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τὸν — 1596x G3588 ὁ

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T-ASM (1596x)

T-ASM

Occurrences: 1596 times in 1333 verses

Speech: Definite article

Parsing: Accusative Singular Masculine

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Mat 1:2 - Abraham was the father of Isaac.
Isaac was the father of Jacob.
Jacob was the father of Judah and his brothers.

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Mat 1:3 - Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah (whose mother was Tamar).
Perez was the father of Hezron.
Hezron was the father of Ram.[fn]

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Mat 1:4 - Ram was the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon.
Nahshon was the father of Salmon.

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Mat 1:5 - Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab).
Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth).
Obed was the father of Jesse.

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Mat 1:6 - Jesse was the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah).

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Mat 1:7 - Solomon was the father of Rehoboam.
Rehoboam was the father of Abijah.
Abijah was the father of Asa.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:8

Mat 1:8 - Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat.
Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram.[fn]
Jehoram was the father[fn] of Uzziah.

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Mat 1:9 - Uzziah was the father of Jotham.
Jotham was the father of Ahaz.
Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.

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Mat 1:10 - Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh.
Manasseh was the father of Amon.[fn]
Amon was the father of Josiah.

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Mat 1:11 - Josiah was the father of Jehoiachin[fn] and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon).

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Mat 1:12 - After the Babylonian exile:
Jehoiachin was the father of Shealtiel.
Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:13

Mat 1:13 - Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud.
Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
Eliakim was the father of Azor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:14

Mat 1:14 - Azor was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Akim.
Akim was the father of Eliud.

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Mat 1:15 - Eliud was the father of Eleazar.
Eleazar was the father of Matthan.
Matthan was the father of Jacob.

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Mat 1:16 - Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:21

Mat 1:21 - And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus,[fn] for he will save his people from their sins.”

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Mat 1:25 - But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:2

Mat 2:2 - “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose,[fn] and we have come to worship him.”

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Mat 2:6 - ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
are not least among the ruling cities[fn] of Judah,
for a ruler will come from you
who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.'[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:7

Mat 2:7 - Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:10

Mat 2:10 - When they saw the star, they were filled with joy!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:15

Mat 2:15 - and they stayed there until Herod's death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:16

Mat 2:16 - Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men's report of the star's first appearance.

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Mat 3:9 - Don't just say to each other, ‘We're safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.' That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.

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Mat 3:12 - He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire.”

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Mat 3:13 - Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:6

Mat 4:6 - and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say,
‘He will order his angels to protect you.
And they will hold you up with their hands
so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.'[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:7

Mat 4:7 - Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the LORD your God.'[fn]”

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Mat 4:10 - “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say,
‘You must worship the LORD your God
and serve only him.'[fn]”

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Mat 4:18 - One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:21

Mat 4:21 - A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too.

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Mat 4:22 - They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:8

Mat 5:8 - God blesses those whose hearts are pure,
for they will see God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:15

Mat 5:15 - No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.

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Mat 5:16 - In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

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Mat 5:17 - “Don't misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose.

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Mat 5:26 - And if that happens, you surely won't be free again until you have paid the last penny.[fn]

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Mat 5:40 - If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too.

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Mat 5:42 - Give to those who ask, and don't turn away from those who want to borrow.

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Mat 5:43 - “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor'[fn] and hate your enemy.

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Mat 5:45 - In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:2

Mat 6:2 - When you give to someone in need, don't do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get.

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Mat 6:5 - “When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.

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Mat 6:11 - Give us today the food we need,[fn]

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Mat 6:16 - “And when you fast, don't make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:24

Mat 6:24 - “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

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Mat 6:30 - And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

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Mat 8:21 - Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”

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Mat 9:6 - So I will prove to you that the Son of Man[fn] has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:7

Mat 9:7 - And the man jumped up and went home!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:8

Mat 9:8 - Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for sending a man with such great authority.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:23

Mat 9:23 - When Jesus arrived at the official's home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:38

Mat 9:38 - So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:14

Mat 10:14 - If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:24

Mat 10:24 - “Students[fn] are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:25

Mat 10:25 - Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons,[fn] the members of my household will be called by even worse names!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:28

Mat 10:28 - “Don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:38

Mat 10:38 - If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:40

Mat 10:40 - “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:42

Mat 10:42 - And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:10

Mat 11:10 - John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,
‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
and he will prepare your way before you.'[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:27

Mat 11:27 - “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:29

Mat 11:29 - Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:4

Mat 12:4 - He went into the house of God, and he and his companions broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:22

Mat 12:22 - Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn't speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:26

Mat 12:26 - And if Satan is casting out Satan, he is divided and fighting against himself. His own kingdom will not survive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:29

Mat 12:29 - For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:33

Mat 12:33 - “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:44

Mat 12:44 - Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.' So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:2

Mat 13:2 - A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:19

Mat 13:19 - The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don't understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:20

Mat 13:20 - The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:21

Mat 13:21 - But since they don't have deep roots, they don't last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God's word.

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Mat 13:22 - The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God's word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:23

Mat 13:23 - The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God's word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:29

Mat 13:29 - “‘No,' he replied, ‘you'll uproot the wheat if you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:30

Mat 13:30 - Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.'”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:44

Mat 13:44 - “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.

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Mat 13:48 - When the net was full, they dragged it up onto the shore, sat down, and sorted the good fish into crates, but threw the bad ones away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:3

Mat 14:3 - For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod's brother Philip).

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Mat 14:5 - Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:10

Mat 14:10 - So John was beheaded in the prison,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:19

Mat 14:19 - Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:29

Mat 14:29 - “Yes, come,” Jesus said.
So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:30

Mat 14:30 - But when he saw the strong[fn] wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:4

Mat 15:4 - For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,'[fn] and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.'[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:6

Mat 15:6 - In this way, you say they don't need to honor their parents.[fn] And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:10

Mat 15:10 - Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:11

Mat 15:11 - It's not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”

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Mat 15:12 - Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:18

Mat 15:18 - But the words you speak come from the heart—that's what defiles you.

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Mat 15:20 - These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.”

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Mat 15:26 - Jesus responded, “It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”

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Mat 15:31 - The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn't been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.

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Mat 15:32 - Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.”

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Mat 16:13 - When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”[fn]

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Mat 16:14 - “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:24

Mat 16:24 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:26

Mat 16:26 - And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?[fn] Is anything worth more than your soul?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:28

Mat 16:28 - And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”

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Mat 17:1 - Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:8

Mat 17:8 - And when they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:14

Mat 17:14 - At the foot of the mountain, a large crowd was waiting for them. A man came and knelt before Jesus and said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:15

Mat 17:15 - “Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:27

Mat 17:27 - However, we don't want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin.[fn] Take it and pay the tax for both of us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:6

Mat 18:6 - But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.

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Mat 18:15 - “If another believer[fn] sins against you,[fn] go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:33

Mat 18:33 - Shouldn't you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'

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Mat 19:5 - And he said, ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.'[fn]

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Mat 19:11 - “Not everyone can accept this statement,” Jesus said. “Only those whom God helps.

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Mat 19:19 - Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.'[fn]”

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Mat 19:22 - But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

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Mat 20:1 - “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

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Mat 20:2 - He agreed to pay the normal daily wage[fn] and sent them out to work.

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Mat 20:4 - So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day.

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Mat 20:7 - “They replied, ‘Because no one hired us.' “The landowner told them, ‘Then go out and join the others in my vineyard.'

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Mat 20:8 - “That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first.

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Mat 20:12 - ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you've paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.'

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Mat 21:7 - They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:19

Mat 21:19 - and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” And immediately the fig tree withered up.

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Mat 21:26 - But if we say it was merely human, we'll be mobbed because the people believe John was a prophet.”

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Mat 21:37 - “Finally, the owner sent his son, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.'

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Mat 21:38 - “But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let's kill him and get the estate for ourselves!'

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Mat 21:41 - The religious leaders replied, “He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will give him his share of the crop after each harvest.”

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Mat 21:44 - Anyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.[fn]”

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Mat 22:5 - But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business.

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Mat 22:37 - Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.'[fn]

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Mat 22:39 - A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'[fn]

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Mat 23:17 - Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?

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Mat 23:23 - “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens,[fn] but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.

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Mat 23:24 - Blind guides! You strain your water so you won't accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel![fn]

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Mat 24:30 - And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:30

Mat 25:30 - Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

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Mat 26:4 - plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.

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Mat 26:18 - “As you go into the city,” he told them, “you will see a certain man. Tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time has come, and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.'”

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Mat 26:26 - As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take this and eat it, for this is my body.”

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Mat 26:31 - On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say,
‘God will strike[fn] the Shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

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Mat 26:37 - He took Peter and Zebedee's two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed.

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Mat 26:44 - So he went to pray a third time, saying the same things again.

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Mat 26:50 - Jesus said, “My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for.”
Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested him.

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Mat 26:51 - But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest's slave, slashing off his ear.

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Mat 26:52 - “Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword.

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Mat 26:53 - Don't you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands[fn] of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly?

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Mat 26:57 - Then the people who had arrested Jesus led him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious law and the elders had gathered.

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Mat 26:61 - who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'”

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Mat 26:64 - Jesus replied, “You have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God's right hand[fn] and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[fn]

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Mat 26:71 - Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed him and said to those standing around, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.[fn]”

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Mat 26:72 - Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. “I don't even know the man,” he said.

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Mat 26:74 - Peter swore, “A curse on me if I'm lying—I don't know the man!” And immediately the rooster crowed.

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Mat 27:6 - The leading priests picked up the coins. “It wouldn't be right to put this money in the Temple treasury,” they said, “since it was payment for murder.”[fn]

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Mat 27:7 - After some discussion they finally decided to buy the potter's field, and they made it into a cemetery for foreigners.

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Mat 27:10 - and purchased the potter's field,
as the LORD directed.[fn]”

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Mat 27:14 - But Jesus made no response to any of the charges, much to the governor's surprise.

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Mat 27:17 - As the crowds gathered before Pilate's house that morning, he asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you—Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?”

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Mat 27:20 - Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death.

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Mat 27:22 - Pilate responded, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?”
They shouted back, “Crucify him!”

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Mat 27:26 - So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.

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Mat 27:27 - Some of the governor's soldiers took Jesus into their headquarters[fn] and called out the entire regiment.

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Mat 27:30 - And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.

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Mat 27:32 - Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[fn] and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross.

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Mat 27:35 - After they had nailed him to the cross, the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.[fn]

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Mat 27:40 - “Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. Well then, if you are the Son of God, save yourself and come down from the cross!”

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Mat 27:43 - He trusted God, so let God rescue him now if he wants him! For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.'”

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Mat 27:54 - The Roman officer[fn] and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!”

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Mat 27:64 - So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we'll be worse off than we were at first.”

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Mat 27:66 - So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.

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Mat 28:1 - Early on Sunday morning,[fn] as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb.

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Mat 28:2 - Suddenly there was a great earthquake! For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled aside the stone, and sat on it.

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Mat 28:5 - Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don't be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

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Mat 28:6 - He isn't here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.

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Mar 1:2 - just as the prophet Isaiah had written:
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Mar 1:7 - John announced: “Someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I'm not even worthy to stoop down like a slave and untie the straps of his sandals.

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Mar 1:9 - One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River.

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Mar 1:14 - Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God's Good News.[fn]

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Mar 1:16 - One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon[fn] and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.

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Mar 1:19 - A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee's sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets.

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Mar 1:20 - He called them at once, and they also followed him, leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men.

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Mar 1:45 - But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone what had happened. As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn't publicly enter a town anywhere. He had to stay out in the secluded places, but people from everywhere kept coming to him.

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Mar 2:2 - Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God's word to them,

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Mar 2:4 - They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus.

