sold the pigeons, <J>“Take these things away; do not make <f>ⓟ</f>my Father's house a house of trade.”</J>


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Jesus answered them, <J> <f>ⓢ</f>“Destroy this temple, and in three days <f>ⓣ</f>I will raise it up.”</J>


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When therefore he was raised from the dead, <f>ⓥ</f>his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed <f>ⓦ</f>the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.


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<pb/>Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name <f>ⓧ</f>when they saw the signs that he was doing.


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This man came to Jesus <f>[1]</f> <f>ⓒ</f>by night and said to him, <f>ⓓ</f>“Rabbi, <f>ⓔ</f>we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do <f>ⓕ</f>unless God is with him.”


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Jesus answered him, <J>“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is <f>ⓖ</f>born <f>ⓗ</f>again <f>[2]</f> he cannot <f>ⓘ</f>see the kingdom of God.”</J>


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Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?”


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Jesus answered, <J>“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born <f>ⓙ</f>of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.</J>


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<J><f>ⓚ</f> That which is born of the flesh is <f>ⓛ</f>flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. <f>[3]</f></J>


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<J><f>ⓞ</f> The wind <f>[5]</f> blows <f>ⓟ</f>where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”</J>


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Jesus answered him, <J>“Are you the teacher of Israel <f>ⓡ</f>and yet you do not understand these things?</J>


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<J>Truly, truly, I say to you, <f>ⓢ</f>we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but <f>ⓣ</f>you <f>[6]</f> do not receive our testimony.</J>


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<J>If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?</J>


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<J><f>ⓤ</f> No one has <f>ⓥ</f>ascended into heaven except <f>ⓦ</f>he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. <f>[7]</f></J>


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<J>And <f>ⓧ</f>as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man <f>ⓨ</f>be lifted up,</J>


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<pb/><J>“For <f>ⓑ</f>God so loved <f>ⓒ</f>the world, <f>[9]</f> <f>ⓓ</f>that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not <f>ⓔ</f>perish but have eternal life.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓕ</f>God did not send his Son into the world <f>ⓖ</f>to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.</J>


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<J><f>ⓗ</f> Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not <f>ⓘ</f>believed in the name of the only Son of God.</J>


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<J><f>ⓙ</f> And this is the judgment: <f>ⓚ</f>the light has come into the world, and <f>ⓛ</f>people loved the darkness rather than the light because <f>ⓜ</f>their works were evil.</J>


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<J><f>ⓝ</f> For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, <f>ⓞ</f>lest his works should be exposed.</J>


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<J>But whoever <f>ⓟ</f>does what is true <f>ⓠ</f>comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”</J>


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<pb/>After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and <f>ⓡ</f>was baptizing.


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John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized


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And they came to John and said to him, <f>ⓤ</f>“Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, <f>ⓥ</f>to whom you bore witness — look, he is baptizing, and <f>ⓦ</f>all are going to him.”


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John answered, <f>ⓧ</f>“A person cannot receive even one thing <f>ⓨ</f>unless it is given him <f>ⓩ</f>from heaven.


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You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, <f>ⓐ</f>‘I am not the Christ, but <f>ⓑ</f>I have been sent before him.’


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<f>ⓒ</f> The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. <f>ⓓ</f>The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, <f>ⓔ</f>rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.


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<pb/><f>ⓖ</f> He who comes from above <f>ⓗ</f>is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and <f>ⓘ</f>speaks in an earthly way. <f>ⓙ</f>He who comes from heaven <f>ⓚ</f>is above all.


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For he whom <f>ⓟ</f>God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit <f>ⓠ</f>without measure.


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<f>ⓣ</f> Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; <f>ⓤ</f>whoever does not obey the Son shall not <f>ⓥ</f>see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.


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<pb/>Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and <f>ⓐ</f>baptizing more disciples than John


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So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field <f>ⓓ</f>that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.


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Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, <f>ⓔ</f>wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. <f>[1]</f>


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The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (<f>ⓖ</f>For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)


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Jesus answered her, <J>“If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you <f>ⓗ</f>living water.”</J>


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The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water?


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<f>ⓘ</f> Are you greater than our father Jacob? <f>ⓙ</f>He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.”


