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“This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king:


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You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes.


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The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules.


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Therefore, O king, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.”


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he said, “Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”


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The words were still on his lips when a voice came from heaven, “This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you.


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You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like cattle. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes.”


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Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like cattle. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.


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At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.


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All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: “What have you done?”


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At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before.


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Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.


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The Writing on the Wall King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them.


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While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.


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So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.


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Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote.


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His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his knees knocked together and his legs gave way.


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The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers and diviners to be brought and said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”


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Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.


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The queen, hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. “O king, live forever!” she said. “Don’t be alarmed! Don’t look so pale!


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There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. King Nebuchadnezzar your father—your father the king, I say—appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners.


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This man Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”


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So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?


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I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom.


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The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it.


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Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”


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Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.


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“O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.


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Because of the high position he gave him, all the peoples and nations and men of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death; those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled.


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But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.


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He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like cattle; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and sets over them anyone he wishes.


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Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways.


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“This is what these words mean: Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.


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Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.


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with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss.


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Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.


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At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.


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Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”


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So the administrators and the satraps went as a group to the king and said: “O King Darius, live forever!


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The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or man during the next thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be thrown into the lions’ den.


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Now, O king, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered—in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”


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Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.


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So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or man except to you, O king, would be thrown into the lions’ den?” The king answered, “The decree stands—in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”


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Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.”


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When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.


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Then the men went as a group to the king and said to him, “Remember, O king, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.”


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So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!”


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A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be changed.


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Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.


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When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?”


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My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, O king.”


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The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.


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At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.


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Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations and men of every language throughout the land: “May you prosper greatly!


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“I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. “For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.


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He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”


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Daniel’s Dream of Four Beasts In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying on his bed. He wrote down the substance of his dream.


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Daniel said: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea.


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“The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a man, and the heart of a man was given to it.


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“And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’


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“After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.


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“After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast—terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.


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“While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth that spoke boastfully.


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“As I looked, “thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.


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A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.


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“Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.


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(The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)


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“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.


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He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.


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The Interpretation of the Dream “I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me.


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I approached one of those standing there and asked him the true meaning of all this. “So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things:


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But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’


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“Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws—the beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left.


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I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully.


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until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.


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“He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.


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The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.


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He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time.


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Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.’


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“This is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.”


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Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me.


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In my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa in the province of Elam; in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal.


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I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later.


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I watched the ram as he charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and none could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.


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As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground.


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He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at him in great rage.


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I saw him attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him; the goat knocked him to the ground and trampled on him, and none could rescue the ram from his power.


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The goat became very great, but at the height of his power his large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.


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Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land.


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It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them.


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It set itself up to be as great as the Prince of the host; it took away the daily sacrifice from him, and the place of his sanctuary was brought low.


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Because of rebellion, the host of the saints and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground.


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Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host that will be trampled underfoot?”


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He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”


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The Interpretation of the Vision While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.


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And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai calling, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.”


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As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”


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While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.


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He said: “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.


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The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.


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“In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a stern-faced king, a master of intrigue, will arise.


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He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men and the holy people.


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He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.


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“The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”


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I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding.


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Daniel’s Prayer In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom—


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in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.


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So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.


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I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands,


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we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws.


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We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.


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“Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah and people of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you.


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O Lord, we and our kings, our princes and our fathers are covered with shame because we have sinned against you.


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All Israel has transgressed your law and turned away, refusing to obey you. “Therefore the curses and sworn judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against you.


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You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us great disaster. Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.


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Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth.


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The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disaster upon us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him.


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“Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for yourself a name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong.


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O Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our fathers have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.


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“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, O Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.


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Give ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.


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O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”


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The Seventy “Sevens” While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill—


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while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.


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As soon as you began to pray, an answer was given, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the message and understand the vision:


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“Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy.


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“Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.


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After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.


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He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.”


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Daniel’s Vision of a Man In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war. The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.


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I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.


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On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,


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I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of the finest gold around his waist.


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His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.


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I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves.


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So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless.


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Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.


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He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.


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Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.


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But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.


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Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come.”


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Then one who looked like a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, “I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I am helpless.


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“Do not be afraid, O man highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength.”


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So he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come;


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but first I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No one supports me against them except Michael, your prince.


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The Kings of the South and the North “Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will appear in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.


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After he has appeared, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.


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“The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power.


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After some years, they will become allies. The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power will not last. In those days she will be handed over, together with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.


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“One from her family line will arise to take her place. He will attack the forces of the king of the North and enter his fortress; he will fight against them and be victorious.


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He will also seize their gods, their metal images and their valuable articles of silver and gold and carry them off to Egypt. For some years he will leave the king of the North alone.


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Then the king of the North will invade the realm of the king of the South but will retreat to his own country.


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His sons will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will sweep on like an irresistible flood and carry the battle as far as his fortress.


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“Then the king of the South will march out in a rage and fight against the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be defeated.


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When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be filled with pride and will slaughter many thousands, yet he will not remain triumphant.


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For the king of the North will muster another army, larger than the first; and after several years, he will advance with a huge army fully equipped.


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“In those times many will rise against the king of the South. The violent men among your own people will rebel in fulfillment of the vision, but without success.


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Then the king of the North will come and build up siege ramps and will capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will be powerless to resist; even their best troops will not have the strength to stand.


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The invader will do as he pleases; no one will be able to stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it.


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He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans will not succeed or help him.


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Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back upon him.


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After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fall, to be seen no more.


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“His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.


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“He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honor of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue.


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Then an overwhelming army will be swept away before him; both it and a prince of the covenant will be destroyed.


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After coming to an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully, and with only a few people he will rise to power.


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When the richest provinces feel secure, he will invade them and will achieve what neither his fathers nor his forefathers did. He will distribute plunder, loot and wealth among his followers. He will plot the overthrow of fortresses—but only for a time.


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“With a large army he will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to stand because of the plots devised against him.


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Those who eat from the king’s provisions will try to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall in battle.


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The two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but to no avail, because an end will still come at the appointed time.


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The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action against it and then return to his own country.


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“At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before.


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Ships of the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.


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“His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.


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With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.


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“Those who are wise will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered.


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Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.


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The King Who Exalts Himself “The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place.


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He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all.


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Instead of them, he will honor a god of fortresses; a god unknown to his fathers he will honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.


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He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over many people and will distribute the land at a price.


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“At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood.


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He will also invade the Beautiful Land. Many countries will fall, but Edom, Moab and the leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand.


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He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Nubians in submission.


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But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many.


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He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.


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The End Times “At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.


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Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.


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Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.


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But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”


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Then I, Daniel, looked, and there before me stood two others, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.


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One of them said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be before these astonishing things are fulfilled?”


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The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, lifted his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, times and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed.”


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He replied, “Go your way, Daniel, because the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.


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Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.


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“From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days.


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“As for you, go your way till the end. You will rest, and then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted inheritance.”


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The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel:


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Hosea’s Wife and Children When the Lord began to speak through Hosea, the Lord said to him, “Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the Lord.”


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Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Call him Jezreel, because I will soon punish the house of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.


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Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Call her Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer show love to the house of Israel, that I should at all forgive them.


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Yet I will show love to the house of Judah; and I will save them—not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but by the Lord their God.”


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“Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’


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The people of Judah and the people of Israel will be reunited, and they will appoint one leader and will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.


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Israel Punished and Restored “Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adulterous look from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.


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Otherwise I will strip her naked and make her as bare as on the day she was born; I will make her like a desert, turn her into a parched land, and slay her with thirst.


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Their mother has been unfaithful and has conceived them in disgrace. She said, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me my food and my water, my wool and my linen, my oil and my drink.’


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Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way.


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She will chase after her lovers but not catch them; she will look for them but not find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go back to my husband as at first, for then I was better off than now.’


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She has not acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil, who lavished on her the silver and gold— which they used for Baal.


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“Therefore I will take away my grain when it ripens, and my new wine when it is ready. I will take back my wool and my linen, intended to cover her nakedness.


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So now I will expose her lewdness before the eyes of her lovers; no one will take her out of my hands.


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I will stop all her celebrations: her yearly festivals, her New Moons, her Sabbath days—all her appointed feasts.


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I will ruin her vines and her fig trees, which she said were her pay from her lovers; I will make them a thicket, and wild animals will devour them.


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I will punish her for the days she burned incense to the Baals; she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers, but me she forgot,” declares the Lord.


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There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.


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“In that day,” declares the Lord, “you will call me ‘my husband’; you will no longer call me ‘my master.’


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In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.


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I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion.


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“In that day I will respond,” declares the Lord— “I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth;


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I will plant her for myself in the land; I will show my love to the one I called ‘Not my loved one.’ I will say to those called ‘Not my people,’ ‘You are my people’; and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”


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Hosea’s Reconciliation With His Wife The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.”


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Then I told her, “You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will live with you.”


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For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or idol.


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Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.


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The Charge Against Israel Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites, because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land.


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There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.


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Because of this the land mourns, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the fish of the sea are dying.


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“But let no man bring a charge, let no man accuse another, for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.


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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.


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The more the priests increased, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their Glory for something disgraceful.


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And it will be: Like people, like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.


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“They will eat but not have enough; they will engage in prostitution but not increase, because they have deserted the Lord to give themselves


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of my people. They consult a wooden idol and are answered by a stick of wood. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray; they are unfaithful to their God.


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They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar and terebinth, where the shade is pleasant. Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.


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“I will not punish your daughters when they turn to prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery, because the men themselves consort with harlots and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes— a people without understanding will come to ruin!


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“Though you commit adultery, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. “Do not go to Gilgal; do not go up to Beth Aven. And do not swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’


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The Israelites are stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. How then can the Lord pasture them like lambs in a meadow?


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Even when their drinks are gone, they continue their prostitution; their rulers dearly love shameful ways.


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Judgment Against Israel “Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, O royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.


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I know all about Ephraim; Israel is not hidden from me. Ephraim, you have now turned to prostitution; Israel is corrupt.


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“Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. A spirit of prostitution is in their heart; they do not acknowledge the Lord.


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Israel’s arrogance testifies against them; the Israelites, even Ephraim, stumble in their sin; Judah also stumbles with them.


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When they go with their flocks and herds to seek the Lord, they will not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.


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They are unfaithful to the Lord; they give birth to illegitimate children. Now their New Moon festivals will devour them and their fields.


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“Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven; lead on, O Benjamin.


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Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of reckoning. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.


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Judah’s leaders are like those who move boundary stones. I will pour out my wrath on them like a flood of water.


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“When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sores, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and sent to the great king for help. But he is not able to cure you, not able to heal your sores.


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For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.


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Then I will go back to my place until they admit their guilt. And they will seek my face; in their misery they will earnestly seek me.”


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Israel Unrepentant “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.


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After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.


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Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.”


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“What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.


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Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets, I killed you with the words of my mouth; my judgments flashed like lightning upon you.


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As marauders lie in ambush for a man, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.


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I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel. There Ephraim is given to prostitution and Israel is defiled.


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whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets;


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but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me.


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They are all adulterers, burning like an oven whose fire the baker need not stir from the kneading of the dough till it rises.


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On the day of the festival of our king the princes become inflamed with wine, and he joins hands with the mockers.


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Their hearts are like an oven; they approach him with intrigue. Their passion smolders all night; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.


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All of them are hot as an oven; they devour their rulers. All their kings fall, and none of them calls on me.


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Foreigners sap his strength, but he does not realize it. His hair is sprinkled with gray, but he does not notice.


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Israel’s arrogance testifies against him, but despite all this he does not return to the Lord his God or search for him.


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“Ephraim is like a dove, easily deceived and senseless— now calling to Egypt, now turning to Assyria.


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When they go, I will throw my net over them; I will pull them down like birds of the air. When I hear them flocking together, I will catch them.


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Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I long to redeem them but they speak lies against me.


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They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail upon their beds. They gather together for grain and new wine but turn away from me.


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They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.


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Israel to Reap the Whirlwind “Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of the Lord because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.


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They set up kings without my consent; they choose princes without my approval. With their silver and gold they make idols for themselves to their own destruction.


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Throw out your calf-idol, O Samaria! My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of purity?