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Mar 2:9 - Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,' or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk'?

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Mar 2:11 - “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”

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Mar 2:12 - And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, “We've never seen anything like this before!”

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Mar 2:14 - As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at his tax collector's booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up and followed him.

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Mar 2:19 - Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can't fast while the groom is with them.

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Mar 2:26 - He went into the house of God (during the days when Abiathar was high priest) and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. He also gave some to his companions.”

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Mar 2:27 - Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath.

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Mar 3:9 - Jesus instructed his disciples to have a boat ready so the crowd would not crush him.

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Mar 3:17 - James and John (the sons of Zebedee, but Jesus nicknamed them “Sons of Thunder”[fn]),

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Mar 3:18 - Andrew,
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Mar 3:27 - Let me illustrate this further. Who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man like Satan and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.

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Mar 3:29 - but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. This is a sin with eternal consequences.”

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Mar 4:14 - The farmer plants seed by taking God's word to others.

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Mar 4:15 - The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message, only to have Satan come at once and take it away.

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Mar 4:16 - The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.

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Mar 4:17 - But since they don't have deep roots, they don't last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God's word.

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Mar 4:18 - The seed that fell among the thorns represents others who hear God's word,

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Mar 4:19 - but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life, the lure of wealth, and the desire for other things, so no fruit is produced.

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Mar 4:20 - And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God's word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”

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Mar 4:21 - Then Jesus asked them, “Would anyone light a lamp and then put it under a basket or under a bed? Of course not! A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light will shine.

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Mar 4:26 - Jesus also said, “The Kingdom of God is like a farmer who scatters seed on the ground.

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Mar 4:33 - Jesus used many similar stories and illustrations to teach the people as much as they could understand.

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Mar 4:36 - So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed).

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Mar 5:6 - When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him.

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Mar 5:7 - With a shriek, he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don't torture me!”

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Mar 5:15 - A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.

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Mar 5:19 - But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.”

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Mar 5:31 - His disciples said to him, “Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, ‘Who touched me?'”

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Mar 5:35 - While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, “Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now.”

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Mar 5:36 - But Jesus overheard[fn] them and said to Jairus, “Don't be afraid. Just have faith.”

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Mar 5:37 - Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn't let anyone go with him except Peter, James, and John (the brother of James).

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Mar 5:38 - When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing.

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Mar 5:40 - The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl's father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying.

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Mar 6:11 - But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

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Mar 6:17 - For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip's wife, but Herod had married her.

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Mar 6:20 - for Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was greatly disturbed whenever he talked with John, but even so, he liked to listen to him.

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Mar 6:25 - So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!”

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Mar 6:30 - The apostles returned to Jesus from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and taught.

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Mar 6:41 - Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share.

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Mar 6:45 - Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home.

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Mar 7:5 - So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, “Why don't your disciples follow our age-old tradition? They eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony.”

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Mar 7:10 - For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,'[fn] and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.'[fn]

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Mar 7:13 - And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.”

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Mar 7:14 - Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.

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Mar 7:15 - It's not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart.[fn]”

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Mar 7:18 - “Don't you understand either?” he asked. “Can't you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you?

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Mar 7:19 - Food doesn't go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God's eyes.)

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Mar 7:20 - And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you.

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Mar 7:23 - All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”

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Mar 7:27 - Jesus told her, “First I should feed the children—my own family, the Jews.[fn] It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.”

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Mar 7:29 - “Good answer!” he said. “Now go home, for the demon has left your daughter.”

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Mar 7:30 - And when she arrived home, she found her little girl lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone.

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Mar 7:34 - Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened!”

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Mar 8:2 - “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat.

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Mar 8:26 - Jesus sent him away, saying, “Don't go back into the village on your way home.”

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Mar 8:28 - “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets.”

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Mar 8:31 - Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man[fn] must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead.

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Mar 8:32 - As he talked about this openly with his disciples, Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things.[fn]

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Mar 8:34 - Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.

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Mar 8:36 - And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?[fn]

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Mar 9:2 - Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus' appearance was transformed,

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Mar 9:8 - Suddenly, when they looked around, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus with them.

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Mar 9:10 - So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by “rising from the dead.”

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Mar 9:12 - Jesus responded, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt?

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Mar 9:17 - One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won't let him talk.

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Mar 9:21 - “How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy's father.
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Mar 9:37 - “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf[fn] welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me.”

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Mar 9:41 - If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded.

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Mar 9:42 - “But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.

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Mar 10:7 - ‘This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife,[fn]

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Mar 10:12 - And if a woman divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.”

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Mar 10:19 - But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.'[fn]”

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Mar 10:21 - Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven't done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

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Mar 10:49 - When Jesus heard him, he stopped and said, “Tell him to come here.”
So they called the blind man. “Cheer up,” they said. “Come on, he's calling you!”

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Mar 10:50 - Bartimaeus threw aside his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus.

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Mar 11:4 - The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door.

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Mar 11:5 - As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”

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Mar 11:7 - Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.

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Mar 11:14 - Then Jesus said to the tree, “May no one ever eat your fruit again!” And the disciples heard him say it.

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Mar 11:32 - But do we dare say it was merely human?” For they were afraid of what the people would do, because everyone believed that John was a prophet.

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Mar 12:6 - until there was only one left—his son whom he loved dearly. The owner finally sent him, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.'

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Mar 12:9 - “What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do?” Jesus asked. “I'll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.

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Mar 12:12 - The religious leaders[fn] wanted to arrest Jesus because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.

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Mar 12:30 - And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.'[fn]

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Mar 12:31 - The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'[fn] No other commandment is greater than these.”

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Mar 12:33 - And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.”

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Mar 12:44 - For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”

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Mar 13:16 - A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.

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Mar 13:26 - Then everyone will see the Son of Man[fn] coming on the clouds with great power and glory.[fn]

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Mar 14:8 - She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time.

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Mar 14:9 - I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman's deed will be remembered and discussed.”

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Mar 14:27 - On the way, Jesus told them, “All of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say,
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Mar 14:33 - He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed.

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Mar 14:39 - Then Jesus left them again and prayed the same prayer as before.

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Mar 14:47 - But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his sword and struck the high priest's slave, slashing off his ear.

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Mar 14:53 - They took Jesus to the high priest's home where the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law had gathered.

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Mar 14:58 - “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.'”

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Mar 14:60 - Then the high priest stood up before the others and asked Jesus, “Well, aren't you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?”

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Mar 14:62 - Jesus said, “I AM.[fn] And you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God's right hand[fn] and coming on the clouds of heaven.[fn]”

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Mar 14:67 - and noticed Peter warming himself at the fire. She looked at him closely and said, “You were one of those with Jesus of Nazareth.[fn]”

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Mar 14:71 - Peter swore, “A curse on me if I'm lying—I don't know this man you're talking about!”

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Mar 15:1 - Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law—the entire high council[fn]—met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.

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Mar 15:5 - But Jesus said nothing, much to Pilate's surprise.

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Mar 15:9 - “Would you like me to release to you this ‘King of the Jews'?” Pilate asked.

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Mar 15:11 - But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus.

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Mar 15:15 - So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.

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Mar 15:21 - A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[fn] was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.)

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Mar 15:29 - The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days.

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Mar 15:44 - Pilate couldn't believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet.

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Mar 16:3 - On the way they were asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

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Mar 16:6 - but the angel said, “Don't be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth,[fn] who was crucified. He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body.

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Mar 16:15 - And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.

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Mar 16:19 - When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God's right hand.

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Mar 16:20 - And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.

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Luk 1:9 - As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.

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Luk 1:16 - And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God.

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Luk 1:18 - Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I'm an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.”

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Luk 1:20 - But now, since you didn't believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time.”

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Luk 1:21 - Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long.

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Luk 1:23 - When Zechariah's week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home.

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Luk 1:32 - He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.

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Luk 1:33 - And he will reign over Israel[fn] forever; his Kingdom will never end!”

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Luk 1:34 - Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.”

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Luk 1:40 - where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth.

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Luk 1:41 - At the sound of Mary's greeting, Elizabeth's child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

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Luk 1:55 - For he made this promise to our ancestors,
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Luk 1:56 - Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.

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Luk 1:64 - Instantly Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God.

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Luk 1:73 - the covenant he swore with an oath
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Luk 1:80 - John grew up and became strong in spirit. And he lived in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.

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Luk 2:7 - She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.

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Luk 2:13 - Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

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Luk 2:15 - When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let's go to Bethlehem! Let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

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Luk 2:16 - They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger.

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Luk 2:20 - The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.

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Luk 2:22 - Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.

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Luk 2:26 - and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

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Luk 2:28 - Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying,

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Luk 2:29 - “Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace,
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Luk 2:39 - When Jesus' parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee.

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Luk 3:2 - Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests. At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness.

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Luk 3:8 - Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don't just say to each other, ‘We're safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.' That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.

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Luk 3:16 - John answered their questions by saying, “I baptize you with[fn] water; but someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.[fn]

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Luk 3:17 - He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire.”

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Luk 3:18 - John used many such warnings as he announced the Good News to the people.

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Luk 3:20 - So Herod put John in prison, adding this sin to his many others.

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Luk 3:21 - One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened,

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Luk 4:8 - Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say,
‘You must worship the LORD your God
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Luk 4:11 - And they will hold you up with their hands
so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.'[fn]”

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Luk 4:12 - Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the LORD your God.'[fn]”

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Luk 4:17 - The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written:

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Luk 4:41 - Many were possessed by demons; and the demons came out at his command, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But because they knew he was the Messiah, he rebuked them and refused to let them speak.

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Luk 5:1 - One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee,[fn] great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God.

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Luk 5:4 - When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”

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Luk 5:10 - His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed.
Jesus replied to Simon, “Don't be afraid! From now on you'll be fishing for people!”

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Luk 5:12 - In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”

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Luk 5:19 - but they couldn't reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

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Luk 5:24 - So I will prove to you that the Son of Man[fn] has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”

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Luk 5:25 - And immediately, as everyone watched, the man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God.

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Luk 5:26 - Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things today!”

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Luk 6:4 - He went into the house of God and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests can eat. He also gave some to his companions.”

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Luk 6:14 - Simon (whom he named Peter),
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James,
John,
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Luk 6:15 - Matthew,
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Luk 6:29 - If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.

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Luk 6:38 - Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.[fn]”

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Luk 6:40 - Students[fn] are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher.

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Luk 7:3 - When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave.

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Luk 7:4 - So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said,

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Luk 7:10 - And when the officer's friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.

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Luk 7:16 - Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people today.”

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Luk 7:19 - and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the Messiah we've been expecting,[fn] or should we keep looking for someone else?”

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Luk 7:27 - John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,
‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
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Luk 7:29 - When they heard this, all the people—even the tax collectors—agreed that God's way was right,[fn] for they had been baptized by John.

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Luk 8:5 - “A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it.

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Luk 8:12 - The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved.

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Luk 8:13 - The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don't have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.

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Luk 8:15 - And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God's word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.

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Luk 8:19 - Then Jesus' mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn't get to him because of the crowd.

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Luk 8:21 - Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God's word and obey it.”

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Luk 8:28 - As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down in front of him. Then he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I beg you, don't torture me!”

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Luk 8:35 - People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus' feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.

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Luk 8:39 - “No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you.” So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things Jesus had done for him.

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Luk 8:40 - On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him.

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Luk 8:41 - Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come home with him.

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Luk 8:43 - A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding,[fn] and she could find no cure.

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Luk 8:49 - While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now.”

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Luk 8:51 - When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn't let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl's father and mother.

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Luk 9:5 - And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

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Luk 9:12 - Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, “Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place.”

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Luk 9:13 - But Jesus said, “You feed them.”
“But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?”