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<J>but <f>ⓚ</f>whoever drinks of the water that I will give him <f>ⓛ</f>will never be thirsty again. <f>[2]</f> The water that I will give him will become <f>ⓜ</f>in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”</J>


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The woman said to him, “Sir, <f>ⓝ</f>give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”


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The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, <J>“You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’;</J>


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<J>for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.”</J>


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<f>ⓡ</f> Our fathers worshiped on <f>ⓢ</f>this mountain, but you say that <f>ⓣ</f>in Jerusalem is <f>ⓤ</f>the place where people ought to worship.”


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Jesus said to her, <J> <f>ⓥ</f>“Woman, believe me, <f>ⓦ</f>the hour is coming when <f>ⓧ</f>neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father.</J>


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<J><f>ⓨ</f> You worship what you do not know; <f>ⓩ</f>we worship what we know, for <f>ⓐ</f>salvation is <f>ⓑ</f>from the Jews.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓒ</f>the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father <f>ⓓ</f>in spirit and <f>ⓔ</f>truth, for the Father <f>ⓕ</f>is seeking such people to worship him.</J>


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The woman said to him, “I know that <f>ⓖ</f>Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, <f>ⓗ</f>he will tell us all things.”


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<pb/>Just then <f>ⓙ</f>his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?”


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Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓝ</f>“My food is <f>ⓞ</f>to do the will of him who sent me and <f>ⓟ</f>to accomplish his work.</J>


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<J>Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that <f>ⓠ</f>the fields are white for harvest.</J>


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<J>Already</J> <J>the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that <f>ⓡ</f>sower and <f>ⓢ</f>reaper <f>ⓣ</f>may rejoice together.</J>


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<J>I sent you to reap <f>ⓥ</f>that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, <f>ⓦ</f>and you have entered into their labor.”</J>


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<pb/>Many Samaritans <f>ⓧ</f>from that town believed in him <f>ⓨ</f>because of <f>ⓩ</f>the woman's testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.”


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They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, <f>ⓑ</f>and we know that this is indeed <f>ⓒ</f>the Savior <f>ⓓ</f>of the world.”


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So when he came to Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, <f>ⓖ</f>having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the feast. For <f>ⓗ</f>they too had gone to the feast.


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<pb/>So he came again to <f>ⓘ</f>Cana in Galilee, <f>ⓙ</f>where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill.


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When this man heard that Jesus <f>ⓚ</f>had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.


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So Jesus said to him, <J> <f>ⓛ</f>“Unless you <f>[3]</f> see signs and wonders you will not believe.”</J>


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Jesus said to him, <J>“Go; your son will live.”</J> The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way.


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So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour <f>[5]</f> the fever left him.”


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The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, <J>“Your son will live.”</J> And he himself believed, <f>ⓝ</f>and all his household.


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<pb/>Now there is in Jerusalem by <f>ⓑ</f>the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic <f>[1]</f> called Bethesda, <f>[2]</f> which has five roofed colonnades.


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When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, <J>“Do you want to be healed?”</J>


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The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.”


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<f>ⓔ</f> And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. <pb/><f>ⓕ</f>Now that day was the Sabbath.


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So the Jews <f>[4]</f> said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and <f>ⓖ</f>it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.”


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But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, <J>‘Take up your bed, and walk.’</J>”


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Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for <f>ⓗ</f>Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place.


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Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, <J>“See, you are well! <f>ⓘ</f>Sin no more, <f>ⓙ</f>that nothing worse may happen to you.”</J>


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And this was why the Jews <f>ⓚ</f>were persecuting Jesus, <f>ⓛ</f>because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.


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<pb/>This was why the Jews <f>ⓜ</f>were seeking all the more to kill him, <f>ⓝ</f>because not only was he <f>ⓞ</f>breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God <f>ⓟ</f>his own Father, <f>ⓠ</f>making himself equal with God.