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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They are from Israel! This calf—a craftsman has made it; it is not God. It will be broken in pieces, that calf of Samaria.


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“They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up.


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For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.


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Although they have sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them together. They will begin to waste away under the oppression of the mighty king.


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They offer sacrifices given to me and they eat the meat, but the Lord is not pleased with them. Now he will remember their wickedness and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.


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Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has fortified many towns. But I will send fire upon their cities that will consume their fortresses.”


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Punishment for Israel Do not rejoice, O Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For you have been unfaithful to your God; you love the wages of a prostitute at every threshing floor.


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They will not remain in the Lord’s land; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.


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They will not pour out wine offerings to the Lord, nor will their sacrifices please him. Such sacrifices will be to them like the bread of mourners; all who eat them will be unclean. This food will be for themselves; it will not come into the temple of the Lord.


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Even if they escape from destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. Their treasures of silver will be taken over by briers, and thorns will overrun their tents.


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The days of punishment are coming, the days of reckoning are at hand. Let Israel know this. Because your sins are so many and your hostility so great, the prophet is considered a fool, the inspired man a maniac.


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The prophet, along with my God, is the watchman over Ephraim, yet snares await him on all his paths, and hostility in the house of his God.


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They have sunk deep into corruption, as in the days of Gibeah. God will remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.


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“When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your fathers, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved.


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Even if they rear children, I will bereave them of every one. Woe to them when I turn away from them!


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I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a pleasant place. But Ephraim will bring out their children to the slayer.”


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“Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal, I hated them there. Because of their sinful deeds, I will drive them out of my house. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.


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Ephraim is blighted, their root is withered, they yield no fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay their cherished offspring.”


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Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he built more altars; as his land prospered, he adorned his sacred stones.


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Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones.


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Then they will say, “We have no king because we did not revere the Lord. But even if we had a king, what could he do for us?”


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They make many promises, take false oaths and make agreements; therefore lawsuits spring up like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.


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The people who live in Samaria fear for the calf-idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, those who had rejoiced over its splendor, because it is taken from them into exile.


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It will be carried to Assyria as tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.


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The high places of wickedness will be destroyed— it is the sin of Israel. Thorns and thistles will grow up and cover their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”


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“Since the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not war overtake the evildoers in Gibeah?


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When I please, I will punish them; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bonds for their double sin.


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Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; so I will put a yoke on her fair neck. I will drive Ephraim, Judah must plow, and Jacob must break up the ground.


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Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers righteousness on you.


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But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your own strength and on your many warriors,


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the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be devastated— as Shalman devastated Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children.


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Thus will it happen to you, O Bethel, because your wickedness is great. When that day dawns, the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.


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But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.


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It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them.


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I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love; I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down to feed them.


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Swords will flash in their cities, will destroy the bars of their gates and put an end to their plans.


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My people are determined to turn from me. Even if they call to the Most High, he will by no means exalt them.


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“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused.


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I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I turn and devastate Ephraim. For I am God, and not man— the Holy One among you. I will not come in wrath.


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They will follow the Lord; he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.


book: Hos
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They will come trembling like birds from Egypt, like doves from Assyria. I will settle them in their homes,” declares the Lord.


book: Hos
contenido:
Israel’s Sin Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit. And Judah is unruly against God, even against the faithful Holy One.


book: Hos
contenido:
Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.


book: Hos
contenido:
The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.


book: Hos
contenido:
He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor. He found him at Bethel and talked with him there—


book: Hos
contenido:
Ephraim boasts, “I am very rich; I have become wealthy. With all my wealth they will not find in me any iniquity or sin.”


book: Hos
contenido:
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt; I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of your appointed feasts.


book: Hos
contenido:
Is Gilead wicked? Its people are worthless! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Their altars will be like piles of stones on a plowed field.


book: Hos
contenido:
But Ephraim has bitterly provoked him to anger; his Lord will leave upon him the guilt of his bloodshed and will repay him for his contempt.


book: Hos
contenido:
The Lord’s Anger Against Israel When Ephraim spoke, men trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died.


book: Hos
contenido:
Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people, “They offer human sacrifice and kiss the calf-idols.”


book: Hos
contenido:
Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears, like chaff swirling from a threshing floor, like smoke escaping through a window.


book: Hos
contenido:
“But I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.


book: Hos
contenido:
When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me.


book: Hos
contenido:
Like a bear robbed of her cubs, I will attack them and rip them open. Like a lion I will devour them; a wild animal will tear them apart.


book: Hos
contenido:
Where is your king, that he may save you? Where are your rulers in all your towns, of whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes’?


book: Hos
contenido:
Pains as of a woman in childbirth come to him, but he is a child without wisdom; when the time arrives, he does not come to the opening of the womb.


book: Hos
contenido:
“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction? “I will have no compassion,


book: Hos
contenido:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;even though he thrives among his brothers. An east wind from the Lord will come, blowing in from the desert; his spring will fail and his well dry up. His storehouse will be plundered of all its treasures.


book: Hos
contenido:
The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open.”


book: Hos
contenido:
Repentance to Bring Blessing Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God. Your sins have been your downfall!


book: Hos
contenido:
Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips.


book: Hos
contenido:
Assyria cannot save us; we will not mount war-horses. We will never again say ‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made, for in you the fatherless find compassion.”


book: Hos
contenido:
I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon he will send down his roots;


book: Hos
contenido:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;his young shoots will grow. His splendor will be like an olive tree, his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.


book: Hos
contenido:
Men will dwell again in his shade. He will flourish like the grain. He will blossom like a vine, and his fame will be like the wine from Lebanon.


book: Hos
contenido:
O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a green pine tree; your fruitfulness comes from me.”


book: Hos
contenido:
Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will understand them. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.


book: Joel
contenido:
An Invasion of Locusts Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your forefathers?


book: Joel
contenido:
Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.


book: Joel
contenido:
What the locust swarm has left the great locusts have eaten; what the great locusts have left the young locusts have eaten; what the young locusts have left other locusts have eaten.


book: Joel
contenido:
Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you drinkers of wine; wail because of the new wine, for it has been snatched from your lips.


book: Joel
contenido:
A nation has invaded my land, powerful and without number; it has the teeth of a lion, the fangs of a lioness.


book: Joel
contenido:
It has laid waste my vines and ruined my fig trees. It has stripped off their bark and thrown it away, leaving their branches white.


book: Joel
contenido:
Grain offerings and drink offerings are cut off from the house of the Lord. The priests are in mourning, those who minister before the Lord.


book: Joel
contenido:
The fields are ruined, the ground is dried up; the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, the oil fails.


book: Joel
contenido:
Despair, you farmers, wail, you vine growers; grieve for the wheat and the barley, because the harvest of the field is destroyed.


book: Joel
contenido:
The vine is dried up and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the palm and the apple tree— all the trees of the field—are dried up. Surely the joy of mankind is withered away.


book: Joel
contenido:
A Call to Repentance Put on sackcloth, O priests, and mourn; wail, you who minister before the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you who minister before my God; for the grain offerings and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.


book: Joel
contenido:
Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly. Summon the elders and all who live in the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.


book: Joel
contenido:
Alas for that day! For the day of the Lord is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.


book: Joel
contenido:
The seeds are shriveled beneath the clods. The storehouses are in ruins, the granaries have been broken down, for the grain has dried up.


book: Joel
contenido:
How the cattle moan! The herds mill about because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep are suffering.


book: Joel
contenido:
To you, O Lord, I call, for fire has devoured the open pastures and flames have burned up all the trees of the field.


book: Joel
contenido:
Even the wild animals pant for you; the streams of water have dried up and fire has devoured the open pastures.


book: Joel
contenido:
An Army of Locusts Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand—


book: Joel
contenido:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was of old nor ever will be in ages to come.


book: Joel
contenido:
Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden, behind them, a desert waste— nothing escapes them.


book: Joel
contenido:
With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountaintops, like a crackling fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army drawn up for battle.


book: Joel
contenido:
They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course.


book: Joel
contenido:
They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks.


book: Joel
contenido:
They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows.


book: Joel
contenido:
Before them the earth shakes, the sky trembles, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.


book: Joel
contenido:
The Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty are those who obey his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?


book: Joel
contenido:
Rend Your Heart “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”


book: Joel
contenido:
Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.


book: Joel
contenido:
Who knows? He may turn and have pity and leave behind a blessing— grain offerings and drink offerings for the Lord your God.


book: Joel
contenido:
Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber.


book: Joel
contenido:
Let the priests, who minister before the Lord, weep between the temple porch and the altar. Let them say, “Spare your people, O Lord. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”


book: Joel
contenido:
The Lord will reply to them: “I am sending you grain, new wine and oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you an object of scorn to the nations.


book: Joel
contenido:
“I will drive the northern army far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land, with its front columns going into the eastern sea and those in the rear into the western sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things.


book: Joel
contenido:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Be not afraid, O land; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things.


book: Joel
contenido:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Be not afraid, O wild animals, for the open pastures are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.


book: Joel
contenido:
Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.


book: Joel
contenido:
“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm— my great army that I sent among you.


book: Joel
contenido:
You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.


book: Joel
contenido:
Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the Lord your God, and that there is no other; never again will my people be shamed.


book: Joel
contenido:
The Day of the Lord “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.


book: Joel
contenido:
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.


book: Joel
contenido:
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the survivors whom the Lord calls.


book: Joel
contenido:
The Nations Judged “In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,


book: Joel
contenido:
I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.


book: Joel
contenido:
They cast lots for my people and traded boys for prostitutes; they sold girls for wine that they might drink.


book: Joel
contenido:
“Now what have you against me, O Tyre and Sidon and all you regions of Philistia? Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done.


book: Joel
contenido:
You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, that you might send them far from their homeland.


book: Joel
contenido:
“See, I am going to rouse them out of the places to which you sold them, and I will return on your own heads what you have done.


book: Joel
contenido:
I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, a nation far away.” The Lord has spoken.


book: Joel
contenido:
Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.


book: Joel
contenido:
Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say, “I am strong!”


book: Joel
contenido:
Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, O Lord!


book: Joel
contenido:
“Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side.


book: Joel
contenido:
Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow— so great is their wickedness!”


book: Joel
contenido:
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.


book: Joel
contenido:
The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the sky will tremble. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.


book: Joel
contenido:
Blessings for God’s People “Then you will know that I, the Lord your God, dwell in Zion, my holy hill. Jerusalem will be holy; never again will foreigners invade her.


book: Joel
contenido:
“In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house and will water the valley of acacias.


book: Joel
contenido:
But Egypt will be desolate, Edom a desert waste, because of violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.


book: Amos
contenido:
The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.


book: Amos
contenido:
He said: “The Lord roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, and the top of Carmel withers.”


book: Amos
contenido:
Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth,


book: Amos
contenido:
I will break down the gate of Damascus; I will destroy the king who is in the Valley of Aven and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden. The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,” says the Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she took captive whole communities and sold them to Edom,


book: Amos
contenido:
I will destroy the king of Ashdod and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn my hand against Ekron, till the last of the Philistines is dead,” says the Sovereign Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Tyre, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because she sold whole communities of captives to Edom, disregarding a treaty of brotherhood,


book: Amos
contenido:
This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because he pursued his brother with a sword, stifling all compassion, because his anger raged continually and his fury flamed unchecked,


book: Amos
contenido:
This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Ammon, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to extend his borders,


book: Amos
contenido:
I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah that will consume her fortresses amid war cries on the day of battle, amid violent winds on a stormy day.


book: Amos
contenido:
This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because he burned, as if to lime, the bones of Edom’s king,


book: Amos
contenido:
I will send fire upon Moab that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth. Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.


book: Amos
contenido:
This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Judah, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. Because they have rejected the law of the Lord and have not kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods, the gods their ancestors followed,


book: Amos
contenido:
Judgment on Israel This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath. They sell the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.


book: Amos
contenido:
They trample on the heads of the poor as upon the dust of the ground and deny justice to the oppressed. Father and son use the same girl and so profane my holy name.


book: Amos
contenido:
They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. In the house of their god they drink wine taken as fines.


book: Amos
contenido:
“I destroyed the Amorite before them, though he was tall as the cedars and strong as the oaks. I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.