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Luk 9:16 - Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people.

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Luk 9:19 - “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead.”

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Luk 9:22 - “The Son of Man[fn] must suffer many terrible things,” he said. “He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”

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Luk 9:23 - Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.

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Luk 9:25 - And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?

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Luk 9:28 - About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray.

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Luk 9:33 - As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, “Master, it's wonderful for us to be here! Let's make three shelters as memorials[fn]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

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Luk 9:38 - A man in the crowd called out to him, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.

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Luk 9:41 - Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you and put up with you?” Then he said to the man, “Bring your son here.”

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Luk 9:42 - As the boy came forward, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil[fn] spirit and healed the boy. Then he gave him back to his father.

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Luk 9:47 - But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side.

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Luk 9:48 - Then he said to them, “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf[fn] welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.”

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Luk 9:59 - He said to another person, “Come, follow me.”
The man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”

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Luk 9:61 - Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family.”

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Luk 10:2 - These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.

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Luk 10:11 - ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!'

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Luk 10:16 - Then he said to the disciples, “Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.”

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Luk 10:18 - “Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!

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Luk 10:27 - The man answered, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.' And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'”[fn]

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Luk 10:29 - The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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Luk 10:32 - A Temple assistant[fn] walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side.

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Luk 10:38 - As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.

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Luk 10:39 - Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord's feet, listening to what he taught.

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Luk 11:3 - Give us each day the food we need,[fn]

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Luk 11:11 - “You fathers—if your children ask[fn] for a fish, do you give them a snake instead?

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Luk 11:24 - “When an evil[fn] spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.'

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Luk 11:28 - Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”

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Luk 11:33 - “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket.[fn] Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.

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Luk 12:5 - But I'll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell.[fn] Yes, he's the one to fear.

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Luk 12:10 - Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

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Luk 12:28 - And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

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Luk 12:36 - as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks.

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Luk 12:39 - “Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into.

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Luk 12:56 - You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and sky, but you don't know how to interpret the present times.

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Luk 12:58 - When you are on the way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison.

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Luk 13:7 - Finally, he said to his gardener, ‘I've waited three years, and there hasn't been a single fig! Cut it down. It's just taking up space in the garden.'

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Luk 13:13 - Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God!

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Luk 13:15 - But the Lord replied, “You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don't you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water?

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Luk 14:9 - The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.' Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!

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Luk 14:10 - “Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for you!' Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.

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Luk 14:17 - When the banquet was ready, he sent his servant to tell the guests, ‘Come, the banquet is ready.'

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Luk 14:23 - So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.

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Luk 14:26 - “If you want to be my disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.

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Luk 14:27 - And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.

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Luk 15:6 - When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.'

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Luk 15:12 - The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.' So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons.

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Luk 15:18 - I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you,

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Luk 15:20 - “So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

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Luk 15:21 - His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.[fn]'

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Luk 15:23 - And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast,

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Luk 15:27 - ‘Your brother is back,' he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.'

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Luk 15:30 - Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!'

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Luk 16:2 - So the employer called him in and said, ‘What's this I hear about you? Get your report in order, because you are going to be fired.'

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Luk 16:8 - “The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.

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Luk 16:13 - “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

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Luk 16:17 - But that doesn't mean that the law has lost its force. It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest point of God's law to be overturned.

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Luk 16:20 - At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.

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Luk 16:22 - “Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham.[fn] The rich man also died and was buried,

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Luk 16:23 - and his soul went to the place of the dead.[fn] There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.

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Luk 16:27 - “Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father's home.

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Luk 16:28 - For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don't end up in this place of torment.'

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Luk 17:2 - It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.

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Luk 17:15 - One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!”

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Luk 18:2 - “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people.

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Luk 18:4 - The judge ignored her for a while, but finally he said to himself, ‘I don't fear God or care about people,

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Luk 18:13 - “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.'

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Luk 18:14 - I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

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Luk 18:20 - But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother.'[fn]”

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Luk 18:43 - Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it praised God, too.

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Luk 19:3 - He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.

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Luk 19:5 - When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.”

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Luk 19:8 - Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”

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Luk 19:33 - And sure enough, as they were untying it, the owners asked them, “Why are you untying that colt?”

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Luk 19:35 - So they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it for him to ride on.

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Luk 19:37 - When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.

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Luk 19:44 - They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not accept your opportunity for salvation.”

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Luk 20:1 - One day as Jesus was teaching the people and preaching the Good News in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him.

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Luk 20:9 - Now Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and moved to another country to live for several years.

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Luk 20:13 - “‘What will I do?' the owner asked himself. ‘I know! I'll send my cherished son. Surely they will respect him.'

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Luk 20:16 - “I'll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.”
“How terrible that such a thing should ever happen,” his listeners protested.

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Luk 20:18 - Everyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.”

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Luk 20:19 - The teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the people's reaction.

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Luk 20:37 - “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush. Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred to the Lord[fn] as ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'[fn]

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Luk 20:41 - Then Jesus presented them with a question. “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?

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Luk 21:4 - For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.”

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Luk 21:27 - Then everyone will see the Son of Man[fn] coming on a cloud with power and great glory.[fn]

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Luk 22:2 - The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people's reaction.

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Luk 22:3 - Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples,

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Luk 22:31 - “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.

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Luk 22:48 - But Jesus said, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”

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Luk 22:50 - And one of them struck at the high priest's slave, slashing off his right ear.

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Luk 22:54 - So they arrested him and led him to the high priest's home. And Peter followed at a distance.

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Luk 22:63 - The guards in charge of Jesus began mocking and beating him.

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Luk 23:1 - Then the entire council took Jesus to Pilate, the Roman governor.

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Luk 23:5 - Then they became insistent. “But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes—all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!”

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Luk 23:8 - Herod was delighted at the opportunity to see Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been hoping for a long time to see him perform a miracle.

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Luk 23:13 - Then Pilate called together the leading priests and other religious leaders, along with the people,

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Luk 23:14 - and he announced his verdict. “You brought this man to me, accusing him of leading a revolt. I have examined him thoroughly on this point in your presence and find him innocent.

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Luk 23:18 - Then a mighty roar rose from the crowd, and with one voice they shouted, “Kill him, and release Barabbas to us!”

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Luk 23:20 - Pilate argued with them, because he wanted to release Jesus.

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Luk 23:25 - As they had requested, he released Barabbas, the man in prison for insurrection and murder. But he turned Jesus over to them to do as they wished.

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Luk 23:26 - As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[fn] happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.

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Luk 23:33 - When they came to a place called The Skull,[fn] they nailed him to the cross. And the criminals were also crucified—one on his right and one on his left.

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Luk 23:40 - But the other criminal protested, “Don't you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die?

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Luk 23:47 - When the Roman officer[fn] overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.[fn]”

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Luk 24:2 - They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.

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Luk 24:5 - The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive?

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Luk 24:7 - that the Son of Man[fn] must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.”

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Luk 24:21 - We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago.

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Luk 24:26 - Wasn't it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?”

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Luk 24:30 - As they sat down to eat,[fn] he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them.

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Luk 24:45 - Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

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Luk 24:46 - And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day.

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Luk 24:51 - While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven.

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Luk 24:53 - And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God.

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Jhn 1:1 - In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
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Jhn 1:2 - He existed in the beginning with God.

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Jhn 1:9 - The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

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Jhn 1:18 - No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God,[fn] is near to the Father's heart. He has revealed God to us.

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Jhn 1:27 - Though his ministry follows mine, I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal.”

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Jhn 1:29 - The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

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Jhn 1:41 - Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”[fn]).

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Jhn 1:42 - Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”[fn]).

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Jhn 1:45 - Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses[fn] and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”

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Jhn 1:47 - As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”

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Jhn 1:51 - Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.[fn]”

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Jhn 2:2 - and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.

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Jhn 2:6 - Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.[fn]

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Jhn 2:9 - When the master of ceremonies tasted the water that was now wine, not knowing where it had come from (though, of course, the servants knew), he called the bridegroom over.

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Jhn 2:10 - “A host always serves the best wine first,” he said. “Then, when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now!”

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Jhn 2:16 - Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, “Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father's house into a marketplace!”

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Jhn 2:19 - “All right,” Jesus replied. “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

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Jhn 3:2 - After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus. “Rabbi,” he said, “we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”

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Jhn 3:13 - No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man[fn] has come down from heaven.

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Jhn 3:14 - And as Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

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Jhn 3:16 - “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

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Jhn 3:17 - God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

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Jhn 3:19 - And the judgment is based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.

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Jhn 3:26 - So John's disciples came to him and said, “Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.”

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Jhn 3:35 - The Father loves his Son and has put everything into his hands.

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Jhn 3:36 - And anyone who believes in God's Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn't obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God's angry judgment.”

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Jhn 4:14 - But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”

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Jhn 4:16 - “Go and get your husband,” Jesus told her.

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Jhn 4:38 - I sent you to harvest where you didn't plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.”

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Jhn 4:39 - Many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because the woman had said, “He told me everything I ever did!”

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Jhn 4:41 - long enough for many more to hear his message and believe.

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Jhn 4:47 - When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die.

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Jhn 5:8 - Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!”

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Jhn 5:9 - Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath,

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Jhn 5:10 - so the Jewish leaders objected. They said to the man who was cured, “You can't work on the Sabbath! The law doesn't allow you to carry that sleeping mat!”

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Jhn 5:11 - But he replied, “The man who healed me told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.'”

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Jhn 5:12 - “Who said such a thing as that?” they demanded.

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Jhn 5:16 - So the Jewish leaders began harassing[fn] Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules.

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Jhn 5:18 - So the Jewish leaders tried all the harder to find a way to kill him. For he not only broke the Sabbath, he called God his Father, thereby making himself equal with God.

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Jhn 5:19 - So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

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Jhn 5:20 - For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing. In fact, the Father will show him how to do even greater works than healing this man. Then you will truly be astonished.

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Jhn 5:23 - so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son is certainly not honoring the Father who sent him.

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Jhn 5:24 - “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.

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Jhn 5:38 - and you do not have his message in your hearts, because you do not believe me—the one he sent to you.

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Jhn 5:45 - “Yet it isn't I who will accuse you before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in whom you put your hopes.

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Jhn 6:5 - Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?”

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Jhn 6:10 - “Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.)

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Jhn 6:14 - When the people saw him[fn] do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!”[fn]

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Jhn 6:19 - They had rowed three or four miles[fn] when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified,

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Jhn 6:23 - Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten.

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Jhn 6:24 - So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him.

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Jhn 6:32 - Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn't give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven.

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Jhn 6:34 - “Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.”

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Jhn 6:37 - However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.

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Jhn 6:40 - For it is my Father's will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.”

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Jhn 6:42 - They said, “Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven'?”

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Jhn 6:46 - (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)

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Jhn 6:51 - I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”

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Jhn 6:57 - I live because of the living Father who sent me; in the same way, anyone who feeds on me will live because of me.

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Jhn 6:58 - I am the true bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will not die as your ancestors did (even though they ate the manna) but will live forever.”

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Jhn 6:62 - Then what will you think if you see the Son of Man ascend to heaven again?

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Jhn 6:71 - He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray him.

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Jhn 7:12 - There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He's a good man,” but others said, “He's nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.”

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Jhn 7:13 - But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders.

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Jhn 7:19 - Moses gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In fact, you are trying to kill me.”

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Jhn 7:33 - But Jesus told them, “I will be with you only a little longer. Then I will return to the one who sent me.

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Jhn 7:40 - When the crowds heard him say this, some of them declared, “Surely this man is the Prophet we've been expecting.”[fn]

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Jhn 7:49 - This foolish crowd follows him, but they are ignorant of the law. God's curse is on them!”