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<pb/>So Jesus said to them, <J>“Truly, truly, I say to you, <f>ⓡ</f>the Son <f>ⓢ</f>can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father <f>[5]</f> does, that the Son does likewise.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓣ</f>the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And <f>ⓤ</f>greater works than these will he show him, so that <f>ⓥ</f>you may marvel.</J>


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<J>For as the Father <f>ⓦ</f>raises the dead and <f>ⓧ</f>gives them life, so <f>ⓨ</f>also the Son gives life <f>ⓩ</f>to whom he will.</J>


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<J>that all may honor the Son, just as they <f>ⓒ</f>honor the Father. <f>ⓓ</f>Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.</J>


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<J>Truly, truly, I say to you, <f>ⓔ</f>whoever hears my word and <f>ⓕ</f>believes him who sent me has eternal life. He <f>ⓖ</f>does not come into judgment, but <f>ⓗ</f>has passed from death to life.</J>


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<pb/><J>“Truly, truly, I say to you, <f>ⓘ</f>an hour is coming, and is now here, when <f>ⓙ</f>the dead will hear <f>ⓚ</f>the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear <f>ⓛ</f>will live.</J>


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<J><f>ⓜ</f> For as the Father has life in himself, <f>ⓝ</f>so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.</J>


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<J>Do not marvel at this, for <f>ⓟ</f>an hour is coming when <f>ⓠ</f>all who are in the tombs will hear his voice</J>


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<J>and come out, <f>ⓡ</f>those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.</J>


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<pb/><J><f>ⓢ</f> “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and <f>ⓣ</f>my judgment is just, because <f>ⓤ</f>I seek not my own will <f>ⓥ</f>but the will of him who sent me.</J>


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<J>There is <f>ⓧ</f>another who bears witness about me, and <f>ⓨ</f>I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.</J>


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<J>Not that <f>ⓐ</f>the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.</J>


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<J>He was a burning and <f>ⓑ</f>shining lamp, and <f>ⓒ</f>you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓓ</f>the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For <f>ⓔ</f>the works that the Father has given me <f>ⓕ</f>to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, <f>ⓖ</f>bear witness about me that <f>ⓗ</f>the Father has sent me.</J>


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<J>And the Father who sent me <f>ⓘ</f>has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, <f>ⓙ</f>his form you have never seen,</J>


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<J>and <f>ⓚ</f>you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent.</J>


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<J><f>ⓛ</f> You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and <f>ⓜ</f>it is they that bear witness about me,</J>


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<J>I have come <f>ⓡ</f>in my Father's name, and <f>ⓢ</f>you do not receive me. <f>ⓣ</f>If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.</J>


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<J>How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and <f>ⓤ</f>do not seek the glory that comes from <f>ⓥ</f>the only God?</J>


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<J>Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, <f>ⓦ</f>on whom you have set your hope.</J>


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<pb/>After this <f>ⓐ</f>Jesus went away to the other side of <f>ⓑ</f>the Sea of Galilee, which is <f>ⓒ</f>the Sea of Tiberias.


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<f>ⓖ</f> Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to <f>ⓗ</f>Philip, <J>“Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?”</J>


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<f>ⓘ</f> Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii <f>[1]</f> worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.”


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“There is a boy here who has five <f>ⓚ</f>barley loaves and two fish, but <f>ⓛ</f>what are they for so many?”


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Jesus said, <J>“Have the people sit down.”</J> <f>ⓜ</f>Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.


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Jesus then took the loaves, and <f>ⓝ</f>when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted.


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And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, <J>“Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.”</J>


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So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten.


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When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, <f>ⓞ</f>“This is indeed <f>ⓟ</f>the Prophet <f>ⓠ</f>who is to come into the world!”


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<pb/><f>ⓡ</f> Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus <f>ⓢ</f>withdrew again to <f>ⓣ</f>the mountain by himself.


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got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.


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When they had rowed about three or four miles, <f>[2]</f> they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened.


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Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.


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<pb/>On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only <f>ⓥ</f>one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.


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Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord <f>ⓦ</f>had given thanks.


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<f>ⓧ</f> So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and <f>ⓨ</f>went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.


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<pb/>When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, <f>ⓩ</f>“Rabbi, when did you come here?”


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Jesus answered them, <J>“Truly, truly, I say to you, <f>ⓐ</f>you are seeking me, not because you saw <f>ⓑ</f>signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.</J>


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<J><f>ⓒ</f> Do not work for the food that perishes, but for <f>ⓓ</f>the food that endures to eternal life, which <f>ⓔ</f>the Son of Man will give to you. For on <f>ⓕ</f>him God the Father has <f>ⓖ</f>set his seal.”</J>


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Jesus answered them, <J>“This is the work of God, <f>ⓘ</f>that you believe in him whom <f>ⓙ</f>he has sent.”</J>


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So they said to him, <f>ⓚ</f>“Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform?