book: Amos
contenido:
“I brought you up out of Egypt, and I led you forty years in the desert to give you the land of the Amorites.


book: Amos
contenido:
I also raised up prophets from among your sons and Nazirites from among your young men. Is this not true, people of Israel?” declares the Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.


book: Amos
contenido:
The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet-footed soldier will not get away, and the horseman will not save his life.


book: Amos
contenido:
Witnesses Summoned Against Israel Hear this word the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:


book: Amos
contenido:
“You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”


book: Amos
contenido:
Does a lion roar in the thicket when he has no prey? Does he growl in his den when he has caught nothing?


book: Amos
contenido:
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground where no snare has been set? Does a trap spring up from the earth when there is nothing to catch?


book: Amos
contenido:
When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?


book: Amos
contenido:
Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest within her and the oppression among her people.”


book: Amos
contenido:
“They do not know how to do right,” declares the Lord, “who hoard plunder and loot in their fortresses.”


book: Amos
contenido:
Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “An enemy will overrun the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses.”


book: Amos
contenido:
This is what the Lord says: “As a shepherd saves from the lion’s mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites be saved, those who sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds and in Damascus on their couches.”


book: Amos
contenido:
“On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.


book: Amos
contenido:
I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed and the mansions will be demolished,” declares the Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
Israel Has Not Returned to God Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!”


book: Amos
contenido:
The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his holiness: “The time will surely come when you will be taken away with hooks, the last of you with fishhooks.


book: Amos
contenido:
You will each go straight out through breaks in the wall, and you will be cast out toward Harmon,” declares the Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
“Go to Bethel and sin; go to Gilgal and sin yet more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three years.


book: Amos
contenido:
Burn leavened bread as a thank offering and brag about your freewill offerings— boast about them, you Israelites, for this is what you love to do,” declares the Sovereign Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
“I gave you empty stomachs in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
“I also withheld rain from you when the harvest was still three months away. I sent rain on one town, but withheld it from another. One field had rain; another had none and dried up.


book: Amos
contenido:
People staggered from town to town for water but did not get enough to drink, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
“Many times I struck your gardens and vineyards, I struck them with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
“I sent plagues among you as I did to Egypt. I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camps, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
“I overthrew some of you as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the fire, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
“Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel.”


book: Amos
contenido:
He who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals his thoughts to man, he who turns dawn to darkness, and treads the high places of the earth— the Lord God Almighty is his name.


book: Amos
contenido:
A Lament and Call to Repentance Hear this word, O house of Israel, this lament I take up concerning you:


book: Amos
contenido:
“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again, deserted in her own land, with no one to lift her up.”


book: Amos
contenido:
This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “The city that marches out a thousand strong for Israel will have only a hundred left; the town that marches out a hundred strong will have only ten left.”


book: Amos
contenido:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;do not seek Bethel, do not go to Gilgal, do not journey to Beersheba. For Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will be reduced to nothing.”


book: Amos
contenido:
Seek the Lord and live, or he will sweep through the house of Joseph like a fire; it will devour, and Bethel will have no one to quench it.


book: Amos
contenido:
(he who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns blackness into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land— the Lord is his name—


book: Amos
contenido:
You trample on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine.


book: Amos
contenido:
For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. You oppress the righteous and take bribes and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts.


book: Amos
contenido:
Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is.


book: Amos
contenido:
Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph.


book: Amos
contenido:
Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says: “There will be wailing in all the streets and cries of anguish in every public square. The farmers will be summoned to weep and the mourners to wail.


book: Amos
contenido:
The Day of the Lord Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for the day of the Lord? That day will be darkness, not light.


book: Amos
contenido:
It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him.


book: Amos
contenido:
Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them.


book: Amos
contenido:
You have lifted up the shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god— which you made for yourselves.


book: Amos
contenido:
Woe to the Complacent Woe to you who are complacent in Zion, and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria, you notable men of the foremost nation, to whom the people of Israel come!


book: Amos
contenido:
Go to Calneh and look at it; go from there to great Hamath, and then go down to Gath in Philistia. Are they better off than your two kingdoms? Is their land larger than yours?


book: Amos
contenido:
You lie on beds inlaid with ivory and lounge on your couches. You dine on choice lambs and fattened calves.


book: Amos
contenido:
You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest lotions, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.


book: Amos
contenido:
The Lord Abhors the Pride of Israel The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself—the Lord God Almighty declares: “I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses; I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”


book: Amos
contenido:
And if a relative who is to burn the bodies comes to carry them out of the house and asks anyone still hiding there, “Is anyone with you?” and he says, “No,” then he will say, “Hush! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”


book: Amos
contenido:
For the Lord has given the command, and he will smash the great house into pieces and the small house into bits.


book: Amos
contenido:
Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness—


book: Amos
contenido:
For the Lord God Almighty declares, “I will stir up a nation against you, O house of Israel, that will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah.”


book: Amos
contenido:
Locusts, Fire and a Plumb Line This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the second crop was coming up.


book: Amos
contenido:
When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!”


book: Amos
contenido:
This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: The Sovereign Lord was calling for judgment by fire; it dried up the great deep and devoured the land.


book: Amos
contenido:
This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb, with a plumb line in his hand.


book: Amos
contenido:
And the Lord asked me, “What do you see, Amos?” “A plumb line,” I replied. Then the Lord said, “Look, I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.


book: Amos
contenido:
“The high places of Isaac will be destroyed and the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined; with my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam.”


book: Amos
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Amos and Amaziah Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent a message to Jeroboam king of Israel: “Amos is raising a conspiracy against you in the very heart of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words.


book: Amos
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For this is what Amos is saying: “‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will surely go into exile, away from their native land.’”


book: Amos
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Then Amaziah said to Amos, “Get out, you seer! Go back to the land of Judah. Earn your bread there and do your prophesying there.


book: Amos
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Don’t prophesy anymore at Bethel, because this is the king’s sanctuary and the temple of the kingdom.”


book: Amos
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Amos answered Amaziah, “I was neither a prophet nor a prophet’s son, but I was a shepherd, and I also took care of sycamore-fig trees.


book: Amos
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Now then, hear the word of the Lord. You say, “‘Do not prophesy against Israel, and stop preaching against the house of Isaac.’


book: Amos
contenido:
“Therefore this is what the Lord says: “‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be measured and divided up, and you yourself will die in a pagan country. And Israel will certainly go into exile, away from their native land.’”


book: Amos
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“What do you see, Amos?” he asked. “A basket of ripe fruit,” I answered. Then the Lord said to me, “The time is ripe for my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.


book: Amos
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“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “the songs in the temple will turn to wailing. Many, many bodies—flung everywhere! Silence!”


book: Amos
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saying, “When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?”— skimping the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales,


book: Amos
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buying the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat.


book: Amos
contenido:
“Will not the land tremble for this, and all who live in it mourn? The whole land will rise like the Nile; it will be stirred up and then sink like the river of Egypt.


book: Amos
contenido:
“In that day,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.


book: Amos
contenido:
I will turn your religious feasts into mourning and all your singing into weeping. I will make all of you wear sackcloth and shave your heads. I will make that time like mourning for an only son and the end of it like a bitter day.


book: Amos
contenido:
“The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord, “when I will send a famine through the land— not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.


book: Amos
contenido:
Men will stagger from sea to sea and wander from north to east, searching for the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.


book: Amos
contenido:
They who swear by the shame of Samaria, or say, ‘As surely as your god lives, O Dan,’ or, ‘As surely as the god of Beersheba lives’— they will fall, never to rise again.”


book: Amos
contenido:
Israel to Be Destroyed I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Bring them down on the heads of all the people; those who are left I will kill with the sword. Not one will get away, none will escape.


book: Amos
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Though they dig down to the depths of the grave, from there my hand will take them. Though they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.


book: Amos
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Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, there I will hunt them down and seize them. Though they hide from me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.


book: Amos
contenido:
Though they are driven into exile by their enemies, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix my eyes upon them for evil and not for good.”


book: Amos
contenido:
The Lord, the Lord Almighty, he who touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it mourn— the whole land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt—


book: Amos
contenido:
he who builds his lofty palace in the heavens and sets its foundation on the earth, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land— the Lord is his name.


book: Amos
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“Are not you Israelites the same to me as the Cushites?” declares the Lord. “Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir?


book: Amos
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“Surely the eyes of the Sovereign Lord are on the sinful kingdom. I will destroy it from the face of the earth— yet I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the Lord.


book: Amos
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“For I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, and not a pebble will reach the ground.


book: Amos
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All the sinners among my people will die by the sword, all those who say, ‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’


book: Amos
contenido:
Israel’s Restoration “In that day I will restore David’s fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be,


book: Amos
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so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name,” declares the Lord, who will do these things.


book: Amos
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“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills.


book: Amos
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I will bring back my exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.


book: Amos
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I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God.


book: Obad
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The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Sovereign Lord says about Edom— We have heard a message from the Lord: An envoy was sent to the nations to say, “Rise, and let us go against her for battle”—


book: Obad
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The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’


book: Obad
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Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.


book: Obad
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“If thieves came to you, if robbers in the night— Oh, what a disaster awaits you— would they not steal only as much as they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave a few grapes?


book: Obad
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All your allies will force you to the border; your friends will deceive and overpower you; those who eat your bread will set a trap for you, but you will not detect it.


book: Obad
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“In that day,” declares the Lord, “will I not destroy the wise men of Edom, men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?


book: Obad
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Your warriors, O Teman, will be terrified, and everyone in Esau’s mountains will be cut down in the slaughter.


book: Obad
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Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever.


book: Obad
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On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them.


book: Obad
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You should not look down on your brother in the day of his misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast so much in the day of their trouble.


book: Obad
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You should not march through the gates of my people in the day of their disaster, nor look down on them in their calamity in the day of their disaster, nor seize their wealth in the day of their disaster.


book: Obad
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You should not wait at the crossroads to cut down their fugitives, nor hand over their survivors in the day of their trouble.


book: Obad
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“The day of the Lord is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head.


book: Obad
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Just as you drank on my holy hill, so all the nations will drink continually; they will drink and drink and be as if they had never been.


book: Obad
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But on Mount Zion will be deliverance; it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will possess its inheritance.


book: Obad
contenido:
The house of Jacob will be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame; the house of Esau will be stubble, and they will set it on fire and consume it. There will be no survivors from the house of Esau.” The Lord has spoken.


book: Obad
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People from the Negev will occupy the mountains of Esau, and people from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.


book: Obad
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This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan will possess the land as far as Zarephath; the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the towns of the Negev.


book: Obad
contenido:
Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.


book: Jonah
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“Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”


book: Jonah
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But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.


book: Jonah
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Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.


book: Jonah
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All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.


book: Jonah
contenido:
The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us, and we will not perish.”


book: Jonah
contenido:
Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.” They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.


book: Jonah
contenido:
So they asked him, “Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?”


book: Jonah
contenido:
He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.”


book: Jonah
contenido:
This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.)


book: Jonah
contenido:
The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?”


book: Jonah
contenido:
“Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”


book: Jonah
contenido:
Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.


book: Jonah
contenido:
Then they cried to the Lord, “O Lord, please do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, O Lord, have done as you pleased.”


book: Jonah
contenido:
At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.


book: Jonah
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But the Lord provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights.


book: Jonah
contenido:
He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry.


book: Jonah
contenido:
You hurled me into the deep, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.


book: Jonah
contenido:
To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you brought my life up from the pit, O Lord my God.


book: Jonah
contenido:
“When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.


book: Jonah
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But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. Salvation comes from the Lord.”


book: Jonah
contenido:
Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city—a visit required three days.


book: Jonah
contenido:
On the first day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overturned.”


book: Jonah
contenido:
The Ninevites believed God. They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.


book: Jonah
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When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.


book: Jonah
contenido:
Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let any man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.


book: Jonah
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But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence.


book: Jonah
contenido:
Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.”


book: Jonah
contenido:
When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened.


book: Jonah
contenido:
He prayed to the Lord, “O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.


book: Jonah
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Jonah went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city.


book: Jonah
contenido:
Then the Lord God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine.