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Jhn 7:51 - “Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?” he asked.

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Jhn 7:53 - [The most ancient Greek manuscripts do not include John 7:53–8:11.]
Then the meeting broke up, and everybody went home.

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Jhn 8:7 - They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!”

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Jhn 8:19 - “Where is your father?” they asked.
Jesus answered, “Since you don't know who I am, you don't know who my Father is. If you knew me, you would also know my Father.”

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Jhn 8:26 - I have much to say about you and much to condemn, but I won't. For I say only what I have heard from the one who sent me, and he is completely truthful.”

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Jhn 8:27 - But they still didn't understand that he was talking about his Father.

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Jhn 8:28 - So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will understand that I AM he.[fn] I do nothing on my own but say only what the Father taught me.

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Jhn 8:35 - A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever.

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Jhn 8:41 - No, you are imitating your real father.”
They replied, “We aren't illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father.”

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Jhn 8:43 - Why can't you understand what I am saying? It's because you can't even hear me!

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Jhn 8:49 - “No,” Jesus said, “I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father—and you dishonor me.

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Jhn 8:51 - I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!”

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Jhn 8:52 - The people said, “Now we know you are possessed by a demon. Even Abraham and the prophets died, but you say, ‘Anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!'

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Jhn 8:55 - but you don't even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him.

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Jhn 9:6 - Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man's eyes.

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Jhn 9:14 - because it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made the mud and healed him.

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Jhn 9:24 - So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this,[fn] because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.”

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Jhn 9:35 - When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?[fn]”

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Jhn 9:39 - Then Jesus told him,[fn] “I entered this world to render judgment—to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see[fn] that they are blind.”

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Jhn 10:12 - A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don't belong to him and he isn't their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.

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Jhn 10:15 - just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.

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Jhn 10:28 - I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me,

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Jhn 10:36 - why do you call it blasphemy when I say, ‘I am the Son of God'? After all, the Father set me apart and sent me into the world.

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Jhn 10:40 - He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile.

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Jhn 11:2 - This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord's feet and wiped them with her hair.[fn] Her brother, Lazarus, was sick.

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Jhn 11:5 - So although Jesus loved Martha, Mary, and Lazarus,

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Jhn 11:21 - Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.

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Jhn 11:22 - But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask.”

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Jhn 11:26 - Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”

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Jhn 11:27 - “Yes, Lord,” she told him. “I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God.”

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Jhn 11:39 - “Roll the stone aside,” Jesus told them.
But Martha, the dead man's sister, protested, “Lord, he has been dead for four days. The smell will be terrible.”

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Jhn 11:41 - So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me.

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Jhn 11:42 - You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.”

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Jhn 11:48 - If we allow him to go on like this, soon everyone will believe in him. Then the Roman army will come and destroy both our Temple[fn] and our nation.”

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Jhn 11:56 - They kept looking for Jesus, but as they stood around in the Temple, they said to each other, “What do you think? He won't come for Passover, will he?”

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Jhn 12:9 - When all the people[fn] heard of Jesus' arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead.

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Jhn 12:10 - Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,

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Jhn 12:11 - for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them[fn] and believed in Jesus.

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Jhn 12:17 - Many in the crowd had seen Jesus call Lazarus from the tomb, raising him from the dead, and they were telling others[fn] about it.

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Jhn 12:21 - paid a visit to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee. They said, “Sir, we want to meet Jesus.”

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Jhn 12:34 - The crowd responded, “We understood from Scripture[fn] that the Messiah would live forever. How can you say the Son of Man will die? Just who is this Son of Man, anyway?”

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Jhn 12:44 - Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me.

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Jhn 12:45 - For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me.

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Jhn 12:46 - I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark.

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Jhn 12:47 - I will not judge those who hear me but don't obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it.

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Jhn 12:48 - But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth I have spoken.

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Jhn 13:1 - Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end.[fn]

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Jhn 13:3 - Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God.

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Jhn 13:5 - and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples' feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.

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Jhn 13:8 - “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!”
Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won't belong to me.”

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Jhn 13:11 - For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, “Not all of you are clean.”

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Jhn 13:18 - “I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, ‘The one who eats my food has turned against me.'[fn]

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Jhn 13:20 - I tell you the truth, anyone who welcomes my messenger is welcoming me, and anyone who welcomes me is welcoming the Father who sent me.”

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Jhn 14:1 - “Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.

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Jhn 14:6 - Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

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Jhn 14:7 - If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is.[fn] From now on, you do know him and have seen him!”

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Jhn 14:8 - Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”

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Jhn 14:9 - Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don't know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?

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Jhn 14:12 - “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.

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Jhn 14:16 - And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate,[fn] who will never leave you.

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Jhn 14:23 - Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.

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Jhn 14:28 - Remember what I told you: I am going away, but I will come back to you again. If you really loved me, you would be happy that I am going to the Father, who is greater than I am.

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Jhn 14:31 - but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let's be going.

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Jhn 15:3 - You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.

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Jhn 15:16 - You didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.

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Jhn 15:20 - Do you remember what I told you? ‘A slave is not greater than the master.' Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you.

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Jhn 15:21 - They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me.

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Jhn 15:23 - Anyone who hates me also hates my Father.

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Jhn 15:24 - If I hadn't done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father.

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Jhn 16:3 - This is because they have never known the Father or me.

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Jhn 16:5 - “But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and not one of you is asking where I am going.

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Jhn 16:8 - And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God's righteousness, and of the coming judgment.

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Jhn 16:10 - Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more.

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Jhn 16:16 - “In a little while you won't see me anymore. But a little while after that, you will see me again.”

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Jhn 16:17 - Some of the disciples asked each other, “What does he mean when he says, ‘In a little while you won't see me, but then you will see me,' and ‘I am going to the Father'?

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Jhn 16:21 - It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When her child is born, her anguish gives way to joy because she has brought a new baby into the world.

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Jhn 16:23 - At that time you won't need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name.

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Jhn 16:26 - Then you will ask in my name. I'm not saying I will ask the Father on your behalf,

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Jhn 16:28 - Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.”

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Jhn 16:33 - I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

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Jhn 17:1 - After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you.

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Jhn 17:3 - And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

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Jhn 17:5 - Now, Father, bring me into the glory we shared before the world began.

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Jhn 17:6 - “I have revealed you[fn] to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your word.

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Jhn 17:14 - I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

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Jhn 17:18 - Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world.

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Jhn 18:2 - Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had often gone there with his disciples.

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Jhn 18:5 - “Jesus the Nazarene,”[fn] they replied. “I AM he,”[fn] Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.)

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Jhn 18:7 - Once more he asked them, “Who are you looking for?”
And again they replied, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

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Jhn 18:10 - Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest's slave.

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Jhn 18:12 - So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up.

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Jhn 18:16 - Peter had to stay outside the gate. Then the disciple who knew the high priest spoke to the woman watching at the gate, and she let Peter in.

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Jhn 18:19 - Inside, the high priest began asking Jesus about his followers and what he had been teaching them.

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Jhn 18:24 - Then Annas bound Jesus and sent him to Caiaphas, the high priest.

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Jhn 18:28 - Jesus' trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor.[fn] His accusers didn't go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn't be allowed to celebrate the Passover.

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Jhn 18:31 - “Then take him away and judge him by your own law,” Pilate told them.
“Only the Romans are permitted to execute someone,” the Jewish leaders replied.

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Jhn 18:33 - Then Pilate went back into his headquarters and called for Jesus to be brought to him. “Are you the king of the Jews?” he asked him.

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Jhn 18:37 - Pilate said, “So you are a king?”
Jesus responded, “You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.”

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Jhn 18:39 - But you have a custom of asking me to release one prisoner each year at Passover. Would you like me to release this ‘King of the Jews'?”

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Jhn 18:40 - But they shouted back, “No! Not this man. We want Barabbas!” (Barabbas was a revolutionary.)

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Jhn 19:1 - Then Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip.

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Jhn 19:5 - Then Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said, “Look, here is the man!”

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Jhn 19:7 - The Jewish leaders replied, “By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.”

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Jhn 19:8 - When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever.

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Jhn 19:13 - When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again. Then Pilate sat down on the judgment seat on the platform that is called the Stone Pavement (in Hebrew, Gabbatha).

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Jhn 19:16 - Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus away.

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Jhn 19:17 - Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha).

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Jhn 19:18 - There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them.

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Jhn 19:20 - The place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the sign was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek, so that many people could read it.

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Jhn 19:23 - When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.

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Jhn 19:24 - So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let's throw dice[fn] for it.” This fulfilled the Scripture that says, “They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing.”[fn] So that is what they did.

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Jhn 19:26 - When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, “Dear woman, here is your son.”

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Jhn 19:31 - It was the day of preparation, and the Jewish leaders didn't want the bodies hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath, because it was the Passover). So they asked Pilate to hasten their deaths by ordering that their legs be broken. Then their bodies could be taken down.

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Jhn 19:33 - But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn't break his legs.

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Jhn 19:38 - Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus' body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.

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Jhn 19:39 - With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds[fn] of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.

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Jhn 19:42 - And so, because it was the day of preparation for the Jewish Passover[fn] and since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there.

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Jhn 20:1 - Early on Sunday morning,[fn] while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance.

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Jhn 20:2 - She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!”

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Jhn 20:13 - “Dear woman, why are you crying?” the angels asked her.
“Because they have taken away my Lord,” she replied, “and I don't know where they have put him.”

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Jhn 20:14 - She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn't recognize him.

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Jhn 20:17 - “Don't cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven't yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'”

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Jhn 20:18 - Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them his message.

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Jhn 20:19 - That Sunday evening[fn] the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said.

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Jhn 20:20 - As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord!

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Jhn 20:25 - They told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he replied, “I won't believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.”

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Jhn 20:27 - Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don't be faithless any longer. Believe!”

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Jhn 21:4 - At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn't see who he was.

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Jhn 21:7 - Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It's the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and headed to shore.

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Jhn 21:13 - Then Jesus served them the bread and the fish.

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Jhn 21:19 - Jesus said this to let him know by what kind of death he would glorify God. Then Jesus told him, “Follow me.”

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Jhn 21:20 - Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved—the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, “Lord, who will betray you?”

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Jhn 21:25 - Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written.

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Act 1:10 - As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them.

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Act 1:11 - “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”

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Act 1:16 - “Brothers,” he said, “the Scriptures had to be fulfilled concerning Judas, who guided those who arrested Jesus. This was predicted long ago by the Holy Spirit, speaking through King David.

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Act 1:17 - Judas was one of us and shared in the ministry with us.”

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Act 1:23 - So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.

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Act 1:25 - as an apostle to replace Judas in this ministry, for he has deserted us and gone where he belongs.”

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Act 2:2 - Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting.

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Act 2:5 - At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem.

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Act 2:22 - “People of Israel, listen! God publicly endorsed Jesus the Nazarene[fn] by doing powerful miracles, wonders, and signs through him, as you well know.

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Act 2:25 - King David said this about him:
‘I see that the LORD is always with me.
I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

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Act 2:27 - For you will not leave my soul among the dead[fn]
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Act 2:30 - But he was a prophet, and he knew God had promised with an oath that one of David's own descendants would sit on his throne.

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Act 2:32 - “God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all witnesses of this.

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Act 2:36 - “So let everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!”

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Act 2:37 - Peter's words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”

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Act 2:41 - Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.

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Act 2:47 - all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved.

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Act 3:8 - He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.

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Act 3:9 - All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God.

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Act 3:11 - They all rushed out in amazement to Solomon's Colonnade, where the man was holding tightly to Peter and John.

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Act 3:12 - Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness?

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Act 3:13 - For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate's decision to release him.