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<f>ⓛ</f> Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, <f>ⓜ</f>‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”


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Jesus then said to them, <J>“Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.</J>


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<pb/>Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“I am the bread of life; <f>ⓠ</f>whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.</J>


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<J><f>ⓡ</f> All that <f>ⓢ</f>the Father gives me will come to me, and <f>ⓣ</f>whoever comes to me I will never cast out.</J>


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<J>For <f>ⓤ</f>I have come down from heaven, not to do <f>ⓥ</f>my own will but <f>ⓦ</f>the will of him <f>ⓧ</f>who sent me.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓨ</f>this is the will of him who sent me, <f>ⓩ</f>that I should lose nothing of <f>ⓐ</f>all that he has given me, but <f>ⓑ</f>raise it up on the last day.</J>


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<J>For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who <f>ⓒ</f>looks on the Son and <f>ⓓ</f>believes in him <f>ⓔ</f>should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”</J>


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<pb/>So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, <J> <f>ⓕ</f>“I am the bread that came down from heaven.”</J>


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They said, <f>ⓖ</f>“Is not this Jesus, <f>ⓗ</f>the son of Joseph, whose father and mother <f>ⓘ</f>we know? How does he now say, <J>‘I have come down from heaven’</J>?”


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<J>No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me <f>ⓙ</f>draws him. And <f>ⓚ</f>I will raise him up on the last day.</J>


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<J>It is written in the Prophets, <f>ⓛ</f>‘And they will all be <f>ⓜ</f>taught by God.’ <f>ⓝ</f>Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me — </J>


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<J><f>ⓞ</f> not that anyone has seen the Father except <f>ⓟ</f>he who is from God; he <f>ⓠ</f>has seen the Father.</J>


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<J><f>ⓥ</f> This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it <f>ⓦ</f>and not die.</J>


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<J>I am the living bread <f>ⓧ</f>that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give <f>ⓨ</f>for the life of the world is <f>ⓩ</f>my flesh.”</J>


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<pb/>The Jews then <f>ⓐ</f>disputed among themselves, saying, <f>ⓑ</f>“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”


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So Jesus said to them, <J>“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of <f>ⓒ</f>the Son of Man and drink his blood, you <f>ⓓ</f>have no life in you.</J>


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<J>Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood <f>ⓔ</f>has eternal life, and <f>ⓕ</f>I will raise him up on the last day.</J>


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<J>As <f>ⓗ</f>the living Father <f>ⓘ</f>sent me, and <f>ⓙ</f>I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me.</J>


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<J><f>ⓚ</f> This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread <f>[3]</f> the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”</J>


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<pb/><f>ⓜ</f> When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”


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But Jesus, <f>ⓝ</f>knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, <J>“Do you take offense at this?</J>


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<J>Then what if you were to see <f>ⓞ</f>the Son of Man <f>ⓟ</f>ascending to <f>ⓠ</f>where he was before?</J>


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<J><f>ⓡ</f> It is the Spirit who gives life; <f>ⓢ</f>the flesh is no help at all. <f>ⓣ</f>The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.</J>


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<J>But <f>ⓤ</f>there are some of you who do not believe.”</J> (For Jesus <f>ⓥ</f>knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and <f>ⓦ</f>who it was who would betray him.)


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And he said, <J>“This is why I told you <f>ⓧ</f>that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”</J>


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and <f>ⓑ</f>we have believed, and have come to know, that <f>ⓒ</f>you are <f>ⓓ</f>the Holy One of God.”


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Jesus answered them, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“Did I not choose you, <f>ⓕ</f>the twelve? And yet one of you is <f>ⓖ</f>a devil.”</J>


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He spoke of Judas <f>ⓗ</f>the son of Simon Iscariot, for <f>ⓘ</f>he, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.


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<pb/>After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because <f>ⓐ</f>the Jews <f>[1]</f> were seeking to kill him.


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<f>ⓓ</f> So his brothers <f>[2]</f> said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing.


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For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, <f>ⓔ</f>show yourself to the world.”


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<J>The world cannot hate you, but <f>ⓘ</f>it hates me because I testify about it that <f>ⓙ</f>its works are evil.</J>


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<J>You go up to the feast. I am not <f>[3]</f> going up to this feast, for <f>ⓚ</f>my time has not yet fully come.”</J>


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<pb/>But after <f>ⓛ</f>his brothers had gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not publicly but in private.