book: Jonah
contenido:
When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”


book: Jonah
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But God said to Jonah, “Do you have a right to be angry about the vine?” “I do,” he said. “I am angry enough to die.”


book: Jonah
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But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this vine, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight.


book: Jonah
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But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?”


book: Mic
contenido:
The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—the vision he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.


book: Mic
contenido:
Hear, O peoples, all of you, listen, O earth and all who are in it, that the Sovereign Lord may witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.


book: Mic
contenido:
Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling place; he comes down and treads the high places of the earth.


book: Mic
contenido:
The mountains melt beneath him and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.


book: Mic
contenido:
All this is because of Jacob’s transgression, because of the sins of the house of Israel. What is Jacob’s transgression? Is it not Samaria? What is Judah’s high place? Is it not Jerusalem?


book: Mic
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“Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations.


book: Mic
contenido:
All her idols will be broken to pieces; all her temple gifts will be burned with fire; I will destroy all her images. Since she gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes, as the wages of prostitutes they will again be used.”


book: Mic
contenido:
Weeping and Mourning Because of this I will weep and wail; I will go about barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and moan like an owl.


book: Mic
contenido:
For her wound is incurable; it has come to Judah. It has reached the very gate of my people, even to Jerusalem itself.


book: Mic
contenido:
Pass on in nakedness and shame, you who live in Shaphir. Those who live in Zaanan will not come out. Beth Ezel is in mourning; its protection is taken from you.


book: Mic
contenido:
Those who live in Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the Lord, even to the gate of Jerusalem.


book: Mic
contenido:
You who live in Lachish, harness the team to the chariot. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.


book: Mic
contenido:
Therefore you will give parting gifts to Moresheth Gath. The town of Aczib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.


book: Mic
contenido:
I will bring a conqueror against you who live in Mareshah. He who is the glory of Israel will come to Adullam.


book: Mic
contenido:
Shave your heads in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourselves as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile.


book: Mic
contenido:
Man’s Plans and God’s Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.


book: Mic
contenido:
They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home, a fellowman of his inheritance.


book: Mic
contenido:
Therefore, the Lord says: “I am planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.


book: Mic
contenido:
In that day men will ridicule you; they will taunt you with this mournful song: ‘We are utterly ruined; my people’s possession is divided up. He takes it from me! He assigns our fields to traitors.’”


book: Mic
contenido:
False Prophets “Do not prophesy,” their prophets say. “Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”


book: Mic
contenido:
Should it be said, O house of Jacob: “Is the Spirit of the Lord angry? Does he do such things?” “Do not my words do good to him whose ways are upright?


book: Mic
contenido:
Lately my people have risen up like an enemy. You strip off the rich robe from those who pass by without a care, like men returning from battle.


book: Mic
contenido:
You drive the women of my people from their pleasant homes. You take away my blessing from their children forever.


book: Mic
contenido:
Get up, go away! For this is not your resting place, because it is defiled, it is ruined, beyond all remedy.


book: Mic
contenido:
If a liar and deceiver comes and says, ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’ he would be just the prophet for this people!


book: Mic
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Deliverance Promised “I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture; the place will throng with people.


book: Mic
contenido:
One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their king will pass through before them, the Lord at their head.”


book: Mic
contenido:
Leaders and Prophets Rebuked Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice,


book: Mic
contenido:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you who hate good and love evil; who tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones;


book: Mic
contenido:
who eat my people’s flesh, strip off their skin and break their bones in pieces; who chop them up like meat for the pan, like flesh for the pot?”


book: Mic
contenido:
Then they will cry out to the Lord, but he will not answer them. At that time he will hide his face from them because of the evil they have done.


book: Mic
contenido:
This is what the Lord says: “As for the prophets who lead my people astray, if one feeds them, they proclaim ‘peace’; if he does not, they prepare to wage war against him.


book: Mic
contenido:
Therefore night will come over you, without visions, and darkness, without divination. The sun will set for the prophets, and the day will go dark for them.


book: Mic
contenido:
The seers will be ashamed and the diviners disgraced. They will all cover their faces because there is no answer from God.”


book: Mic
contenido:
But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin.


book: Mic
contenido:
Hear this, you leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and distort all that is right;


book: Mic
contenido:
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they lean upon the Lord and say, “Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us.”


book: Mic
contenido:
Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets.


book: Mic
contenido:
The Mountain of the Lord In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.


book: Mic
contenido:
Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.


book: Mic
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He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.


book: Mic
contenido:
Every man will sit under his own vine and under his own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken.


book: Mic
contenido:
All the nations may walk in the name of their gods; we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.


book: Mic
contenido:
The Lord’s Plan “In that day,” declares the Lord, “I will gather the lame; I will assemble the exiles and those I have brought to grief.


book: Mic
contenido:
I will make the lame a remnant, those driven away a strong nation. The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.


book: Mic
contenido:
As for you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion, the former dominion will be restored to you; kingship will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”


book: Mic
contenido:
Why do you now cry aloud— have you no king? Has your counselor perished, that pain seizes you like that of a woman in labor?


book: Mic
contenido:
Writhe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor, for now you must leave the city to camp in the open field. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued. There the Lord will redeem you out of the hand of your enemies.


book: Mic
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But now many nations are gathered against you. They say, “Let her be defiled, let our eyes gloat over Zion!”


book: Mic
contenido:
But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, he who gathers them like sheaves to the threshing floor.


book: Mic
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“Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron; I will give you hoofs of bronze and you will break to pieces many nations.” You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.


book: Mic
contenido:
A Promised Ruler From Bethlehem Marshal your troops, O city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel’s ruler on the cheek with a rod.


book: Mic
contenido:
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”


book: Mic
contenido:
Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor gives birth and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites.


book: Mic
contenido:
He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.


book: Mic
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And he will be their peace. Deliverance and Destruction When the Assyrian invades our land and marches through our fortresses, we will raise against him seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.


book: Mic
contenido:
They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn sword. He will deliver us from the Assyrian when he invades our land and marches into our borders.


book: Mic
contenido:
The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.


book: Mic
contenido:
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no one can rescue.


book: Mic
contenido:
“In that day,” declares the Lord, “I will destroy your horses from among you and demolish your chariots.


book: Mic
contenido:
I will destroy your carved images and your sacred stones from among you; you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.


book: Mic
contenido:
The Lord’s Case Against Israel Listen to what the Lord says: “Stand up, plead your case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say.


book: Mic
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Hear, O mountains, the Lord’s accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the Lord has a case against his people; he is lodging a charge against Israel.


book: Mic
contenido:
I brought you up out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. I sent Moses to lead you, also Aaron and Miriam.


book: Mic
contenido:
My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”


book: Mic
contenido:
With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?


book: Mic
contenido:
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?


book: Mic
contenido:
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.


book: Mic
contenido:
Israel’s Guilt and Punishment Listen! The Lord is calling to the city— and to fear your name is wisdom— “Heed the rod and the One who appointed it.


book: Mic
contenido:
Am I still to forget, O wicked house, your ill-gotten treasures and the short ephah, which is accursed?


book: Mic
contenido:
You will eat but not be satisfied; your stomach will still be empty. You will store up but save nothing, because what you save I will give to the sword.


book: Mic
contenido:
You will plant but not harvest; you will press olives but not use the oil on yourselves, you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.


book: Mic
contenido:
You have observed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house, and you have followed their traditions. Therefore I will give you over to ruin and your people to derision; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”


book: Mic
contenido:
Israel’s Misery What misery is mine! I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave.


book: Mic
contenido:
The godly have been swept from the land; not one upright man remains. All men lie in wait to shed blood; each hunts his brother with a net.


book: Mic
contenido:
Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire— they all conspire together.


book: Mic
contenido:
The best of them is like a brier, the most upright worse than a thorn hedge. The day of your watchmen has come, the day God visits you. Now is the time of their confusion.


book: Mic
contenido:
Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a friend. Even with her who lies in your embrace be careful of your words.


book: Mic
contenido:
For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.


book: Mic
contenido:
Israel Will Rise Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.


book: Mic
contenido:
Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lord’s wrath, until he pleads my case and establishes my right. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness.


book: Mic
contenido:
Then my enemy will see it and will be covered with shame, she who said to me, “Where is the Lord your God?” My eyes will see her downfall; even now she will be trampled underfoot like mire in the streets.


book: Mic
contenido:
In that day people will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates and from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain.


book: Mic
contenido:
Prayer and Praise Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, which lives by itself in a forest, in fertile pasturelands. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead as in days long ago.


book: Mic
contenido:
Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their power. They will lay their hands on their mouths and their ears will become deaf.


book: Mic
contenido:
They will lick dust like a snake, like creatures that crawl on the ground. They will come trembling out of their dens; they will turn in fear to the Lord our God and will be afraid of you.


book: Mic
contenido:
Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.


book: Mic
contenido:
You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.


book: Mic
contenido:
You will be true to Jacob, and show mercy to Abraham, as you pledged on oath to our fathers in days long ago.


book: Nah
contenido:
The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord takes vengeance and is filled with wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his foes and maintains his wrath against his enemies.


book: Nah
contenido:
The Lord is slow to anger and great in power; the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.


book: Nah
contenido:
He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.


book: Nah
contenido:
The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.


book: Nah
contenido:
Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; the rocks are shattered before him.


book: Nah
contenido:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his foes into darkness.


book: Nah
contenido:
They will be entangled among thorns and drunk from their wine; they will be consumed like dry stubble.


book: Nah
contenido:
This is what the Lord says: “Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be cut off and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no more.


book: Nah
contenido:
The Lord has given a command concerning you, Nineveh: “You will have no descendants to bear your name. I will destroy the carved images and cast idols that are in the temple of your gods. I will prepare your grave, for you are vile.”


book: Nah
contenido:
Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, O Judah, and fulfill your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed.


book: Nah
contenido:
Nineveh to Fall An attacker advances against you, Nineveh. Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength!


book: Nah
contenido:
The Lord will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and have ruined their vines.


book: Nah
contenido:
The shields of his soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariots flashes on the day they are made ready; the spears of pine are brandished.


book: Nah
contenido:
The chariots storm through the streets, rushing back and forth through the squares. They look like flaming torches; they dart about like lightning.


book: Nah
contenido:
He summons his picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.


book: Nah
contenido:
It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away. Its slave girls moan like doves and beat upon their breasts.


book: Nah
contenido:
Nineveh is like a pool, and its water is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.


book: Nah
contenido:
She is pillaged, plundered, stripped! Hearts melt, knees give way, bodies tremble, every face grows pale.


book: Nah
contenido:
Where now is the lions’ den, the place where they fed their young, where the lion and lioness went, and the cubs, with nothing to fear?


book: Nah
contenido:
The lion killed enough for his cubs and strangled the prey for his mate, filling his lairs with the kill and his dens with the prey.


book: Nah
contenido:
“I am against you,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will burn up your chariots in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will leave you no prey on the earth. The voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”


book: Nah
contenido:
Charging cavalry, flashing swords and glittering spears! Many casualties, piles of dead, bodies without number, people stumbling over the corpses—


book: Nah
contenido:
all because of the wanton lust of a harlot, alluring, the mistress of sorceries, who enslaved nations by her prostitution and peoples by her witchcraft.


book: Nah
contenido:
“I am against you,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness and the kingdoms your shame.


book: Nah
contenido:
All who see you will flee from you and say, ‘Nineveh is in ruins—who will mourn for her?’ Where can I find anyone to comfort you?”


book: Nah
contenido:
Are you better than Thebes, situated on the Nile, with water around her? The river was her defense, the waters her wall.


book: Nah
contenido:
Yet she was taken captive and went into exile. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. Lots were cast for her nobles, and all her great men were put in chains.


book: Nah
contenido:
All your fortresses are like fig trees with their first ripe fruit; when they are shaken, the figs fall into the mouth of the eater.


book: Nah
contenido:
Look at your troops— they are all women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire has consumed their bars.


book: Nah
contenido:
Draw water for the siege, strengthen your defenses! Work the clay, tread the mortar, repair the brickwork!


book: Nah
contenido:
There the fire will devour you; the sword will cut you down and, like grasshoppers, consume you. Multiply like grasshoppers, multiply like locusts!