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Act 3:14 - You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer.

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Act 3:15 - You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!

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Act 3:18 - But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about the Messiah—that he must suffer these things.

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Act 3:20 - Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.

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Act 3:26 - When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.”

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Act 4:1 - While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees.

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Act 4:2 - These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead.

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Act 4:4 - But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of believers now totaled about 5,000 men, not counting women and children.[fn]

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Act 4:6 - Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest.

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Act 4:12 - There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”

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Act 4:14 - But since they could see the man who had been healed standing right there among them, there was nothing the council could say.

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Act 4:17 - But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus' name again.”

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Act 4:21 - The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn't know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God

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Act 4:24 - When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God: “O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—

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Act 4:27 - “In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed.

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Act 4:29 - And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word.

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Act 4:31 - After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.

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Act 5:9 - And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.”

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Act 5:10 - Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

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Act 5:21 - So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching.
When the high priest and his officials arrived, they convened the high council[fn]—the full assembly of the elders of Israel. Then they sent for the apostles to be brought from the jail for trial.

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Act 5:25 - Then someone arrived with startling news: “The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teaching the people!”

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Act 5:26 - The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them.

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Act 5:42 - And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”

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Act 6:2 - So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program.

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Act 6:11 - So they persuaded some men to lie about Stephen, saying, “We heard him blaspheme Moses, and even God.”

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Act 6:12 - This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.[fn]

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Act 6:14 - We have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth[fn] will destroy the Temple and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”

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Act 7:4 - So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran until his father died. Then God brought him here to the land where you now live.

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Act 7:8 - “God also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision at that time. So when Abraham became the father of Isaac, he circumcised him on the eighth day. And the practice was continued when Isaac became the father of Jacob, and when Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs of the Israelite nation.

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Act 7:9 - “These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

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Act 7:10 - and rescued him from all his troubles. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of the palace.

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Act 7:14 - Then Joseph sent for his father, Jacob, and all his relatives to come to Egypt, seventy-five persons in all.

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Act 7:18 - But then a new king came to the throne of Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph.

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Act 7:24 - He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man's defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian.

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Act 7:27 - “But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside. ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?' he asked.

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Act 7:28 - ‘Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?'

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Act 7:35 - “So God sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?' Through the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush, God sent Moses to be their ruler and savior.

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Act 7:44 - “Our ancestors carried the Tabernacle[fn] with them through the wilderness. It was constructed according to the plan God had shown to Moses.

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Act 7:53 - You deliberately disobeyed God's law, even though you received it from the hands of angels.”

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Act 7:55 - But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God's right hand.

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Act 7:56 - And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God's right hand!”

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Act 7:59 - As they stoned him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

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Act 8:2 - (Some devout men came and buried Stephen with great mourning.)

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Act 8:4 - But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.

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Act 8:5 - Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.

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Act 8:14 - When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there.

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Act 8:24 - “Pray to the Lord for me,” Simon exclaimed, “that these terrible things you've said won't happen to me!”

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Act 8:25 - After testifying and preaching the word of the Lord in Samaria, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem. And they stopped in many Samaritan villages along the way to preach the Good News.

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Act 8:28 - and he was now returning. Seated in his carriage, he was reading aloud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.

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Act 8:30 - Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

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Act 8:31 - The man replied, “How can I, unless someone instructs me?” And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him.

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Act 8:35 - So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.

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Act 8:39 - When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing.

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Act 9:20 - And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is indeed the Son of God!”

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Act 9:27 - Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus.

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Act 9:35 - Then the whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to the Lord.

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Act 9:40 - But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get up, Tabitha.” And she opened her eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up!

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Act 9:42 - The news spread through the whole town, and many believed in the Lord.

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Act 10:2 - He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.

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Act 10:11 - He saw the sky open, and something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners.

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Act 10:16 - The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven.

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Act 10:17 - Peter was very perplexed. What could the vision mean? Just then the men sent by Cornelius found Simon's house. Standing outside the gate,

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Act 10:22 - They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.”

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Act 10:25 - As Peter entered his home, Cornelius fell at his feet and worshiped him.

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Act 10:36 - This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

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Act 10:38 - And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

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Act 10:43 - He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name.”

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Act 10:44 - Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message.

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Act 10:46 - For they heard them speaking in other tongues[fn] and praising God.
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Act 11:1 - Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers[fn] in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God.

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Act 11:10 - This happened three times before the sheet and all it contained was pulled back up to heaven.

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Act 11:12 - The Holy Spirit told me to go with them and not to worry that they were Gentiles. These six brothers here accompanied me, and we soon entered the home of the man who had sent for us.

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Act 11:13 - He told us how an angel had appeared to him in his home and had told him, ‘Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.

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Act 11:17 - And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?”

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Act 11:18 - When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said, “We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.”

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Act 11:19 - Meanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen's death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews.

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Act 11:20 - However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles[fn] about the Lord Jesus.

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Act 11:21 - The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord.

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Act 12:1 - About that time King Herod Agrippa[fn] began to persecute some believers in the church.

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Act 12:2 - He had the apostle James (John's brother) killed with a sword.

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Act 12:5 - But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.

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Act 12:11 - Peter finally came to his senses. “It's really true!” he said. “The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders[fn] had planned to do to me!”

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Act 12:14 - When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran back inside and told everyone, “Peter is standing at the door!”

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Act 12:20 - Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they sent a delegation to make peace with him because their cities were dependent upon Herod's country for food. The delegates won the support of Blastus, Herod's personal assistant,

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Act 12:25 - When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission to Jerusalem, they returned,[fn] taking John Mark with them.

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Act 13:2 - One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Dedicate Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.”

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Act 13:5 - There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God. John Mark went with them as their assistant.

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Act 13:7 - He had attached himself to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor invited Barnabas and Saul to visit him, for he wanted to hear the word of God.

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Act 13:8 - But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing.

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Act 13:11 - Watch now, for the Lord has laid his hand of punishment upon you, and you will be struck blind. You will not see the sunlight for some time.” Instantly mist and darkness came over the man's eyes, and he began groping around begging for someone to take his hand and lead him.

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Act 13:13 - Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia, landing at the port town of Perga. There John Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem.

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Act 13:15 - After the usual readings from the books of Moses[fn] and the prophets, those in charge of the service sent them this message: “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, come and give it.”

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Act 13:16 - So Paul stood, lifted his hand to quiet them, and started speaking. “Men of Israel,” he said, “and you God-fearing Gentiles, listen to me.

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Act 13:17 - “The God of this nation of Israel chose our ancestors and made them multiply and grow strong during their stay in Egypt. Then with a powerful arm he led them out of their slavery.

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Act 13:21 - Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.

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Act 13:22 - But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.'[fn]

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Act 13:25 - As John was finishing his ministry he asked, ‘Do you think I am the Messiah? No, I am not! But he is coming soon—and I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the sandals on his feet.'

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Act 13:26 - “Brothers—you sons of Abraham, and also you God-fearing Gentiles—this message of salvation has been sent to us!

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Act 13:31 - And over a period of many days he appeared to those who had gone with him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people of Israel.

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Act 13:35 - Another psalm explains it more fully: ‘You will not allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.'[fn]

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Act 13:44 - The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord.

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Act 13:46 - Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.

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Act 13:48 - When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked the Lord for his message; and all who were chosen for eternal life became believers.

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Act 13:50 - Then the Jews stirred up the influential religious women and the leaders of the city, and they incited a mob against Paul and Barnabas and ran them out of town.

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Act 13:51 - So they shook the dust from their feet as a sign of rejection and went to the town of Iconium.

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Act 14:12 - They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.

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Act 14:14 - But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they tore their clothing in dismay and ran out among the people, shouting,

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Act 14:15 - “Friends,[fn] why are you doing this? We are merely human beings—just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.

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Act 14:19 - Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead.

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Act 14:25 - They preached the word in Perga, then went down to Attalia.

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Act 15:5 - But then some of the believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and insisted, “The Gentile converts must be circumcised and required to follow the law of Moses.”

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Act 15:7 - At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: “Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe.

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Act 15:10 - So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers[fn] with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear?

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Act 15:17 - so that the rest of humanity might seek the LORD,
including the Gentiles—
all those I have called to be mine.
The LORD has spoken—

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Act 15:19 - “And so my judgment is that we should not make it difficult for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

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Act 15:22 - Then the apostles and elders together with the whole church in Jerusalem chose delegates, and they sent them to Antioch of Syria with Paul and Barnabas to report on this decision. The men chosen were two of the church leaders[fn]—Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas.

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Act 15:35 - Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch. They and many others taught and preached the word of the Lord there.

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Act 15:36 - After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let's go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.”

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Act 15:37 - Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark.

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Act 15:38 - But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work.

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Act 15:39 - Their disagreement was so sharp that they separated. Barnabas took John Mark with him and sailed for Cyprus.

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Act 16:3 - so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.

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Act 16:6 - Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time.

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Act 16:14 - One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying.

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Act 16:15 - She was baptized along with other members of her household, and she asked us to be her guests. “If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed.

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Act 16:19 - Her masters' hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.

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Act 16:25 - Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

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Act 16:31 - They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, along with everyone in your household.”

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Act 16:32 - And they shared the word of the Lord with him and with all who lived in his household.

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Act 16:34 - He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.

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Act 16:36 - So the jailer told Paul, “The city officials have said you and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace.”

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Act 17:3 - He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said, “This Jesus I'm telling you about is the Messiah.”

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Act 17:5 - But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd.[fn]

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Act 17:6 - Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers[fn] instead and took them before the city council. “Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted, “and now they are here disturbing our city, too.

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Act 17:8 - The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports.

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Act 17:10 - That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

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Act 17:11 - And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul's message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.

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Act 17:14 - The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind.

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Act 17:15 - Those escorting Paul went with him all the way to Athens; then they returned to Berea with instructions for Silas and Timothy to hurry and join him.

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Act 17:18 - He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said, “What's this babbler trying to say with these strange ideas he's picked up?” Others said, “He seems to be preaching about some foreign gods.”

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Act 17:19 - Then they took him to the high council of the city.[fn] “Come and tell us about this new teaching,” they said.

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Act 17:24 - “He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn't live in man-made temples,

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Act 17:27 - “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.

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Act 18:5 - And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.

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Act 18:7 - Then he left and went to the home of Titius Justus, a Gentile who worshiped God and lived next door to the synagogue.

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Act 18:11 - So Paul stayed there for the next year and a half, teaching the word of God.

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Act 18:13 - They accused Paul of “persuading people to worship God in ways that are contrary to our law.”

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Act 18:17 - The crowd[fn] then grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right there in the courtroom. But Gallio paid no attention.

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Act 18:28 - He refuted the Jews with powerful arguments in public debate. Using the Scriptures, he explained to them that Jesus was the Messiah.

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Act 19:1 - While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, on the coast, where he found several believers.[fn]

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Act 19:4 - Paul said, “John's baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.”

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Act 19:10 - This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.

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Act 19:13 - A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!”

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Act 19:15 - But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?”

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Act 19:23 - About that time, serious trouble developed in Ephesus concerning the Way.

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Act 19:30 - Paul wanted to go in, too, but the believers wouldn't let him.

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Act 19:35 - At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. “Citizens of Ephesus,” he said. “Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven.

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Act 20:1 - When the uproar was over, Paul sent for the believers[fn] and encouraged them. Then he said good-bye and left for Macedonia.

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Act 20:7 - On the first day of the week, we gathered with the local believers to share in the Lord's Supper.[fn] Paul was preaching to them, and since he was leaving the next day, he kept talking until midnight.

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Act 20:12 - Meanwhile, the young man was taken home unhurt, and everyone was greatly relieved.