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And there was much <f>ⓞ</f>muttering about him among the people. <f>ⓟ</f>While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, <f>ⓠ</f>he is leading the people astray.”


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The Jews therefore <f>ⓣ</f>marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning, <f>[4]</f> when he has never studied?”


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<J><f>ⓦ</f> If anyone's will is to do God's <f>[5]</f> will, <f>ⓧ</f>he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I <f>ⓨ</f>am speaking on my own authority.</J>


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<J>The one who speaks on his own authority <f>ⓩ</f>seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.</J>


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<J><f>ⓐ</f> Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. <f>ⓑ</f>Why do you seek to kill me?”</J>


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<J><f>ⓔ</f> Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but <f>ⓕ</f>from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.</J>


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<J>If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, <f>ⓖ</f>are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man's whole body well?</J>


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<pb/>Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom <f>ⓘ</f>they seek to kill?


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And here he is, <f>ⓙ</f>speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that <f>ⓚ</f>the authorities really know that this is the Christ?


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But <f>ⓛ</f>we know <f>ⓜ</f>where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, <f>ⓝ</f>no one will know where he comes from.”


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So Jesus proclaimed, <f>ⓞ</f>as he taught in the temple, <J> <f>ⓟ</f>“You know me, and you know where I come from. But <f>ⓠ</f>I have not come of my own accord. <f>ⓡ</f>He who sent me is true, <f>ⓢ</f>and him you do not know.</J>


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<f>ⓦ</f> So they were seeking to arrest him, but <f>ⓧ</f>no one laid a hand on him, <f>ⓨ</f>because his hour had not yet come.


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Yet <f>ⓩ</f>many of the people believed in him. They said, <f>ⓐ</f>“When the Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?”


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<pb/>The Pharisees heard the crowd <f>ⓑ</f>muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent <f>ⓒ</f>officers to arrest him.


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Jesus then said, <J> <f>ⓓ</f>“I will be with you a little longer, and then <f>ⓔ</f>I am going to him who sent me.</J>


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The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we will not find him? <f>ⓖ</f>Does he intend to go to <f>ⓗ</f>the Dispersion among <f>ⓘ</f>the Greeks and teach the Greeks?


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What does he mean by saying, <J> <f>ⓙ</f>‘You will seek me and you will not find me,’</J> and, <J>‘Where I am you cannot come’</J>?”


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, <J> <f>ⓛ</f>“If anyone thirsts, let him <f>ⓜ</f>come to me and drink.</J>


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<J>Whoever believes in me, <f>ⓝ</f>as <f>[6]</f> the Scripture has said, <f>ⓞ</f>‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of <f>ⓟ</f>living water.’”</J>


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Now <f>ⓠ</f>this he said about the Spirit, <f>ⓡ</f>whom those who believed in him were to receive, <f>ⓢ</f>for as yet the Spirit had not been <f>ⓣ</f>given, <f>ⓤ</f>because Jesus was not yet glorified.


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<pb/>When they heard these words, <f>ⓥ</f>some of the people said, “This really is <f>ⓦ</f>the Prophet.”


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Others said, “This is <f>ⓧ</f>the Christ.” But some said, <f>ⓨ</f>“Is the Christ to come from Galilee?


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Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes <f>ⓩ</f>from the offspring of David, and comes <f>ⓐ</f>from Bethlehem, the village <f>ⓑ</f>where David was?”


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<pb/><f>ⓔ</f> The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring him?”


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<f>ⓙ</f> “Does our law judge a man without first <f>ⓚ</f>giving him a hearing and learning what he does?”


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They replied, <f>ⓛ</f>“Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that <f>ⓜ</f>no prophet arises from Galilee.”


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<pb/><n>[52]</n> [The earliest manuscripts do not include 7:53–8:11.] <f>[7]</f> <pb/><e>The Woman Caught in Adultery</e> </pb> <pb/>[[They went each to his own house,


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<f>ⓐ</f> Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and <f>ⓑ</f>he sat down and taught them.


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The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst


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This they said <f>ⓔ</f>to test him, <f>ⓕ</f>that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.