book: Nah
contenido:
You have increased the number of your merchants till they are more than the stars of the sky, but like locusts they strip the land and then fly away.


book: Nah
contenido:
Your guards are like locusts, your officials like swarms of locusts that settle in the walls on a cold day— but when the sun appears they fly away, and no one knows where.


book: Nah
contenido:
O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your nobles lie down to rest. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.


book: Nah
contenido:
Nothing can heal your wound; your injury is fatal. Everyone who hears the news about you claps his hands at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty?


book: Hab
contenido:
Habakkuk’s Complaint How long, O Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save?


book: Hab
contenido:
Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds.


book: Hab
contenido:
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.


book: Hab
contenido:
The Lord’s Answer “Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.


book: Hab
contenido:
I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwelling places not their own.


book: Hab
contenido:
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like a vulture swooping to devour;


book: Hab
contenido:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;they all come bent on violence. Their hordes advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.


book: Hab
contenido:
They deride kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; they build earthen ramps and capture them.


book: Hab
contenido:
Habakkuk’s Second Complaint O Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, we will not die. O Lord, you have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, you have ordained them to punish.


book: Hab
contenido:
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrong. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?


book: Hab
contenido:
The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.


book: Hab
contenido:
Therefore he sacrifices to his net and burns incense to his dragnet, for by his net he lives in luxury and enjoys the choicest food.


book: Hab
contenido:
I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.


book: Hab
contenido:
The Lord’s Answer Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.


book: Hab
contenido:
For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.


book: Hab
contenido:
indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the peoples.


book: Hab
contenido:
“Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, “‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?’


book: Hab
contenido:
Will not your debtors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their victim.


book: Hab
contenido:
Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you. For you have shed man’s blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.


book: Hab
contenido:
“Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin!


book: Hab
contenido:
Has not the Lord Almighty determined that the people’s labor is only fuel for the fire, that the nations exhaust themselves for nothing?


book: Hab
contenido:
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.


book: Hab
contenido:
“Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk, so that he can gaze on their naked bodies.


book: Hab
contenido:
You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and be exposed! The cup from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.


book: Hab
contenido:
The violence you have done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, and your destruction of animals will terrify you. For you have shed man’s blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.


book: Hab
contenido:
“Of what value is an idol, since a man has carved it? Or an image that teaches lies? For he who makes it trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.


book: Hab
contenido:
Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’ Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’ Can it give guidance? It is covered with gold and silver; there is no breath in it.


book: Hab
contenido:
Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.


book: Hab
contenido:
God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth.


book: Hab
contenido:
He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal.


book: Hab
contenido:
Were you angry with the rivers, O Lord? Was your wrath against the streams? Did you rage against the sea when you rode with your horses and your victorious chariots?


book: Hab
contenido:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the mountains saw you and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its waves on high.


book: Hab
contenido:
Sun and moon stood still in the heavens at the glint of your flying arrows, at the lightning of your flashing spear.


book: Hab
contenido:
You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot. Selah


book: Hab
contenido:
With his own spear you pierced his head when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though about to devour the wretched who were in hiding.


book: Hab
contenido:
I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us.


book: Hab
contenido:
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,


book: Hab
contenido:
The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.


book: Zeph
contenido:
The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:


book: Zeph
contenido:
Warning of Coming Destruction “I will sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.


book: Zeph
contenido:
“I will sweep away both men and animals; I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. The wicked will have only heaps of rubble when I cut off man from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Against Judah “I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all who live in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the pagan and the idolatrous priests—


book: Zeph
contenido:
those who bow down on the roofs to worship the starry host, those who bow down and swear by the Lord and who also swear by Molech,


book: Zeph
contenido:
Be silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; he has consecrated those he has invited.


book: Zeph
contenido:
On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice I will punish the princes and the king’s sons and all those clad in foreign clothes.


book: Zeph
contenido:
On that day I will punish all who avoid stepping on the threshold, who fill the temple of their gods with violence and deceit.


book: Zeph
contenido:
“On that day,” declares the Lord, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the New Quarter, and a loud crash from the hills.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Wail, you who live in the market district; all your merchants will be wiped out, all who trade with silver will be ruined.


book: Zeph
contenido:
At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who are like wine left on its dregs, who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing, either good or bad.’


book: Zeph
contenido:
Their wealth will be plundered, their houses demolished. They will build houses but not live in them; they will plant vineyards but not drink the wine.


book: Zeph
contenido:
The Great Day of the Lord “The great day of the Lord is near— near and coming quickly. Listen! The cry on the day of the Lord will be bitter, the shouting of the warrior there.


book: Zeph
contenido:
That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,


book: Zeph
contenido:
I will bring distress on the people and they will walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their entrails like filth.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the Lord’s wrath. In the fire of his jealousy the whole world will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live in the earth.”


book: Zeph
contenido:
before the appointed time arrives and that day sweeps on like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you, before the day of the Lord’s wrath comes upon you.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Against Philistia Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon left in ruins. At midday Ashdod will be emptied and Ekron uprooted.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Woe to you who live by the sea, O Kerethite people; the word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines. “I will destroy you, and none will be left.”


book: Zeph
contenido:
It will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. In the evening they will lie down in the houses of Ashkelon. The Lord their God will care for them; he will restore their fortunes.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Against Moab and Ammon “I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will become like Sodom, the Ammonites like Gomorrah— a place of weeds and salt pits, a wasteland forever. The remnant of my people will plunder them; the survivors of my nation will inherit their land.”


book: Zeph
contenido:
This is what they will get in return for their pride, for insulting and mocking the people of the Lord Almighty.


book: Zeph
contenido:
The Lord will be awesome to them when he destroys all the gods of the land. The nations on every shore will worship him, every one in its own land.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Against Assyria He will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria, leaving Nineveh utterly desolate and dry as the desert.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Flocks and herds will lie down there, creatures of every kind. The desert owl and the screech owl will roost on her columns. Their calls will echo through the windows, rubble will be in the doorways, the beams of cedar will be exposed.


book: Zeph
contenido:
This is the carefree city that lived in safety. She said to herself, “I am, and there is none besides me.” What a ruin she has become, a lair for wild beasts! All who pass by her scoff and shake their fists.


book: Zeph
contenido:
She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord, she does not draw near to her God.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Her prophets are arrogant; they are treacherous men. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law.


book: Zeph
contenido:
The Lord within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame.


book: Zeph
contenido:
“I have cut off nations; their strongholds are demolished. I have left their streets deserted, with no one passing through. Their cities are destroyed; no one will be left—no one at all.


book: Zeph
contenido:
I said to the city, ‘Surely you will fear me and accept correction!’ Then her dwelling would not be cut off, nor all my punishments come upon her. But they were still eager to act corruptly in all they did.


book: Zeph
contenido:
Therefore wait for me,” declares the Lord, “for the day I will stand up to testify. I have decided to assemble the nations, to gather the kingdoms and to pour out my wrath on them— all my fierce anger. The whole world will be consumed by the fire of my jealous anger.


book: Zeph
contenido:
“Then will I purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him shoulder to shoulder.


book: Zeph
contenido:
On that day you will not be put to shame for all the wrongs you have done to me, because I will remove from this city those who rejoice in their pride. Never again will you be haughty on my holy hill.


book: Zeph
contenido:
The remnant of Israel will do no wrong; they will speak no lies, nor will deceit be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid.”


book: Zeph
contenido:
Sing, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!


book: Zeph
contenido:
The Lord has taken away your punishment, he has turned back your enemy. The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear any harm.


book: Zeph
contenido:
The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”


book: Zeph
contenido:
“The sorrows for the appointed feasts I will remove from you; they are a burden and a reproach to you.


book: Zeph
contenido:
At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you; I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame.


book: Zeph
contenido:
At that time I will gather you; at that time I will bring you home. I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your very eyes,” says the Lord.


book: Hag
contenido:
A Call to Build the House of the Lord In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest:


book: Hag
contenido:
This is what the Lord Almighty says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come for the Lord’s house to be built.’”


book: Hag
contenido:
“Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”


book: Hag
contenido:
You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”


book: Hag
contenido:
Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored,” says the Lord.


book: Hag
contenido:
“You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house.


book: Hag
contenido:
I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the oil and whatever the ground produces, on men and cattle, and on the labor of your hands.”


book: Hag
contenido:
Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the whole remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the Lord their God and the message of the prophet Haggai, because the Lord their God had sent him. And the people feared the Lord.


book: Hag
contenido:
Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, gave this message of the Lord to the people: “I am with you,” declares the Lord.


book: Hag
contenido:
So the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the Lord Almighty, their God,


book: Hag
contenido:
The Promised Glory of the New House On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai:


book: Hag
contenido:
“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people. Ask them,


book: Hag
contenido:
‘Who of you is left who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not seem to you like nothing?


book: Hag
contenido:
But now be strong, O Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord. ‘Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the Lord Almighty.


book: Hag
contenido:
‘This is what I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear.’


book: Hag
contenido:
“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.


book: Hag
contenido:
I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty.


book: Hag
contenido:
‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”


book: Hag
contenido:
Blessings for a Defiled People On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Haggai:


book: Hag
contenido:
If a person carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and that fold touches some bread or stew, some wine, oil or other food, does it become consecrated?’” The priests answered, “No.”


book: Hag
contenido:
Then Haggai said, “If a person defiled by contact with a dead body touches one of these things, does it become defiled?” “Yes,” the priests replied, “it becomes defiled.”


book: Hag
contenido:
Then Haggai said, “‘So it is with this people and this nation in my sight,’ declares the Lord. ‘Whatever they do and whatever they offer there is defiled.


book: Hag
contenido:
“‘Now give careful thought to this from this day on—consider how things were before one stone was laid on another in the Lord’s temple.


book: Hag
contenido:
When anyone came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When anyone went to a wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were only twenty.


book: Hag
contenido:
I struck all the work of your hands with blight, mildew and hail, yet you did not turn to me,’ declares the Lord.


book: Hag
contenido:
‘From this day on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, give careful thought to the day when the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid. Give careful thought:


book: Hag
contenido:
Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not borne fruit. “‘From this day on I will bless you.’”


book: Hag
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Zerubbabel the Lord’s Signet Ring The word of the Lord came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:


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I will overturn royal thrones and shatter the power of the foreign kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.


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“‘On that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”


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A Call to Return to the Lord In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo:


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Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty.


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Do not be like your forefathers, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Turn from your evil ways and your evil practices.’ But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord.


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But did not my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, overtake your forefathers? “Then they repented and said, ‘The Lord Almighty has done to us what our ways and practices deserve, just as he determined to do.’”


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The Man Among the Myrtle Trees On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berekiah, the son of Iddo.


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During the night I had a vision—and there before me was a man riding a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in a ravine. Behind him were red, brown and white horses.


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I asked, “What are these, my lord?” The angel who was talking with me answered, “I will show you what they are.”


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Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the Lord has sent to go throughout the earth.”


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And they reported to the angel of the Lord, who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace.”


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Then the angel of the Lord said, “Lord Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?”


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Then the angel who was speaking to me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,


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but I am very angry with the nations that feel secure. I was only a little angry, but they added to the calamity.’


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“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. And the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem,’ declares the Lord Almighty.


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“Proclaim further: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘My towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”


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I asked the angel who was speaking to me, “What are these?” He answered me, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem.”


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I asked, “What are these coming to do?” He answered, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head, but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter its people.”


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A Man With a Measuring Line Then I looked up—and there before me was a man with a measuring line in his hand!


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I asked, “Where are you going?” He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.”


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and said to him: “Run, tell that young man, ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the great number of men and livestock in it.


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And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory within.’


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“Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the Lord, “for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven,” declares the Lord.


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For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After he has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye—


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I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.


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“Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you,” declares the Lord.


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“Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people. I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.


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Clean Garments for the High Priest Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.


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The Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?”


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The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put rich garments on you.”


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Then I said, “Put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him, while the angel of the Lord stood by.


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“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘If you will walk in my ways and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here.


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“‘Listen, O high priest Joshua and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.


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See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.