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Act 20:13 - Paul went by land to Assos, where he had arranged for us to join him, while we traveled by ship.

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Act 20:18 - When they arrived he declared, “You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now

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Act 20:21 - I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.

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Act 20:24 - But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

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Act 20:37 - They all cried as they embraced and kissed him good-bye.

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Act 21:3 - We sighted the island of Cyprus, passed it on our left, and landed at the harbor of Tyre, in Syria, where the ship was to unload its cargo.

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Act 21:5 - When we returned to the ship at the end of the week, the entire congregation, including women[fn] and children, left the city and came down to the shore with us. There we knelt, prayed,

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Act 21:7 - The next stop after leaving Tyre was Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters[fn] and stayed for one day.

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Act 21:8 - The next day we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the Evangelist, one of the seven men who had been chosen to distribute food.

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Act 21:20 - After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said, “You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously.

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Act 21:24 - Go with them to the Temple and join them in the purification ceremony, paying for them to have their heads ritually shaved. Then everyone will know that the rumors are all false and that you yourself observe the Jewish laws.

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Act 21:27 - The seven days were almost ended when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple and roused a mob against him. They grabbed him,

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Act 21:28 - yelling, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tells everybody to disobey the Jewish laws. He speaks against the Temple—and even defiles this holy place by bringing in Gentiles.[fn]”

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Act 21:29 - (For earlier that day they had seen him in the city with Trophimus, a Gentile from Ephesus,[fn] and they assumed Paul had taken him into the Temple.)

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Act 21:32 - He immediately called out his soldiers and officers[fn] and ran down among the crowd. When the mob saw the commander and the troops coming, they stopped beating Paul.

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Act 21:34 - Some shouted one thing and some another. Since he couldn't find out the truth in all the uproar and confusion, he ordered that Paul be taken to the fortress.

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Act 21:39 - “No,” Paul replied, “I am a Jew and a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is an important city. Please, let me talk to these people.”

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Act 22:12 - A man named Ananias lived there. He was a godly man, deeply devoted to the law, and well regarded by all the Jews of Damascus.

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Act 22:14 - “Then he told me, ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak.

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Act 22:22 - The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, “Away with such a fellow! He isn't fit to live!”

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Act 22:23 - They yelled, threw off their coats, and tossed handfuls of dust into the air.

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Act 22:25 - When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer[fn] standing there, “Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn't even been tried?”

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Act 22:30 - The next day the commander ordered the leading priests into session with the Jewish high council.[fn] He wanted to find out what the trouble was all about, so he released Paul to have him stand before them.

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Act 23:3 - But Paul said to him, “God will slap you, you corrupt hypocrite![fn] What kind of judge are you to break the law yourself by ordering me struck like that?”

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Act 23:12 - The next morning a group of Jews[fn] got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

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Act 23:14 - They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, “We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.

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Act 23:17 - Paul called for one of the Roman officers[fn] and said, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something important to tell him.”

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Act 23:18 - So the officer did, explaining, “Paul, the prisoner, called me over and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

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Act 23:20 - Paul's nephew told him, “Some Jews are going to ask you to bring Paul before the high council tomorrow, pretending they want to get some more information.

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Act 23:22 - “Don't let anyone know you told me this,” the commander warned the young man.

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Act 23:24 - Provide horses for Paul to ride, and get him safely to Governor Felix.”

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Act 23:25 - Then he wrote this letter to the governor:

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Act 23:30 - But when I was informed of a plot to kill him, I immediately sent him on to you. I have told his accusers to bring their charges before you.”

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Act 23:31 - So that night, as ordered, the soldiers took Paul as far as Antipatris.

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Act 23:33 - When they arrived in Caesarea, they presented Paul and the letter to Governor Felix.

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Act 24:5 - We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes.

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Act 24:14 - “But I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult. I worship the God of our ancestors, and I firmly believe the Jewish law and everything written in the prophets.

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Act 24:15 - I have the same hope in God that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and the unrighteous.

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Act 24:16 - Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people.

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Act 24:23 - He ordered an officer[fn] to keep Paul in custody but to give him some freedom and allow his friends to visit him and take care of his needs.

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Act 24:24 - A few days later Felix came back with his wife, Drusilla, who was Jewish. Sending for Paul, they listened as he told them about faith in Christ Jesus.

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Act 24:27 - After two years went by in this way, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And because Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jewish people, he left Paul in prison.

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Act 25:4 - But Festus replied that Paul was at Caesarea and he himself would be returning there soon.

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Act 25:6 - About eight or ten days later Festus returned to Caesarea, and on the following day he took his seat in court and ordered that Paul be brought in.

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Act 25:8 - Paul denied the charges. “I am not guilty of any crime against the Jewish laws or the Temple or the Roman government,” he said.

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Act 25:13 - A few days later King Agrippa arrived with his sister, Bernice,[fn] to pay their respects to Festus.

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Act 25:14 - During their stay of several days, Festus discussed Paul's case with the king. “There is a prisoner here,” he told him, “whose case was left for me by Felix.

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Act 25:17 - “When his accusers came here for the trial, I didn't delay. I called the case the very next day and ordered Paul brought in.

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Act 25:22 - “I'd like to hear the man myself,” Agrippa said.
And Festus replied, “You will—tomorrow!”

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Act 25:25 - But in my opinion he has done nothing deserving death. However, since he appealed his case to the emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.

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Act 26:1 - Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak in your defense.”
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Act 26:18 - to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people, who are set apart by faith in me.'

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Act 26:20 - I preached first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that all must repent of their sins and turn to God—and prove they have changed by the good things they do.

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Act 26:28 - Agrippa interrupted him. “Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”[fn]

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Act 27:10 - “Men,” he said, “I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on—shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well.”

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Act 27:38 - After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.

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Act 27:40 - So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore.

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Act 27:43 - But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn't let them carry out their plan. Then he ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land.

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Act 28:2 - The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us.

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Act 28:7 - Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and treated us kindly for three days.

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Act 28:8 - As it happened, Publius's father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him.

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Act 28:17 - Three days after Paul's arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them, “Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors.

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Act 28:26 - ‘Go and say to this people:
When you hear what I say,
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When you see what I do,
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Rom 1:21 - Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.

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Rom 1:25 - They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.

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Rom 1:28 - Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.

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Rom 2:1 - You may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very same things.

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Rom 2:23 - You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it.

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Rom 2:27 - In fact, uncircumcised Gentiles who keep God's law will condemn you Jews who are circumcised and possess God's law but don't obey it.

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Rom 3:6 - Of course not! If God were not entirely fair, how would he be qualified to judge the world?

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Rom 3:11 - No one is truly wise;
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Rom 3:26 - for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.

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Rom 4:1 - Abraham was, humanly speaking, the founder of our Jewish nation. What did he discover about being made right with God?

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Rom 4:2 - If his good deeds had made him acceptable to God, he would have had something to boast about. But that was not God's way.

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Rom 4:5 - But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners.

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Rom 4:6 - David also spoke of this when he described the happiness of those who are declared righteous without working for it:

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Rom 4:24 - for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

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Rom 5:1 - Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

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Rom 5:12 - When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam's sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.

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Rom 6:3 - Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?

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Rom 6:4 - For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.

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Rom 6:22 - But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.

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Rom 7:21 - I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.

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Rom 7:22 - I love God's law with all my heart.

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Rom 8:3 - The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature.[fn] So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.

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Rom 8:11 - The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.

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Rom 8:20 - Against its will, all creation was subjected to God's curse. But with eager hope,

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Rom 8:28 - And we know that God causes everything to work together[fn] for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

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Rom 9:9 - For God had promised, “I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”[fn]

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Rom 9:13 - In the words of the Scriptures, “I loved Jacob, but I rejected Esau.”[fn]

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Rom 9:23 - He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.

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Rom 9:25 - Concerning the Gentiles, God says in the prophecy of Hosea,
“Those who were not my people,
I will now call my people.
And I will love those
whom I did not love before.”[fn]

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Rom 10:1 - Dear brothers and sisters,[fn] the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved.

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Rom 10:6 - But faith's way of getting right with God says, “Don't say in your heart, ‘Who will go up to heaven?' (to bring Christ down to earth).

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Rom 10:21 - But regarding Israel, God said,
“All day long I opened my arms to them,
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Rom 11:1 - I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

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Rom 11:2 - No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,

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Rom 11:10 - Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see,
and let their backs be bent forever.”[fn]

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Rom 13:7 - Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.

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Rom 13:8 - Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God's law.

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Rom 13:9 - For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.”[fn] These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[fn]

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Rom 13:11 - This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

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Rom 13:14 - Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don't let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.

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Rom 14:3 - Those who feel free to eat anything must not look down on those who don't. And those who don't eat certain foods must not condemn those who do, for God has accepted them.

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Rom 14:10 - So why do you condemn another believer[fn]? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

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Rom 15:6 - Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Rom 15:9 - He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote:
“For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles;
I will sing praises to your name.”[fn]

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Rom 15:11 - And yet again,
“Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles.
Praise him, all you people of the earth.”[fn]

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Rom 15:28 - As soon as I have delivered this money and completed this good deed of theirs, I will come to see you on my way to Spain.

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Rom 15:30 - Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.

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Rom 16:4 - In fact, they once risked their lives for me. I am thankful to them, and so are all the Gentile churches.

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Rom 16:5 - Also give my greetings to the church that meets in their home.
Greet my dear friend Epenetus. He was the first person from the province of Asia to become a follower of Christ.

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Rom 16:8 - Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord.

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Rom 16:9 - Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my dear friend Stachys.

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Rom 16:10 - Greet Apelles, a good man whom Christ approves. And give my greetings to the believers from the household of Aristobulus.

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Rom 16:11 - Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew.[fn] Greet the Lord's people from the household of Narcissus.

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Rom 16:13 - Greet Rufus, whom the Lord picked out to be his very own; and also his dear mother, who has been a mother to me.

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Rom 16:20 - The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus[fn] be with you.

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1Co 1:16 - (Oh yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I don't remember baptizing anyone else.)

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1Co 1:21 - Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.

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1Co 2:8 - But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord.

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1Co 3:8 - The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work.

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1Co 3:11 - For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.

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1Co 3:12 - Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw.

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1Co 3:17 - God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.

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1Co 4:19 - But I will come—and soon—if the Lord lets me, and then I'll find out whether these arrogant people just give pretentious speeches or whether they really have God's power.

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1Co 5:3 - Even though I am not with you in person, I am with you in the Spirit.[fn] And as though I were there, I have already passed judgment on this man

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1Co 5:5 - Then you must throw this man out and hand him over to Satan so that his sinful nature will be destroyed[fn] and he himself[fn] will be saved on the day the Lord[fn] returns.

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1Co 5:13 - God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you.”[fn]

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1Co 6:1 - When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers[fn]!

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1Co 6:2 - Don't you realize that someday we believers will judge the world? And since you are going to judge the world, can't you decide even these little things among yourselves?

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1Co 6:14 - And God will raise us from the dead by his power, just as he raised our Lord from the dead.

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1Co 6:20 - for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.

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1Co 7:2 - But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

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1Co 7:16 - Don't you wives realize that your husbands might be saved because of you? And don't you husbands realize that your wives might be saved because of you?

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1Co 8:3 - But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.[fn]

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1Co 8:10 - For if others see you—with your “superior knowledge”—eating in the temple of an idol, won't they be encouraged to violate their conscience by eating food that has been offered to an idol?

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1Co 8:13 - So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don't want to cause another believer to stumble.

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1Co 9:1 - Am I not as free as anyone else? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus our Lord with my own eyes? Isn't it because of my work that you belong to the Lord?

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1Co 10:2 - In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses.