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And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, <J> <f>ⓖ</f>“Let him who is without sin among you <f>ⓗ</f>be the first to throw a stone at her.”</J>


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But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.


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She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, <J> <f>ⓘ</f>“Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on <f>ⓙ</f>sin no more.”</J>]]


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<pb/><f>ⓚ</f> Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, <J> <f>ⓛ</f>“I am the light of the world. Whoever <f>ⓜ</f>follows me will not <f>ⓝ</f>walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”</J>


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So the Pharisees said to him, <f>ⓞ</f>“You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.”


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Jesus answered, <J>“Even if I do bear witness about myself, <f>ⓟ</f>my testimony is true, for I know <f>ⓠ</f>where I came from and <f>ⓡ</f>where I am going, but <f>ⓢ</f>you do not know where I come from or where I am going.</J>


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<J>Yet even if I do judge, <f>ⓥ</f>my judgment is true, for <f>ⓦ</f>it is not I alone who judge, but I and the Father <f>[1]</f> who sent me.</J>


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<J>I am the one who bears witness about myself, and <f>ⓨ</f>the Father who sent me bears witness about me.”</J>


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They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, <J> <f>ⓩ</f>“You know neither me nor my Father. <f>ⓐ</f>If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”</J>


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These words he spoke in <f>ⓑ</f>the treasury, as he taught in the temple; but <f>ⓒ</f>no one arrested him, because <f>ⓓ</f>his hour had not yet come.


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<pb/>So he said to them again, <J> <f>ⓔ</f>“I am going away, and <f>ⓕ</f>you will seek me, and <f>ⓖ</f>you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”</J>


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So the Jews said, <f>ⓗ</f>“Will he kill himself, since he says, <J>‘Where I am going, you cannot come’</J>?”


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He said to them, <J> <f>ⓘ</f>“You are from below; I am from above. <f>ⓙ</f>You are of this world; <f>ⓚ</f>I am not of this world.</J>


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<J>I told you that you <f>ⓛ</f>would die in your sins, for <f>ⓜ</f>unless you believe that <f>ⓝ</f>I am he you will die in your sins.”</J>


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So they said to him, <f>ⓞ</f>“Who are you?” Jesus said to them, <J>“Just what I have been telling you from the beginning.</J>


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<J>I have much to say about you and much to judge, but <f>ⓟ</f>he who sent me is true, and I declare <f>ⓠ</f>to the world <f>ⓡ</f>what I have heard from him.”</J>


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So Jesus said to them, <J>“When you have <f>ⓣ</f>lifted up the Son of Man, <f>ⓤ</f>then you will know that <f>ⓥ</f>I am he, and that <f>ⓦ</f>I do nothing on my own authority, but <f>ⓧ</f>speak just as the Father taught me.</J>


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<J>And <f>ⓨ</f>he who sent me is with me. <f>ⓩ</f>He has not left me alone, for <f>ⓐ</f>I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”</J>


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<pb/>So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, <J> <f>ⓒ</f>“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,</J>


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They answered him, <f>ⓕ</f>“We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”


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<pb/>Jesus answered them, <J>“Truly, truly, I say to you, <f>ⓖ</f>everyone who practices sin is a slave <f>[2]</f> to sin.</J>


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<J>I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet <f>ⓙ</f>you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.</J>


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<J><f>ⓚ</f> I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard <f>ⓛ</f>from your father.”</J>


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<pb/>They answered him, <f>ⓜ</f>“Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓝ</f>“If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did,</J>


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<J>but now <f>ⓞ</f>you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth <f>ⓟ</f>that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.</J>


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<J>You are doing the works your father did.”</J> They said to him, <f>ⓠ</f>“We were not born of sexual immorality. We have <f>ⓡ</f>one Father — even God.”


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Jesus said to them, <J> <f>ⓢ</f>“If God were your Father, you would love me, for <f>ⓣ</f>I came from God and <f>ⓤ</f>I am here. <f>ⓥ</f>I came not of my own accord, but <f>ⓦ</f>he sent me.</J>


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<J><f>ⓧ</f> Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot <f>ⓨ</f>bear to hear my word.</J>


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<J><f>ⓩ</f> You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. <f>ⓐ</f>He was a murderer from the beginning, and <f>ⓑ</f>does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. <f>ⓒ</f>When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.</J>