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“‘In that day each of you will invite his neighbor to sit under his vine and fig tree,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”


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The Gold Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees Then the angel who talked with me returned and wakened me, as a man is wakened from his sleep.


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He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lights on it, with seven channels to the lights.


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So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.


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“What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”


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“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.


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“Who despises the day of small things? Men will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. “(These seven are the eyes of the Lord, which range throughout the earth.)”


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Then I asked the angel, “What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?”


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Again I asked him, “What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?”


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He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll, thirty feet long and fifteen feet wide.”


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And he said to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely will be banished.


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The Lord Almighty declares, ‘I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by my name. It will remain in his house and destroy it, both its timbers and its stones.’”


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The Woman in a Basket Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, “Look up and see what this is that is appearing.”


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I asked, “What is it?” He replied, “It is a measuring basket.” And he added, “This is the iniquity of the people throughout the land.”


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He said, “This is wickedness,” and he pushed her back into the basket and pushed the lead cover down over its mouth.


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Then I looked up—and there before me were two women, with the wind in their wings! They had wings like those of a stork, and they lifted up the basket between heaven and earth.


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He replied, “To the country of Babylonia to build a house for it. When it is ready, the basket will be set there in its place.”


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Four Chariots I looked up again—and there before me were four chariots coming out from between two mountains—mountains of bronze!


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The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.


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The one with the black horses is going toward the north country, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”


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When the powerful horses went out, they were straining to go throughout the earth. And he said, “Go throughout the earth!” So they went throughout the earth.


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Then he called to me, “Look, those going toward the north country have given my Spirit rest in the land of the north.”


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“Take silver and gold from the exiles Heldai, Tobijah and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon. Go the same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.


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Take the silver and gold and make a crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.


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Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.


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It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he will be a priest on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.’


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The crown will be given to Heldai, Tobijah, Jedaiah and Hen son of Zephaniah as a memorial in the temple of the Lord.


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Those who are far away will come and help to build the temple of the Lord, and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the Lord your God.”


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Justice and Mercy, Not Fasting In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Kislev.


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The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech, together with their men, to entreat the Lord


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by asking the priests of the house of the Lord Almighty and the prophets, “Should I mourn and fast in the fifth month, as I have done for so many years?”


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“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, was it really for me that you fasted?


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Are these not the words the Lord proclaimed through the earlier prophets when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were at rest and prosperous, and the Negev and the western foothills were settled?’”


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“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.


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Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other.’


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They made their hearts as hard as flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the Lord Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. So the Lord Almighty was very angry.


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“‘When I called, they did not listen; so when they called, I would not listen,’ says the Lord Almighty.


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‘I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations, where they were strangers. The land was left so desolate behind them that no one could come or go. This is how they made the pleasant land desolate.’”


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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her.”


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This is what the Lord says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.”


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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with cane in hand because of his age.


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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time, but will it seem marvelous to me?” declares the Lord Almighty.


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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west.


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I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.”


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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “You who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were there when the foundation was laid for the house of the Lord Almighty, let your hands be strong so that the temple may be built.


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Before that time there were no wages for man or beast. No one could go about his business safely because of his enemy, for I had turned every man against his neighbor.


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But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the Lord Almighty.


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“The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people.


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As you have been an object of cursing among the nations, O Judah and Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.”


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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Just as I had determined to bring disaster upon you and showed no pity when your fathers angered me,” says the Lord Almighty,


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These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth to each other, and render true and sound judgment in your courts;


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do not plot evil against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely. I hate all this,” declares the Lord.


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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Therefore love truth and peace.”


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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come,


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and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the Lord and seek the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’


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And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”


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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”


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Judgment on Israel’s Enemies An Oracle The word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach and will rest upon Damascus— for the eyes of men and all the tribes of Israel are on the Lord—


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Tyre has built herself a stronghold; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.


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But the Lord will take away her possessions and destroy her power on the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.


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Ashkelon will see it and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted.


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I will take the blood from their mouths, the forbidden food from between their teeth. Those who are left will belong to our God and become leaders in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.


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But I will defend my house against marauding forces. Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch.


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The Coming of Zion’s King Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.


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I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the war-horses from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.


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As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.


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Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.


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I will bend Judah as I bend my bow and fill it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and make you like a warrior’s sword.


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The Lord Will Appear Then the Lord will appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of the south,


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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the Lord Almighty will shield them. They will destroy and overcome with slingstones. They will drink and roar as with wine; they will be full like a bowl used for sprinkling the corners of the altar.


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The Lord their God will save them on that day as the flock of his people. They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown.


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How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.


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The Lord Will Care for Judah Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime; it is the Lord who makes the storm clouds. He gives showers of rain to men, and plants of the field to everyone.


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The idols speak deceit, diviners see visions that lie; they tell dreams that are false, they give comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep oppressed for lack of a shepherd.


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“My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders; for the Lord Almighty will care for his flock, the house of Judah, and make them like a proud horse in battle.


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From Judah will come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler.


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Together they will be like mighty men trampling the muddy streets in battle. Because the Lord is with them, they will fight and overthrow the horsemen.


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“I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them. They will be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.


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The Ephraimites will become like mighty men, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.


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I will signal for them and gather them in. Surely I will redeem them; they will be as numerous as before.


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Though I scatter them among the peoples, yet in distant lands they will remember me. They and their children will survive, and they will return.


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I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon, and there will not be room enough for them.


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They will pass through the sea of trouble; the surging sea will be subdued and all the depths of the Nile will dry up. Assyria’s pride will be brought down and Egypt’s scepter will pass away.


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Wail, O pine tree, for the cedar has fallen; the stately trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan; the dense forest has been cut down!


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Listen to the wail of the shepherds; their rich pastures are destroyed! Listen to the roar of the lions; the lush thicket of the Jordan is ruined!


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Their buyers slaughter them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Praise the Lord, I am rich!’ Their own shepherds do not spare them.


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For I will no longer have pity on the people of the land,” declares the Lord. “I will hand everyone over to his neighbor and his king. They will oppress the land, and I will not rescue them from their hands.”


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So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, particularly the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs and called one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.


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and said, “I will not be your shepherd. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish. Let those who are left eat one another’s flesh.”


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Then I took my staff called Favor and broke it, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.


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It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew it was the word of the Lord.


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I told them, “If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.


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And the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—the handsome price at which they priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord to the potter.


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For I am going to raise up a shepherd over the land who will not care for the lost, or seek the young, or heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the choice sheep, tearing off their hoofs.


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“Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May the sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered, his right eye totally blinded!”


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Jerusalem’s Enemies to Be Destroyed An Oracle This is the word of the Lord concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the spirit of man within him, declares:


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“I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem.


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On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.


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On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,” declares the Lord. “I will keep a watchful eye over the house of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations.


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Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God.’


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“On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume right and left all the surrounding peoples, but Jerusalem will remain intact in her place.


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“The Lord will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and of Jerusalem’s inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah.


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On that day the Lord will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the Lord going before them.


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Mourning for the One They Pierced “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.


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On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be great, like the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.


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The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,


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Cleansing From Sin “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.


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“On that day, I will banish the names of the idols from the land, and they will be remembered no more,” declares the Lord Almighty. “I will remove both the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.


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And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother, to whom he was born, will say to him, ‘You must die, because you have told lies in the Lord’s name.’ When he prophesies, his own parents will stab him.


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“On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his prophetic vision. He will not put on a prophet’s garment of hair in order to deceive.


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If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your body?’ he will answer, ‘The wounds I was given at the house of my friends.’


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The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!” declares the Lord Almighty. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones.


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In the whole land,” declares the Lord, “two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it.


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This third I will bring into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’”


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I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem to fight against it; the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.


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On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south.


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You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.


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It will be a unique day, without daytime or nighttime—a day known to the Lord. When evening comes, there will be light.


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On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter.


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The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.


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The whole land, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up and remain in its place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.


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This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.


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On that day men will be stricken by the Lord with great panic. Each man will seize the hand of another, and they will attack each other.


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Judah too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—great quantities of gold and silver and clothing.


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A similar plague will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.


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Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.


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If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain.


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If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The Lord will bring on them the plague he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.


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This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.


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On that day holy to the Lord will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the Lord’s house will be like the sacred bowls in front of the altar.


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Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the Lord Almighty, and all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the Lord Almighty.


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Jacob Loved, Esau Hated “I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” the Lord says. “Yet I have loved Jacob,


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but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his mountains into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”


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Edom may say, “Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild the ruins.” But this is what the Lord Almighty says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the Lord.


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Blemished Sacrifices “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the Lord Almighty. “It is you, O priests, who show contempt for my name. “But you ask, ‘How have we shown contempt for your name?’


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“You place defiled food on my altar. “But you ask, ‘How have we defiled you?’ “By saying that the Lord’s table is contemptible.


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When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice crippled or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty.


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“Now implore God to be gracious to us. With such offerings from your hands, will he accept you?”—says the Lord Almighty.


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“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord Almighty, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.


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My name will be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of the sun. In every place incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord Almighty.


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“But you profane it by saying of the Lord’s table, ‘It is defiled,’ and of its food, ‘It is contemptible.’


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And you say, ‘What a burden!’ and you sniff at it contemptuously,” says the Lord Almighty. “When you bring injured, crippled or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices, should I accept them from your hands?” says the Lord.


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“Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord Almighty, “and my name is to be feared among the nations.


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If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not set your heart to honor me.


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“Because of you I will rebuke your descendants; I will spread on your faces the offal from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.


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And you will know that I have sent you this admonition so that my covenant with Levi may continue,” says the Lord Almighty.


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“My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name.


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True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin.


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“For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction—because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty.


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But you have turned from the way and by your teaching have caused many to stumble; you have violated the covenant with Levi,” says the Lord Almighty.


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“So I have caused you to be despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not followed my ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”


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Judah Unfaithful Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers by breaking faith with one another?


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Judah has broken faith. A detestable thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves, by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.


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As for the man who does this, whoever he may be, may the Lord cut him off from the tents of Jacob—even though he brings offerings to the Lord Almighty.


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Another thing you do: You flood the Lord’s altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer pays attention to your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands.


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You ask, “Why?” It is because the Lord is acting as the witness between you and the wife of your youth, because you have broken faith with her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.


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Has not the Lord made them one? In flesh and spirit they are his. And why one? Because he was seeking godly offspring. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.


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“I hate divorce,” says the Lord God of Israel, “and I hate a man’s covering himself with violence as well as with his garment,” says the Lord Almighty. So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith.


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The Day of Judgment You have wearied the Lord with your words. “How have we wearied him?” you ask. By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them” or “Where is the God of justice?”


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“See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.


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But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap.


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He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,


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and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years.


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“So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me,” says the Lord Almighty.


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Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord Almighty. “But you ask, ‘How are we to return?’


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Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.


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I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit,” says the Lord Almighty.


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“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.


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“You have said harsh things against me,” says the Lord. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we said against you?’


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“You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What did we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty?


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But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly the evildoers prosper, and even those who challenge God escape.’”


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Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name.


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“They will be mine,” says the Lord Almighty, “in the day when I make up my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him.


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And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.


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The Day of the Lord “Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them.


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But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall.


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Then you will trample down the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I do these things,” says the Lord Almighty.


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He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse.”


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The Genealogy of Jesus A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:


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Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,


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Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,


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Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,


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and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,


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After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,


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Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.


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The Birth of Jesus Christ This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.


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Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.


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But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.


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She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”


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“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”


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When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.


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The Visit of the Magi After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem


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and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.”


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When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.


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“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.’”


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He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”


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After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.


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On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.


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And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.


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The Escape to Egypt When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”


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where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”


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When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.


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“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”


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The Return to Nazareth After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt


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and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”


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But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,


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and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”


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John the Baptist Prepares the Way In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea


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This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”


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John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.


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But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?


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And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.


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The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.


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“I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.


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His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”


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Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.


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As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.


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The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.


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Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”


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“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”


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Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.


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Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”


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Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali—


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“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—


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the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.”


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The Calling of the First Disciples As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.


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Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,


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Jesus Heals the Sick Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.


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News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them.


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Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.


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The Beatitudes Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,


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“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.