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1Co 10:9 - Nor should we put Christ[fn] to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.

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1Co 10:16 - When we bless the cup at the Lord's Table, aren't we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren't we sharing in the body of Christ?

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1Co 10:18 - Think about the people of Israel. Weren't they united by eating the sacrifices at the altar?

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1Co 10:22 - What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord's jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is?

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1Co 10:28 - (But suppose someone tells you, “This meat was offered to an idol.” Don't eat it, out of consideration for the conscience of the one who told you.

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1Co 11:9 - And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man.

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1Co 11:26 - For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again.

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1Co 11:27 - So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against[fn] the body and blood of the Lord.

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1Co 14:16 - For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don't understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don't understand what you are saying?

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1Co 15:15 - And we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can't be true if there is no resurrection of the dead.

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1Co 16:22 - If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come![fn]

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2Co 1:22 - and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.

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2Co 1:23 - Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn't return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke.

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2Co 2:13 - But I had no peace of mind because my dear brother Titus hadn't yet arrived with a report from you. So I said good-bye and went on to Macedonia to find him.

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2Co 2:17 - You see, we are not like the many hucksters[fn] who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ's authority, knowing that God is watching us.

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2Co 3:4 - We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ.

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2Co 4:2 - We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don't try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this.

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2Co 4:4 - Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

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2Co 4:7 - We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure.[fn] This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

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2Co 4:14 - We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus,[fn] will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself together with you.

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2Co 5:5 - God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit.

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2Co 5:8 - Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.

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2Co 5:11 - Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.

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2Co 5:19 - For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people's sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.

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2Co 5:21 - For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin,[fn] so that we could be made right with God through Christ.

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2Co 7:7 - His presence was a joy, but so was the news he brought of the encouragement he received from you. When he told us how much you long to see me, and how sorry you are for what happened, and how loyal you are to me, I was filled with joy!

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2Co 8:2 - They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.

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2Co 8:18 - We are also sending another brother with Titus. All the churches praise him as a preacher of the Good News.

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2Co 8:22 - We are also sending with them another of our brothers who has proven himself many times and has shown on many occasions how eager he is. He is now even more enthusiastic because of his great confidence in you.

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2Co 9:9 - As the Scriptures say,
“They share freely and give generously to the poor.
Their good deeds will be remembered forever.”[fn]

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2Co 9:10 - For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity[fn] in you.

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2Co 9:13 - As a result of your ministry, they will give glory to God. For your generosity to them and to all believers will prove that you are obedient to the Good News of Christ.

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2Co 10:15 - Nor do we boast and claim credit for the work someone else has done. Instead, we hope that your faith will grow so that the boundaries of our work among you will be extended.

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2Co 11:3 - But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.

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2Co 12:2 - I[fn] was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don't know—only God knows.

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2Co 12:3 - Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know

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2Co 12:4 - that I was caught up[fn] to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell.

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2Co 12:8 - Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away.

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2Co 12:18 - When I urged Titus to visit you and sent our other brother with him, did Titus take advantage of you? No! For we have the same spirit and walk in each other's steps, doing things the same way.

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2Co 13:7 - We pray to God that you will not do what is wrong by refusing our correction. I hope we won't need to demonstrate our authority when we arrive. Do the right thing before we come—even if that makes it look like we have failed to demonstrate our authority.

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Gal 1:10 - Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's servant.

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Gal 1:16 - to reveal his Son to me[fn] so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles.
When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being.[fn]

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Gal 1:19 - The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord's brother.

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Gal 1:24 - And they praised God because of me.

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Gal 4:4 - But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.

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Gal 4:14 - But even though my condition tempted you to reject me, you did not despise me or turn me away. No, you took me in and cared for me as though I were an angel from God or even Christ Jesus himself.

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Gal 4:21 - Tell me, you who want to live under the law, do you know what the law actually says?

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Gal 4:27 - As Isaiah said,
“Rejoice, O childless woman,
you who have never given birth!
Break into a joyful shout,
you who have never been in labor!
For the desolate woman now has more children
than the woman who lives with her husband!”[fn]

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Gal 4:29 - But you are now being persecuted by those who want you to keep the law, just as Ishmael, the child born by human effort, persecuted Isaac, the child born by the power of the Spirit.

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Gal 4:30 - But what do the Scriptures say about that? “Get rid of the slave and her son, for the son of the slave woman will not share the inheritance with the free woman's son.”[fn]

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Gal 5:3 - I'll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses.

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Gal 5:14 - For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[fn]

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Gal 6:1 - Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer[fn] is overcome by some sin, you who are godly[fn] should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.

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Gal 6:2 - Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.

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Gal 6:4 - Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else.

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Gal 6:6 - Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them.

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Gal 6:16 - May God's peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God.[fn]

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Eph 1:7 - He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.

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Eph 1:13 - And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own[fn] by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.

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Eph 2:2 - You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world.[fn] He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God.

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Eph 2:7 - So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.

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Eph 2:15 - He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups.

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Eph 2:18 - Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us.

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Eph 3:8 - Though I am the least deserving of all God's people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.

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Eph 3:14 - When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,[fn]

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Eph 3:16 - I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.

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Eph 3:17 - Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong.

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Eph 4:12 - Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

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Eph 4:20 - But that isn't what you learned about Christ.

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Eph 4:22 - throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.

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Eph 4:24 - Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.

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Eph 5:16 - Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.

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Eph 5:31 - As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.”[fn]

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Eph 5:33 - So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

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Eph 6:2 - “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise:

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Eph 6:14 - Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness.

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Eph 6:16 - In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.[fn]

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Eph 6:24 - May God's grace be eternally upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Phl 1:14 - And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers[fn] here have gained confidence and boldly speak God's message[fn] without fear.

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Phl 1:15 - It's true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives.

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Phl 1:16 - They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News.

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Phl 1:30 - We are in this struggle together. You have seen my struggle in the past, and you know that I am still in the midst of it.

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Phl 2:25 - Meanwhile, I thought I should send Epaphroditus back to you. He is a true brother, co-worker, and fellow soldier. And he was your messenger to help me in my need.

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Phl 3:7 - I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.

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Phl 4:6 - Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

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Phl 4:17 - I don't say this because I want a gift from you. Rather, I want you to receive a reward for your kindness.

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Phl 4:19 - And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

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Col 1:23 - But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don't drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God's servant to proclaim it.

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Col 1:25 - God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you.

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Col 2:6 - And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him.

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Col 3:9 - Don't lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.

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Col 3:10 - Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.

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Col 3:22 - Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord.

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Col 4:5 - Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.

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1Th 1:6 - So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.

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1Th 1:8 - And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don't need to tell them about it,

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1Th 1:9 - for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.

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1Th 1:10 - And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God's Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment.

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1Th 2:9 - Don't you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God's Good News to you.

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1Th 2:15 - For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanity

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1Th 3:2 - and we sent Timothy to visit you. He is our brother and God's co-worker[fn] in proclaiming the Good News of Christ. We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith,

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1Th 4:5 - not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways.

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1Th 4:6 - Never harm or cheat a Christian brother in this matter by violating his wife,[fn] for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.

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1Th 4:8 - Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

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1Th 5:11 - So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

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1Th 5:27 - I command you in the name of the Lord to read this letter to all the brothers and sisters.

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2Th 2:4 - He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

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2Th 3:12 - We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living.

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1Ti 1:13 - even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

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1Ti 1:15 - This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.

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1Ti 3:2 - So an elder must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife.[fn] He must exercise self-control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach.

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1Ti 5:4 - But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God.

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1Ti 5:23 - Don't drink only water. You ought to drink a little wine for the sake of your stomach because you are sick so often.

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1Ti 6:5 - These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on the truth. To them, a show of godliness is just a way to become wealthy.

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1Ti 6:7 - After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can't take anything with us when we leave it.

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1Ti 6:12 - Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.

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2Ti 1:8 - So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, either, even though I'm in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News.

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2Ti 1:10 - And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News.

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2Ti 2:6 - And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor.

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2Ti 2:15 - Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.

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2Ti 2:22 - Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts.

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2Ti 3:8 - These teachers oppose the truth just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses. They have depraved minds and a counterfeit faith.

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2Ti 4:2 - Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.

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2Ti 4:7 - I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.

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2Ti 4:10 - Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.

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2Ti 4:13 - When you come, be sure to bring the coat I left with Carpus at Troas. Also bring my books, and especially my papers.[fn]

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2Ti 4:19 - Give my greetings to Priscilla and Aquila and those living in the household of Onesiphorus.

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Tit 1:3 - And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him.

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Tit 1:7 - An elder[fn] is a manager of God's household, so he must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker,[fn] violent, or dishonest with money.

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Tit 3:5 - he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.[fn]

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Tit 3:13 - Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos with their trip. See that they are given everything they need.

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Phm 1:5 - because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people.

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Heb 1:6 - And when he brought his supreme[fn] Son into the world, God said,[fn]
“Let all of God's angels worship him.”[fn]

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Heb 1:8 - But to the Son he says,
“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.
You rule with a scepter of justice.

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Heb 2:9 - What we do see is Jesus, who was given a position “a little lower than the angels”; and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and honor.” Yes, by God's grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone.

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Heb 2:10 - God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation.

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Heb 2:14 - Because God's children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had[fn] the power of death.

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Heb 2:17 - Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters,[fn] so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people.

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Heb 3:1 - And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and[fn] are partners with those called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus whom we declare to be God's messenger[fn] and High Priest.

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Heb 3:6 - But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God's entire house. And we are God's house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.[fn]

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Heb 4:14 - So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.

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Heb 5:1 - Every high priest is a man chosen to represent other people in their dealings with God. He presents their gifts to God and offers sacrifices for their sins.

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Heb 5:6 - And in another passage God said to him,
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Heb 5:7 - While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.

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Heb 5:12 - You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God's word.[fn] You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.

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Heb 6:1 - So let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and again. Let us go on instead and become mature in our understanding. Surely we don't need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds[fn] and placing our faith in God.

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Heb 6:6 - and who then turn away from God. It is impossible to bring such people back to repentance; by rejecting the Son of God, they themselves are nailing him to the cross once again and holding him up to public shame.

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Heb 6:7 - When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God's blessing.

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Heb 6:20 - Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.

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Heb 7:5 - Now the law of Moses required that the priests, who are descendants of Levi, must collect a tithe from the rest of the people of Israel,[fn] who are also descendants of Abraham.

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Heb 7:6 - But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek placed a blessing upon Abraham, the one who had already received the promises of God.

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Heb 7:17 - And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied,
“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”[fn]

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Heb 7:21 - but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him,
“The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow:
‘You are a priest forever.'”[fn]

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Heb 7:24 - But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever.

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Heb 7:28 - The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever.

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Heb 8:4 - If he were here on earth, he would not even be a priest, since there already are priests who offer the gifts required by the law.

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Heb 8:5 - They serve in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.”[fn]

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Heb 8:8 - But when God found fault with the people, he said:
“The day is coming, says the LORD,
when I will make a new covenant
with the people of Israel and Judah.

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Heb 8:11 - And they will not need to teach their neighbors,
nor will they need to teach their relatives,[fn]
saying, ‘You should know the LORD.'
For everyone, from the least to the greatest,
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Heb 9:9 - This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them.

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Heb 9:19 - For after Moses had read each of God's commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats,[fn] along with water, and sprinkled both the book of God's law and all the people, using hyssop branches and scarlet wool.

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Heb 9:22 - In fact, according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified with blood. For without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness.

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Heb 9:24 - For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with human hands, which was only a copy of the true one in heaven. He entered into heaven itself to appear now before God on our behalf.