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Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.


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Salt and Light “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.


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Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.


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In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.


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The Fulfillment of the Law “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.


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I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.


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Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.


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For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.


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Murder “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’


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But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.


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“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,


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leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.


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“Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.


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But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.


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If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.


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And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.


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But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.


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Oaths “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.’


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But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.


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that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.


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If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?


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And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?


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Giving to the Needy “Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.


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“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.


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so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.


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Prayer “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.


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But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.


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And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.


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Fasting “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.


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so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.


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Treasures in Heaven “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.


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But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.


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But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!


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“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.


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Do Not Worry “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?


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Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?


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“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.


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If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?


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But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.


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Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.


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For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.


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“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?


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How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?


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You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.


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“Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.


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Ask, Seek, Knock “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.


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If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!


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So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.


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The Narrow and Wide Gates “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.


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A Tree and Its Fruit “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.


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By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?


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“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.


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Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’


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The Wise and Foolish Builders “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.


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The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.


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But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.


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The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”


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A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”


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Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cured of his leprosy.


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Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”


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The Faith of the Centurion When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.


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The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.


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For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”


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When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, “I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.


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I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.


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But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”


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Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! It will be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.


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Jesus Heals Many When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.


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When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.


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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”


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The Cost of Following Jesus When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.


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Jesus replied, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”


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Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.


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He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.


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The Healing of Two Demon-possessed Men When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.


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“What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”


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He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water.


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Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.


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Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.


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Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.”


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But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…” Then he said to the paralytic, “Get up, take your mat and go home.”


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When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men.


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The Calling of Matthew As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.


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While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples.


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When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”


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But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”


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Jesus Questioned About Fasting Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”


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Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.


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“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse.


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Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”


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A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.”


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Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.


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Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that moment.


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Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”


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When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied.


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And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”


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The Workers Are Few Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.


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When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.


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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.


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These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;


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These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.


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Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.


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take no bag for the journey, or extra tunic, or sandals or a staff; for the worker is worth his keep.


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“Whatever town or village you enter, search for some worthy person there and stay at his house until you leave.


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If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.


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I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.


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I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.


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“Be on your guard against men; they will hand you over to the local councils and flog you in their synagogues.


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On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.


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But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say,


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“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.


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When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.


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It is enough for the student to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebub, how much more the members of his household!


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“So do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.


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What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.


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Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.


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Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.


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“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.


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For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—


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“Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;


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Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.


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And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward.”


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Jesus and John the Baptist After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.


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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.


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As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?


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If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces.


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This is the one about whom it is written: “‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’


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I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.


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From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.


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“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:


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The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and “sinners.”’ But wisdom is proved right by her actions.”


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Woe on Unrepentant Cities Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.


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“Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.


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And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.


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Rest for the Weary At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.


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“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.


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Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.


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Lord of the Sabbath At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them.


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When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”


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He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.


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Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple desecrate the day and yet are innocent?


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If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.


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and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”


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He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?


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Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other.


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God’s Chosen Servant Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Many followed him, and he healed all their sick,


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“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.


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A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory.


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Jesus and Beelzebub Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.


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But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”


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Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.


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And if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.


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“Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can rob his house.


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And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.


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Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.


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“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.


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You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.


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The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.


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But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.


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The Sign of Jonah Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you.”


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He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.


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For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.


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The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.


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The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.


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“When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.


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Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order.


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Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”


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Jesus’ Mother and Brothers While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him.


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Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.


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Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.


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Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.


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He replied, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.


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Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.


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This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.


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In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.


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For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’


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For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.


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When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.


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The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.


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But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.


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The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful.


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But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”


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The Parable of the Weeds Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.


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“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’


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Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”


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The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field.


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Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches.”


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He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.”


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Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.


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So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”


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The Parable of the Weeds Explained Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”


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The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,


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and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.


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The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.


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Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.


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The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.


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The Parable of the Net “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish.


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When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away.


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This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous


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He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”


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Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked.


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“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?


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And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor.”


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and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”


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Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,


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The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted


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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.


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As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”


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And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.


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They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.


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Jesus Walks on the Water Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd.


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After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,


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but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.


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When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.


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Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”


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And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him


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and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed.


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Clean and Unclean Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,


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“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”


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For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’


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But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’


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he is not to ‘honor his father’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.


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What goes into a man’s mouth does not make him ‘unclean,’ but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him ‘unclean.’”


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Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”


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For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.


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The Faith of the Canaanite Woman Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.


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A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.”


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Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”


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Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.


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Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.


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Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them.


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The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.


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Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”


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His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”


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Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.


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They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.


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The Demand for a Sign The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.


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and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.


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A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.


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The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread.


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“Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”


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Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread?


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Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?


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How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”


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Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.


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Peter’s Confession of Christ When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”


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They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”


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Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.


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And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.


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I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”


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Jesus Predicts His Death From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.


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Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. “Never, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to you!”


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Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”


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Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.


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What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?


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For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.


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I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”


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The Transfiguration After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.


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There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.


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Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”


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While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”


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As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”


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But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”


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The Healing of a Boy With a Demon When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.


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“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.


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“O unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”


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He replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”


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When they came together in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.


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They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised to life.” And the disciples were filled with grief.


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The Temple Tax After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”


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“Yes, he does,” he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own sons or from others?”


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“But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”


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The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”


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And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.


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But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.


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“Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to sin! Such things must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!


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If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.


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And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.


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The Parable of the Lost Sheep “See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.


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“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off?


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And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.


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A Brother Who Sins Against You “If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.


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But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’


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If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.


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“I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.


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“Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.


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The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”


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Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.


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“The servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’


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“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.


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“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’


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“But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.


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When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.


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“Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.


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In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.


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“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”


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Divorce When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan.


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Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”


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and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?


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“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”


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Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.


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I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”


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The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”


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For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”


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The Little Children and Jesus Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.


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Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”


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The Rich Young Man Now a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”


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“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, obey the commandments.”


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“Which ones?” the man inquired. Jesus replied, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,


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Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”


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Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.


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Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”


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Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.


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And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.


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The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard.


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About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’


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“‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. “He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’


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“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’


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So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius.


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‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’


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“But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius?


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Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’


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Jesus Again Predicts His Death Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them,


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“We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death


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and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!”


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A Mother’s Request Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.


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“What is it you want?” he asked. She said, “Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.”


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“You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” they answered.


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Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.”


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Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.


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just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”


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Two Blind Men Receive Sight As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.


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Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”


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The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”


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Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.


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The Triumphal Entry As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,


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saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me.


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If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”


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“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”


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A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.


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The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”


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Jesus at the Temple Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.


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“It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a ‘den of robbers.’”


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But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple area, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.


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“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “‘From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise’?”


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Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.


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When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” they asked.


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Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.


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The Authority of Jesus Questioned Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?”


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Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.


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John’s baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or from men?” They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’


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So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Then he said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.


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The Parable of the Two Sons “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’


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“Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.


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“Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.


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For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.


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The Parable of the Tenants “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey.


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Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.


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“But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’


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“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”


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Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?


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“Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.


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When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them.


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They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.


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He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.


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“Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’


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“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come.


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So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.


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“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.


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“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’


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They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are.


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“Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”


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Marriage at the Resurrection That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.


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“Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him.


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Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.


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Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?”


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At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.


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‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”


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Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’


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So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.


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They tie up heavy loads and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.


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“Everything they do is done for men to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;


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“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.


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“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.


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“Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’


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You also say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’


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“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.


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“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.


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Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.


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“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean.


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In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.


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“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.


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And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’


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Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town.


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And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.


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“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.


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


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Signs of the End of the Age Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings.


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“Do you see all these things?” he asked. “I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”


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As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”


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You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.


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Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.


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“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.


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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.


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“So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—


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For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.


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If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.


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At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.


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For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible.


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“So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the desert,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.


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For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.


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“Immediately after the distress of those days “‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’


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“At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.


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And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.


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“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.


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I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.


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The Day and Hour Unknown “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.


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For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark;


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and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.


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But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.


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“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?


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The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.


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He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.


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The Parable of the Ten Virgins “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.


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“‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’


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“But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.


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The Parable of the Talents “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.


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To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.


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The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more.


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But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.


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The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’


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“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’


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“The man with the two talents also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.’


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“Then the man who had received the one talent came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.


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“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?


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Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.


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For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.


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And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’


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The Sheep and the Goats “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.


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All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.


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“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.


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For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,


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I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’


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“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?


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“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’


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“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.


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I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’


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“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’


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“He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’


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“As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”


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Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,


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a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table.


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Aware of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me.


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I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”


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Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests


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and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty silver coins.


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The Lord’s Supper On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”


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He replied, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.’”


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The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”


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Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “Yes, it is you.”


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While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”


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I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s kingdom.”


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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’


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“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.”


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But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same.


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Gethsemane Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”


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He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled.


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Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”


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Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”


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Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter.


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“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”


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He went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away unless I drink it, may your will be done.”


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Then he returned to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.


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Jesus Arrested While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the people.


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Jesus replied, “Friend, do what you came for.” Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.


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With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.


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“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.


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Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?


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At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not arrest me.


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But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.


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Before the Sanhedrin Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled.


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But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.


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The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death.


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and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”


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Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?”


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But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.”


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“Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”


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Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.


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Peter Disowns Jesus Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.


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Then he went out to the gateway, where another girl saw him and said to the people there, “This fellow was with Jesus of Nazareth.”


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After a little while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, “Surely you are one of them, for your accent gives you away.”


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Then he began to call down curses on himself and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.


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Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.


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Judas Hangs Himself Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people came to the decision to put Jesus to death.


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When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders.


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“I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.” “What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”


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The chief priests picked up the coins and said, “It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”


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Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty silver coins, the price set on him by the people of Israel,


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Jesus Before Pilate Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus replied.


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So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”


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While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”


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But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.


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“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!”


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When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”


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The Soldiers Mock Jesus Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.


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and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand and knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.


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After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.


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The Crucifixion As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.


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There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.


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and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”


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“He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the King of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.


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About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”


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Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink.


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At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.


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They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.


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When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”


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Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs.


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Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.


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The Burial of Jesus As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.


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and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.


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The Guard at the Tomb The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.


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“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’


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So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”


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The Resurrection After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.


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There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.


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The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.


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Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”


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Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him.


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Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”


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The Guards’ Report While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.


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When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money,


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telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’


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So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.


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The Great Commission Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.


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Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,


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and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”


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It is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”—


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“a voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”


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And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.


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The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.


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John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.


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And this was his message: “After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.


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The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.


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As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.


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and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.


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The Calling of the First Disciples After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.


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As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.


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When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets.


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Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.


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Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.


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The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.


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“What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”


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The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him.”


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Jesus Heals Many As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.


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So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.


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and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.


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Jesus Prays in a Solitary Place Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.


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Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”


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A Man With Leprosy A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”


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Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!”


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“See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”


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Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.


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Jesus Heals a Paralytic A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home.


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So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.


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Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralyzed man was lying on.


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Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things?


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Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’?


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But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic,


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He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”


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The Calling of Levi Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them.


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As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.


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While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.


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When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the “sinners” and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”


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On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”


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Jesus Questioned About Fasting Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. Some people came and asked Jesus, “How is it that John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are fasting, but yours are not?”


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Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them.


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“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse.


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And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins.”


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Lord of the Sabbath One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain.


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He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?


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In the days of Abiathar the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”


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Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.


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Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.


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He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.


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Crowds Follow Jesus Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.


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When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.


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Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.


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Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”


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The Appointing of the Twelve Apostles Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.


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He appointed twelve—designating them apostles—that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach


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James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder);


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Jesus and Beelzebub Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat.


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When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”


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And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebub! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.”


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In fact, no one can enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can rob his house.


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But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.”


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Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him.


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A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”


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Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!


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The Parable of the Sower Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge.


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Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times.”


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He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables


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so that, “‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’”


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Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?


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Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.


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But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.


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but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.


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Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown.”


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A Lamp on a Stand He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand?


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For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.


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“Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.


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The Parable of the Growing Seed He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.


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Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.


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All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.


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The Parable of the Mustard Seed Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?


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Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade.”


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He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.


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Jesus Calms the Storm That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.”


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Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him.


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Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”


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He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.


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For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.


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He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won’t torture me!”


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He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.


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Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.


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When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.


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Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well.


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Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.”


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So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.


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A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake.


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and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”


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She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.


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At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”


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“You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”


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Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth.


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He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”


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While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher any more?”


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When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly.


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He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.”


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But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was.


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He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).


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Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.


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He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.


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When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles!


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Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.


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Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.”


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And he was amazed at their lack of faith. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.


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These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts.


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And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave, as a testimony against them.”


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John the Baptist Beheaded King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”


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Others said, “He is Elijah.” And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”


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For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.


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because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.


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Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.


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When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.”


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She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.


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At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”


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The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.


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So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,


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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.


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Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”


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But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.


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When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.


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By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late.


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Send the people away so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”


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But he answered, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “That would take eight months of a man’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”


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“How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”


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Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.


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Jesus Walks on the Water Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.


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He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,


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because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”


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And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed.


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Clean and Unclean The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and


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(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.


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When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.)


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So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with ‘unclean’ hands?”


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He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.


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And he said to them: “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!


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For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’


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But you say that if a man says to his father or mother: ‘Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),


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Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”


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Nothing outside a man can make him ‘unclean’ by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him ‘unclean.’”


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“Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him ‘unclean’?


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For it doesn’t go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods “clean.”)


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For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,


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The Faith of a Syrophoenician Woman Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.


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In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet.


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The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.


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“First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs.”


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The Healing of a Deaf and Mute Man Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.


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There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man.


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After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spit and touched the man’s tongue.


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Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.


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People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”


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Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,


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“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.


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If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”


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He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people, and they did so.


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They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.


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The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.


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He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it.”


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The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.


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Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?


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When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?” “Twelve,” they replied.


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“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?” They answered, “Seven.”


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The Healing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.


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He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”


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Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.


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Peter’s Confession of Christ Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”


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They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”


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Jesus Predicts His Death He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.


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But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”


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Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.


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For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.


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If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”


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And he said to them, “I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power.”


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The Transfiguration After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.


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Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”


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Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”


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As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.


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Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?


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But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.”


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The Healing of a Boy With an Evil Spirit When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.


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A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.


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Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.”


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“O unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”


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So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.


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“It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.”


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When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”


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The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.”


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because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.”


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Who Is the Greatest? They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?”


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Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all.”


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“Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”


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Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us “Teacher,” said John, “we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”


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“Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “No one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,


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I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward.


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Causing to Sin “And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck.


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If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.


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And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.


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And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,


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“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”


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Divorce Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.


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The Little Children and Jesus People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.


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When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.


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I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”


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The Rich Young Man As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”


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You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”


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Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”


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Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”


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The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!


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It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”


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Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.”


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“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel


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will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—and with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life.


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Jesus Again Predicts His Death They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. Again he took the Twelve aside and told them what was going to happen to him.


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“We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles,


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The Request of James and John Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”


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“You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”


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“We can,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink and be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with,


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but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”


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Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.


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For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”


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Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (that is, the Son of Timaeus), was sitting by the roadside begging.


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When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”


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Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”


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Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.”


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“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.


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The Triumphal Entry As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples,


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saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.


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If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”


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Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.


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Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”


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Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.


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Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.


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Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.


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On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,


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And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: “‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”


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The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.


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The Withered Fig Tree In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.


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“I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.


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Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.


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And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”


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The Authority of Jesus Questioned They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders came to him.


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“By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”


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Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.


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They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’


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But if we say, ‘From men’…” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)


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So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.” Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”


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The Parable of the Tenants He then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey.


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At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.


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He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.


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“He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’


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“But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’


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“What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.


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Then they looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.


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Paying Taxes to Caesar Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.


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They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?


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Should we pay or shouldn’t we?” But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”


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They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.


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Then Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And they were amazed at him.


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Marriage at the Resurrection Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.


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“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.


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The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.


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When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.


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Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?


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The Greatest Commandment One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”


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“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.


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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’


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“Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.


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To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”


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When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.


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Whose Son Is the Christ? While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “How is it that the teachers of the law say that the Christ is the son of David?


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David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: “‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”’


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David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with delight.


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As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted in the marketplaces,


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They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely.”


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The Widow’s Offering Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.


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Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.


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They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”


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Signs of the End of the Age As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!”


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“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”


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As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately,


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“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”


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When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.


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Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.


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“You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.


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Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.


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“Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.


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“When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.


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because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until now—and never to be equaled again.


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If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.


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At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.


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For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect—if that were possible.


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“But in those days, following that distress, “‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;


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And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.


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It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.


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“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.


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Jesus Anointed at Bethany Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some sly way to arrest Jesus and kill him.


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While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.


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It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.


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The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.


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I tell you the truth, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”


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They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.


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The Lord’s Supper On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”


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So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.


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Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’


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The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.


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While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”


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While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”


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“I tell you the truth, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”


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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial “You will all fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written: “‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’


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“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice you yourself will disown me three times.”


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But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the others said the same.


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Gethsemane They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”


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“My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.”


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Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him.


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“Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”


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Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?


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Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”


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When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to say to him.


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Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.


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Jesus Arrested Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders.


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Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard.”


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Then one of those standing near drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.


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“Am I leading a rebellion,” said Jesus, “that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me?


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Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”


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Before the Sanhedrin They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders and teachers of the law came together.


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Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire.


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The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any.


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“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple and in three days will build another, not made by man.’”


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Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?”


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But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”


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“I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”


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Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, “Prophesy!” And the guards took him and beat him.


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Peter Disowns Jesus While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came by.


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When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked closely at him. “You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus,” she said.


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But he denied it. “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about,” he said, and went out into the entryway.


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When the servant girl saw him there, she said again to those standing around, “This fellow is one of them.”


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Again he denied it. After a little while, those standing near said to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.”


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He began to call down curses on himself, and he swore to them, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about.”


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Immediately the rooster crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times.” And he broke down and wept.


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Jesus Before Pilate Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, reached a decision. They bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.


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So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”


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A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the uprising.


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Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.


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The Soldiers Mock Jesus The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers.


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Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.


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And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.


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The Crucifixion A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.


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Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,


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In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!


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Let this Christ, this King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.


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And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?”—which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”


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One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.


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And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”


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Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.


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In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.


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The Burial of Jesus It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,


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Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.


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Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.


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So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.


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The Resurrection When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.


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As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.


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“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.


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But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’”


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Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. [The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have Mark 16:9–20.]


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When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.


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Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.


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And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;


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they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”


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After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.


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Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.


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Introduction Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,


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just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.


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Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,


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The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.


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Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commandments and regulations blamelessly.


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he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.


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And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.


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But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.


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for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth.


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And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”


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Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”


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The angel answered, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.


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And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time.”


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When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.


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“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”


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The Birth of Jesus Foretold In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,


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to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.


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He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,


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The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.


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Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month.


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“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.


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Mary Visits Elizabeth At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,


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When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.


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In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!


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for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,


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He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.


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The Birth of John the Baptist When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.


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On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,


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The neighbors were all filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.


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Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.


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And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,


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to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”


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And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel.


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The Birth of Jesus In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.


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So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.


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He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.


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and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.


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The Shepherds and the Angels And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.


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An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.


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But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.


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When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”


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The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.


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Jesus Presented in the Temple On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived.


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When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord


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and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”


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Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.


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It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.


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Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,


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Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,


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There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,


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and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.


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Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.


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When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.


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After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.


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Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.


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After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.


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When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”


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Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.


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John the Baptist Prepares the Way In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene—


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during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert.


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He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.


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As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.


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Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.


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John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?


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Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.


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The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”


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John answered, “The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same.”


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Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”


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The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ.


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John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.


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His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”


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But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done,


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The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened


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and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”


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Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli,


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The Temptation of Jesus Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert,


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where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.


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And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.


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The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here.


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Jesus Rejected at Nazareth Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.


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He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read.


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The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:


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“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,


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Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him,


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All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.


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Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’”


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I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land.


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And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”


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They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him down the cliff.


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Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath began to teach the people.


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In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice,


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“Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”


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“Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.


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All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What is this teaching? With authority and power he gives orders to evil spirits and they come out!”


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Jesus Heals Many Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.


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So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.


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When the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them.


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Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.


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At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place. The people were looking for him and when they came to where he was, they tried to keep him from leaving them.


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But he said, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.”


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The Calling of the First Disciples One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, with the people crowding around him and listening to the word of God,


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He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.


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When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”


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Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”


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So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.


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When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”


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and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will catch men.”


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The Man With Leprosy While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”


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Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.


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Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”


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Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.


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Jesus Heals a Paralytic One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick.


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Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.


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When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.


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The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”


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But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.”


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Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God.


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Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”


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The Calling of Levi After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him,


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Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.


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But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”


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Jesus Questioned About Fasting They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours go on eating and drinking.”


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He told them this parable: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old.


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And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined.


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Lord of the Sabbath One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels.


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He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”


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On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled.


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The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.


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But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.


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Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”


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He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was completely restored.


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The Twelve Apostles One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.


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When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:


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Blessings and Woes He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon,


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who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by evil spirits were cured,


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Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.


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Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.


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“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.


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Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.


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Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.


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If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.


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“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ love those who love them.


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And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ do that.


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And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even ‘sinners’ lend to ‘sinners,’ expecting to be repaid in full.


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But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.


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Judging Others “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.


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Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”


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He also told them this parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?


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How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.


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Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers.


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The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.


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He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.


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But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”


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The Faith of the Centurion When Jesus had finished saying all this in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.


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The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.


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So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof.


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That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.


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When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.”


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Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him.


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As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.


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Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”


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They were all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.”


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he sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?”


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When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?’”


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At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind.


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So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.


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After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?


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If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces.


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I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”


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(All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.


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But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)


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They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.’


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The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and “sinners.”’


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Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.


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When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume,


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and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.


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When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”


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“Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.


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Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”


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Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled.” “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.


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Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.


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You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet.


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Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”


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The Parable of the Sower After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him,


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and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out;


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Joanna the wife of Cuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.


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While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable:


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“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up.


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Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”


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He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’


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Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.


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Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away.


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The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.


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But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.


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A Lamp on a Stand “No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.


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For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.


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Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”


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Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd.


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Jesus Calms the Storm One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out.


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As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.


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The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.


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“Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”


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The Healing of a Demon-possessed Man They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee.


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When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.


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When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!”


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For Jesus had commanded the evil spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.


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A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into them, and he gave them permission.


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When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.


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When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside,


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and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.


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Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.


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“Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.


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A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him.


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Then a man named Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house


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because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him.


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“Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”


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Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.


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While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher any more.”


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When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother.


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Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”


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Jesus Sends Out the Twelve When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,


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If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them.”


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So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.


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Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed, because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead,


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others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.


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But Herod said, “I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?” And he tried to see him.


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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida,


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but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.


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Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.”


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He replied, “You give them something to eat.” They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.”


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(About five thousand men were there.) But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”


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Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to set before the people.


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Peter’s Confession of Christ Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”


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They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”


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And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”


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Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.


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If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.


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I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”


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The Transfiguration About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.


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As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.


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appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.


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Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.


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As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)


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While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.


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When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves, and told no one at that time what they had seen.


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The Healing of a Boy With an Evil Spirit The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.


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A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him.


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“O unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”


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Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father.


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And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples,


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“Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.”


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But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.


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Who Will Be the Greatest? An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.


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Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest.”


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“Master,” said John, “we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”


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Samaritan Opposition As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.


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When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?”


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The Cost of Following Jesus As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”


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He said to another man, “Follow me.” But the man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”


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Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good-by to my family.”


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Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”


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Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-two After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.


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He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.


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Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.


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‘Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’


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“Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.


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“He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”


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I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.


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However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”


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At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.


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“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”


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For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”


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The Parable of the Good Samaritan On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”


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He answered: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”


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In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.


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A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.


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He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him.


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The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’


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The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”


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At the Home of Martha and Mary As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.


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But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”


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but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”


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Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”


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Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”


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Then he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,


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“Then the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’


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I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man’s boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.


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“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.


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If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”


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Jesus and Beelzebub Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.


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Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.


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If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebub.


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Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.


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But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils.


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“When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’


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Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first.”


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As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”


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The Sign of Jonah As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.


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The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.


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The Lamp of the Body “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.


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Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness.


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Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”


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Six Woes When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.


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Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.


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“Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.


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“Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.


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One of the experts in the law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also.”


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Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.


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So you testify that you approve of what your forefathers did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.


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Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’


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Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world,


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from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.


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“Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”


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When Jesus left there, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions,


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Warnings and Encouragements Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.


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What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.


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But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.


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Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.