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Heb 10:5 - That is why, when Christ[fn] came into the world, he said to God,
“You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings.
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Heb 10:21 - And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's house,

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Heb 10:29 - Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were common and unholy, and have insulted and disdained the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to us.

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Heb 10:30 - For we know the one who said,
“I will take revenge.
I will pay them back.”[fn] He also said,
“The LORD will judge his own people.”[fn]

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Heb 11:6 - And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

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Heb 11:7 - It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.

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Heb 11:8 - It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.

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Heb 11:11 - It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed[fn] that God would keep his promise.

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Heb 11:17 - It was by faith that Abraham offered Isaac as a sacrifice when God was testing him. Abraham, who had received God's promises, was ready to sacrifice his only son, Isaac,

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Heb 11:20 - It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau.

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Heb 11:26 - He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward.

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Heb 11:27 - It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king's anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible.

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Heb 12:1 - Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

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Heb 12:2 - We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.[fn] Because of the joy[fn] awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne.

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Heb 12:3 - Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people;[fn] then you won't become weary and give up.

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Heb 12:14 - Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.

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Heb 12:24 - You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel.

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Heb 12:25 - Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven!

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Heb 12:26 - When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.”[fn]

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Heb 13:7 - Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.

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Heb 13:12 - So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood.

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Heb 13:13 - So let us go out to him, outside the camp, and bear the disgrace he bore.

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Heb 13:20 - Now may the God of peace—
who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus,
the great Shepherd of the sheep,
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Heb 13:23 - I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released from jail. If he comes here soon, I will bring him with me to see you.

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Jas 1:11 - The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

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Jas 1:12 - God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

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Jas 1:21 - So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

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Jas 1:25 - But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.

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Jas 2:3 - If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well,

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Jas 2:6 - But you dishonor the poor! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

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Jas 2:8 - Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[fn]

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Jas 2:10 - For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God's laws.

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Jas 2:21 - Don't you remember that our ancestor Abraham was shown to be right with God by his actions when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

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Jas 3:6 - And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.[fn]

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Jas 3:9 - Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God.

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Jas 4:11 - Don't speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters.[fn] If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God's law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you.

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Jas 4:12 - God alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So what right do you have to judge your neighbor?

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Jas 5:6 - You have condemned and killed innocent people,[fn] who do not resist you.[fn]

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Jas 5:7 - Dear brothers and sisters,[fn] be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen.

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Jas 5:12 - But most of all, my brothers and sisters, never take an oath, by heaven or earth or anything else. Just say a simple yes or no, so that you will not sin and be condemned.

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Jas 5:15 - Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.

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Jas 5:18 - Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.

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1Pe 1:15 - But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.

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1Pe 1:17 - And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time as “foreigners in the land.”

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1Pe 1:21 - Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.

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1Pe 1:23 - For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.

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1Pe 1:25 - But the word of the Lord remains forever.”[fn]And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.

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1Pe 2:12 - Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.[fn]

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1Pe 2:13 - For the Lord's sake, respect all human authority—whether the king as head of state,

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1Pe 2:17 - Respect everyone, and love your Christian brothers and sisters.[fn] Fear God, and respect the king.

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1Pe 2:25 - Once you were like sheep
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1Pe 3:5 - This is how the holy women of old made themselves beautiful. They trusted God and accepted the authority of their husbands.

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1Pe 3:14 - But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don't worry or be afraid of their threats.

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1Pe 3:15 - Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.

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1Pe 4:2 - You won't spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.

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1Pe 4:16 - But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his name!

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1Pe 5:4 - And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.

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2Pe 1:19 - Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines[fn] in your hearts.

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2Pe 2:1 - But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves.

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1Jo 1:2 - This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.

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1Jo 2:1 - My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous.

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1Jo 2:5 - But those who obey God's word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.

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1Jo 2:9 - If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a Christian brother or sister,[fn] that person is still living in darkness.

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1Jo 2:10 - Anyone who loves another brother or sister[fn] is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble.

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1Jo 2:11 - But anyone who hates another brother or sister is still living and walking in darkness. Such a person does not know the way to go, having been blinded by the darkness.

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1Jo 2:13 - I am writing to you who are mature in the faith[fn]
because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning.
I am writing to you who are young in the faith
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1Jo 2:14 - I have written to you who are God's children
because you know the Father.
I have written to you who are mature in the faith
because you know Christ, who existed from the beginning.
I have written to you who are young in the faith
because you are strong.
God's word lives in your hearts,
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1Jo 2:15 - Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.

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1Jo 2:17 - And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.

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1Jo 2:22 - And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ.[fn] Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist.[fn]

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1Jo 2:23 - Anyone who denies the Son doesn't have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

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1Jo 3:10 - So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers[fn] does not belong to God.

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1Jo 3:12 - We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous.

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1Jo 3:14 - If we love our Christian brothers and sisters,[fn] it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead.

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1Jo 3:15 - Anyone who hates another brother or sister[fn] is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don't have eternal life within them.

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1Jo 3:17 - If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister[fn] in need but shows no compassion—how can God's love be in that person?

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1Jo 3:21 - Dear friends, if we don't feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence.

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1Jo 4:1 - Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.

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1Jo 4:3 - But if someone claims to be a prophet and does not acknowledge the truth about Jesus, that person is not from God. Such a person has the spirit of the Antichrist, which you heard is coming into the world and indeed is already here.

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1Jo 4:6 - But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception.

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1Jo 4:7 - Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.

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1Jo 4:8 - But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

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1Jo 4:9 - God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.

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1Jo 4:10 - This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

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1Jo 4:14 - Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.

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1Jo 4:18 - Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.

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1Jo 4:20 - If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a Christian brother or sister,[fn] that person is a liar; for if we don't love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see?

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1Jo 4:21 - And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their Christian brothers and sisters.[fn]

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1Jo 5:1 - Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ[fn] has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.

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1Jo 5:2 - We know we love God's children if we love God and obey his commandments.

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1Jo 5:4 - For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.

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1Jo 5:5 - And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

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1Jo 5:10 - All who believe in the Son of God know in their hearts that this testimony is true. Those who don't believe this are actually calling God a liar because they don't believe what God has testified about his Son.

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1Jo 5:12 - Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God's Son does not have life.

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1Jo 5:16 - If you see a Christian brother or sister[fn] sinning in a way that does not lead to death, you should pray, and God will give that person life. But there is a sin that leads to death, and I am not saying you should pray for those who commit it.

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1Jo 5:20 - And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God.[fn] And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.

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2Jo 1:2 - because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever.

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2Jo 1:7 - I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came[fn] in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist.

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2Jo 1:9 - Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son.

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3Jo 1:11 - Dear friend, don't let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God's children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.[fn]

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Jde 1:4 - I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God's marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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Jde 1:7 - And don't forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God's judgment.

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Jde 1:13 - They are like wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their shameful deeds. They are like wandering stars, doomed forever to blackest darkness.

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Jde 1:23 - Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others,[fn] but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives.[fn]

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Rev 1:2 - who faithfully reported everything he saw. This is his report of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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Rev 1:9 - I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God's Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus.

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Rev 2:2 - “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don't tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars.

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Rev 2:10 - Don't be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.

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Rev 2:28 - They will have the same authority I received from my Father, and I will also give them the morning star!

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Rev 3:8 - “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me.

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Rev 3:10 - “Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.

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Rev 3:11 - I am coming soon.[fn] Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.

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Rev 6:6 - And I heard a voice from among the four living beings say, “A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day's pay.[fn] And don't waste[fn] the olive oil and wine.”

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Rev 6:9 - When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony.

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Rev 7:4 - And I heard how many were marked with the seal of God—144,000 were sealed from all the tribes of Israel:

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Rev 9:4 - They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.

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Rev 9:6 - In those days people will seek death but will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them!

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Rev 9:11 - Their king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon—the Destroyer.

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Rev 9:16 - I heard the size of their army, which was 200 million mounted troops.

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Rev 10:2 - And in his hand was a small scroll[fn] that had been opened. He stood with his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.

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Rev 10:5 - Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand toward heaven.

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Rev 10:6 - He swore an oath in the name of the one who lives forever and ever, who created the heavens and everything in them, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it. He said, “There will be no more delay.

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Rev 10:9 - So I went to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. “Yes, take it and eat it,” he said. “It will be sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will turn sour in your stomach!”

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Rev 11:1 - Then I was given a measuring stick, and I was told, “Go and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers.

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Rev 11:6 - They have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall for as long as they prophesy. And they have the power to turn the rivers and oceans into blood, and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.

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Rev 11:12 - Then a loud voice from heaven called to the two prophets, “Come up here!” And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched.

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Rev 11:18 - The nations were filled with wrath,
but now the time of your wrath has come.
It is time to judge the dead
and reward your servants the prophets,
as well as your holy people,
and all who fear your name,
from the least to the greatest.
It is time to destroy
all who have caused destruction on the earth.”

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Rev 12:1 - Then I witnessed in heaven an event of great significance. I saw a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

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Rev 12:5 - She gave birth to a son who was to rule all nations with an iron rod. And her child was snatched away from the dragon and was caught up to God and to his throne.

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Rev 12:11 - And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by their testimony.
And they did not love their lives so much
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Rev 12:13 - When the dragon realized that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.

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Rev 12:14 - But she was given two wings like those of a great eagle so she could fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. There she would be cared for and protected from the dragon[fn] for a time, times, and half a time.

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Rev 12:16 - But the earth helped her by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that gushed out from the mouth of the dragon.

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Rev 13:2 - This beast looked like a leopard, but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority.

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Rev 13:6 - And he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his dwelling—that is, those who dwell in heaven.[fn]

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Rev 13:17 - And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name.

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Rev 13:18 - Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[fn] His number is 666.[fn]

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Rev 14:7 - “Fear God,” he shouted. “Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.”

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Rev 15:8 - The Temple was filled with smoke from God's glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues.

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Rev 16:8 - Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire.

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Rev 16:10 - Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. His subjects ground their teeth in anguish,

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Rev 16:11 - and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not repent of their evil deeds and turn to God.

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Rev 16:12 - Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance.

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Rev 16:16 - And the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon.[fn]

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Rev 16:17 - Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. And a mighty shout came from the throne in the Temple, saying, “It is finished!”

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Rev 16:21 - There was a terrible hailstorm, and hailstones weighing as much as seventy-five pounds[fn] fell from the sky onto the people below. They cursed God because of the terrible plague of the hailstorm.

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Rev 18:9 - And the kings of the world who committed adultery with her and enjoyed her great luxury will mourn for her as they see the smoke rising from her charred remains.

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Rev 18:10 - They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out,
“How terrible, how terrible for you,
O Babylon, you great city!
In a single moment
God's judgment came on you.”

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Rev 18:11 - The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods.

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Rev 18:15 - The merchants who became wealthy by selling her these things will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will weep and cry out,

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Rev 18:18 - They will cry out as they watch the smoke ascend, and they will say, “Where is there another city as great as this?”

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Rev 19:5 - And from the throne came a voice that said,
“Praise our God,
all his servants,
all who fear him,
from the least to the greatest.”

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Rev 19:11 - Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.

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Rev 19:16 - On his robe at his thigh[fn] was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.

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Rev 20:2 - He seized the dragon—that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan—and bound him in chains for a thousand years.

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Rev 20:4 - Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their forehead or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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Rev 20:8 - He will go out to deceive the nations—called Gog and Magog—in every corner of the earth. He will gather them together for battle—a mighty army, as numberless as sand along the seashore.

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Rev 20:11 - And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.

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Rev 22:2 - It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit,[fn] with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.

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Rev 22:6 - Then the angel said to me, “Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets,[fn] has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon.[fn]”

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Rev 22:16 - “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne.[fn] I am the bright morning star.”

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